001Okay, we should be rolling. >> All right, I'll call this meeting to order. We'll start with the committee portion of our meeting. First thing on the agenda is to discuss the proposed 2026 2027 board meeting schedule in our packet. >> Yeah. So all I did was create an alternate date calendar based on um this current school year and cast forward for the 26 27th school year on the second and fourth Wednesdays as outlined. One of the things that we talked about um if it's different you can see that it's bolded or capitalized. So you can see the different days and the reasons for those dates. Um, but April 14th would then technically be the board reorganization because that individual would have been elected or reelected, whatever the case may be, on the prior Tuesday. So,
002we would get them sworn in before that April 14th meeting, do the reorg um that night, which would keep us on the Wednesday and Wednesday schedule. There are going to be some years I would have guessed based on the calendar that that second April meeting would still work for the board reor um but it has to be done by the by the last Tuesday of April I think on or before and so that's why I bumped it to the 14th and we should have the votes canvas by then and be able to do it by then and if not I guess what we'd do if there was some kind of you know vote recount or something that extended that time frame then we would likely have to schedule a special meeting or uh do the
003board reorg on a different evening. So, it should work. That's really the only remarkable difference is maintaining the Wednesday, Wednesday in April. Uh everything else is comparable days. I point to Tuesday, December 22nd is if needed is because of its uh closer to the Christmas holiday. And um there's one other thing I was going to point out I thought >> same with that November date. That's day before. >> Yes. So that we had tech typically left being the Wednesday. Um but as like for this year for example, we didn't have two November meeting. So we're going to do our best to make sure that that second meeting isn't necessary. >> We leave it as a placeholder. However, just in the event that there's something that has to be taken care of. >> Okay. >> Yeah.
004>> But we could if we didn't need that if we have enough notice move it up a day or whatever. >> Totally. So we could I mean frankly the board can schedule a special meeting anytime they so choose. You don't want to do that with regular frequency for obvious reasons but you need 24 hours notice to public and so as long as we get a posting out you can meet within 24 hours of that posting. So it's really not super consequential. Like I said we're going to do our best to try to avoid months where we don't have to double up or it's it's optional and keep it optional. Any other questions or feedback on the calendar? Proposed calendar the Wednesday time and time 5:15 works still. All right, we shall move on. Let's discuss
005the open enrollment which was another document in our packet. >> Yep. And for the benefit of Jess and some of our newer board members, um I mentioned board update too, open enrollment in and out. Um really the board local school board doesn't technically have power to um selectively or wholeheartedly deny open enrollment in-n-out applications. What we do have the opportunity to do is set um caps on certain programs with respect to regular ed and special ed. Uh, in most cases, schools across Wisconsin do not cap their open enrollment in well, and you can't technically cap out, but do not cap their open enrollment in for regular ad for obvious reasons because if you allow open enrollment in, you get uh you generate dollars on that student coming to your district from a neighboring district or
006frankly from anywhere in the state. But typically those are geographically, you know, lo located geographically near to the district because people don't typically open their own they get an hour away, but they certainly could. Um, so that's the the um regular ed. So there's no caps for open enrollment on our regular ed. There are caps for open enrollment in special ed and that has become the approach across the state as well. And that is to develop through a and you'll see this come through in January is when the board typically approves it. Um the January approval is for a cast forward for the following year. uh and that is articulated via um a matrix or a formula that was developed by the w ashdash back when this uh began I'm going to say around 10
007years ago give or take um and is used by districts to calculate uh a waiting factor of the certain students they serve in a special ed programming. So, if you have uh someone with significant special needs, their waiting factor is more than one student. It would be I don't know, Shelley would have to be here to tell you, but we provide that print out so when January rolls around, we'll know exactly what I'm talking about. But a profoundly disabled student might be a 2.7 or a 1.7 versus a 1.0. And then that total, those cumulative totals are added up. And we try to uh we create those caps based on what the recommended case load are for special ed staff with respect to disability area. Something like speech, you're going to see that it's basically
008one to one. So you could have one speech therapist with like 45 students because they're only receiving speech services. They're only being provided speech services. And so those caps are set because you don't want to intentionally or unintentionally have students open enrolling with special needs who um exacerbate a funding circumstance or create a scenario in which we don't have the proper staffing. So you're not going to allow open enrollment in for special education kids because by doing that you're and that's why the caps are calculated. you may or likely will have to increase staffing or provide additional services that you may not offer. >> Excuse me. I'm sorry. >> This is different. Open enrollment in and out is completely different than if you're a district resident. If you're a district resident, you come in regardless
