The next meeting of the Board of Education will be a Regular Meeting and is scheduled for Monday, December 18, at 6:00 pm
DATE OF MEETING:
December 18, 2023
PLACE OF MEETING:
Douglas Elementary
Media Center
261 Randolph Street
Douglas, MI 49406
TIME OF MEETING:
6:00 PM
TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PRINCIPAL OFFICE OF BOARD OF EDUCATION: 269-857-1444
To request to address the school board during the public comment period of the meeting, please submit required information (full name, phone number, subject of comment) via email to ksharda@saugatuckps.com to participate in the public comment portion of the Board of Education meeting.
If you need assistance, please contact ksharda@saugatuckps.com.
If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of an auxiliary aid or service to participate in the meeting, please contact Kim Sharda, Assistant to the Superintendent at ksharda@saugatuckps.com for voice and TDD calls prior to the meeting.
RESOURCES
2023-2024 BOE Meeting Posting
Board Minutes
District 21-22 AER Report
Meet the Board of Education
NEOLA Board Policies
FOIA Procedure & Guidelines
Contact the Board:
spsboard@saugatuckps.com
SPS Board of Education
PO BOX 818
Douglas, MI 49406
Mission Statement:
Prepare Students for Life
Shared Vision:
Support Every Child
We Value:
Every Individual
Integrity
Excellence
Our Community
Goals:
To Provide:
A Personalized Education
A Culture Conducive to Learning
Excellence in Offerings & Delivery
District Strength & Viability
Facility Belief Statement:
SPS will provide current, well-maintained and safe academic, athletic and art facilities.
SPS’s facilities will be operational with current technology and equipment.
SPS will provide facilities that enable us to maintain small class sizes.
When new facilities or major renovations are required, SPS will engage the community in dialogue and solicit input from its stakeholders.
When making facility improvement decisions, SPS will demonstrate fiscal responsibility and require administrative accountability.
Contacting the Board of Education
The public is invited to attend all meetings and workshops of the Board. All board meetings provide time for elected trustees and the administration to hear your concerns and opinions on any school-related topic, whether or not it is on the agenda. Members of the public are encouraged to contact the Board Office (269-857-1444) seven (7) days preceding any regularly scheduled board meeting to request an item be placed on the agenda.
Although public comments are encouraged by the Board, it is the policy of the Board of Education to defer answers or comments to a later time. Prior to placing an item on the agenda, the following steps should have been met when the issue pertains to a building or department level concern:
STEP 1 – Contact Staff Member
STEP 2 – Contact Principal
STEP 3 – Contact Superintendent
STEP 4 – Contact Board of Education
spsboard@saugatuckps.com
or
SPS Board of Education
PO BOX 818
Douglas, MI 49406
269-857-1444