School Board - Committees

2012-13 Committee Calendar

Audit & Finance

• Monitor financial matters of the District
• Approve the budget timeline and provide oversight of the budget development process 
• Coordinate audit work for the board with the district's Internal Auditor and the State Auditor
• Develop, review, and propose audit and financial policies to the Board. 
• Meets 2nd Thursday of each month from 4:00 - 5:30 PM
• Meets quarterly on 2nd Tuesday for Audit Review from 4:00 - 5:30 PM
• Current Committee Members: Sherry Carr (Chair), Harium Martin-Morris, Betty Patu

Curriculum & Instruction Policy Committee

• Develop and review academic policies
• Review and make recommendations on Teaching & Learning board action reports to the full board
• Meets 2nd Monday of each month from 4:00 - 5:30 PM
• Current Committee Members: Marty McLaren (Chair), Sharon Peaslee, Michael DeBell 

Executive Committee

This committee is made up of the president, vice president, and member-at-large; these committee members are elected by the full board. 

• Act as liaison to all Board members and provide leadership for Board activities; coordinate legal issues 
• Coordinate board work plan and develop meeting and retreat agendas 
• Draft superintendent evaluation materials for board and manage the superintendent evaluation process
• Manage government relations on behalf of the board, including federal, state and local jurisdictions; draft an annual legislative agenda; provide representation to all joint City of Seattle committees; coordinate the annual review of board bylaws; and be a sounding board for the Superintendent. 
• Meets 2nd Wednesday of each month from 8:30 - 10:00 AM
• Current Committee Members: Kay Smith-Blum, Betty Patu, Sharon Peaslee 

Operations Committee

• Make operations policy recommendations to the full board
• Make facilities and capital programs policy recommendations to the full board
• Develop and review operations policies
• Meets 3rd Thursday of each month from 4:00 - 5:30 PM
• Current Committee Members: Sharon Peaslee (Chair), Kay Smith-Blum , Marty McLaren