001Hinderman here, Paul here, Boden here, Andrews here. Motion carried. Uh, proof of giving public meeting notice Aaron. Yep. Notices were posted at both schools sent to the village of Dickyville and Cuba City Hall and members of the media on Monday, April 14th. Thank you. Item three is consideration of the consent agenda. Are there any items A through E that the board would like pulled for further discussion? Hearing none. Would someone move? I'll move to approve the consent agenda as presented. Is there a second? I will second. Joel, yes. Bar, yes. White, yes. Henderman, yes. Paul, yes. Bowden, yes. Andrews, yes. Motion carried. Uh, item four is administrative reports. We'll start with Jason for the elementary. All right. Uh, I've got an extensive list, so I'm just going to try to pick some highlights, although they're
002all excellent things. So, please be sure to review the ones that I don't go over. Uh, I'm going to start with congratulations to our fifth grade students for an outstanding showing of the 2025 Living Wax Museum on April 3rd. The highest accommodations go to Mrs. Nancy Davies, Mrs. Ellie Glennon, and Miss Megan Davis for coordinating and supporting students with this major learning learning project. It certainly is a highlight of our students as they prepare for their transition to middle school next year. On March 26th, 8th grade students helped cap off our National Reading Month by visiting and reading to our kindergarten students for a drop everything and read moment. Thank you to Miss Cameo Updike Ames for coordinating with Miss Sharon Olsen. Miss Olsen also wrote the book on motivating our whole building to read
003throughout the month as early childhood through first grade students recorded 1,962 books read and second grade through fifth grade students and staff included logged 89,528 minutes of reading during the March reading challenge. Students reaching their reading goal are looking forward to dunking Mr. Hollesmer in the dunk tank before the end of the year. Also, the spring book fair is going on now. So, if you're looking to build your summer reading supply, stop on by tomorrow. Uh, the March Madness Food with Families event was a championship success. Thank you to Mrs. Joyce Dinar, Mrs. Kelly Banfield, Miss Holly Shyman for feeding 418 ms that morning. Uh, Jim Addison of CISA 3 joined CCES staff for a voluntary act 20 audit. A special thank you to Mrs. Amanda Gaul and Mrs. Carly Redern for their leadership and
004to our 4K through third grade teams for all their efforts in benchmark testing, evaluating data and their diligence in creating, reviewing, and updating personal reading plans for qualifying students. We did conclude will be concluding tomorrow spring state testing. Uh thank you to the families for helping with students as they prepared for those testing conditions and then to our staff members for giving an exorbitant amount of effort to student academic achievement. A continued thanks to the Cuba City PTO in addition to their support to help fund several field trips this year. Recent events like the vendor fair held at Cuba City Elementary and the VIP dance held at the Dickiville Community Center have been excellent opportunities for our families to engage and model community involvement for our children in the community. On April 10th, CCEES rolled
005out the red carpet for our annual Title One family engagement night. Many families enjoyed food, fun learning activities, free books, and community camaraderie in the event organized by Mrs. Amanda Gaul and Mrs. Karly Redford. Thank you to Milliey's Diner, Nick's Cafe, Daniel's Lounge, Quick Trip of Cuba City, Hometown Pharmacy, Subway of Cuba City, and Cuba City Family Dental, and Thompson's IG for providing a variety of donations to help make the event a success. And um want to take an opportunity to thank Chuck P for his years of service and dedication to the Cuba City School District. On a professional level, Chuck's knowledge and experience was an invaluable asset to maintaining and supporting our district. On a personal level, uh words can't express my gratitude to you, Chuck. Um his guidance over the years and his
006unwavering support of our community has always been a beacon to to my own aspirations. So, thank you. Thank you very much. That's all middle and high school report. Chris is Chris is not here today. He did provide the report for you. It's was in the board pack. So, and we'll turn to Whitney for the special net report, please. Uh, forward testing has been going strong within the Cuba City School District. Thank you to all the teachers for assisting with scheduling. Jordan Hinderman for registering all students on the DRC portal, printing off testing tickets, organizing testing binders, and managing all proctors needed for testing. I also want to thank all staff members who have stepped in to help cover Jordan's classes as as she's been proctoring. Um, it's definitely a team effort and all of the
007support is greatly appreciated. Um, the DM since it's testing season uh stands for dynamic learning maps. The DLM assessment measures the academic progress of students with the most significant cognitive disabilities within our districts um in the subject areas of ELA and mathematics in grades 3 through 11, science in grades four and 8 through 11th, and social studies in grades 4, 8, and 10. This is an online assessment delivered via iPad. However, some students may need their teacher to present items to them and then input that into the testing platform. Uh the DM system is designed to map a student's learning throughout the year. The system will also use items and tasks that are embedded into day-to-day instruction. Instruction for these students is based upon the Wisconsin essential elements and aligns with the Wisconsin academic standard.
