001All right, everyone. We'll call the meeting to order. 604. If everyone can please rise for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge allegiance 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. All right. Next, we'll move into administrator report on the agenda posting and notification of the meeting to the media. The agenda was posted at Three Lakes School and Sugar Camp School via email. The town of Three Lakes, Town of Monaco, Town of Sugar Camp, and the Denver Library. Media notified via email included the Vias County News, Northwoods River News, WRJ News, and WXPR Radio. And media notified by mail was WAC, WATK radio. Thank you. Uh, next we move to amendments and approval of agenda. Is
002there any amendments? No, there is not. Hearing none, when ready, I will take a motion to approve the agenda. I'll make a motion to approve the agenda as presented. Second. Motion by Stacy, second by Josh. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. I. Opposed. None heard. Motion carries. Next routine approvals. We'll go into approve minutes of the March 12th, 2025 regular meeting. Are there any additions or corrections to the meeting minutes? No. Hearing none, I would take a motion to approve the minutes. I'll make a motion to approve the minutes as presented. Second. We have a motion by Michelle, second by Mitch. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. I. Opposed. Unheard. Motion carries. Next, we move to treasurer's report. I'll make a motion to
003approve the checks dated March 6th, 2025 through April 9th, 2025 for accounts payable AC checks number 242500206 through 242 500243 and regular checks number 13942 through 13141. Manual checks number 5828 through 5844 and wire transfers number 2024 00185 through 202400213 in the amount of 672,576.65 65 and AC payroll checks number 90045250 through 90045526 and regular payroll checks number through59410 in the amount of $370,22011 for a total amount of 1,42,796.76. Second. Okay, we have a motion by Mitch, second by Michelle. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. I. Opposed. And heard. Motion carries. Next we move into public comments. Is there any comments from visitors regarding agenda items? Thank you. Hearing none, we'll move into administrators report capital referendum. Okay. First, I'd like to say a public thank you again to
004our district um supporters, our families, our staff, our citizens, all who came back out and supported the referendum. We had a resounding success. It was a very in convincing approval rate, which feels really good when you're asking about a capital referendum. So now the real work really begins. So just want to go ahead and say thank you again for that. Following up on that, just to give you a background of where we are at as far as Nexus goes, starting to form um an executive committee to review, design, and prioritize plans. Um looks like we will have our first meeting April uh 28th. That's tenative. I just got that information. Uh I will be sharing more as that comes, but this is to really start looking at what we want to do with projects and
005and get that list in place. Today uh Caleb and I had the opportunity to meet with Kevin Mullen from Baird and uh he wanted to make sure he touched base with us before this meeting that would be in developing our financial plan. And we just reviewed what we had projected, what we had shared with our pro public in the um process and we have planned for a 5% um which is conservative but we talked it through and you know there is concern because there's a lot of volatility it feels like in different areas of banking and bond markets and stuff but we feel very comfortable with where we are at. Um our goal is to deliver the payment of um 58 cents as we promised and projected and we feel that is very well within
006our reach. Um we have the flexibility to make it happen. He has no concerns at this point and wanted me to assure the board that that is on target for us as we go forward. Our decision in the next few weeks is going to include whether the board decides that we will go to a two-phase borrowing of draw spreading it over 21 years and I'm referring to the bond or if we're going to instead look at a one course over 20 years. Um originally we had thought that we would do the two years but they want to investigate a little bit further. The main reason being that it might be considering to reduce an interest rate risk. However, in the longevity at this point, they're falling on the two phase borrow is probably best, but
007they're going to get back to us on that. So, they're starting their homework already on that. Um Kevin's going to reach out to Nexus and talk with them about where their status is at and how things are going. Um he's looking right now like I mentioned the flexibility in entering the bond market. Kevin Mullen will be here next month from Baird during this meeting the board meeting. He's going to be here to talk to us about authorizing board authority. You will have to go ahead and approve how we make that um come to be how we are going to borrow. There are two ways and you don't have to try to memorize this now. I'm just trying to share the notes. He said that we would look at a parameter resolution whereas you give the
008parameters of what that will look like and then that gives myself and Caleb the authority to go ahead and carry forth and bring the information back to you. He said the other way would be to um go ahead and have it be done with them but then it would be like the morning of the board meeting. they would have to go into the bond market and there's not advanced notice for you and there would be potential of is it up or is it down and um I value having our new board member coming on for his expertise as we go through this process. Get ready, you're going to be put to work. Um so we talked about that today a little bit. Um he also wanted me to uh share with you that we'll be
009writing an official statement in preparation for going to the bond market and that is where you know how our status and pro profile looks and then we are rated we are rated by either um I believe it's standard and pores or moody uh he's looking at both of those feel that we have a high rating in either case but we will look to see where we come out the best um and that's going going to be taking place in a couple of weeks. We're working with Corals and Bri on our financials right now. Um they're doing disclosure counsel for us. So everything that's happening is being reviewed by the legal portion of that as well. So we make sure everything is done as properly planned for. And let's see what else. I think uh looking
010a little bit more at the marketing bonds. We talked about whether we're seeking um as an advisor or as a negotiator and we're going to talk a little bit more more about that. I tend to think uh I follow personally and Caleb and I will talk more with this about it makes sense to have a negotiator type of approach since we can then spread a look over what's happening, what is going on, what we should be considering. I admit I am in by no means even close to an expert. I'm learning as we go. Um trying to be a quick study, but really think it's important that we have the experts in the room to help us guide us through every p piece of the project. And I would just Kevin asked me to reiterate
011that he will be here in May at the May meeting. He said it's going to be kind of a hefty meeting. It's a lot of information for us to go through. we will be asked to either make a decision with an action item as to what we're going to do next or you can choose to wait until another meeting and bring it back. But we can base that decision on first the information I gather in advance and what I share with you recommendationwise and then what he shares with us in person at the meeting. I know that was a mouthful, but it gives you at least a little feel that things are moving and um work is getting done. Is there any questions that I can share with you at this time? Try to answer.
012All right. Thank you. Great. Thank you, Terry. Next, new business. We start with May meeting. Our regular school board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 21st at 6 PM here in the boardroom. Um, I mentioned last month, but again, it does not conflict with senior awards, so it is scheduled at the regular time. Okay. Um, next we'll move into spring NLC admin. This is a meeting that is a tradition actually I believe um in the Northern Lakes conference uh the boards and their district administrators get together for an evening social at networking and then with a speaker this year it's going to be on May 19th which is a Monday and it's going to be held at um I believe it was Charlie's or the Waters Edge in Brandon and the speaker is Jeff Edy
013from the Wisconsin Rural Schools Alliance. um he will speak at 6:30. This is not something that I feel is necessary to attend. It is a nice event. It's something that you can learn from. You hear what other board members may be thinking in our surrounding area. I don't believe that it's something that you will necessarily learn a lot of new information at. Um I just need to have a headcount for uh Larry Palabiki by May 1st. So, if you would just reach out to Nikki and let us know if you plan on attending or not, that would be great. At this moment in time, I'm planning on making the ride over there. Okay. Okay. Next, we move to consider approval of the Gulf Cooperative renewal with Phelps. Okay. you if I can get them off.
