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Firelands

Local Schools

Board of Education

Firelands Board of Education


 
 Mr. Ben Gibson, Mr. Tom Myers, Mrs. Ellen Gundersen, Mr. Mike O'Keefe, Mr. Dan Pycraft

BOE Members:
President: Mr. Mike O'Keefe
Vice President: Mr. Tom Myers
Mr. Ben Gibson
Mrs. Ellen Gundersen
Mr. Dan Pycraft 


Standing Committees 
 
Building & Grounds: Ben Gibson & Mike O'Keefe
Policy Development: Ben Gibson
Transportation: Mike O'Keefe and Dan Pycraft 
Finance & Audit Committee: Tom Myers and Ellen Gundersen
Foundation Trustee: Dan Pycraft 
Future Planning: Ben Gibson & Dan Pycraft 
OSBA/Legislative Liaison: Tom Myers
OSBA Student Achievement Liaison: Ellen Gundersen
Representative on LCJVS Board of Education:  Dwayne Becker
 
 
 

BOE Members


 
 
 
Mr. Mike O'Keefe
BOE President
440-670-6469  
Term expires: 12/31/2023
 

 
 Mr. Tom Myers
BOE Vice President 
440-864-4478 
Term expires: 12/31/2023
                                                  


Mr. Daniel Pycraft
Member
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440-935-6143
Term expires: 12/31/2025
 


 
Mr. Ben Gibson
Member
440- 308-7811
Term expires: 12/31/2025 


Mrs. Ellen Gundersen
Member
440-670-8449
Term expires: 12/31/2025

BOE Purpose

The Board of Education is composed of five members, each elected to four years terms by the registered voters in the district.The primary responsibility of the Board is to establish purposes, programs and procedures which produce the educational achievement needed by District students. The Board must accomplish this while also being responsible for wise management of resources available to the District. The Board must fulfill these responsibilities by functioning primarily as a legislative body to formulate and adopt policy, by selecting an executive officer to implement policy and by evaluating the results.In accordance with these principles, the Board seeks to achieve the following goals:

  • To concentrate the Board's collective effort on its policy-making and planning responsibilities:
  • To formulate Board policies which best serve the educational interests of each student;
  • To provide the Superintendent with sufficient and adequate guidelines for implementing Board policies;
  • To maintain effective communication with the school community, the staff and the students in order to maintain awareness of attitudes, opinions, desires and ideas;
  • To allow those responsible for carrying out objectives to contribute to their formation;
  • To conduct Board business openly, soliciting and encouraging broad-based involvement in the decision-making process by public, students and staff and
  • To periodically review its performance relative to the goals.

Meeting Gallery

Public Notice

Public Participation at Board Meetings

BOE Members

Mr. Mike O'Keefe - President
Mr. Tom Myers  - Vice President
Mr. Dan Pycraft
Mr. Ben Gibson
Mrs. Ellen Gundersen

BOE Meeting Dates


Upcoming BOE Meetings

February 13
March 13
April 17
May 15
June 12
July 10
August 14
September 11
October 9
November 20
December 11

 
All BOE meetings start at 7:00 pm and are held at the BOE in South Amherst.  

Location

Board of Education
112 North Lake St.
South Amherst, OH  44001
440-965-5821   phone
440-965-5702   fax

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