001I am at this point. So the vision of the Milton School District is that we believe in opportunity, achievement, and community for all. And our mission statement to support that is that the school district in partnership with our community prepare our students for achievement and lifetime readiness by providing opportunities for all. And that we'll call order the board of education for Monday, April 28th. Please join me. Amen. To the flag of the United States of America stands one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Are you aware of anything we need to address on the changes to the agenda? I just want to there's a severe weather risk. So, and I wanted to let folks know from the audience and on the board if the sirens go off, our spot here at
002district office is in the uh the kitchen's kitchen which is just out the door from the other side. By all means, somebody let me know and we will get recess and kind of surit please say something. All righty. On that note, um we have an agenda we need to approve. Approve the agenda. Second. Thank you. Motion second by Tracy to approve the agenda. Questions on it. And then all in favor, please say I. I. The agenda is approved. All right. First order is uh the board officers and the CIA to delegate. And I believe uh you can point out well you got an email from Jennifer today. Uh Mr. President I'd like to table this into future board. Thank you. That motion is moved and seconded by Rick and Ed to table until future board
003meeting. Um for clarity here I will explain the time frame we have to operate in. Um statuto we have reorganized the board in 30 days of the fourth Monday of April which is today. So we have till the 28th of May. So table tonight gives us an opportunity for both of the May release. If in fact that presents a challenge we can also do a special meeting if that would be necessary. So those are the options we got. If in fact we take a longer action there by a second I just wanted clarity what happened to somebody [Music] else what we're doing trying to make sure all here so I guess my assumption would be that if folks let us know ahead of time we certainly would accommodate and if we bump up against that
004second meeting that actually the day before the I would be very nervous trying to do that. So I think if we got close to that, if we go past the 12th of May's meeting, I will be logging for a special meeting that we could pick the date, right? I I agree. I just want to motion. I don't think it needs to be. If we table tonight, it automatically comes back to our agenda for the meeting on the 12th. This was our first our first floor meeting in May. If folks aren't able to make that, please let us know. Right. [Music] Somebody came to that the next board meeting. Yeah. You said my be a special meeting because to wait till the 27th pulling and unexpected could really cancel. I just don't want to be in
005a situation where this person got that person. That's all I'm looking for. It would be unfortunate for somebody else. I just don't want to get I don't want to get [Music] I have a question. So what president are we saying that they're in or in 2022 we had six presidents and actually the one not here um looking at the two of the people here this evening as well as Jen were all elected positions. So is it just what is I mean we knew that was going to be her last week. So I'm just trying to get a little bit of clarity. Um are we just doing it because she requested it? Is there is there precedent for that prior to the meeting? So there's no precedent in my mind if it's happened before. I presume
006this is on a case-byase basis. So I think each of you have to weigh how you feel on that and you know I just we're all going to come to that decision you know individually of what you think about this. So I wouldn't consider it a precedent. I would think it's a case by case basis. Just to be clear also we are following our policy 151.1 in putting this off. We have our policy and statute says we have 30 days from the court. Correct. But I believe that the policy also states one of the policies I don't have the number but it says as long as the majority of court is here have a vote. So that that's in policy too. [Music] policy would allow the board to table it and policy would also allow
007the board to hold it tonight. It's either of either of those options are fitting within our policy. Correct. And I think going back to your question, Tracy, I don't remember, but I'm guessing that night there weren't any tested offices probably. True. So, I'm just I'm just assuming I'd have to go back. So we're doing this because I'm the motion was offered by Rick and Ed. I'm aware of Tracer of Janitor's absence. I don't know if that's the entire reason. I I think it's a factor here. That's a fellow board member that has reached out and I can't think of a reason to not put it off. I guess my concern is that what did we do? So if Jenna is not here on the 12th, then show up again. That's speculation. No, no, I'm asking.
