001e e e this simulations of real world business scenarios where students solve problems create strategies and present Business Solutions to a judge unfortunately no M competitors made it to ICDC the international Career Development conference which is dec's highest competition level where students could compete with the best of the best family career and Community leaders of America recently made meals for the homeless populations of Wasa students gathered adviser Mrs swi in in Miss in Mrs swick's room last week to prepare homemade check snaks and sandwiches un fortunately FCCLA members were unable to pass out these preparations due to the snow day but Mrs swick took on the challenge and helped the task force deliver the food within the next few weeks students will participate in the state competition this year students will apply what they've learned
002in the areas of the family and consumer Sciences leadership and community service and showcase their skills through interviews presentations and even trivia members of Science Olympiad recently competed in their local competition Science Olympiad is a nationwide competition that encourages students to explore all facets of Science and a Hands-On way the competition focuses features a wide range of Sciences such as physics engineering environmental science chemistry and even anatomy and physiology the competition emphasizes teamwork problem solving and critical thinking as participants work on real projects conduct conduct experimental tasks and answer questions after the success of their dedication mosan members are going to the state competition student Senate members specifically our junior class officers have been hard at work in the following weeks mosy High School will have their annual PR junior class officers every year are
003tasked with the responsibility of planning and executing the event which is no easy feat Juniors must choose a theme select a venue budget for decorations music and photography decorate and oversee event logistics for the actual day senior class officers have been hard at work preparing for graduation sending out information to the senior student body to submit their graduation slide inform for their final day these clubs highlight the hard work and dedication of mos students as they continue to challenge themselves in the next month in stri for excellence thank you thank you item number eight is public forum inquiries item number nine consent agenda seek a motion to approve motion by Diane Gorman second Paul ninski um any of the other committees have anything coming out no Finance yeah we are going to pull out the
004finance Peter wasn't here so I shared that um we are going to pull out item D on the um Finance buing discussion and possible recommendation of approval of the ice utilization agreement I don't know if you kind of want before we do that okay no problem we'll pull that out okay um let's discuss and potentially vote on that after we approve the rest of the consent agenda by no problem so we have a anything else coming out of committee we have Motion in a second all in favor say I I oppose motion carries all right Kelly go ahead yes and then lad I would ask you to explain kind of what we're looking at that we want the full board to go on okay so there ra using the fee they charge us from 161
005to 225 uh that fee of 167 has been the same since 2016 2017 school year and I their email says the increas is due to maintaining facility increase electricity rates and the acquisition of a new Zamboni um and I just remember now instead of our that they had this note in an email and we we got the thing back ways so I guess so that I guess is what we kind of want to discuss if anybody had any um information to bring forward or how they felt about after 2016 they haven't raised the price and like BR had said instead of gradually raising it it is a it is a jum but it7 to 225 right have we increased any of our use of ours on the facility during that time I couldn't tell Lev
006playe I I don't know that I know it I think and J I do believe though the games have increased the number of games from 26 to 2025 I think they've added two more games that they could play Maybe one's a home game so so they're proposing a 35 34.7% increase in the cost um we asked in the committee um whether or not because we didn't know whether or not in 2016 much like our bus contract where we know our future increases um did they lock in an eight-year contract or however many years it's been um at that dollar amount the answer was no but that they haven't increased it at all during any of those years and so because of the large increase that's why we're bringing it to the full board um I
007would just make the comment or as a recommendation to all of the entities that we might have outlays to that rather obviously the cost of the new ice machine is considerably more than the $88,000 increase but um that it would have been an easier conversation to see a gradual increase along the way um Andor planning for that knowing that we would see a bigger increase later just from a whole budget planning perspective so they they do use a number of elect the compressors which make the ice obviously that's electricity and we all know what has happened to the cost of electricity it's not like it was in 2016 no but you're Kevin you're right it would be nice to get more of an explanation of why this increase happened well I mean I guess the
