001I just feel really good about >> you made a mess. Okay. >> No, it's not. >> No, just going to melt. >> Well, that's available. >> Yeah, that was your outside voice. I was going to say >> saw your spouse. >> So beautiful. >> I know. >> Oh, yeah. So they've uh new uh machines they I mean the movie >> I'm Well, things were happening. >> Yeah. >> I did not hear >> 559, guys. >> I can't start. It's 559. Is it done yet? >> Yes. >> Are you sure? >> Oh, good. >> All right. I would like to call to order the board of education meeting. Please stand with me for the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which
002it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you everyone. Is there a motion to approve the agenda? So move. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. Roll call finds us all present with the exception of Sarah. Next, I'm seeking a motion to approve um Red Board of Education meeting minutes of January 27, 2026 and close session meeting minutes of January 27th, 2026. >> So, second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. Next, we have the student representatives. We have from North High School, Kamiko Lee. And from South, we have Emma Martinez. [snorts] >> You can talk for as long as you want. >> Okay. [laughter] >> Yeah, he had uh >> confirmed.
003So, we'll check on that. >> All right. >> I think it's south one up be north yet again. [laughter] >> It's wacky wacky. All right. Well, hello again everyone. I'm Emma Martinez. Um, still class president at South. So, >> um, I think what I'll get into is a little update on what's going on with me. So, um, to start off, I'm still in that Rising Phoenix program, um, through the campus here. And I am, as of right now, I'm projected to graduate with 84 credits. So, I'm very excited for that. And then that graduation for me will be taking place in um, May at the Green Bay, the actual Green Bay campus. And very, very excited. And then for future plans, I have committed to Lyola University in Chicago um for a major in political
004science. And then on the pre-law track, I am beyond excited to, you know, engage with all the students there and, you know, make a better impact on the community there. Um, as far as things that have been keeping me pretty busy, we are kind of in the midst of our feats and follys prepping. Um, if you're unfamiliar with what that is, it is an all day um event for South students um for clubs to um share their their work. Um we usually have tables for them. They can they present their crafts, their food. Um we have a bunch of activities throughout the day um especially some to get students involved. So there's like a teacher student basketball game. There is synchronized swimming and then the whole point of that day is um at night we
005have our talent show. Um so but it's not like any or any ordinary talent show. Um it's like a play mixed in with the talent show. So in between the acts we'll have we have five MC's this year that'll kind of take us through like a story and the story for this year is Red Wings Lost in Time. So we will be traveling throughout each era in you know our history and then that'll be that. So definitely a lot of work to put into it but we are very very excited. Um I think that's pretty much as far as me so we'll move on to what's been going on in school. Um so winter sports are starting to wrap up. We actually had a really good season for all sports. Um, boys and girls are
006starting the playoffs for basketball. Um, the girls team recently just broke the record for um, the amount of games they've won in the season, which is great. And boys have been on a killer record as well. Um, playoffs do start next week. Um, for boys swim, we had a state qualifier, Chase Parl. He um, made it to state and then he was able to break the record in the 100 freestyle that was set in 2013. So, it was very, very exciting. And then for girls wrestling, we had Elelliana Robinson qualify for state as well. And she broke the uh broke the record for most pins in um all of high school history for females, which is really exciting. And then our dance also qualified for state. Um we did have a champion for our debate,
007um Charles Ham. he had won the Wisconsin bub coaches association state tournament which is very very exciting. Um as far for more clubs um esports was able to secure their position at state and will be competing tomorrow. Um and they've been holding the top position of their competitive group all season. Um a recent event that we just had this past Saturday was for our club Carter. We had the Black History Month celebration and Mr. Ler was our wonderful speaker there. Um it was a really great event. Um it was around an hour and a half with a keynote with Mr. Lasser's keynote speaker and then we um after that it was a homemade meal made from different families and then showcasing you know all the food. Um we served over a 100 people and it
008was really really great event. Pretty packed house. Um our forensic season is in full swing. Um we are upholding the reputation of holding top three in our division. Um, playoffs have not started yet, but we're looking to we're looking um at a fantastic finish to the season. Um, in the music department, uh, solo and ensemble is being held at South on March 14th. Uh, the band, orchestra, and choir have been working extremely hard on their pieces. Um, so if you want to hear some great music, feel free to come watch. And then our play season also just wrapped up with the lottery and summer people and a very successful turnout. Let's see. We are currently um for our goal for the rest of the for March, we are having our own March Madness bracket, but
009instead of basketball, we're doing it with attendance. So each advisory um is competing against each other based on attendance. And so just like a bracket, whoever has the most forwards and then the other one drops and then the winner of that gets a cater bunch of their choice. Um, as far as that, our local and specific, excuse me, our local and um, SPE scholarships have concluded and our school is extremely helpful with helping writing or helping us give pointers and how to [clears throat] write those. And then a big thing coming up for juniors is that we will have the ACT on March 10th. So, pretty big event. Otherwise, I think that is pretty much it as far as things have been going. Thank you, Emma. >> Any questions for Miss Emma? >> Emma, do
010you happen to know the date for feeds and follys? It is going to be the last Saturday in April. I want to say the 28th. >> 25th. 20. Okay, that'll be the 25th. >> Thank you. >> So, >> that sounds like a great day. >> Yeah, it'll be really, really fun. I highly encourage even though I'm oldest because I'm in >> [laughter] >> Emma, how far along [clears throat] are you at Lyola as far as talking about how your credits were will transfer in? >> So, they will take um a full associates degree um which is really I'm really grateful that I did that. Otherwise, they do credit cap you right at 36. However, they do make the exception um of taking the full associates degree. >> It's very saving a lot of money there.