008This gives teachers the opportunity to see what students know during the year when teachers still have time to change instruction to better support those students. This testing window began on March 17th and it'll close on March or April 25th. Uh April 2nd was paraprofessional appreciation day. This day is dedicated to recognize the hard work and contributions of our paraprofessionals. The special education program could not be successful without the support and dedication to all of the amazing paras. So a huge heartfelt thank you to each and every one of them. Um so that's Tony, Molly, Justin Blanik, Maggie, Joe, Shelby, Kristen, Joanne, Kathy Kaiser, Kathy Gallagher, D Pam, and Olivia. So, thank you for all of your support. Um, I also want to thank Chuck Pole for your years of service to the Cuba City Board.
009Your dedication to our school, district, and community is greatly appreciated. I hope you continue to cook burgers. Call you up for that. No problem. Thank you. Thank you, Whitney. Heather, the business report. Uh, yep. An update on the current fiscal year. At the end of March, we were 75% through our fiscal year. We have spent about 50% of our fund 10 budget. This is about 5% less than uh last year's spending. An update on our fund account or our referendum checking account. Um in the month of March, our revenue totaled $17.72 that is interest. Um our expenses were $10,618 and our ending balance was $5,69.15. Um, in other news, teacher budgets have been sent out. I'm continuing to work on the 2526 budget. Um, I want to thank our community members for passing our operating
010referendum. And then I just want to give us some updates or some some data on results um, statewide for the spring election. There were 89 questions that were asked throughout the state. Um, 31 questions were capital capital referendums. 61% of those uh capital referendum questions passed. Operating referendums, there were 58 questions and uh 52% of those uh questions passed. Looking more locally, uh in CISA 3, there were seven non-recurring referendums on the ballot. Uh three out of the seven passed or 43%. There were two reoccurring referendums and both of those failed. Um the state superintendent is asking the joint committee on finance to listen to the people of Wisconsin that elected them and invest in public education. Some items that are in the bannual budget, keep in mind they're in the budget right now. We
011won't know until we'll start hearing probably like July one, but some we'll get sprinkles of information from July through October 15th. But some items that are in there now um would be what the governor is currently asking for is increasing special increasing special education reimbursement from 30% to 60%. Um increasing the per pupil revenue limit. um restoring inflation index revenue limits, strengthening early education by increasing the FTE to one, universal free school meals, youth mental health health support, supporting education work, and prioritizing um health and wellness. And I did in the consent agenda, I did attach like a one-page document on all of those items. And that's all I have. Thank you, Heather. Are there any questions? I have one question. So, have we heard anything? I know we're starting to look at approving and
012moving forward. Have we heard anything at the federal level what's going to be allocated from the states for like the special education and title funding that usually comes from? So, we have no idea how it's going to impact. I don't think we're going to hear anything until it's final and we get notifications. Okay. So, we don't know what that's going to look like next year as we are with our funding all that. Okay. Usually I start out um when I start budgeting for the titles I just use what our number this year I use that same number we've been told to for to be flat this year this year so not necessarily any impact till 27 208 that's what that's what we've been told that NRC7 okay I'm just trying to think ahead okay that
013was by Jill underly the deep the DPI superintendent perfect okay thank you anything else. Thank you, Heather. Darren, the superintendent report. Sure. Uh, earlier this month, we learned that the FEMA uh brick program had been cancelled and so we are moving ahead with our normal 2022 operating uh project. So, about 99% of those plans are done. Um, there's just a few different things we're waiting on, but a lot of the bids are already out and they're already coming back. Um, and we've got a lot of competitive bids and um, from what Brad has shared, there hasn't been a big difference between now and two years ago and that's what we're hoping for. Uh, is there is there a bid opening day or you're being open? So, we already we already had that. So, he's reached
014out to everybody who has bid or who called later and said if you bid this again later because of the break, please include me. So, he's contacted everyone that's been back there and said, "Now we're ready for it." And he's closing them as he gets enough that he believes it's competitive. So there's not like a big closing day. Good. Uh also like to thank the Tri County Press and Grant County uh Herald Independent for their thorough coverage of the FEMA grant update. This helps keep everybody informed, not just people who were, you know, staying up to date with school items, but they had a very detailed report on that. So, thank thank both of those groups and and we really appreciate our community support with our our referendum that passed recently. And so, now we're
015looking at moving forward and for after two years of trying to tighten our belt, we have to remind oursel now we're adding things to the budget. So, it's okay to see a different number in the in the budget that goes up. So, we'll start with that tonight. Uh we're we're starting with some staffing discussions and then we'll move on to curriculum, the curriculum resource cycle and we'll look at um curriculum director and curriculum uh team leads and those types of things. We want those are some of the things we want to get done before teachers leave for the summer. Um in other news with the building project, um we're going to try we're going to likely have to key that door on the outside. We don't have any keys um to get in this way,
