Mount Pleasant school board members are looking at ways to strengthen communication with the community and are inviting more public input.
During their January 26th work session, board members reviewed the ad hoc facilities committee results and demographic data on enrollment in the district but also spent time discussing how to better connect with district residents.
The district has been working on a more user-friendly district website which should be rolling out soon. All members agreed a new website that is easier to navigate will make a big difference on the accessibility to information for parents and community members with Board President Angie Blint calling the new website “a welcome change”. The board also mentioned they want to continue with and even expand the “student spotlight” feature during their board meetings.
Much of the discussion on communication centered around ideas discussed at the recent Iowa School Board Convention. Board Member Aaron Williamson brought up the idea of holding monthly open-forum style sessions that are less formal than regular board meetings for community members to ask more questions and have more of a discussion with the public, as meeting laws don’t really allow it during official board meetings. The open forum meeting style would include the superintendent and rotate between board members so that two board members were also present.
Residents who want to hear the full discussion can watch the recorded livestream of the meeting, where the communication conversation begins approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes in.
Community members are encouraged to share their thoughts and ideas directly with the board. Click here to view the list of current school board members and their emails.
- Angie Blint, Board President, angie.blint@mtpcsd.org, Representing: At Large
- Aaron Williamson, Board Vice President, aaron.williamson@mtpcsd.org, Representing: District 1
- Josh Maher, Board Member, josh.maher@mtpcsd.org, Representing: District At-Large
- Mike Hampton, Board Member, mike.hampton@mtpcsd.org, Representing: At-Large
- Mark Overberg, Board Member, mark.overberg@mtpcsd.org, Representing: District 2
- Craig Hurd, Board Member, craig.hurd@mtpcsd.org
- Kevin Schrader, Board Member, kevin.schrader@mtpcsd.org