Community Outreach Committee

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Who better to connect with the community over local issues of education than members of that community who are responsive to the voices in their own community?

Community engagement, also called public engagement or civic engagement, is the process by which school boards actively involve diverse citizens in dialogue, deliberation, and collaborative thinking around common interests for their public schools.

Community engagement addresses “owner” concerns. It is not designed to address “customer” concerns. Customer concerns, such as dissatisfaction with a particular teacher or text book, or questions about day-to-day operations, are best addressed by professional educators.

Effective community engagement works on two levels:

it addresses legitimate public issues and;
it grows the capacity of a democratic community to work collectively and collaboratively to meet the public good.

Meeting Dates:

September 23, 2025
November 12, 2025
February 11, 2026
May 11, 2026

Agenda

Committee Members

Name	Building Assignment
Casey Becker	Indian Trail
Amy Berk	Board of Education Members, Committee Chairs
Dan Cervantes	Mary Drew Early Learning Center
Bill Curtin	Indian Trail
Brian DeVries,	Dr. Julian Rogus
Kierrah Henderson	Dr. Julian Rogus
Erin Janecyk	Summit Hill Jr. High
Kelli McCarron	Mary Drew Early Learning Center
Dr. Paul McDermott	Administrative Liaison
Adrian Chavez	Board of Education Members, Committee Chairs
Davina Morris	Hilda Walker Intermediate
Amy Nordsell	Taxpayer
LaRita Razor	Hilda Walker Intermediate
Rosemary Sexton	Summit Hill Jr. High
Steven Webster	Taxpayer
Lisa Brace	Hilda Walker Intermediate
Kerry Shilkaitis	Indian Trail
Marina Brennan	Hilda Walker & Dr Julian Rogus
Christine Cavanaugh	Hilda Walker Intermediate
Jill Borus	Mary Drew Early Learning Center