001call this school district bay board of education meeting to order for Wednesday March 18th 2026. Um could everyone stand for the pledge? I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you >> everyone. Um, Miss Me, can you do the roll call? You >> bet. Commissioner Scholes is excused today. Commissioner Star >> here. >> Commissioner Meyer here. Commissioner Hos >> here. >> Commissioner Jenner John >> here. >> Commissioner Stefani >> here. >> Commissioner Cruz >> here. >> Commissioner Spritka >> here. >> And Commissioner Howard is not here. >> Yep. He was in contact. >> Excused. All right. Perfect. >> So, um, next, if we get him a motion to adopt the agenda,
002noting though that we are going into close session, uh, which you'll you'll, uh, so close session, you'll see on the bottom there. So, a motion to adopt the agenda going into close session uh is what we're looking for. >> To adopt the agenda, noting that will be full session A1 19.851C considering employment promotion performance evaluation data public employee for which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. one consideration of preliminary notice of non-renewal of teacher contract and then B return. >> Perfect. Do we have a second? >> Second. >> All right. We have uh a motion by Commissioner Jenner John, second by Commissioner Cruz to adopt the agenda presented noting that we're going into close session A19.851C 851c considering employment promotion compensation or performance valuation data of any public employee over which the governmental
003body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Uh one consideration of preliminary notice of non-renewal of teacher contract and then be returned back to open session. Uh further discussion on that hearing none all those in favor say I. >> I opposed. Motion carried. Uh, next we have the uh student council report, but I think they're busy right now. Right. >> I'm not seeing the ladies here tonight, so I'm sure they'll let us know on a future visit what else they have going. >> Exactly. With every >> a little bit of a quiet time for student council. >> Exactly. Um, next public comment section. Um, not sure if anybody's here to address the board. Okay, we're going to go to the recognition. This is why you're all here. and and thank you very much for for you know
004was kind of informal at 5:30 but uh we appreciate you all coming and realize u realize that there is cake and punch over there which is very good I know I was trying to slap it over here but you got to just grab it's really good in fact there's a whole cake that isn't even cut up yet so you know there's plenty of cake so u thank you for coming do appreciate it um I Yes. I mean, um, >> what do you want? >> We we can hop into it, I think, as you and I were talking before, Mike. Um, and it it's kind of the giveaway because, uh, we don't have a bunch of folks here for a public comment. Uh, so, if you could do us a favor, audience members here, if you
005could stand up in just a moment. So, I'll give you a moment because some of you uh, you know, Chuck, I don't want to stand up, but humor us, right? if you could stand up if you're here tonight to honor uh really uh either Aaron or Deb. We're also honoring Craig. He couldn't be here tonight unless something just changed uh since the last meeting I was in. But if you're here tonight to honor uh really either of those folks, Erin, who's going to be retiring as we know or Deb who were recognized for her years of service, could you stand up right now for a visual? Uh so that's that's what we do. That's great. >> Excellent. So, thank you for doing that. Go ahead. Make yourself comfortable. We will have a couple of photo
006ops in just a moment. All right. So, let me make sure Mrs. Deise I don't get out of order. Oh, yes. We have a retiree. All right. So, we've got Aaron Dwitty is up first. So, Aaron, if we could have you and Katie come on down to the podium. We'll snap a couple pictures. We've got your uh write up and whatnot. And then after uh they talk through that, I will pause just in case someone wants to get a photo there in addition to what I will give. I'm done. I can get through and share with uh Spencer for the book of face. We'll get to that. >> All right. Let me set this here first. Let me put up this here. I'll hold on to those. >> Okay. >> You take that and then
007I'll do the for you got memorized. All right. a shot here. And my sister always reminds me to get the upper. All right. Thank you. Do your thing. I'll step off to the side for the moment. >> Retiring after 27 years isn't just about finishing a job. It's about acknowledging the person who's been the true heartbeat behind the scene caring for so many for so many years. Aaron, although I've only had the honor of serving with you for the last five years, I'm certain that the wonderful work you have done for so long has touched many of us. For nearly three decades, you have been the definition of dependable and hardwork. Whether it was a sub crisis, a late bus at 7:00 a.m., or a deadline, or a student waiting to be picked up after
0084 p.m., you were the one we all looked to. Your highly organized systems kept us afloat and your safety focused mindset ensured that every child who walked through our doors was protected. But your impact goes far beyond paperwork. You possess that rare magical ability to know almost every student and family in our district. The great care you have consistently shown for our staff and students is truly appreciated. And let's not forget your beautiful office decoration for every holiday and your legendary collection of gnomes who I'm convinced were your secret assistants. You made the office a place of comfort. Now you are starting a new adventure being a full-time grandma to beautiful Blair who is in the audience. I know you're looking forward to spending time with her and your whole family. I hope you enjoy
009every minute of it. I want to personally thank you for putting up with an imprint >> and for especially and especially for all the editing. And if you were looking over, you see that she didn't read this first obviously because I found some errors and misses me. So I want to thank you. Oops. I'm sorry. Um I've always appreciated your unwavering support in so many ways. You will be missed more than you. They say everyone is replaceable, but after 27 years, we know the truth. You are truly irreplaceable. Thank you for everything. >> Oh, there's congratulations district. >> There's the right. >> That's right. Is there anyone that wants a photo op before I let Erin step away? Yes, please come on up. Katie, you stay as well. once again. We can get the angle
010with the flag or whatever you would like. >> I'll go up high. >> Oh, there we go. >> Thank you. >> Excellent. Yeah. Thank you. >> I can have Mark Smallen come on up to double team with me as we recognize Dev Gene Coror. Dev, come on down. Let me grab your stuff. Let's give Dev a round of applause. The long speech comes in when you retire. So you just get the short the short version. >> The short version tonight. You want to you want to start with a couple and then we'll go from there. >> All right. >> Hold on. Let me get the picture. >> Oh, there we go. >> All right. All right. Here we go. There we got one more up here. Good for now. Okay. >> All right. So, thank
011you, Deb, for being here and for the for your 25 years of service to our school district. You've done more than teach math. You shaped minds. You built confidence. You inspired curiosity in generations of students. See it in my own daughter. Um, in a subject that can be often feel intimidating, you have created a classroom where questions are welcome, mistakes are part of learning, every student feels capable. You go way out of your way to go more and be above and beyond teaching. I see what you do with helping kids shape a kindness culture that you and Casey and other members of your sixth grade team who are here tonight build within our school. I love that you help leaving kids in that are student council and you go you're always there to support the
012kids and cheerlead them and it's just it's it's it's great to have you on staff. It's a pleasure to work with you and uh you should be very proud of what you've uh of what you've done and how the kids score and perform for you. It's it's it's a privilege to work with you and uh we're very proud of you. So, thank you very much. >> So, for the math teacher, how many students would you say you've taught over the years? >> 2,000. >> I was thinking somewhere depending on right as our class sizes have varied from, you know, now in the middle school pushing 80 to others around 120 give or take, right? That that's a good uh that that's an average. So the English teacher, I didn't trust my my number. I trust
013Deb's number. So, and she's taught my daughter as well. That Thank you very much. There's certificates and recognition. >> Thank you. >> The things we always like to just pause and do before we uh kind of wrap up this part of the recognition uh with comments. Um and uh Ann, you and I have done this long enough. You didn't even have to give me the reminder this year, but usually Ann's good about reminding me how we like to talk, you know, in in our line of work in education, right? We we have people that work with people, right? Little ones. Melissa Benzinger, we were sitting in the same meeting, some of her stories about the 4Kers back in school today all the way up to seniors and special ed kids beyond, right, that age. So,
014people that work with people, but the other piece is where we ask you to stand up, right? There's the people behind all of our honores, right? Certainly our family, certainly our friends, certainly our colleagues. One of the cool things is our line of work is, right? Whether you're in an elementary grade level or a secondary department or whatever it happens and for a few of our folks almost a department of one, they still have colleagues that are behind them uh at work and very importantly colleagues that are behind them in their circle, right? Whether at home, whether family scattered abroad, um other friends, right? people that are behind you and us. And that's that's a really huge part of that. So, I not only thank in this case, right, Aaron and Deb tonight, but I
015thank all of you and I thank the people um you know, there aren't that many people watching our recording, but um whether they're watching it later or we have people that come back or people that might be far far away that are a support network for both Deb and Aaron and Craig certainly again we don't want to forget about Craig PK for even though he's not here tonight to recognize his service as well and the people that have put in those years before and the people that will put in those years after. So all of you we say thank you and thanks for being here tonight. So let's give Devon another round. >> You know, I'll just say it it all of us have Yeah. All of us either have kids in the district or
016had kids in the district. And when I look around here, my my son was with a lot of you some sometime very early on. Uh Erin, I know you know you were hurting the cats in the school when my kid and I thank you for everything you did and De I don't think my son had you, but he had you know people around you. But I know I know everybody everybody here has kids that have had >> he did but he was a really good man. >> He was very >> We all have kids that have that you all. It's so cool that you all came out for your for to help and and be there for the for the people that are honored tonight. I mean, it's really great. So, thank you. Thank you.