016but the building is going to go through a lot of different changes here. This will probably act um as our quasi office for the summer. Um and so we want to have a way to get in here and get around the construction. We actually are going to propose moving the May meeting because they're going to be tearing up that upper hallway. Um so Tina is warning that that we we just thought of this. We're likeing I'm trying to keep my face does not do good stuff. Sorry. Um, so some of the other things we're going to be getting uh a lot of brand new furniture for that upper hallway. So something that we're thinking of is all the existing chairs and tables um and desks and some of that furniture in that upper hallway. We're
017thinking we're going to probably take that, we'd like to take it down to the gym and have like a communitywide sale where everything's, you know, desks are desks are this um teacher desk would be lockers lockers um all those things. And then after a couple days, we'll have somebody come and just take whatever's left because it's it's going to cost us money to get it taken out. So, if that can help our community if they want some different things for their house, the lockers are a big one. A lot of people want those for their garages or basement. Um so, we'd like to do that. um we've got to get that kind of inventoried. So at the May meeting, we'll have a better idea and you'll have to act on that because anytime we give
018away or sell any school purchased items, we have to have that. So we'll have um an inventory, but that's going to be kind of the first thing. The bathrooms will be first um and then they'll start taking care of that upper hallway. So I expect that item. Um in other news, uh we just found out that our girls basketball team lost the appeal to stay in division four for those of you who had followed the success criteria. Um, we've had points the last three years for being in sectional finals and then the state final game two years ago and then the state championship this year bumped us up to division three for next year. Uh, Coach Derby did a wonderful job writing an appeal that made sense to me. I would have approved it, but
019the the uh the WIA did not. Uh, so that's uh and he'll appeal every year for the next three years, but it's a three-year rolling cycle um where that might be division three for the next few years. Uh, and lastly, I would like to thank Chuck Pole for his nine years of service on the board and thank Rita who's here for sharing Chuck with us. For those of you who don't know Chuck, Chuck is um a natural helper. He always wants to help. He always wants to volunteer and he's helped a lot in our buildings and grounds department. He's helped a lot um with the the building project in 2017. He's been integral in the core planning committee uh for this next thing. So, he's done a lot in his nine years and we've got
020a little gift for him and just like to thank you, Chuck. Oh, thank you. I look at it this way. Nine years has been a fun ride. I totally enjoyed representing the people, the teachers, the kids, and my goal was to leave the school better than when I got here. And I think we did accomplish that, and it's been fun. I enjoyed it. Thank you, John. Thank you. Were there any questions of Aaron? All righty. We'll move on to discussion items. Uh the first one is early grade level enrollment increases. Yep. So um we talked about this last month and our normal student enrollment I would say is around 40 for at the elementary level usually from 4K through 5K. Sometimes 4K is actually smaller because it's not compulsory education. They don't have to go
021to 4K. Um but this year we had close to 60. I think we're at 59 at 4K. And so we brought in another teacher late because of like kind of some late registrations. We're like, we can't do this with this many sections. We had to add one. So we made that a one-year contract. So we weren't sure if that was a one-year bump or if if that was a a trend. So next year, um we'll be looking at an additional 5K position, which is replaces the 4K position. But also our 4K numbers are 57 as of yesterday. And for those of you who have had four-year-olds, we can't have three sections uh or we can't have two sections of 30 with and with Gail, I guess it would be two sections of 25. Uh so
022we looked at either having two paras or one teacher and um Mr. Holes has the fun job of figuring out where that third 4K classroom is going to go because we want to have it at least very bathroom adjacent. Why not? [Laughter] So, um, those are not from the referendum. Those are just natural enrollment increases. So, it's really just one. We're going to act on two positions, 4K and 5K, but it's really one new position because now it's not instead of one big, we have two. And maybe this is the start of a big enrollment group. We talked about the housing changes in our area and maybe we we have to start getting ready for having three sections at each grade level instead of two, but we've got a two-year may and if it's nothing
023else, it's a bubble and so we'd like to hire two teachers and there might have to be some shuffling from year to year based on lensures and preferences and those types of things. So, do you guys have any questions because we're going to act on that later. Any questions on I have I'm sorry. I always have a question. Um, so just so everybody's aware so I have a better understanding with the 4K teacher currently that you added late that's already factored into our current budget. Correct. So we're adding one additional position and does the enrollment then offset the cost of that position or is that going to be an impact on the original budget? I just want to make sure it bring it would be a new position. it will negatively impact the budget in
