001and welcome to the PWA School District board meeting for July 21st. Um, I will start with roll call. Larry >> here, >> Stacy >> here, >> Ashley >> here, >> Travis >> here, >> and myself. Was the meeting properly noticed? The meeting was properly noticed. >> And can I get a motion to adopt the agenda as presented? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? >> Thank you. Now we'll stand and do the pledge of allegiance. >> I pledge algiance to the flag of the United States of America. to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Thank you. >> Well, we're really privileged tonight to have some great groups presenting forest. First up is our PWA parent teacher
002organization or PTO and the booster club. And we've got she I hope I pronounced your names right. We have Sheila Fry Booth. um the president, Michelle Ridi, the vice president for the PTO, and Shannon Meyer, president of the booster club. If I could have you gals come up, we'd love to hear from you. >> Just one note, uh Bren, the booster club uh contacted us late and they had to reschedule, so just PTO and foroot today. >> Okay. Good evening. Can you hear me? >> Yes. >> Wonderful. My name is Stephanie Fryoth. I am representing the PWA PTO tonight. Um, our mission remains the same. It is connecting our schools, families, and community by creating opportunities to strengthen student educational and social experiences. I'm really proud of the parent volunteers who have dedicated their time
003and talents to the board. Um, it is kind of a thankless job, but we do it because we love our kids. and also to the um 190 volunteers who participated in Pyaki PTO events over the course of this past year. Additionally, we've had tremendous support from local business to enhance fundraising and growth to continue our mission. We have two new board members that we're bringing on this year. Um Dustin Balars is a CPA and he is stepping in as our treasurer, so we are grateful for his talents. and Darren Schultz is stepping into our secretary role. We really do have a strong and collaborative board. I will say that everyone does what they say they're going to do and has very um exceptional talents in different areas. So, I'm excited to see what the upcoming
004year has for us. To support the PWA school district, we set a healthy fundraising goal every single year. I'd like to take a moment to share how these funds that are raised by the PTO directly impact our schools, classrooms, and most importantly, our students. Each year, we anticipate and budget for recurring needs that enrich learning and building memory memorable experiences. We do this through allocations and through two grant cycles that we do throughout the year. We do one in the beginning of the year and one toward the middle of the year. These include things like purchasing new grade level appropriate books to keep our classroom libraries current and engaging and bringing in guest speakers like the always popular reptile presentation. I've seen the pictures with you and the big snake. Um, which sparks curiosity and
005excitement amongst our students. We also help make experiences more accessible by subsidizing costs for experiences such as Bistown, Camp WhitOM, and class field trips. This ensures that all students can participate and reduces the financial burden to our families. In addition to these ongoing efforts, we're proud to support new and innovative ideas that spark fun, useful, and evolving spaces for our students. Two exciting examples are the Asa Clark Wellness Center, um, which has already been revealed, and the Horizon Hammock Garden as well. These product projects were brought forward by staff and students and enthusiastically supported by the PTO. Both spaces are now being used to support student well-being, mindfulness, and outdoor learning opportunities. These are just a few of the ways that the PTO funds are transforming our schools. We're grateful for the continued support. Um
006here are a few highlights from the 2425 school year that I'd like to share with you. We raised just over $78,000 through fundraising and distributed nearly $98,000. We had more than 190 unique volunteers. That would be a little more than 125 adult volunteers and 65 student volunteers. Um some of these people volunteering at more than one event. Um and so we continue to see the volunteer uh the volunteer rates for our students at an uptick as well. And I think that they're giving right back to the students and the kids in schools that they were in, which you can see the joy um in their faces. So the Key Club and National Honor Society have been key contributors to u the volunteering. Um in addition to that, bingo, which was new this year, and the
007holiday kickoff were two soldout events. We brought back pancakes. Everybody loves pancakes. Um, and so we have plans to refine both of these events so that we can reach more families um, due to the positive feedback we received. All right, we're going to dig into a little bit of the details here. Our top funding sources this past year, we had a fall fundraiser. It brought in just over $57,000. This is actually down about 25% yearover-year. So, our hope is that we can get back in line um given the natural disasters and the political climate and everything that was happening last year that we can get back um toward our goal of about $85,000 for the fall fundraiser. Uh Culver's share nights continue to be a favorite for our family and the financial support and words
008of gratitude that were poured in for staff appreciation were absolutely incredible. It was really cool because I got to see all of the different um accolades that came through and that was really fun to see. Bingo was a success. It brought in about $3,600 and let's just say that before we could even clean up, guests were asking for more bingo. So, we will renew our license for sure. And then corporate matches, which is um about $2,200. And that's a great start, but there's a lot more that we can do there. So, ultimately, we'd like to increase awareness around corporate matches. this is free money. Um if we can just get people to understand when to do it and how to do it. Um we want to gain traction with corporate sponsorship programs. So we're actually
009vetting um some ways that we can do that to get more of our organizations within the PWA area to be sponsors and be more dedicated to that um giving every year. And then expanding some of our signature events as I mentioned the excuse me the holiday kickoff and the bingo event. Um and then we're also adding events this year. So, we are very, very ambitious. I try not to try to make sure everybody doesn't burn out by the end of the school year. All right. As for the distributions, as I mentioned, it was about just under $98,000 that we were able to give back to the schools. Um, our annual projected allocations will remain consistent. They have year-over-year. We've been able to eb and flow um and get the schools what they need in their
010annual allocations. Um the proactive discussions with the principles and the assistant principles has been critical to our success and being able to understand what they need and when they need it so that we can advise as to when funds will be available but also um have an opportunity to share more when we're fundraising because people want to know what they're fundraising for. Teacher grants occur two times per year. We do one in September and one in January. Um, the beauty of having two different sessions is that you think you know what you need in the beginning of the school year and then you realize you need more or different based on your student needs in your classroom. And so we've been able to accommodate that as well. And then this year we're specifically fundraising for
011um Horizon's Accessible Playground, which will be a great addition in addition to the teacher grants and the annual allocations that we have. Quick look ahead for you. So when we think about um our look ahead, we have four overarching focuses that we want to adhere to so that we can give more back to the schools. The first one is increasing awareness about the PTO. There's a difference between getting information and being signed up for the PTO information and the school's information and sometimes people see them as one. So, we've got some tactics that we're going to use to try to help get um in touch with people sooner, such as attending the 4K orientation. Um, you know, and then also adding our information to packets for new families to the district, um, who want to
012get involved because we received some feedback from parents who have their kids starting in the district a little bit later and they want to participate in the PTO. The second thing is we're refining current events um that students love and adding new ones. So, expansion of the holiday kickoff, uh, bingo, as mentioned, we're adding a movie night, um, which will be an indoor movie night, and then we're also taking on the responsibility again, um, thank you so much to Kristen and Pam who've run the Scholastic Book Fair, um, and they have, um, decided that it's their time to pass the baton. So we are taking that back and actually this gives us a really phenomenal opportunity to engage more parents who want to participate but maybe don't want to participate on the board but they