017And if you want to be to be here for the riveting rest of this board meeting, feel free, but you don't have to. You can you can uh get on with your night, but please take cake. Please. There's a whole cake there that hasn't even been eaten. It's like I'm slutting. I'm trying to get cake out to you all. But uh enjoy. >> President Stefani, maybe should we just take two minutes? I think we should because we had several meetings going on. Board members who didn't get a chance to shake hands with Deb and Aaron can do so. Plus then folks can, you know, go ahead and leave in an organized fashion just in case you don't want to spend the rest of your night with us. >> Yeah. You want to hit that disc?
018>> Yeah. Congratulations to Most experience all the babies down there. Hi buddy. I will share that later. Yes, 89. paper. Thank you. very much. Also, They're not in that. This guy still worries on us. He emailed about he was worried about way down the roof the other day and all the snow. What a guy. >> What a guy. All right, we're back in session. Um, so next we are to the consent agenda and the consent agenda um is is the following. Uh, approve the meeting minutes from the regular meeting of the board of education for February 18th of 2026 and the learning session of March 4th, 2026. Approve the federal uh February federal slip there. The the approve the February bills in your packet. And then we have grants and donations. We have $775 from
019an anonymous donor for the Sunrise Clubs. We also have an $1,148 plus another donation of $180 from an anonymous donor for the Sunrise Club as well. $326 from the PTG for the Sunrise School lunch or parent teacher conferences, $100 from Hope Church for the high school band program, and three $3,000 from the Robert E. Hansen Family Foundation towards high school vocal short showcase. Thank you to these businesses and groups and individuals associated uh with them for their generosity. >> Yes, >> on my packet it doesn't say anonymous. >> Uh we need to keep it what I just said. >> Okay. >> Um resignations and retirements. Uh Jolene uh boot would will be resigning from her position at the Door County Schools Career Training Program effected the end of the current school year and approve early
020college credit and and start college now apps. Uh this is just an annual requirement but currently there are no applications. So a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented is recommended. >> I move to approve the consent agenda. Perfect. >> Second. >> Perfect. We have a motion by Commissioner Spit uh second by Commissioner Jenner John to approve the consent agenda. Any further discussions? >> Yes. Can we please explain more about.5? What does that mean? >> Actually, I'm going to defer to Dan. >> Is that >> Oh, that >> Yeah. I just want to make sure we're talking about the same item because Keith, do you want to step forward and I can feel some of it too? The approve early college credit and start college now applications. All right. Yeah, probably the applications part.
021So, as Keith's coming up, um that there currently aren't I know as Mrs. Deise and I and Principal Nurby have talked, we want to make sure that this item remains on the agenda so we don't as we copy from one, you know, this March to next March or whatnot that that doesn't get missed. I can tell you over the years some of these u probably the program some of us might be most familiar with would have been called youth options back in the day right in essence with high school age kids taking college coursework specific to this item because I know you've been in contact with this principal Lurby what would you just add to uh Commissioner Hod's question >> yeah can I just hear the question one more time >> so is this specific
022for like is it are we supposed to approve specific programs or kids signing up for early >> kids signing up. So they kind of apply they they fill out they have to apply ahead of time to to take these courses and so generally you just approve that that they're taking the courses. Um it's a state man I mean the state um we partner or the state pushes this out for us to to offer to students. So it's not any specific program or class or or something like that. It's just a proven that the students are it's for your knowledge so that you know we have x number of students participating in this program. But we don't have any. >> We don't have any at this moment. >> Yeah. Some years we have some. Some years
023we don't have any. Um that's kind of what it looks like. >> Well, we do have them. Do they typically go through WGB? >> Uh we have students who go through WGB. They're they're able to go through any UW school and take courses. Um sometimes it's um like online or or um you know distance learning, that type of thing. Um but W Green Bay is the most common ones that they they participated in because it's close. Thanks for stealing the info. >> And maybe just on a related note, so we met you, Mrs. O'Hanley and I met with NWTC uh this afternoon. You're >> stealing my uh >> I'm getting out of here. >> That's okay. >> But I don't have the cool looking report that you have. I don't have that one with me
024that they gave us today. But I mean, in essence, some of their deadlines are still coming up. >> Yeah. >> And some of them are uh what's the nice way of saying I'm trying to use her words for me like a softer deadline of sorts. So as really I think back to maybe what you're getting at and I apologize if not. So as our kids work through the the scheduling process for next year for example, right? So, usually first it's okay, which high school classes do I want that fit and making sure, especially if they're a couple of smaller ones that they run and all that, and then beyond that, often with some of these upcoming deadlines, then they're filling in some of the other college coursework um kind of already into the spring so
025that by the time, you know, it's the end of the year or certainly before uh the start of next school year, that kids are still ending up in quite a number of college courses. I know the report we were given today, you can quote the numbers later because I didn't memorize them right, but it's it's really it's a good number of kids based off of last year that were involved as well. It's a good number of in that example NWTC courses that the kids took. >> And we'll talk some of our courses are are um dual credit, so they take the class year, but they get the college credit. Some are taking it directly through the the college um and and we help support that. So that's kind of what Dan is talking about a
026little bit of that. Yeah. And so as the schedules come out, yeah, students will realize, okay, maybe because of the way the schedule is and there's, you know, I call them singletons, but it means that there's only one class offered um uh they can't get into that and this other class that's only offered and so there's some conflicts and so sometimes then they'll want to take the course um through the college or university or something like that. >> Yeah. And the board members may also appreciate without getting too far into it that I did share with our NWTC rep today as they're talking about what would be helpful um is having a better sense from them just like the other postsecondary institutions about what their deadlines are >> right so that as we've talked right
027whether uh your child is signing up for classes or you as a parent are looking at it that we don't have a situation that we go through our process and then find out oh boy NWTC or whoever just lets us know that oh yeah the deadline for this is right because there are a number of those coming up in roughly March right give or take >> but within NWTC they're also some of their staff they've done a big reorganizational meeting or re big reorganizational approach apologize and so a lot of staff have changed and so she shared with us today that they're having conversation about how do they try to nail those deadlines down better to then be able to communicate them to I don't know high schools and high school kids and parents. So,
028it's definitely on their radar and we just happen to have a chance to talk with them about it this afternoon. Again, that was just the NWTC example as opposed to Future Phoenix or other things that have come up. Um, we're doing what we can to try to share with them so we get for it. Is there a way the high school could have a calendar for like next year so that we can then say, "Oh, if you're going to do this March deadline, one of the things we talked about was couldn't an NWTC person be at our February parent teacher conferences next year to be ready to answer questions, right? Because then if we know about that, we'll promote it and then a kid and their parent can talk with an NWTC rep like a
029month before any deadlines are coming up." trying to take some of what the group has talked about I know recently and >> how can we get the information we need to make that all work better. >> Yeah. >> Sorry that was a long answer to that. >> They kind of seem timely. So all right. Thank you. >> Any further um com u comments? We have a motion and a second. All those in favor please say I >> oppose. Motion carried. So, now we're down to the operations uh portion and we're at uh approved a bit for the high school gym law. >> Yes, thank you. Um I I can start this off and then we can pause if uh there's anything uh I think we've got the most updated language that I'm about to read.
