001Call this meeting to order. School board meeting June 16th, 2025. Verification of meeting posted. This meeting was posted in accordance with all open laws in the state of Wisconsin. Attendance roll. Chris here. Here everybody's here. 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. to one. Motion to approve the agenda. Any discussion? All in favor say I. Opposed. Motion passes. Recognitions facility manager certification program. Thank you. Just a little bit late in my closing applic. All right. So, our first recognition is we are honored to recognize three wonderful professionals who have completed the Wasable Facilities Manager Certification Program. Um, and before we recognize you, I would also like to say, yes, this certification is incredible because
002it's an example of your continued professionalism and desire to grow in the way you serve our community. But having had the privilege of being in your buildings throughout this past year, um, in addition to our buildings look incredibly great, the thing that inspired me most about the work you do is how every single time I was in a building, I saw you interacting with our students. Um, the way you interact with our kids and the way each and every one of you knows the kids in your building and they speak you out and they high-five you and they fist bump you at the promotion ceremonies. Um, your care for the kids when you show up to the different celebration events. This to me exemplifies what it means to be a part of the one warrior
003team where yes, you do an incredibly important job, but you do it with a genuine care for our students and our staff. So, huge shout out to that as well. But if you wouldn't mind, if you'd come forward so we can read the certificate for you. To those wondering, it's a almost a two-year curriculum where they they've attended several inerson classes to get the certification that covers everything under the sun from HVAC to leadership to HR. And a lot of districts are lucky to have one person certified and we're fortunate that all of our facilities have a certified facility manager. All right, I'm going to read through one certificate and then I'll just The Mosqu Norway School Board presents the certificate in grateful recognition of Mosquito Lakes Middle School's building operations supervisor Ryan Anderson for
004the successful completion of the Wisconsin Association of School Business Officials Facility Manager Certificate Program. [Applause] Elementary School's business operations supervisor Myra Barton [Applause] and Mil Valley Elementary School Buildings Operation Supervisor Andy Beth. Wait for me. Thank you very much. [Music] [Applause] celebration this month, but next month we might have quite a be with our soccer team, our baseball team, and we will be celebrating a individual state champion from track and field in July. So, two. All right. Now, it's time for public comment if anyone has signed up. no one has signed up, but that would be the time where people wanted to talk about what's on their agenda. Um, you would have the opportunity at that time. Okay, since no one signed up, we'll move on to number four, consent agenda. Motion to approve consent
005agenda. Any discussion or is there anything anyone wants to have removed for individual consideration? Nothing. All right. All in favor say I. I opposed. Motion passes. Student representation. Well, I would first like to give a huge shout out to Miss Beline who is not able to be with us today. Um she served incredibly well throughout the entire year and I believe she's competing or was she at the she at? Yeah, she's at the banquet banquet. Um, but we are excited to have Miss Oliva who will be our student representative next year who I've had the privilege of knowing the past three years. I know she will do incredible work as well. Two years this year. Yeah. Thank you. Um, like he said, I'm Giano Oliva and I'm going to be the student representative next year,
006but Bella couldn't make it tonight, so I'm stepping in. Um, I'll kind of wait to do more of like an introduction for my first actual meeting, but I'm just going to read Bella's notes tonight. Um, at the high school, boys baseball made it to the state tournament today and tomorrow in Appleton and day one. Uh, it's a very special sectional game for them as lots of classes got to show up and support them during the their home game um at the sectional since it was during the school day. Um, the state qualifiers for track competed at the state tournament at the beginning of June, standing on top with Ella Anoots, winning the two-mile. Uh, continuing with sports, girls soccer made it to the state tournament this upcom upcoming weekend and they're hoping to win state
007for the fourth time in a row. Uh, the class of 2025 graduated yesterday and it was a bittersweet ceremony with exceptional speakers and high emotions um of the excitement of going to their next chapter. Their class will be missed greatly. The cast of Mam Mia attended the Jerry Awards in Madison in early June and they won the award for best musical performance and we are so proud of our casting crew. At the middle school, the eighth grade graduation took place on Thursday, and the eighth grade students from both middle schools are excited and anxious to join high school in the fall. Elementary schools, um the students from all elementary schools got to p to participate in their own field days for the past couple of weeks. Um the students had a blast doing competitions and
