About WITC

Please review all information provided to see if you qualify.

WITC COUNTIES

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College is governed by a 9-member District Board appointed by elected County Board Chairs from the following 11 counties within the WITC District:

1. Employer Member: Representing Region 3 - Rusk, Sawyer, and Washburn Counties

The appointment will be made in accordance with the Plan of Representation, which specifies categories of membership as well as geographic areas of representation within the district.

• Equal consideration is given to the general population distribution within the WITC District, as well as to the distribution of women and minorities.

• No two members of the WITC District Board may be officials of the same governmental unit, nor may any District Board member be a member of the school board that employs the School District Administrator member.

• No region (see Plan of Representation) will have more than two members on the WITC District Board.

• Of the three Additional Members, no more than two may be employers and no more than two may be employees.

WITC DISTRICT BOARD CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

There are four important requirements, listed below, that all candidates must meet in order to be eligible for District Board membership:

1. Be residents of the Wisconsin Technical College (WTC) District in which they are applying for Board membership.

2. Submit a notarized and completed Affidavit (application) to the District Board Appointment Committee chairperson within 14 days of the publication of an announcement requesting applications.

3. Attend the District Board Appointment Committee public hearing in person and be interviewed (see Board Appointment Public Hearing/Committee meeting date, time, and location).

4. Have at least two letters of recommendation before being interviewed.

WITC DISTRICT BOARD AFFIDAVIT (Application)

Complete and submit the notarized Affidavit.

• Board Appointment Affidavit of Qualifications for Wisconsin Technical College District Board Membership

• Affidavit Due Date: No later than 4 p.m. on Tuesday, May 21, 2013

• Submit Completed and Notarized Affidavits to:
            Send your notarized affidavits to:
            Mr. Daryl Standafer, Chairperson
            District Board Appointment Committee
            WITC-Administrative Office
            505 Pine Ridge Drive
            Shell Lake, WI 54871

WITC DISTRICT BOARD APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE PUBLIC HEARING/COMMITTEE MEETING (AND CANDIDATE INTERVIEWS)

Be present and be interviewed.

1. Date/Time: Thursday, June 27, 2013, 10 a.m.

2. Location/Address: Note: We will utilize IP video technology for this hearing/meeting: therefore, applicants
   may attend at one of the following three locations: WITC-Administrative Office, 505 Pine Ridge Drive, Shell Lake, WI 54871; WITC-Hayward Outreach Center, 15618 Windrose Lane, Suite 106, Hayward, WI 54843; or WITC-Ladysmith Outreach Center, 1104 W Lake Avenue, Suite 1, Ladysmith, WI 54848.

3. Requirements:

         *Applicants must live in the WITC district (Region 3: Rusk, Sawyer, or Washburn County)

         *Applicants must complete and submit a notarized affidavit (application) by the affidavit due date above

         *Applicants must be present and be interviewed at the public Board Appointment hearing/committee
           meeting as noted above

         *Applicants must submit at least two letters of recommendation supporting his/her candidacy before 
           interviewing

WITC DISTRICT BOARD APPOINTMENT PUBLIC HEARING/COMMITTEE MEETING NOTICES

The following notices have been/will be published in appropriate district newspapers.

• Notice 1 (published in early-May)

• Notice 2 (to be published mid-June)

WITC DISTRICT BOARD APPOINTMENT ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Below are additional resources:

• WITC Board Appointment Rotation

• WITC Plan of Representation
• WTCS Overview
• Statement of Economic Interest
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Current WITC Board Members
• Map of WITC District with Population
• Map of School Districts Within WITC District
• Board Involvement Activities/Events
• WITC Board Policy II.D.

QUESTIONS

Please Contact:
Kim Olson, WITC Board Appointment Committee Liaison, at (715) 468-2815, ext. 2279; or E-mail Kim Olson.