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Birch Run Area Schools

    Central Office
12450 Church Street, Suite #2
Birch Run, MI 48415

Summer Office Hours
Tuesday through Thursday
9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Superintendent
Diane Martindale
dmartindale@birchrunschools.org

Executive Assistant and Human Resources
Beth Eaves
beaves@birchrunschools.org

Business Manager
Rod Livingston
rlivingston@birchrunschools.org

Executive Director of Initiatives and Operations
Nathan Mausolf

nmausolf@birchrunschools.org

Special Education Director
Liz Mulligan
Special Education Secretary
Becky Hawley

Chain of Command/How to Effectively Communicate with School Officials

Parents are often discouraged when they attempt to communicate with central office administrators and school board members and are sent back to building-based officials in order to resolve a problem their child may be experiencing in school. To prevent that frustration, parents can become informed about the “chain of command,” or where to begin the communication sequence regarding their problem or concern.

Many parent and community questions are easily and completely answered by communicating directly with the educator in charge of the class or program. Each situation should first be addressed at whatever level the initial action was taken with appeals moving on to the next level on the chain of command. The easiest way to communicate is via e-mail, and a phone call is the next preferable way.

  1. On Matters Involving Instruction/Curriculum
    1. Classroom Teacher
    2. Principal
    3. Superintendent
    4. Board of Education
  2. On Matters Involving Athletics
    1. Coach
    2. Athletic Director
    3. Principal
    4. Superintendent
    5. Board of Education

  3. On Matters Involving Student Discipline
    1. Classroom Teacher
    2. Assistant Principal
    3. Principal
    4. Superintendent
    5. Board of Education
  4. On Matters Involving Facilities/Grounds/Buildings
    1. Principal
    2. Superintendent
    3. Board of Education
  5. On Matters Involving Transportation
    1. Bus Driver
    2. Transportation Director
    3. Superintendent
    4. Board of Education



 




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