011>> That is awesome. Good for you. >> Thank you. Very proud. Brilliant. [laughter] >> Anyone else? >> One thing I have to say, thank you for telling us about the March Madness like attendance bracket. That is a really really great idea. I think um not only to um get more kids to come to school, but I [clears throat] think for the kids that are already going to see like this is for something tangible. That's really cool. >> Thank you, Leo. Anyone else? All right, Miss Emma, thank you for coming and present. >> Congratulations. >> Thank you so much. >> Make sure you give us your business card when you get here. My need >> presentation was superior to Norris. [laughter] >> All right, >> get that one on TV. >> Is there anyone here for
012community input? Is there anyone here for community input? All right, Mr. Excuse me, Dr. Conrad. >> Mr. WS, too. >> All right, school choice round two. Um, we're off and running around. [laughter] So, a lot of school choice obviously for for round one. Being a district of choice, we like to offer those options to families. So, round one is closed. We're into round two. Uh, that runs February 9th [clears throat and cough] through April 30th. So, just a reminder to the community. Uh thanks to Mary Lynn for attending the school law conference with me. Uh always I think insightful good good reminders, good updates from um educational attorneys and uh walked away having a better understanding of things such as technology in the classroom AI where that's going. Uh they covered free speech, they covered
013uh arrest and conviction discrimination. They covered uh open records, which I think we continue to battle with. Um as as Jen can can attest, uh so many open records requests for um I think companies that are looking to make a profit off of our data. They want to know who we're doing business with uh so that they can sell that to other vendors and and things of that nature. So, good to hear those discussions. Good to hear other districts are seeing the exact same thing we are and good conversation all around. So definitely [clears throat] worth the time. The other thing we want to make sure the community is aware of is uh last board meeting we heard three presentations on the Washington property sales. So our plan moving forward uh as we we discussed
014in agenda setting is for a full board meeting on Tuesday, March 10th. And at that meeting, um, we'll have a time reserved similar to what we did with the referendum where we'll have our our committee meetings. We'll have our, uh, kind of the start of a normal board meeting, community input for any topic with the exception of that sale of property. Then those um, three groups are going to come back, those three organizations, and just give 10-minute summary presentations. again, we had asked some questions so they can polish up a little bit and we'll do community um input immediately following that. Uh so if there are neighbors or community members wanting to give their input on the sale of that property, they're going to have a specific uh time to be able to do that
015following uh those presentations from those groups. And then there'll be time on the agenda for the board to discuss, take a action if you so choose. you can table it, you can take action. Uh we don't need to rush this decision if if you don't want to. So that will be totally up to the board, but that's kind of the process that we're going to use moving forward. Um and we will be sending out notification in the next either at the end of this week, early next week. So they'll have notification a week in advance. I think we're going to do about a twob block radius. Uh Nicole was working on that mailing list today. So they'll get a postcard from us. It'll link in the previous uh board docs related to the presentations that
016they gave their PowerPoints. It'll link in uh to the YouTube clip uh so that they can go back and watch those presentations if they weren't aware that they had happened. And it'll have a link to a FA or a place where they can ask questions, submit questions to us that we can pass along uh if helpful for for those those groups to have. So, that's the process um that we're looking to use moving forward to make sure that the community gets input in what gets built in their in their neighborhood and that you get to hear that from from them. So, I hope we're all comfortable with that. Uh seemed like a good way to move forward as we we discussed and work through that. Um, other news, I think I sent you an email
017and an update about possible state funding and that uh if you've been following the news is stalled, but we're still uh very hopeful that that's that's going to come to fruition. So, where it stands right now is uh I think the Senate and Assembly feel comfortable with $1,500 stipens directly to taxpayers, married uh and single, $500 million going to school property uh tax credit, and then about 200 million going to special ed. Um, so for perspective, I think they put about 220 million towards special ed in the budget uh in totality the first round, right? So they're almost doubling that. It would get us to that 42 45% as promised. Um probably be it it's hard to to know exactly, but probably be about a million dollars of additional funds to SASD. So, uh, that
018goes a long way as far as hitting, uh, inflation, getting us up to to where we should be from an inflationary standpoint and getting special ed to where they promised it would be, which was 42 and 45, right? So, um, it's interesting. It's it's it's money that would be wellreceived and appreciated appreciated. It also just gets us to where they said we would be. Uh, and I think that's part of what you're hearing from the governor is that you're just doing what we said we would do. We need to do more for schools. So, I think there's some some back and forth to still uh take place there. Um, but we're hopeful that a deal can be made and that that money can find its way to our schools. Certainly certainly uh needed. So, I
