Site Council

Ida B Wells High School Site Council

Parents and community members are elected for two-year terms and have an opportunity to shape the direction of the school in profound ways. This work is vital to our continued growth and success as a team and a school. See the by-laws in the documents below which provide more information on the focus of the group.

2025-2026 IBWHS Site Council Members

Maida	Ali*	Student
Xane	Brennen*	Student
Scott	Burns	Vice Principal
Erica	Caldwell	Business Manager
Ayesha	Coning*	Principal
Kathy	Diamond*	ELA Department Lead
Trevor	Downen*	Math Department
Yoshio	Drescher	Vice Principal
Georgia	Fleschner*	Student
Paxton	Foster-Kramer*	Student
Sara	Gandarilla	Vice Principal
Amarillis	Garcia-McMillan*	Student
Iman	Ibnelhaj*	Student
Sheila	Kendall*	Counseling
Lisa	Klein-Wolf	Activities Director
Sridevi	Kolluri*	Parent
Derek	MacDicken*	Science Department
Sabina	McMahon*	Student
Michael	Nolan	Athletic Director
Amina	Omar*	Parent
Jay	Rishel	Instructional Coach/FST
Heather	Straube*	SS Department
Jamie	Suehiro	LAIS, CTE Teacher
Kiro	Surma-Nelson*	Student

* indicates voting member

2025-2026 Meeting Schedule

Meetings will take place during 5th period, 8:45 - 9:45am in Room 215

Our Mission Statement
The mission of the Ida B. Wells High School Site Council is to provide leadership, direction and support towards the improvement of the school’s instruction program and student achievement. The scope of work of the council is in the following areas:

Establish and prioritize student performance goals.
Assist in developing and implementing a process for preparing an annual School Continuous Improvement Plan (SCIP). Ensure that the goals address the key areas for student performance and improvement.
Approve and monitor the SCIP to assure that the work outline is being accomplished, and it is achieving its goals.
Inform and engage the IBW community through surveys and outreach regarding the school improvement goals and the SCIP.
Regularly review and maintain a current school profile.
Assure that staff development activities support the SCIP.
Support the SIP’s implementation by identifying and participating in efforts to acquire new resources to support the SCIP.
Look for opportunities to secure grants for the professional development of teachers and classified employees related to the SCIP.

Site Council Documents

Bylaws
2024-25 Agendas/Minutes