013want a very meaty project to work on. So we've got some people in the hopper for that. And then the last one is we aim to strengthen existing relationships that we have and then build new relationships. So for example, Culver's is one of our most prominent partners. Um Kyle will basically give us anything we need when we need it. We just need to ask. So his generosity um has been significant. Um let's see. We also had 16, it's the most we've had in a long time. 16 community partners participate in the custard cookout that happens on the PLE playground. Um what's so significant about the 16 is that more than half of them reached out to us before we even had a chance to reach out and say it's coming again. And so that's what
014a partnership and a relationship looks like and we want to continue that as well. Um let's see here. So as for the upcoming events, as you can see, we have quite a few events on the docket. Um some new, some existing. Uh and our our really our look forward is making sure that we're providing opportunities for parents to get involved. Um but also fun and exciting things that people can connect parentto parent. Um which is one of the things that we're hearing a lot is I want to know who my kids are hanging out with. I want to know those kids better. And when you can see them outside of the normal school day, I think it changes the dynamics. So that is all I have. Are there any questions? I just wanted to say
015um we are so grateful for organizations like you that support our kids, our students, and our our district. Um I hear some disappointment in your voice about that fundraiser, but that was $52,000 that the schools didn't have. So, I get that there was a little bit of a decrease, but it's okay. You are a volunteer-run organization, and we are just grateful for everything that you do and everything that you donate to these buildings. So, thank you very much. >> Thank you so much. One thing I would just say is Stephanie, thanks for being here tonight and for everything that PTO does. Um, we have some ways to to go yet as we roll out a new communication platform called Parent Square that's coming. Uh, but there might be and for FOA as well and booster,
016there might be some utility in there that may help with like your signups and recruitment and those things. It's it's it has a lot of features that might um provide some benefit as well. So stay tuned and as we kind of get our feet more wet with that uh platform, as you're thinking about how you're connecting with our families and making that awareness thing, >> um that might be a helpful tool that'll be there as well. >> Thank you. We're open to all of it. >> Yes. >> Thank you. Thank you so much. >> Thank you. >> Appreciate everything you guys do. Up next we have FA um PWAKI friends of fine arts and uh this is the first time they're presenting for us but I'm so excited because I'm a lover of the arts
017so I can't wait to hear what you have to say for us. >> Thank you. Thank you for inviting us tonight. Um we are going to focus only mostly on what we've done the last year since we're kind of in a rebuilding phase. I know that um Friends of the Fine Arts was a a very big organization early 2000s and it it slowed down quite a bit over COVID. So, we're trying to rebuild um not only the program itself, the arts program at the high school as well as the fine arts um at the other schools as well. So, um thank you. My name is Nikki Lner. I'm the president of FA. I've been on the board as president for about three years now. So, um, as I said, we're trying to, um, create a
018lot more visibility about our fine arts program, which includes the band, choir, and drama at the high school, out to the community, as well as fund raise and try to cover expenses that are not normally covered by the schools. Um, I have Melissa Bar. She is a an accountant by trade, and we are lucky enough to have her as our treasurer. So, she's going to go over the numbers for the last year to kind of give you an idea of what we've been doing this year to fund raise. We're a small but mighty group. There's about seven of us parents that are working together um to try to increase the funds. So, um we've had a huge impact this year and we'd love to share what we've done. >> I'm Melissa Bars, so I'll talk
019financials and get everything set aside that way. So, this year we have raised $21,000 and that is an increase overall of 33% from the year before. Um and it's an even bigger increase from when I took over and saw the books then. Um we have a mix of a lot of different avenues that we collect funds from from individual memberships um contributions. We get nonprofit contributions which one of our big contributors is the PWA women's club. We have different businesses that also contributed with our fundraisers. We big ones are Bubbas. We do a lot of A Bubbas in Panera. Um so we do a different bunch of fundraisers there and that brings us in about $3,300 last year. Um we did this year was year two of the Valentine's Day fundraiser. Um we did it
020last year and then this year we kind of streamlined it all. And that Valentine's Day fundraiser for us it was $2,200. It doesn't seem like a lot, but for our little organization, that is a lot of money, and that's half of a scholar. That's more than a scholarship that we contribute out each year. Um, and then we do um concessions at the drama plays and we do concessions at band and also um choir. And that brought in this past year $6,700. Um we do have advertising that we've done in little pamphlets with um different organizations and businesses around the area and that did bring in a new revenue stream and we were able to fund one of our scholarships. Um this past year we did we initiated where we um allocated a portion of our
021revenue off to each one of the departments in order for them to cover additional costs that they needed. Band had repairs that they wanted. um choir. We did um musicians for their Christmas play. We've done um different decorations that they've wanted for each one of um their choir concerts. So, we were able to contribute to that as well. We also this year did do contribute. We did pay for the scholarships for the WS >> WSMA honors. >> Yes. >> So, we did we've had two recipients that were able to go to that and we covered the cost for that one. Each year we have this past last two years we have increased our scholarships. So we offered three scholarships at $1,500 each. So this was the second year we've done it. Um we also have
022the ongoing ovations wall. We have costs that we have also allocated for that. So we do the updates on those ovation walls every year. So we're coming into this school year. will have everything updated from the previous year. So, we're always going to be slightly a year behind on that because of all the states and the pictures and when we can get everything. So, we're always behind on that. Um what else did we have? I think that is about it from us for financials aspect. Um I'll give it back to you. Um As you all know, a big thing that we were able to do this year was to create the Kiwanas um wall uh the standing innovations wall, which was huge for us. We w we I have been to many um different school
023districts or schools in the district and noticed that they uh love to share information and pictures of their different events that they're running for drama and choir. And I said, I wonder why we haven't done that yet. And we have this huge space and I wanted to make use of it. And that was my goal as a parent is to be able to share obviously my daughter's in the arts. And you know, it's just as exciting and as much hard work as a sports program. So I know how much we share about the sports programs and all the accomplishments that those kids offer to the community and the schools. So we wanted to do the same for the choir, art, and band. Um, so working with um myself and Chris Kravich, we came up with
024this lovely standing ovations wall and um it's something that we hope to have for forever so that kids can come back and remember when they won state solo ensemble or when they were a part of the one of the plays or drama um shows. So that board the wall um we will cover the cost of doing all the updates on that. Um however, Kiwanas was um so grateful. We are so grateful to receive almost the full amount for um the wall from the Kuwanas. So one thing we do want to do in this upcoming year is finish the front wall where we right now have the play bills of all the plays that we've done. We want to take that all the way down and have ones from in the past because those walls are
