Central Office - Who's Who for Help?

Position	Administration
District Administrator Advises Board members and administrators; interacts with district residents and with state and local officials and organizations.	Dean Gorrell 845-4310
Assistant to the District Administrator and Board of Education Provides assistant services to the Superintendent and Board members; responds to questions regarding Board policy, minutes, agendas, DWEF meetings, election process, tuition, staff directory, and district enrollments.	Carmen Olson 845-4309
Global Academy Program Developer Assists with development of a new collaborative secondary/post secondary school supported by at least five school districts. Assist with planning, facilitation, and documentation of meetings between and within participating school districts.	Bill Reis 333-7699
*School Safety Coordinator* Works with Superintendent and administrative team to provide leadership in the coordination of school safety and security for the district.
Director of Instruction Works with the principals, Learning Resource Coordinators, Educational Technology Coordinators, and Library Media Directors to provide leadership in developing and implementing academic standards, assessments, curriculum, staff development, and the district's student data system. Works with district staff to analyze data from student assessments in order to identify trends in student learning, as well as system-wide strengths and needs. Coordinates process for curriculum work and project team funding.	Linda Christensen 845-4311
Assistant to the Director of Instruction and the Director of Technology Provides assistant services for the Director of Instruction, the Director of Technology, and other staff members as requested. Welcomes visitors and answers incoming phone calls. Responds to boundary questions. Provides support to users of the district Student Information System.	Sandy Wheeler 845-4305
Director of Community Services Works with principals/charter directors to support choice options, including open enrollment and charter schools. Coordinates the ESL Program, District-Wide Educational Forum, summer school, district grants, Verona Area Education Foundation and Community Education programs. Oversees natatorium staff and all district facility use.	John Schmitt 845-4312
Assistant to the Director of Community Services Provides assistant services for the Director of Community Services and other staff members as requested. Welcomes visitors and answers incoming phone calls. Processes seasonal Community Education brochure and district-wide facility use requests.	Marcia Byrd 845-4306
Director of Student Services Works with principals/charter directors, student services staff, general educators, educational assistants and superintendent to provide leadership in support of appropriate educational and support services for all students.	Lynette Fassbender 845-4314
Assistant to the Director of Student Services Provides assistant services to the Director of Student Services. Processes required documentation and maintain files for students receiving special educational services. Handles student services budgetary needs and assists with grants. Handles daily routine phone calls and requests made of the student services office, and works in conjunction with the Director of Student Services and the Business Office in filing state and federal reports. Assists in securing certification for all support staff working with special education teachers and emergency certification for teaching staff when necessary.	Meg Hanson 845-4313
Business Manager Works with Superintendent and administrative team to provide leadership in the coordination of business/financial functions of the district.	Chris Murphy 845-4330
Assistant to the Business Manager Provides assistant services to the Business Manager. Handles questions regarding purchase orders/processing, vehicle requests, scheduling district vehicles, driver's license checks, parent transportation contracts, submission of loss reporting forms for insurance purposes, and deposits any district fees collected by staff.	Patti Fenske 845-4331
Accountants Payable Specialist Processes accounts payable invoices, purchase orders, receipts, budget reports, grants, and enrollment reports. Maintains specific high school scholarship accounts.	Kay Feller 845-4333
Payroll and Benefits Specialist - Absence Management Provides primary support in tracking and record keeping related to all employee absence management issues, Unemployment Compensation, Family and Medical Leave requests, Long Term Disability, Worker's Compensation and work-related injuries. Also provides support for the processing of payroll, employment contracts and administration of all employee benefits for district employees.	Char Martin-Horsfall 845-4328
Business Office Assistant Provides assistance to accounts payable, payroll & benefits, and assists business management office.	Laura Knoche 845-4329
Director of Human Resources Provides leadership regarding personnel issues including overlap with business office issues. Initiates human resource policy and procedure changes. Coordinates district hiring processes. Provides leadership in regards to contract administration and assists in collective bargaining.	Jason R. Olson 845-4335
Payroll and Employee Benefit Specialist Processes payroll and administers employee benefits. Compiles payroll/benefit information for new staff and provides assistance to all staff on payroll/benefit issues. Maintains personnel files related to payroll and benefits. Compiles quarterly tax reports, year-end reports and WI retirement system reports. Tracks general leave and vacation usage.	Kelly Hallmark & Sharon Hart 845-4319 and 845-4318 respectively
Assistant to the Director of Human Resources Provides assistant services to the Director of Human Resources. Manages procedures and processes for hiring, maintains credit and reimbursement records. Issues teacher and extracurricular contracts. Compiles new hire application and transcript information. Helps maintain employee personnel files.	Sue Felder 845-4332
Assistant to the Director of Human Resources- Substitute Placement and Leave Reporting Provides assistant services to the Director of Human Resources and Payroll /Benefits staff. Manages substitute placement and leave reporting, responsible for arranging and coordinating all substitutes, and record keeping related to absence records. Manages procedures and processes FMLA requests. Files workers compensation and unemployment reports.	Mary Jo Solowicz 845-4350
Director of Instructional Technology Provides leadership and support to the Educational Technology Coordinators at each site. Responsible for coordinating staff development as it relates to technology integration, grant writing, procurement, Erate, and long-range technology planning.	Betty Wottreng 845-4322
Network Manager Works with the Director of Technology to manage and maintain the district technology infrastructure.	Bruce Kiefaber 845-4334
Information and Communication Systems Technician The Information and Communication Systems Technician provides assistance with the district's telecommunication system and district network systems.	Patrick Lehman 845-4346