014Thank you for Okay. Um, again, it's that time of the year where got that revolving door with co-ops. Um, looking at the numbers, uh, for golf, uh, you can see that our our program is definitely fairly healthy. Um, last year we had 13. This year we've got 14 golfers. Um, the grade levels 12, 11, 10, and nine are all over on the left. It shows you how many kids we have for Three Lakes. And then on the right column, it's Phelps. Uh, right now we have three golfers from Phelps. and we have 14 total from three legs which 17 golfers for varsity and JV is it's pretty healthy. So I had had a conversation with Michelle Brown um regarding her thoughts on continuing the co-op. Uh she feels that it's in our best interest to
015to continue on. Um just so you know with our rotations how that works is right now all of our golfers from Phelps RJB. So when what happens is Dave will have them do they'll score and then whoever has the highest scores are the five that get to compete from week to week. So there is competition with that and uh starting five so to speak is never could could not be the same every week depending upon how good people are and what their talent levels are. So, I guess I I'm recommending after talking I had a I had conversation with Jason Bertilli as well and um I guess I'm recommending that we continue on with the coach uh saying that she'd like to do so. So, please ask questions if you have some, but I said
016the numbers are all here. Are there any logistics issues with practices or or anything or you know bus riding, you know, or anything like that? It isn't. We usually use vans. Like I said, they they it's a rotating cycle and then they use the scores that are the highest along the kids that get to go. So, okay. We haven't had any issues. Uh we have used the Phelps bus or van rather not a bus couple times as needed. Um so, we're trying to work with that. We recently had van 3 hit a turkey I was told. So, we're working on trying to get that baby back into shape. So, um but we've been pretty good with that so far. Haven't run into any snags. It's okay. Questions? If no one has any questions, anyone willing
017to make a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the golf co-op renewal with Phelps as presented. Second. Okay, we have a motion by Stacy, second by Mitch. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. Opposed? None heard. Motion carries. Fill your back up. Consider approval of the boys and girls track and field cooperative renewal with Phelps. Yeah. Okay. Um similar fashion uh with our track and field co-op. Uh we have pretty healthy network. We're growing um each year. It seems like we're getting a little bit more. Uh 15 last year, now we got 21 this year uh and moving up to 28 the following year. So, I I feel like the program is growing. Um, coach, coach, coach and and Lori have a lot to do with the running part
018of that. And, uh, you know, thank you for stepping up this year, by the way. Um, so, uh, very healthy. Uh, if you look at the numbers to the right, uh, last year we had two Phelps runners. Uh, this year we currently, to my knowledge, do not have any, but we do have one coming next year. So continuing on, uh, you know, I talked to coach coach and he he felt that it would be good to continue on with Phelps and I mean really in track it doesn't hurt we more numbers the better to have more people involved in different events. So uh, with that coach's recommendation, I would also recommend that we continue on with that co-op. Do you review have any comments? Uh, I we don't have any high schoolers. We do have
019two middle schoolers that good chance they will move up uh next year. So something that you know would pertain next year. Um yeah, I don't have any issues continually. Um and I think it's a good thing. Okay. Thank you. Any questions on this one? No issues with with conference or not conference standing. Um numbers. Yeah, as far as numbers as population, not that I can see. Um, I don't see a huge influx. Like I said, upcoming Phelps numbers, but I I don't see that. Um, that's just I feel like we're going to be just fine where we are, unless Nate feels otherwise, but I think we're in good shape. Yeah, those divisions are bigger in track anyways, aren't they? If is anyone ready to make a motion? I'll make a motion for approval of the
020boys and girls track field cooperative renewal with Phelps. Second. Motion by Mitch, second by Stacy. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. I opposed. None heard. Motion carries. Thank you. Phil and coaches. Next, we move to consider approval of the cross country overnight camp. Sure. Um, yes, we would like to get approval from the board for our first ever overnight cross country camp. We're going to go to Luna White Deer or our hope is to go to Luna White Deer for three or two nights in July taking our varsity runners. Um this is a good opportunity for them to get some really good workouts in, build team camaraderie. Um I don't know something I did uh previously when I coached um back in California, we'd actually take off for a
021week um and I took them to Euseite. I took them to all sorts of places. Um, but it's a really good time. Um, and really helps, I think, build the team up. Um, but we also get it's a good good place to get a get some good workouts in midsummer. Um, and the way WIA is currently structured, although this may be changing, um, we've got five contact days in the summer, so this would incorporate three of those. So, we should be totally within WIA regulations. Um, has there been interested in Express? Has this been pushed out to the athletes at all? We have notenior really. Um, talked to a couple athletes. I I've mentioned the possibility to and they've been very interested. Um, but it hasn't gone out to the wider um group simply because
022we needed a brilliant. Okay. and staying somewhere local, somewhat local for the first go around to see how this all plays out. How many kids athletes you guys would expect? So, based on campsites, uh, we would take seven boys, seven girls at most, which should be able to fit most of the team. Neat extra idea. Thank you for being willing to think outside the box and generate interest and excitement and no that's and summer time summertime doesn't impact school also true. Okay any other questions. Okay hearing none take a motion. Make a I'll make a motion to approve the cross country overnight uh campus presented. Second. We have a motion by Josh, second by Stacy. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I I I opposed. None heard. Motion carries. Thank you.
023All right, girls. You ready? Consider approval of the Free Lakes High School Student Council overnight trip. I'd be happy to start. Sure. Um, we have some very strong numbers in student council. Um, we like to feel that we have the pulse of the school, especially the high school uh within us. our membership uh continues to grow and we uh have also been uh very good ambassadors uh for taking care of things like concessions that we have at school here, particularly in the wintertime. Um, having numbers grow like that really helps us accomplish things like that because we also have a tremendous amount of student athletes who are members of student council. Also, uh we have we sponsor food drives and uh other events throughout the year. In fact, our Easter egg hunt is tomorrow. Um
024hopefully the kids didn't clear it out right after they were done with practice today, but we'll check that out. Um girls, please um continue. Um so we feel that this trip would be a great opportunity for student council members to bond with each other and to really just have that team building aspect in a group. Um, and we really feel like everyone deserves this incentive, uh, we could call it because, um, as he said, we do a lot of events like the blood drive, we do food pantry fundraising, we do so much work and this is really just like a way for us to um, feel accomplished with ourselves and really just like an end of the year like we did it like just keep it up everybody like Yeah. So yeah. Um also individually
025um with each member they have to meet requirements um to earn the trip. So all of our members um have done that. Yeah. Like two to three concessions are required to go on the trip and certain involvement standards are have have to be met to go. So um and we feel like it's a good opportunity also to just um learn some independence being on an overnight trip away from their parents. um having to responsibility. Responsibility. Yeah. Having to take care of rooms and time management and everything. Yeah. We've done this two years in the past. We've gone to the wilderness. So this year it'll be at the Kalahari, which is a little different. So it won't be the exact same thing, but it's pretty similar. And in the past, we've had success with the students.