019will say this, we felt very heard by our legislators. Um, and Senator Lameiu and I had a conversation probably month, month and a half ago where he really started asking questions about special ed funding, what that looked like, the percentage that we were at. He was definitely looking to better understand the situation. That was kind of my first inkling of maybe there was uh a possibility of of something moving forward. And when you see what they're doing and proposing now, it certainly feels like that message and that information was taken to heart and heard. So, we're appreciative of that, appreciative of his uh his work there, and we're hopeful that they can come to the table and hammer out a deal. And last but not least, and she's going to get really mad at me,
020but this might be Jenny's last board meeting with us. So, Sarah's sitting over here. She is in the wings set to take over and it might be good for Sarah to get a meeting in here uh while Jenny's still employed in the district before retirement. So uh Jenny was going to try to not tell me that that was the plan because she gets really really uncomfortable in this [laughter] but I wondered about that. So I asked just before we walked down here and she had to fess up. Uh so that's why she's turning red over there. We're going to let her off pretty easy. But Jenny has so much institutional knowledge as you all know. Uh that means a great deal. We all know that. Um for me it's more personal and I do this
021without tearing up. If you know me, I do that. But um she helped me with my transition. She's just love her to death. We've had a lot of good times together. Uh a lot of good debates, a lot of good talks, a lot of good arguments. Uh, and a lot a lot of good laughs and good memories all while Jenny was that consummate professional. I never had to be her boss, never had to look over her shoulder. She helped me way more than I ever helped her. So, I'm extremely grateful and indebted to her and I'm going to miss her greatly. So, thanks so much, Jenny, for all that you've done for this district. [applause] >> [applause] [applause] >> Thanks, Jake. Um, I didn't know it was the last class last one. I knew it
022was coming, but so I didn't have anything prepared. But thank you. I think I can speak on behalf of the board. you've been simply amazing. Um, my years in the board, instrumental in getting information back and forth, was always readily available. Thank you so much for helping our district and our kids, but also the administration on such a high level. >> So, you are definitely going to be missed. >> Yes. Thank you. >> So, main thing now we'll enjoy. >> Yeah, I know. >> Enjoy. >> All right. Um there's Kleenex somewhere in the the room if you need it. But next we have the charter school reauthorization. Um Rachel Adam Broden um Ken M and Mike Henlin All right. Well, as we kind of get settled here, I'll just share a few opening remarks and
023then I'm going to turn it over right away to the team. I want them to have as much time as possible to present. So, tonight we're bringing forth a request to reauthorize the AT2 schools charter contracts. This charter reauthorization allows us to reflect on the important programming that A2 schools offers to students and families here in the district as well as the goals they've accomplished over the past [snorts] five years. Following this presentation and any questions you all may have as a board, we will be seeking approval for reauthorization of the charters for A2 schools. Administration is in support of this reauthorization. And with that, I'll turn it over to Adam, Ted, and Mike. >> Sure. >> And I'll just uh good evening everyone. Good to see you all again. Um I'll say a few
024words and then pass it off to these gentlemen. Um so last month kind of tease that we have three months in a row of some uh charter reauthorizations. This is a three for one special, so you can get all three of the AT schools. You have all the information for all three charters in your packet. You have this presentation. So much more information than um you would possibly need and and these gentlemen will give you the highlights of that in a second here and just so you know the flow is going to be very similar to last time. So just a general overview of the schools, talk a little bit about the past contract and then get into the new contract and the new goals. So the new contracts very similar to Warner as far
025as really nothing's changed besides just some updates names and dates and then the goals be the big changes that they'll highlight in the presentation. So, with that, I'll turn it over to Ted and Mike to introduce themselves and get started. >> Uh, my name is Ted Ham. I I think I'm familiar with most people here. Um, for those who don't know, I've been in the district for 33 years now. Um, I think I've I may rival Jenny with her time. [laughter] Jenny and I go way back. Um, I've been with A2 for 20 years. Prior to that, I was a teacher at Farnsworth. Um, principal at Cleveland Elementary School and a curriculum coordinator as well. Thank you. Uh, I'm Mike Handlin. I teach drama for the middle school and the high school. So, part of
026my job is uh using my training from W Milwaukee and Second City in Chicago to teach students about theater and also to do uh bring in some of my training from the New York Film Academy to teach them about film. Uh, but I think I'm here tonight more as the dean of culture for the middle school and the high school. So, I've got my masters in administration from Concordia. Been with the AT group for 19 years now. um and you know excited to tell you about what we've been working on. >> So we're happy to be back here after five years, five long years. Uh and we're excited to be sharing with you the growth from the 18 schools. We do have a lot of data in here. You have three schools worth of data.