024year one then less and two and then make up because it's based on a three-year enrollment average. So those additional 20 kids the first year really only represent a seven person um bump so about um roughly 70,000 and next year it's twothirds of that and then the third year they get we get 100% of that. Okay. I just want to be prepared to last. You know, we're bringing this position. It wasn't something that was discussed. I want to make sure that we Yeah. And and this is more just I mean knowing we're not going to put 30 kids in 100% agree. Absolutely agree. I'm just And I was going to piggy back off that because I was going to ask the same question is just what we're bringing stuff back with this referendum money, but
025now we're paying towards a teacher for that for this year. So what is going to be the offset? What are we not going to bring back to past year? So the the fund balance wouldn't wouldn't get back up to that as soon the fund balance we're going to be using some of that for that. Okay. Um and probably in year one and two we'll that will offset a little and our fund balance is at our 20 22% right now and with that that we'll still maintain a 22% according to all the projections that I made when we ran the referendum. Yes. But keep in mind between July 1st and October 15th, that's when those numbers are solidified. So we, Aaron and I will just keep refining that budget over and over and we will try
026to get it as close to 22%. As possible. Sometimes we're digging through the questions to find like to cut $200,000. Sometimes it's more than that. It sure would be a nice time for 4K to go from a half person to a full full student power. Yes, that would certainly help. Yes. If that if that happens, just know in the budget it was for a half. Yeah. Right. Yeah. So any changes that are done at the state level are not in the budget because we don't know if if what's going to happen. I can't predict that, right? Special ed reimbursement is one item that we really hope gains some traction in the new budget. Now, keep in mind that doesn't help us year one at all. So like next school year, um if it go let's
027say it goes from 30 to 60%, I don't think it's going to, but let's say that's what they're asking for is 60% reimbursement. The next year we'll get 60. But but the 25 26 you don't get 60% on things you haven't spent yet. So that if there is a big bump in special ed that would really help us in year two moving forward. Do we know how many of these 4K enrollments are open enrolled? Jesse, would you know that? One would if one had their computer. I don't know right off the top of my head. Are I mean I'm assuming there would be some. There are several. I can. Yes, there are several that are open enrolled, but I don't have a good number that I could feel good about telling you right now. Can
028you talk current or just potential next year? Potential next year. 4K. I know of five for sure. But that always changes. Shows that could shift pretty dramatically between now and the regular open enrollment window closes on the 30th of this month. So, another week and a half, two weeks. But we still accept open enrollments throughout the summer. it just doesn't happen until after July 1st. So that number can still always change and that July 1 date puts us that much closer to the school year starting. So it's pretty unknown variable at that point. Thank you. The next one is referendum approved staffing positions. For those that came in and saw the agenda, you'll see that we have four positions on there and we had said during the referendum that we were going to bring two
029back this year and two back next year. Um, but we also said that the board would like to to make that decision on which one we're bringing back because I'm not sure which decision you have. All four are on there. The budget has one certified position coming back. There are two listed. So, you guys have the option and then the budget has one support staff and they're both listed. So, financially speaking, we cannot afford to bring all four back, but we can bring one certified and one support back. But that's why it's listed that way in the agenda because you guys have which one you're going to do. We had stated uh during the referendum project or during the referendum process that we would bring back a special ed teacher this year and a or
030next year and a custodian next year and in the following year bring back an interventionist and an administrative assistant. That's what we had said but we also said you guys would make that final decision. There was a recommendation from administration regarding those. Can you say what that is? Yep. that same thing that tonight we would approve the special ed teacher for next year and for the the custodian for next year. Okay. Thank you. All right. Is there any other questions regarding the is there any public recognition this two of us? Okay. Joe, you're good. All right. And Justice Kelly. Yeah. I sent you an email asking when con like when do the administrative contracts expire. Didn't get a response back. I did call Chuck. He kind of pointed me towards the district website like when
031does your Erin when does your contract expire? I assume you're under a contract. Yes. So, um, we usually have two-year contracts. That's as long as they can go. Okay. So, when we do the contracts, are we are we doing open bidding on these? So, I'm seeing districts now doing more of like a construction contract where they allow open bidding for different positions. I've never heard that. Which district has come out? I'm seeing them in like Massachusetts, New York, Ohio. So, some of these states, Wisconsin law doesn't allow for that. So, I was some in some ways they do, but I'm trying to decipher what the statute is. But yeah, but I'm just like instead of offering just like here here's, you know, more raises, let's open it up to bidding like I don't know, you're
032the principal, right? I'm one of the principles. Yes. Okay. So, you could like bid against his position, you know, put the a package together and like, you know, here I, you know, maybe I could be superintendent for a while. I understand. No thanks. But allow that for any of these contracts that expire. I mean, if you're talking I think Heather said what you're 200,000 short or 200,000. No, I didn't say that. I said a lot of times we're looking for $200,000 in the cushion when we're trying to balance the budget. So, every year ideally, I'm trying to present a balanced budget at the annual meeting. And before we get to that point, we're usually looking for like $200,000 to get to the point where we can balance the budget. Sometimes for the years that I've