026They really had fun and got some knowledge and fun out of it. So, and no issues. Yeah. No bad reports coming back. Does it help with the underassmen in getting them involved? Mhm. Cuz freshmen are allowed to go too, right? Yeah. Everybody. Okay. Great. Yeah. Currently, we have about 38 kids in student council and 29 of them have expressed interest in attending this trip. Um, as far as percentages go, I would say that's the highest percentage we've had in these last three years. Boys and girls will be in separate rooms. Well, thank goodness I thought that was a question. [Music] All right. Any other questions hearing? None. Is anyone willing to make a motion? I'll make an approved vote. I'll make a motion to approve the TLHS student council overnight trip as presented. Second. Okay,
027we have a motion by Stacy, second by Mitch. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. I. Opposed. None heard. Thank you, Mr. Lquist. Thank you. Thank you very much. Appreciate it. Thank you. Okay. Okay, next we move to statement of board of canvasers and certificate of election. Josh, would you like to take that? I can do so. Okie do. I guess um uh post election uh was last Monday I believe we held um board of canvasers meeting and uh that was posted and open to the public um to certify the results from each of the townships that were uh part of the district. um anywhere from zero electors to upwards of over you know a healthy share over a thousand uh by township. Um with the results of that um
028congratulations to Brian Fritz for winning uh one of the two seats and our current sitting president Alicia Williams um getting the other one. So, uh, as part of that also, um, as Terry talked about was the passing of both questions one and two of the referendum on that. Anybody have any questions? Results are results are posted here if anybody has anything there. Thank you, Josh. Thank you. And congratulations, Brian. Thank you for coming tonight. And I guess as a note on that, Michelle, thank you for your years of service. And thank you. Miss having you around. Thank you very much. Thank you. It's been a pleasure. Coaching. Okay. Um, next, this one's going to be a hard one. Consider approval of personnel report of new hires and resignations. Okay, we have a hiring Mitch Ellis,
029volunteer track and field coach. Apparently, good help is hard to find. He's a good coach. Okay. And he was tough to find, aren't you? Uh um I would entertain a motion when we're ready. I'll make a motion to approve the personnel report as presented. Second. Who got it? Stacy. Oh, great. All right. We have a motion by Michelle, second by Stacy. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. I. Opposed? None heard. Motion carries. Okay. Next, we move to consider approval of the Just out of curiosity, you probably should have sat out. You probably should sit out of that vote, shouldn't you? Yeah. I didn't think about it. So excited. Volunteers. We can mark it 40. Mitch [Laughter] abstains. There's a financial interest in that dollar. That's right. Good catch. Okay.
030Uh, next we move to consider approval of the Three Lake School District ECP E4E plan. I do have a presentation for the board. I'm going to move out so you can only place me to click for you. Sure, if you don't mind. Sure, that'd be great. Thank you. I can click this uh All right. So, each year annually, we have to uh present and discuss our district's academic and career plan. And of course, we need board approval in order to uh continue it for the next year. Uh I did include uh in your board packet the the uh current uh plan with some of the adjustments and modifications that I'm going to talk about today. And I want to point out before we start that um this is not just my plan. It's it's our
031district's plan in regards to we have a a team and and our academic and career planning team is comprised of members of uh teachers in every single content area including special education and as I'm going to talk about here in a little bit. Our our uh academic career plan starts down at our our youngest with our youngest learners and Mrs. Opel delivers those lessons for our 4K through sixth graders. Thank you. So, this is not a a one-sizefits-all approach. Um, we really try to meet students where they're at at every grade level and then through a process, we get them to where they want to go. So, if students are interested in going into a two-year technical school or a 4-year university, we help engage them in that process. If students are interested in going
032right into the workforce, we help prepare them for that as well. If students are interested in going into one of the branches of the military, that's part of our plan as well. And then uh with our um financial literacy skills uh courses and our child and parenting course, we also prepare students for to be ready for life. All right. So down with our going down to our lower lower elementary, our our earliest learners, we do engage them in this um ACP process and Mrs. Opel spends time weekly with our students talking to them just about the foundation of career exploration. What do our parents do? What is it like to uh have to go to work, earn a living, uh live a certain lifestyle? You know, how do you maintain that lifestyle uh through a
033through specific careers? Um there's vocabulary that's included in there. Um career exploration in terms of what what does the town look like? What does the city look like? You know, larger city and and how do we make that go? And again, going back to lifestyles and earning money to support those lifestyles. So down at our youngest ages, that that's the start and that's the foundation. Moving into upper elementary. Thank you. Okay. The uh the content gets a little bit more robust. Um the vocabulary is a little bit more intensive. Um we they go from more of a group uh uh classroomwide approach to an individual approach and students start to uh do more of the diagnostic learning style interests, strengths, hobbies and start aligning those to uh career options. Um they do presentations on different
034careers as well. again talking about uh budgeting, career planning, living expenses, how that relates to lifestyles and adding in that vocabulary allows students to in um have more of an individualized approach to uh career prep and career exploration. As we get into junior high, um, starting in seventh grade, we have a large employability skills focus and we spend a lot of time identifying how employability skills align with the skills that are necessary for successful students in the classroom. So, as we start talking about the employability skills, um, students have a chance to experience different block classes. So, there's a rotation every nine weeks. Students rotate through four different block classes in seventh grade. Um, and as they get into eighth grade, they'll have four different ones. And throughout their junior high experience, students then get
035a chance to experience all of our elective course options. So, they get that nineweek um just short exploratory course to learn more about opportunities in high school. Um, they get to learn about their interests and uh we talk we talk about pathways and in some of the Zello lessons that we do. So, as the as students get to experience the block classes, get to develop that relationship with the teachers, develop some of those skills, align those skills with their interests, then in our Zello lessons, we start to look at um how how do those interests align with career pathways? What kind of pathways do we have in high school? Uh we talk about course registration. Um they already know the the teachers through taking the block classes. So, it all starts transitioning students from that
036upper elementary um through junior high then and get gets them more ready for high school. Moving on into eighth grade, again, that those block classes really help with that selfawareness and and exploratory process, understanding uh what those elective options are in high school. Again, essentially just developing those those those skills and those passions for electives outside of the your traditional core classes, math, science, ELA, and social studies. Um, we get into a little bit more in depth, talk a lot about self- advocacy, being that self-confident student. Um, we do matchmaker assessments where students get to identify their skills and interests and hobbies and how that aligns with potential careers. Uh, we do more of the individual uh learning plan. How do students learn and how do we apply that learning to eighth grade academics and
037then um how does that align with in junior high students start to work uh start to engage in summer employment. So if we can focus on that those employ employability skills align those with the skills that are necessary to be successful students along with these activities um we're finding that our students are are very successful with summer employment and of course those skills will transfer then into high school opportunities. Moving into nth grade you can see the uh the whole academic and career plan really um really ramps up. Um we start with that purpose- driven schedule. We know in high school students have more freedom and flexibility in terms of course selection. And through their experience in junior high um specifically block classes and elective classes, they get a chance to um start taking classes
038that are aligned to a potential pathway. Um looking at transcripted credit courses, freshmen in our school have an opportunity to take those transcripted credit courses uh which are dual credit. So students are earning college credits um starting in 9th grade. We are encouraging students to take advantage of all of our extracurricular and co-curricular opportunities as well as our volunteer activities uh working on their community service. We know that when students are engaged in those opportunities, they're developing those skills that are going to be applicable to uh life in high school and beyond. We're providing academic support when necessary in a variety of different ways. Uh we have career speakers coming in. Um we're utilizing our win time for career speakers uh to come in, for military reps to come in. Uh we have college technical
