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Board Meeting 07.21.25

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2025-07-22
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Douglas County, WI
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6,689 words · about 38 min
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2026-06-11

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001Yeah. >> Good. >> Yep. >> Okay. Call the meeting to order at 603. Do a roll call. Scott >> here. Britney >> here. >> I'm here. Brad. >> Brad, are you here? >> I'm on the phone. >> Okay. >> Here. >> All right. Um only announcements we have is just the um next couple meetings. We have committee of the whole on August 4th and our regular board meeting will be August 18th. So, if it's not on your calendar, put that on your calendar. Um, need a motion to approve the meeting agenda. >> Make a motion. >> Second. >> Okay. Anybody opposed? Brad, you out there or you just going to be sign off for a while? Okay. Um, all in favor say I. >> I. >> Okay. No. All opposed. Motion's approved. Uh, need a

002motion to approve the minutes from the June board meeting. >> I'll make a motion. I'll >> second. All in favor say I. >> I. Anybody opposed? Motion carries. Treasures report. [Music] All right, beginning balance is $63,53925. Total deposits is $839,446.85 to figure out how to scroll. Total expenses, it's $917,86687. Ending balance is14,880.77 with the local government full balance of 2,314,1715. Okay. And I believe we need a motion to uh approve the treasures report. >> Second motion. >> Okay. All in favor say I. >> I. I. Any opposed? Okay. The motion carries to accept the treasures report expenditures. Any highlights you need to point out, Leanne, or anything unusual? I don't think so. No. All right. Does Can I get a motion to approve the expenditures? >> I'll make a motion. >> Second. >> Okay. All

003those in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Any discussion? No. Motion carries. Uh, student council. I don't believe we have anybody from student council tonight. Um, next item is the committee of the whole report. Hopefully, you've all had a chance to review that or memorize what you did last time we were here or have a memory of it. Um, Eagle Wings Charter School update. Nobody from the charter athletic director and extracurriculars. >> All right, short report uh here for this evening. Just a a couple of wrap-ups here from spring sports. We had some other postseason honors that didn't get announced before our last meeting. Uh we had two softball players, Pton Simon. >> Had a pretty short >> Can you hear Nathan? Nathan's Nathan's talking. Can you hear him? >> No. Let's keep

004going. >> Okay. Um, two of our softball players, Peyton Simson and Emily Adrian Sports, so pretty straightforward. >> Yeah, Nathan's covering it. >> I can't hear it. >> Yep, Nathan's talking. >> Um, they earned um all district and um Superior Telegram all area. So, some good awards for those two. And then we had two baseball players that earned um all district um um and superior telegram all area and that was Isaiah Alber and Jared Schultz and both Isaia and Jared were named uh district one player of the year for division 4. So um that's our wrapup of the the the school year and I'm looking forward to starting our next school year. We do have two coaching positions that are up for approval for today. Um, that would be Jacob Dolberg for high school girls

005basketball assistant coach and Cole Nelson for middle school girls basketball assistant coach. Um, so I think that's coming later on for approval in in the meeting. Uh, and since then we do have some other there are some other leads on filling some of our other coaching vacancies for um for the upcoming school year. So I'm I'm hoping for our August meeting to have a couple more approvals for some of our other positions. So, that's good that we're getting those things uh wrapped up. Uh and then just looking ahead for fall, our fall sports meeting is going to be on August 4th at 7 o'clock. That's the same night as the committee. The whole meeting, so we're going to have that at 7:00 in case there's any uh conflicts and people want to be at at

006both of those meetings. We'll have um our fall fall sports meeting then. Um and then football um practices for fall are there as listed. Football starts on the 5th. Cross country and volleyball both on the 18th. And then middle school girls basketball on the 25th. So that's all I have. >> All right. Any questions for our athletic director? >> Nope. Thank you, Nathan. >> Thank you. >> Uh principal's report. >> Um yes. So it's pretty short and sweet this month. Um we just have a few. So we have our summer school session, our third one coming up um July 28th. Some of the upcoming work is completing that analyzation of our academic data dig information, some of our student incident data, and just kind of more so preparing that information for um our professional development

007days when the staff get back and really start focusing um more of our efforts in in a direction that um suits the success of all of our students. And then in addition um finalizing as you'll see later this evening our personnel um currently working on the new staff orientation that will take place this upcoming month and then diving a little bit more into a mentor program and kind of fine-tuning and bringing that back to life. So we're providing that support for our new staff coming in. um upcoming training and conferences uh tomorrow and the next day. Um have a conference geared towards informational sessions for charter schools and then also um looking at doing MLSS boosters with our PBIS team and also doing a educator effectiveness um certification calibration with CISA 12. >> Any questions?