008team building activities to end off the school year. Incoming kindergarteners had a signing day where they signed a contract to whatever elementary school they'd be attending in the fall. and the fourth graders had their promotion ceremonies. Um, and then I have a little note from Bella that she wrote. She said, "Although I cannot be here tonight, I would like to say thank you to everyone on the board for making this such a welcoming environment. I will miss your schoolboard rep, and I just know Diana will do the best job ever." Which is kind of awkward reading, but that's what she said. Um, and then I actually have to scurry on out of here, but I'm so excited for next year. Thank you for next year. for stepping in for tonight to uh getting to know
009you. Thanks. Thank you. Thank you. Bye. Have a good night. Thank you, too. All right. Superintendent. Well, a couple of just little fun things. First, the little crab you have in front of you. Um this is from our robotics team. Uh designed and 3D printed those as a just a little token of gratitude for the opportunity they had to be recognized by you. Um, it really means a lot to them. That's where I appreciate the board's time and the opportunity to celebrate the different things our students do. It really does mean a lot to them when they have those opportunities like this. It's great stuff. And then the cookie is just a little token of gratitude from our leadership team for navigating a lot of changes on the leadership team throughout this year. So, a
010little sugary treat as we end June and get into the next year. That should help. Yeah. And then just another thank you for those board members who were able to be present yesterday at uh graduation. Um I know I'm biased. I just think that is the most incredible event. Um and people often say it's just because summer starts. It's absolutely not it. The moment in time that sometimes hits young adults hearts as they start to reflect on what this journey has meant to them and the number of times where they actually open up and say things to the people around them that they otherwise don't do. Things like, "Oh my gosh, thank you. you were an incredible third grade teacher or thank you to a coach or something like that. They start to really reflect
011on what this journey has meant to them and the flood of emotions that comes out of the last two weeks of the school year truly is impressive to come from 17 and 18 year old hearts. So, it's just really special when you see that transition and your participation that is obviously just incredible and it's fun to watch families who are a part of that and how it means uh just a little something extra special that you give all of that to our community. The uh one recognition I have is we were grateful to have Jeremiah and Miss Kelly uh presenting at a conference recently. I know I'm very biased, but I believe uh the leadership team we have truly does in many different things. Um as I mentioned about those transitions internally within our organization,
012one of the things that they've helped others be prepared for is how do you create transition plans and how do you help your organization develop internal leaders? Um I think there are two people who've done an incredible job mentoring um lots of folks within my our organization including myself. Um the three folks who were recognized at the beginning are a direct result of a program that Mr. Johnson has helped develop. Um so again it's one thing to have a great system of your own but to me it's a whole another thing when you take your time and your energy and your your passion and you go out there and you help other systems try to improve as well. So thanks for your investment in that. You truly represent our entire district in an incredibly great
013way. Thank you. That concludes the superintendent report. All right. Other reports. Um report just to um Robin. This is her last official meeting in this capacity. She's going to be moving on to her next role as principal at Bane. So excited to see that. And I'm assuming that this is your last meeting in this capacity. So, you got a new roomate you've done. I'm I'm glad that you're staying with us, but um I know that we've all enjoyed working with you in any capacity that you have served here and it's going to be, you know, different, but um you guys always do such a good job. So, um we'll be okay. But we know we can always call upon you. So, thank you for all that you've done for us um in your current roles
014and look forward to your next roles with you. And graduation was phenomenal. It was absolutely phenomenal. The the setting up of everything that it was just all the planning and from so many different people and um it it's just such an amazing executed program that we put on and love being part of it. um was grateful to have some fellow board members working navigating through all of the different people that people wanted to hand uh diplomas to you. So that worked out well. We I think I'll accept all the diplomas they knocked off the table three times, but [Laughter] I didn't know if we were going to have just enough on there or [Music] I didn't care. I completely human. My foot noticed very like I'm sorry that was the second one I did on
015your foot. Seen you limping all day. Yeah. Not not sure why my hand was not reaching properly. But yeah, but it was a very it was a wonderful wonderful day. I did get some burn. I'm sure everybody else did on that gown. Yeah. Except for those guys. Um, so other board members, board member reports. Um, because Brett is no longer the representative on WSB, he won't be, you know, he isn't here to give that specific report. Um, I don't know that even as the WSB rep that I'll have that much of a detailed report, but I will try to put something together as the I think I appointed myself. I'm pretty sure he did. Um, I'll try to put something together that will get in there somehow. So, anyway, so we start with ordinary reports