025no longer around because of the new changes in the high school. And so we want to bring that up forward. and then also add something to the box office area, maybe a screen that talks about upcoming events so that people when they're coming can see also what we have to offer. So that's very exciting for the upcoming year. Um, as we did say, we did award three scholarships this year of $1,500 each. Uh, these are for seniors that have um demonstrated achievement and excellence in and dedication to the fine arts while they were here. Um, most of them are going on to be in the arts still. So, Autumn is going on to um go into theater and hopefully we'll maybe see her on Broadway someday. Um, Ash is going to be behind the scenes
026and Ben Martner, we don't know what Ben Barner's going to do. He'll do a lot, I'm sure. >> I'm assuming president to the >> one of those things. We'll see. He'll be playing his trombone role. He's up there. So, um, we're very excited for those three students. They were very welld deserving. And one exciting thing is that um last year we were a little worried because the scholarship applications were pretty low and we were like why why don't you guys want the money? Um we changed the way we advertised it this year and how much information we got out and so we went from four people four students applying for scholarships to almost 16 this year. So it was a lot harder for us to choose among all these amazing students. But um one thing
027we do want to continue to do in the future is to pay for the tuition to the WSMA state honors music project. It is something that the students go to um to get personal experience as well as some of the best um help they can get musically and it covers band as well as choir. This year we had two choir students that went. So Kennedy Morgan Jones will be representing us and Owen Hansen. So, they will be singing and taking part um in a camp this summer as well as um going to the state conference in October. So, we're very excited for them. And it was about $600 each for both of them to attend. Um so, some of the highlights I just talked about is the standing ovation wall. Um, we're going to continue
028to show our students achievement as well as um, I don't know if anyone saw, but we did um, banners for the art students this year, which I think we got a lot of praise for to show the kids that it's okay, cool to be in drama and choir and band. And, um, it just made that whole environment completely different than it was before. Um, it gave people something to look at when they were there waiting for a show. And I got nothing but major compliments from everyone that saw it. So, it was something to be proud of. Um, we've also updated our FO website this year as well as our Facebook and we are now on Instagram. So, we're hoping to broaden our reach within the Piwaukee community. And um, one other thing that we
029started talking to the other schools um, in the district is about possibly working together to collaborate so that we can help not only the high school but the middle school as well in fundraising efforts. and if they have needs as well that is not covered working together and that was where the Valentine's Day sale was really great. We were allowed to sell in the middle school and Horizon and I think it's something that we anticipate um talking with the other um music teachers and um theater teachers and trying to collaborate and see what we can do as a whole instead of just helping the high school maybe we can help others. Um and we also um this year were chosen to be a recipient of the annual day of giving back campaign through the high
030through the school district and we really appreciated being able to be a part of that. Um and then the last thing that was a huge deal for us this year was bringing back the Pirates Got Talent um fundraiser which was really fun. We were we were nervous that we weren't going to get that many kids but it ended up being a three-hour program because we had so many kids up there singing. um doing we had a puppeteer up there. We had a saxoponist all the way from elementary through high school. So that was started again by Autumn. She took it on and we promised her that we'll continue to do it in next year. So that is kind of what we did this year. Uh we have not met yet. Um we plan to do
031it in August. So we'd love to come back sometime um early in the fall and share with you kind of the updates on what we plan to do this next upcoming year. and just talk to you about the program as a whole. >> You undersold the puppeteer. How old is that child? >> Oh, he was like a third grader like no other. I loved it. I was so excited for him. But yeah, we had dance, we had musicians, we had across the board. So, it was so fun. They were so excited to share their skills with everyone and their talents. >> The ovation wall and the banners were just beautiful. And I wanted to say thank you because as you said um sports gets a lot of attention but we have to remember that students
032that are involved in the arts put a lot of work um into their time and talent. So thank you for all that you're doing. >> You're welcome. It's been a it's been a pleasure. These kids work really really hard and I know how important that the skills that they're learning here is going to help them in the future in their positions as well as school. I can't get over the fact that my daughter can sing in front of a crowd of 600 people without even flinching. And I'm nervous up here talking to the six. She definitely doesn't get it from me. So anyway, but we really appreciate all the help that the school district did let us do that and um take up that space. >> Yeah, I would just echo I think that wall
033looks fantastic. You guys did an amazing job. I loved when I saw those banners up there because all the senior athletes have them. So, it was great to see the senior students in the arts get the same uh kind of recognition. I can, you know, as a parent of a FOA scholarship uh winner from a couple years ago who's in working on a degree in the music industry. Um, you know, appreciate that support and just the I think one of the big things is the the ability to pay for those professional musicians and all the concerts in a company. I mean that just in it enriches the learning experience for the performers and it enriches the experience for the audience. I just think that that's uh that's another tremendous thing that FA contributes to. So
034thank you for all the work that you do to promote the the arts in our schools. >> Thank you. >> Oh >> Nicole, stay there. This is Larry. I'm actually remote tonight. I want to personally again thank you for coming forward and obviously this is the first time. I think that you presented to the board. So that's great. I was watching the um presentation on my YouTube channel with my cell phone. So uh thank you again for what you're doing and and then also a shout out just for the group. I mean, if you looked at the slide that she had relative to the Kiwanas Club, they were re really substantial contribution from that organization, which I think helped put together uh the Ovation wall and be able to have that in our I call
035it the foyer area, if you will, of the theater. And it's something that everybody walks by and can see uh throughout the school day as well as when we have special events. I mean they can go past that wall but then also into our athletic area as well. So thank you Nicole for being there and a special thank you to the Kuanas Club for their support as well. So >> and we do try also to help them out. So um part of when we took this on is we told them that we will volunteer at all their um the beach party or the the beach party every year. So we're we're good at slinging drinks now and but that's kind of our way to give back and share um participation with them as well. So
036>> nice. >> Thank you so much. >> Uh, next salutes and recommen. And I'm wondering if there's anyone on the board that has any salutes tonight. >> Admin. >> Um, I'll salute uh Sandy Kruowski and Anthony Pizzo. Uh we just had our annual leadership week and as a recovering leadership week planner myself because when you're the chief academic officer uh you get told hey this is your your baby plan a whole week of meetings make it engaging um do some team building and we got a lot of important work that's got to get done in that time. And so last year Anthony was in there and it was Danielle had had uh really planned it and they kind of co-ran it. Um but uh he um he did a great job this year. Sandy loves
037doing it because it's all the there's always a theme. It was a golf theme. We had a lot of lot of fun uh with some of the team building pieces, but all the little extra touches that are brought to it. So those two deserve recognition for ensuring that we had um a really good week, some good team building, but also that we got a lot of important work done. John, anything? >> Yeah, let's just uh salute our custodial crew for this summer with the inordinate amount of dust and dirt that's flowing around in the buildings and keeping on top of that on top of being prepared for 300 guests that we have over at Asa Clark this week for the work camp that's going on and making that a welcoming environment and and accommodating them.