033been here, we presented a balanced budget in 80 to 90% of the years. Not every year does that work? Yeah. So, I mean, would open bidding even work for something like that? I don't know. I I've never heard of it, Justice. and and basically at this point I mean he's under contract to this school district to this board that's the only person that the board hires as well as you know in essence we hired the you know the principles the special ed director that you know and basically they're under a set contract and and it's the board's decision whether you know they get offered a new contract and what they're paid but as far as an open bidding I I've never heard of it. I don't even know if it's even legal or how you
034would even do it because basically at this point uh um we only have one administrator, one high school principal and and basically I don't know who you'd uh competitively bid uh our superintendent against. I don't know if there's any new ones out there that want his new job. That's why I'm looking at it. So, thank you. Yep. Um, under special uh uh public recognition, I'd also like to thank Chuck for all of his work, especially uh all those building and grounds meetings and uh help on the past referendum uh for the building project and as well as this one, your countless hours uh and uh that are uh very much treasured. And uh you you do cook great hamburgers, but your cupcakes are even better. So I didn't have time today. I didn't make banana
035bread this morning, too. I couldn't sleep. [Laughter] I ran out of time today. I had a person come into the truck with a spark plug hanging out of the hole. It's still there. And I want to thank staff, administration, board, and the public for passing our operating referendum. Um, it is a uh a great relief. Um, as uh Aaron and I met with uh Joe Swagert, who is joining the board in Chuck's replacement uh last night. I It was very good to see that uh you know, he doesn't have to deal with that. Yeah, we told him he doesn't have to deal with what what we're going to do about the the building project because uh I guess Trump made that decision for us. So uh um so thank you again, Chuck. No problem. We'd
036be back. We need a hand. Please do. Yep. Uh new business then. Uh approve the date and time for the May board meeting. Yep. I'm I'm asking that we move it up one week, Wednesday, May 14th to avoid some of the demolition in the upper hallway. um just have it in here if that works for everybody. Works for me. I hear two yeses. Yep. Works for me as well. Okay. All right. So, would someone want to make that motion? I'll move to approve the May regular board meeting for Wednesday, May 14th at 6:30 p.m. Is there a second? I'll second. Joel, yes. Arth, yes. White, yes. Henderman, yes. Paul, yes. Bowden, yes. Andrews, yes. Motion carried. And item B is approve the 2025 graduation list for seniors. Yep. We have a list of the entire
037senior class there for you. This approval is um for the students who end up meeting all the graduation requirements. Every year we always have uh the vast majority of them are already set for graduation, but um some still have to meet some requirements. So I recommend that you approve this list. If there's no questions, would someone move? I'll move to approve the 2025 graduation list for seniors as presented. Is there a second? I'll second. Joel, yes. Bart, yes. White, yes. Henderman, yes. Paul, yes. Voden, yes. Andrews, yes. Motion carried. Uh, item C is approve the summer contract of the, uh, LMS at the, uh, Cuba City School District. Yep. Every year we uh we approve an extended contract for our library and media specialists to close out the library, get ready. She's kind of have
038the list the right up there of what that entails. Uh Dan did ask why don't we just put that in the um the extra duty because we do approve this every year. You know what would that be fine then? It just saves you from having to every every year pretty much every librarian does that. They go through and weed out the the old books that weren't checked out and bring in the new ones and there's a lot of things to close out the library. So questions for is that going to be problematic with the office? Great question. I'm still big enough. You're still processing. I'm still processing that. As long as they don't make you move tables, chairs, and lockers. If there's no questions. So you can just move that to the extra duties list
039without without any changing this motion or doing anything else. Um, I think right now we'll approve this as is and then next year for the next year we'll add that to the extra duty list then. Okay. I will move to approve the summer contract of LMS at CCSD as presented. Is there a second? I'll second. Joel, yes. Bart, yes. White, yes. Kinderman, yes. Paul, yes. Bowden, yes. Andrews, yes. Motion carries. Item D is approved the addition of a 4K teacher at the elementary due to enrollment increases next year. And we had talked about this. So are you when you advertise for that, if it's approved, will you be advertising for one year position based on I mean or how well we think that two-year bubble next year there'll be 5K in one. So we'll still
040need two teachers. We may have to we may have to adjust like who's you know maybe we go back to two 4K teachers but now we'll need 5K in person. Gotcha. Okay. I was just curious if that was going to be someone in the position they knew kind of. Yeah. So, we're really looking for somebody that can do early childhood through fifth grade because they would follow. Yeah. Other questions? Hearing none, then someone move. I'll move to approve the addition of a 4K teacher at CCEES due to enrollment increase next year as presented. Is there a second? Second. Joel, yes. Bart, yes. White, yes. Henderman, yes. Pole, yes. Voted, yes. Andrews, yes. Motion carried. Item E is approve the addition of a 5K teacher at the elementary due to enrollment increase next year. Same thing
