January is School Board Recognition Month. Greenville Public Schools would like to take a moment to recognize the individuals who approach their volunteer work like a full-time job and with extraordinary dedication as they contribute hundreds of hours each year leading Greenville Public Schools.
James Anderson - Since January 1996
Brian Gardner - Since January 2023
Michael Huff - Since September 2022
Richelle Lentz - Since November 2022
Charlie Mahar - Since January 2019
Kire Wierda - Since November 2016
Maureen Wolverton - Since January 2023
2024 Student Representative - Lebua Bennett
The school board’s primary goal is to support student achievement. To achieve that goal, the board focuses on the following needs:
- Creating a vision for what parents and citizens want their school district to become and how to make student achievement the top priority.
- Setting standards for what students must learn and be able to do.
- Assessing whether schools achieve their goals and whether students are learning.
- Accounting for the outcomes of decisions by tracking progress and reporting results.
- Aligning the use of the district’s human and financial resources.
- Creating a safe and orderly climate where students can learn, and teachers can teach.
- Collaborating to solve common problems and to support common successes.
- Focusing on continuous improvement by questioning, examining, revising, refining, and revisiting issues related to student achievement.
This month, we encourage all members of the community to thank a board member. Please take this opportunity to show our year-round appreciation for these servant leaders and begin to better understand how local trustees work together to prepare today’s students to be tomorrow’s leaders.