039school reps coming in. So every opportunity that we get um through our utilizing our ACP directory and uh reaching out to technical school and four-year university reps, military reps, do what we can to help expose our students to um to that plan for whatever it is they want to do after high school. Uh we do focus a lot on the four-year academic plan as well as um looking at how that plan aligns with their pathway um and utilizing that putting that in Zello working with our teachers. All of our teachers are are adviserss and they have about 10 students um that that meet with them um the first and third Wednesday of every month and they have a chance then to help guide them along the Zello lessons, help look at their their schedules um
040and have those those uh more in-depth conversations that are related to the academic and career plan. And then the last bullet here um indicates the activities there. There are eight of them per grade level and fresh all freshmen by the end of the year are expected to complete uh those following activities. So they're learning more about personality styles. They're exploring uh specific career factors that are relevant to their post-secary plan. Um learning about the experience of getting learning about the importance of getting experience again by going out and doing a job shadow summer employment opportunities uh potentially getting experience through volunteer opportunities as well. focusing on the importance of study skills and habits. Uh they do a self assessment and reflection of where they're at now and and then they'll set some goals for improvement
041moving from 9th to 10th grade. And then they're also setting some of those workrelated goals because a lot of our freshmen um especially during the summer are engaged in in employment summer employment. All right. In 10th grade, I'm still encouraging the extracurricular co-curricular and volunteer activities. Our goal for volunteer activities um includes 10 hours per year of volunteer service. Um we have right now um for every day uh in the month of April. We have at least one if not two u representatives coming in from a nonprofit organization in our community and our students during lunch. We have them in for junior high and high school and students have a chance to come over learn about summer volunteer opportunities and um sign actually sign up. And I think right now we're probably over 75 students
042right now that have signed up for summer volunteer hours. Um so through those process or through that opportunity, through that process, I think students get a have a great chance of of developing that professional relationship with people, developing a mentor. Um because we're encouraging them to sign up for a community service event that aligns with a career cluster that they're interested in. Um again, going back to the career speakers coming in uh to our to our win times. um encouraging students to do job shadows in 10th grade. Um getting out of the friendly confines of the three three legs high school and spending a day in the life of a veterinarian or a nurse. Um we have quite a few students starting towards the end of 10th grade. Um especially once they get their driver's
043license, it's a little more feasible for them, but our numbers of job shadows are definitely increasing. Um also encouraging students to get out and visit technical schools and four-year universities as well. And then uh focusing also on this uh future readiness indicator document. This is something that we we talked about last year that's embedded into our our academic and career plan. All students have access to that on their Zello account. And so um if students are interested in a two-year four-year university, there's a category of indicators um that students are continually evaluating. Are we where are we? And if we're not there yet, what do we need to do? What goals do we need to set to be prepared for technical school for your university? or if we're if students interested in going into the
044military, where they at now, what do they need to do? If a student's interested in go going right into the workforce, again, where are they at now? And what do they need to do to prepare themselves for that? And then the variety of ACP lessons, there's eight of them here for our 10th graders, kind of working on workplace skills and attitudes, researching labor market information, understanding um if if that what the outlook looks like for a particular career. students want to stay up here in the Northwoods or are they going to have to travel down to a to a bigger city uh to find a bigger market for that? Uh we also work on on resumes in 10th grade. So our 10th graders are working on résumés. It's a starting point for a lot of
045them and for a lot of them it's well Mr. Bach there's not a lot to put on there and that's kind of that aha moment of yeah we got to got to work on that. So those are some of the activities that we do to supplement some of the other things that are going on in 10th grade. All right. All right, in 11th grade, you can see the list gets much larger. So, in 11th grade, our students can take a lot more dual enrollment courses. Um, they can enroll in the Start College Now program. Um, really focusing on that future readiness indicator. Um, we know that students starting 11th grade are halfway through their high school experience. So, where are they now and what goals do we need to set to get them prepared? Focusing
046on, you know, start college now. Um, we have a a decent number of students who who take start college now classes as 11th graders. Most of them will wait till at least second semester if not freshman year of 12th grade but they do uh they are eligible for start college now courses at the beginning of 11th grade. Um encouraging youth apprenticeship in 11th grade andor work experience um school to work opportunities. Uh we have you know again encouraging them to engage. A lot of times freshman sophomores when we have reps here they're a little uh reluctant to to engage in those conversations. 11th graders it's it's expected and we see the uptick of students who come into those meetings um our 11th and 12th graders uh the numbers are are very high. Um we do
047have the the direct admit program. So students um in 11th grade find out which UW schools they're eligible for they're accepted into. So that's a new program. This is this is our second year. Um, and that's been great for students to find out early which schools um, they are accepted into. Students in 11th grade also take the ACT and ASVAB. Uh, the ACT is a college readiness indicator for them. So, we uh, we do evaluate those scores and work with students on on those scores um, as far as again aligning those scores to their to their post-secary plan. Are they ready? Are they not? What do they need to focus on? We work on uh on course scheduling um in with some students in regards to where they're at with their ACT score. Uh we
048also emphasize the ASVAB. Okay, the ASVAB is a great uh test for students who are interested in the military and we have military reps come in administer the exam and then we have military reps come back and actually do an interpretation of results and that can be very valuable for our students who are interested in pursuing a military career. Uh we work on college admission essays. Uh we do job sh encourage job shadowing. Uh resume writing is built into some of our classes and also in the uh incorporated into the Zello activities as well. Um during 11th grade a lot of our students especially in teched u will go to the Blackwell trades career fair. Uh we just recently had the medical discovery day where we had 10 of our 11th graders attend and that's
049one of our positive happenings. So I won't give the spoiler alert for Mr. Zeus there. Uh we also have our 11th graders attend the Cranon Regional Career Fair where there's almost a hundred different um booths set up uh where students get a chance to go around and and network and connect with different professionals in the area. And then at the beginning of the year we go to the the Ridlander Dome and our 11th graders get a chance to go to the Wisconsin Education Fair where there are over a hundred uh reps, college reps, technical school reps, military reps. Um there's a lot of reps that actually come from schools outside of Wisconsin as well. And then looking at some of our uh Zello activities in 11th grade, uh really working on, you know, it's more
050custom in 11th grade in terms of what their plan is. We're not going to ask a student to do a 4-year un university uh application if they're planning on going to a technical school or if they're go plan on going into the military. So we really customize it to allow them to complete the the activities that that are aligned to their post-secary plan. Working on entrepreneurial skills, work life balance, exploring colleges and networking, um college essays, graduation requirements of course, um I'll work with the students on doing transcript checks to make sure that they're that they're on track for graduation of course and then uh building up that resume as well. And then finally in 12th grade. Okay. So making sure students are prepared to go out into uh the exit the friendly confines of
051the three lakes high school and be prepared. Okay. Not just survive but thrive and looking at uh the we start the year off with the postsecondary planning presentation. The timeline of 12th grade. Where are we at now? What do you need to do? Um, every timeline, you know, the timeline for every student looks a little bit different and we walk through that process to make sure that students need to know what they need to do to be ready postgraduation. Uh, we also have a financial aid presentation. Um, working on a FAFSA, we allow students here in this in the building to create their FSA ID, understand the dynamics of the FAFSA, and then, um, parents and students complete the FAFSA on their own after that presentation. U, still focusing on that future readiness indicator evaluation.