041with this one. I'll move to approve the certified special education teacher beginning in 2526. I'll move to approve the addition of a 5K teacher at CCES due to enrollment increases this year. Thank you. Is there a second? Second. Give it to Angie. Sorry, Chuck. My last I felt so bad for taking that one. Yours. Joel, yes. Yes. White, yes. Henderman, yes. Paul, yes. Moden, yes. Andrews, yes. Motion carried. Now we get into the uh four options here. Um F is approved the addition of a certified special education teacher beginning in the 2526 school year and G is the intervention position beginning the beginning next school year. The budget has one or the other. So if you guys wanted to talk about that. Um we did um cut two special education teachers from last year and
042the addition of that one would be very helpful. Not that the intervention wouldn't be, but that's kind of what we told people we were planning to too. So, regarding the special ed higher, then is there questions or is the board in favor of the admin recommendations? I guess I would ask this question to Whitney as far as where you see you need more services. Is it in the general special education area or is it we need a math and lunch? Um, I would say for our program to be in compliance, we need a special education teacher for next school year and to follow through with you, please. Good question. An impossible answer because Great. The answer is other questions, thoughts. So, how do you want to do this board? Because uh I think we just
043make it. If you approve if you approve this one, that means you're not going to approve the next one. Do you want to discuss the other one before you make the motion or what's your preference? I think that question was a good one. Yeah, that's the one. No. Yeah, I'm happy with administration and Whitney's. That's right. Thank you. All right. I'd be willing to move to approve the certified special education teacher beginning the 202526 school year. Is there a second? I'll second. Joel, yes. Hard, yes. White, yes. Herman, yes. Paul, yes. Bowden, yes. Andrew, yes. Motion carried. NG is approved the addition of a math intervention position beginning in the 2526 school year. Uh, based on what was just said, if if I ask for a motion and no one makes it, we move on.
044I Is there a motion for that? Silence is golden. Then we're moving to H. Yep. Approve the addition of a support staff position, middle school, high school custodians beginning July 1 of 2025. So this is the same thing with H and I. We can afford to bring one of these positions back next year, but not both. Um so we're suggesting that we have a um middle school high school custodian beginning July 1. In fact we had uh we had a middle or our high school custodian our second ship custodian resign uh a little over a month ago. So right now we have no custodian AM or PM and Cameron and Adam are doing all the building the ground thing and the custodial work. So, um, this is a high need for us. And so, we'll
045not only be filling that position, but adding this one back beginning July 1. They did ask today, um, if we could change that beginning June 1, because there was a lot of work to be done. And since we didn't have a custodian in April, May or June, it's still budget neutral if we were to start that June 1st. So, if if the board is okay with starting that um, and discussing it out instead of July one, put June one. Um we have so we'll have two custodial openings. We did have um one applicant that um accepted the position this morning, Brian Con, who would be who will be coming back to work at Cuba City School. Um so we'll be posting for a second shift for this one. So you have filled the e the
046second shift with Brian, right? That's what you interviewed. No. Yes or no? That position was filled. He's going to be first shift. Gotcha. Okay. And so now we're filling. Okay. Y and then the uh the administrative assistant position would then be tabled for next year. Okay. The 2627 school year. Are there questions? If none, would someone move? I'll move to approve the addition of the support staff positions CCMS custodian beginning June 1st, 2025. I'll second. Uh Joel, yes. Bart, yes. White, yes. Kinderman, yes. Paul, yes. Bowden, yes. Andrews, yes. Motion carried. And item I um approve the addition of a support staff position administrative assistant beginning July 1. Um if there's no motion, we will uh move on. Hearing none, we will move to personnel. Uh A is approve the increase in wages of a
047second shift custodial position. That seems to be the position that we're having the hardest time filling and we we have had some experienced custodians and janitors apply for these positions. Um we are are not able to pay what other places are paying. And so the $2 increase after 5:00 pm was helpful. Um, but our second shift custodian usually starts at 230 and then during the summer hours they fall back to $2 an hour and that's been a sticking point because during the summer everybody works first shift. So, um, my recommendation is that we when we hire somebody as a second shift custodian that they get that pay that same pay rate throughout the year whether they start at 230 or 5 or whether they work first or second shift because we just have such a
048hard time keeping them. I got what are their hours in that position? Uh, usually 2:30 to 11. Okay. So, they would get the $2 an hour extra after 5. Well, that's what they get right now. Anything past 5:00. And so, what we're saying is it's just normal. Yep. And then during the summer when they work like for shift, then they don't have that. And that's made a difference in some of the people that we've been trying to to hire. And what's the shift? 6 to 2:30 I believe. So that person will get paid more than the normal in the summer would get paid more than the other workers at that time. Yeah. Because when we're when we're interviewing they're taking that that hourly rate times number of days and they're figuring out what their yearly
