Reminder- SDMA Listening Sessions This Week

Dear SDMA Families and Community Members,

The SDMA is launching a comprehensive update to the district's strategic plan, and we need your input. The updated strategic plan will be created with input from staff, families, students, and community members, and it will serve as a roadmap to heighten excellence in our school community. 

Please attend a family & community member listening session this week. Sessions are approximately 60-to-90-minutes long, and you will be asked a few questions by a third party consultant about the school district’s strengths, opportunities for improvement, and your desired direction for our school district.

Please pick a date and time that fits your calendar and make time to attend a session located in any one of our schools. No advance preparation or registration is necessary. Your input will make a difference, so we urge you to take part.

Wednesday, January 8

• 8:00 am- Downsville Elementary School Library
• 10:00 am- Menomonie High School Tiered Lecture Hall
• 6:30 pm- Menomonie High School Auditorium

Thursday, January 9

• 8:00 am- Knapp Elementary School Library
• 10:00 am- Menomonie Middle School Library
• 6:30 pm- Menomonie Middle School Commons

Friday, January 10

• 8:00 am- Oaklawn Elementary School Library
• 10:00 am- River Heights Elementary School Library
• 12:00 pm- Wakanda Elementary School Library

Please also consider applying to become a member of the SDMA Strategic Planning Committee. The SDMA will be forming a 15-member team of staff, parents, community members, administrators, and board members to oversee the strategic planning process, analyze input, and make key plan recommendations to the Board of Education regarding the 2024-2029 Strategic Plan. This group will meet approximately seven times over the next six months. Meetings will be held in the evening and each meeting will be approximately two hours in length. This option is for people who want to be directly involved in the strategic plan development process from start to finish. Please apply to serve on this Committee by submitting a completed Strategic Plan Committee Application by this Friday, January 10, 2025. Note that those selected to serve on the Committee will be notified before the first meeting which will be held on Wednesday, February 12 at 6:30 PM. Your leadership in this important work would make a positive difference, so please consider joining this important committee.

With gratitude for making time for these important opportunities,

Joe Zydowsky
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Joseph E. Zydowsky, PhD
District Administrator
School District of the Menomonie Area
215 Pine Avenue NE
Menomonie, WI 54751
[email protected]
www.twitter.com/joezydowsky
Phone: (715) 232-1642