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Board of Education

Valley View School Board

Our school board is dedicated to fostering an environment where every student can achieve academic excellence and personal growth in a safe and supportive setting.

As elected representatives of our community, we are committed to making informed decisions that shape the future of our schools. Our responsibilities include:

  • Policy Development: Crafting and implementing policies that promote high educational standards and equity.
  • Budget Oversight: Ensuring that financial resources are allocated efficiently and effectively to support student learning and well-being.
  • Superintendent Supervision: Collaborating with and providing oversight for the Superintendent to ensure the district's strategic goals are met.
  • Curriculum and Instruction: Evaluating and approving curricula that meet the diverse needs of our students and prepare them for future success.
  • Facilities Management: Overseeing the maintenance and improvement of school facilities to provide a safe and conducive learning environment.
  • Community Engagement: Encouraging active participation from parents, students, teachers, and community members to foster a collaborative educational community.

Our mission is to support every student in reaching their full potential by prioritizing safety, equity, and excellence in all our decisions. We invite you to explore our initiatives, participate in our meetings, and join us in our dedication to student success and safety.

The Board of Trustees is a policy-making body of persons elected by the citizens of a school district. The school administration executes the policies that it establishes. Board members have no authority except when functioning as a board member in an official meeting.

Candidates run for specific places but do not represent certain geographical areas. Following the annual election, the Board elects a president, a vice-president, and a secretary to serve one-year terms.

As elected representatives of our community, we are committed to making informed decisions that shape the future of our schools. Our responsibilities include:

  • Policy Development: Crafting and implementing policies that promote high educational standards and equity.
  • Budget Oversight: Ensuring that financial resources are allocated efficiently and effectively to support student learning and well-being.
  • Superintendent Supervision: Collaborating with and providing oversight for the Superintendent to ensure the district's strategic goals are met.
  • Curriculum and Instruction: Evaluating and approving curricula that meet the diverse needs of our students and prepare them for future success.
  • Facilities Management: Overseeing the maintenance and improvement of school facilities to provide a safe and conducive learning environment.
  • Community Engagement: Encouraging active participation from parents, students, teachers, and community members to foster a collaborative educational community.

Our mission is to support every student in reaching their full potential by prioritizing safety, equity, and excellence in all our decisions. We invite you to explore our initiatives, participate in our meetings, and join us in our dedication to student success and safety.

Participate

 

Valley View ISD Board meetings are open to the public. All regular meetings of the Valley View Board of Education are conducted on the first Monday after the 15th of each month (unless otherwise noted), beginning at 6:00 p.m. 

The Board may, however, adjourn to an executive session to discuss personnel matters or land acquisitions, obtain certain legal counsel and discuss litigation, or discuss cases involving the discipline of a student enrolled in public school.

 

 

 

 

Meeting Schedule

  • Monday, January 20, (updated)
  • Monday, February 3, Tentative Community Meeting: Bond Planning Discussion
  • Tuesday, February 18, 2025
  • Monday, March 3, Tentative Community Meeting: Bond Planning Discussion
  • Monday, March 31, 2025 
  • Monday, April 7, Tentative Community Meeting: Bond Planning Discussion
  • Monday, April 21, 2025 
  • Monday, May 19, 2025 
  • Monday, June 16, 2025

Meet the Board Members

James Womack

James Womack, Superintendent

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Alan Kassen

  Alan Kassen,     President

Seat 1

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Eric Vann

Eric Vann, Vice President

Seat 6

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Catherine Ritchey

Catherine Ritchey, Secretary

Seat 5

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Chris Byrom

Chris Byrom

Seat 4

Kristen Tarrant

Kristen Tarrant

Seat 3

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Charlie Pickett

Seat 1

Brian Hoffman

Brian Hoffman

Seat 7

If you have additional questions, contact the Valley View ISD Superintendent at 940-726-3659.