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Beaver Island school board appoints Don Vyse and plans five-year strategy on December 8, 1997

Also BICS school board December 8 1997 meeting · Beaver Island school strategic planning 1997

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TypeEvent
Date1997-12-08
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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1997-12-08
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Beaver Island

Summary

At its December 8, 1997 meeting, the Beaver Island school board appointed Don Vyse after Rick Speck’s resignation, appointed Judy Lanier treasurer, and began planning a five-year direction-setting process. The report also covers snow removal, the Communities That Care adolescent-problems project, and a staff medical absence.

Evidence limits

This is a condensed newspaper report, not the complete school-board minutes or strategic-plan record.

Sources

  1. Reports appointment of Don Vyse after Rick Speck’s resignation, Judy Lanier’s appointment as treasurer and Finance Committee chair, five-year strategic planning guidelines, John Works’s snow-removal bid, a Communities That Care presentation based on a spring 1997 student survey, and Alice Belfy’s temporary absence for surgery. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the December 8 school-board report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1998-02_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island school board appoints Don Vyse and plans five-year strategy on December 8, 1997”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-school-board-december-8-1997-meeting/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 1998, “School Board News.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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