052where are we now? Where do you need to get to? And how do we set goals to to accomplish that? Working with seniors on their credit checks. Um really focus on scholarship opportunities. I think the realization senior year for students when they look at the cost of four-year university, the cost of two-year technical schools, um really starting to look at what scholarships are available, how do your um your GPA, your ACT score, how do those things help improve your scholarship opportunities as well. um encouraging them to engage with the military reps, college reps that come in, getting out of the friendly confines of three. Again, going and visiting schools if if they still need to do that. Um coming up with a backup plan and then again encouraging the youth apprenticeships and the work experience
053for students who want to go right into the workforce and to gain those skills during their time here in high school. Encouraging uh dual enrollment, whether it's a transcripted credit course or our start college now courses. I'm really focusing on for the extracurricular and co-curricular activities, not just being a part of them, but playing a being a leader, having a leadership role, okay? U being a captain, um taking some ownership and maybe offseason development. So, really encouraging leadership roles in those positions, especially for our underassmen. Um building up or finalizing those resumes, cover letters, um encouraging job shadowing. Again, our seniors will be able to go on to that that uh Blackwell Trade Career Fair um as well as uh we invited a bunch of seniors to go to the Cranon career fair uh this
054year as well. And then finishing up some of those those yellow activities, focus on job interviews, defining success, uh career path choices, working on uh networking within our ACP directory, uh continuing those cover letters, resumeumés, working on job interviews, um communicating their plan, um so that um the their adviserss, myself, and as the reps come in and work with our students um all play a very important part in preparing our students for success outside of high school. Then I wanted to finish today with a little data. Um so this is data from last school year. And so engaging students through a variety of of opportunities throughout each grade level. Um as of last year we had 132 students who took career and technical education classes. Um so out of our 155 student enrollment, a lot
055of our students are engaged in in those type of classes. And those classes include our teched classes, our business classes, our uh family consumer education courses, and art classes. Um we we call students who take two or more CTE courses in the same department concentrators. So we had 60 students who took two or more CTE courses in the same department. again which shows that students are very interested in these courses and through that academic and career plan if that's the pathway that they're interested in they have a lot of opportunities and they're engaging in those opportunities. Uh we had 11 students participate in work-based learning so they are here for part of the day finishing up their graduation requirements and then heading to the workforce for the second part of the day. They earn high
056school credit for that. uh they're earning money of course and it's a great way to um develop those skills that are aligned to what they want to do after high school. We had uh eight students first semester and 11 students second semester participate in the start college now program. So they were taking college classes through Nickel A. And we had 21 students who completed an industry recognized credential and we broke that down. There were six that completed the EMT technical diploma. We had one that completed the um nursing her nursing course and then their nursing course and then we had 14 students complete their technical diploma in bless you in our welding program. Thank you. And then finally uh we have um you know continually trying to build that ACP directory because we know that
057partnership with the uh the the the businesses in our community allow our students to engage in this ACP in a whole different way. So we are over 100 documented um employers right now within that directory. So again it just opens up career-based learning opportunities for students in the classroom for for teachers to be able to bring in guest speakers for students to be able to go to job shadows uh set up youth apprenticeships or school to work experiences things like that. So continue to to build on that ECP directory as well. So that is what I have in terms of what we're doing. um definitely have increased for each in each grade level. Um just engaging students through the the win time, having having uh our educators have that advisory group. So, every first and
058third Wednesday of the month during win um our our teachers are working with students um doing everything I can to help bring in guest speakers, military reps, um opportunities for students to learn more about the careers of interest for them and of course the academic piece of just you know providing a multitude of opportunities, rigorous opportunities. So again, there there's something for everybody meeting students where they're at and then through the process getting them to where they want to go. Does the board have any questions? Well, it's a lot of information for speakers and visitors and whatnot. Do you ever poll the student body on who they who they would like to see come in or or in a particular field that they would like to have come in? Yeah, we do send out a
059survey. We do have a survey and then also look at looking at the Zello results of the careers that are aligned to um you know that that show up in their Zello platform. Try to pull uh Yep. And then encouraging teachers based on the content that they're teaching, knowing their students the best in the classroom, trying to get those guest speakers right into the classroom during the lessons. On the document that's in the board docs, it says that Mrs. Puffer is one of the readiness team. Did you have a replacement for her? Yes. Okay. Thank you for pointing that out. question. So, at this point, we would need board approval to continue with the activities and things that we have on there. Thank you very much. Okay. Does anyone have any further questions for Mr.