016of Christmas. Graduation was a lot of fun yesterday. My face still hurts. My foot still hurts, but I'm okay. But thank you. It was a lot of fun. Jason, graduation was fun, but I also want to specifically thank Courtney and Robin because you guys were very instrumental with me on curriculum. So, I learned a ton from you guys and I still am just amazed at the knowledge that flows from you guys. So, I and I know Anita is going to do great and our next person is she'll mentor, but I really really been a pleasure to work with you and also like I said, Robin, to have you on that committee that always a smiley face and words of encouragement no matter what. So, sparkling. on the sparkle. Kevin. Yeah. So, um we just had
017our board elections at the um seats and I'm on for vice president again. So, that was nice to see to have them honor me in that way. Um and they are kind of looking at how they want to distribute information to people. Um they have a huge marketing thing. their um websites could be changing and stuff. So, it may not be that I do it at board meetings. It may just be an email that comes to you guys. So, um I'm waiting for them to give us the update. All right. Committee reports, educational services committee report um as printed in the agenda. Plus, we have a few motions coming forward resolutions. You guys have been very very busy with a lot of things that are on our agenda tonight for approval. So, thank you for
018everyone. There's multiple multiple meetings on most of that where it was discussed at length and sent back for details and everything else. So, fantastic work. Um, no policy committee reports and then business services student experience legislative advocacy. We could come up with an idea maybe put that on the agenda too. Uh so number of things from coming forward for approval um passed through committee earlier tonight. Um we also um approved joining a letter for further clarification from Department of Education on title six related topic and um there are a couple other uh contract renewals that came up um for operational services we discussed otherwise everything else is in approvals. So thank you. Okay. Thank you again to all my committee people. It is a lot of work, extra meetings, and a lot of work outside
019of meetings. So, I really appreciate all the work going into those. I I do want to say just on a side note, I was a little disheartened to see a a comment on a Facebook post that kind of downplayed um the idea that school boards use committees. And I'm just going to go on the record here and say we initiated our committees back to slow the system down to provide more opportunity for input for public input and more input from board members because we can control that committee flow. We can control the time versus at a board meeting where we have a onslaught of information and we can only allow public comment for three minutes. committee reports or committee meetings allow ample amount of time and if things don't go well at that meeting we
020can do another meeting. So it was very disheartening to see that played off in social media as if it was a negative thing because committees work extremely hard and a lot of work goes into them and they are open to the public open for conversation much more than a formal board meeting. So, I just wanted to go on the record and say that. Um, so that's all. We're going to move on to number nine, resolution action items. Yeah. Okay. Um, MNS comprehensive school counseling program. Motion to approve the MNS comprehensive school counseling program manual as presented. So move. Second. any discussion? Now, I knew this has gone through committee and was at committee discussion for several meetings and also brought to a parent advisory group, right? It did go through that as well. So, this
021has been out there for a while and I would use this as a primary example of why committees are so important because you get the insight of the experts on one side along with how will public perceive this from the more lay people as far as not education, Minnesota, but just in general, it's really good to be able to have the minds come together and have these discussions, get input from the community and and massage it and get it to where everybody feels that all stakeholders can understand it, can utilize it, and most importantly benefit our kids. Um, and that happened through a committee process. So I just kind of bolster that and again be grateful for the people that we have that have been involved with that. Frankly for those of us not on
022the committee it gives us confidence that has been thoroughly right and we trust each other and that's I mean there is a first like comprehensive plan. So I mean we can always go back to the table and look at it and make sure we get it at a place where it's perfect for the district. Yeah. So, and I think our board works well together. We definitely have different perspectives. We offer those those perspectives in those committee meetings and those that's where those conversations happen. And um to be able to designate certain people to discuss different things and my opportunity to appoint certain people to lead those groups and put certain people in certain committees and their strengths. And that that's why they're they're they are the way they are is the strengths of the committee.