008only analogy that I have to it is that 8 years from now most people most people who own a vehicle within the next eight years are probably going to replace it so there's a plan to do that it doesn't necessarily just come out of that next year's home household budget that's all I was getting at great so great and I think that's a good reminder to all clubs and all anticipate who who has our athletic twer has dialogue with the Hockey Association that's who we're entering to the deal with correct yes and that which is it own separate Corporation it is right but that's the person that probably should be talking to them yearly to say that's make sure we know what's going on I I think my recommendation obviously this I understand that that
009their needs have drastically gone up I've dealt with this before with where we were the landlord and we had it with the city for a library contract and the contract hadn't been increased for a decade and I come in and raise it I you know So eventually I just got to the point where I said listen we're going to either after every 3 years we're going to analyze the price and see if we need to make a cost of living increase or we're just going to increase it by 2% every year or some variable like that so that way it's a gradual increase which is a lot easier to budgets Kelly and I won't be here next year when the same conversation is had but I thought because of the dollar amount I asked the
010questions and we thought it should come out to the full board I'm not opposed to an increase I just think that there might have been a different way to have gone about it over eight or nine years and so for the rest of you who are still going to be here that might be something that is considered into the next year Diane are we still getting a charge to the other townships for students in I know were we not at one time charging townships municipalities for the use for high players and that's probably way before we don't we don't do that so have we so this was just given to us there was no negotiation or conversation on the price no but there was an accompanying email that explained the rationale behind the increase rather
011than a a copy of the invoice come this month similar to last year this month when the invoice came which was a continuation of the prior years's expense that had gone on for the previous seven years before that so we could potentially negotiate this then and could is part of it one and two what if we don't sign it and to have the ability to negotiate it because this is a one-year contract all of the other ones were by the way also and so then next year could be the same more probably not less but um in the um in the spirit of negotiation I would think that that that conversation would take place yes you got the justification but it's more like from my understanding here here's the bill the rationale here you go
012yes we negotiate this is an email from the hockey the rink is that odd entity in our town right it's a it's a city building that is allowed use by a club who is then charging the school right it's like it's not like other sports right I mean we also have fig figure skaters and you could I mean I you could say could this come from a fund 80 because all the the feeder programs going into that you have silver blades and youth hockey right there a lot of that so there is like a community service aspect to it um agreed it should have been probably gradually increase not just one because you know we already have the you know like all districts the issues that you have with the budget um background information I
013think would be helpful because okay so we have to pay to have a varsity and JV hockey team we have to pay if we're Co-op so we're paying to co-op storm and we're paying to co-op Wolfpack right aside from those three Sports we don't pay you know we have a girls basketball team do we pay but the difference there I guess the huge difference is that we're providing them a gym for free and we're not providing a rank for free correct right so that's I guess where the the only payment you have as an athletic uh School District would be to your conference for conference dues and those dues typically are going to pay for the conference commissioner to schedule the events and the conference for the conference events that usually come out of that
014along with the awards that the kids get whether it be all conference Awards and team Awards I mean so I guess in that sense I can see a justification where it's like yeah but you know we don't charge right we give them a gym but we can't give you a ring I would love it if the district could build a new rank I think all par of skaters would um so I I hear I hear you on that um curious I'm I'm fine with approving it because you know I do know they just put in a new Zamboni and I do think there's a community service aspect to it there's a lot of kids that rank is HPP in all the time my kids are there till 9:00 at night I think it serves a
015lot of our students um but I would have liked to see it done in a gradual and maybe a more forthcoming as far as I know we're not we what we're doing is reserving the boys hockey time and practice it's for Varsity J not doing anything with figure SK time or anything like that but I think the it's a obviously it helps maybe know but like so then silver blades and all the youth hockey programs that feed into that high school program all paid to the hockey club and then essentially the hockey club is the is the accountant for understand that's right and the figure skating has nothing to do with any expense of the school district we they paid the hockey club the school pays the hockey club and then the hockey club pays