060Bach? If there are none, is anyone ready to make a motion? I'll make a motion to approve the Three Lake School District ACPE4 plan as presented. Second. Okay, we have a motion by Michelle, second by Stacy. All those in favor of the motion signify. Quick thing. I don't know. Do you want to add in there with the edit of the Miss Puffer in the in the plan? Yes. Um I'll make a motion to approve the plan as presented with the exception of removing this first name and updating the dates because they still say 2324. Okay. A motion by Michelle, second by Stacy. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. I. Opposed. None heard. Motion carries. Thank you, Mr. Bach, for your work in putting this together. Um, I actually had
061the opportunity to come in twice um with her, Miss Hermanson's class, and it it's super rewarding to be the person on the other side being able to come in and have those conversations. So, thank you. And hopefully the dome will be back up so you can be attending those events soon. and me. Okay. Next, we go into consider revision of the 2025 2026 school calendar. All right. I bring this to you um because after the calendar was rep was approved. Um it has come to light that there are some implications that weren't necessarily considered uh when it was brought to you for approval. and that specifically being how it impacts the boys the boys basketball playoff season next year. Um although we are not as concerned about getting to the state which is possible you
062know and that would still be in that week of that would be in the third week. uh it would significantly be in the second week of March cut into the sectional playoff and we really feel that that would put an undue burden on the parents, the players, the coaches uh when we are trying to support all of our academic programming as well as our sports and athletics. Um I wish I had caught this earlier. Um I had re reviewed very carefully and thought we had all of our bases covered. Of course, as I discussed, I went very much into all of the academics reasons why we are making these decisions still stand, but there is some flexibility in making movement. I understand that potentially some of you, if not all of you, have been contacted
063regarding this matter by some of the parents. Um, I did not receive any of that information, so I really don't know what you received, but I really think it's most important that we have a discussion at the board level. I have asked Mr. Zeus to weigh in and support from the high school ACT end and a few things. Um, as well as what I have put in here, what I see is the best fit. still looking at the days we needed to do a nice smooth flow of testing because we don't want to get too disjointed with all of the state testing that's required as well as looking at what we have to do because of act 20 legislation for counting back from the back of the year within a certain number of days 45
064to meet the criteria of the law. We have to keep those kind of things into consideration which may not be as obvious to our general public but they are very much a part of why we have to make the decisions we have to make. And uh with that I would suggest to you in looking at this situation I provided with you a uh copy of the WIAA playoffs. If you take a look at the girls the girls would not be impacted if we make a move next year. um to the third or fourth week. The boys basketball season, it would clear us from the sectionals. But if there was a state week, that would be occurring during the week three, which is still the ideal time academically, and I'm saying academically, that's not the whole
065picture, but from that standpoint, the third week of March would be better than the fourth week of March. though both could be workable. And also review of this um and looking back at the calendar because I've removed the October early October professional development day with CISA next year. We're taking a year off and reclaiming that day. I would be able to with your approval give the Monday after Easter back to staff, students, and family. So they would be able to have a spring break and a Friday Monday as we have scheduled this year which is a very nice um little perk because people a lot of people do travel for the holidays and such uh in the calendar previously it wouldn't have worked and I missed that that change. So I wanted to bring that
066up to you too. With that do you have questions for me for further clarification? Otherwise, I'd ask you, Alicia, to lead discussion. Can I have Justin and Justin? Absolutely. And any of you can call from him from his standpoint, too. Sure. Go ahead. Okay. uh high school principal uh side of my brain says uh we can do we can't do the the the week that we currently have because there are act windows uh two and windows 3. Typically we test in window one and then you can do uh ACT makeups for window two and window three. and our district assessment coordinator here is if you want any more specific information to that as well but um I uh although we can do it uh my preference I'd love to keep it as is and as
067is uh testing in the first window that we have available to us which falls directly where the spring break currently sits. So, high school strictly, and I understand there's way more testing windows to look at in the district than just high school, but from a high school standpoint, I'd love to keep it where we're at now. Cranon and I I believe Cranon may be our only neighbor that does test in the later windows. Uh I connected with them and their principal believes it works. Okay. Um, I I like our ACT results better. Not that there's there's a lot more factors as to when how that works and and how how how your your test turns out than when you test, but I'm I'm a little bit or was a little bit nervous about testing kids
068when you come back from break. Um, absolutely. I don't know about what it it's not like the day after it would be the next week, but I feel better about having that test in the books before we ship off for grade. But so so from a standpoint just strictly in the ACT testing window I like it better because then you'd have not just you're tested before the break uh after the break you still have a second window and a third window where you can test your makeup kids who weren't there for the day on the first goound. Secondarily, um you may have heard over the course of uh past years, not this year unfortunately, it didn't work. Uh but there's a Mad Money event that's a financial literacy event that we sometimes are invited to
069with our neighbors either in Rhinelander or uh up at Pines. And we couldn't do that because the one if the spring break stays at is as is, we couldn't do that because mad money that we are invited to for next year falls right through the time when we're gone. Um so in the 9 to13 week. Okay. Where it currently is. Yeah. We're we're off um the the docket for my money next year because our neighbors are doing it that week. That's accurate. Yes. Um, and although it's not easy to do, Terry can attest to that. She said it on many of them to to try to get our break lined up with our neighbors at the very least. I I would personally I would lean towards that third week because there were aligned with our
070neighbors and in Kelly Green. Um I I don't like aligning with our neighbors in terms of pines because that's super late and as as you get there now you're starting to walk again on spring sports uh contests. So there I that that's my my personal two cents. Um and I as a basketball parent would absolutely love the Kansas spring break because one of our teams in the state tournament would love it. Correct. Love it. great reason to cancel a trip. I can't speak for everybody. I just that's that's the dad. So, you're looking at the your recommendation based on what you just said is 16 to 20, correct? Okay, good. Josh Terry, I don't think you can take the whole blame. I mean, we all missed it, too. When we voted on, it never even
071came up in conversation. Totally totally spaced it. Um, and yes, it is all not, this is not all based around sports, how some people might try and say, but you're not going to make everybody happy. And I think if both academically and from a majority standpoint from from sports, if that third week works best, I think that's that's a great way to go. So, um, that's kind of what we've been kind of it has. Well, the past couple have been and I know you we're trying to keep some consistency with that, so it makes sense. I do plan to open the conversation again with um Superintendent Burke and Foster, north and south of us. Um because I would love if you know the stars aligned and all three of us would have the same break
072because we share spouses and other significant others and stuff. I don't know that that will ever happen because Pine has pines have been committed to that fourth week in March. However, this year they moved it even out further because they attached it to um Easter. And I'm sure it was a wise move because they save a day by Good Friday being built in there. They also have to look at Cranberry Festival and the World Champion snowmobile um derby. So, everyone has unique situations that shape their calendar. Um, but I would like to continue to have those conversations if at the very least if we could try to continue to keep that dialogue going with Ryan Lander and Phelps, I should also include um who follow our calendar, they would support either, but their preference was
073week three. I think the mad money is a big argument for me more so than sectionals, right? because that takes an entire grade level an opportunity away from them that is beneficial to them. Yeah. We found to be a very positive experience in the past. Yeah. Well, and the ACT the ACT argument for me is probably the bigger one. I think that's Yeah. That's that's sometimes hard to, you know, once spring break's over. Not saying the school year's over, but you're kind of starting to look at the end there and to get kids refocused, especially ones at that at that stage. It's kind of natural. It's a little hard. Yeah. Yeah. So I have no other if the recommendation is 16 to 20. Yes, that would be the recommendation the third week the 16th through
074the 20. And I would ask that you would Yes. continue with the Monday after Easter as well. So with the approval those updates will be posted and changed. Yes, we will. I would do that immediately. Immediately I'm hoping the newsletters go tomorrow because it'll be Friday. So I'll put it in immediately. Okay, great. That's a pretty quick change for us to make, right? Yeah. Yeah, I have the document all done. So just going in and Terry appreciate or apologize if you get phone calls based on people are going to be upset regardless. Well, yeah. Either way, they've already made plans and they're going to some some have, some some haven't and some are. Yeah, it could go it's going to go it's going to go all all the all different directions, but uh and there's
075there's no right answer, but I think all in all, everything everything being said, I I think this is the right decision. This is what's best for the students. The student body as a whole, right? Okay. Is anyone willing to make a motion? I'll make a motion to revise the 2025 2026 school calendar as presented, moving spring break a week later and adding the Monday for Easter break. I will second. We have a motion by J or excuse me, motion by Michelle, second by Josh. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I I opposed. Motion carries. Um, thank you for the work put into I know this has been stressful. Um, people were seemingly upset about vacations and planning and those things. So, thank you for doing the research and bringing it back.
