Site Based Decision Making Council (SBDM)
What is SDBM?
Site-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Councils create school policies and make a wide range of decisions, from selecting textbooks to hiring new administrators and teachers. Beechwood has two councils (one for elementary and one for high school). Each council includes teacher representatives, parent representatives, and an administrator.
Open Positions:
Voting:
Site-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Councils create school policies and make a wide range of decisions, from selecting textbooks to hiring new administrators and teachers. Beechwood has two councils (one for elementary and one for high school). Each council includes teacher representatives, parent representatives, and an administrator.
Open Positions:
- High School representative (1 year term) - 2 open positions for the 2024 - 2025 school year
Voting:
- Voting will be done in person on Thursday, May 2, 2024 in the elementary lobby. Voting will be open from 7:30-8:30am and 6-7pm.
- You must show your driver's license when checking in to vote.
- All elementary families can vote in the elementary election if they will have a student in the elementary school next school year. All high school families can vote in the high school election if they will have a student in the high school next school year.
- To vote in this election, you must be the parent, step-parent, or legal guardian of a child who will attend Beechwood for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year.
SBDM High School Nominees
For this upcoming election, there are two high school nominees competing for TWO open positions for the 2023 - 2024 school year. The high school representative will serve a one year term, Please read below from the nominees themselves. Remember to vote on Thursday, 5/2!
Even with two nominees for two open positions, PTSA and SBDM are obligated to have an official election.
For this upcoming election, there are two high school nominees competing for TWO open positions for the 2023 - 2024 school year. The high school representative will serve a one year term, Please read below from the nominees themselves. Remember to vote on Thursday, 5/2!
Even with two nominees for two open positions, PTSA and SBDM are obligated to have an official election.
Tina Homstrom
My name is Tina Holmstrom, and I am seeking to be on the high school SBDM council. I have a son entering 7th grade next year and I am looking forward to getting more involved in the Beechwood School community. I am a Registered Nurse of 19 years and currently work in the Emergency Department at St. Elizabeth. I volunteer at the Fort Mitchell Hoxworth Blood Bank, and former EMT/FF volunteer for the city of Erlanger and Crescent Springs. My husband and I are looking forward to our son entering high school and watching him grow at Beechwood. I am excited to get more involved in my son's education and meeting parents.
My name is Tina Holmstrom, and I am seeking to be on the high school SBDM council. I have a son entering 7th grade next year and I am looking forward to getting more involved in the Beechwood School community. I am a Registered Nurse of 19 years and currently work in the Emergency Department at St. Elizabeth. I volunteer at the Fort Mitchell Hoxworth Blood Bank, and former EMT/FF volunteer for the city of Erlanger and Crescent Springs. My husband and I are looking forward to our son entering high school and watching him grow at Beechwood. I am excited to get more involved in my son's education and meeting parents.
Korey Yelton
Dear Beechwood Community,
Thank you for the opportunity to be reviewed as a candidate for the High School SBDM Council at Beechwood. I am the mother of 4 children – McKinley (graduated 2022), Miles (senior), Macy (9th grade), and Maggie (5th grade). My husband Chris and I moved to Fort Mitchell in 2018 so that our children could all be a part of this amazing school community. Despite the older kids not starting off here from Kindergarten, it was a very smooth transition and has been a great experience for all of us.
I graduated from Miami University in Ohio and went into banking shortly thereafter. I am a Branch Manager for a national mortgage company called Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. This is my 24th year in the mortgage business. I love helping people become homeowners…especially those who didn’t previously think it possible.
In 2018, I was invited to serve on the Board of Directors at Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky (HONK). HONK is a non-profit organization that works to bring the underserved into homeownership through education and a lease to own program. In 2021, I was elected to be the President of The Board, a position I held until my term ended at the end of December 2023. I continue to serve on the Client Selection Committee where we review potential candidates for the lease to own program.
I last served as a parent representative for the high school SBDM for the 2022-2023 school year. This was a great opportunity for me to stand for the ethics and values that Beechwood embodies. My most significant contribution in this role was that I helped to evaluate numerous teacher and staff candidates for employment at Beechwood. It would be my pleasure to again serve the Beechwood Community as a parent member of the SBDM Council.
Please let me know if you have any questions or want any additional information about me. I can be reached at 859-620-8053 or by email at [email protected].
Thank you,
Korey Yelton
Dear Beechwood Community,
Thank you for the opportunity to be reviewed as a candidate for the High School SBDM Council at Beechwood. I am the mother of 4 children – McKinley (graduated 2022), Miles (senior), Macy (9th grade), and Maggie (5th grade). My husband Chris and I moved to Fort Mitchell in 2018 so that our children could all be a part of this amazing school community. Despite the older kids not starting off here from Kindergarten, it was a very smooth transition and has been a great experience for all of us.
I graduated from Miami University in Ohio and went into banking shortly thereafter. I am a Branch Manager for a national mortgage company called Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation. This is my 24th year in the mortgage business. I love helping people become homeowners…especially those who didn’t previously think it possible.
In 2018, I was invited to serve on the Board of Directors at Housing Opportunities of Northern Kentucky (HONK). HONK is a non-profit organization that works to bring the underserved into homeownership through education and a lease to own program. In 2021, I was elected to be the President of The Board, a position I held until my term ended at the end of December 2023. I continue to serve on the Client Selection Committee where we review potential candidates for the lease to own program.
I last served as a parent representative for the high school SBDM for the 2022-2023 school year. This was a great opportunity for me to stand for the ethics and values that Beechwood embodies. My most significant contribution in this role was that I helped to evaluate numerous teacher and staff candidates for employment at Beechwood. It would be my pleasure to again serve the Beechwood Community as a parent member of the SBDM Council.
Please let me know if you have any questions or want any additional information about me. I can be reached at 859-620-8053 or by email at [email protected].
Thank you,
Korey Yelton
