Wayne County Association of School Boards

The Wayne County Association of School Boards (WCASB) is organized to facilitate and improve the cooperative efforts of all the board members from the 34 school districts in Wayne County. This purpose is advanced by discussion of common problems, research activities resulting in advisory recommendations, coordination of legislative activities, and by the fostering of a greater civic and school consciousness among the school districts of Wayne County.

Membership

The Board of Education of any public school district in Wayne County, including the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency Board of Education, may become a member of the Association on the payment of the current annual membership dues. Annual dues are assessed on a graduated scale determined by the number of teachers in each school district.

The Executive Board consists of fifteen (15) members with voting power, thirteen (13) of whom are elected by the Association from member boards, with no more than one member from any one board. The Board of Education of the School District of the City of Detroit is entitled to appoint one (1) of the fifteen (15) Executive Board members with voting power. The Board of Education of the Wayne County Regional Education Service Agency is entitled to appoint one (1) of the Fifteen (15) Executive Board members with voting power.

Wayne RESA, WCSSA, and any other constituent organization the Executive Board invites, may appoint an Adviser to the Board without voting power. Such an adviser appointment must be approved by a majority of the Executive Board of the Association. Program, Nominating and Audit Committee chairs are appointed annually by the President for a one-year term to carry out the purposes of the Association.

2008-09 Executive Board Officers:

President, Charles Kaminski, Lincoln Park
Vice President, Laurie Hicks, South Redford
Secretary, Pam Adams, Dearborn
Treasurer, Ralph Nodwell, Belleville
Wayne County RESA Representative, Ken Berlinn

2008-09 Executive Board Members:

Annie Carter, Detroit Alternate
Tim Emery, Westwood
Kimber Labadie, Southgate
Dan Lessard, Livonia
Ken Mientkiewicz, Romulus
Ida Short, Detroit
Deborah Stellini, Taylor
Bruce Wyke, Trenton
Richard Zavodsky, Huron
Two Vacancies