008Did you lose him? >> We did. >> Okay, I'll pause at the moment. >> We didn't want to have to listen. >> Well, is his he's up next. >> That's what I mean. >> Yeah. Not working. >> Is there I don't know. Your call has been forwarded to an automatic voice message system. >> Pizza. >> Yeah, I'm gonna add Brad, too. >> We lost Brad. [Music] Hello. >> Hey, Brad. >> Oh, hold on. Let me add Pete. >> The lost Pete again. >> No, I lost Brett. >> Oh my goodness. >> Is it just my phone? I should I probably >> Yeah. Do you want to try? >> Just feel like maybe doing a Google Meet makes more sense. >> Yeah. >> What do you call Brad and I'll call Pete? >> Yeah, Brad's not

009even going through. Hey. >> Hey. Can you hear me? >> I can pretty sound much better. Let me try to get that back. Anyway, maybe adding him as it's screwing things up. All right, I think we're both on here now. So, >> okay, Pete, you're up next with the superintendent report. >> All right, perfect. Uh, so first things first, uh, with the governance board, uh, just giving you a little update. What we're talking about is u uh what's called this lead teacher role. um as we were t taking a look at some of the needs and some of the roles and responsibilities that need to be accomplished through the governance board and I know that a number of or there's a few teachers that have been taking on um some extra uh activities um on

010their personal time and and just trying to assess that and understand what it looks like and make sure that we have a clear defined you know roles and responsibilities who's covering what and then what does that look like because um uh that that information is is going to be figured out with the governance board then come back to the regular board uh just for for your understanding and and and knowledge and uh future proposal on how how do we move forward with it. So just more of keeping you guys updated on on that process and what they're working on. Um uh the uh next item to take a look at. Uh so there uh over the past month and a half uh there's been uh a lot of discussion and and then also um uh

011votes in in the uh Wisconsin legislature regarding uh funding specifically with education. And uh as I have it there, uh the the legislature did approve an increase in Medicaid reimbursement for special ed services uh for general services. Uh but it's not the 60% that was being requested uh for a while. So it's going up from that roughly between that 30 and 32% to uh what they're projecting is 42% this year and 45% the next year. So, we'll we'll see what happens. Um, I know there's a significant increase in high cost special education, uh, but we don't have any students that qualify for that. Uh, so it it didn't impact the district at all. Um, the the piece that that I think is going to hurt the most here is the per pupil aid. uh the

012the uh Wisconsin DPI, they sent out the proposed state aid uh for the 2526 school year. And what we're looking at is that is that number there, the $234,348 in state aid. Um and and what does that mean? It it it means that we can still uh levy the same amount, you know, our our our uh working uh amount as as far as funds doesn't change. It just changes who pays for it. You know, with state funding going down, that means that our local tax base picks up more, if that makes sense. So, uh, their their big thing is people aren't going to notice it now, but come January, you know, people are going to see that. And and I think part of this is how we have to make sure that we're informing people

013uh that that they're going to see this increase and make sure that we're out in front of it that it's it's nothing it's nothing different that the school district is doing. It's just how the state legislature is changing this up. Um I the uh I I will say that it is very political in the fact that um a a certain party wanted to make sure that people felt this pitch and understand that it that it came from decisions that were made a couple years ago uh when the when the uh governor made the the his uh line item veto and changed some numbers in there and and they yeah it's it's all politics that are going into this, right? So, um, so I just want to make sure that that you're aware of that, but

014then, uh, making sure that we're communicating this out to the public so they're aware of it. Um, so it's not a surprise when they see a larger tax. So, but then at some point in time, it's going to have to be a discussion on, you know, how what do we need to take a look at and how do we want to proceed forward? >> Is that the is the 234,000 is that the amount that's going to be spread out? um in in the in the tax district. >> Yeah. Yes. It's it it will be it it'll be spread out per tax district. Um and each one will be slightly different, but regardless every everyone's going to see it, everyone's going to see some type of increase there. >> So, okay. >> All right. Um the

015uh and it gets even better here as we go on to the next one. Uh talking about federal education grant funds. I think some of you guys saw this uh when it came to uh the CCLC grant or the 21st century community learning centers grant. Um that uh some title two funds which is more professional development. It's not a huge amount. Um the title 4A um I think we use a little bit but once again not not a huge amount there but but the one that that's that's really uh going to have the largest impact is that that 21st century community learnings grant uh community center grant um simply because that that provides additional funding for our before and after school program as well as some of our summer school program and where it is.

