The purpose of the Dakota Conference K-12 Board of Education shall be:
- To assume general responsibility for long-range planning of the K-12 conference educational system.
- To conform to the North American Division Working Policy and the Mid-America Union Education Code.
- To administer the educational program of the conference pursuant to the constitution, bylaws and working policies of the Board of Education.
- To assume, as delegated by the Executive Committee, the responsibility for the employment, assignment, transfer, retirement, termination or dismissal of personnel in the 466 Dakota Conference schools in K-12.
- To develop a plan and formulate procedures designed to evaluate school personnel regularly and routinely.
- To arbitrate major appeals and grievances.
- To receive and consider applications from schools desiring to teach secondary subjects.
- To receive and consider applications from churches desiring to open a church school.
- To administer an annual budget for schools K-12, as voted by the Executive Committee.
- To apply salary rates for all educational personnel within the wage scale policy of the Mid-America Union Conference.
- To approve annual school calendars meeting State and Union Conference Board of Education requirements.
- To evaluate facility needs in terms of pupil population projections and to develop an overall long-range plan for erecting new facilities, renovating and/or remodeling existing schools.
- To evaluate recommendations of the Dakota Conference superintendent of schools regarding new schools and/or consolidation of existing schools.
- To appoint subcommittees (standing or ad-hoc) as needed.
Above taken from the Constitution & Bylaws of the Dakota Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
Dakota K-12 Board of Education Members
*Member because of position
Mark Weir, chair*
President
Mark Piotrowski*
Vice President of Administration
Mark Seibold*
Vice President of Finance
Lloyd Binder
Bowdle Adventist Church, SD
Aberdeen Region
Barb Christensen
Sioux Falls Adventist Church, SD
Sioux Falls Region
Erik Christenson
Manfred Adventist Church, ND
Jamestown Region
Breann Coughlin
Williston Adventist Church, ND
Dickinson Region
Kris de Bruin
Mandan Adventist Church, ND
Bismarck Region
Ben Dossenko
Dakota Adventist Academy Church, ND
Bismarck Region
Leanne Erickson
Grand Forks Adventist Church, ND
Fargo Region
Marla Hawronsky
Rapid City Adventist Church, SD
Rapid City Region
Christina Masich
Jamestown Adventist Church, ND
Jamestown Region
MAUC Representative*
Lincoln, NE
Mid-America Union Conference
Mitch Merkel
Ellendale Adventist Company, ND
Aberdeen Region
MiKaela Miller
Grand Forks Adventist Church, ND
Fargo Region
Sathiya Raman*
DAA Principal
George Shaver
Aberdeen Adventist Church, SD
Aberdeen Region
Kelli Wasemiller*
Rapid City Adventist Church, SD
Elementary Education Superintendent
Robin Weisz
Goodrich Adventist Church, ND
Bismarck Region
Janna Wright
Invitation Hill Adventist Church, ND
Dickinson Region
Dakota K-12 Board of Education Invitees
**Invitee
Eric Garrett**
Dakota Adventist Academy Church, ND
DAA Plant Services Director
Lynette Miller**
Mandan Adventist Church, ND
DAA Development Director
Darla Reed**
Dakota Adventist Academy Church, ND
DAA Recruitment Director
** Please note, all Dakota Conference department directors are invitees to board meetings.