030Otherwise, I got Jake and I as needed. Uh so, bids were due back from vendors Friday, March 13th as been shared via email earlier this week. Excuse me. We sent our requests for bids or the bid packets to nine different vendors. received three official bids back. All nine companies have done quality work. They're reputable uh with STR, SEG, andor Dorone. To summarize, the three official bids are as follows. II for $237,900, Masonry Restoration for $114,925 and Stats Restoration $97,355. We did receive a price quote from a fourth company. However, they would not be able to do the project until the fall once school is back in session and then did not fill out a bid packet. That quote was for $125. If you have a a financial sense of where that falls. So, after reviewing
031the bids, a mo a motion to approve stats restorations bid for $97,355 is recommended. Washington to approve stat restoration bid for $97,355 for the school gym wall project. >> We have a second. >> Second. >> Okay, we have a motion and a second uh to approve the stunts restoration bid for $97,355 to um fix the gym wall. Um, further discussion. I >> think we should have further discussion. Sorry, I didn't review all of the bid, but why is there such a big discrepancy in the cotton? >> Tough for me to to say. Um, some of it uh could be right. uh all of these companies are going to have their outcome quotas to fill like hey this is where we need to get to to hit our goals for the year and everything else right
032once we start bidding after that that's just gravy so we're going to bid x amount and if we get it you know great if not um I know I did have a call in an addendum to say hey we think uh you should be budgeting for uh or within this budget would be for uh new bricks on on the wall because you you do have to cut in. Um I I don't know how much of that is um is that. So that's that's my best guess. So I I did look at them all pretty closely. Um so I broke the bid tab down and so I found a couple things. So like III for instance is $441 per linear foot, right? Um the STS is $175 and Mason Restoration was only 205. So it's a
033that's where the biggest gap is I think between one company and another. So I was saying that the school district should actually have a contingency for brick replacement. So if say so if we award it right to to the one that's recommended to award which I which I don't know why we wouldn't um that company's just going to be on the hook for the brick that they break and can't put back in when they replace the lentils. So so when they when they take brick off and if they break them they're going to need to find the replacement unless they have some in a attic stock. I don't know that's a no that's way too far in the reads for us. So um so so that's where some of those come in right. So their
034their overhead costs are pretty much, you know, they're similar between 10 and 15% for each. I think they had some markups at 25% for subcontractors. And I I had subs, right, to come and powerwash. I think the other guys are self-performing so they can buy that cost down for themselves, right? >> Yeah. >> Good. >> Thank you, Wayne. >> Does that make sense? >> Yes. >> Okay. Is is the stat one I read through them all. One of them does not include brick replacement. >> Yeah, >> none of them do. >> Well, they all they'll all have to, but it's at an additional cost. >> Yes. >> Outside of what this number is. And I'm not sure if it's stats, but I think it was 25% they figured that they would be able to save
035>> something. I think it was. Yeah. >> So, there's additional money unknown on top of this number, right? >> Yeah. How long has that wall been uh leaking? You might know this better than me. Well, the the the the dry rot and the baseline, >> right? I would look at when that was started. I don't think we identified a a leak in the wall that was causing necessarily that spot um at that point, but that would be where I would point to. >> So, it's decade. >> Well, I mean that spot >> the origin. So when was the weight room and wrestling room added up? >> 2003 maybe >> 2004. >> Okay. So one of the things that's been identified and again John Sullivan can speak to it way better than JB I can although
036we we've heard the high points is that the way that was um attached to the building maybe isn't the way we or a roofing consultant or like when we did the uh greenhouse up front it wasn't attached in that fashion. Sure. So, there was a bunch of coaul in there and some other things and so somewhere around that time till now >> there's been I'm just telling you like as far as leakage though in the wall. There you go. As far as the spot >> Yeah. And >> I saw it for the first time 12 years ago. >> That was done on the on the >> on the chief for sure. So, >> um I I do have a different question more to Jake about the money. >> Yeah. This isn't a problem. We have
037that money. You went over that when we were in the >> Yep. So, I actually uh pulled up from October um my presentation. Uh at that point, the I think I put a little bit bigger number than the verbal estimate that STR was thinking. At that point, I had 190. I think my recollection is 160 is what they said. I think for the purposes of pres or presenting, I built in 30. So um obviously much better than >> okay what we >> so you feel comfortable with >> 100%. All right. And maybe just to summarize for someone who's reading the tea leaves, so when we had the conversation as recently as two weeks ago tonight, right, and knowing that, okay, we're not prepared to move forward with the different roofing pieces, but that wall repair,
038right? And what's that needs to occur that Jake had built those dollars in to the projection for next year, which I think opposed. No, Gary. Let's get that wall. >> Just so you know, I voted. No. >> Yep. >> Okay. >> Sorry, I didn't hear that. >> It's okay. That's why I pointed it out. It's >> okay. All right. Um um next u approve a middle school coach. This might get more discussion than the Jim. No, I'm just kidding. Dr. Vander once. So um assistant track coach. So u for Dr. John Jandrin. So principal Smallen and athletic director Dwi recommend John Jandrin for an assistant middle school track coach at TJ Walker. Dr. Jandrin is a longtime educator has coached multiple teams within our district. Dr. Dr. Jandrin's commitment to students continues to make a
039lasting impact. Look forward to having him help out with the track program. So, a motion to approve John Jandin as an assistant middle school track coach is recommended. >> Approve Jand as an assistant middle school track coach. >> I'd second. >> All right, we uh Commissioner Hos the motion and Commissioner Star second to approve John Jandrin as assistant middle school track coach. Further discussion. All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. All right. Motion carried. Uh, next approve uh withdrawal from the NEW Health Consortium which we've >> Yeah. So, yeah, a lot of messages on that in the last few days as you know. So, I think if it's okay with the board, why don't I start with the notes that we put in the background document which admittedly were written at the
040beginning of last week and then I'll bring you up to speed on uh different conversations including meetings today and actually we heard uh but we won't get too much into these details at this point but we heard a couple presentations right before walking some of us walked in here tonight. So again, I'll start with this for the record and then we'll fill in blanks and what we think we may or may not uh even need to do based on what we now know. All right. So the first uh paragraph again I will start with that for the record. As the preparation of the board meeting pack we don't know yet what best option or options will be for a district as we navigate the health insurance renewal process as part of the NEW health consortium
041and with M3 as our broker. On March 10th we were notified one district intends to leave the consortium. Currently believe another district will go a different direction as well. Let me just pause before going to the next um paragraph. So, we do know, as I've shared with you via email, that the district that had told us, yes, had officially submitted their their letter. It's Gibralar. I'm sure they're fine with us mentioning it, even though they're on spring break and missing all the snow fun this week. >> Um, so the consortium did approve that resignation or withdrawal, if you will, that they had asked for from um from the consortium in our uh Zoom meeting. It was Monday morning, right, Jake? I'm keeping my day straight during during the snow. Yeah. Okay. So, we approved that
042Monday. Then we had another meeting uh this morning. Um and we had indeed received uh a letter from the other district that we were anticipating that southern door. They had requested then to uh withdraw from or resign from the consortium which uh what was left of the consortium right we have voted to approve that. That then leaves two members of the consortium right now in Sebastapole and us. So why don't I go back to the notes and then we'll kind of go back and forth. All right. So second paragraph as you know while we don't know that we need to leave the consortium yet to receive the most beneficial renewal options which we will also share the latest on that. Um we uh knew that with the agenda needing to notice things. We wanted to
043make sure that something was noticed especially if we know the deadline to leave the consortium happens to be tomorrow. Paraphrase you don't need me to read that whole paragraph to you. Uh the next paragraph um deals with hoping I'll go to that third line have a clearer picture of the possibilities and we do have a clearer picture. one of the increased numbers of 6% uh that would stay with PA 360 does match what we initially thought two weeks ago tonight that Jake presented to you in the in the projection for next year and then we thought uh oh that wasn't going to be the case and now we did get information from M3 today that the 6% is back on the table. Let me also just go to the next paragraph so I don't forget
044to finish these notes out before we fill in any other details. Um the whole and this actually started tonight uh bigger conversation about a longer term approach to health insurance where the district wants to be at market above market below market based on different philosophical approaches or strategy if you will. Uh the group heard from two different groups tonight M3 and howed uh about some of their short and long-term thoughts. Let me also finish the uh the notes. We do know top of the next page for now we need to find a way to get through the current renewal in the short term and then again more of a conversation in the longer term which we talked with the uh compensation committee reps and again thank you to both commissioner star and commissioner spritka for
045joining uh the group uh for that uh board reps tonight and then really how I worded it u I said for now I'll word a potential motion as follows and we can amend it or not as we had more information the way I had worded it was a motion to approve withdrawing from the NW Health Consortium is recommended. I'm just going to pause on that. You can ask me to come back to recommend the motion or not and then we'll explain what we currently think and know as to why that may or may not be necessary. All right. What we thought again the beginning of last week with some of the concerning numbers that were not what we initially thought they were at 6% or less, we didn't know like, okay, are we going to