016It's It's not officially cut, but it's, as you see there, it's what they call impounded. So, it's it it's something that they it's the term that they use just saying that we're putting on pause. We're investigating it and it has a great likelihood of not passing or not going through after that. So anyh who um >> well I'd heard there was a partial release of some of that funding. Have you have you heard anything about that at all? >> The there there was partial release of of title funds. Yes. But not not necessarily of this. I haven't seen anything new come out on it. I I know that they were working uh working on some of this information um in recent days, but or over the past few weeks and and it's still it's still

017in question. I I know that uh uh this past week uh the number uh the superintendents in in seats of 12 have been working on you know contacting legislator or uh senators the senators and uh also our our um uh congressman on on this topic and I know I've I've sent messages I've contacted offices just you know saying this is a huge impact on on districts especially our small districts uh to the quarantine because a you know we we don't have necessarily the same resources that others do. So anyway, >> okay. When is that funding normally released to the district? >> Uh beginning of fiscal year. So uh July 1. >> Okay. So we're behind the curve right now. >> That's correct. >> Okay. So, so we'll we'll keep working that because typically what happens

018is uh if if the funds get impounded, it goes through a process and then uh what they've seen previously once it's impounded, there's a great likelihood that it will be eliminated. So, henceforth, there's there's a lot of angst going on regarding these funds. So, Anyway, and then uh the last item was just the request for proposals. So, I got uh uh a number of references and I know we're going to talk about some of this stuff later, but just know I got uh references for all four and uh got some good information. So, okay. Anything else? >> No, sir. Okay. Uh move on to uh public comments. >> No public comments. Okay, great. Uh next item is personnel recommendations and I guess either Ann or Pete will talk to that. >> Um yeah, so we

019have quite a group of recommendations this time around. Um, so just kind of looking at the list here. So it involves our industrial tech teacher, K12 school counselor, 4K, um, and Eagles Academy pair professional. They'll be split between the two. A elementary teacher for a grades 3 4 position, a middle school, high school face teacher that will be replacing the previous face teacher that was um, originally hired. Um, and she will be moving to the middle school ELA teacher position. And then in addition to >> the two coaching position, >> two coaching positions Nathan recommended. >> Um, do we have any other open positions now on faculty? >> Um, I think the only thing that's open right now is a bus driver position in terms of staffing. >> Okay. But otherwise, schoolwise, we are >>

020build. >> Good. >> I'll make the motion to accept the hiring recommendation. >> Second. >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Any opposed? Okay, the motion carries. So approving the hiring recommendations. Next item is acceptance of donations. I don't see anything on there. Item after that is social media guidelines. Hopefully everybody has read that. Pete, do you want to speak to that additionally or? Yeah. Um I guess what what I would say this was a start. Um I I feel like I I would like a little more input from the board and maybe this is something that um you know we come back in August, you know, after a little more time too as I I would like to to re-engage some some individuals on on this process. I I know that Dave

021looked over stuff um didn't necessarily have an issue, but it's it h I I want to make sure that we have something coherent that goes along with our handbook and providing guidelines for staff members on on how to utilize our our uh social media. Are you looking for input tonight or but >> uh if if there's additional input um I mean I I if if everyone feels confident on this it certainly could be a pass but I guess at this point in time I would I would recommend maybe tableabling this and if there's additional input uh that is sent uh to me either now or uh via email. >> Okay. Anybody have any input they want to offer tonight? >> Primarily does the posting for Facebook whoever's in charge of that sport. >> Um that

022that's that's how I've pushed it. Uh because when when we talked about it last there's the other piece of this too that um you know we we were talking about the possibility of of uh maybe having two different um two different channels one one for our academic and whatnot and then another for athletics. Um, but yes, to come back to to what your question was, Scott, I I pushed it to uh the the coaches uh to provide those posts simply because, you know, I I don't I don't necessarily want to add more responsibility to uh our current staff members simply because I mean, we're all doing quite a bit as it is. So adding adding a point person for all of our our posts is it's just a lot. So >> Nathan, do you have

023any opinion on having a separate athletic >> page or channel, whatever we're calling it? >> Um, I mean, I I know that we we did have a a separate page that we then consolidated as to try to get it all on one. Um, I I know that we've gotten some good hits on the stuff that we've been posting. Um, I'd like to see a little bit more cons consistent across all of our sports programs. I think that's one of the the hard things is, you know, some there was a lot, some there was none. And, um, to try to be a little bit more consistent on on that, I think would would be helpful for all of our athletic programs. Not to diminish the ones that are already posting and and being out there and

024giving information, but it'd be nice to have some more general information across the board. Yeah. >> Um >> I I you know, we had a dedicated athletics page before. If that's the direction we want to go and and post strictly athletic stuff on one page, you know, I I'm fine with with that approach if that's what if that's the direction that we that we need to go. Well, is that something you'd be comfortable with monitoring all the input? >> Um, I mean it it's timeconuming. I mean that that's that's what it comes down to is >> is um have if if there's some direction as to like these are the it sounds like and I I wasn't in on the discussion from before as to like trying to have a better understanding of what types