009of what our caps are. We have to educate you. And that is regardless of the type of disability you have, even if you do. So, um, two different things. I give you that whole long diet tribe because ultimately under state statute, open enrollment in and out is allowed. So, if the board just said, "Well, we're not going to approve open enrollment out applications, only open enrollment in," you don't really have that authority. However, the statute wasn't modified to indicate to that the board did not need to take action. So, the board still has to take action on open enrollment in and open enrollment out applications. Lastly, I'll just point out that the district in the past has engaged in a practice where siblings are provided preference with respect to open enrollment. So if you have
010a student that's been open enrolled for example and they're in third grade and there's another one coming into 4K then we typically guarantee that open enrollment slot for that student coming in. This is not a problem for us in St. Croy Falls because we of course have lower numbers than we have had in recent years as a lot of school districts do. That might be something that would have to change if you're well Hudson back in the old days they're closing schools now because they're losing kids just like a lot of other school district but they would say look we're not accepting any open enrollment because of space limitations. So I don't see us getting into that um area where we have to say we're just completely not allowing open enrollment you know in or
011in but you still can't deny an out application. Does that make sense? So parents have the opportunity to send their child to wherever they would like uh in the state as long as they can get them there in terms of open enrollment. So that's a long-winded diet tribe to say we do approve the open enrollment in and out applications but we technically don't have control over those anyway. >> When parents do apply for open enrollment, do we ask does it ask why? I'm just curious why you know like what makes them if they're coming from wherever picks. Yeah. So, if you um if you open enroll, there's also an extended open enroll period. Um that's in the state that's outside this what's considered the standard open enrollment window. If you file the paperwork in the
012state of Wisconsin during the standard window, you can you can open enroll to uh you can pardon me apply to up to three school districts. Okay? So, if St. Croy Falls is my resident district and my kids are attending here and I'm like I think I want to try a different school for whatever reason. You can apply to up to three districts. So maybe you do one for Grantsburg, Unity and AIO. Okay. And what ends up happening is that uh you don't really have to do anything more as a parent for the regular application period. So you don't have there's no rationale typically provided, right? And no one asks like hey why why you coming here and why you leaving here? And then what happens is once the start of school comes around then whatever
013uh uh school district or school that kid is attending and gets counted on the third Friday that's the school they're now attending. So that would give them the opportunity to basically choose by September 1st uh or the start of the school year whether I want to attend one of four districts. So that's statutoily how that works. there's an open enrollment uh extended open enrollment period that folks can apply for in the state does request specifics around um why they are looking to open enroll of their resident district. But when you apply for in you don't have to say like well I want to come there because you're a better school or I want to come there. you're saying I want to leave here because >> and in many cases what you what you see is
014um things like bullying or you know uh I don't we don't appreciate the ac academic environment that sort of thing uh for an open enrollment out um but that stuff you only really know if you do outreach to open enroll families which we have some intentions of doing um in in the near future here just to gather some feedback like to to survey anybody that's willing and open and rolled out. Family to say, "Hey, why'd you choose to open and roll out? Was it based on geographics? Was it based on where do you work? Was it based on bullying, you know, or whatever." Um, and gather that data so we know. But generally, unless you ask, there really isn't a direct way to know for every student why they're choosing open in or out. >>
015That's making sense. >> Yeah, it does. Thank you. >> And these are the new applications. >> That's correct. Yeah. And you you only have to apply technically um at the beginning of each building grade level. And frankly, there's you can apply as a first grader or as a kindergartener and never apply again. Um so it depends. Some school districts reach out and request so you can apply. You can also apply annually, but we only bring uh the new applications in and out forward. Correct. >> Is that right? what we see for like ours is like a almost an even out in like kind of wash. Is that normal? >> It depends. And so when we look at our total numbers and um when we get in the third Friday count, you'll see open enrollment in
016and out numbers during that time too uh via an update. We are more positive in open enrollment in than we are out. But uh I mean you see anything it's all over the board. It depends on the district and it depends on a lot of the time the district. Um, you know, if you uh I think Baron's a great example. It's very long. Um, you know, from the city of Baron all the way over to Elmina and then all the way down to Ridgeland. Um, and you have kids in Ridgand Prairie Farm is much closer than Baron Middle School and high school. And I cite that only because I was there and I know it's it's a very long district. So you can be from Ridgland to Prairie Farm in like five minutes, but it's
017going to take you 15 or 18 minutes to get from Richland to the city of Baron to one of the schools in Baron. So that could be one of the reasons that somebody's like, "Well, I'm going to open their own prairie farm." Um, and depending upon whether you're positive or negative, I do think, for example, one of the reasons that St. Croy Falls has seen a change because there was times where we were equal or uh more out than in um during the the history of the organization is because of the of what we do for kids and how things have changed particularly at the elementary level, but as an organization too. Um there are implications with athletics and programs programming and so forth and so on. I mean it's the it's the full package.