023and um the trust in each other um is imperative and I think we have that on our board. We're very lucky because a lot of boards do not. So, all right. Any other discussion on that? All in favor say I. I. Motion passes. M&S library plan. Motion to approve the M&S library plan as presented. Second all in favor say sorry discussions again there was a lot of good discussion between multiple stakeholders that enhanced the plan and and also offered to the library staff our open invitation for whatever we could do to support them in accomplishing um what their vision and goals were. So it was a good dialogue. Excellent. All in favor say I. I opposed. Motion passes. Resolution authorizing and approving povert poverty. I do not property schedule number two. Sorry, this one is
024difficult. I don't know why I make it bigger. To the master tax exempt lease purchase agreement with Providence Capital Network LLC. Motion to approve resolution authorizing and approving property schedule number two to the master tax exempt lease purchase agreement with Providence Capital Network LLC. Second discussion hearing none. All in favor say I. I opposed. Motion passes. Um additional open enrollment seats. Motion to approve the additional opener enrollment seats as presented. So second. Any discussion? Oh, just a question. Do we ever um turn people away? We ever Yes, we have. Is it um so I think I asked this many years ago, but if somebody's offered a seat and they decline, is there ever time to go back or is it really for reality sake too late for somebody else? Right. We have a waiting list.
025Um and we usually have students at all levels. Um sometimes not always like third grade sometimes as rough to fill but if somebody declines we immediately offer to the next person but have they been realistically have we been taken off on that or they already decision oh they just want to make sure so we're filling that we are I think it's harder if it's like August 30th where somebody declines but I think for the most part there are people that are waiting and willing to jump in second okay so these extra spots will get or be in the school They're being filled. The additional seats. Yes, there are people on this waiting for all of those seats. Any other discussion? Hear none. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Motion passes insurance renewal. Motion to
026approve the 202526 insurance renewal as presented. move. Second. Any discussion? Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. Opposed? Motion passes. 2025 to 2030 strategic plan. Lots of work went into that. Motion to approve the 2025 2030 strategic plan as presented. You just keep going. I just want to second it. Go ahead. Second discussion. Thank you to everyone who was involved in that step working very very hard and to all of the suggestions the board give back to them and work them into the into the final plan. Any other discussion? Hear none. All in favor say I. I motion passes. W IAA contract. Motion to approve the WIAA contract renewal as presented. Second discussion hearing none. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Motion passes. HVAC contract. Motion to approve the Illan uh Illenworth. Motion
027to approve Illanworth to provide HVAC preventive maintenance for the district for the 202526 school year. So discussion second. It's fine. Sorry, I don't think hearing none. All in favor say I. I oppose. Motion passes. Employee handbook changes. Motion to approve the employee handbook changes with edits as presented. So second. Any discussion? Thank you for taking all of our input back and making it nice, nice and simple. Very much appreciated. Any other discussion? Um favor say I. Opposed. Motion passes. Tahar food service. Sorry sorry. Sorry. Student Family Handbooks. Motion to approve the 202526 student family handbooks as presented. So move. Second. Any discussion? This not to be a dead horse, but this also was one that we went through multiple iterations in committee to get it right. So pile on to that and Robin's patience. So
028thank you Thank you everyone on that. That's good. Um and thank you for calling me back on that. I am really struggling seeing. All right. Um okay. Uh all in favor say I. I. Opposed. All right. Motion passes. Now Taher food service renewal contract. Motion to approve the 202526 food year uh food service year 1 amendment with Taher as well as the joint agreements with St. planners in Washington Cwell as presented. So second any discussion hearing? None. All in favor say I. I. Opposed? Motion passes. 25 2025 26 student fees. Motion to approve the 2025 26 student fees as presented. Second. Any discussion? All right. Hearing none. All in favor say I. I. Opposed. Motion passes. Gifts, grants, and requests. Motion to approve with thanks the following donations as presented. Mosquo High School girls soccer,
029$119 for Mosquo Warriors Soccer Booster Club for one month renewal video system. Uh for Mosquo High School bands, $1,67560 from MHS music makers to purchase music stands. Moss High School student council, $500 from Impro for prom expenses. Mosquito High School Robotics, $2,500 from Crohn's, Inc., $500 from Essential Industries, $2,000 from IMPRO, $300 from Tritown Heating, $2,750 from Gene House Foundation, $2,800 from PPG via Blackwalk Giving, matching donations from Carrie Min, Bayane Elementary, uh $2,000 from the American Heart Association through the Kids Heart Challenge, and $12 from Comp workplace giving campaign managed by Front Matching Donation. from Patrick. So second any discussion? Thank you. Thank you. All in favor say I. Opposed. Motion passes. That was the longest list ever. A lot of work getting done. Um discussion items. We have none. And you'll find information
030followup your monthly financial reporting there and other list of support staff postcurricular resignations and retirements. We'll find that and we are to number 12 motion to adjurnn. All in favor say I. We