025of things are going to be posted and what frequency of those types are going to be posted. if you've got some guidelines to follow. You know, I can certainly follow those guidelines and be able to post those things a as needed. >> Um, you know, I I do have a lot of jobs that I'm I'm trying to do at the same time and, you know, monitoring social media stuff if I you know, if it's a it's something that I could do and I did before, but you know, it's a good job, too. Yeah, cuz that's what we were just talking about before, the social media guidelines that that I don't know if we're going to adopt that as it is now or change it, but I think it it is going to cut down on

026the frequency of posting, >> right? >> Rather than, you know, three a day, it's going to be like three or four a week, >> right? So, and obviously if if you know I'm the one that's pushing those out, you know, then that's three or four per sport that I'm that we're going to have to do. Yeah. And you know that >> it'll happen. I mean, >> yeah, >> I know some of the concern was the timing. So, >> if there's a coach that can go, I want to get this on, okay, we want got this tomorrow, this changed or whatever, then it doesn't have to wait for you to have time to get at it. that they can tackle it right away, >> right? And and you know, that's another direction, too. Um, you know,

027and I guess as long as there's guidelines, >> right? And so, you could certainly push it down to your head coaches that they're responsible for their posting, but that it has to comply with whatever guideline we do end up adopting. >> Right. Yeah. I mean, I think if if there's a these are the things we post, these are the things we don't post, this is the frequency, um, yeah, it doesn't as long as we have a an effective way to give out, you know, the ability for our coaches to post and and they can do that, then >> then yeah, then then it's more of a, hey, I need you to put some more information out there or, hey, these are the guidelines. we've got to maybe curtail some of these pieces because they're not

028meeting our our current guidelines that are adopted. So, >> is there any posting that would happen before the next BOE meeting? >> Um, I'd say the only thing I don't know of what like none of the coaches have submitted anything to me because I I right now I currently don't have the ability to post anyway. So like I I haven't had that ability since we condensed into one one platform. You know, the only thing that I know of that we'll post is a reminder of that fall sports meeting on August 4th to push that out to information. What other coaches might have other than it's take get to the sports meeting. I don't I don't know of anything else that needs to be posted, but that doesn't mean that there wouldn't be. >> Right. and

029and then and coaches communicating with their players will go through the app, whatever app, >> right? And that's something that we're going to talk about at the sports meeting is adopting SportsU across all of our all of our teams. So there will be that platform that they will be using that for all of their inter team communications. >> So okay, >> all right. Is there any further discussion? The next item is facility use and expenses for summer athletics. >> Pete, is that yours? >> Yeah. So, so just so I'm clear, uh, with the social media guidelines, is that being tabled? >> Yes. Yeah. >> Okay. All right. So, Okay, sounds good. All right. So, facility use and expense for for summer athletics. Uh, this once again was that discussion about um the expectation for staff

030as far as uh you know prepping our our facilities and making sure that we're good with uh the u additional uh potential wear and tear of our gym or or if we're adding more cleaning uh requirements with uh Mark and his crew during the Uh and then also what what is the expectation for transportation? Um we're allowing it but but the teams pick up the the uh fuel bill. So that that's what was on the table here. >> Okay. Has there been any big conflicts so far this summer with facility use? Um I I wouldn't I wouldn't say necessarily conflict but uh expecting to use facilities and and uh just unsurity because we're using our facilities more than we have in the past. >> Okay. Well, I mean, as far as additional u you know,

031cleaning of the floors and all that, I mean, maybe that's something we could push on that responsibility to the teams rather than pushing it on to the maintenance staff. I mean, I they've got their hands full doing a lot of other stuff over the summer, >> right? >> Maybe that's something we consider. >> Have them sweep sweep the gym. They obviously >> as soon as they're done with it, you know, before and after and do the things that they normally would expect our maintenance staff to do, >> set up their the score table and things like that. >> Yeah. I I guess it was to just to be just to be uh clear on this, John, it was uh with with the cleaning, we're talking about the the high school gym because I know that's

032utilized a lot more and that's what's been utilized, you know, in in past years, but it's gets into, you know, Sandy Slate Gym. Are are we are we willing to to accept that risk of of them use using that facility for for any games and clinics that go on and that's all that's used in the summer, but then they're responsible for setup and tear down. Um, so that's that's the one thing, you know, are we are we okay with that? because I think when it gets into uh you know more use in in the high school gym, that's where you get into a lot more of the cleaning issues because you know summer school uses that as well. So there there's a lot more use and and cleaning that's necessary. >> Well, I know they

033used it in the past as far as like for camp and that I believe or did they only use the other juice? Mark tries to restrict it to the high school gym being used more during the summer and saving the Sandy Slate gym so the floor stays nicer for the beginning of the school year. So when the the hope was that when the high school gym is available, use the high school gym for practices and things like that and maybe you know tournaments during the summer that maybe using the Sandy Slate. >> So you we refer to the newer gym as the high school gym. Sandy Slate is what then? The not high school gym. >> High school is is um Sierra's gym. >> Sierra's gym. So, well, that's the one that's the one that