016the bills and I believe there's a a deal with the city that they must give x amount of free open skate hours to the community like next week it will be open skate all week cuz they've got to make those hours up I believe that's the arrangement but again one of those it's one of those weird you know lot of cross lines there I have no issue with Pro either with the kind of amendment that our superintendent is in dialogue with them in in future to negotiate any price increase on a yearly basis so we're not hit with this 8-year LEL I just I think it'd be better to have dialogue with them every year I think our superintendent would be the one to do it or or agent whoever he wants to do great
017and I think that's what we were kind of get into as far as there has to be some accountability for some you know instead of like just coming with a price I'll make the motion that we accept the contract also direct our superintendent to get some communication dialogue for future negotiations of the contract for next year we have a motion I'll second that second motion by Paul second by Megan any additional discussion that will not approve it because I don't think it's a good practice to go into anou and not have the dialogue it just I have never done a practice where you don't have dialog was there a timeline given that we have to have this sign I thought it was the end of August or was that no that was the other contract
018I don't assume since it starts November 1st that an issue that table it and come back next month so I agre maybe there's a way we can look yeah the fee the term and condition says the fee shall be paid by December 31st 202 the only thing you really got to worry about is the term the term of the agreement is for one year starting the first day of November 2025 and ending the 30th day of mar so we could come back next theoretically if you wanted to have a conversation with them about trying to find a way to gradually increase it over a couple of years two or 3 years to get to the point they want to and the dialogue can Happ they might say you no we're going to do it all
019in one year quite frankly we don't have a lot of options available to us there's only one rank in town we're going to have a hockey you need to have a rank I don't think we have much negoti but it might be better to know that the conversation should be started yeah then just here it is that's why I made the motion that to negotiate next year's contract we have a motion and a second any other discussion all in favor say I I opposed I no did you no I said I four motion dies without approval um is there an alternate motion I'll make the motion to bring this back next month after this discussion is had to see if we can work something out just they understand it's not that we don't want to
020do it it's just a better explanation especially when wrong the financial problems is there a second to that motion second by Jessica it's not a tabling motion because that one's already failed essentially it is but it has the same action as that um with the desire I'm hearing to have the discussion happen before we approve this contract right that's what I understood yes any other discussion all in favor say I I I opposed I Kelly where were you on that the first okay yeah so the motion carries 53 discuss thank you 53 all right that uh concludes item number nine uh item 10 discussion of possible decision approval of the monthly voucher list is there a motion I'll make motion to approve the month motion by Kelly zebro second by Diane Gorman discussion roll call
021please Donna yes h yes Kevin yes candra yes Jessica yes Kelly yes Dian yes yes we're abstaining from one check 3887 I think I have a check in there have hers also I have she said she has one in there too yes which check um you all do we all do his is different you don't have to item number 11 discussion and possible decision acceptance of monthly Treasures report I'll make motion to approve the monthly Treasures motion by Kelly zebro second by Don Kaiser questions roll call please Kevin yes Paul yes Megan yes Diane yes Kelly yes Donna yes candra yes Jessica yes thank you item 12 12.1 discussion and possible decision second reading policy deletions policy 5341 and policy 5611 two policies that we're uh deleting that uh we had the first reading last
022month both of them were approved last month at the reading and I haven't heard anything from anybody since then um so I'm recommend we resend both of these policies they were policies that were adopted elsewhere um in the uh in other areas we combine some policies together so I'll make the motion to both policy 5341 and 5611 we have a motion by Paul second second by Dian to uh approve the deletion of both policies any discussion all in favor say I opposed motion carries item 12.2 discussion andoss decision second reading new policies so we have a handful of new policies uh came out of last month as well all of them were approved last month as a first reading I haven't heard anything um but summer interim School attendance was designed just to clarify that
023regulations of uh for school sports participation numbers and Coach player ratios that's one we've been working on for you know a handful of months now uh two or 3 months so that one is uh you know ready to go uh then we have employment professional employment of support staff it's basically the same policy just remember the 3,000 is professional staff the 4,000 is support staff in our policy manual uh and then 8125 is Consultants um that just clarifies uh that came out of the Edgar stuff which is not the city of Edgar or School dist of Edgar but it's government program uh where they have to update uh policies every once in a while based on uh changes uh and how they want things accounted for at the federal government level I'll make the motion