008So, so are we saying right now those six of us are stating that if at the next board meeting if a board member I might get sick, somebody else is not there, then this board will motion to wait again. I don't know if they would motion that. That's that's speculation that would happen at that meeting. But that was my point is I would offering that emotion so that that there's clarity there. Um cuz at the end of the day, not to say we would do it, but it could happen. John could not be here and we could vote go ahead with the vote in the next week. And in my mind, I don't think it's choosing one board. That's why this is one of the clearing the motions that we say the spirit of what
009I think we're trying to do here is make sure all seven of us are here. Correct. I'll be supportive of that. Find way to make sure that stays true. That's all I'm saying. The other sphere we're trying this is I shouldn't say I the other that I would like to respect is that if somebody asks us specifically and I don't know if Jen asked last I don't know what happened or someone specifically asks to have a vote I don't want to say again I don't like putting it off but I also feel that we have respect those requests. Guess I would ask my fellow board members, how would you feel if you Yeah, I think we're all in agreeance with that. I think just we need to amend the motion that says uh delay the
010vote but next meeting that seven people are in attendance at within the 3D that's I don't think that's necessary nor why why would that be necessary you're tying the next meeting to this meeting the action on the table if we don't amend it is to just table the election till our next meeting. If the next meeting presents us with a similar challenge, we have to figure out how to deal with it that night. I would agree with John because then we have a special meeting when that's not a guarantee. You can offer an amendment and we can vote on that. It's very procedural. So, I'll offer an amendment, but I'm not exactly sure how to articulate it. It's getting kind of wordy. So, I'm I am all in favor of the motion, which I don't
011remember what he said. Um, but I would just like to ensure that we will have seven board members present if possible then next next time we go. So, however, we're going to say that that at the next meeting, we don't have seven. the bill to either get it to the next meeting or have a special meeting. I think that's what it comes down to. It's cleanest if you want to offer an amendment is probably cleanest if you say that we will table the election of officers until the next meeting for all seven board members. It's got to be within. Well, we know that deadline. So, we'll we'll make that work whether it's a regular meeting or special. Okay. I don't think we need the deadline motion because we're to that. Right. Right. So then I'll
012make that amendment. Okay. That means a second to be addressed. I'll second. Okay. Ed's amendment is to add the language about all seven board members at the next meeting to that original motion that's seconded by John. So when we vote this, we're only voting to amend the motion just so folks are clear. So what you're voting on if you say yes is to add the language about all seven then we if that's successful we will pick back up and do the whole thing the whole motion. Okay. Are there other questions? I'll try a voice vote here. All in favor of the amendment please say I opposed. I call that passed. Uh so the motion is amended and that is back on the floor. it can be further discussed or if you don't have any more
013questions, we can vote it and I'll reiterate it for folks just so they're clear. So, the original motion is amended to and Chelsea might have to give me help read that. Well, I was going to after we're all said and done here watch it again tomorrow. Okay, so I have Ed is amending a motion for a later meeting when all seven board members are present. John second. Yes. The original motion is to table the election of officers till the next meeting where all seven board members are present. Does that capture what the amendment wanted? So that's the motion that's on the floor. Any other questions about it? All right. We will vote on the amend the amended motion in its full form. All in favor of approval, please say I. I opposed. That is passed.
014Thank you. I apologize for the clumsiness, but it's just how Robert's rules makes us operate. So, thank you. Minutes from our previous board meeting are the next order. I move to approve the minutes for the regular meeting held on April 14th, 2025. Second. Thank you. R's motion second by Tracy from the previous meeting minute approval. Does anyone have questions on those? And then all in favor of approval, please say I. I. Opposed. That is passed. Vouchers on letter F. I move to approve general checking account vouchers totally 1,16,52566 as presented. I'll second that. John's motion seconded by Rick to approve checking account vouchers from the amount he just enumerated and appears on the screen up there. Um, does anyone have questions on the vouchers? And then all in favor of approval, please say I. I.