034she uses. She uses she uses >> Well, I mean, they're using they're in slate right now, >> right? And there's a tournament going on tonight. So, then they're using it for the tournament, but if they have practices trying to encourage them to use >> as much as possible. >> Okay. Just for my own >> knowledge, why do we call that the high school gym? >> High school gym classes take place in that >> just because gym. Yes. >> Okay. Okay. >> Thank you. It does. It gets confusing. >> Let's call her Let's call it the new gym. >> All right. Okay. Um, so I mean I guess there then it's really we're using both of them throughout the summer. The practices are primarily in the newer gym. Tournaments, games, whatever we might have are in

035Sandy Slade. >> Okay. But I think whatever gym anybody uses to try to take the burden off um >> maintenance >> the maintenance crew then then those teams are going to have to be responsible and can't just walk in and expect it's going to be all done. So >> Okay. >> Yeah. >> And that's >> during during the school year with with SSYA and things like that. They're they need to clean up the gym. They set it up themselves. Clean it up. We don't charge them for the use of the gym, >> right? >> They pay for their own officials, which um Summer League is is currently doing, paying for their own officials. >> Yeah. Whether they get parent volunteers to do it or whatever, as long as, you know, Mark kind of lays out

036what how it has to be done, um then I think we should be fine. >> Okay. And and that's that that's truly it just trying to get uh you know the board's perspective on this and guidance so so we can uh deal with with it accordingly simply because it it is it's it's more than what we've experienced simply because we we had the limited contact days. So what what we see would be camps and that was pretty much it, right? Uh so adding on uh these games and tournaments and whatnot during the summer is is just more and understanding that there's more responsibility that goes with it. Uh the uh wear and tear on the gym, you know, stand gym. Just understand that's case and if we're we're good with it, great. Um and we

037can plan accordingly. Uh the other question is going to be in that transportation piece. Can they use the school vehicles and then just still, you know, take care of the fuel expense uh if they're doing travel? >> And just so you know, so far this summer they they've been using the vans, but they have not paid for the gas. >> Okay. >> I mean, and I I I'm not aware. I mean, is is the travel fairly local or >> uh like Proctor than some of the games >> kind of just in the Twin Ports area. We're not going to play or Madison or nothing like that. >> My concern is going all over the state or all over the country with >> Right. I I know that they've they've uh there's a plan to uh

038play girls basketball at uh the Target Center. Um, so I mean that gets into the mixture as well. >> There's a plan for that this year. >> They're trying There was uh they were trying to get that set up. Yes. >> I don't think it was unreasonable >> having them cover their fuel. I mean the just the use of the van, the wear and tear in the van is cool that you can use but >> cover the cost of the fuel >> cover the fuel to get there. >> And that's what we've done with with some of the other ones like like even during the school year when some of the teams have gone down to the dome or whatever then >> we've had them pay for the c cost of the gas. >> It's

039cheaper than 35 every car. >> Yeah. And then there is that we still have the policy has to be an employee of the district driving them right. >> So a coach would be an employee right an assistant coach would be but those will be only two unless a teacher faculty member is part of your parent is still fall under those parameters. That's correct. And I and I think you know with and you know what I explained previously is the guidance that we received from WIA was kind of wishy-washy when it came to transportation. Um and I and I I honestly think by doing this by allowing them to use the bands but they pay for the gas um falls center mass of of this uh of the guidance provided by WIA. >> Well, makes sense

040to me. So just to cover it just in case if they have so many players that they'd like to take a bus then I would say that they need to cover the cost of the bus driver also if that's >> Oh absolutely if they're going to transport that many. >> Yeah. So we might want to have that just included just in case >> fund raise for that by you know saying it's $15 or something. >> And if for whatever reason we don't have a bus driver available or anybody that wants to cover that then they're just going to have to come up with a different option. >> That's correct. >> Yeah. And usually what I do is I calculate out the cost and and charge it to them. So we're not estimating. >> Okay. >>

041All right. So do we need to do this is just for discussion. Do we need to >> uh No. Um either we table it or we make a motion uh with what was talked about here. So >> okay, >> another quick one. So, so far this year, because we have not said that to them already that they need to cover the cost of the fuel, are we just going as it's been for the rest of the summer and then this takes place September going forward? >> No, I think if we pass it tonight, it's tonight and forward. I mean, because otherwise it's just a >> Okay. >> Yeah. Unless anybody has anything else they want to start later. >> How are you going to run that? Like um are we going to say the vans