049salary is and we have not been able to meet what what our applicants are currently making other places. I guess I just struggle with that person making more working the same shift and doing the same work as someone else. I think I mean I would support the $2 after 2:30. You know when that second shift starts. I mean I think a factory work, right? A lot of times you end up if you work an evening shift, you might make a little bit more at the factory than if you took a first or second shift. Overnight tend to make a little bit more than a first or second shift. Um, I I would be worried about precedence that that we're not paying the other ones that are working first shift. That then would be would be
050a concern. I mean, I could see moving to 230 for sure. I mean, because that's when the shift starts. It's considered an evening shift, the $2 more. I I just think that's it. That's the thing. They don't want to work PMS. And we have to You're going to have to pay them what you need to pay him if you want that ship filled. Uh, I think that Erin talked in conversation about our rehire of our was offered the PM and wanted first shift. Am I correct on that? Yeah, almost everyone if they're willing to take second shift, almost everybody in the interview says as soon as there's a first shift position, I want want that one. And I think it's if you I mean I would support the $2 after the 230, but if you're
051going to be signed up for an evening shift and you work a morning shift that I think you should be paid $2. It's like almost $2 incentive for working the evenings is how I look at it. It can't be. The other part is like if if we don't do that, we're not going to get somebody the other nine months. We we've had we've had custodial positions almost continuously posted for three years. But I got a question. So they will get their $2 an hour during the summer when they're working days. Y how much difference is that from the one that is here working days alongside? That depends on where they are in the salary schedule also. You know, years of experience. Uh it might be the difference between starting at you know 1760 and then
052they might make you the upper end would be 21 or 22. That' be an $80 difference per week you know year round. that that person could volunteer to move from day shift to evening shift as soon as we pass that if that was a concern to them. Even the summer even summer hours it would. Yeah. Yes. Well, I mean if if that's what we say this position is going to be paid toward be the PM janitor. Mhm. Who's ever the AM janitor, right? Could say I'll move to that for the two bucks. My concern was that, you know, when you go to summer hours, you normally don't have anybody here at night, right? You know, but they were still going to get their $2. And we're doing that really kind of as an incentive to
053to get them to stay here. I know how it all works. Yeah. And it's it's hard. I guess given the time frame that we're at, I would rather see it paid out at the end of the summer when we see them working to the night shift than, you know, where it's a Yeah. But where yes, we'll like a back pay type situation because I hate to see someone come in work the summer for the extra $2 an hour and then all of a sudden we have to go to night shift and now they're going to resign. Would make sense because I can see that I I can see that happening. I think that that's at least something we can say, hey, you're going to get back pay, but you got to make it through the
054summer in order to get that. I think that's a good idea. probationary like a probationary period where you're going to get this but you need to work the summer first for us because otherwise you're paying $2 more an hour for somebody who's going to quit in September. Yeah. But really you want them to go past September. So do you make that back pay like at the end of October and get 60 days in the night because you could still get paid in on September 1st and be gone. Yeah. I just feel like that if we're going to do that which I'm okay with doing that. I just feel like where we're at in our school year right now, we're hitting somewhere in three weeks. So So maybe we just say at six months, you know,
055at that $2 per hour back pay. Okay. I got another question with the contract that you have signed with a new custodian. Is there a time period reduction in pay for when they're on probation or do they get the full rate when they start? That's that's what we're talking about. Yeah. Right. What I'm saying. Yeah. which if they were to agree to then we'd have an idea. I think he means if somebody was making 15 they get less. Are you saying if somebody was to get 15 an hour they'd actually started something less until they got through probation or did I misunderstand? I don't know what the hour rate is. Yeah. Yeah. I would Or after three months they get a little bit of a step after six months and they go up if they're
056Yeah, we we usually like year one each year there's there's a step there. There's a there's a when the board it's usually by the year when the board approves an increase that's when they get an increase but we don't have like a six month or three month probationary period. No for not any positions within the school. So I like Julie's idea. I just want to make sure I'm understanding what you said Dan. So it's two So we're hiring a night custodian $2 higher than we would start a day custodian at. But that a day custodian if they want that consecutive two hours they they could just simply move to the they could pay that opportunity with the night shift and still have that and then we'd be looking for am okay and right now we
057only have one am custodian and I do not believe that he's interested in having a second shift but he would have that opportunity because he's an internal candidate. I just don't want anyone to come up come up and say, "Well, wait a second. I'm you know, we got this whole like why why is he getting $2 an hour and I'm working?" It's really because we can't fill second shift positions. That's why. So, if we approve this and the night custodian school will get a 2hour increase per hour. Yeah. Um that he does right now after 5. So, it would be that difference would start then at 2:30. He'd get an extra two and a half hours. Yep. So, he gets All right. whatever it is. I like the idea Julie had though. So, we'll talk