027So we're not going to share every data point with you um because we'd be here for a long time. But um it's in your packets and if we don't hit on that specific data point, please feel free to um talk to us at either stop us in the presentation when we're on that school or we can talk about it at the end. I got everything. All right. So our core mission, I think it's important to talk about our philosophy and what we're about. three main things that etude is about teaching thinking to students to think critically to engage creatively and to build a strong human connection. Essentially what we do is we take the arts at the core of what we do and we teach what we call durable skills or 21st century skills as
028a way to do it. We are not an arts prep school. Kids are not going on to fame or jiuard. If they do it's great. Um but that's not our sole purpose here. So we're here to really take the arts and engage kids through the arts. >> Uh the idea is that we are trying to uh approach learning in a different way to engage students that have different things that they are connected with and and help them learn and understand content. Um and also uh to help them figure out ways to communicate their thoughts to other people. Communicate into an audience is something artists do all the time and we want the students to have that sort of a mindset. core to thinking critically is really about our cultures of thinking work. Um we're one
029of the only schools in the state that uses the Harvard project zero training on cultures of thinking. Uh we're proud to say 75% of our staff are trained in this Harvard are trained by Harvard either virtually or in person by going to Harvard as well. Um and we're also uh we we push really hard for the students to present and publish their work. Um we want the students to feel like the work that they do even as you know sixth graders on up to 12th graders uh really and you know under that as well um has value uh deserves to be seen by an audience uh the the ideas they have have worth. So that's why we do so much of an emphasis on public presentation and publication. >> The next slide is to challenge
030your eyesight. Um actually this is a Canva document that is linked at the end of the presentation. We have so much to share with you. We love sharing what the school does and what the school offers and the projects that kids do. And so what we want to do is create a document for you to go through and show showcase the projects as they go through our K12 network. Um you are you can click on this and then you can expand you can make it really big if you're like me. Um but we also want to share with you um [clears throat] we have door prizes for this one. Um so we want to make sure that we share with you um some of the work that our students get. Mike talked about the publications
031that go on um at our school. And so we've got a couple presentations or a couple of publications for you. We thought maybe if the presentation gets a little long and boring, you could read a kindergarten book about insects that our kindergarteners make. Our our second and third grade bird book. um a bird field guide for birds or our high school synctic book which is a book of artwork about Wisconsin. So you can take those these are yours to keep with you. It's just a sample of the work that we do. >> Everybody good? >> So I'm going to keep the presentation moving. So what we want to do is highlight three aspects each one for each school on this on this next slide. Um so the first thing that we talk about is this
032elementary project. It is the bird books that you all have the bird field guides for the birds that you have. It really encapsulates the kind of projects that our elementary school students do where we take core standards. We find engaging content with which the students to do to to engage with. And then what we do is we have the students um sort of make that learning real like apply it in a real way and also apply the arts. In this case, we looked at Wisconsin ecosystems as a way to engage students. Um, we looked at birds and how they study birds and how birds adapt the different kinds of ecosystems around Wisconsin. Um, they do the scientific observation, scientific drawing, they do the research, they do non-fiction writing. Um, and then they also, if you
033look on this, and you could click and see the movement piece where they engage with that movement piece and they reinterpret what birds do through movement. So it's all about reinterpret not non-linguistic reinterpretation. >> Uh the next slide focuses in on some of the work that our middle schools middle school students do. Um this is also related to our exhibitions and this is where uh an example of students building that that strong human connection. So, um, if you do get a chance to zoom in and click on the video that's in there, it is two of our eighth grade students from a few years back, um, that are they were in the music program for several years, uh, did a lot of of work with Mr. Frederickson [clears throat] who does music at schools. Um,
034and then in 8th grade, these, you know, very like cool music guys decide that they want to branch out a little bit and try dance instead. And we think it's a real success that we have a culture at the school where it's totally okay for kids to go outside of their comfort zone, try something new, and get up on stage and talk about that and present that to other people and not have to worry even at the middle school level about um negative judgment from their peers, the type of feedback they might get. Instead, they they because every student goes through that exhibition, they all know the feelings that go into that, the the nerves that go into it. So instead of being critical of each other, uh they're very supportive of each other. They
035see the value in what people are doing and they know that they've got uh people in the audience that are on their side and want to see them succeed. So if you get a chance, it's a great tap dance that the boys did based on the history of the Nicholas brothers who they know more about than I do. >> Um the next slide is really about our high school. And at the high school, we really strive to be a small school with big opportunities for our students. And so we've spent the last five years looking at different programs to expand our offerings to help our students build post-secary resumes. So we've done things like a learning record through our mastery transcript. We've done the great world texts. We've built the model UN program. And one