046get standalone numbers or what? So, the long and the short and then uh I'll give Jake, Andy, and Wayne a chance based on what we talked about to add to that to bring up the board uh to speed. The long and the short of that is we have with our current provider a 6% uh renewal. That would be good if it was Sturgeon Bay as a standalone or honored 6% if we and one other member our neighbors to the north Sebastable um were members still of this NEW consortium even if it's the two of us either way the 6% is is honored and we definitely weren't thinking that that might end up being the case a week ago. So I think there's uh not that we are want to be happy with 6% forever but
047for a variety of different different factors right plus it's built in like okay that is workable right we know we can afford that as well as some of the other things that we that we need to do we received from I'll just say for now another carrier an option um that was really in I'm trying to think the best way to say it somewhere in that 8 to 10% range because of HR and some other different costs to the district. So, picture just an 8 to 10% increase with a different uh provider that would be contingent on us having to be with another member of the consortium again would happen to be Sebastical. All right. So I think that other entity uh that is a known entity um it would be more it would also
048be a little broader wider network and so our reps tonight whether Jake myself Wayne Andy heard this and then some of our teacher reps are learning about this as well it was kind of like okay you know on the one hand why would we pay more oh that's a broader network but we'd have to be with Sevastapul all right so those are I'm just going to pause the two best known options at least for next fiscal full year. Am I at least Is there anything you would add to that part of it, Jake? >> I think the only other thing I would add is going with uh the option that's maybe a higher percent broader network would also give us an option to join back with the Kiwani County School Consortium. um that would still
049be you know uh TBD at 100% but um it sounded like that was very much on the table uh if we went with that higher percent to go back with um what would be El Kiwani and LC Denmark is no longer harder than that >> and the island don't forget >> I I was just thinking on self but yes >> can you explain why that would be necessary >> to go with them. Um so the idea of a consortium uh right uh more uh lives on the plan uh spreads out the risk right um right you might perform as an individual school better in in a certain year and maybe you can save money in that that that year um at the same time when you have your your tough years um where just having
050more claims on the plan being part of consortium could help uh right, mitigates those quote unquote losses, >> thus still having that increase though, additional increase. >> Uh perhaps, but also perhaps not as big of an increase as um you might otherwise see. >> I have a question though too. So right now we offer PA 360. Are you you're kind of are you not seeing the other name of the insurance or would we be requiring a change of insurance for >> 360 would be for the 6% increase. So that would who we've had the last what seven years, right? >> Yes. >> Vend straight. Um a different vendor. Maybe it's appropriate just to share. >> That's public documents. WCA Wisconsin counties association group health trust. >> Got it. >> Yeah. >> Okay. So that would
051require employees to have different health insurance. >> Yes. Yes, we would have read >> and how was what was the feedback that you got from the people that do have the you know what I mean like how did the faculty feel about changing insurance? >> Well, I don't I don't know that we had a big feedback session. We still have two more groups to listen to. >> And then have that session I think next >> 3:30. Yeah. So, we have brokers today and again it's in email. I realize not everyone's had a chance to see everything because it's been a busy pretty you know several days. So, we had a presentation today at 3:30 p.m., presentation today at 4:30 p.m. And then we kind of did a little bit of just reviewing, not so much
052as far as a preferred vendor per se, but like, okay, a little bit about what we learned in the short and the long term, trying to set us up then for Monday when we have a 3:30 presentation and a 4:30 presentation from two additional brokers. So, talking to a total of four and then we'll have a debrief session. Uh after that we were we were going to start and have one at 3:30 yesterday with the weather and everything. Um that uh we told them like all right let's reschedule you for next Monday. >> Following up on Andrew's question are all four of these potential groups like they cover the hospital and the providers at the hospital here right? >> Yeah they they know our context depending on what they're from they're going to call it
053different names like even as we were talking about what the county has or whatnot. people are aware of our unique, you know, peninsula geography. Sorry, I just pointed to my thumb with the whole peninsula. How often have I donated to people? I don't know. Um, and that we need a working relationship with them, but then it's a matter of how much broader or wider. And that's why like the example I think Commissioner Meyer a little bit to your question like okay, we could go a different route, but yes, it would involve a change. You're spot on, Angie. And then the concept of oh yeah and it would still be an increase although yes theoretically we could get back in if we if we wanted to with the Kwani County Group and what is how does
054that position us or not for the future? >> So we we spoke with brokers today not the health insurance companies and the brokers are going to go help us find the insurance companies and the brokers are very well aware we're not going to do an insurance plan without uh TCMC >> in that group. >> Okay. >> Yeah. the WCA um plan is actually more broad. You you would be able to go to DCMC, but you would actually be able to get coverage at other places um in in in the whole state, honestly. Um they mentioned, you know, if you got kids at at school, you know, those kind of things. Um the the WCA does require us to be partnered with Sebastapool. Um they would have to say yes as well. Um, and whenever we
055decide this is for one year, >> um, so that 6% could be a a band-aid for one year until we look at a long-term plan. Um, because there are a lot of different options out there. Uh, one being uh self-funded, we don't need to get down the rabbit hole on this, >> but um, yeah, it it's, uh, long term, I think that there's much more option than what we're just looking at for the next year. So, it's kind of frustrating and I feel like we've done this every year where we're like, "What do we do?" And then get caught where it's like, "Well, we can have a two-year contract and it like spreads out this huge increase that we had to stomach." And so, when you talk about longer term solutions, can you just speak
056really briefly like is it like a 10-year plan or a fiveyear plan? >> You could go 10 years. >> You could do 10 years with an insurance company. I think that would be great, but I don't think they would ever do like a year or two years. That's all they could do. >> Well, they might do four or five. No, >> we we had the five-year with PA, right, which was very unique as they were wanting to buy into the market and so on and so forth, right? Where we had the the right it dropped, >> right? We went down was it 15%. >> Y >> and then we had zeros for a couple years and then what was it 2.9% increase 3.9, right? highly irregular and because of that we did not uh there
057weren't going to be other competitive bids as we came out of that five years right because the numbers just they didn't come out for another company right which we which we understood were now so two more years with with Paa 360 um and so really where we're at was we're looking for a little more of a competitive bid environment but also combined with what we talk about every year not only with with our teachers right as our largest employee group as they should be um but talk about with you folks like okay if we're working with teachers and whether it's the salary ladder or PTO or postemployment but you know some of the stuff we've already worked through like that's still all predicated on available dollars right so as I've talked to colleagues and Jake
058and I talk a lot and then we think about the conversations with teachers and with you we actually got to a point where um even before this this thing kind of started to blow up in the last couple weeks. It was like, well, you know, next year would be a great time to really let's put our heads together and rather than probably putting that energy into a salary ladder mini committee or conversation cuz again, where's the money for that? Especially with the whole health insurance like let's put it into health insurance. And then as all of a sudden the numbers right well we told you two weeks ago tonight where we thought that was like the ceiling 6% and then we found out what it might be double or triple that. Then all of a
059sudden that started fast forwarding like okay what does this look like? And then I shared with the group tonight but basically Jake and I were having a conversation and it was like what somehow we got to get through the current renewal but we really we're at a point now where we want to have a longer term strategic conversation that doesn't just involve Jake and me sitting in on all these exciting meetings or board reps but like teachers to be able to have a conversation. And so that's why really we're not talking with the insurance companies themselves. the two tonight and the two Monday. But those are the brokers who on our behalf look at them as what? Advising us, >> advocating for us, representing us, going out and negotiating for us with the different insurance
060companies to kind of say, "Okay, what can you do for Surgeon Bay?" So, we'll do what we got to do to get through this next year. And again, I I think it's it's okay to say like, "Okay, we're fairly pleased the 6% with PAVE is back on the table. We don't have teachers that have to experience a lot of, you know, that stuff. I think that's going to be pretty straightforward probably. But finding a broker to part with, whether it continues to be M3 or one of the other options to really talk with us and our staff about, hey, how do we want to approach some of this stuff? And then, you know, what does that look like that might be different over time from what we've had historically? Um, whether it's selfunded or who
061knows what it could be over time. >> Yeah. And I I just one of the thoughts I had, you know, because brokers aren't doing it for free, right? They're they're going to make their money, but if if like we had if we were part of consortium still with Sebast and let's say we decided to work together, well then you're splitting that broker beef. So there's just a lot of different ways that you can attack this going down the road. Um and we'll see what the other uh quotes come in the proposals and >> a couple other broker conversations and go from there. Now, at least we have a workable quote. That's the important thing for you to know and for teachers to know, right? The whole health insurance, it's, you know, it's a big topic.
