Posted June 1, 2010

The majority of the May 22 special meeting of the WSSDA Board of Directors was devoted to interviewing candidates and making a selection for the association’s executive director position (see related article). The board also addressed a couple of business items during the meeting, including:

• The Board gave the go-ahead for a complete overhaul of the WSSDA website. The redesign, which was strongly recommended by the WSSDA Technology Advisory Group, will focus on creating a content-rich website that provides information and resources based on member input and WSSDA goals/objectives. Other objectives include creating a site that raises the WSSDA’s profile in the education community, allows members to customize their WSSDA information/services, and provides a platform that supports workflow efficiency and the development of revenue-generating applications.

WSSDA will be working with the state Department of Information Services to develop the new website. The timeline calls for a prototype site to be available for membership review at the WSSDA Annual Conference in November.

• The Board agreed to support a proposal to the National School Boards Association regarding the election of regional representatives to the NSBA Board of Directors. Under current procedures, two of the three directors from each region are chosen by school board members in that region; the third is selected by the NSBA Delegate Assembly. The proposed change would have all three directors elected by school board members in their respective regions.

The next regular meeting of the WSSDA Board of Directors will take place June 25-26 at the WSSDA Conference Center in Olympia.

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