Board of Education

Fruitport Board of Education:

The Role of the School Board

A school board is able to fulfill its mission when the members of the board and the superintendent understand their roles and work together in an environment of trust, mutual respect, understanding and shared purpose.

Both board members and the superintendent, in order to develop and maintain a working relationship that will enable the board to get its job done and the school district to move forward, must spend significant amounts of time and energy in developing the board/superintendent relationship.

In general, it's the school board's job to make policy, while the superintendent is charged with administering the policy. With effective board/superintendent teams, each side clearly understands its roles and responsibilities. 

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Board of Education:
2023-2024

 
Dave Hazekamp, President
Term Expires: 12/31/2026
First Elected: June 2001
 
Kris Cole, Vice President
Term Expires: 12/31/2024
First Elected: November 2012
 
Elroy Buckner, Treasurer
Term Expires: 12/31/2024
First Elected: June 1988 
 
Susan Franklin, Secretary
Term Expires: 12/31/2024
Appointed: January 2016
 
Tim Burgess, Trustee
Term Expires: 12/31/2024
First Elected: November 2016
 
Steve Kelly, Trustee
Term Expires: 12/31/2026
First Elected: November 2014
 
JB Meeuwenberg, Trustee
Term Expires: 12/31/2026
Appointed: October 2021