062Private industry is dealing with it, right? Public right sectors dealing with it, individuals, retirees, everybody's dealing with it. And that might be I don't want to give too much away and I don't normally mention when we have press in the room but Eleanor and I have been in conversation on well probably a number of different topics and we got talking about this and I said you know an article or even series on health insurance might be a good idea. She said Dan I'm going to start learning more about this and here she is tonight to to learn some of this and we'll be in touch I'm guessing tomorrow. So I think there's all those pieces um that are going on and and see kind of where this could lead. 6% in my from for from
063my view knowing a little bit of insurance at the hospital what we gone through over the last few years I think six is a really good number >> and then what okay I'll stop asking questions soon but um retired teachers do we also cover their health insurance too >> yes uh not not all of them so uh right we switched to PTO a couple years ago >> um but we allowed the teachers basically all of them that started prior to 2000. Uh they had been on an uh the old plan and we gave those hired between 2000 and 2013 an option to go to PT uh to the TSA. >> The new post-mp employment benefit. >> Only one of those teachers hired between 2000 and 2013 said, "I want to keep health insurance as my
064retirement benefit." Um, so we have four teachers still working for us hired prior to 2000 that uh when they retire uh will receive the health insurance benefit. Um, and then >> how long? >> Uh, I want to say four years. Those four would each get four years. Trying to think if there's one left. I don't think so. I think they're all at four years max. >> So it would be a threeyear base plus whatever they turn in. What's that? or until they reach 65 >> or until they reach 65. >> Yeah, depending on how they are when they retire. Actually, it could be less than >> um we have I'm going to call it n retirees on our health insurance right now. Uh don't quote me on that number, but that's going to be >>
065I just quoted. >> Okay. And that is all data you've provided to right you and Kim and now Brenda's in Kim's position but right to the consortium right all the districts shared the data like who is who is eligible or who's left to become eligible and all those types of right so long story short is right for anyone tracking this at home right like so most of that has transitioned away right we have some but most of our teachers are on kind of the new model right where we you know award them dollars based on the years they're here and then that's The last point I'd throw out there is just that, >> you know, when you look at healthcare now, procedures, uh, things that you would go in for, you know, usually you can
066you can go and get with costs before you go in and they're somewhat being controlled now by different insurance reimbursements, those kind of things. Uh the big thing is is pharmacy and drugs and because you we talked about it in the meeting but I mean how long do you watch TV before you see five drug commercials right and so that's where the a lot of this concern is is regarding the medication part back to the item itself um so Randy from Sebastful and I have been in very open communication and I mean brokers are aware that so for example Um, uh, one of the folks we talked to tonight, right, is going to be presenting at Sevastapole. The, uh, the first broker we hear from on Monday is presenting at Sevastaster on Tuesday, right? So
067as we have talked about it even before we knew we'd be the last two left in the uh the consortium we have said hey whether the consortium kind of fold whether it's just the two of us or not like we can coordinate as those those brokers know to have a chance to talk to both of us and whether we're officially connected as a consortium or we're just kind of parallel making what we think is the best decision we can but we're sharing information giving the brokers a chance to talk to both of us that's kind of the best we can do I back to the question at hand as president Stefani not that you've had to call the question yet but the concept of now that we know we have the 6% whether we're connected
068with another member of the consortium happens to be sebastable or not now I'm not worried about saying okay I need us cuz what if the only workable figure we had was if we were a stand alone right then I would be saying to the group tonight but we have to leave the consortium regardless of how districts are in it to get the best figure available. Well, the best figure available is open to us either way. And if we would get information in the coming days from a broker that would lead us to say, "Okay, maybe we want to work with this broker." And it turns out Sebast wants to work with a different broker. Well, we got some time to take care of it. I would argue we're really not beholden to the entire consortium
069deadline that technically is tomorrow because we're the only two left and >> we're both working together and if it's like oh we want to go with this broker and maybe they want to go with a different that just kind of takes care. >> Um >> so would it make sense to potentially table this? >> I I think yes. I know different scenarios Jake and I have talked about if we felt under a crunch where in the short term theoretically the board could say okay Jake and Dan for now just kind of get us through the next several days and then um on the that list of upcoming dates that I have kind of for you and I've shared it with the teacher committee reps too kind of the bottom date that we currently know is
070our April board meeting which happens to be on April 15th like okay between now and talking with folks on Monday by the time I think some of us leave the debrief session on Monday, we'll have a pretty good sense of what we're thinking. And then probably by about the same time on Tuesday, I'm going to guess Sebast has a pretty good idea of what they're thinking. And even though we don't have a meeting between there and April 15th, I think we're able to figure it out. What would you add to that? >> My only question is, do we need board approval? So, let's say we do switch to different brokers. Yep. Do we need this board's approval for us to to leave um at that point? Because then April 15th would be a tough deadline
071if we wanted to switch brokers. Yeah. So, thinking out loud as we've talked to the brokers. Um they little bit of a different approach as far as us signing a document with them or not to be able to start working on our behalf to try to get numbers. All right. If if coming out of Monday, again, I'm thinking out loud. Coming out of Monday's conversation, we say, "Okay, broker Mike Stefani Group. All right, that's who we want to go with." I mean, we could by consensus simply reach out to them and say, "Hey, here's the direction we're going." Um, I mean, I'm right authorized if they need a signature on a letter to say, "Hey, you officially be working for us." um and be giving numbers on our behalf. Like I guess I'm comfortable with
072that, but I think Jake and I just want to be clear. We don't want to do something that's a misstep with the board either. Um because in the end really what we'd be looking each spring we have the board approve the actual health insurance offering, right? Even if it's known well in advance like that 5-year thing, we still give it the stamp of approval in spring uh for enrollment or whatever it needs to occur. From that perspective, I think we're covered. But admittedly, we're in a little bit of uncharted waters here. >> What happens if we stay part of the consortium >> and we just were part of Can we still go and just negotiate our own insurance? Like is there a downside to being part of the consortium? >> I mean, theoretically, if you're
073a consortium of one in the here and now, it doesn't change anything in the short term. It allows, I suppose, a like-minded district to or entity to join us in the future if beneficial to both. I'm thinking of just parallel conversations we've had with the other groups. >> I think what you said, Andy, about splitting the broker fees made sense to me. Like it sounds like there and you also talked about Oh, you >> So there there's no broker fees. They're going to be paid on uh commissions per member. Oh, but it's so advantageous for the broker to have us be a consortium then I think >> they would get both schools together. Yeah. >> Um but we get the 6% whether we're with Sebastical or not. And so we're just leaving >> they would
074and we would. So yeah, we're not leaving each other hanging either way. >> So then I think that makes sense to just stay like we should just table the motion to break up the consortium then, right? Well, if you table it, then we're we'd stay in it until at earliest next meeting and we could revote on it. Um there's a deadline that we leave sooner than that, but who know? I don't think there's any like punishment or consequence, right? >> I I think the deadlines move because the next step would be essentially to disband and there's no deadline to disband. >> So then tableabling for a month to get the rest of the quotes. I think we even said between Sebast, the broker, and us this morning, like whether we want to look at it
075as modifying the bylaws. >> Yeah. >> Or just saying, "Well, the deadline doesn't matter anymore, especially if we end up going with two different brokers. It just basically dissolves or dispands in that regard." >> I mean, we could make it official or something, but >> Correct. Yeah. Correct. I think just so everyone's clear, it's designed, especially when you have multiple members, right? When you when these insurance companies give the broker like, okay, it's going to be this percent to all of you districts, whether it's the same number or even if they're slightly different, it's based off of like that many different members on the plan. If all of a sudden it's one or two fewer districts, that's why the deadline comes up. Uh-oh, now they got to recalculate and that usually means the increase gets
076higher, that's why that protection was in there. It really really wasn't designed for, I think, a situation where we're the last two members and we're just figuring it out. Yeah, I just, you know, you wonder if any of the other proposals would come in that says you guys have to be together, then we would still want to be able to look at that, I guess. >> Yeah. Not based on what we currently know whether there was a decline to quote or the number would have been so high they basically said this is a decline to quote. That's why there was the two that we heard about tonight or the two within range. Were you allowed to say something? Procedurally, we just take no action. >> There's no tableing. Right. >> Right. We just don't Nobody.
