001Good evening. Uh, today is Wednesday, August 20th. I would like to call this regular school board meeting to order. First order of business is the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, liberty and justice for all. Let the reflect that all members are present with the exception of Derek Miller. Was this meeting properly notified? >> Uh, yes it was. And as a reminder, it is being live streamed and recorded. >> All right. Welcome to all of our visitors. Is there any public comment? Oh, >> moving on. comments by board members and superintendent. Do we have anything? >> Scheduled presentations by guests and staff members. And we have the summer project update. Uh we've got ground supervisor Mattcom
002and housekeeping supervisor Martha Martinez. Nick Yoder wasn't able to attend tonight, so he will be here in September. All right. did our seal at the elementary >> and you can adjust that up if you'd like with that button there on the right. >> You can't hear me now. Um did steal coding at elementary lots of rain and lots of all sorts of hindrances. Thanks to Carrie with kids scared. She was very nice with being uh so just a shout out to her being so flexible. Um did some concrete work at elementary. Um painted almost done painting the playground. Uh that seemed to be more work than I thought. Um pads. They were all splintered up and stuff. So we bought some sanders and went to town on them and got them oiled up. I think
003it's a new like threeyear project. They look good. They're starting to be pliable. I think we'll extend the life on them pretty well. Um, just a little bit of everything. Mowing was insane this summer. Thank goodness for the rain, the humidity. Uh, along with that came weeds. We had some, uh, invasive weeds come in that we had to deal with. The school woods still were about, I'd say, 70% under control. Uh, considering after that storm, it was just boom. uh storm damage. Uh got the trail usable. Still want to clean up a little more in there. That was pretty rugged in there from the wind and storm flooding the trails out, but uh a lot of parking lot curb painting. Some curbs got to get painted two, three times tires. And um did a lot
004of the maintenance on our equipment. Um a lot of the motor decks were starting to get shaky. some shims, bushings, pins, work on that like every morning while we're waiting for the de to get off. It took uh took some work, but I got good guys and we moved through it. Rebuilt the rear end suspension on the F250 that was wore out. We put airbags in. It's like a little heftier than one ton now. So trailer skids are so much nicer to Roberts back. Did wood chips at the elementary middle school. um found out now that June is the only month we don't paint lines. We paint for seven on seven fun run all sorts of good stuff. Um our plaza gets used so much now at the football field which is great. Just you
005know now we uh we picked up pressure washer so we could keep her cleaned up and um nice to get some of my gum off the sidewalk tubing spot. So, uh, little more time, but still worth the extra effort, I believe. Just it's a beautiful place and it draws people to it. Got the speed bump back in. Nobody seems to be too happy about that. Put out some new signage at the high school. Um, all sorts of things. Lots of weed feeding, a lot of turf repair, like grass repair stuff didn't come in. Elementary, it eroded at the end of the 4K wing. Um, so we tilled that all up, redid it. Um, we got some, um, the aging beetles came in, we found out, and laid their eggs in some of our spots. So,
006we're thinning in a couple spots. We'll have to fix, but it's been treated, so we got to wait a little bit here to do it, and we'll address those issues when soon as the timeline comes. Um, pretty I mean, to be honest, we we mowed a lot. at the middle schools three times a week there at the in the middle of July. We were growing six inches of grass a day at the middle school which I'll take that as a win soil. So if you see some wind rows out there we apologize for having troubles keeping up. It's great. Um lot of watering um having to move sprinklers around and water supplies and running the cannon. So you can about figure every three hours somebody's got to go do some moving. But all in all,
007it'll be the it'll be good in the end. Courtyard at the high school. Uh I think that was Asian Beatles, too. So, we redid that and that's looking pretty good. So, hopefully here, right? Well, I think Friday, we're going to pull up the the mesh so you can see the grass. It'll look good for open house. A lot of this week is just getting ready for open house and uh it's looking we're in good shape. It looks good. Um shout out to my guys. They they worked hard all summer. They ran every day of this heat. Mandy was brutal and they didn't complain nothing. They worked hard. Actually worked themselves too hard twice. And so shout out to those guys. I couldn't do it without them. Um a lot of lot of maintaining. So we
008got a lot of stuff. It's good looking stuff and we want to keep it that way. So there's a list of a thousand things with the big ones there. So they air rating too as well. Every building got a bunch of area. I brought mine in from home. I think Eric spent a good nine days just poking holes throughout the district and it shows with the grass growth especially on practice football that's looking better every year. So, um yeah, it's a lot of ball field. Got busy with kids. We're busy district. We got a lot of kids out using stuff every day which is awesome. So, that just means a little more work. But they're busy playing sports, busy prepping for the next season. That's just a plus for school, I think. So, >> thank