076Thank you for your willingness to listen and revisit. Okay, next we move into graduation service awards ceremony dates. Okay. Um this is the time of the year where we start really looking at the end. As Jen can attest, it's coming quickly. Um the first part of that is we try to be present a board member if possible at the recognition of our service and retirement awards. And those are generally given out at the different events held at the schools when they're doing their awards ceremonies. This year for 10 years of service, we'll have Amy Hibbert for 10 years and she is junior high and Jessica Kirby who is at the elementary and three legs. We don't have any 20-year service uh awards this year, but we do have two 30-year uh service awards. Marcy Running
077who is at Sugar Camp Elementary and this is also her retirement year and um Wendy Walker who is at Three Lakes Elementary. And then going down to retirement, we have Terry Lorettki retiring and she has 15 years of service. She is at the junior high and Marcy Running is retiring after 30 years of service at the elementary and sugar camp. So, I share that with you because then if you take a look in your board docs, um Nikki has gone ahead and listed out the dates for us so we can just review them. Our senior awards ceremony is May 14th at 7. Uh three legs high school awards ceremony May 22nd at 9:30. what we were looking at. Um, the high school graduation ceremony is the 23rd at 700 p.m. Then looking into the following
078week, the Three Lakes Elementary Awards is June 3rd at 2. The Sugar Camp program is June 4th at 9:30. The Three Lakes Junior High program is and 8th grade graduation is at 10:45. And then the last day of school we have listed also is June 4th with our early dismissal. Um we have one before the next board meeting. Do you want these signed out right away? I think it would be beneficial if we could or if you needed some time to check calendars and schedules. Again, if you could let Nikki or I know directly that would be okay, too. Um, she did include for us the the names of the people with the service awards. Okay. So, it' be whatever you prefer to do, but I do want it to happen before the board meetings,
079as you as you pointed out, that it's a little bit too late. I think I looked at my calendar beforehand. The only ones that I can't do are the junior high and eighth grade graduation for three legs. Um I think all the other ones I have in the calendar took off for. There's no problems there's more than one. I mean we all attend for graduation or most of us, right? Um unless someone is wants to um I plan to do um the sugar camp for Marcy. I will be there for that award ceremony. Very good. And I will prepare. So, if anyone hasn't experienced this before, um last year I learned a valuable lesson um in realizing that I had to do a speech for the retirement and found out when I walked in, not
080a big one, just a little. And Justin didn't tell me until graduation when I walked in that I had to do a speech at the graduation ceremony also. You did. So, um sorry to call you out, Justin, but But not really. But not really. Yeah. But it would be so especially for the 30-year retirements to have um just the information regarding their service history and where they started and recognizing their entire length of service with the district. Um but just getting that prepared in advance. So, I will plan that with, like I said, with Marcy. If anyone else wants to or has interest, we can. I can help with that because I have to do them anyway. Okay, that would be great on the We'll do so. Was there anyone else who wanted to take
081Wendy? Yes, Wendy is elementary here. special ed. Like I said again, you can check calendars and let me know too. Terry and Amy would both be at the junior high and I'm I'm planning on being there for that. um for the junior high. Yeah. Okay. Do you want to split those? I mean, because I'll be there. I'll be to the junior high, too. So, we could split those. Sure. Sounds good. I'll take Amy if that's okay. Okay. Sounds good. So, we don't have We don't have Wendy Walker at Three Lakes Elementary and um we don't have Well, Terry Loretsky is at the junior high. So, is that who you would? Okay. Yeah, but I'm going to do Terry. And then Jessica, you will do Wendy. Okay. Jessica, yes, we have Jessica Kirby at the elementary.
082So, it's the Three Lakes Elementary. Someone picked up Jessica then too. Yeah, that would be great if you I mean, I'm could be there. Yep. Okay, I think we're covered. Thank you. And Jen, then we'll work make sure they get some background information. Very good. Okay. Any hands? Nope. That would be it. Okay. Um, next we'll move into school forest cam 3 project update. Uh, just to bring the um board up to the most recent developments, we are now um submitting our final declaration statements. Uh, Mr. Alvotus and myself had to do uh testimonial preparation and sign off that will go in for the um the case that'll be held on May 15th at 2:00. Um the official word goes out on the 17th of April. So, we have everything ready to go. Um they
083have prepared that. I've been in contact with um both Mr. Stadler and and his other lawyer that he works with uh Dawn and um they have things proceeding and it's scheduled as planned at this point. I plan to be there. Great. I will too. Okay. Anything else? Any questions? Okay. Um, next we'll move into district related positive happenings. I was just going to say our inter murals are wrapping up tomorrow. Uh, big All-Star game tomorrow. Kids seem to like it. A lot of excitement this year. So, we're going to continue on hopefully with something else. Maybe football kickoff. We haven't decided. So, going well. I um we're wrapping up state testing this week. So I think sixth grades I know we have one math test but then fourth grade will be done tomorrow as well
084and then just make up test from there. So that's always a good feeling as a teacher to get those. You should be a kid. So I'll sit there in a quiet class is pretty tough. And then uh we had a go two weeks ago. Um, Brooklin Ro won that and um, S P took second and he took third. So, I'll follow up. I'm recording for Steve since he's not here. GB also um, from end of March, Merlin Staer took first, Will Hullbrook took second, and Gwen Ellis took third. bobbleheads in fifth grade. They um were doing that towards the end of March as well and that was fun to see all of those displayed in the library. So nice of them. Um high school wise I've got three and two of them are completely coincidentally
085not not intentionally but organically connected to the the presentation you saw. Um, Mr. Bach alluded to our medical discovery day uh that Aspirus had here a couple weeks ago. Um, organized uh by Mr. Bach, hosted by Mrs. Plane. 10 of our students got to go to Aspirus and uh do career exploration uh for an with an pretty much a dayong activity that they hosted there. uh all all of our kids who are in human bio currently went um and these are students who might be interested in med terms for next year. You might remember these are classes that are in the the health careers sort of strand that we approved a few new classes to help bolster uh with is playing here a couple months ago. So that was super cool. The kids came back
086and they were just jazzed. And Jen, thank you for putting some of that stuff in social media. Kind of painted a nice You can see the story when you see the pictures. Um, so that would definitely be cool. Uh, second thing that's super ACP related, um, Trident Maritime Systems hosted a welding competition. Uh, Friday the 11th, just this last Friday, we had three of our students, uh, Mr. Bulman took three of our students there to compete. Ian Lamont, Trace Catrill, and Bryce Martino. Um, at that competition they have they they weld and there's judges there, industry professionals from Trident as well as the welding instructors from Nicola A to to judge their their work. Um, our kids had the highest average score for the competition. So, we took first place amongst us, Rhinelander, Cranon, and
