Board of Education

The Board of Education, which consists of seven members, is the elected policy-making body for the Vicksburg Community Schools District. Their primary responsibility, among others, is to provide the Vicksburg Community with a system of free, public education for students in grades K-12.

Operating under the the authority of Michigan Law the Board is responsible for:

Acquiring, constructing, maintaining, repairing, renovating, disposing of, or conveying school property, facilities and equipment.
Hiring and contracting for scheduling, supervision or terminating employees or independent contractors.
Receiving, accounting for, investing, or expending District money.

Through its role of long-range policy development and other critical functions, the Board not only provides for the basic education of students in a safe environment, they work with administration and staff to offer the most effective education programs and district support services to achieve excellence in education. This provides an opportunity to develop each student's potential, to develop the unique capabilities of all students, and to instill knowledge and skills necessary for each student to be productive and adaptive in our changing world.

Board Meetings

The Board of Education holds regular meetings 12 times each year, generally on the second Monday of the month (May meeting, 3rd Monday). Unless otherwise noted, all meetings begin at 7 p.m. and are normally held in the Board Room of the Administration Building.

Upon request to the Superintendent, the District shall make reasonable accommodations for a disabled person to be able to participate in meetings scheduled to be held at the Vicksburg Administration Building.

Meeting agendas and minutes are posted online at BoardBook.org – click here for direct access.

The remaining Schedule is as follows:

July 11, 2011
August 8, 2011
September 12, 2011
October 10, 2011(at Sunset Lake Elementary)
November 14, 2011(at Tobey Elementary)
December 12, 2011
January 9, 2012(at Vicksburg High School)
February 13, 2012(at Vicksburg Middle School)
March 12, 2012(at Indian Lake Elementary)
April 16, 2012(at Vicksburg High School)
May 14, 2012
June 11, 2012

Meet the Board

Vicksburg Board of Education: Christina (Tina) Forsyth,Wil Emmert, Dr. Dave Schriemer, Rudy Callen, Dr. Carol Lohman, Virgil (Skip) Knowles, and Tom Danielson.

Leadership, service and education.

The Board of Education is an advocate for all students, parents and educators within the Vicksburg Community Schools system. The Board is committed to creating policies and finding the tools and resources to improve student achievement and ensure that all students receive a high quality education that prepares them for the demands of the workplace, post secondary education and citizenship.

President Virgil (Skip) Knowles Term expires: 2012 5985 East W Ave. Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269) 649-1312		Vice-President Carol Lohman Term expires: 2012 13624 South 32nd St. Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269) 649-2041
Tom Danielson Term expires: 2014 6225 East TU Ave. Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269) 649-1373 Rudy Callen Term expires: 2011 1963 East Y Avenue Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269) 649-2360 Wilber Emmert Term expires: 2013 15317 Portage Rd. Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269) 649-3852		Christina Forsyth Term expires: 2011 11937 South 26th St. Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269) 649-2437 David Schriemer Term expires: 2013 14105 Waterview Vicksburg, MI 49097 (269) 649-4836

Policies & Guidelines

The Board uses a specialized service designed to provide school districts with a central repository for Policies and Administrative Guidelines. The information, stored in electronic format, can be easily downloaded or printed from any computer.

To Access Board Policies & Guidelines, CLICK HERE.

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Public Notices

State and Federal Laws require school districts publish some form of public notice on certain matters. We have combined all required notices into a single document.

To download/print these Public Notices, click here