036thing that we've done here spearheaded by one of our adi one of our adviserss Addie Deenheart is building the global scholars program. This is a a program that's uh you apply for through department of public instruction. It provides students who complete the program [snorts] with a um with a certificate from department of public instruction. It requires three years of world language uh four credits in a global scholars kind of a course. So it could be in this case we use our great world text program um in order to do in order to give students credit. They have to do four co-curriculars in um uh in a world perspective such as model UN debate things like that. They also have to write eight critical reviews, four of documentaries and four of books that they have to
037read on their own and do 20 hours of community service. So, it's a big resume build for [laughter] them. And so, we're really happy to be offering this. Um, we were happy to go through the application process and get the application. Um, they were very impressed with what Etude was offering. Um, and so this, if you look on this, you can't see it on the slide because it's cut off, but a little bit further down, there's a cop, there's a link to the student portfolio, I think, sample student portfolio of their global scholars program board. So, it's really interesting, really engaging work to look at and see. So, I I I off, you know, I I hope you get a chance to take a look at that. Can you imagine? We have been around for
03820 years. Um this is just a slide celebrating that. We're excited next year to be celebrating our 20th year. Um and you can see all the different iterations. I think it really speaks to uh the the ways that we've changed and how we've had to change given the constraints of DPI um to make these schools continue to work going from half-day programs at the high school level and a school within a school at Grant to being full day schools. um and moving on, moving campuses and and all that kind of stuff. So, there's just a lot that's gone on with our schools and we're really proud and really looking forward to celebrating those 20 years next year. >> Thanks, J. So, we want to dive into the data now. I know this is the exciting
039part that you've all been waiting for. Um we want to highlight [clears throat] data point from each school. So the first data point I really want to highlight is from etude elementary school and those are our reading scores right now. Um I've I've shared with you the percentage of students that are um that's attendance data. We want share with you our reading growth data and our reading proficiency data from star. About eight years ago a group of of our teachers started recognizing that the science of reading was challenging the work um that we were doing in the school using whole language and some of those different approaches. Um and they started to show the initi show some initiative in terms of implementing science of reading on their own. The effect really became sort of a
040flywheel where they started putting in place heard and then they saw some dramatic results and then what they started to do was put in place you fly and then they put decodable books and they just started over those eight years building that curriculum slowly but surely and that's really that's we love our staff at the elementary school and all actually all 8 to schools. We love the staff and what they are able to do and the initiative that they show in terms of this. The result has been um growth scores um that continue to demonstrate significant growth in our students, but also u proficiency scores that are significantly above the district average, which we're very proud of. [snorts] Uh we're going to skip ahead a few slides and take a look at some reading scores
041for the middle school as well. Um so if that's up there, uh people can see the actual slider. Okay, thank you. >> Yeah. Um when we look at that uh slide, there's two narratives, two stories that I I see the the data telling. One is uh the work that again Addy Dengart, our uh high school language arts teacher, has done um building the curriculum from 6 through 12. So it builds on itself from year to year from the middle school um and continuing on into the high school. Uh the work that she's done with the the curriculum um is really strong. It's really wonderful. The uh star reading proficiency scores are also outpacing the the district average. Um the other thing that we're seeing in that score is I like a lot of schools I
042think that um we hit that pandemic time and you know feels like we it's almost to the point that we don't even have to talk about it anymore but we still have to mention it in hush tones once in a while. Um but it was a difficult time to be a teacher and you know we all went through that and remembered that as that difficult time. Um and we saw students also um disengaging, forgetting some of the the natural parts of school and and just how to do school. Um but last year, the 24-2 school year, um when I was talking with staff, everybody really agreed this this feels like old times again. It feels like students are re-engaging. It feels like we can have those conversations with them. We can have deeper thinking. we're
043we're getting back to the thing that that got us to love teaching in the first place. And we've seen that continue to grow this year as well. So, when I look at those scores, um you know, I wish some of those mid ones were a little bit higher, but I'm so glad to see that uptick uh that we saw last year. And I I expect to continue to see that growth. >> [clears throat] >> So, we're going to pause for a second and just talk about the new charter school contract goals for the middle school and high school because they are um in alignment with each other, but they're also in alignment with the Shuen area school district goals. What we've decided to do with this contract is not have etude specific or charter school
044specific contract goals, but to take the goals that Kelly has worked with with all the elementary and middle school principles and put those in effect and follow those and hold ourselves to the same standard that the school district is holding itself to. So, you can see all those in there built around growth. You should have I believe these have already been presented to you. Um and then I want to skip ahead to college and career readiness. Um for the high school, um this is a number we're very proud of. Um college and career readiness really took a hit in terms of the data points during COVID. Um and we have been building back over the last four to five years um rather with with a lot of bigger um and what we've started to see