077Yeah. >> No one makes >> it that makes sense to me if the group is good with that. So then on this point, I I'd like to just Google on till we get more information and and we just go on to the next topic. That's okay. Is everybody okay with that? >> Yep. And I think we couldn't we have a special meeting >> if something out of rules. We >> Yeah. Great point. Great point. >> I was thinking about like putting a motion that says no, we would leave no earlier than >> a date, you know, which would protect protect us until that date, but I not taking any action makes more sense to me. >> Yeah. >> All right. >> Works for me. >> Update on summer school programming >> informationational item. I don't
078know if Jen or principles, did anyone have something they had to comment on? Otherwise, we just wanted to make sure this was a part of the written record, right, for the public at anyone. Those are the three weeks of summer school. Uh we've had a fair amount of conversation the last several years on different summer school uh details as far as support for kids, families, uh learning loss, some of the reading plan information you've heard about before. And again, while the district doesn't make money off of summer school, even though that's what sometimes people say, this does add to our different, you know, our FTE student count. Thank you, Eleanor. um that Jake uh talks with us and then the implications for that of way school finance works in Wisconsin. So that's really what we
079have otherwise you can read the rest as far as working with Kobasin the Y etc. I know I appreciate whether it's uh director Weber, the principles, secretaries. Uh we've had a couple teachers that have been key leaders to get a lot of this organized in the past and we'll have some teacher leadership again. Appreciate everyone's help with that. >> Is it really just two morning sessions, not a morning and afternoon session? It says 8:30 to 11:30, but then it says morning and afternoon. >> Oh, it should say, sorry, no. >> Uh, it does end at 11:30 with kids leaving with a big lunch. So, it should have said first session. >> I think maybe the afternoon comes in with some of the secondary level sports and waiting room and camps perhaps. So to the to
080that question I've heard a little bit about the summer still offerings. Uh >> when is the the gym project going to happen? >> Uh the exact schedule TBD we that that >> you've talked about that it >> the stats knows here's our schedule. >> Yeah. >> Right. We're we're relatively flexible. Um just let us know if there's day or days we need to be out of there. Give us plenty of heads up. So we're confident to do that. >> Thank you. That was informational. So that's all we have other than I think our reports and brief goal session. So reports here we are any uh legislative CISA committee seminars anything hearing? None then let's go to the high school board first. Mr. Nurby Trago took my took my talking points. Um, no, we are um
081excited to welcome our students back today and as a parent, I'm excited to have them back in school. Um, it was fun two days. A few quick things about the high school. Believe it or not, quarter 3 ends next week already. Um, we have exams Thursday and Friday, which means at the high school we have early release days both those days. A students take periods one and two on Thursday and three and four on Friday. That went very quickly. Um, then on Friday afternoon, right after school gets out, uh, there's a group of students going on the band trip. Uh, and I get to chaperon and go along with them. Uh, this was not a body built for a 26-hour bus ride, but we're going to give it a go there and back. Uh, but
082it'll be a lot of fun. The kids have been working extremely hard um for their performances that they're doing there and it's it's going to be exciting. Um, all right. When we get back, quarter 4, April 6th, um, we start with quarter 4. We have forward testing at the high school that week. As a reminder for what the high school forward testing looks like, we just, um, test sophomores and it's just social studies is the only test that they take at the high school. Uh, switching gears just a little bit, as Dan had mentioned, um, Dan, myself, and Mrs. So Hanley met with Tammy from NWTC. Um Dan shared a little bit about what some of that conversation was, but I'm going to share some of the data. What they shared with us is last
083year, Sergey High School, we had 502 credits, that's 502 college credits earned by our students this past year, which in terms of tuition costs saved our families almost $86,000. So pretty exciting and pretty impressive, I think. Yes. >> Um, of those 502 credits, 79% were transcripted credits, which means kids are taking classes right here, but they're the same classes that they could take at NWTC, but they're taught by our teachers. So, they're earning high school credit and college credit. The other 21% are those that they're taking at colleges themselves um to earn those credits. Um, and finally, we were supposed to hold our academic awards ceremony last night um because of the weather that had to be postponed. We are still working on what that day will look like. As you can imagine, trying to
084figure that out after the fact is a little bit difficult because our students are in so many different events and activities. So, a group of us are working together to try and find the least uh conflicting time for our students to hold that. It will be after spring break, though. But, we'll get that out to our families as soon as we have that date selected. That was great. >> Thank you. Thank you, >> Mr. Smallen. Principal Murphy addressed that we uh we have testing going on that's that starts uh tomorrow actually eighth graders are doing science and social studies tests and then we've been doing small groups with uh sixth and seventh grade and then when we get back from spring break we really kick it with all grades. What I I want to share
085with you guys is this here all familiar with is um we put some put put a little bit behind the scenes effort doing some fundraising and getting Mr. Hawkers to lead our VEX robotics team. They competed in two tournaments. They won some awards when they're in FondeLac and actually three teams we have they all qualified for the state championship which is didn't know there was a VEX state championship and it was up at Green Bay at the ref center. Over 700 kids were involved. Now, we didn't place, but I think it's just a huge accomplishment to see that we're one of three, you know, one of the schools, small school, first year, doing this basically over lunchtime. Um, I look forward to seeing what we can actually put together um with our kids uh doing
086this as a class next year and I think some you you really talented kids. I think you're going to see more and hear more about that just this is like a second language. they they they already learned like five of the seven programming languages that they put together. There's two or three kids that really stand out. I touch base with Jake Schultz. We're going to send a we're going to have a little visit with some of his programmers going to give us a little tour of what they do and then talk to the these two these three teams and just uh just with some possibilities that are out there just in the county. So, it's just pretty cool thing that happened. So, just that happened too. So, excellent. >> Did you give the kids an
087extra day on that testing? >> Was it supposed to happen a day? >> Did I give the I don't give the kids any >> So, no, I did not. But, uh, on a different topic, could use you next Friday as we have our staff student basketball game if you want to be an honorary staff person because we are thin and that class is rough and tough. We've never lost, but I can tell you it's going to be it's delicious. doesn't need ultimate payback. So, thank you gracious. >> Mark, that robotics class is what 8 foot each. >> Uh that is that's basically a seventh or seventh and eighth graders. Uh they've been doing a fantastic job. So, they come at lunch. A couple kids that really Elliot Brown uh he's one of the young men.
