001Call the Germantown School District Board of Education meeting to order. May 19th, 2026 at 7:00 03:00 p.m. If you're able, please rise and pledge allegiance and a brief moment of silence. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Excuse me. Official meeting notification 1A. >> Yes. Uh, public notice of all meetings have been given by communications from the superintendent's office to the public, to those news media who have filed a written request for such notice, and to the Northwest Now, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Express News, and the West Bend Daily News. Public notice has also been posted in all schools throughout the district and on the Germantown School District website. >>
002Thank you. 1B, roll call. >> Here. >> Boyer. >> Here. >> Barney's here. >> Below. >> Here. >> Pollock. >> Here. >> Utech. >> Here. >> You. >> Here. >> Item two, approval of agenda. >> Move to approve the agenda. >> Second. >> Mr. Boyer with the motion, Mr. Barney with the second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor. >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. Uh, item three, reports. A, co-interim district administrator update, Dr. Martin Castro. >> Yeah, so we're fully in the month of May. It's crazy that the school year is almost stopped. So, we have a few updates for you. Uh, so we do have KMS uh, promotion ceremony that is coming up on June 8th from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. over at the field house at the high school.
003So, I I it's recently been moved over there, which is a great opportunity uh, for our eighth graders to just have an opportunity to be in the building. Anytime they have that chance, it's good for them to start becoming familiar with it. So, we that we have that coming up. In addition to that, we'll be celebrating our graduation for our seniors. That will be held on Sunday, June 7th at 1:00 p.m. also in the field house. So, that'll be a nice celebration as we send them off. I do know with that they select a teacher to be able to present or do the speech. So, they were working through that. So, that's a nice little twist to graduation for the students. In addition to that, we did have teacher appreciation month this or week this
004month. It's already been 2 weeks since we had that. Just wanted to take this opportunity to publicly thank our teachers. Teaching goes beyond just the classroom. Everybody that's in the system is is a teacher in some form of capacity. But, just wanted to take that opportunity to thank them. They They do a lot of hard work day in and day out for our students. And just wanted to publicly say that. That's what I got. >> Thank you. >> Yep. >> Uh be student representative report. >> Hi. >> Hello. Thank you for coming. You can see and that'll puck Michael just pick up your >> Hi, I'm Natalie Sackmann. I'll be a senior in the fall. And I'm student council's and president. So, I'm going to be a student representative this next year. >> That's great.
005Welcome. >> Thank you. I have the reports from the schools. So, from County Line, they said May is an exciting month at County Line as students and staff remain focused on their learning and growth. County Line's BLT team continues its focus on instructional clarity with teachers engaging in classroom visits to observe one another's instruction and provide thoughtful reflective feedback that strengthens our shared learning and practices this year. Our kindergartners through fifth graders are actively completing MAP testing, demonstrating strong effort in ELA and math as they work towards end-of-the-year progress. Our fifth graders are also preparing for their transition to KMS, meeting new teachers, connecting with Mrs. Gearing, and looking ahead for their promotion to sixth grade. Lastly, our PTA carnival is on June 5th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., our biggest community celebration of the
006year. Rockfield said, "We've had a lot of fun things happening at Rockfield this month. Several of our classes have gone on field trips to places like the farm, River Bend Nature Center, and Pioneer Village. Our fifth graders participated in Germantown Sings and had an amazing performance along with the other school groups in attendance. Our first through fourth grade students also had their concert at the PAC. It was so nice to celebrate an evening of music in such a beautiful setting. Our fifth graders had their DARE graduation with Officer Locks and a visit from the K9 Officer Migo. Our PTA sponsored a family bingo night. Most of our families attended and had a great time. We also celebrated America's 250th birthday with a week of dress-up spirit days and an all-school assembly. We look forward to
007our school field trip to Camp Winton Woods on May 29th." McArthur said, "At McArthur, it has been a great month filled with creativity, celebration, and strong community involvement. Last week, students showcased their talents during our McArthur talent show, where they demonstrated courage, personality, and hard work through musical performances, dancing, comedy acts, and other unique talents. More importantly, students supported and celebrated one another through the event, helping create a positive and encouraging atmosphere for everyone involved. Our school community has also been energized by the kickoff of the PTA Fun Run, which began with a school-wide pep assembly that brought a lot of excitement to the building. Students have loved participating and sharing their enthusiasm with family and friends. Earlier in the month, our third grade students performed an outstanding concert highlighting the many ways they continue
008to grow and shine both inside and outside of the classroom. With MAP assessments wrapping up last week, our students are done with standardized assessments for the 2025-2026 school year. Teacher teams are actively using the information from these assessments in their PLCs to inform their responsive planning and instruction. Lastly, we are also incredibly thankful for the support of our PTA and families, especially during Teacher Appreciation Week, which has been a wonderful reminder of the strong partnership and sense of community that makes MacArthur such a special place. Amy Bell said, "It is hard to believe that we are entering the final months of the school year. It This time always brings a mix of excitement, celebration, and reflection as we look back on all of the growth our students have made. We are so proud that they
009all have accomplished so much and look forward to making the most of these last weeks together. Our character trait for May and June will be creativity. We look forward to encouraging students to share their ideas, think in new ways, and showcase their unique talents both inside and outside of the classroom. We are so excited to support our first, second, third, and fourth grade students during our Amy Bell music concerts on May Monday, May 11th at the PAC at Germantown High School. These performances were a wonderful opportunity for our students to shine and share their hard work and musical talents with families. On Tuesday, May 19th, the public library will be visiting Amy Bell to share information about their summer programs. This is a great way to keep students engaged in reading and learning throughout the
010summer months. One of our most loved traditions will take place on Thursday, May 28th, when our entire school heads to Camp Men-O-Lan for the day. This trip is always filled with fun, teamwork, and lasting memories for our students. Kennedy Middle School said, "Kennedy Middle School continues to maintain a strong focus on student achievement, school culture, and community engagement as the school year approaches its conclusion. Staff and students remain highly engaged in its academic, extracurricular, and transition activities that support a positive end to the year. For teaching and learning, they said, "Spring MAP testing is underway, including math and reading assessments, providing its important student important student growth data to inform instruction and placement decisions. Academic support opportunities remain strong through homework club, which has supported completion of more than 500 student assignments this year. Continued
011emphasis has been placed on student responsibility, work habits, and academic perseverance as students prepare for the final weeks of the school year. For staff recognition and student culture, they said, "Teacher Appreciation Week was recognized school-wide, highlighting the dedication of KMS staff and the strong partnership between the schools and the PTA. Shout-out to our KMS PTA for making us feel very special with treats and gifts all week long. The Student of the Month program continues to recognize students demonstrating leadership, kindness, responsibility, and academic engagement across all grade levels. Family engagement remains positive through the ongoing staff shout-outs initiative, allowing families to recognize staff contributions directly. Please feel free to add more community to staff shout-outs for our staff, and Mrs. Gearing will pass along these to them. This link is the monthly newsletter on our website.