018So if you are talking to folks why you open enrollment in you might hear something as simple as well I work in St. Cliff Falls or I work right across the river so I drive through town. It makes more sense for me to bring my kid there rather than go away from my job which is where my resident district school would be then back to the job. Simple as that. Or I want my kids to attend St. Croy Falls Elementary or St. Croy Falls Middle. you want to say, >> are we able to survey those coming in just because if outreach is an initiative, it might be helpful to know the larger pool of why people are choosing sacred balls. >> Yeah. Yeah. I mean, we we know who open and rolls in and out.
019>> Yeah. >> Um we might be limited if they open and roll in. We're not limited for their contact information. We may be limited for some open room without contact information, but you can do your best to to get some outreach. And frankly, anytime you do a survey, what you're looking for is, you know, a reasonable response rate. It'll give you kind of a >> right >> a smattering of what the general ideas are. But yeah, there's nothing that would preclude us from reaching out and saying, "Hey, we recognize open enrollment in telling us why." >> Um, and that might be decent data to have, but I think I could probably tell you as most school districts could the reason why, >> right, >> for most people, >> right? >> Is that something that you'd
020have perhaps? >> Yeah. I mean, it's not overly complicated. I we we I did talk to the board um it was before the election, but we did talk about um doing some outreach to homeschool families and some outreach to open out >> just with the to get some ideas about, you know, because if it is things that are within our control, >> right? >> Then it makes some sense to pay attention to that, right? >> Yeah. And that's one of the reasons too why you don't necessarily there's nothing wrong with focusing on open enrollment in but I think the fact that you're open enrollment enrolling in uh the reason behind that are typically positive reasons and the open enrollment out I'm not saying they're typically negative but you're not going to hear positive reasons for
021open enrollment out. You know you're going to hear the geography is probably the best one you want to hear. And then you're going to hear things like well it wasn't a good fit for my kid or I had problems at, you know, with this teacher or with this principal or whatever the case may be. Um, so yeah. >> Anything else? >> All right. Thank you. We'll move on to discuss the elementary school parking lot. The proposal is in our packet. >> Um, yeah. So, as I also mentioned in the board update, Brian Warner, um, well, I guess I'll start with saying that you probably realize that there's multiple areas on our campuses that asphalt updates are needed. Um, another couple areas are this bus drop off area, the middle school, and the middle school turnaround
022and that kind of thing. And Brian's evaluating that currently with respect to uh whether or not we can slip something into this year's budget still based on what his numbers are coming up as. Uh but we do know the um primary spot that needs to be addressed would be what we're bringing forward here with the I think it's the west elementary parking lot and a little bit of the drive um to have that redone. Uh and the cost of that is 67,200. Um the recommendation is that we go with Monarch paving. So this is within Brian Warner's facilities budget from this year. Uh we did receive another uh bid from the local company uh but that bid was $10,000 higher which is why we would advocate to go with the monarch bid. Can you explain
023like where like you say west? I'm more of a building kind of gal. So can you explain like what where at the elementary school is this? >> There's a map on page. >> I don't do. >> It's basically where you drive in the elementary school parking lot. >> Got it. Okay. Thank you. >> Where the teachers park up by the edge. >> Yes. called the front. The front. >> Yeah. Call it the front parking lot. >> Yeah. And then the drive >> park. I understand. I have knowledge. Thank you. >> There you go. >> So, does this mean um so like for this year, are we kind of working from like right to to left? So like on the map, we'll do this this year and then the the remainder is that kind of slated
024for the next year or >> not necessarily. We'd probably jump over to the middle school and hit that first and then potentially go back to the elementary. >> I just wasn't sure if like when you pick apart like a you just focus on the elementary school, we're moving like we'll do this part this year and then the other half next year. No, it's more based on what needs it the most. And frankly, if you're mobilizing equipment and have them come pave, you're not going to do a small spot. But you could you could just say, "We're going to do, you know, whatever 100 square feet every year for the next decade." You know what I'm saying? And then they can piece it together because as they pave, they'll smooth it out and and asphalt is
025pretty forgiving in that regard. Um, but no, so it's it is about what what's needed the most. And I know that we could make a solid argument that the whole darn thing needs to be done and it's true at the middle school and it's true at portions of the high school here too. I mean, the drive was redone um relatively recently, but we have a lot of paving issues that we need to rectify. So, I'm guessing you're going to see multiple projects over multiple years come forward. Yes. >> You said Brian was looking to see if we could potentially get more. Is there a big savings if you can try to >> um >> put things together or not? >> It depends because of course you part of what you're paying for is the mobilization
