Your School Boards: who they are and how to contact them

Tom Giffey |

In Wisconsin, each school district is operated by a board of education, a crack team of elected officials who debate the weighty issues – enrollment, student achievement, budgeting – that can have a big impact on your children and you. Unless something unusual flares up, school board members toil in obscurity, making important decisions at meetings that are typically sparsely attended by the public. But you can be part of the process, too – and not just on Election Day. To make good decisions, school board members need to hear from parents and citizens like you. Below you’ll find information about school boards – including contact information and meeting times – in the largest districts in the Chippewa Valley.

EAU CLAIRE SCHOOL BOARD

Meetings: Generally at 7pm on the first and third Mondays of the month in the board room at the Administration Building, 500 Main St., Eau Claire.

Contact Information: (715) 852-3002 or www.ecasd.us/District/Board-of-Education (click on “Email the Board”)

Members: Richard Spindler (president), (715) 834-1098 • Kathryn Duax (vice president), (715) 835-0905 • Charles Vue (treasurer), (715) 514-4014 • Chue Xiong, (715) 514-9801 • Chris Hambuch-Boyle, (715) 832-8696 • Joe Luginbill, (715) 579-6418 • Note: There is one vacancy on the board.

CHIPPEWA FALLS SCHOOL BOARD

Meetings: Regular public board meetings are on the third Thursday of each month at 7pm in the board room at the Administration Building, 1130 Miles St., Chippewa Falls.

Contact Information: (715) 726-2417 or visit cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/board/boeMembers.cfm to email.

Members: Jerry Smith (president), (715) 723-8438 • Amy Mason (vice president), (715) 271-5922 • Staish Buchner (clerk), (715) 726-1337 • Pat Allen (treasurer), (715) 226-0057 • Pete Lehmann, (715) 720-8088 • Melanie Schaller, (715) 723-9613 • Kathy Strecker, (715) 382-4100

MENOMONIE SCHOOL BOARD

Meetings: Regular board meetings are at 6pm on the second Monday of the month in the board room of the Administrative Service Center, 215 Pine Ave. NE, Menomonie.

Contact Information: (715) 232-1642 or www.msd.k12.wi.us (click on “School Board”)

Members: Jay Fahl (president), (715) 308-9115 • Tammy Schneider (clerk), (715) 235-2899 • Jessica Bryan (treasurer), (715) 505-0921 • David Styer, (715) 505-8161 • Jeff Jaeger, (715) 505-5254 • Amy Riddle-Swanson, (715) 232-8266 • Urs Haltinner, (715) 505-8148 • Jim Swanson, (715) 232-8266 • Note: There is one vacancy on the board.