015Opposed. That clearly passes. And one of the highlights of our meetings obviously is hearing from our eagerly anticipated students. Max, are you going to share with us? Welcome. I welcome. All right. So, we are winding down for the school year. does get to that part where everyone's getting kind of tired. Um Oh, come on. I guess we can push through. We can push through. We'll get there. Our big thing right now, though, is we're setting a good foundation for uh the next school year, the next student council. Uh forms were sent out to students today to vote for who they're going to represent their class uh on the student council for the next school year. Um and then we will elect our class officers and our student houses executive officers in mid May. Uh so
016that's really what we're doing right now is focusing on um preparing for new student council with new members and some eighth grade student council members that are coming over this year. So um it should be an exciting period of change I think for student council just to see how that transition shakes out. Back to sorry do you have any events planned? as of right now. Appreciation. We teamed it up for you. Come on. Yep. Yeah. So, we are having a teacher appreciation lunch and student council members will work that um so that setting up taking down the lunch items. I think I think we're catering Subway. I think that's what we're doing. I think Don't get your hopes up. So anyways, yes. So that's that's really our last big thing is teacher appreciation, joint appreciation
017for our teachers. Are we close enough to the end that the seniors have their countdown going? Um I'm sure they all move inside, but in the hallway there pages that get ripped off down, you know, the countdown down to zero, etc. So all right, thank you for that. We had no one sign up for public comment as I picked up the sheet and turned it into Chelsea. So, we'll skip that. And that brings us down to the superintendent update. But the first piece of that is Red Hawk recognition. And as we started last month, we're going to continue um highlighting and honoring some of our outstanding staff members nominated by their peers. So, that's is especially exciting. Um we were going to do four tonight. One couldn't make it, so we're going to do three.
018And I reached out to the board and I apologized. I was away from my laptop all day. Did anyone else respond and want to participate tonight? Um Annette is going to help and I guess Annette can do all three if you guys are okay with that or if somebody wants to help her that's fine. She has the um the honores and their little mini bios and whatnot. So Annette, take it away. I have Stacy and I'm gonna stand where you was the right spot. Yep. You the camera will hit you. You were right where you need to be. Okay. So, in recognition of your outstanding service for our students, families, and our community for which we are very thankful, but I'm also going to read what was said about you and and why you were
019here. So, Donna, I have been in the district, and this is from Beth Miller Swanson, who says, "I've been in the district for the last four months as a long-term speech language pathologist substitute and have felt so welcomed by the entire Milton East Consolidated staff, as well as the district SOP team. Donna has been my go-to mentor for the last four months. As someone coming back to the schools after 26 years in academia, the transition would have been nowhere as smooth without her patience and guidance. She works tirelessly including bank nights and weekends to promote best practices intervention for her students and on top of that for the last four months has contributed to making my time in the district as successful and in all caps enjoyable as possible. I may have been in the
020district for a few short months but now I have a lifelong friend and a colleague. She is a blessing to all. And next we have Stacy. Stacy. Stacy Stamp devotes an incredible amount of time and energy at providing meaning meaningful and educational experience for experiences for her students. Her ability to develop connections between agricultural education and applications to the students future provides me with confidence when Stacy's being recognized for her great work. I have observed the amazing experiences that Stacy creates for her students. both in and out of the school day. And it is important that she knows that her efforts never go unnoticed. And that is from Abigail. Oh, thank you. Thank you so much. Um, next we have Hannah Brener who was nominated by Mandy Tukandorf. And Mandy says, "I have been teaching
021in Milton for almost 20 years. And in my career thus far, it has been rare to find a special education teacher with the poise and expertise so early in her career as Hannah. One would think that she has been teaching for many more years given the way she approaches challenges with race, her open-minded problem solving, and the way she blends professionalism with humor, kindness, and genuine care for everyone around her. I hope Hannah is making a home here in Melton that will keep her in our district for many wonderful years to come. She is an absolute gem. Keep going strong. ties. Thank you, Annette. Rich, you're off. Yeah. It's the second board meeting of the month. So, our administrators are going to come and give an update on things that have been happening across each
022of their schools. Good evening. At the elementary schools, we are like all schools at that point where we're working really hard to finish the school year strong. We're in the middle of our end of the year assessments and um we'll be looking at that data to kind of help us guide planning for the future to reflect on how effective our universal curriculum was and how um impactful the changes we put in with interventions were with students. So, a lot of assessing and reflecting on assessment data this time of year. And we're also equally excited and um nervous and all those things about the planning for the year ahead. So, all of our elementaryaries experience different change whether it's people retiring or people shifting positions, sessions, schedules. So, um all of our schools are working collaboratively.