042need to be filled at the end of it and when they taken their full? Is that what we're doing? >> Correct. So generally what we have them do is make sure it's filled up when they leave and then they fill up when they come back and they for the cost that in between time. >> Well, I mean, if they bring it back full and they just pay for it however, then there's there's really no other involvement. They don't have to pay the school or reimburse or >> Well, generally it's coming from their activity accounts. So, the school's involved in how we do it at JTS then >> Okay. >> excess tax. So, that's easier to do for them. >> Okay. Anybody have any objection to moving on it tonight? >> So, what are we deciding

043for sure? Are we telling >> especially now if you have a tournament tomorrow you're going to the team isn't >> that pay for the gas? >> Yep. >> Pay for any driver expenses if they need a driver. Um fuel expenses basically make it no cost to the district other than getting to use the vehicle. I'll make that motion. >> All those in favor? >> I opposed. >> Okay, the motion carries. have to >> the teams know that starting tomorrow if they're going to use a vehicle responsible to pay for the fuel and driver if needed. Okay. Uh next item is professional and support staff handbooks updates. >> Roger that. So, uh, once again, uh, just the handbook with the, uh, highlighted updates to it, um, as you've seen previously. And then the other piece of

044that is the, uh, professional credit reimbursement actual policy uh, that mirrors our practice. Okay. Has everybody had a chance to look at the changes, highlights? I'll take silence as a ascent. >> There was a email that was sent out. Was there any issue with that? >> Uh, no. that that was a uh plan that's being dealt with here. So, >> okay. >> And I'd be willing to, you know, uh highlight that plan with you. Uh but that to me that that's it's a nonissue. So, >> okay. >> And I'll entertain a motion to approve the two items. I'll make that motion. >> Handbooks. I'll >> second. All in favor? >> Any opposed? >> Motion carries. You got to the motion, Linda. >> So, so that covers both the handbook and the policy. Correct. >> Correct.

045Next item is individual early retirement health and dental insurance provision policy. >> All right. Once again, uh this was a policy that we had previously. Uh for some somehow it got into uh the retired section, but it was a practice that we were still conducting. And uh just want to make sure that we're we're either not doing the policy and the practice or we have the policy and the practice. So, >> yeah. I I I don't know about anybody else. I'm not sure if we're ready to tackle that one at night. Maybe we push that to August as well. >> That That's right. >> So, it's one that never should have been taken out. >> It was taken out in here. the policy was taken out >> in here. So, it wasn't it wasn't anything

046that was ever discussed to remove. >> Um, somehow it was replaced with a policy number that was the same and it was >> So, this is more just a technical. >> Yes, it's just getting it back in the policies because the number was eliminated. It was never an action item. >> Okay. >> It should have never been removed. So it's not like >> Yeah, >> is this something we want to add? It's something that was never removed. >> That that's what I'm saying. The practice continued, but the the policy was changed and disappeared. >> Okay. >> So, it just means for that our policy and our practice match. >> Okay. Well, then I suppose we entertain a motion then to reinstate the policy to put it back where it belongs. >> I'll make that motion.

047Second. >> All in favor? >> Any opposed? Okay. The motion to reinstate into our policy provision carried. Okay. Okay, next item is sports personal record milestone banners. Is that yours, Nate? Or >> you know, we just had a discussion as to what what type of accomplishments are we going to in discussion of adding banners. um just looking for some guidance as to you know I at our at the June meeting I I gave some choices as to the directions that we could go highlighting either any of our teams that made a state tournament or just ones that won hardware at a state tournament. I know you guys discussed that a little bit at the um committee the whole meeting that I wasn't at at the beginning of the month. Um so just looking for some

048sort of idea which direction we're looking to go. Yeah, it seemed to me and and somebody can correct me if I'm wrong that the kind of the consensus was for those type of personal milestones that could be displayed because we're going to have you know again real estate uh issues in in Sandy Slade. >> So any of those personal records or and and we can I guess determine at one point what what all that will entail, but those would be displayed in the new newer gym. >> Okay. >> Is that everybody else's recollection. >> Yeah. And it was it was just uh team sports that that placed at state that would be in San. >> Okay. So at that point that there would be looking at purchasing maybe two banners to recognize our runner up

049in cross country and our runner up in baseball from the 23 24 school year. Those would be the two that we would be looking at >> to add in >> to add the separate banners in the in the high school or in the slate gym. >> Right. >> So yeah, team and slate individual in the new gym. >> Okay. >> Which I've never that >> for purposes of this meeting. Okay. Um, >> anything else on that or >> I guess thousand point scores is that's because that's an individual accomplishment. Is that something that we'd look at putting in the high school gym then you know? >> Well, we're we're getting a lot more of them, >> right? >> Um maybe just the high high boy, high girl. I I don't know. I don't know what