024to accept all I'll second it motion by Paul second by Kelly zebro to um approve the second reading of the five policies that were approved last month for first reading any other discussion all in favor to say I I I oppose motion carries item 12.3 discussion and possible decision policy revisions handful of policy revisions here uh the come of this came out of just stuff that either I missed last month or stuff that happened since then if you look at the conflict of interest uh there was a section that uh I was requested by some by a board member to add the talkx about board members will recuse themselves from discussions and boarding on any agenda item that involves hiring or would directly impact a spouse child sibling parent in-law or a B Bonafide IRS
025dependent or dependent using the IRS criteria so I just kind of clarifies that uh in District sponsored trips uh I added a section uh that kind of came out of a conversation from last month that just says extracurricular trips that extend to an overnight stay are considered overnight travel other than wa athletic teams or co-curricular groups participating in state tournaments or meets we haven't had the co-curricular groups included so state tournament teams didn't have to come back and ask for overnight travel but our co-curricular groups did and a lot of our co-curricular groups when they go they aren't going to meet the 60-day guideline to notify us ahead of time because the turnaround is so short and the thought process is is if our skills USA kids qualify for State they shouldn't be treated any
026differently than a wrestler that goes to State or the softball team that goes to State um so it's treating those uh individual groups kind of equally uh in that regard budget implementation uh this is just uh a couple of changes this actually um just a couple of minor changes um to just help us clarify some budget information purchasing what this is this isn't a a policy revision CU what I've done is adopted kind of the Neola policy for purchasing and and adopted it with our current language with purchasing the reason I did that is as stuff is happening uh with how we're supposed to account for stuff at the federal level and the state level uh and and purchasing if we can adopt the Neola policy with our Twist on it it's an easier thing
027to know the updates that are needed versus having our own Standalone policy Neola does not update Standalone policies that we have they update their policies and then to apply it to your individual policy is how the process works so this gives uh gives us the opportunity to at least be able to stay more current in that regard versus trying to interpret and find how it works and then Community use of District facilities uh there was one uh this came out of a request also um and then the line added on that was uh right now the sentence says school facility shall not be used for non-school organizations at any time and there's a comma this is the added part if they inter interfere with the normal operations of the school day and that's the part
028that was added the normal operations of the school day and then and the scheduled curricular extracurricular program of the school has always been in there but it was just that they interfere with the normal operations of the school day uh school facilities that policy still allows you to wave any fees correct nothing else was changed in that policy except for that piece right there that those six words or how many of than you I'll make the motion to accept all five of the policies I'll second it motion by Paul ninski second by Kelly zebro to approve all five policy revisions as outline any discussion all in favor say I I oppos motion carries item number 12.4 discussion of possis new policy first reading this is a policy that uh just came out uh is part
029of act 20 for those of you that aren't on the instructional programs committee act 20 is the new reading initiative at the state level uh and part of the prerequisite or the requirement of that is by July 1st we have to have a policy in place for how we're going to handle those students uh to determine promotion or retention uh at the third grade level based on their ability to follow the personalized reading plan so this is the one that's a Neola put forward to us uh with our option to take some uh changes or you know obviously we have some decisions we could make on it uh and that with julen and um uh Brian about it uh if you look when it gets up here there's a line across where the parentheses are
030that doesn't mean we deselect the parentheses that means we accept the parenthesis they just want me to take us you just EX in the parentheses now you don't EX in the parentheses you put a line through it um just to change it so we're accepting the policy um pretty much as it's written because it fits requirement as per law and also kind of how we're going to operate as a district it gives us enough flexibility and and this policy doesn't go into effect until September 1 of 2027 so you know it's not like it's going into effect tomorrow um but this policy um gives us the flexibility to have some decision-making ability based on circumstances of each individual child to determine promotion or retention related to the personalized reading which is what uh was intended
