This helps them connect with faculty, parents and students, he said. They will hold board meetings out in the community, first visiting Jefferson Elementary. Instead of holding all of its meetings at the administrative offices, the school board will go on the road, Hartwell said.

'We are coming to your building not to observe you but to walk alongside you and to see the wonderful things that you're doing every single day at your building.' 'That means we are attending your events,' Hartwell said. This year, each board member will be placed in several schools to act as a liaison. He said it's important for the board to be seen in the community. To further the board's support of the schools, Hartwell challenged board members to serve as substitutes for one day. Hartwell detailed the board's plan to change and create engagement with Joplin schools. He said he was disappointed in the results and wants the board to do better. Speaking to the audience, board President Rylee Hartwell talked about a survey he received from Sachetta that indicated 41% of the district feel like the school board supports what teachers do in the classroom. They were also joined by Bright Futures and Joplin Schools Foundation members, Joplin Area Chamber of Commerce President Travis Stephens, and members of the Joplin Board of Education. Sachetta noted not only the teachers in attendance but secretaries, bus drivers, food service workers, paraprofessionals, coaches and counselors. 'We know everybody here brings their best to work every single day.' 'It takes all of us, every single day, working together to have a successful year,' said Kerry Sachetta, superintendent of the Joplin School District. The unofficial theme of the morning was 'every single day.'

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