050anybody else feels. it that wasn't on the my original discussion, but like >> you know that was kind of the first wave and then you know things like thousand point scores and I know like um track and field records and cross country records has been something else that has been talked about adding. So just you know a decision doesn't be right be made tonight but it's like okay let's get through this first hurdle and then maybe we can talk about some of those other >> other pieces >> because it can go on and on which is fine. I mean I I I've been to Ludere gym and they've got everybody and their brother you know that have has a personal record of some sort and primarily they are for track and field or uh probably

051cross country as well but >> um >> and I you know some gyms have like you said a thousand point scores and and you know that's a can we can kick down the road a bit as to exactly what we're going to do but >> yeah Right. And and we there there was some discussion on it. I I thought all of that was still being considered for the high school gym. >> Okay. Um if there's nothing else on that, we have a whole slew of uh policy updates. It's our second reading, so hopefully everybody did their homework and read them all. Um any any issues on any of them? And >> otherwise we can entertain a motion to approve that grouping of policy updates. >> I'll make the motion to approve the policy updates. >>

052Second. >> All those in favor? I >> any opposed? >> Okay. Motion passes to adopt the changes made on the second uh this group two of policy updates. Next item on the agenda is sports participation in lie of PE credit. Pete, did you want to address that one again or or Yeah, once again, uh part the discussion we had was was uh you know that it would be two different seasons um that would have to be counted in order to get this uh in lie of. So what what it would be is uh it would they would be able to take a different class other than PE for only a half credit. Um and It has all the the parameters that go with uh what would be expected for those two sports uh sports seasons

053rather and they would have to fill out a form for each of those seasons for it to count. And the parameters it's not freshman year but a sophomore through that first or the fall of their senior year. >> What is the requirement now for PE credit for high school? Uh so the the state standard as well as as our district is one and a half credits. >> Okay. >> Is there any opportunity where this would prohibit someone from graduating >> if they got injured and didn't get their half credit? >> That that's that's why you you build build in that buffer to make sure that you have that opportunity to make stuff up. >> Okay. So >> make the motion to accept the form. >> I'll second. All those in favor? >> I. >> Uh

054anyone opposed? Nobody opposing. The uh motion to approve the PE credit form is passed. The next item on the agenda is the athletic trainer service, Pete. >> Right. So, so once again, uh this was uh something that was brought forward and and Nathan can speak to this as well. Once again, uh it is uh Tamarak and Hayward Medical uh health center uh saying that they would provide athletic training services without charge to the district as long as they can have it posted that they provide that service to the district and there's no other advertisement from other healthc care facilities in our in our facility. >> Do we know I mean posted in what way? Um, I don't think it was anything extravagant, but it's just services provi athletic training services provided by uh Tamar and

055Hayward Medical Center >> would putting it on our marquee out front. >> Uh, no, it was posted in the facility. Nathan, I mean, you you can speak to that, too. >> Yeah. a sign um within the Slate Gym that says athletic training services are provided by Tamarack Health. And then uh in our program, we have the ability to customize all of the things that are listed for our rosters. So we can add a line that says the same thing, athletic training services provided by um Tamarack Health. And if it's the same trainer >> on like programs or something, you mean? >> Yeah. Yeah. So, when we print off our rosters um you know, it says coaches and um athletic director and we can just add a line to that that will state that um Tamarack

056Health and if it's the same trainer every that's going to be servicing, we'll just list that that's the name of the athletic trainer that would be there. So, >> and then what are you thinking goes on our limited wall space in the gym? Yeah, that I I haven't um I did ask the question about like who's who would provide this and I did get some information back from Tamack and they say, "Well, you know, we can chat about like where that that signage could go." Um, you know, I I think we've got some space on on the end wall by the stage that underneath the scoreboard. I think that we could probably put something something there to state that. Could it be a stencil we put on like scorers table >> on the padding maybe

057>> underneath? >> I don't know that. >> I think I think moving if if we want to take a look at approving the uh this measure and then we can come back to some different recommendations on what that can look like. um >> you know so fast pending you know that that approval of you know what what the messaging looks like. So >> yeah and in past experience um they I've seen with banners on the side fields as well as so baseball softball so it's displayed in all athletic facilities. >> Okay. And that's for a three-year term to start out with. I believe that's correct. >> Okay. >> What is the school's current policy on advertising in the gym? >> Uh to this point uh we have not entertained and it's been uh a pretty

058strong um stance that we have not done that. So this would be Yeah, because I want to say a year or so ago that someone had brought that issue up and it it just it was not approved. I don't know that it was necessarily opposed, but it was not approved >> at the time. >> It was it was it was brought to the board uh it was in it was in public comment. >> Yeah. U last fall, you know, and and it was talked about a little bit that, you know, it wasn't it wasn't something that uh the board was interested in at that time. So, um and I and I think we can caveat that, you know, that we pass this and we want to put that up uh saying that that we will

