Blogs
School Board: Is It For You?
A critical time in our school district is upon us — a School Board election. Being a School Board member is anything but glamorous, but fame shouldn’t be why people run for the Board anyway. Your personal time, in many ways, is not your own. Constituents call you, email you, stop you while you’re running errands. You… Continue Reading School Board: Is It For You?
School Board Member Guide for Candidates
The role of School Board Member is challenging yet rewarding. The mission of the school board is to improve student learning and prepare students for a bright future in a big world. As an individual contributor to collective board decisions, a member identifies policies to improve schools and celebrates successes with the Mineral Point community. … Continue Reading School Board Member Guide for Candidates
The Great Conversation
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of hearing Jamie Vollmer speak at the Wisconsin School Public Relations Association annual conference in Stevens Point. Superintendent Luke Francois provided me with his copy of Jamie’s book “Schools Cannot do it Alone” to read to prepare myself for what might be the topic of the presentation.… Continue Reading The Great Conversation
Fiscal Responsibility
The District has a strategic plan with four areas of focus: fiscal responsibility, community engagement, academic achievement, and technology. The first of four focus areas of the District’s strategic plan is fiscal responsibility. One goal of the board is to create and implement a communication plan to inform the community on the school budget and… Continue Reading Fiscal Responsibility
Checking in with the Superintendent
Friday, October 16 is National Boss’s Day, so it’s fitting then we check in with the leader of the Mineral Point Unified School District, Luke Francois, Ed.D. Francois is in his fifth year holding the district’s top spot. Read his thoughts on his time in Mineral Point below this short quiz. Quiz: How well do… Continue Reading Checking in with the Superintendent
A SWOT Analysis
Education is filled with acronyms such as NCLB, CCSS, PLC, ELL, and RTI, to name a few. How many of the above can you name? Check yourself with the answers at the end of this column. I hesitate to throw one more acronym into the mix; however, leadership often conducts a SWOT analysis. A SWOT… Continue Reading A SWOT Analysis
Welcome
Hello Pointer Families! My name is Brad Brogley and I am excited about the opportunity to be a part of the Mineral Point School District as I am serving as the Mineral Point Elementary Principal. There are many challenges facing public education and with my 23 years of experience both as a teacher and education… Continue Reading Welcome