012These shout-outs really make their day. For student wellness and family engagement, they said, "KMS partnered with Germantown Youth Futures to host an evening parent chat focused on adolescent emotional regulation and strategies to support teen mental health and coping skills. Continued communication with families has focused on student attendance, health procedures, and after-school expectations to support students' well-being and consistency. For student activities and athletics, they said, "Spring athletics and student activities remain highly active, including track, student council, MESA, Science Club, Key Club, Best Buddies, and Homework Club. Key Club organized school-wide donation drive benefiting Friends Incorporated reinforcing student leadership and community service. The spring Scholastic Book Fair coordinated through the PTA promoted literary engagement and family involvement. Thank you to our PTA for for taking that on for our students. For the eighth grade transition and end-of-year
013planning, they said, "Significant planning and communication continuing were continue regarding eighth grade transition and other end-of-year year activities including the eighth grade dance, the eighth grade promotion ceremony at Germantown High School. Thank you to the board members who have said they will attend that celebration and their end-of-the-year activities and field trips. For operations and safety, they said, "The school continues to reinforce safe arrival and dismissal procedures including traffic flow reminders and restricted access areas during peak student times. For community partnerships, they said, "KMS continues to benefit from strong community partnerships including PTA support and promotion of district connected opportunities such as the Germantown Community Scholarship Fund called Mud Splash Run for the Teacher Funds which supports classroom enrichment grants for teachers. Overall, Kennedy Middle School remains focused on sustaining a positive learning environment, strengthening family
014partnerships, celebrating student and staff success, and ensuring a successful close to the 2025-2026 school year. Lastly, Germantown High School. GHS students have officially wrapped up AP exams and shift their focus to final exams in a couple of weeks. We continue to be proud and amazed by the academic perseverance our students demonstrate on a daily basis. In a few short weeks, the class of 2026 will be leaving as GHS alumni. Prior to that, they get to engage in amazing transition as they complete their graduation walk to their elementary and middle schools. On Friday, June 5th, seniors will wear their caps and gowns and go to their elementary schools followed by a trip to Kennedy Middle School to see their old buildings, say hi to former teachers, and inspire future classes of GHS students. It is always
015an amazing experience and a fantastic way to close on the loop at their Germantown School District experience. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Three C MacArthur Elementary presentation. Dr. B and anyone you've brought with >> Hey everybody, thanks for having us. >> Yeah. >> Uh I'd like to introduce, if you haven't met, uh this is Miss Jill Holenstein. She is a reading room teacher at MacArthur. Um and actually we also had one other teacher who was supposed to join. She had a last minute need to coach third base today cuz the head coach was sick, so. Um we have a slide deck that put together and and we really want to share um just this is a celebration of sorts and I think it's important to take a moment to celebrate with you
016all, but also um in in connection with the teachers because it's it's been quite the journey and that's really what we're going to share. Um so what you guys are getting right now is a copy of the 30-60-90 my my 90-day plan that I submitted when I first met most of you in the room. And um I got some feedback on it at when when I eventually joined the team here and uh was was shared to maybe throttle back on some of the things and so I took that advice, but at the same time it's looking at what we've accomplished in the year and the following year that we've had with the support of the people in this room and then obviously the people back in Mac, it's it's been quite the thing. So um
017before we go, I want to share learning intentions and success criteria for this 10 minutes. I know Kelly presented on instructional clarity last month and I wanted to touch on that as well. Something we're working hard on and something that I as the lead learner at Mac have been focused on as well is making sure that I'm modeling doing the things that I'm asking teachers to do in their classrooms every day. So our learning intention really is to learn a little more about what the things are that we said we do um priorities and then what are we doing in response to those priorities and then share with you some of the evidence that supports that we've been successful. And so if we leave here today successful the folks in the room the community will
018be able to summarize the high-level things that we've been able to to prioritize and accomplish and along with possibly some others. So um this is where we started. So this is a reference to the 90-day plan that I pushed out to you guys and so the three main priorities that we talked about on the front end of the school year first was getting everybody rowing in the same direction and so that's a metaphor to really make sure that we're aligned around the goals that the district has set and then cascading those goals down to action at MacArthur. And so that was the first thing. The second one was getting upstream for academic achievement. Again a metaphor for we want to stop picking things up downstream where rescue life raft needs to be thrown in and
019instead get upstream to where the problem really is. Um and that question that that was one of the questions that I was given in the one of the interviews and it gave me pause as to what this actually looks like in practice. And I'm happy to share what it looks like in practice today with some evidence that it was successful. And then the last key priority that I was given was to make sure that MacArthur is a safe and nurturing environment for all kids and all adults that work in that building. Um and I'll be able to share some of what we did to make that happen and some evidence to suggest that it is happening. So the very first tenant was really making sure that we were aligned and locked up rowing in the
020same direction. And so if you look at the top of the screen, you'll see PLCs plus sale equals coherence. So professional learning communities, I know you guys have learned about that. Um essentially, it's our teachers working in groups with grade level and then even upward bands of of colleagues where they're developing and driving their own learning based off of what their kids are doing and relating it to best practices. And it's a continuous cycle of improvement. Um that's been something that we've deployed across the district and really happy to see how it's going at back. Um unfortunately, Ms. Amick couldn't be here today, so I'll have to speak on her behalf, but she was going to provide a a high-functioning example of something that happened in her PLC that we eventually scaled to the whole
021building. Um and then sale again is a school leadership initiative. It's it's helping us as a district and and me as a building leader um really get clear with ourselves about what it is that we want to do well and then having an actionable set of steps to be able to get there. So combining our professional learning with our coherent directive or our direction um is coherence. And it's all of us together working towards the same thing with a deep amount of clarity as to what it is that we're doing. So the little circle below that is a model that represents coherence. And really the things that are in that focusing direction is what we're talking about now. Um and then really we're focused now on the deepening learning portion of it, which um really
022leads to the next tenant that I wanted to share. So, as we're working together as a staff and team at MacArthur, um this resonated deeply with me because the job is so big, there's so many people, I can't possibly micromanage the the place, the work. And instead, um the the folks that wrote that book Coherence, they suggested that principals instead become lead learners. And they influence teachers indirectly, but explicitly by helping really drive the development of the group. And and we've done that this year through our PLC process. So, this is where I was going to pass it off to Ms. Immig, where she would share with you how we stumbled on a really, really great internal example that we wanted to highlight and turn it into something that we scaled. So, the three questions
