We honor our local school board members in January.  This is School Board Recognition Month in Michigan.

The foundation of school leadership provides equal learning opportunities for all students. We’re proud of our three districts, and School Board Recognition Month is the time to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of our elected trustees.

In the Brandywine, Buchanan and Niles Community School districts, school board members must develop policies and make tough decisions on educational issues that impact the entire community.  For all three districts combined, they bear the responsibility for over 50 million dollars in annual budgets, more than 5,000 students in all three districts, more than 600 employees and 22 buildings.

School board members make decisions that affect 1.7 million Michigan children and 13 billion dollars in educational expenditures.  They preserve the core of our democracy — public education.  We count on these dedicated men and women to help ensure the future of our great country.  If you know any of these people, please take time to thank them for their valuable service to our children.

 

Buchanan

Harvey Burnett

Sandy Tobler

Jim DeVlaminck

Ruth Writer

Dennis Wentworth

Kelly Laesch

Chris Lee

Niles

Greg O’Toole

Dana Daniels

Leigh Jones

Kathy Zeider

Brent Wright

Mark Weber

Mark Wortham

Brandywine

Jerry Tibbs

Janis Exner

Holly Pomranka

Ralph Skinner

Jason Spitler

Dennis Hinsey

Brian Burge

Dowagiac

Larry Schmidt

Ruth Ausra

Claudia Zebell

Doug Kolmodin

Ronda Sullivan

Phyllis Sarabyn

Ronald Jones

Cassopolis

Scott Ward

Lisa Cutting

Susan Horstmann

George Calvert

Jesse Binns

Deb Deubner

Amanda Smego

Edwardsburg

Birdella Holdread

Michael Gordon

Douglas Hall

John Feil

Amy Anderson

Becky Anson

Edward Patzer

Dr. Andrea VanDerLaan, Dr. Dan Applegate, and Dr. John Jarpe are superintendents of Buchanan Schools, Niles Schools and Brandywine Schools, respectively.