San Juan County School District #1

Silverton Public Schools 

Board of Education

District Mission

Providing a quality educational program within a safe school environment to promote academic excellence, character development, diversity, adventure, health and community service.

Board Mission

To create stability for teachers, students and parents through positive & thoughtful decision making in order to best educate our students.

Goals for 2009-2010

►Increase the emphasis on college readiness and/or career education at the secondary level

►Increase the academic achievement of students based on district assessments

►Develop a health based physical education curriculum

►Incorporate technology into the regular classrooms

►Increase fiscal oversight to accomodate ever changing economy and funding

Board Roles

To respectfully listen to all points of view

To responsibly govern the superintendent and the district

To courageously maintain a commitment to school improvement

To act with integrity in making decisions

To show compassion to all

School Board Members

Cliff Pohlman, President

Keri Metzler, Vice-President

Paul Zimmerman, Treasurer

 Dan Salazar, Secretary

Mark Garvin