038>> Awesome. Anything from you, Larry? Okay. Thank you. Um, >> no. >> All right. Thank you, Tammy. Any uh comments from citizens? >> All right. Thank you. Next, consent agenda, which includes minutes from the previous meetings, which would have been the June 23rd regular meeting, correspondence included in your packet, and a very generous anonymous donation of $10,000 given to Pewwaukee Lake Elementary. I just have to say this year, Mike, I've been blown away by the the anonymous or or not donations that we've been given to the various schools. From the bottom of our hearts, we're just so appreciative for every single one of these. They're amazing. >> Oh, we can see tonight. We have a very generous community that supports >> Yeah. Um, so can I get a motion to accept the consent agenda? >>
039So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? I. Any opposed? >> Thank you. >> Hi. >> Thank you, Larry. >> Just one thing I would say. Um, you are welcome to stay and we'd love for you to stay, but don't feel like you have to stay. Just if you guys haven't I know you haven't presented before. Not trying to I'm not asking you to leave, >> but I also don't want you feel like you got to stick around. So, it is kind of hot here, too. So, >> it is a bit toasty. >> You are. Thank you. >> Thank you. Thank you so much, ladies. really appreciate it. Next, business affairs. And I'm going to let Stacy report out. And because it's our kind of year end report, I'm actually going to throw it right
040over to John right away. >> Uh, so tonight at the business affairs committee, we we reviewed check registers and our financial report, which we typically do each month. On top of that, we did a fiscal year review of our unawited financial statements. Uh right now uh this week beginning this morning the audit team was here for our annual financial review uh of all of our expenditures. So anything that we present up to this point is considered unodudited. Uh the general fund and and special ed fund our operating funds uh came in within onetenth of a percent of what our anticipated amount was of just over on total expenditures of just over $40 million uh for the fiscal year. Our debt service funds have a reserve of about of about $5 million which is earmarked for
041interest payments and principal payments that are due in the fall of 2025 and the spring of 2026. Uh and our food service fund uh we had anticipated utilizing about $40,000 of our fund balance, $42,000. We ended up using it about $50,000 for the year u based on an oven that decided at 30 years old that didn't want to work anymore at one point during the year. So, uh exceeded a little bit on that, but are still carrying a 45 to 48% fund balance in our food service funds, which is adequate for uh addressing any equipment needs that we'll have in the future. Those are the highlights. >> All right. Can I get a motion to accept the business affairs report? >> Motion to accept business affairs report. >> Second. All in favor? >> I. >>
042Any opposed? Thank you. >> Next, new business. Um, we were given uh the new parent and student handbooks for all uh four of the schools which you've been able to review. We have individuals here to answer any questions you might have. Does anyone want to get up and say something? >> So, our associate principles are typically primarily responsible for these handbooks. I appreciate the work that they've done. This has been kind of our direction from the board. We've been going lighter on presentation, give you the information so that it's more discussionbased. Um, so you have that information. The cover sheets were really critical to show uh the changes that were made. I know one of the things that we've and we just talked about in policy committee um was the tightening on the personal communication
043device mobile technologies. So all four schools had language um uh in essence having a way all day uh kinds of expectations for K through 8 um with some tightening of practices at the high school as well. So th that was one of the prominent pieces in all these, but there were others that were all outlined in those items. Um and they're more than happy to answer any questions you have if if you have those. >> I echo um what Mike said about the summary pages. Those were huge. That would have been very cumbersome to try and read the whole thing. So, thank you for the work that you did on that. Um, and I thought everything was really straightforward. >> Also, thank you for all the extra work that was put into um the wording
044around the personal devices. I know that took a lot of time, but I did really appreciate the decisiveness of it. Um, it didn't leave, you know, a lot of gray area. So, I just want to say thank you. Thank you for all the work that was put into that. Any questions from anyone? >> We love it. >> Okay. I have a question. Wait, then I have a question on that. I wasn't sure if we needed to approve them tonight. So, given that there's a policy that's in discussion right now, are we approving them as they are with the cell phone usage? Are we approving them as they've presented them knowing that there could be a change when the policy is finalized? Is that the intent? >> And I apologize. I probably should have asked you
045this. >> No, that's a No, that's totally fine, Stacy. So, um yeah, I know there's a note that says no action needed typically that that you would ask >> the board does approve >> this this hasn't been handled like >> policies or curriculum where you wait to the next meeting. Typically, those are approved annually. um the um the policy that with the personal communication devices won't be ready for the start of the year >> because of the the discussion committee was tonight. August is the annual meeting. >> So there really won't be a first read option there. >> So first read would happen at the first meeting in September with the earliest approval at the second week in September. to do otherwise you'd have to like suspend your policy on policies uh to do that.
046So the the intention so I mean it's a really good question Stacy. So the intention around what we did with the handbooks since the board also codifies that by your action here was to kind of go to what our perception was the the floor of where we think this is going with which in essence reflects the restricted policy. If the board then our thinking and this is something that again is up to the board. Um when you make your final decision on the policy and say it's an away all day policy that we'd probably look to implement it semester for that >> I have a problem then I'm really sorry. Like I said I I did I thought that we were knowing that this was probably going to be changed and I should have clarified
047that with Mike before this meeting. Um, I do not want classroom teachers to have the authority to have their own policy in their room personally. Me, two cents. I don't know. Um, I don't know what we should do or what you want to do. I mean, if I'm in the minority, of course, that's fine. I will support the board in their decision. is part of your concern as well, Stacy, that we won't be implementing this at the beginning of the school year, but we'd be waiting till like say the January 1. >> I don't love that, but I understand it. >> Yeah, that that was kind of the idea because we knew this was going to be >> timing wise it wasn't going to be ready policy for the start of the year. So, we
048went um so we tightened it down quite a bit. >> I I I see that and I respect close to where you might go, >> but we we didn't know where you would go. >> I think everybody in this room knows how much I support the administration and the teachers on this district. Like this is not a judgment where I think that people are not going to do what they should do. But I just think that human nature if if it's a byteer decision, we're not going to have consistency. And that's what worries me. >> And and I just want to say that's the purpose of the meeting and the discussion. This is this is brought to you as in essence our recommendation. >> And so if the board would like to change something with
049what's in those those parent handbooks, you can certainly do that. >> Is that something where we can update it if we change policy and then we say there's been an update to the handbooks and here's what this looks like now as of January 1st when we implement a policy. In fact, we would really probably need to if we have a handbook that's not in alignment with current policy, we would want to amend that handbook. It's just that they get >> So, I need to press pause. Is that what you're saying? >> Yes. Because we can't I I hear what you're saying and I I agree with you. If it doesn't reflect where we're going, but we're not doing that yet, then I think it h the handbooks have to be what they're going to be.