023that you see in yellow are really the questions that drive the PLC process. So, what is it that we want kids to know, how is it going, and where to next once we know how it's going? And so, the example that fourth grade worked through was around um pulling text evidence to make an inference um from both implicitly written things, but then also explicitly. And so, what they thought when we went into one of their meetings was that all of our kids are doing great on this. I I go to groups of kids, and I know that based off of what I see and hear, our kids are doing this at a really high level at the moment. And so, I said, "Well, how do you know that that's what's happening?" And they shared their
024observations, but we further then dove into it, and they highlighted one assessment item on a test that they were already going to be giving. They gave that test, and then they analyzed the student work, come to find out what they thought they knew wasn't how it was going. Our kids weren't doing as well as they thought they had. So, the fourth grade team pulled together and they they made some alterations. They they changed how they deliver small group instruction. They changed how they approached their WIN time, which is essentially a 30-minute block daily that all of our kids get, and it's what they need in that moment. And so, they changed groupings. They did it targeted on skills that they knew kids needed to develop. Um and then when they came back to the post-test,
025they found out real quick that the kids are getting it now because we're approaching this just a little bit differently. So, all of that happened in a matter of 15 days. And with the fourth grade group, we put our heads together and I said, "Everyone needs to see this. Everyone needs to do this. I want everyone to be able to try this PLC thing out by by doing it even if they don't believe in it just yet." And so, the fourth grade group was a team that modeled the way, and they then posed the challenge to the rest of our teachers, "You guys all need to engage in a 15-day challenge where you name a PLC item, and you go through this process in those 15 days." And so, everyone did. And that it really
026developed a deeper deeper level of belief in the PLC process at Mac. And so, one of the core things that came out of this tool is how we use our small group instruction time and our WIN time, which is why Joe is here. So, the next slide, um the video doesn't have audio. This is just to show what small group instruction, but when we have that WIN time, our reading room teachers push in and they do quite a bit of work. So, Joe, if you want to share a little about the reading room work. >> Okay. So, we um I'll talk We target with our instructional aids support, we targeted K1 to K1 and 2 join small group instruction, which is about 30 minutes daily. Instructional instructional aids will I'll say work with small groups
027using the Wonders small group materials. Also support students while working on in centers. As targeted instructional aides we supported grades 1 through 5 during WIN time. Support we supported as small groups or individual instruction. The support is based on student needs in the following areas. Phonological awareness, decoding, high frequency words, fluency, comprehension and writing about reading responses. This year as instructional aides schedules allowed us for additional push into support writing in our grade 3. It we also built in the planning time daily for instructional aides to work with Tracy Lucas, the MacArthur reading specialist, to plan systematic routines for the students they are supporting. Teachers also had access to the support during MAP and AIMS testing windows. All instructional aide staff are proficient in administrating AIMS benchmarking testing and progress monitoring testing to assist classroom
028teachers. They are also utilized to assist during MAP testing windows as another adult in the room during testing sessions. This support is especially useful in a primary classrooms. Opportunities were provided after each testing period for the classroom teacher and the instructional aide to meet during the school day to also collaborate. Plans were made ahead of time for the reading specialist to push into the classroom to cover for the teachers. >> So as you guys have been watching the video too, you may have noticed Joe on the floor with one of our kids reading under the table. It takes on many forms and and largely with our youngest kids it's in literacy. Um and it's something that our kids enjoy. They get adult attention and they get to work on their literacy at the same time.
029The way that Tracy Lucas, she's the lead in our reading room, has structured the schedule for this to happen has been incredible because I'm coming from a place where small group instruction was hard to come by. And when I got to Mac, we we were doing it already and throughout this year, we actually were able to deploy it at a much deeper level. The video you watched, nobody knew I was coming into classrooms to catch it. So, that was genuine and that was what happens at Mac every single day, which is something that I'm deeply proud of because I attribute our small group instruction and the work of our reading room along with all of the classroom teacher work really being why our data around our literacy, our our personalized reading plan data is is
030very very strong. It's because those people have done the work. And it's not fake. It's happening and it's having an impact. So, when I was asked the question in the library that gave me pause and some of you were there and I appreciated the question because I didn't have a great answer at the time. The answer is knowing what it is that we want kids to know, looking at the data and figuring out where it is that they're missing, and then targeting that in small groups to help kids find their way with that skill. Um, and then the last tenant that I know was very important to everyone in this room, myself included, was to make sure that Mac is a safe and nurturing environment for kids. So, the picture is of a number of
031different ways that teachers prior to me getting to Mac were submitting referrals. There were paper copies, some were different color, there were different forms of that same referral, there was one that was online, they were also submitted during Skyward and I realized real quick part of our problem is we don't have any clarity around how to approach student behaviors, how to react when we need to reteach them, and how to reward kids in a way that supports the positive behaviors. And so, some of the things that are on the next slide are things that are were already in place, and and Joe was one of the leads in that, and I'll let her talk about it momentarily. But, things that we put into place that gave people clarity first was a framework for folks to
032know exactly what it is that a high-level uh behavioral incident is versus something that I can manage in the classroom. What is the thing that has to pull in uh Mr. Baron, or that has to pull in some of our school counselors. So, the colored matrix in the bottom left is a framework to help guide our teachers. Uh behavior's hard because if there there isn't a right or wrong, there isn't a if this, then this. It it it takes there's a lot of gray area, and so this framework really allowed teachers to process through that and make decisions on their own, and know when it's time to loop in someone else for some additional help. Uh the other thing that we implemented this year was with Next Path, and I'm I'm sure you're familiar with
033it. That our data warehouse where all our student goes. We at Mac decided we want to put our formative behavioral data into Next Path. And the reason being is is if you're going to be targeted with what you're teaching, and targeted with your behaviors, you also need to be targeted with how you know what's going on. Like, what are our priority behaviors? What are our priority environments? And so, Next Path afforded us that as teachers started putting in behaviors into Next Path. Um not bragging because it's a big number, but we have at the moment when I pulled the number, we had something like 721 major or minor behavior incidents at Mac so far. Um I share that because with this framework, all 700 something of those were paired with a parent contact and a
