Serve as a Board or Committee Member

Discovery Woods School Board
A seven-member charter school board has been appointed to govern Discovery Woods. Founding School Board terms vary from one to three years, enabling 2-3 positions to open for election or re-election every year. Anyone interested in serving on the school board is encouraged write an email, fill out an application, or serve on a committee to get involved before the next election cycle.

Public charter school boards must contain at least one teacher employed by the school, one parent, and one community member (who is not a current parent and has no direct affiliation to the school).

Board Responsibilities
Board members will be responsible for making a wide range of business-related decisions in addition to supporting the mission and vision of the school.  Each board member will be expected to serve on one committee.  Attendance at two meetings per month will be required; the monthly board meeting and monthly committee meeting.  Board members will also be required to take financial and personnel training.  Experience serving on a non-profit board or in one of the following areas would be helpful: business management, law, architecture/design, human relations, accounting, fundraising, and education.  Most of all, we want school board members to share a passion for the charter school and a willingness to learn.

If you are interested, please fill out our Board Member Application 
After you have filled out the application, please also send an email to info@discoverywoods.com to let us know you would like to serve on the school board.  Thank you!

Creation of Board Committees
Committees made up of one to two board members and several non-board members will accomplish most of the tasks related to starting the charter school.  We are looking for people interested in serving on these committees as non-board members.  Committees will be divided into the following groups:

Board and Personnel Development:  Board member and school director recruitment, training and evaluation
Resource Development: Determines fund-raising goals and raises money
Facilities: Locates a building for the school, develops a facilities plan
Finance: Creates and follows the school budget, revising as necessary
Curriculum: Develops curriculum, accountability, and assessment goals 
Outreach: Takes charge of marketing, forms community partnerships

If you would like to serve on one of these committees, please fill out our Committee Member Application
If you choose to fill out this application, please also send an email to info@discoverywoods.com to let us know you would like to serve on a committee. Thanks!