009you. >> No, it looks great. Thank you. >> This work. >> Hello everybody. >> Hi. Hello. >> Um I don't have too much to say but um we are finished with all our projects. Um we are going through and doing the final details uh now and it's going to be ready for the open house. Uh the beginning of the summer was really hard because we really was short stuff but we recently hired a two full-time employees which has helped a lot. uh we still really needing a lot of new equipment. So if you come getting money to buy that soon that will be great. That's is the most important for me you know if you guys can help me you know for the equipment. Um last year you guys say you know they can help
010me but I don't get the money. Um and I know buy any equipment. Um but if you guys this year can help me with something I really appreciate. Um thank you. That's it. You have any questions? >> No. The school looks great. >> Thank you. >> Seriously, all three buildings, the grounds are beautiful and the buildings are spark. >> It's awesome. >> Thank you so much. >> No, thank you guys. Truly. >> Thank you. >> Thanks. >> Next up is uh the financial reports. All right. As of July 31st, 2025, our citizen state bank checking account had a balance of $1,854,112.85. Money market account had a balance of $12,292.114. 146 or $60.80. Suicide prevention $5,3837. Debt service account $935.34. Referendum management $60,7748 for a total account balance of1,933,492.38. >> Move approval. >> I'll second a
011motion. Uh Nate second. Is there any discussion? >> All in favor? >> I oppose. >> That motion carries. Next up is the consideration of the consent agenda. There are no curricular modifications at this time. I need a motion. >> I'll move to uh approve consent agenda. Second. >> Lance made the motion and Jeff second. Any discussion? All in favor? >> I opposed. Motion carries. Next up is administrative reports and we have Leah Vulker, our director of people services and she will talk about annual summary report on bullying behavior trends recommendations as well as the 2425 seclusion. >> Yep. So I I'll start with the bullying report. Um this is the annual uh report you get on the number of bullying incidents um that are found to have happened within the previous school year. Um just
012as a reminder reminder the policy kind of defines um bullying is repeated. Um and it must um involve an imbalance of power. Um and it has to be deliberate, systematic and um and threatening. And it could be spoken, it can be um it could be written or it could be a physical behavior. Um there's also physical uh bullying, social bullying and cyber bullying that are represented in this report. Uh I'm reporting that um our this year we we have one incident to found uh to meet the definition of bullying and our principles um do the investigation on those and determine that um that incident was at the elementary school. Um it was verbal and uh it resulted in an inschool suspension for that child. Our counselors do a really good job, especi especially at the
013elementary and middle school, providing lessons on the ling um getting into the classrooms with um the kids and really talking about that to kind of keep that number down. Uh so that's um I I feel like are we maybe don't have a lot of bullying. Uh that meets the definition. Now, there's always kids that say I'm being bullied or those kinds of things, but it really truly is when you investigate it, it doesn't necessarily. >> Any questions on that report? Second report I have for you would be the seclusion and restraint. Um, I always like to remind everybody going into this that um seclusions and restraints are legal to be used in school. It's not we're not reporting out this because it's illegal behavior. We're reporting on this because we're required to train our staff
014to use it in um when a child has uh imminent danger to himself or to other children. Um we are required to report to you the number of incidents of both seclusion and restraint along with the child um if the child is a child with a disability or not. Um this year we are reporting eight incidents of seclusion and that is three ch children. So multiple for some of those children. Um last year we had 10. So it's it's right in there. That's the seclusion. Um and then restraint we were reporting 11 um with six of that being six children with disabilities. No restraints occurred with children who were not um disabled children. Um the majority of these took place at the elementary school with eight of the exclusions being at the elementary all of
015them and then 10 of the restraints being there. We did have one restraint at the middle school this year. Our staff, our special ed staff is all trained on providing um nonviolent crisis intervention, which is the restraint part, but they're also trained in the deescalation strategies um to try and ward off. Um it is also should be reported to you that we do follow the DPI guidelines. So whatever there's protocol that we follow once these are take place are notified reports are created um IEP teams are convened when necessary >> questions on those >> moving on to key work school board there were no recognitions at this time But we will um do consideration of approval of the revision to the SC employee handbook part one section 15.10C. >> All right. Uh as you know