031in the law well right seek a motion to approve I'll make the motion I'll second motion by ninski second by Norman discussion questions concerns yes Megan I think it's great I guess especially in theory right then when you but then when you think like in reality what would that do to a kid's self-esteem to have them not go on to fourth grade but then you read further and it's like there's caveats and things that they can do so I'm I'm fine with the polic I do think though as a parent who has a dyslexic kid and who held that kid back when I noticed in 4k that things something was not quite off I couldn't you know there was no I couldn't put my finger on it but there was something quite off and when
032you do that you get kicked back there is it is not like oh you're the parent and if you want to hold your kid back that's fine it is like no we really don't like to do that no uh that you know she'll get extra support whatever and it's like you shouldn't have to fight for your kids um you know if they're not making the progress you can usually tell as a parent I feel or a teacher you right away like if they just need a little bit more time we're asking so much of kids at such a young age I think that coupled with this policy is you have to have a culture and a climate that says if you as a parent feel that something isn't quite right you know you can test
033for in kindergarten and if it shows that then you shouldn't get any push back as a parent if you say my kids's going to be held back I want them to restart they'll you know they'll start again next year because you will get pushed back I know that I did it my friends did it my other friend I know a lot of people who there is and it's not just most needs it's other districts too I don't know what the rationale is behind it but I think that's a really important thing that has to be like put at the Forefront yes we have this policy but you know we also support retaining your kids at an earlier grade should you feel the need or should the teacher feel a need uh Donna so why is
034it that they're waiting until third grade that was the decision that the state legislature put in they pass the law it's a state law it's not it's not a school it's not our district the state legislature passed a law act 20 that determined when the policy had to be put the rational behind it would be because in third grade you're learning to read and then there's that switch of learning to read to reading to learn so the the goal of a lot of of the mindset of that is that you need to capture those students before you switch I you know but my question part of that my question is as a school district if people um say fork or kindergarten or first grade teacher notices that there's a lag in uh development wouldn't the
035suggestion be at an earlier age when it isn't quite as let's Okay so first off yes there's always the opportunity ability to do that at any age level obious is um this is a policy we have to put in place to check the box with the law okay um so that's why this is in here it is this is a box checking policy because the state government says we have to have it that's all this policy is it doesn't mean we wait until just third grade to make this decision this decision can be made throughout okay that's I just want to clarification we have a motion in the second and the other discussion all in favor say I I opposed motion carries thank you item 12.5 discussion of possible decision first Pol first reading policy
036deletion um yeah this is just a a policy I I believe that was an oversight I had going through last time's lengthy uh update I I missed one that's going to be deleted so this like similar to the other ones this is getting absorbed in other areas um so it's nothing that uh that we have to worry about it's just it's a policy that was absorbed in other areas I'll make the motion second motion by ninski second by Gman approve all in favor say I I opposed motion carries by the way just parenthetically on that other policy our policy about promotion um or retention specifically reads if a student is retained it should typically be in the primary grades unless otherwise required by Wisconsin law so the board always has its privilege to be able
037to alter its own policies right so okay um item 13 administrative reports yeah I just want to touch on two quick things um building projects going really well uh we sold our first set of bonds uh 14.9 million came in at a 4.41 interest rate which is a really good interest rate um we'll see how the sale goes next year but if the sale goes kind of how they expect and they obvious like I said usually uh uh predict conservatively so hopefully it'll be better than what they projected we have the ability to save you know 1.5 1.75 Million worth the interest payments over the lives of the bond than what we originally projected uh so overall that you know that's obviously really good news uh we have a a meeting and coming out after
038break with all the different Engineers to kind of start the process of finishing the the final details of the planning process and then they're going to kick into bid documents with the goal of getting those bids out here uh soon uh late April 1 of may be opening sometime right around the end of the school year it's kind of the the timeline I was given and then the last thing is I I just didn't know do we partake here in the Medford legislative dinner that they have in April is this something we typically have done I got an invite to it sometimes okay so that is Monday April 14th dinner at 5:30 follow by the legislators from 6:30 to 8: I saw the list of legislators attending um and there isn't anybody uh neither one