034partnership. So, really this is also about us making sure that we're connecting with parents because the number one way to help re-teach behavior is to bring parents into the table. And then, obviously, we also want to be teaching those behaviors in a way that our kids will will will listen to them and hear them. And so, um Jill can speak a little more to what she and the PBIS team has put together that has also supported positive behaviors at Mac. >> Um yes, I'm uh responsible for our PBIS school store. And um we have eagle tickets, and when the students have shown us um the responsibility or um uh our guidelines, cuz we have like so many guidelines, we like to acknowledge our students, so we provide them with eagle tickets. And then the teachers
035get to sign up to come into our little school store, and the students get to buy little trinkets with these school stores. And um and we also have some bigger ticket items where they can um have lunch on the stage during their lunchtime. And this year I decided to make it a little bit more fun, and I went and bought some little tablecloths, so they think it's more special. And then um they get to have lunch with they they pick a teacher, and they get to have lunch with a teacher. They can um have extra recess when they get a little bit higher. And we also this year started doing some little 3D um fidgets. And so, they can start buying those. And every month, during our assembly, we would have a drawing for um
036Steve to have um lunch with a one of the students in the school, whoever put their eagle ticket in, um with a friend, and also um the whole class for recess. So, students were so excited about that this year that they joined their recess time um joined our assembly times. We'd have these buckets and we would pull a name out and and that was something new this year that we've thoroughly enjoyed doing. >> And it's become a fan favorite, and so um it's been great because cuz I I can genuinely say it's had an impact both on our our our student behavior. Again, I could point to more data, but really I know you guys would probably rather hear it from the kids. So, I asked them. >> What makes MacArthur a place you want
037to be? >> To learn with because I like to learn with my teacher. >> Because people are respectful and my friends, they take and they're kind to me. >> Okay. Ready? >> Yeah. >> Who helps make MacArthur feel special, safe, or welcoming to you? >> My teacher, Mr. Jacobson, and um some of my friends. >> All the teachers. >> Miss Peterson. >> Miss O'Malley because she takes time. >> Uh one of them is Miss Whiting. >> Cuz What is your favorite thing about being a student at Mac? >> Learning more with my teacher. >> Like feel there other like games and things. >> Like recess and >> Recess Like friends and teachers and Mr. Oakland. >> So, and my truth there is I showed kids how to use a GoPro, and so the camera work
038was also done by kids. So, that was completely shot and and created by kids, but it's having an impact. The kids The kids love being there. Um and and so proud of what everyone's done, and I wanted to share in the celebration with you all because it has been a great year. It's been tough, but um we're doing good things and and I and I know our our performance data will show it. I know our behavior data shows it and um could be a better place to be than that. >> Awesome. >> All right. >> Thank you for coming. >> Thank you. >> Yep. Thank you. >> Uh 3D uh committee appointments 2026 to 2027. That's myself. Uh they are all listed in the packet for the community. How this works out is after our
039reorganization meeting, uh which is the first meeting after the election of every year, um uh uh president there will speak with with individual board members, make sure their interests align with some of the different committees, what what they have high interest in, what they might have a little lower interest in, and whether there are the spots we need to fill in. Um so, I guess I don't I won't go through each one of these. They're It's in the packet. Um but just for the community to kind of understand um how that that process works out. Um it's based a lot on interest or experience. So, you have Mike who's been uh a couple of these uh do come with cabinet seatings. So, um Mr. Loes with uh finance as the treasurer of the board. Mr.
040Barney has um policy as the clerk. Uh vice president has uh the chair of personnel. Um and then the rest kind of could get assigned from there. So, we are adding that um the ad hoc marketing uh communications and committee. And that came about for a couple of reasons. One, I think there's a strong need for it. And two, it came out in in the uh last election cycle. It seems like that's the spot we could better focus more intently on. So, we're going to we're going to put a three-person team together, and it's going to be a little bit more of a working committee. So, I'm excited to see how that goes. Uh we do have uh the usual liaisons. Uh Mr. You stepped up for Cecil 1. It was an interesting conversation at
041the last meeting, but we appreciate you on that. Uh we do have two open spots right now. The MATC representative and we are waiting to hear back from the village uh village trustee for um the community representative on buildings and grounds. Uh we did have a candidate for that, but the scheduling for when our meetings are and some of the meetings that person had to attend with the village just wasn't going to work out. So, we'll continue to look for a good cross uh candidate for that. I don't know if anyone has any questions on that. Concerns? Hopefully not. So, those would be my two open open assignments. If anyone wants to get uh more comfortable and uh learn MATC and some other representatives, there's an opportunity there. Um other than that, I guess we
042can move on to e Village of Germantown liaison reports. Uh we'll start with Parks and Rec. >> Thank you. Uh Park and Rec uh met last month. Um just a lot of just general discussion items just to mention here is work on the Fireman's Park outdoor shelter. Uh there's a site and sound system update that's going to occur at the senior center. Uh obviously, a lot of work uh with regards to 4th of July planning and working with the American Legion and Chamber of Commerce for um putting on the parade. Obviously, it probably still needs some volunteers. So, if if you're interested in working on the 4th of July for a little bit, uh reach out to the village and they'll direct you. I think actually they have a should have wrote the email address
043down. >> July 4th at whatever the >> Yeah. >> Unfortunately, I know that the email the village very often. Um Uh and then also uh they're still working on uh the hiring process for the senior center coordinator. Uh we're supposed to meet tomorrow. We don't have enough stuff for tomorrow. So, there will be no May Park and Rec meeting this month. >> Thank you. >> Uh you might be able to push that email out if you'd like. >> Yeah. >> Uh via our our network. And we've done that in a couple of things. Uh Mr. Voyer is EDC. >> All right. So, I could not be at the Economic Development Committee meeting because it's happening right now. So, I did I did reach out to the new chairperson, Scott Hefley, and I said we have
044to better coordinate times. He agreed. So, I will report back and see if he followed through next month. >> And then my understanding that is an expanded committee now at nine members they've added to it. Yep. So, they have a couple local business members to it. Very interesting. Um and then myself, uh Planning Commission met 5/11 where at Village Hall 6:30. Uh there was nothing major pertinent to the school district um discussed at that particular meeting. Uh however, you may have seen via emails this district uh our school district is participating and assisting uh the village in setting out some survey and some data gathering um implementation around the Village Center corridor. Not just the uh center Village Center project, but the whole corridor, which includes kind of Blackstone Golf Course on the west and
