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Westwood Heights board stresses governance role, not day-to-day operations
Summary
Board members were advised at the Feb. 18 workshop to focus on policy, superintendent evaluation, and legal compliance, and to avoid involvement in daily operations or personnel matters.
At its Feb. 18 workshop the Westwood Heights Schools Board of Education reiterated a formal separation between governance and administration, emphasizing that board duties are limited to policy, strategic alignment, legal compliance and superintendent evaluation. The materials state the board's role as "Policy Creation & Governance: Focus on creating/enforcing policy, governance, superintendent evaluation, strategic alignment, and legal compliance." Board members were cautioned not to manage daily operations or HR issues.
The workshop also reviewed the administrative chain of command: issues should be resolved at the lowest appropriate level (teacher, principal, superintendent) before reaching the board, and only formal complaints that follow due process should be escalated. The board noted that avoiding operational detail reduces conflicts of interest and preserves governance integrity.