087Tomahawk. Yay. Three lakes. Uh, that's that's cool stuff. Students rally will take a tour of Trident's facility and Rinlander participate in mock interviews. and one student is working on the details for summer internship there offered to him uh by Trident. We also have I have a prop for this one cuz this is the certificate awarded to Three Legs for a $2,500 Nicolet scholarship from Trident Maritime Systems. So, I'm going to hand this back to our guy who works with Nicollay Foundation and we'll figure out how we divy that out uh to one of our we've had uh preliminary discussions. Of course, it's first priority to somebody who maybe is going into welding, right? Uh if that doesn't work out, then we go to other plan B's or C's. So, that's pretty cool. Pretty cool. Um
088super jacked up kids um uh from that one. Last certainly not least, State Forensics just happened. Um and our kids really brought home the bacon. Uh super proud of them. Uh Evans Evans Sornson, freshman, uh competed in the pros competition here in the gold, which means 25 of 25 perfect score at the state meet. Uh our sophomores, Viviana Kruxton, Brooke Newman, Summer Ridgeway, and AJ Zerby's uh compete in the group group and Turp uh competition. They also earned a gold perfect score 25 of 25. Uh all of them are new to forensics this year. This is their first year. So, Miss Hermanson made a note that that's that's pretty special. Uh, junior Melanie Stalford competed in pro. She earned a silver 23 to 25. Not too shabby at state. Um, and then our seniors who
089are still here to hear this. Uh, super proud of Ada West and Sophia Naviger also competed in group in Turp and they earned a gold perfect score of 25 of 25 at the state meet. So the kids that went super super results in their hats off to them, hats off to Miss Hermanson, their instructor, advisor, coach for forensics. So that's that's a mouthful, but that's a lot of good stuff in one month. It's a lot. There's a lot coming up. A lot. I have one fun one kind of report. So last Friday I went down to EWSP with Jackie Sharp from the visitors bureau and we attended the U recruitment fair for educators at WSP and got to talk to potential teachers and people who were feeling us out. So it was a really good
090way to represent the school to get our name out there to talk about Three Lakes. We had some kids approach us who were like had gone to camps in the area knew about the area or who had some connections here and then some people who didn't even know where Three Lakes was on a map. So, it was a little bit of everything. Um, really good. I would I I would like to do it again. It was nice to be down there and I got some ideas from different booths and what they were doing. So, I need to bring candy next time. I don't just sell the kids will stop for candy. Um, other than that, we were I'm wrapping up. I did media days with all of our sports for the spring, which was super
091fun. There's a lot of time in the booth with in the studio with a lot of them, but it's really fun to see the kids kind of come out of the out of their shells and some of them are really good in front of a camera. It's really fun. So, we did that and then senior banners are um going to be hung for May. Um so, we're just kind of like plowing right into spring stuff and a lot of things going on. I feel like we had to have missed some stuff. There was a lot already and there's just a lot on the docket all of a sudden now. State ensemble doesn't happen till next week. That's coming up. That's coming. Yeah. Trying to like think of what I feel like there's more but maybe
092it's just coming. Jen, over the last um you know, two months, obviously since the last board meeting, um the platform on social media and the constant posts and updates and the historical um looks at school and property um were great. Thank you. Right. We have a lot of our population that relies on social media, um especially younger population for information for the district. Um, and I think that's really important. Um, and how much you um, you know, how thoughtful that process is for you is a great asset to our school district. So, appreciate the hard work and the constant bulldoging of those things. Um, I'm seriously going to enter those. Um, I want to enter that in that spectrum award thing, that campaign for the um, looking back at referendum stuff. So, um, really great
093job. keep up the good work and that referendum stuff on top of all of the other things going on with sports in schools and I always see you at events so it's really great. Thanks. Thank you. How did the trivia go? Trivia is actually I was I was so disappointed. I thought there would be more people there but it was right before break. something that with it being right before break, it was kind of like everyone was out of here and it was fun. So, I have to do something with these questions. I'm like trying to think what can we do with them? I've got all these. So, if you can't participate, you're out. One and done. Literally. W N. So, other than the fact that there weren't that many people there, it was fine.
094You didn't have to say that. Could have said there's a lot of people. It's easy. Hundreds. [Laughter] Oh, nice. Okay. Any other positive happenings? Okay. Um, I just wanted to say one more thank you before we go into the ending um, in public uh, for Michelle and your service um, to the school board. We are going to miss you. Um, but appreciate that you're going to have some more time to be a mom. Don't chase after those things. So, thank you for your service and um, see you. I'll see you at softball games tomorrow. Okay. Next, we move into WSB correspondence and updates. We just have it uh entered within your board docs that there will be several new board member gathering scheduled. Region 2 meeting is going to be held Tuesday, April 22nd in
095Managa beginning at 700 p.m. If you aren't able to attend in person, but interested, there will also be a statewide online meeting for school board members on Thursday, May 1st at 700 p.m. Um Nikki can confirm with you. you're not brand new but confirm with you as to um getting signed up if you need help or assistance. We're more than happy to do that. Uh there's also noted here a webinar series coming up. It's in April and May, a nine-part webinar called uh roles and duties of schoolboard officers. They're complimentary. They're part of our subscription. So, they're just a real nice place to learn a little bit more and then you can go back and revisit as necessary, too. Next, we'll be moving into executive session. Um, I will need a motion followed by a
096roll call vote when ready. Don't you usually read the thing and then ask for the roll call. I can um we will adjourn to executive session pursuant to Wisconsin statutes 19.85 sub one subc to consider employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. specifically to consider individual staff contracts, hiring and/or resignation, retirement of staff. I will take a motion. I'll make motion to adjourn to executive session pursuant to Wisconsin stats 19.851C 851C to consider employment promotion compensation or performance valuation data public employee over which government bottle has jurisdiction or exercise responsibility. Second. We have a motion to go into executive session by Josh, second by Mitch. This will be a roll call vote. Stacy I. Josh, hi Mitch. Hi Michelle. Hi Alicia.
097Hi. Uh motion passes at this time. Thank you to everyone for coming um to our April meeting.