045runs east to Pilgrim and Mequon Road uh with the flower stores. And there's several developments that could be online or potentially affecting um the village in there. It's all properties the village owns or is potentially there could be some land swaps, those types of things. So, we've um, partnered with the village in the past, but we just know we have an extensive network with all of our emails and the parents that we can help push that communication out and help them receive more data um, that way. So, we're continuing to partner that way. Uh, I also participated at MyFest Saturday out and off throughout the day with a listening booth and interaction collecting many of that same data either talking in person to people or providing a QR code or the the website they could
046go and provide digital feedback for that. Um, so they'll have more pop-up events like that going throughout the year. Uh, we will probably continue as each one of those comes up put out an email notification. Hey, there's a pop-up event such date, time, location. If you feel so inclined to attend, otherwise respond here online. Um, so we'll continue to keep that going forward. And then, there was nothing else uh, pertinent to the board. >> We do have the email address of >> Oh, it's uh, if you want to be able to brag about how you helped celebrate the country's 250th birthday, email [email protected]. >> There you go. Um, item four, citizen comment. Looks like we have none. Thank you. Five, consent agenda. Item 5A, approval of April 28th, 2026 meeting minutes. B, approval of teacher
047contracts and C, approval of donations. >> Motion to approve consent agenda items A through C. >> Second. >> Mr. Barney with the motion. >> Mr. Paugh with the second. Any discussion? >> Yes. Can I get a highlight of the donations, please? >> Yep, absolutely. Um, so we have a few donations. We have MacArthur's Elementary PTA donated $4,964.34 for students to go on field trips. We had the Germantown Athletic Booster Club donate $1,224 for the athletic banners for the light poles at GHS. We had the Germantown Athletic Booster Club donate $2,880 for the Germantown High School boys volleyball practice volleyballs. We had J Golf LLC donate $500 to the boys golf team at the high school. We had County Lines PTA donate $1,325.11 for field trip buses and also for the fourth grade assignment notebooks for
048the 2026-2027 school year. We had the Germantown Athletic Booster Club donate $500 to purchase a popcorn machine supplies or and supplies for Best Buddies. And then we also had the Germantown Athletic Boost Club donate $500 for the GHS students participating in Destination Imagination Globals. >> Awesome. >> For those keeping track, that's almost $11,000. The generosity of this community is outstanding. >> Every month it's amazing. >> Um Any further discussions? I assume we're getting like some gold laced volleyballs for 20 almost $2,900 for the boys volleyball team. It's pretty Yeah. >> Fancy. >> Yeah. >> Very good. Any further? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, consent agenda passes in full. Item six, Ad Hoc Transportation Committee. >> Mr. Polak. >> Yes. So as promised, we were going to be wrapping up the
049work with regards to the Ad Hoc Transportation Committee to to uh things out so so that uh we don't go a few years before we review what happened at the previous meeting. Um special shout out to Mrs. Timmerman for for doing some of the legwork as far as uh discovering what what we may need to do. And so we're going to leverage policy 0155, which is committees, where the policy states the board shall approve all special committees. Such committees shall automatically dissolve upon completion of their assigned tasks. The function of all committees established by the board shall be investigative and advisory, not legislative or administrative. Committee voting may be exercised and recorded recorded accordingly. Minutes shall be for reference purposes only. They shall have no official status. So, based on that policy, uh we uh
050it's it's my belief as transportation committee chair that uh we have done the work. We have dissolved. We will publish the the minutes from that final meeting. But at this point, there's no further action needed nor meeting uh needed for the transportation committee. >> Fantastic. Thank you. Everyone's work on that committee, that was a big project. Um seven buildings and grounds, Mr. Boyer. >> All right. So, the building and grounds committee did get called to order Tuesday, May 5th at 5:00 p.m. Uh committee members were in attendance as well as other board members. Tom, I think you were the only one who wasn't there, right? Uh Frank Lord, supervisor B&G, had the floor showing information on the work order completion report um from April 8th to the 30th that there was 115 completed work orders.
051We touched base on the Amy Bell crosswalk project um discussing the local scope of that. We heard from Jill Seafeld from food nutrition who led into a discussion about a renovation or kind of a continuation of the hydroponic uh food lab. We then heard from Nick Kelmhofer uh about the Dad Caston system at the football field. You are going to hear that later this evening in finance. The Kennedy Middle Gym resurface, you will hear that in finance. And lastly, it was boiler two at County Line. Frank shared that the exchanger is leaking and could fail. So this also went to five to finance as part of our five-year capital improvement plan. We adjourned at 6:03 p.m. Awesome. Thank you. >> Uh go from eight teaching and learning committee. Mr. Funk. >> Thank you. Teaching and
052learning committee met on May 5th, 2026. We focused on two main items. The curriculum reviews that are ongoing for social studies and mathematics, as well as an update on the district's counseling model. Uh specifically with regards to K-5 social studies, the committee that was created has narrowed down the potential resources for the pilot program to inquire Ed and Impact, which is a McGraw McGraw McGraw Hill product. Uh there's some differences between the two. One is inquire Ed is more of a primary digital plat- primarily a digital platform, while the McGraw Hill product is more physical materials. So those are being looked at. The goal is to standardize and increase instructional time ultimately for social studies across all elementary buildings. Uh the pilot is going to be more of a stacked pilot if I have my
053notes correct, where teachers will test ultimately units from both programs to determine the best fit. And there was something to note in that the pilot is these resources are meant more for grades three through five. We're going to take a look at K-2 um to build internal units to align with what we already have existing in our Wonders literacy program to maximize instructional time. With regards to 9-12 math, it's still early in the process, so they're still going through a high-level review phase. Uh evaluating a number of different resources that that are out there. So, we'll we'll hear more about that. Uh I believe next month if I if my notes are correct. Uh one thing to also mention, and Mr. Mizyak will correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he has provided all
054of the board members access to both the McGraw Hill and Core Ed information. I know he for sure it's for the committee. With regards to the comprehensive counseling model, uh committee reviewed new vision and core belief statements. Uh the purpose of these is to create a K-12 consistency and ensure our current counseling program empowers students across academic, career, personal personal and social domains. Uh That's pretty much everything, right? >> Yep. >> According to my notes it was. Uh That is all from teaching and learning. Thank you. Uh item nine, personnel committee, Mr. Voyer. >> All right. So, the personnel committee meeting was called to order Tuesday, May 5th at 6:51 p.m. Uh committee members as well as the majority of the board were in attendance. We had no teacher resignations during this meeting. Um Dr.
055Martin Castro provided an update on teacher contracts. He shared that we do have one vacancy for the 2026-2027 school year, which is a first-grade teacher at MacArthur, but we do have a new tech ed teacher to hire. Um the biggest takeaway from this meeting was the road map of district hiring that Dr. Castro put out. Um he shared the in-depth process of how this district hires. The purpose of this process is to clarify roles of every step of recruitment when ensuring that all candidates are thoroughly screened. New hires are supposed to be in every department follows the same hiring road map. Um the steps in the hiring process are to develop a team, complete posting, screen the applicants, conduct screener interviews, prep and interview materials, conduct the interviews, perform post interview evaluations, and reference checks.