023We have guiding coalitions which are teacher leaders and staff representatives who come together to work through um the changes that we're facing because change is nerve-wracking but it's also amazing and we have great staff and teachers in Milton that are helping to help us plan to make it a great year next year. So kind of a lot of things going on all at once and we're also excited like the student council about celebrating our staff. So, uh, each of the schools have different things planned with our parent groups to make Stat Appreciation Week a really special week. So, we're excited about that coming up around the corner. All right. At North Side, to quote Max, we are ready to push through, right, to get to the end. Um, this week we have fourth grade um,
024music concerts. Last week we welcomed Opera for the Young at Northside for our fourth and fifth graders. um the Dublin Wisconsin people showed up to give us our trophy and thanks to the community with help on that. We have the most amount of the cereal boxes uh staff appreciation coming up this uh next week and then we have the best day ever planned which is a fundraising event to put money towards uh new equipment. We already have phase one coming but um this is a fundraiser for phase two. So, same things. Kramer, do you guys still have market day? Yes. When is that? Here, let me just rewind. We also have sixth grade market day coming up, but I don't know the date, but right here, phone call Anna, what is market? Look forward to
025seeing you there, Mr. No, no, she's got to get to the free classes. This is one of my favorite times together. All right. At the middle school, we recently had our first overnight trips in probably two decades. So, we sent a group of students on a jazz band trip for a weekend in Oclair. And then we sent 32 students to our DC trip and both were very successful. Lots of excitement about making each of those an annual event. So, we're really excited about that. Uh just like my colleagues, we're in the thick of Wisconsin forward and I Ready testing and our kids are doing a really great job and our staff's doing a really good good job keeping kids engaged even though the testing season can be really long. Um our web leaders help hosted
026a giving back fundraiser where they had themed baskets that students could buy tickets for a quarter each and all profits of those tickets went to charities of the choice. So there were three separate charities that the students have selected. They didn't hear that grand total at last wrapped up last Friday, but kids were buying many many tickets at one time at a quarter school. Uh our students are working on a mini version of the ACP, the big process that the high school is doing. So in within their advisories, they're they're doing a smaller version to present to their peers. And then finally, tomorrow, our eighth graders are getting their class of t-shirts, which is a tradition our parent group started a few years ago where every student gets a t-shirt compliment of our parent group
027with all of the names of the students on the back. The bonus this year is that when we have our end of the year picnic, any student who wears their shirt can enter to win the camp. Right. So, and then at the high school, obviously, lots going on. As Cara just mentioned, we last week had our academic and career plan presentation. So, we've now had over 260 seniors that have successfully shared what their plans are in the future. It's always a highlight. Thank all those community members, uh, board members, administration, uh, staff who listen to those. Those are always a highlight. Um, prom was successful this last week. We moved into going to Aaron. Uh it was a wonderful night uh this past Sunday uh with the state uh solo ensemble contest. We had 23
028different solos and ensembles that performed at the state level this last week which is alltime high which is which awesome. That number just continues to grow. Uh AP testing is right around the corner. The students have look very calm and cool and are all ready for their AP test coming up. up. We have 233 Mil High School students will take a total of 333 exams uh starting uh next weekend for a twoe period. Uh that's the national AP testing window. Uh the play is coming up uh this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday 7:00 p.m. Friday, 7 p.m. Saturday, and at 2 p.m. Matt, uh James the Dian Giant Peach students will be performing. And then uh this last you may have saw in the news this last Friday was the state WIAA um convention uh Jeff
029Beck represents high school there. There were a couple items of note that were uh the association voted on. You may have read about one of them was uh it was the unlimited contact coach contact hours during the summer. Uh that is something that has been in we can see this one coming along because that that those gotten bigger and bigger. they have opened that up. We really do feel that that's probably going to be a positive in many cases. Students who are able to get coaching, private coaching throughout the summer, this now allows uh students to have contact with our coaches uh during the summer. Um those that might not have that opportunity for training during the summer. Now we'll actually have access for our coaches. Jeff's feedback is working with his staff right now