045is that our numbers were as low as 40% for four-year college preparedness. And those numbers for students who are looking at four-year colleges are now we're looking at peaking out at 80% students prepared which is a significant growth for us and we're really happy with that growth and really proud of that growth. that's really done through our advisory program at the high school. Um, which is really focusing on every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday on college readiness, on career readiness. Um, um, and now we're starting to get back to looking at 100% college acceptance for our students. So that we given the given the direct admit program, we think that's very doable for our kids. And we think it's really important for a student to leave etude having multiple paths forward. Even if they choose not
046to go to a college right after high school, knowing that they have that capability and they have that acceptance process two years, three years afterwards, it's really important for us. Also want to point out um ACT scores uh just with the highlight that that um in terms of composite score, English score, and reading score, they've beaten the district average every year of this contract. So, we're really happy and proud of that work as well. Looking at the um looking at the goals for for high school, again, working on bringing those goals in con in alignment with the other high school goals. Um focus on college ready, career readiness, college readiness, um [clears throat] attendance and graduation. again bringing those in alignment with what we're seeing with our other bigger high schools as well so that
047we follow those same st those same paths. So [clears throat] that brings us to the next five years and what our areas of focus are for those next five years. Um what the big thing is is this is likely my last [clears throat] contract renewal process with the board. Um so I I plan on retiring in the next sometime in the next five years. I never thought Jenny would beat me to the process, but there you go. Um, but I So, we're really focused now with our board and with our staff on a strategic and intentional leadership transition, making sure that that that process is as it's hard for any organization when the founder leaves. Um, sometimes that is is a point where um disruption can occur and we would really want to make sure
048that that doesn't happen as as I transition out and move on out to a tree farm in New Hampshire or something like that. So, another thing that we're really looking to do, um, as students are re-engaging is, uh, become more visible in the the way that, uh, our arts offerings exist within the community. Um, we want to highlight student work. Um, so it's not just for, uh, like our students and students families, but we really would love more people to be aware of the great work that students are doing. Um, as an example, on May May 21st at the John Michael Ker Art Center, we're doing an experiment this year that we kind of tested out last year. Uh, and the whole school is putting together a production. They're going to be writing it. They're
049going to be making music for it. They're going to be choreographing dances. Um, every student in the the building is contributing in some way. We have no idea what it's about yet. That brainstorming process doesn't start until uh just before spring break. So, it's a little bit of a highwire act. May 21st. Come check it out. It's It's going to be great one way or the other. Um we're also looking to expand our local and state partnerships. So things like taking science students out to the Fox River Wershed Monitoring Program. Um getting students to the World Affairs Seminar at Carol College. Um I'm trying to get some of my own students involved in the Shabbagen Film Festival. We've already worked with uh WISDA student film festival statewide. Uh but now that we've got the festival
050here in town, um let's get students involved in that as well. >> And then also we want to look at um local we want to look within the Schwen Area School District. You know, I mentioned before that for all three, we're small schools, three small schools. We really want to be offering small schools with big opportunities. And so as an example, this past year, this past contract, uh we opened up a partnership with South High School to um have our students take Spanish classes. cost effective way for us to offer Spanish classes. Uh we transport kids over there that's cheaper than us bringing in our own Spanish teacher. We're looking at more programs like that. We've done similar things with middle school sports. We're really making sure that a kid comes to A2 and they
051get that small school experience, but they get they get the benefits of being with all the with the district opportunities that are there as well. So with that, we'll turn it over to you for questions. >> All right. [clears throat] I would like to make a comment to say that I love the opportunity that you guys are giving students um to have that benefit of expressing their art right and bringing in different avenues child arts and now bringing in the Spanish. So I love that you guys are still growing right and still bringing in things to grow your your school. So I appreciate that. Thank you. >> Thank you. I just want to comment on how from the beginning from the founding and kind of tugof-war [clears throat] with the community of no this isn't
052ballet school although it has ballet you know it's it um >> your vision and consistency of applying it has helped so many students some of them are related to Thank you. >> Thank you. >> It's possible I'm off on this, but was engineering part of your mission ever? >> It was for a while. Yeah. >> And is it gone now? >> We've just we've brought in computers and programming instead. Um again, in partnership with North bringing Drew Phillips in. Um finding a standalone engineering teacher has proven to be difficult. um we lost that around the pandemic and we just felt like programming was probably a better way for us to go. What it started to do is is we're starting to just be on the verge of a game design curriculum. Um and game design
053is such a great way, video game design is such a great way for students to bring in the art component, the music component, um uh the drama component, all that stuff. So, I'm I'm not ready to make the grand announcement that we're doing it, but we're doing it. [clears throat and laughter] >> Okay. It's a minor announcement. >> I'll just add that um I I really appreciate the intentional um planning for the future, but also really want to thank you for what you've done and as somebody who's been in middle schools and high schools uh at the A2 group, just knowing the culture that has been created and that has maintained like your staff are here showing up for this and they're there every day. Um, knowing that the the learner variability that you serve