056HR then receives the recommendation for hire. HR makes the offer, and the candidate completes the onboarding process. It's all that easy. >> Is that easy? >> Again, I just want to thank Dr. Castro for presenting this level of transparency to the board so we can relay this information to our constituents. And the personnel committee did a >> and at 7:15 p.m. >> Fantastic. Thank you. >> And then just to note that first grade position was filled. So >> Oh, fantastic. >> Um, 10. Finance committee where it seems everyone left all their board actions for you, Mr. >> Yes. Um the finance committee met uh earlier this evening uh here in the district office at 5:30 p.m. Uh the full board was in attendance, so thank you for that. And I forgot to mention it uh
057and in the finance committee meeting, we have a new member on finance, uh Richard You. So, thank you for uh joining the finance committee, Richard. Um full board item 10A, committee meeting updates. Uh we went through the May vouchers, and Brittany answered a few questions for us on those. Uh also on 10A updates, uh we had the uh GSD financial series number eight, CESA one student enrollment. And that was uh presented to us by uh Sarah Vera with CESA one. That is the final uh unit for this uh series in uh finance, and uh what uh school finance is all about. Full board item 10B, classroom management software. Uh that was presented to us by Nick Kleinhofer and we bring forward to the Board of Education with a positive recommendation to purchase securely through CDW
058for a 3-year subscription with an annual cost not to exceed $23,783. >> Comes forward with a positive recommendation, does not require a second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. >> Okay, next item was full board item uh, 10C. And that's the uh, Datca Stadium sound system. Uh, Nick Kleinhofer went through two options for us and the option he chose was or that we we approved was speakers on both sides of the field, not speakers all on one side. So, the higher quality option in our opinion. Uh, we bring to the board we bring forward to the Board of Education with a positive recommendation to purchase services for installation of electrical circuits and audio equipment from the Sound Specialty and Nelco Electric in an amount not to exceed
059$41,225. >> Comes forward with a positive recommendation, does not require a second. Any discussion? Question. >> Mr. Boyd, are we factoring in this potential 3 to 5% in that motion? >> Yes. >> That's in there? Okay. >> We did. >> Uh, what Mr. Boyd is referring to is the initial numbers that were provided um, were from a month or so ago, a couple months ago, and uh, there was a 3 to 5% projected increase in cost. Um so the committee had a um amendment to their initial motion for that new number. >> Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. >> Okay. Next item is full board item 10D, Jake Musiak uh talked to us about uh Google Workspace Plus. I was happy that he did
060uh describe what it was about. Includes the email system, Google email that we use. That's probably the number one that I use. Um we uh have a motion with a positive recommendation to the full board to approve the three-year agreement with Forward Edge for Google Workspace for Education Plus in the amount not to exceed $64,519.20 over a three-year period funded out of the general fund. >> Comes forward with a positive recommendation, does not require a second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. >> Next item was full board item 10E, GHS tennis complex resurface. That was presented to us by Frank Lord. We have a motion to move forward with a positive recommendation to the full board to proceed proceed with the GHS tennis complex resurface
061project using Munson Inc. for the amount of $125,365.00 and zero cents funded out of fund 41 capital improvements budget. >> Comes forward with a positive recommendation, does not require a second. Any discussion? >> Yes, weather permitting, uh that work should be done by What was it? >> August 11th. Well, hopefully it's sooner, but August 11th. >> Yeah, end of end of July or August 11th. Uh hopefully the earlier of those two dates. >> In consideration of the tennis season, so >> Right. Right. And of course, nothing weird ever happens with Wisconsin weather, so I'm I'm sure it'll be uh for the uh end of July date that we're we're done. >> Yeah. >> Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. >> And last item, uh
062we adjourned at 6:57 p.m. >> Thank you. >> You're welcome. >> Item 11, new business discussion action to approve co-curricular groups, Dr. Castro. >> Yeah, so tonight we're bringing forth um two additional co-curricular groups. The first one is uh robotics. So this is looking to extend a feeder program into the high school. Uh so we are asking for both a head and assistant advisor for this position. Um it would be 30 hours each at $16.50 an hour, not to exceed $495 for each of those individual um positions. Once again, it's an extension into what we have, so it'd be a great opportunity for students to start getting um kind of brought to it and get it interested in it. The second one is at the high school, the Innovative Economics Club. Uh this is a
063opportunity to provide students who have a significant interest in economics, statistics, and research uh to continue to hone their skills that are critical for some of those AP classes such as the AP Seminar, AP Research, and AP Economics, as well as AP Statistics. I think the neatest thing in this is that students will work in small groups to work on providing a research paper and then pitch a video on a real world economic topic. So that's a pretty neat opportunity for our students at the high school level. This does not come with any financial piece to it cuz it'll just be a volunteer advisor. So those are our two positions. >> I'm assuming with that I'll entertain a motion. >> I'd like to make a motion to approve the co-curricular groups of robotics at Kennedy
064Middle School and Innovative Economics Club at Germantown High School. >> Second. >> Mr. Park with the motion, Mr. Boyer with the second. Any discussions? >> I'd like to thank all of those involved. The robot Actually these two are somewhat related. The robotics is is just an excellent program and a great thing to have in the middle school. And and while I don't think this ethics class or club is going to focus on engineering economy, there is a you know, a form of economics that deals with engineering situations and it's usually uh working towards the lowest cost, but it still has to work. The product still has to work. So there's a lot of things that go into that and getting students thinking about economics is is very important. So it's a great great plan. You're
065after my heart with these Great great great clubs. Thank you. >> I think as always the co-curriculars and clubs are student-led programs. So it usually takes a and if Dr. Arnold was here she would explain the process. They have to have interest in it and bring it forward as a proposal. There's some timelines and deadlines for that. So these I'm assuming mean met those. >> Yeah, that's correct. The economics one Sarah mentioned that the student brought it to her in like October, November. So, they've been working on that one for a while. The robotics one, once again, student driven, but that was more likely to run through because of the interest. But, yeah, it was a following process. >> Oh, it's just interesting that way and I think it's with such a high level of