030on how to do that in a healthy way uh and also help them be competitive. And the other one which is the big uh the real the other big one is an image license was passed for high school students. Uh we are now I think the 41st or the 42nd state to pass language similar to that what was on there. I'll be honest, we actually uh we voted against it. However, it passed overwhelmingly as we start to learn more about it. Our efforts now are to uh to know it well and to be communicating with our students and our parents community about what all entails with them. I will mention that there's some very very good documents that were just just put onto the DPI or to the WIA website uh about that and certainly
031if you have specific questions just feedback is I have a question on the unlimited contact when it comes to our athletes. Yes. Summer contact. Summer contact. So I think there are rules and regulations that WIA has currently that before you have I mean I look at football because it's a contact sport and maybe hockey as well because again you're you're talking contact. Is the district going to ensure the safety of our athletes? I know we want to compete but at the same time you throw your football players out for unlimited summer contact. your breast pain, your breast major 100% and by the end of May WIA will be coming out with recommendations their safety uh and medical safety committee that WIA has they'll be putting out recommendations with regards to that. But certainly our staff
032Jeremy Clawson and sports medicine uh we will be continuing to make sure that's that's been discussed and there will be guidance coming out from WIA specifically to that coming out before the end of May. So when you say contact, not necessarily physical contact, not physical contact. The coaches are allowed to be coaching their their athletes. So does it not change the physical contact requirements? Yeah, that's a good point. I never thought about this. When we say contact, that's the connection that's coaches actually see face to face. No, the the football those rules have not changed. I'm aware of uh there were still the number of days that the can or had during the summer, but that's those rules have not changed that I'm aware of. But I what was changed on Friday was the contact
033that coaches can have in the athletes, not the physical contact. Sorry. Fair enough. Okay. So, I just want to make sure that that lens is make sure that that's cuz again, when you think contact, just when the coaches get agreements when the coaches are there, but again, a c it can be also manipulated. The captain can be there and say, "Well, you're wearing pads." The coach is going to say, "You hate the coaches." want to make sure we're protecting. With regards specifically to football, there are there's always been a number of days that must be no before start practice. And again, WA will be coming out with specific guidance and I know football is on. Just one other thing that I want to add. Um, the Wisconsin Department of Justice has offered digital mapping grants
034to school districts and we ordered a fit we were awarded a $50,000 grant to uh conduct digital mapping of all of our schools to be used in case of uh emergency in partnership with our local law enforcement. So, congratulations to Cuban Clement and other folks in our district who worked on that grant and we'll be now working on uh utilizing those grant funds to to help make our schools even safer for our students and staff. And that's not something we were able to do before this. Rich, it's been available. We would just receive the grant that Oh, we would have had to pay cost right. Yeah. So, I'll just add one little thing. I I was fortunate enough to spend a little time in the middle east and um had a really great experience. Just
035want to highlight the experience. There's amazing things happening all over the district, but I was only in East so I kind of celebrate that. I got to sit down on the the library and watch a an AI and augmented reality class, which was amazing. and just reinforced um how much students these days are are digital n digital natives that they're growing up with this technology and Miss Wilcox library did a great job of blending you know ethical and learning at the same time and then secondly I got to sit in for a few minutes on a visa class as they prepare for your spring concert and you have not lived until you have heard eye of the tiger in recorder so I'm just I'm not saying that, you know, I'm not trying to sell out
036your your your show on, but might be a hot ticket if you want to go see these concerts. Good stuff happening. One thing I might prompt Rich just a minute here. Um, I'll tee it up a little bit. Uh, Rich went to the state superintendent conference a week ago and shared with me some anecdotal bites, I guess, if you will, about the real positive image that Milton portrays. I don't know if you can speak to that just a little bit. Yeah, I was on Thursday and Friday last week. It was in Madison and a lot of sessions on a wide variety of topics, but I was really pleased and just in informal conversations with folks mentioning how strong our perception is among other school districts across the state. So, I think it's it's a testament