058about that like either we do that at four or six months and there's going to be back pay for all that, but you've got to make it through a certain amount of time and that you're that you are here on a regular basis. Okay. Thank you for that. Are there if there's no other questions, is there a motion? I'll move to approve the increase in wages of second shift custodial positions with a sixmonth probationary period for the do we want to say six month or do we need to like just say probationary I think six months makes sense that's December wages as presented is that vague enough to include what we discussed today as presented Do you have that? Can you tell us what you're writing? What I'm writing down is move to approve the
059increasing wages of a of second shift custodial positions with a probationary period as presented. Does that seem accurate? Is there a second? And again, the pro probationary period obviously that is just the new hire. Yes, that's what I was current one for period for newers. I just didn't want to lock in on six months if that wasn't what made sense for there. All right. Is there a second then to that motion? I'll second it. Joel, yes. Bart, yes. White, yes. Hinderman, yes. Paul, yes. Bowden. Yes. Andrews, yes. Motion carried. And moving to committee reports, we have budget and finance first. Yeah. We'll have a a meeting soon to review the 2425 budget and then we'll look out at the forecast for 2526. So we we'll usually have that um sometime in May. Building and grounds.
060Gary, we had that discussion last week. I just wondered anything did not develop with that. I just wondered if I know I'll be done after tonight, but we have some issues. Um, I did talk to Aaron and uh we we understand. So, I appreciate you making that. No problem. So, try to get us best we can. Yep. Thank you. Thank you. Um, building and grounds. Uh, um, I guess this is a good time just to bring it up. Um, we talked to Joe last night about maybe just assuming Chuck's positions on the different committees. If there's somebody who wants a different committee, please tell me um because in May and the reorganization then whoever um is the president says, you know, you're either staying on the same committees or changing, but Joe did seem very
061interested in the building and grounds um position. So it's going to be hand foundation. Yeah. So and uh and are you on finance too? Are you on finance too? No. No, I was on the uh foundation investment foundation foundation and something with the bank. Um so um we will have a meeting uh sometime next month to to go over what summer projects um that'll probably include obviously the referendum timeline timeline which I think Aaron had put in his message to us that uh um he'd have uh uh what the building project's going to look like going going forward. So hopefully we have that at our next board meeting and go through some timeline issues. Okay. Um personnel uh we will be looking at dates to to meet uh now that uh we can uh discuss
062uh um negotiations um on staff uh and administrative uh contracts policy. Um you last met in March. Is there any need for We'll likely meet again sometime in the summer when they have a new update. Right. Technology and transportation. Um I moving forward for transportation. This next school year is the third year of that three-year contract we have for Davis bus line. We had the option of extending for another two years. So that's going to be something the transportation committee will be talking about this school year. So we'll have to meet to discuss. Yep. Okay. And if you can obviously as you do bring us a report on how it's gone with Davis bus lines. Um also I learned last night when her Joe and I through the middle school the uh technology has become
063an issue at least with the uh smartboards well with the clear touch clear touch panels. So there are some components that are failing and it's it's getting more difficult to purchase them and secure them um because most of the pieces are made in in China. So we're looking at some different options of ways that we can still provide that type of technology in a different way. He he had one or two on spare but now we're down to zero. So, um, if anybody knows of, uh, was that in our budget or in our referendum to come back with more technology money? Yeah, it was. It's really about the availability of them. We can't have a hard time doing that and we're anticipating it to be more difficult. Okay. because we can't technically order any panels
064for next year until July one. Do we have a list of what we're bringing back priority orders so we know or is that I realize that it may be fluid but kind of a guideline skeleton what's coming back when I know we're not bringing back everything at once. I think the only things that are being deferred are those two personnel things. So all the other items that we talked about during the referendum process, they'll all be back starting July. Okay. Yeah. Other than the one certified and one certified one. Okay, that's good. Y um foundation uh there's probably no need for a meeting usually meet the like maybe August. August. Okay. Okay. Um CIS3 um nothing really to to report other than um Jamie Nutter uh you know did a good job of trying to
065help us with the referendum and help other school districts as well. And uh um so it basically at this point a lot of a lot of turnover uh Mike Humpkey who is the chair of the CC3 border control uh from Dodgeville uh he got voted out of office. So uh with their failed referendum. So um and multiple staff let 13. Yeah. So other than that, um, motion to make a motion. Yeah, she got her. That's it. I'm done. I just want to thank everybody. I'll second. Thank you. All in favor? Thank you everybody. Thank you everybody. Thank you. Yeah. Hey. Hey.