Approved at the 8/21/2007 Board Meeting

Board of Education Work Session
Central Administrative Offices Board Room
July 24, 2007

Present:  Allgaier, Gehl, Murphy, Schwei, Sylla, Wartman, and
               Ziegler, Gibson; members of the Elmbrook
               Deployment Team

President Meg Wartman called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. Public notice of the meeting was provided in accordance with Chapter 19.85 Wis. Stats.

Motion by Cheri Sylla to approve the July 24, 2007 agenda. Seconded by Patrick Murphy and carried on a voice vote.

Action Item – Personnel Matter: New Hire – Motion by Bob Ziegler that the Board of Education approves a two-year contract from July 30, 2007 through June 30, 2009 for Daniel L. Pavletich as 12-month associate principal at Brookfield East High School with an annualized 2007-08 salary of $79,000 prorated to $73,385 given the July 30, 2007 start date. Seconded by Patrick Murphy and carried on a voice vote.

Strategic Planning Work Session – Board and Deployment Team members introduced themselves and provided background remarks to introduce the topic. Chris Hedstrom lead discussion of Sixteen Trends by Gary Marx. The group split into sub groups to discuss selected trends, followed by large group discussion.

The meeting recessed at 7:00 p.m. and reconvened at 7:05 p.m.

The group provided feedback on a worksheet distributed concerning current relevance of the District's Mission, Vision, and Broad Strategic Initiatives.

The meeting recessed at 8:05 p.m. and reconvened at 8:10 p.m.

The group discussed next steps to include Category 2 Elmbrook Deployment Team looking at other Baldrige winning districts and developing a timeline to be recommended to the Board in September.

Motion by Patrick Murphy to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Tom Gehl and carried on a voice vote. The meeting adjourned at 9:05 p.m.

/s/Meg T. Wartman, President