050>> And I will say we're going to discuss the board. And I will say just if this is helpful, the the instructional purpose kind of caveat that was in some of the recommended pieces that discussed it at policy committee, that was one of the points of discussion that came up. The way that the committee um left it was that both kind of the restricted version and the away all day version would go to first read so that the full board could have more discussion. And certainly anything that's in those policies, right, is is up for discussion at first read. And if we did have a discussion that if that instructional purpose piece is in there, it needs to be really tightly defined because we used AirPods. Wearing AirPods because I like to listen to music
051while I'm doing my work is not an instructional purpose. And so we would need to define that. That's there has to be very clear language so that it doesn't get too squishy, which I think is part of what you're talking about. It is like I'm I have the PHS one in front of me which I'm assuming the ASA one is similar. I know that PHS and ASA try to you know be very close and I feel like the the language for direct instructional purposes only. I'm going to ask the administrators to really try and be consistent on what that looks like. And I get that there's is it 80 in the high school 80 teachers? Like that's a lot of people that can interpret those words differently. So I'm totally fine with what we're saying
052up here that this is going to have to be kind of pushed forward a few months, but I just ask that you really try to have consistency in your buildings. Paul, you're not looking at me. [Laughter] [Music] >> No, that's right. >> Paul, I'm a mom. Look me in the eye. And and I think really what you're asking for, Stacy, is for them to define what parameters >> and try and be consistent. Like I said, I get it. It's 80 people. It's that's a lot of people that will interpret it differently, but just in an attempt to be consistent, I think is really important for the students to to get that message because it's I really feel like this is coming in January. Like not to be a doomsday, but I mean I feel pretty
053strongly about this. So, I really think it's coming in January. >> Um, so, >> hey, Brian, could you just come to the microphone? >> Thank you. >> Um, so from our vantage point, when we use that language in there, it's to keep the door open for our video production class as a the primary example, I would say, uh, they and coding both use their phones very specifically for the work that they do. So, to me, that's very different than than listening to to earbuds or earbuds and that sort of thing. Um, there's also like music tech. So, we have to kind of think a little bit about like will they have earbuds in or do they have to have something that's wired? So, there's some things like that that we can talk about. I think
054we can go through like an administrative approval to say if you want to be able to have students utilize cell phones for a specific purpose. We we need to understand what that is so that there would be that filter and then the assumption outside of that is there would never be a personal device visible when we walk into a classroom. So, I appreciate that. That's kind of the that's how our interpretation of it is. Um, I don't know if that helps. >> Yes, it does. Thank you very much. >> Another example we talked about was insight. I might need to talk to my mentor or I might be offsite visiting a business, >> those kinds of things. Then there's then there's a real purpose for it and I think Brian did a really nice job
055describing that as well. >> Okay. Thank you. >> So really, >> so we have no action needed, but we have there should be action on these. The board typically approves, >> I think. So, >> Stacy, this is Larry and obviously I it's a controversial topic, but I know that Mike had sent out communication for the student handbooks and we have some I think we've tightened up the student handbooks for each one of the buildings and so that's there. The only one that is probably still open uh to the um use of the cell phones in the in the buildings would be the high school. So, I mean, I think we've made some progress there and then obviously if we have it on our agenda, we would have an opportunity for some additional input from parents
056and students and then kind of make some decisions from there as to whether or not uh the school district plays a role in deciding whether or not kids can actually use those devices uh during before class, in between classes, and at lunch. So, I think that's where we're going to go with it. But but if we get some input from parents and students, that's going to be helpful hopefully. >> Larry didn't hear me. That's okay. Um and Paul, I found it in ACES and ACES is a little tighter than the high schools. >> Yeah, >> there's some >> Thanks, Paul. >> There's a couple of lines I've highlighted here that I'm going to want to touch base with. I'll start with you, Mike, and then we'll all align to the high school what it says
057and get it back out to you. So, it's going to look a little bit different based on what you said, Stacy, but I it makes sense and I we can tighten the language up a little bit. >> Paul, do you feel that ASA has enough need in classroom instruction for them as if you compare it to the high school? >> There might be a oneoff sort of thing once in a while where it would make sense to have some wearable technology uh like in a health class like or like tracking steps or heart rate monitor or something like that. But there are also typically other ways to go about things like that. So there might be a use once in a while to have a short video clip or something like that, but it's not
058often. And so the because it's so infrequent, I I think leaving it this way and maybe leaving a loophole like administrative approval for classroom use or something like that or something like that is what I'm thinking. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Yeah, that's a good >> that's a good kind of back stop to it is if you say >> administrative approval. Thank you. I appreciate all of you. And I know this is a challenging topic, but I really do I I put high importance to this. As you know, I have a child in my household that this is very ex very related. Um so I just think we have to serve our children and they don't think it's the right thing. I know that. But we are the adults in the room and I think
059we need to make the hard choices >> and do the hard thing. >> And I just as a as a commentary I just appreciate the conversation and I think that's what as board members you should always feel like look I I want to talk some more about that's the purpose of the meeting. It's on the agenda. It's here. You have a concern something doesn't look right. This is the kind of conversation that that is intended. So I appreciate the conversation. >> This is just an FYI. So I happen to be in the state of North Dakota. They passed legislation to basically ban phones in the schools as well. But one of the parents that I talked to or actually my wife's niece, uh she said her two oldest, one of them is eighth grade and
060seventh grade and they actually only have flip phones. She only will buy them a flip phone. So it has no none of the smartphone features. So and again, so she tolerates the flip phone capabilities, but that's >> okay. Um do you want me to do the motion? >> So yeah, let's go forward with the motion. >> Can I do all four schools at once, do you think? Okay. Yeah. >> All right. I move to approve the parent and student handbooks for Piwaukee Lake Horizon Elementary, Asa Clark Middle School, and Pewwaukee High School as presented. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I. >> Any opposed? Thank you. >> With an I, by the way. Sorry. >> Thank you, Larry. Okay. Next. personnel issues on resignations, but we do have one employment to act on. >>
061Yes. Uh I would seek your approval of Abigail Shrank, special education teacher, Asa Clark Middle School. >> Uh is there any discussion? Anyone need to talk? >> Any questions? >> I move to approve the hiring of Abigail Shrang as special education teacher at ASA. >> Second. All in favor? >> I >> Thank you everyone. >> None opposed. Thank you. >> Good night everybody. >> Thanks for being here. >> Thank you. >> Okay, let's see. Next board goals and operations. Um first I want to review our upcoming activities. Um our next board meeting is in August and it's Monday, August 18th. That will be in the high school auditorium. We'll start with the 6 pm business affairs committee meeting directly followed at 6:30 by a short board meeting 7 o'clock the budget hearing and then at
0627:30 the annual meeting itself. Um also Monday, August 18th, that morning um we're doing the 25 new teacher orientation. Um that's where we um get to have breakfast with our new teachers. I've said it before, I'll say it again. It is an awesome thing to attend. Maybe you wouldn't have the opportunity otherwise to sit down and meet these new teachers. In this instance, you get to have breakfast with them. And it I I love it every year. So, I hope that a lot of us can attend that activity. Then on Monday, August 25th is the welcome back breakfast, which is great as well. It starts in the high school cafeteria at 7:30. Um, we always do hold at 7:15 sometime in case we have to do a last minute approval. Um, but then that is