037to the great work that our staff are doing. Um community involvement. We just got back our uh parent survey results and recently got our staff survey results and we'll be bringing those to the board. Uh but uh those are really really strong for both our staff and our our families feel great about uh the service that we provide for our for our students across the district. Anything else for Rich? All right, Rick. We'll tee up you HR committee. Okay. Thank you. HR committee met last week on April 21st. First item on the agenda is an update on 202526 preliminary enrollment and certified staffing. As stated at the last board meeting, it appears that enrollment numbers for the upcoming school year are projected to be very similar to this school years. Thus, the staffing levels for
038the upcoming school year are also projected to be stable. However, since the last meeting, the kindergarten numbers for the fall have continued to increase. And as is often the case with kindergarten, registrations will likely continue to increase during the summer months. Because of this, administration is recommending that there be one additional section of kindergarten added to Harmony for the upcoming school year. Cost of this additional staff will be built into Ros's budget planning for the upcoming year. This is just an FYI for the board. This is uh no action to be taken to. Any questions on that or comments? So that increases our FTE our staff count by 1.0. Anything on that, Chris? No. No. Next item is the 202526 negotiations between the board of education and the Milton Education Association. On April 14th, the
039HR committee and district administration team entered into collective bargaining with the Milton Education Association. The outcome of this meeting was the committee's acceptance of the MEA's offer of a 2.95% increase to the base wage. This is the maximum amount allowed this year by the Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission. This increase of 2.95% translates to increase of $1,441 making our new base wage 50,2,257. The committee feels that this increase will help us to continue to recruit and retain a quality teaching staff while continuing to have a balanced budget and be fiscally responsible. We would like to thank the MEA for a constructive and professional negotiating session. This is an action item. I'll make a motion to ratify the 2025 2026 collective bargaining agreement with the Milan Education Association which reflects a base wage increase of 2.95%. I'll
040second that. Thank you. Tracy's motion is seconded by Rick as you just heard her uh roll out bitter. Does anyone have questions on the motion? I see none. All in favor of approval, please signify with I opposed. I call that clearly passed. Anything else I need? All right. I'll have that I'll gather from everybody later on. All right. Thank you. All right. That's it for committees. That takes us to miscellaneous. A is our staffing report and that is an updated version as well as the original. If folks have not seen that, I'll move to approve the staffing report as presented. I'll second. John's motion is second by Annette to approve staffing as you see it and the outdated version. Questions. All in favor of approval, please say I. I opposed. That clearly passes. Gifts and
041donations. Please bring that up. It is significant. I'll make a motion to approve the gifts and donations. Second. John's motion. I'm sorry. Rick's motion and seconded by John to approve our gifts and donations which bears uh bears incredible gratitude from our entire community and our board and administrators there. We are able to do some really really unique things because of the support we receive. Thanks. You know it just shocks me how much they also what folks can come up with. Yeah. I said my daughter was high school. So when I read this, I'm like that can't be right. That can't be that old. Apparently good quality uniforms because they last a while. The band parents did a great job of fundraising and a ton of community members uh either made direct donations or took part
042in different fundraising activities. So, it's a it's a wonderful partnership that we have with our with our grandparents and and we're really pleased with all of our donations. Every every board meeting our community is extremely supportive of our schools. [Music] Good stuff. All in favor of approval of the gifts and donations, please say I. Opposed? Thank you. Meeting dates. Couple upcoming meeting dates. Uh tomorrow evening we have a board roles and responsibilities uh at 6:30 p.m. here in the PDC and that is scheduled for one hour and then an expulsion hearing uh to follow that starting at 7:30 here in the PDC. Uh we talked to HR committee about possible HR committee meetings. Uh we weren't able to find a day over the next couple weeks where all three committee members are available. Rick and
043and Tracy and Jen. Um, so we've landed on uh Monday, May 5th at 7 PM. Is that correct, Rick and Tracy? Monday, May 5th at 700 p.m. for HR committee meeting. And uh the next regularly scheduled boards meeting is Monday, May 12th at 6:30. All right, questions from anyone? All right, that completes our regular agenda. We do have an executive session uh on the student list here. I would entertain a motion to enter executive session pursuant to Wisconsin statute 19.85 sub one and subc which is considering employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. Tonight's copy is staff compensation and benefits. So move forward. Second. Thank you. That is Rick, seconded by Tracy. Um we'll go to the right for both. Tracy,
044yes. Joe is yes. Rick, yes. Uh John, yes. Yes. Are you in executive session? And we potentially can return for action based on our discussion.