088Jace Wnowski, Ed Corner, Penny Grosski. Those are like four kids that really stand out. They just did a fantastic job. >> What a cool opportunity. >> Yeah, really cool stuff. I think more and more of those things are going to be happening down the road. Thank you. >> I have a quick district question. How are we on snow days? >> Are we to the We have to make up days or >> We might have an item for you today. >> And we didn't even coordinate that. >> It's fence. We'll be building, won't it? >> You have the calm here. Here we go. >> Right. Um so report cards went home today. Um and we'll start forward testing next week. Our we have a lot of tests at this grade range. we all the fourth graders
089get slammed with 11 tests. So, um that'll happen next week. We kind of delayed it for this um this week. Just getting everyone back in their headsp space after being gone a little bit. Um we're really excited about summer school. Lemonade stand is back. Edible chemistry is back. Robotics robotics class is back. So, that's great. So, it's really fun to see that love at the elementary level. We do have a sea perch update which is like underwater robotics. It's like a theme here. We did our FE fifth grade C per PCH team qualified for regionals and they competed against third through eighth graders and some of the teams been together for a while and they're like gifted and talented schools yada yada. They did really well. Um Shack Vanderbeld, Dalton Smith and Kyrie Johnson, they
090worked together. They had the third fastest time in the obstacle course and they finished a respectable ninth. >> Excellent. >> So I thought that was pretty good. Mr. Perilo, huge shout out again. It's like he gave up a bunch of lunches to meet with these kids to do the last minute changes and I just um and the why and the maritime museum everybody kind of works together to make it happen. So it's a really cool thing and then our battle of the books our small team of Harper Jenner John Ingret back Emma Angelo Visty they went on to compete in the state battle and they got 31st out of 235 teams. >> So again respectable we'll just keep inching our way up. So yeah, that's that's the status at Sunrise. >> And I'm wondering, you
091had Jack Vanderbelt in here, I think, right? Maybe with his spelling beady escapades as to what maybe he could have gotten them some bonus points even for the contest as well as they did already. So >> there's some crossover there. >> I'm just putting it out there. >> Yeah, that's all. Thank you. >> Hi everyone. Um just a few things from Sawyer. Uh as Katie said, report cards went found today. Um also conferences happened recently. Now I always ask the teachers about conferences and and their percentages and we had on average 94% of parents come to conferences. So it's important to us that anytime there's an opportunity that we that teachers are asked to make three contacts and they really work hard and so I was really impressed with and pleased with that percentage. So,
092thanks to our staff and our parents who came out. Um, I had written in our in my um written report about Wisconsin Reading Cork. Um, working with um Sunrise and the coaches at Sunrise and Katie, we completed an application. This is an organization that trains volunteers to add extra time, reading time in schools. Not intervention per se, but um it's similar to our curriculum and how we do things. and we were awarded at Sawyer, too. And um so we're excited to meet with this organization, get people trained up and get some more adults in our schools reading with our kids to help some of them get over that hump. >> That was exciting. Yeah, >> we have. So we recognized Aaron tonight, right? So I think you shared the admin team meeting, but maybe some
093of our board members would be interested what what starts tomorrow. >> Tomorrow, our new secretary starts with Aaron side by side. Um, her name is Hope Herps and we're excited to have her. Um, I know she's anxious to get started. Aaron has been going through files and working really hard. You know, I think that they'll be together working side by side till the 27th, so spring break. Um, and they Erin wants more time. She's like, I don't know if I can get it all out, but it'll be good. We'll we'll we'll get we'll get it going. And we're excited to welcome this. >> Yeah. which as again the board I think as we talked about this with the sunrise transition right so then hope will be on board >> the remainder of the year >>
094so next August when teachers kids families are coming back or some of our youngest ones are coming in for the first time right she will uh uh she won't be brand brand new and we know that'll be helpful from what staff have told us in the past >> yep we're excited to have her >> very good and do you have uh any update on personal note from uh maybe a grandbaby who's looking to make an appearance >> about staff meetings or I mean board meeting. >> Um I keep checking my phone because we're all a little nervous in the viller's household. Contractions have been happening intermittently. We're expecting a new uh grandson anytime. >> Yay. >> Not to keep you from that, but I just wanted I just wanted to ask the the radios that
095you're applying for a grant for >> the radio. Oh, sure. I can tell you. >> I'm just wondering like what was the total cost of that? Um I think it's right around 13,000. >> Okay. >> For 30 radios. >> Okay. >> Um included in that they're giving us a bus radio. Um it's a used radio with a the new battery that will be able I can't wait. We'll be able to talk directly to the buses when there's like >> when there's crazy things happening. And so we yeah, we're excited to see if we get that grant and we able to do it. We were able to use building funds for half of it. So yeah. is and are those like nice Motorola like >> they are um Kenwood. >> Okay. >> And yes and Yep.
096Not only that, but we're excited to have our own sequences. >> Yeah. >> So when not when I really don't want to say when if an emergency would ever happen. The ones we have now, anybody in who's close to us can hear. So we use them for the day-to-day operations. But then that's a onetime cost of reup. I think it's a $100 a year to reop. And then if any other schools or any of us in the district, we'd all be on the same frequency. I'm excited for that. >> So you'll be able to talk to the bus drivers, too. >> Yeah, that's awesome. Safety >> piece. Derek has been a part of this conversation, our SRO officer. So it's helped us to understand how we'll be able to communicate. >> Okay. >> Or he'll
097be able to hear our communication and all kinds of stuff. I think that's so great because like earlier this year I raised like a question about you get the buses on the apps or something and like the stuff but that was actually more like every option I think was more expensive than this. Yeah. >> Um and so thanks for finding a different pathway to solve the problem and I know I know a lot of parents will appreciate that. >> Yeah, we've wanted to do that for a long time and um uh the rep we're working with works with Kobes and he knows what kind of radios and what they're doing. He's been from the area, I guess. And yeah, so we're all good and we just have to get that grant and then get those
098radios and then do a little training and staff. But they're very helpful to us every day. So yeah, we're excited. >> And you have half of it raised. >> So I'm using building one budget for half of it. Yeah. >> Thank you, Katie. >> Yeah. >> Thank you, Katie. >> Yeah. >> Director Weber, what do we I always get to follow the best topics from the radios. I'm going to go back to the baby though because before this is funny, the phone buzzed. Katie, I hope it's okay if I if I share this during the reception. The phone buzzed and she's like, "This is my son." So, I watch her and she's texting and then she comes back. She's like, "You wanted to know where the hamburger was." Okay. So, um I had four items
099on my list and luckily the team took care of a number of them including um summer school, but I will just mention that um summer school registration went live during the snowstorm. So, uh we tried to strategically release the text. You all should have gotten it as well. Um so far since then at at around 11 o'clock today, we had um about uh 60 students registered so far. So great across the board mostly of course at the elementary school where we have the most um offerings. Um a few of the team mentioned uh both ACT and forward testing. Yes, we are well underway. I just want to um make sure I give a shout out to the people behind the scenes working to make sure that all of that stuff happens. I mean every device
100has to be touched and looked at and checked to make sure it's doing what it needs to do. That is no small feat. So, thank you to my team and to the staff members and um proctors in each of the buildings who just step up and make sure that everybody has what they need and when there's three unexpected no school days, we just shift everything and figure it out. So, thank you to everyone who is working on that. Um I will skip inservice for now, but we did have a successful February inservice and we are planning already our May inservice. I do want to mention that um we often you might uh remember me talking about what we call a lunch and learn and these are staff wellness events um designed to you know provide
101food but also a little bit of education. This last time um Craig Seagull who is part of the district wellness team arranged for two events. Um one based on physical fitness fire fitness came in and did a presentation for our staff um upstairs in the middle school and um financial fitness. So, Pinker Law Firm was here. Um, they had a huge turnout and they talked to us um about uh wills and trusts, which doesn't sound interesting, but it was very interesting and they had everyone's attention. Uh, finally, um it would be ridiculous for me not to mention the fact that the lunch part of the lunch and learn is actually covered by our food service department. And they do I mean, if you have not had our school lunch, you really you're really missing out.
102So, uh, they fed a ton of people on what is supposed to be a day off. Um, and it was fantastic. Finally, I'll just mention, um, another shout out to that food service team. So, storm happened. Director's booty is still trapped in her house. >> Matthew Road has not been filed. >> Of course, she is panicstricken. So, we were texting back and forth and we try to make sure that everything gets covered. Uh I assured her that we would all step up to help if we needed to today. So keep in mind that they feed breakfast, second breakfast, and lunch to all of our schools in the district plus St. John Bosco every single day. And so I got here uh like I do pretty early in the morning and I walked right down to
103the kitchen and said, "All right, ladies, what do we need?" And they looked at me. They're like, "We don't need anything. We're good. We're fine." And so poor Jenny is sitting at her home having a panic attack. And uh that team just pulls everything together and pulled everything off and nobody would have known that um the director wasn't uh on campus today. So shout out to the food service team. >> Thanks. >> Thank you. Thank you, Jen. >> I had a bunch of fragmented uh reports this week or for this meeting. Um, I'm going to skip though to what I sent uh just a couple hours ago uh and is in front of you. Uh business manager report number three. Um so what this is uh uh is is looking at hourly staff for uh
104call it extended closures. um and uh rights looking at missing three days in a row and having that be a larger portion of their their paycheck. We do have historic precedents for um working with them on this uh back in 1920 2019. Um we had um two days off or two days uh closed in successive weeks. Uh so four total in January and at that time uh what we said was um I'll release staff that doesn't have vacations. So right they can't just take a vacation day and still get paid um rather than missing four days of a a paycheck. Uh the first two days of closures would be uh unpaid and then the second two days they would be allowed to use sick time. uh any sick time that they had built up. Um