063followed by a program in the auditorium. And I'm just going to put a shameless plug in here for Mike. Every year he comes out and he inspires us to hit the new year running and really do great things for our kids. So again, I hope that this is an activity a lot of you will choose to attend. Um on Monday, September 8th, our that's our first board meeting that we're back in the high school commons. Um it's business affairs at 6, regular board meeting at 7, and then Monday, September 22nd, um is policy at 6, um and the regular board meeting at 7. Um I also just want to put a plug in for a couple of things that were added in here. Um, we have, if you print this out, it will tell you
064the board of education meetings for the whole next year. What's great about it is you can look to the months ahead and you know all of those things that are month by month required for us to discuss or approve and it's it's right there for you to see. So, this is a wonderful thing, Mike. Thank you. And then also >> credit to Tammy for putting that together. >> Yes, thank you. And then also this wonderful calendar that tells us the dates and times of all of our future board meetings over the next year. Thank you. Thank you. >> There's one other event I just want to clarify on the AI seminar. >> August 6th. Now that I was a little bit of a late responder. Will I get like I don't know the time or
065the the details. I mean, I have it blocked off my calendar. I just don't know where to go and when to be there. >> They had to move us to the bigger room because we sold out. So, we're >> Wow, that's awesome. >> So, I think they moved us to where the honors banquet was with >> Oh, okay. >> space. Okay. >> Thank you, CC. That is a good activity. >> Um, next, uh, legislative update. Uh not a tremendous amount knew after they passed the bianium budget. Um so that was the big doings. Um and we gave an update on that last time, right? Did we? >> No, that's tonight. See, >> it's tonight. >> This is I told you I'm not feeling well. >> It's a fever >> in my head. It's the heat
066stroke that I'm having right now. >> Tonight's the night. We're going to talk to you about the bananium budget. So there's lots to talk about. That wasn't the last. John. >> So yeah, since since our last meeting, the the banial budget was passed and it was adopted. I believe it was July 3rd uh when it was signed on um for the state of Wisconsin. Several items that impact school district funding were included in there. So I want to give you a little picture of how that how those approvals were in relation to what we budgeted for 2526 to to as where we stand on that. Uh we had predicted two increases in two main increases in revenues for the upcoming fiscal year. Uh increase in the amount of special education aid that we would receive.
067We had we had budgeted for about 35%. The good news is in the state budget it is a some certain amount but predicted to be about 42% of funding in that. So our revenue should exceed what our preliminary budget was built on. On the other side we had anticipated about a $90 increase in our revenue limit per pupil. uh that it did not occur. It stayed at 325 uh for for the year which then results in a slight reduction of revenue. Um many of the categorical aids as they're classified categorical aids. Special education aid was the most impactful total about $500 million invested in that uh by the state over the bienium. and that that from that investment we achieve about $350,000 of additional funding um from for that categorical aid. Many of the other
068categorical aids just don't impact us like transportation aid for transportation over 12 miles. We don't have many transportation over 12 miles within the district boundaries. As we look at the other the other most impactful amount was open enrollment and the increase in funding for the open enrollment aid. We have net positive 225 to 230 students we anticipate in open enrollment and funding for that that is set in the bianial budget is about $800 per pupil more than what we had anticipated going into there. Two of those uh generate significant revenue increases. We also had some revenue that we are seeing a decrease on. Net uh we will see a positive result from the state budget in our overall operating budget. A lot of that is to be determined yet. Um get some interpretation on a
069couple of the of the items that were included in the state budget and also our third Friday and September count is really going to drive uh what we have for funding available through our revenue limit. Sure. >> With the increase in the open enrollment funding, will you change the policy, not it's not a policy as a board policy, but the the logic that we use and how many we take in, will it does it incent you to want to take more? >> That's really a question that the board uh is going to have to address as we get into the fall and in into late fall and prior to January when we make our decision on that. uh as we start looking at class sizes, we're in a unique situation with a revenue limit where
070we have a declining enrollment exemption. So, as as we grow in students this if we grow in students this fall, we would not receive any additional funding through the revenue limit. We just reduce that exemption that is added to our revenue limit. So, at some point there's a tipping point where increased resident population results in increased revenues available for the operating budget. Open enrollment has always been a valve to fill seats. They're available. If we want to maintain nine sections across the board or eight sections across the board for classes at each grade level, you may need to bring in open enrollment students in order to optimize those classes without having them shrink because funding isn't going to increase fast enough to be able to accommodate larger class sizes to bring them down. So, that's
071a discussion that we'll have later prior to setting the number of seats for open enrollment. The funding would be great. It's outside of the revenue cap, but the potential for driving expenses up is also there. We need to analyze that. >> Yeah, thank you. >> Thank you, John. I appreciate that explanation. Um, next, board goals committee. Um, every year as a board we develop a goals committee and we sit down for a couple hours and we talk about what we want our goals for the next year to be. Um, just mentioning it that um, I can put out a few dates there. Um, we could meet in the administrative conference room. Um I I think in the last couple years everyone virtually on the board almost um was part of that goals committee. I'd love
072to see that again because really it's not just a few of us, it's the whole board. What are our goals for this district? So um if anyone has any specific dates, they absolutely are going to be out of town. Let me know. Otherwise, I'll work with Mike and Tammy to see what dates we can come up with for a >> August or September. >> I'm thinking September. >> Is that too late? >> Bren, thank you. Thanks for that update. I mean, obviously this evening, we have an opportunity uh Mike hopefully will review his go his goals uh later this evening as part of the evaluation. So, that's part of it. So, some of the goals typically carry forward, but if there's anything that pops up that's new uh at at the evaluation time that we
073can incorporate those in as well. And then I'll work with you, Bren, in terms of setting up a time when we can pull the pull the board together to have that discussion with Mike about the board goals for the 25 26 school year. So, >> yeah, >> typically it's been August September. >> Okay. Yeah. when that group when that group comes together and drafts some of them brings them. >> Is there a preference here tonight? I know August is is sort of busy and we're getting ready for back to school last minute family vacations, but then September comes with its own busyness. Travis, are are there any specific time frames you're going to be out of town? Sure. >> Yeah. >> I would I would say maybe try to shoot for early September. >> Early
074September. >> That but I can make whatever work. >> I guess I was thinking maybe what about like September 15th. Just do like Monday in between. I mean not that >> take another Monday, but it was just we're meeting for that and just do that for a couple hours and >> right hammer it out. Okay. I'll work with Mike and Tammy um and get communication out to you guys and we'll move forward with getting that scheduled. Next, we have the board of education evaluation survey discussion. That is the self assessment tool um that we implemented and uh we we kind of grade ourselves on how well we are doing with our board meetings. Um, you guys had a chance to review those results. Are there any questions or specific areas you would like to bring