039of our two are on the list to attend yet Cory Tom or BR Jacobson but there are some in other parts of our district that will be there so but also importantly the education committee legislators yes who aren't from here yeah the people in attendance are going to be Senator Jesse James Senator romae Quinn representative Karen herd representative David Armstrong representative Pat Snyder uh which is out of wasw and then representative John SP probably be in our best interest to send at least one representative so if you want to go let me know so I can get that RSVP in it's a Monday April 14th will you be going if somebody here goes yeah I'll go with yep so let me know uh so we can get that RSVP in I'd like to get that
040I think they want them in probably in the next couple of weeks to prepare for a meal i' have to look up the exact time when they have the RSP but just want to let you know and the topics they've identified right now are unfunded mandates proposed bills State funding District initiatives and other okay did you say did you say going to go I was just checking literally right now I don't think I can oh that's the week of our board meeting Y and if anyone else would like to go let uh know that's great okay um item 14 14.1 no we're on 13 we 13 think we does anybody else have anything to add sorry we all got the so for the last four or five months we've gotten the reports and I think
041only once or twice we had some J no that's okay I just wanted to update the board on where we're at with the playground at the elementary school there's been um discussions around um the potential for a new playground and I know that's been added to our 10year construction plan um but just wanted to update um the board that we um have been working closely with Mr Kaiser as well as Lee Recreation and um they had done a couple updated designs um we did get a committee together with a variety of stakeholders we had Community member parent um staff of all different roles um we actually had student voice as well and they kind of took the couple designs gave feedback and now we're in the process of getting a more finalized design um taking
042it all that feedback into consideration so our next step is really sharing the picture of what the goal is for the new playground um as well as the cost um we will be doing some fundraising efforts um and kind of tapping into local resources as well as grant opportunities so just wanted to kind of throw that out there that we are U moving forward and gaining some traction with that um very exciting to see kind of the design that'll be coming out real soon so be able to see the picture we'll have some big posters um and kind of have a thermometer of us working toward that goal um so uh good things to come but just wanted you guys could be aware that that's kind where we're at thank you right Kell okay um
043we also have is for upcoming um sessions in April we have the new school board member Gathering they have a list of all the regions we are region five it will be H in Marathon on the high school library April 22nd that's a Tuesday so I will trying to think of that's the day after swearing in or is it before saring in 21st or 28 28 28th I believe so what we would do they'll all know they'll all know so obviously it's something I think that's beneficial for any board member to attend if you want to and then I'll reach out to the the couple individuals that are are voted in and and en urge them to attend it as well if they can thank you please do that thank you and that's all I
044have thank you Kelly Kaiser CA 9 14.2 okay uh once again um one of our graduates Aaron TRX was um celebrated for um her presentation with the ca with the cesa 5 um on the local report cards at the State Convention and superintendent from Edgar statford and Tomahawk for um what he called celebrated for their presentations at the State Convention um and there was only one other thing um uh Cory that Corey silers shared that uh he learned of a grant available to Tech schools for teaching trade related courses and so he is going to further delve into it and find out what it's all about but probably Greg when you go up there for your meeting maybe and see if that's something we could you know look at or utilize to our advantage and
045that's all thank you um item number 15 future agenda items I see there are seven listed already are there any additional items I just have one question and one item which is actually for finance and that would be um I think it's been a few months maybe four or five months since we've seen the updated 10-year construction plan Jin kind of referenced that um coming through finance and building could we get a copy of that for the next month meeting yes thank you I'll handle that don't worry okay sorry I saw what's he asking me I know you know what it is yeah I have a new one I can get you no problem so uh and then um when do we bring up Summer maintenance projects is that not in April that comes through
046the process but uh because of the referendum projects we're not going to do much besides the ref okay so I was thinking that would be about this month's no yeah kind all right thank you anything else project that would be the summer type project we did already with the controls updated we do that October November I think thank you very much thank you item 16 uh nothing else for future all right item 16 movement into close the executive session um the board will go into close session uh to consider section 19 20851 C considering employment proportion compensation or performance evaluation dat Public Employee or which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercise responsibility is there a motion motion by Diane Gorman second by Don Kaiser V call please yes candra yes Donna yes Megan yesan
047yes kin yes Callie yes Jessica yes all right um 10 minutes