066participation over 80% of our students participate in either an athletic or club event um like this and um it's a wonderful way to get them continue to be engaged in in in the classroom. I also thank the students that come up and step up as leaders to present these opportunities and then continue to drive the work that make them the success that they are. >> I feel like I'm going to pull a Loath, but I'm really interested in seeing what the economics club this innovative economics club is able to produce because people will learn, I'm sure, that it's a lot more than just supply and demand curves. So, look forward to that. >> Maybe we can have the students uh come and present their video and they put it together with me. >> And you
067can get some input from our economic development commission member. >> I'll piggyback while we're on that. >> As someone who loved economics in college and could not stand statistics in college, this group would have been very beneficial. So, I think it's a fantastic thing and thank you to teacher John Jocko. >> You know, I think this is another one uh not as a punishment, but the I I say that because it could seem that way, right? Going in and presenting to the school board could seem like a punishment to some students. It's not. It'd be nice to see uh what the robotics uh team did at the middle school. And I'm still waiting for the high school robotics team. Uh I don't know. We're running out of time here. I I think it's I think
068it's already passed uh whatever whatever the competition was. >> Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. Uh B, discussion action to approve extended school year contracts. Miss Katie Cole. >> Um I'm bringing forward um three contracts for extended school year. Extended school year is specific to students IEP. Um so there's some criteria that they have to meet to qualify for extended school year. Um and the amount of services are written directly in the IEP, so we can um anticipate the number of hours and exact amount that teachers will be providing over summer. Um so you can see there are three items there um because of three students that will receive those services. >> Okay. I'll hear a a motion. >> Motion to approve the extended
069school year contracts for Julie Busher and Anna Hostetler. >> Second. >> Mr. Barney with the motion, Mr. Utech with the second. Any discussion? >> Uh just a question on it. Is it an extension of the year for work not completed or is it an extension of the year to ensure the services provide so we don't get that kind of lost learning that can kind of happen over a >> Yeah, that's a great question. So it's specific to um either one or more IEP goals and really what you look at is if there has been a regression in that specific IEP goal, for example, over the winter break or over um our our spring break. If we can see that there's a regression and it takes um an amount of time for students to recoup, um
070we don't want them to have to start the school year and and move way back to to recoup that, so that's one way. The other way that you can qualify is if you're on the cusp of an emerging skill that we have data to show that the student is is right there at this moment. We don't want to lose that momentum. So we we base these decisions on on data. So our special education teachers are always progress monitoring their IEP goals. So it it's usually those two pieces that we're looking at. Um so, we do um look at those, like you said, after breaks, but we always in any IEP meeting, you have to discuss extended school year. >> Hope that >> Yep. Absolutely. Thank you. >> Yeah. >> Any further discussion? Hearing none, all
071in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. C, discussion action to approve 2026-2027 supplemental contracts. Ms. Cole. >> Yep. So, we're recommending um the supplemental contracts for we have counselors, our school psychologists, and our social workers. Um these are hours that they do before school begins, so in August. Um some of those activities include transition for um students, you know, between levels. We also have um some tasks that include um transfer students. When students have IEPs, and they transfer in, there are some things that have to happen in order to get their IEPs to be compliant. Um so, we do need some extra hours for some of that work um prior to to all of our other teaching staff beginning. And then, we have some activities that we have to do to
072kind of wrap up the school year. Um so, that's what most of of this is for. Our social workers, they do a lot of work with supply drives and providing um things for students in the beginning of the school year prior to school starting, which you'll usually see some some of those activities occur. Um so, these are a not to exceed, so they do provide um time sheets for any of the of the work that they're doing. >> Sure. Thank you. I'll entertain a motion. >> Motion to approve the 2026-2027 supplemental teacher contracts as presented. >> Second. >> The board with the motion, Mr. Barney with the second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> All right. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. D, discussion action to approve approve the summer IEP
073diagnostics contract. Mr. Cole. >> And so, um we do have um some timelines regarding special education evaluations. Um so, if any of those would come in in the summer time, we do have the obligation to um do those evaluations. So, we do have required IEP team members and members that would do some of the um testing or evaluation um pieces. So, we always have a diagnostic team. Um we do have birth to three students that age into our early childhood, and that is very specific to their birthday. So, we know some of those are happening over the summer. So, some of this is based on those evaluations that we know will happen. Um we have preschool speech that usually come in as well. Um so, and then we have a couple um you know, just
074built-in in case those would come in cuz we do have to um per law do those evaluations. So, that's what the numbers are based on, but again, time sheets would be submitted for hours actually worked. Um because these are all based on an estimation of how long it would take to do the assessments, write the reports, hold the meetings, and create the IEP. >> Absolutely. We'll entertain a motion. >> I make a motion to approve the summer IEP diagnostic contracts as presented. >> Second. >> So, you with the motion, Mr. Barney with the second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. E discussion action approve summer school contracts. Mr. Wozniak. >> So, this batch of contracts is just a small alterations that we're making as we're
075finalizing contracts or people to teach our summer school classes. Uh every year we have summer school plans change for some of our teachers where they're not able to to stay with um the class that they're going to teach. So, then as we fill those in, I bring those adjustments to the board. Uh so, there were four small adjustments that we're making. Janelle and Nikki was one to point out. She, in addition to she's going to fill in as a substitute for credit recovery. She has credit recovery throughout the year, but also has familiarity with the program, so she sets it up for us. So, Janelle was already in the first batch, but we've added to her contract cuz she's actually going to teach a portion of our summer school credit recovery. The other ones uh
076were built into the previous ones as um teachers who are going to teach it. Now, we made adjustments. >> Thank you. I'll entertain a motion. Motion to approve the summer school contracts as presented. >> Second. >> Suber with the motion, Zuteck with the second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? Aye. Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. Uh E, I'm sorry, F dis- Yes, F discussion and action to approve 2026-2027 Board of Education meeting schedule. That's myself. Um it is in the packet. Every year we approve the schedule. The schedule is amendable between now and as we work our way through it. Um we typically divide up our work via committee evening once a month and a full board once a month. And I believe that's reflective in the schedule that we see coming forward.