075out to discuss? >> Bren, I'm sorry. I think I closed it. Can you give me a minute? I mean, you talk amongst yourselves, of course, but I >> Yeah, I was closing tabs and I think I closed that tab. While we're waiting on that, I one thing I would tell you just as our previous discussion last year, you approved the board and superintendent goals on October 14th just to kind of give you a time frame. >> October, >> I think you had them at discussion at the last so what you're discussing makes sense. I think I think they were for some discussion I think at the last September meeting and then I think you approved them first October meeting. >> Okay. Um, I mean, from what I could see, there wasn't anything too profound in
076this survey. No big changes in how people were feeling about things. Um, >> the thing about that though, Bren, is we're getting to a point where we have some consistency in our membership. And that was disappointing to see that there wasn't improvement >> and how we see ourselves >> knowing that we've got people that have got some experience under their belt now. Um, I I'm having a hard time having Qual Tricks come up for me right now, but I did review the the full thing in Qual Tricks earlier. And the one area where I felt like there was a decline in store for us was the area around board agendas and having enough time to review um you know that's why um I made the change earlier this year to get us those board docs
077sooner so that we have multiple more days to review the materials knowing that people have worked work schedules and family and all that. So to give additional time so that members are prepared when they come and um also um when possible getting the agendas out to everyone ahead of time because that was something we never did before. >> I agree. I think we made that change and I don't think that it's changed operationally. I don't think we have very rich discussion in these meetings. And I think if everybody is doing the board prep and they see what's going to be coming in the meeting, there should be the ability to have a discussion about it, especially now that we have a week to review the materials, right? >> I think that is part of our
078job. Um it's not just showing up at these meetings, it's uh preparing for them and having discussions. >> Yeah. Um, is there any feedback um for me? Do you feel like you're getting the board documents early enough to adequately review all the materials? Um, do you I want you to make sure you feel comfortable. If there's an agenda item that you want to bring forward, please please bring it to Mike and I. Um, so that we can uh look to put that um on a future agenda schedule. We want you to um but I never hear from anyone. So if you don't hear from anyone, you assume that everyone's okay with the agenda. um as we move forward. But I just want to reiterate that that if there's something really that you think is important
079to discuss, please let us know about it so we can bring it out. Um >> yeah, that's the key. You know, the open meetings law presentation we have, right? If we want to talk about it, we just need to get it on an agenda >> so it's posted, >> right? >> Um were there any other observations from that survey. I mean, honestly, I thought that was the only area where I saw some change. Um, >> looks like efficient effective and efficient meetings went down pretty. >> Oh, that Yes, you're right. >> Yeah. >> Um, but I feel like with changes that we're making, it seems >> I do think it is better. >> When did we take this? Like what time period, Tammy? Do you remember? Like what month did we do this? >> It
080was either early it was either early in the year or November. I can't remember. >> Okay. So, it was like in the winter. >> It was in the winter. And >> so, the change in getting the materials out happened after this, right? Okay. Well, that makes you feel a little better. I was struggling with remembering when the survey was done and when we made that change. Okay. >> So, >> 2025 sometime, I think, when that changes. >> Yeah. Okay. >> So, hopefully people are positive about that. But I still go back to there needs to be more discussion. You were elected by constituents that need to know why you're voting the way you're voting and and know that you're invested in this process. >> I agree. But some stuff's not meaty as other stuff, right?
081Cell phone want a lot of feedback. That's going to affect a lot of people, right? versus a math curriculum update which you know so like social security like social studies right years ago lot of parent a lot of feedback so I think part of it has to do with you know that topic and have constituents talk to us or parents talk to us about certain things which would drive more conversation >> well how did the handbook not have more conversation I'm the only one that said anything >> it had cell phone stuff in How am I the only one that had anything to say? That doesn't make sense to me. I know we're a small group tonight, but we don't have an opinion on that. You and I had a little bit of a side
082conversation. I think that when we have administrators in the room and we theoretically have people watching this, they need to know where we stand on the issues and they can't when you just sit there silently. And like I said, I think everybody has enough experience now. So again, that's just me, but I believe an effective board communicates and the constituents can see that communication. Larry, I want to make sure you feel included here. Do you do you have anything to offer to this discussion? >> There a delay, >> Larry. >> What? Um, I was just I my question to you was I I just wanted to reach out and see if you had anything to add to this discussion about our survey. Um, >> oh, >> and about how our meetings, >> how do you
083think our meetings run? >> Have nothing to add. It was pretty, I don't know, bland probably in terms of what was there. I mean, not much has changed and I don't know if there was any comments that were worthy of anything make any other changes. >> So, I I think to kind of add to your comment, um I mean I think it's a good point. I look at like the cell phone discussion as an example, right? Like I think it's good to remind myself especially of like hey we just had a whole policy committee where we literally was just talking about all of this. So I didn't really have any questions about it. I think you brought up a great point. But I think when I look at the survey and the things that we
084talk about honestly a lot of what I feel on the board is the way that we speak to each other as individuals. I think sometimes it can come off hostile and harsh and I think maybe that deters people from speaking out. >> I would ask that everybody act adult and be able to take a difficult conversation and be able to take maybe some criticism and move forward. >> And I'm not I'm not speaking just about you, just an FYI. I I unfortunately or fortunately I'm one of the experienced members on this board which is kind of crazy that I have five years but the the way that this has transitioned with our new members to there being no discussion in meetings is unfathomable to me. We are a public board representing people they need to
085know. So, and like for instance the the business affairs meeting, there should be questions about the check register. We have a fabulous finance guy. I know that. I trust him greatly. Every month I give him questions sometimes just because I just want to make sure John Doe who got a check was legit. Do I think it was legit? Absolutely. But I'm still going to ask the question just to make sure everything worked the way it should. There should be questions that I think the value from questions and discussions on behalf of board members is that it serves to help educate our public, our constituents because they don't see all the materials that we see. So they aren't getting indepth information into these subject matters. But when we discuss on the board each of these items
086or bring out questions, it educates them on where we're thinking about going with cell phones or where we're going with curriculum or spending. >> That's why I asked the question I asked about open enrollment. I knew John's answer, >> right? But I want the public to know because they just heard that open enrollment contributed more money. So then, you know, a person could think, "Oh, well, why aren't we bringing in more more open enrolled students?" So, I wanted to have John speak to that. >> Yeah. And I I think oftent times I'll ask questions and I wonder if folks are thinking, "Geez, Bren, we know the answer to that." Well, maybe we all do, but those watching us online don't. And if we do ask those questions, they get better educated and they understand the
087decisions that we're making. Um, and I think that's good because we make good decisions. Um, and um, I think that when they can see that, it kind of I don't want to say that it tootses their horn, but it shows constituents that we do care about their needs and their wants and that we're trying to accommodate what's best for their children. So, I know it I know it's hard. You know, when I was a new board member, it is it's hard to speak out. You're kind of nervous and or you're not sure what you should ask or shouldn't ask. And I'm just here to say no question is invalid or can't be asked. Please ask. >> Well, and the other thing that in this survey that makes me wonder is everybody doing the board prep?