054is so intentionally baked in, I think brings a ton of value to what we're doing and I'm really uh grateful for the opportunity to see new things coming. >> Thanks. >> Me too. [laughter] >> That's it. No, you know, I'm as a I'm very very glad that my kids have had etude experiences and um how open-ended the possibilities are is is so interesting to me. The projects that the kids do, they work for a whole semester. The next one is this play. Justice is thrilled about it. Very excited to be writing. Um but last semester they learned about building a clock. Like this was their own decision to study orology. Did not even know what orology was. But now I do and all about it. Um, and is considering a career in clock making and
055who who knew that was ever on a horizon and we wouldn't have found it if it weren't for this experience. >> Thank you, Madam Vice President. Anyone else? >> All right. So then I will seek a motion to um approve the charter school reauthorization. >> Is there a second? Any further discussion? >> That's a nitpicking. Nitpicking. >> Just in the charter school contract for middle school, >> it's called Dayton High School. >> You ever want to hire an editor? [laughter] >> Thank you, Peter. >> Is there a particular place, Peter? >> Right. Right in the right in the beginning. uh under the the second where ads >> which just means they didn't use AI to find [laughter] >> he is copy paste >> so noted and we'll we'll make sure we make that edit in
056the final copy >> also this is maybe a both stay tuned and and district question but under uh on page 11 to a per pupil allocation I notice there's kind of a flagged um charter school paid a percentage of district for pupil revenue are as follows. And then they show middle school 56% in the remaining years of the contract. Is that just because of where it fell and they didn't see that in all the contracts? It was just like it >> Yeah. So they're they're uh funding is based on a percent of what the school district gets per student. Um so it should be [clears throat] a standard And middle school is a slightly higher percent than high school and elementary. >> And that goes back years and years when we tried to get at
057>> was it cost the district per student and when we did that study middle school was cost a little bit more to educate middle schoolers. So that's why the percentages have always been historically a little different for middle school. Um but are you getting add that it's not worded the same in each contract, >> right? it made some like there was something about that it was time limited or something because of the remaining years of the contract and I don't know if that would if that meant something or that's just right now that's what the number >> yeah I think that's just the percent has been consistent throughout it does the percent doesn't change the dollar amount changes but just based on >> they get a percent of whatever we get from the state >>
058and to note it's 53% % for elementary schools, 56% for middle, and then 53% for high school. And it's consistent in all the contracts. I understand what you're saying, Pet, but it is the same in all of them. >> Last thing, >> even more picky there under the the uh policies that will not apply physical education, right? >> There's description. Pupils 12 7 to 12 shall participate in instructional. That's the that's the [snorts] standard. Um 7 to 12 is grade or age, >> right? Because below that it says 7 to 12 grade 7 to 12. It spells it out. So whenever I see a contract with a it's not consistent. I thought then is it different or just a cut and paste error? >> Okay. Thank you. I'm done. Nothing concrete. >> Thank you, Peter.
059All right, we have our first and our second the discussion. Any other further discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> I. I. >> Any opposed? >> Motion carries. Congratulations and thank you. >> I like you got have pictures of them, too. >> I got a three-year-old at home. Oh, I thought you were talking about >> it. I mean, just check. >> All right. Is there any opposition to take item B, C, and D all together as second readings? >> All right. I seek a motion to approve um second readings are revised board of education policies 7440.03 education policy 7450 and education policy 7455. >> So moved. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. I >> any opposed? Motion carries. Thank you. Next, we have the report
060of the committee's curriculum and instructions. Okay. >> Uh the first item is reference summer school and I would move for approval of the summer school off. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. I. >> Motion carries. [snorts] Second item, achievement gapies with presentations from four of the elementary schools more information are interested. There's no third item is a France field trip for North and South High School coming up in 27. I would move for approval of recommendation for >> second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. Motion carries. >> Last quarter four is our first reading of a new policy reference interim summer or interim school attendance. I move >> second or just a second. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I.
061>> Motion carries. >> And the last item uh is first reading of re school safety. I move for approval. I think you just did that. [snorts] >> I did the one on >> you. >> What? >> I have four. >> Well, okay. I guess. All right. Never mind. There's five on the minutes. My bad. >> Excuse me. >> Numbers don't make this. [snorts] >> All right. Next we have human resources committee. Uh Leo, >> thank you. Um I'd [clears throat] like to move approval for items number one which are the appointments. Um and then item number two, a leave of absence and item number four, retirements. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Um item number three, separations is for your
062information in your packet. And then finally I would like to take items number f number numbers five six seven eight and nine. So policy numbers 3431 4213 and 8120. I move approval for those um first readings. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you. Next we have facilities, recreation and theater committee. Peter, >> thank you. Um I'd like to take first one. Tabulation of bids, exterior sighting, uh roofing, shingles replacement, uh action. I move we approve that. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Second is tabulation of bids for roofing. Um We accept the bid selected by this district. >> Is there a second? >> Second >> discussion. All in favor say I.