077Some notable exemptions are the July meeting we choose to host one meeting that month, so it gets pretty busy uh with committee and full board. Um and October adds the budget hearing and annual meeting, uh which is set forth in the previous budget hearing and annual meeting. Uh I would like to propose one change to this. Uh as we usually meet the sec- uh sorry, first Tuesday and third Tuesday of every month for those. Um August of this year, um the third Tuesday would be August 18th. There's going to be some conflicting um obligations that come up and I'm hoping we can move that to August 24th, which is August 25th, sorry. August 25th, which is the fourth Tuesday. Um and we can discuss that in if I have a motion for approval. >> Motion
078to approve the 2026 to 2027 board meeting schedule. >> Second. >> Mr. Park with a motion, Mr. You with a second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor. >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. Uh GD discussion and action to approve overnight travel request, Mr. Rizzio. >> GHS Best Buddies is uh requesting one student to travel to Indiana University for the Best Buddies Leadership Conference from July 17th through the 20th. And the um form was filled out and completed by >> Wait, what? >> Lisa Denson. >> Comes forward. Uh so I'll take a motion to approve the overnight travel request for GHS Best Buddies from July 17th through the 20th, 2026. >> Second. >> Comes forward with the president's recommendation. It does not uh sorry. Comes forward recommendation of Park. Second Boyer. Any
079discussion? >> You have a question. Do you want to describe to the public what Best Buddies is? >> I can do that if you like. So, Best Buddies is um a club where we have um some of our students with special needs. They do activities with our typically developing peers. So that there's a wide variety of activities that they do throughout the year. They do have monthly meetings, but they usually you might see them running the concession stand at the basketball game and watching a basketball game or they may do, you know, different activities, bowling or something. So Lisa Duncing is the one of the advisors for that club. We also have the same club at KMS. >> Okay. Do do kids volunteer to or to be the the buddies? >> Yep, they they join
080the club. >> Oh nice. Okay. All right. Well, I guess we're moving on to new business item. >> Did we vote? >> Over Best Buddies uh >> Overnight travel? You guys >> We just motioned. >> Oh we motioned. >> You didn't actually participate in the discussion, so you need to vote. >> Okay. So all those in favor? >> I >> Any opposed? With that being said, that passes. On to new business item H, discussion and action to approve principal resignation, Dr. Martin. >> Yes, so last week we received Dr. Dana Croatt's resignation as the principal of Rockfield Elementary. So Dana has been serving Rockfield for the last 11 years. She will be accepting a position in the Grafton School District at Elementary over there. This position does come with liquidated damages, so that's noted in
081here, but just bringing that forth to the board to be accepted. >> I'll entertain a motion. >> Motion to approve Dana Croatt's resignation at Rockfield's principal effective June 30th, 2026 and to post for the Rockfield principal position. >> Second. >> Mr. Boyd with the motion, Mr. Pappas with the second. I'm sure we'll have some discussion on this. I'm in reference to liquid damages. This was the end of our second year of a two-year contract, but she's already signed the two-year contract that would kick off for the 2026-2027 year. >> That's correct. >> Okay. >> Yep. >> Any further discussion? >> Yeah, I just want to say Dr. Krot has been my elementary school principal for all three of my kids. Also, when I I was PTA president at Rockfield from 2017 to 2021, so we
082were partners there and if you look at the years, we it was during COVID. So, it was good to partner with her to bring the Rockfield community through the pandemic. Funny enough, when I was on the PTA, someone suggested my first year that said, "Oh, you should be on the school board." And I go like, "Why in the heck would I ever do that?" Here we are. But yes, Dana, you know, um thank you for your service and wish you well in your future endeavors. >> Any further discussion? >> I think I would echo the same. All my children attended that school. Yeah, all three of them attended for some some form of period. Great environment, great staff, and obviously I think it was um I think I'll leave it at that. We'll we'll move
083on forward with this. We will be launching the search for a new principal >> Yep. >> coming in throughout the summer and we will look to engage not only the building staff, but parents, the community as well. Some members of this board will be engaged in that that effort with your office. >> Yeah, that's correct. So, upon approval, we'll be posting that position probably by tomorrow morning and then we'll kind of let the pool drive the the process. But yeah, we'll follow a similar process that we followed with MacArthur this summer. >> Fantastic. Thank you. Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. Uh, 12 closed session. The Board of Education will entertain a motion to go into closed session for two pursuant to Wisconsin State
084Statute 119.85 sub 1 sub C to consider the employment promotion compensation and performance evaluation data of any employee A consideration of employee compensation. >> So moved. >> Second. >> Roll call. >> Stewart? >> Yes. >> Voy? >> Yes. >> Farnsworth? Yes. >> Loft? >> Yes. >> Utech? >> Yes. >> You? >> Yes. >> Motion carried. >> We are in closed at 8:15 with the intent to return to open. >> Thank you. >> Yep. Thank you. >> We'll reconvene back into open session at 8:43 p.m. I'll entertain a motion. >> I'd like to make a motion to approve the following market adjustment salary increases effective July 1st, 2026. GHS assistant principal $7,025.76. GHS assistant principal $4,545.98. Elementary school principal $13,315.22. Elementary school principal $13,236.60. Director of business services $8,000. Director of student services $10,000. >> Second.
085>> Mr. Voy has motion, Mr. Voy with the second discussion. >> Yeah. Um, I would like to provide some additional context with these adjustments. So, if you guys recall in the beginning of the year, we started our admin um compensation study. Uh, this is a continuation of that. So, over the course of the last few years, we've done our study with our assistants. We've done our study with our teachers. Uh, this year we did make some market adjustments for our assistants internal to the system as well as as you guys are aware for teachers. So, this is just a continuation of that process. Um, I think it's also important to note that with these adjustments while it does bring these individuals closer to uh, where these comps are, they are actually still below their peers
086within the comps. So, this was to close that gap. Uh, so I just wanted to make sure I provide that context. >> It's important to also understand um, intentionally and by design this district operates with a small administrative staff um, compared to most in the surrounding areas. Um, which increases the amount of work that's expected out of them um, directly. Um, that normally might get assigned to a sub sub assistant or something along those lines. >> Yeah, if you look at some of our comparable districts, um, a lot of those elementary schools have assistant principals attached to those buildings as well. Um, if you look at some of the district offices, you have multiple directors within one um, area. So, it might be multiple directors in the the finance area, multiple directors in teaching and
087learning. So, yeah, we we definitely run uh, more slim than other districts. >> Any further discussion? Hearing none, all in favor. >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. I'll entertain one more motion. >> Motion to approve the following per diem stipends for the co-interim superintendents while serving in their interim capacity effective April 20th, 2026 through the end of the 2025-26 fiscal year. Dr. Martin Castro, $143 per day worked. Jake Miziak, $143 per day worked. >> Second. >> Mr. Buck with the motion, Mr. You with the second. Any discussion? >> I just want to put out there that we really appreciate you guys taking on the role of superintendent in addition to you your current duties and I think that this is something that we need to do to make sure that you're fairly
088compensated for the extra time that you're putting in cuz you're not just doing this interim role, you're also doing your regular job. So, thank you for that. >> Absolutely. >> Thank you, Jake. Thank you, Martine. >> Any further? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, that passes. I will entertain one more motion. >> Move to adjourn. >> Second. >> Mr. Body with the motion, Mr. Voyer with the second. Any discussion? Hearing none, all in favor? >> Aye. >> Any opposed? Hearing none, we are adjourned at 8:46 p.m. Thank you for coming.