105so and then any staff that has to be on site, so think maintenance staff, uh it um we would pay them uh a little bit of a premium for every eight hours they worked. we would uh pay them an extra hour uh not in overtime um for their time coming in uh through the weather to make sure we can still run when we get back. Uh so we also used that as a basis in the early days of COVID. We were trying to just figure out our way through. Um and we kind of did that back in 2024. we had two days off um and then a half day later in the week um and we said that at that point we said that aids could just stay for that half day and work in
106the afternoon if there was something available. Uh so with that in mind uh our plan at the moment uh does not need board approval but uh we had the opportunity and wanted to make sure everyone is on the same page and listen to any suggestions or thoughts. Uh so our plan would be to essentially say anybody without vacation time um and wasn't required to come in can take a sick day for Tuesday of this week. Um and then Friday and Monday would be unpaid and then our uh any staff that was in for every eight hours they worked we would give them uh pay them a ninth. Um I know it on here as I looked at there was some PTSD as I looked at emails through from COVID um and from 5 years ago
107or 7 years ago. Um one of the big questions at that time was what does this mean for the budget? Nothing. Right? When I budget for hourly staff I budget for them to work every day of scheduled school. Right? So um you know in in reality we're still saving a couple dollars. Uh though we are give some of that back to maintenance for their time to make sure they could get in um and help us out. So that's where we're at. Dan, anything to add? Oh, okay. Any thoughts on bad idea, good idea? What about >> I think it's a good idea to take care of um you know people if they are losing their pay then they build to pay that solution >> good middle of the road help anyone else appreciate the feedback
108uh for mine I'll just highlight a couple items and I know we have short close session um late in the finance, facilities, operations. I've got just update on the outdoor sports complex and again depending on who was around for learning session. I know there were a couple conversations after that and then in days that followed. Uh, and so I know in talking with President Stefani, the thinking was, okay, let's try to give them an opportunity since we knew the March learning session was so full and we don't have one in April because of the way spring break falls to try to give them a shot uh for a segment of the May 6th learning session and that provided uh that goes well and again the board questions and you know all the stuff that that
109folks need answered is answered that it could be as early as May 20th uh to take action on kind of the concept of proving the concept itself, right? Not uh any committed dollars with that. So, more to come on that, but that's kind of the short version as again different folks have been in contact. Um >> Dan, on that point, if I can just add you, you all of us received you got that email with a lot of attachments on this. Uh if I could just ask, please make sure you take some time and actually read all of that so that you're wellversed. So by the time we get we get into the May learning session, you're you have you're versed so that we're not we're not answer because sometimes I think we've had some
110things we've answered questions that really were already in your preview. You know, I'm not saying anybody specifically. It's just read the material because there's a lot there and a lot of people took a lot of time to put that together for you. So review it and then if you have more questions even in in advance of the May for maybe we can go ahead and and reach out and we can get those answered so that we can we can have a more productive learning session and then a productive uh you know hopefully move move the ball forward. Again we are not committing dollars. We're we're just we're just trying to move the ball forward before it loses steam. >> I'll add that um I really appreciated what they sent. I looked through it all and
111I thought it was like better presentation, but that's because I told them I edited their first version. >> That's so I think it's better and I think it's really clear and hopefully it, you know, has me meets the mark for relaying the information clearly. >> Yeah. Well, thanks for doing thanks for everybody. I mean, there's I know Andy, you've had questions and good good dialogue back and forth. Just Wayne, you're you're in. I mean, this is bring the questions, get it get them answered so we can move forward. >> So, good question. >> Just real quick, as we prep for that learning session, um I sent out an email about having met with Craig Seagull. I would ask that as as you're talking to that committee or that group, he'd be the one to do
112the presentation. >> Yeah, he well >> he talked to us after that the last meeting. So I I don't Yeah, he's very vested and he's very >> he's very vested, but he's also >> he's much more clear and concise. >> Yeah. >> I mean, when he talks to you, you're not worried about signing on a dotted line for anything, right? >> Okay. He he explains all that. So, I'm just saying if you have questions, he's a good person to reach out to. >> Excellent. >> Anybody else on that for the moment? >> Okay. It's almost like you can talk with us as adults. He used to talk to middle school kids all day, right? Um, I did add a note on here and and Mike's aware, but uh did carve out time on that that
113Wednesday, May 6th, but prior to the learning session is when I'm planning to have our usual new school board member orientation session. Um, so again, we know based on what we have with four people running for three slots, we'll have at least one new member of the board. So again, we coordinated some dates and and whatnot, we'll get that going. We have an agenda of what we've done in the past as people are aware. Uh but did kind of do that. Um I'll skip all the health insurance stuff and then um there wasn't anything else. Just kidding. There's one more thing because Commissioner Cruz may have basketball. >> So the bad news for spring break. Just kidding. >> All right. So three categories. Jake's already addressed one with our staff. Uh so students so principles
114are double-checking their math based on what we currently know. Let's have uh fun because it really is principal Nurby and principal small and right grades 7 through 12 have the higher threshold. So the bad news but good news Keith and Mark is >> so far so good. >> That's right. So we're still good. So remember, full day kindergarten through grade 6 needs 1,50 hours of instructional hours certified that we certify to the DPI. Grades 7 through 12 need 1,137 hours. And that's where sometimes when you get into multiple closures, some of you might recall when we added a few minutes to the middle and high school day coming out of spring break. So we know that's a strategy. Hopefully, you know, we don't have more closures coming up that we could use. We also had
115a time once upon a time where the high school on the very last day of school in June had a full day, modified their exam schedule when everyone else had a half day like that like we would have. So there's a couple different levers we can pull if we need them. I think at least one of our neighbors is already uh into that. Um trying to figure that out because of being closed and closed again today and I don't know where they're at. They sent me the occasional picture of how some of the country roads look for for them in their outlying areas. I don't know where they're at for tomorrow. So anyway, student wise to the question. Good news set hourly staff. We've got the game plan with with the Tuesday piece and the
116extra. It's not a lot, but it's a special thank you to our maintenance staff that really kick butt going back really to Friday for those that don't know, right? I mean, as as unpleasant as that was, and I I was kind of on the fence in the morning as some things started to happen with well, we in contact, right? Trees and branches down and power plus the other stuff. It was like that that ended up being a messier deal than maybe we would have thought it would been. So that worked out. And thank goodness we had crews like literally the uh picture of your snowblower. The snowblower concept on some of our equipment wasn't working because it was so slushy. So basically what they did is they turned the snowb blower part off and they
117drove that equipment and they used it almost like a plow to try to push that wet slushy slushy stuff out of the different places so that when it then froze cuz some places didn't take care of that. You can imagine the mess they had underneath all that snow which is part of the problem people were running into. So kudos again to Mian staff on that as well as the tremendous job they and the city frankly uh have done the last couple of days. I mean, even being in town, as you know, where I live, like I wasn't going anywhere until about two days ago, late afternoon, and then all of a sudden, oh, all right, we could at least knew we'd get out and then the work as I and others drove around yesterday. It
118was just amazing uh to see. So, that was awesome. So, thank you to all of them. On the professional staff side, I've got the little blurb and the board is is aware we've done this before. Excuse me. In our professional staff handbook, so that's like the teacher information. We have a calendar section. There's some language about the first two days do not need to be made up. Others basically will be made up or scheduled by the superintendent. The way we've done this, although certainly it's an option to add professional staff time in or professional development time for teachers in June. Uh years of doing this has told me that often does not go so well >> um for different reasons. So while that is an option and if I hear enough complaints on the alternate
119option that has worked well for most people most of the time then one of these times as I told you like that's just what we're doing and they can blame each other for complaining. Um but the reality is the plan is to allow makeup time that's in essence principal approved. We're coming up with some of the tasks like some of the ADA compliance Jen has talked with us about each teacher has anywhere from a little bit of time to some maybe a lot of time to put in. Um, one of the examples Principal Nurby shared, right? He's been talking with his staff if they have a class that maybe has only been taught as a block that they need a little bit of time or maybe a little more time depending if they have multiples
120to transition that over to more of the traditional length class like a number of our classes have already been, right? So stuff that is very appropriate, helpful for that school, that group of teachers, that group of kids next year, whatnot, where they can then make up those 14 hours, what we call it, the two days worth so far. Um, appropriately outside the regular workday, but still getting helpful stuff without having to string out the year further into summer. So we've done that, I don't even know, Mark, what two or three times before we've had to do this. Um, and so that's the plan that we're going to do. Just so you know, I will stop on then. >> Okay. So, do we have a motion to uh move into close session? Make a motion to
121move into close section um point A1 19.5 part 1 C considering employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee in which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility point I consideration of preliminary notice of non-renewal future contract and then return to open session. I'll second. >> Ready. We have a motion. What was it? Roll call to close. >> Yeah. Um, we have a motion by Commissioner Haw, second by Commissioner Star to go into close session 19.819.851C considering employment promotion compensation or performance valuation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercise responsibility. Point one. consideration of preliminary notice of non-renewal of teacher contract and B point B we will return to open session. Mr. Deise, can you do the roll call vote, please? >> You bet.
122Commissioner Sprricka, >> yes. >> Commissioner Cruz, >> yes. >> Commissioner Stefani, >> yes. >> Commissioner Jenner John, >> hi. >> Commissioner Hos, >> yes. >> Commissioner Meyer, >> yes. >> And Commissioner Star, >> yes.