059make decisions if if we're going to do additional uh advertisement from that point. But, I mean, this is specific for a service, you know, how however you want to do it. >> Yeah. So, >> okay. >> I think a policy needs to be made outlining what qualifies for advertising in the gym. >> Yeah. >> Now, we're taking on someone outside of our community that is post our children excelling in sports. And now we're putting them on our wall before we've offered that opportunity to anybody local. And how would that affect? It says signage of other healthcare entities in the facilities. Well, does that remove balance wellness from the picture? And they no longer advertise on anything in the school because they're healthcare >> or jacarable service, but I mean we can certainly check that. >>

060Yeah. >> Well, I know they offer like PT and that kind of thing. There's also I think an opportunity for if we proceed with this that this is for home games, right? Did they provide a athletic trainer service? >> There are times where our trainer will travel with the team, but it's not very often. >> Is there an opportunity that Hayward would provide med kits to travel with when we're traveling? because that was a topic that was brought up a few months ago about buying med kits for >> Yeah, I know we were in the in the process of that. I don't I don't know if you know when the trainer does travel, they obviously have their own that they bring. I don't know if that's something that they would work into this as well.

061I I don't I don't know. >> Did we purchase those kits at all? >> Not yet. Okay, that's good. I mean, >> yeah. >> Um, >> because I was trying to work through uh less and we have been able to connect to make uh additional purchases. So, >> okay. Uh, do you have a sense of how I mean are they wanting to move on this? They would like to know before the school year starts just so that they can help they can deal with the staffing because if they're adding, you know, staffing for, you know, it would add for us for them it would add volleyball and cross country services for for them for the upcoming school year. You know, they already are on for football. You know, this would just be for high school,

062so it wouldn't be a middle school piece, but it would add two sports for them this fall. Yeah. Well, I mean I think it is a great benefit for the school, but you know there is an issue too of of you know does this open the door? How does this open the door to other kind of sources of advertising? I mean my sense is we we could approve this now and still look at do we want to do something else with other entities out there people that might be interested. I don't think the district should be looking to necessarily find anybody else, but it's, you know, if we were approached with a proposal to, hey, if you hang our small banner, whatever. I mean, again, we we have space limitations. Um, and and I know

063the last time this the idea of athletic training came up, I contacted Essentia and they basically said, "You're too small and you wouldn't make us enough money to do to put athletic training services in your building." >> Um, you know, so this is a little bit different where we have someone and and granted it's a service in kind. Yes, they're getting something in exchange for this, but it is at no cost, physical cost to the district, which was something that with Essentia, you know, they didn't give us the opportunity, but we would have had to pay for those for those services. >> Yeah. And I I just I mean, we've dodged a bullet probably for years not having any athletic uh medical support at all. So, >> we've been fortunate that we've had enough first

064responders at at at our games that if something does happen, >> um we've we've had some coverage that has been there by people that are trained. >> But yeah, it there there is that piece that is that is missing. So, >> okay. Well, I I would let's um if someone wants to make a motion. >> Okay. Second. >> I was waiting for the rest. >> Second. >> Okay. >> Uh, all those in favor? >> I Any opposed? >> Opposed? >> Okay. One opposed. Uh, the motion carries. and turn to the agreement with forgot who it was. >> Tamarak and then I think at some point we could further discuss any other advertising or anything and create a policy for that. Okay. Uh DHH contracted service with Superior School District. [Music] Right. Once again, uh we

065we do have a couple students that require deaf and heart of hearing services. Uh we were contracting through CISA 12 for service, but it was a virtual service uh which for young students is not great. uh we have an opportunity to have a uh qualified person come in person uh from the Superior School District and it's just contracting for the time that he's coming in uh to provide that service. >> And I did see Superior pass u >> allowing this. >> Yep. Do uh do you have a sense of the kind of cost comparison between doing this cost share agreement and what we were doing with CISA 12? Is it a net gain loss? >> I I don't have the specific numbers for you right this John. I know it's fairly comparable when you take

066a look at it. I think it this one is just a little bit more so because it's a more experienced person but I mean we can certainly get that to you. >> Yeah. Well, and this is in person, >> right, >> as well. >> That's that's where I was looking at it. The amount of time that we're going to be using is going to be pretty limited, uh, but far more beneficial uh, for the time. So, >> okay. Take a motion to approve the contract for the shared services. I'll >> second. Okay. All those in favor? Hi. >> Hi, Brad. You still on? He may have dropped. >> Yeah, it's hard to get my m button quick. >> Okay. >> Uh, all right. Uh, all those opposed? Motion carries to approve the contract. Okay, we're

067ready to go into close session. a motion to that or I just read the >> I get a motion to move into close session. >> We'll just read off uh we can read off and convene into close session. >> Okay. >> Convene in close session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85 85 uh 1 C to consider the employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the government body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. And why don't we take about a three four minute break and you need to use the restroom or stretch your legs at 7.

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