016we make revisions from time to time as they come up uh come to our attention and and you know practice. Um so uh this this had come up recently an inquiry from a staff member and and um how our uh cash in lie of option is applied. Um, so, uh, we realized it wasn't specifically written anywhere. It's been the practice ever since all of us remember Jen and I and everyone in the district office. So, we thought make it clear again, this was just added employee may qualify for the alternate benefit plan in lie of health insurance by providing proof of coverage under the spouse's health insurance. So currently um you know that's how they've been practiced has to be the spouse and then of course uh what is the spouse and how is that
017defined as we said so the spouse is defined as someone who is entered into a valid marriage recognized by law uh that's you know clear enough yet ambiguous enough right as the law may change it we would have to change the employee handbook so asking for your consideration to approve that so we can >> and the handbook is approved by the board >> that is correct and uh also concurrently uh know that you know we we subscribe to the policy resource guide at WASP for policies they also offer an employee handbook subscription like that and if you apply to you're already subscribed to the policy resource guide you get a discount on that instead of $1,000 750 so uh we are going to subscribe to that this month and uh get to work on bringing
018those uh revisions per WB be, you know, >> chapter by chapter as you do the thousands. >> Exactly. So, the goal this year is to up because we, you know, we've noticed we've had, I think this is the fourth handbook revision since February, right? So, like, uh, instead of just knock it off piece by piece, let's start at PK and go all the way through it. So, that's the plan. >> So, we need a motion. >> Motion to approve revision of SEC employee handbook section 1510. Okay. >> So, Brad made the motion. Jeff second. Is there any more discussion? >> All in favor? >> Opposed? Motion carries. We'll move on to the core agenda items. Consideration of approval of the second reading of board policy 823, access to public records. >> There have been no
019changes since the first reading last month. >> Okay. And we've got the consideration of approval of the second reading um of access to public records and the public records notice and fee schedule. >> Again, no changes since last month. >> We can do those at the same time. >> I move approval of the two public access policies regarding public records and fees. >> So Jeff made the motion and Brad second. There any more discussion? >> All in favor? >> I >> opposed. Motion carries. This isn't a vote, but we do consideration of the first reading of board policy 532.2 staff holidays. again uh similar to the employee handbook revisions as they come about you know um through preparing for this coming year and looking at contracts you know and say holidays is you know um
020approved by the board like what holidays are those Cali said well there's these these these and these and I said well where does it say that and so we need to define that in board policy we're also going to add it to the employee handbook when we revise that so it's just spelled out clearly And the one floating. I get to pick the floating. Or is it a floating for the district? >> You get to pick it. >> Yeah. The employee employee. >> Yes. >> You said I thought you sign. >> Everybody can come to me. Do we need a motion for that? >> November. >> We approved the calendar in the past which >> yeah that but >> correct and this has been the practice set up >> forever. >> Yeah. Put it somewhere.
021>> All right. So moving on, possible future agenda items. Does anyone have any then important upcoming dates? We have September 17th, the schoolboard meeting at 7 PM here at the district office. October 12th is the schoolboard development meeting at 6 here at the district office. October 15th is schoolboard meeting at seven here at the district office. And October 28th is the WASBA fall regional meeting at 6 um in Oaklair. And when would you need to know Cali? >> Um we still have two meetings until you have to know. So yeah. All right. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> It isn't all clear. >> Where? Uh the Florian Garden metropolis. >> What's the date? >> 20th. everybody. >> Uh so next we've got a close session and we have two different agenda items to consider. Motion to move
022in uh or convene into close session per Wisconsin statute 19.85 985 consideration financial, medical, social, personal histories of disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation charges against specific persons except where parlies which if discussed in public would be likely to have substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data or involved in such problems or investigation. One, discussion of student complaints and parents. B uh per Wisconsin 1985 consideration employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which governmental body has jurisdiction of exercises responsibility. One, approval of regations, retirements and terminations. Two, approval of appointments and contract modifications. Three, review of superintendent's performance review. I'll second that. >> All right. So, Brad made the motion. Dave second. We'll
023call >> in 723.