063>> I. >> Motion carries. >> Next two items um executive director position and the special Olympics basketball invitation uh for information that was in your packet. And I would like to take uh five and six the financial report for the theater company along with the community wreck department financial report and move for approval. >> Is there a second? >> Second. >> Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Thank you, Peter. Next we have the finance and budget committee. Um, yes. The committee is recommending approval on fund 41 capital project. >> Thank you, Peter. Discussion. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> Um, fund 49 referendum project. That'sformational. Like to take a statement of cash flow and revenues and expenditures and budget revisions and
064transfers of appropriation. The committee is recommending approval. >> Second. >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> And I would like to take six through 11. Um, first readings policy 8305, policy 8500, policy 8510, policy 8531, policy 8540, and policy 855. >> Thank you, Peter. Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> I. >> Motion carries. >> And then we are looking for approval on gifts. Uh thank you to all those companies that have donated the large amount um to our students. So committee is recommending approval for that. >> Is there a second? >> Any discussion? All in favor say I. >> Motion carries. Thank you. Committee as a whole. >> [clears throat] >> This is listed just for procedural purposes. >> Thank you, ma'am. Next, we have the
065special board committee assignments, a legislative round table with Dr. Conrad. >> Yeah, like I said, good meeting um with our legislators last week, I believe. Um and I it's good conversation, I think, good dialogue and they are listening and that's I think all you can ask. They certainly have a lot on their plates. Uh, two things are talked about a lot. Belto bell ban on cell phones. I don't know that I see Governor Iver signing that right. We just signed a ban on cell phones and Representative Bril wants to take that one step forward with belltobell meaning no lunch. Um, I don't necessarily know that that fits our schools well with open uh campus. it's probably going to incentivize kids to to leave campus. And you know, I was over at at both North and
066South recently during lunch and I made a point of just stopping in and seeing how many kids were on their cell phones rather than talking with each other because the thought there, right, is that we want kids talking with each other. And we all agree with that, right? Like we shouldn't just be staring at our screens all day. Go over and check out a lunch sometime. Sometimes I think we're too quick to label kids and say that all they do is stare at screens. Saw a lot of kids having good conversations with each other. So um I'm not sure that's necessary. I think that's a local control thing, but also not a hill that I want to die on. We'll see where that goes. The other um piece obviously that we talked about was the
067property tax relief and additional funding to public. So we don't need to rehash that. We're hopeful. We're appreciative of their efforts. Um, let's see him see him get a deal done now would be great. >> Thank you, Dr. K. Um, next we have Alicia Boygan Public Education Foundation. Dr. >> Sure. Yeah, a quick meeting there. Um, really just want to express my appreciation to spe and Rain's come on board in a leadership Rain Riki in a leadership capacity there. They've gone more digital. That saves our kids a ton of time. And when I'm at things during the weekends, that basketball thing, like I said, girls, three girls sitting side by side, all with their Chromebooks, typing out scholarship, it's just all seniors do right now. Uh takes so much of their time and uh anything
068we can do to to help them with that, to support them in their writing, as Emma said, but also to support them with time is appreciative. So, I think they've really streamlined that process. feel great about that for our students. Uh, and really feel like the relationship between the district and SPECH is growing stronger every month. So, that's been a really positive uh, trend, I think, this year, too. And just want to acknowledge them for their efforts in that. Um, had a really good meeting with Kurt Cobber and Jerry Jones over the summer to talk about that relationship and how it could improve. And I think both sides have made sure that they've stayed true to that. um and just really happy with with what's going on there and the progress [clears throat] being made.
069So, thanks to all those people at SPE. >> Thank you, Dr. Conra. >> Um next we have human growth and development advisory committee. >> Um so, I want to just start by thanking the dedication of the committee. We've increased our meetings to twice a month um so that we're able to stay on track to complete middle school curriculum reviews um before putting it in front of the board um ahead of summer and there's been a lot of really great opportunities to learn in depth both from some national models and also from local subject matter experts uh especially as it relates to the topics of personal safety and um digital safety's role in that in this day and age but a lot of additional information in your packets but just want to congratulate the committee on
070having some really good conversations and working through quite a lot of content Thank you, Ally. Next, [clears throat] communications. Um, there was one for your information. Next, we have future meeting dates. Um, I hope that we could come to consensus. Um, we've had one meeting in March for I don't know before I've been here. So, I'd like to know if we can keep that. Thank you. Well, is there anyone opposed? I should say I should. All right. So we have the March 10th U meeting both committee and the regular board of education. I seek a motion to adjurnn to close session per Wisconsin state statutes section 19.85 85 section 1 section C to consider employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data for any public employee over which the board of education has jurisdiction or exercises
071responsibility to deliberate strategies to address the specific issues pertaining to collective bargaining for teachers to discuss restructuring of of support staff and to discuss individual administrative succession planning. So moved. >> I'll second. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Um, so we're going to do a roll call now. >> Hi. >> I. >> There you have it. Have a good night, everyone. Thank you for coming. I thought you said hi. >> I was drinking water. >> Okay.