088If you do the board prep, I don't know how you can come to this meeting and not have questions or not have asked the administrators questions before. I mean, there's only one person on our board that's a former educator. These concepts are not normal to us. This is Larry. I'm going to jump in. Grant, I totally appreciate and totally respect everybody should be able to ask any question anytime, whether it's in a board meeting or even outside a board meeting of our administration because ultimately we are publicly accountable. And I think Stacy, if I caught what you were saying. I mean, we are um our role and our responsibilities are defined in state statute and we're publicly elected officials who have accountabilities and some of those things are very very specific to the role of
089the president uh uh vice presidents and or clerks and treasurers. I mean, there's specific things that in the statutes that we're expected to do uh in our role as schoolboard members. And so sometimes we have to educate ourselves on what those responsibilities and accountabilities are. And I think that's an important point. And again, with new board members coming in, it's it's there's a reason why we have the some of the things we follow and do because they're they're part of that public accountability uh that we have committed to. So that's my take on it. >> Thanks, Hillary. Any other comments or questions regarding this survey? Do we feel do we see value in it? >> In this survey? >> I do. >> Are you asking me that question, Brian? >> Yes. >> I I mean
090I this time around I didn't really see a whole lot with it. I mean, it didn't seem like anything was really standing out, but then I I don't know if I either I didn't see all the comments or anything like that if there was something with it. But I mean, the stuff that we had in the PDF file was okay. We're kind of about the same. Nothing really went up or down. So, I don't know what's there. But I also respect your comments earlier about the change in the timing of when we get the materials and the agenda so that we have more time to prepare, which totally makes sense. I mean, that was just a thing. And I know that may be some challenges, but it makes sense for us to have access to
091information, especially if it's rather large documents and or things we're expected to review. So, >> I am hopeful to me, Bren, I am hopeful that when we do this this coming school year, having that much more experience on this board, that we see a difference in these results. I would hope that everybody here wants to get better. We're reevaluating ourselves. This is giving ourselves a bad grade. >> But I would also say if there's in terms of the value you can add if you want if there's a question that's not being asked then we can build in any questions right if feel like well I'd really like to know how my colleagues on the board think about this or feel about this in terms of meeting how the meeting functions that can those additional questions
092or different questions um as can be brought in as well if that's something of interest. >> Oh, and by the way, I want to say this uh when I brought that out and asked Mike for us to get the board packets earlier, I knew it would create more work for you an admin because you have to get it out there that much sooner. But I want to say personally, I really appreciate the extra work um that's being done to accommodate that because we do have a lot of board members um that work full-time and it just gives them extra time to read through those and really understand what they're voting for. So, thank you. Thank you for the extra effort you're having to take to get that out sooner. Thank you, Tammy. Yes, Tammy. Uh,
093in particular, and thank you for your patience as some things tend to trickle in a little bit more than they used to because >> Oh, right. Yeah. >> Sometimes we're not going to be 100% with a Monday. Um, but we do our best to try to get you everything as soon as possible. >> We used to have these as a separate meeting where we reviewed this as a board together. >> It just was a really long meeting. >> Yeah. Yeah. But can we I mean would it be more effective if we did this in conjunction with our board goals? >> Maybe >> like have a short discussion when all of us can be here to have a discussion together, >> right? >> I feel like that would be more effective, >> right? And you know
094us as a board in a room together just really being transparent. I >> well and as you um when you have that meeting you have assessments that you use and we could have if there's if you want any kind of a summary or just to read share I mean I know you have the dashboards but anything from Candace from um this one's about meetings and then you have your other one that you look at mid year those things make sense to me Ashley if you're looking at that stuff when you meet as a goals committee >> let us know if there's something we can provide that helps facilitate that discussion >> because perhaps one of our goals could would be related to this very subject matter. So yes, yes, let's include that. Thank you for
095the discussion. I appreciate it. Okay, any comments from citizens? Tammy, >> thank you. So, next we need to go into close session. Um, first I will ask for a motion. I move to go into close session. Is that the motion? >> Probably state the statute. Yeah. For this one. >> Where is it? >> Um, in accordance with Wisconsin state statute. >> Oh, there it is. In accordance with Wisconsin state statute 19.85 PN1 PNC district administrator evaluation and compensation and potential action concerning performance evaluation. >> Second. For this it requires a roll call. Travis. All right, we are back in close session or open session. Sorry. And I need a motion um regarding the closed session discussion. >> A vote to go back into open. No, we did that in there. >> Okay. >> Um, >>
096are you going to do it? >> Move to approve. >> Go ahead. >> The board of education um action offering district administrator individual contract for the 2527 contact contract term and approve compensation. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I I >> Any opposed? Any opposed? Nay. >> Nay. >> Okay. >> Can I get a motion to adjourn? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All in favor? >> I >> Thanks, guys.