026to get them here. But there is a kind I mean I think if you could do it all at once, you're technically going to always save money because you don't have to have them come twice. But on the same hand, when you toll it all up, it's not as though springing for $1.5 million is going to be the route to go when we're only going to spend 70. You see what I'm saying? So, you're not going to see wild savings like, "Oh my gosh, if we would have done this all at once, instead of 1.5, it would have been one." No, not that. I mean, it several thousand dollars, but we need to have the money and make sure that we're doing it correctly. So, yeah, piecing it together with these projects that are around
02750 to 100,000, you know, maybe something a little wonkier if we need to. But >> when would they be able to do that? >> Uh, boy, he did say I'm not certain cuz he was going to reach out to them knowing that it was coming to the board for approval tonight. I will guess they're going to get it hammered out this summer. I'm not sure when though, how quick they'll jump on it. maybe post summer school. I'm not sure. I don't know. >> That's what I was wondering about the summer school fees. >> Yeah. >> When they're doing this, do we anticipate or are there some areas that could be um like impacted by the work? Like it says in here some exclusions like if there's any damage to the concrete or like to the
028other parking lots to like further damage them to make them be like more of a priority while they're doing the resurfacing. >> I'm not sure what you're saying. I'm sorry. >> Like so they have in here like exclusions like they didn't cover like the landscaping if anything's damaged any concrete if anything damage while they're doing it. But because it's only like that one parking lot they're not doing it as a whole. Could it cause any damage to like that drive or like the grass area that's there that we have like extra expenses that we have to fix something else before? >> No, that's pretty standard. Anytime they're going to come in, any company's going to come in and do anything, there's going to be exclusions with respect, especially with paving and so forth. I I
029haven't had I don't even know how many paving projects during my time. It's very rare with an asphalt now watch something happen, but it's very rare that there's an issue with respect to >> you said. Yeah, I know. It's like so what they're talking about is like, you know, oh well, um, you know, our we had a equipment issue and it dumped some tar on this patch of grass and it's dead. Well, that's going to be our problem. You know, they're they're not going to do things that are incredibly destructive. So, I have little concern. They're not like the de there's not really significant demolition or anything like that. >> Manager if they wanted if they wanted to work for us again. >> Yeah. they would, you know, if they did something egregious, you know,
030you'd be like, "Hey, come on." And then >> and I would also to add to that, I would also say, >> in my experience, most companies make it do their best to make it. >> Well, I was mainly worried about like where you come in because like if that's already if that's not being fixed like and if it's does it make sense if that has to be done in like a year, you just do it all at once because then you don't have to fix it to wait another year to fix to redo it, you know? you talking about the >> like where you drive it, you know, because that's the parking lot on the top, you know, and if they >> I don't think that that's consequential. >> Anything else? >> All right. Hearing
031nothing, we will move on to the board meeting. I'll call the meeting to order. We start with I aliance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all amended. Roll call. >> Matt Rice >> here. >> Tisha Rager here. Don Milky here. Jessica Milky here. Brett Mccertie >> here. All right, Matt, would you mind reading the mission statement and the rules? >> Yeah. Uh, mission statement. The mission of the school district of St. Gray Falls is to provide a supportive student centered learning environment that cultivates character, fosters academic excellence, and embraces diversity. The board meeting rules focus on the mission vision statements of the district. Come prepared. Be respectful of others and open, accepting of ideas.
032actively participate. Avoid side conversations. Remember, board meetings are open forum. >> Thank you, Matt. We'll move on to principal's comments. We'll start with Mr. Wilson. >> Um, back to reality in the high school world. The race is slowing down finally. Um, obviously graduation on Friday. Had a lot of compliments. Graduation went very well. Um, very, very pleased with how things went. Kids were awesome. Our practice paid off. They were smooth. welloiled machine. So, that went well. And obviously the prior weeks with scholarship night and back glory and all that good stuff. We're finally seeing some sanity in our end of the building. So, that's good. Um, let's see what else we got cooking here. Um, the I'll call it the tiny home, the shed that's out back of the school. So, in December, when you're
033done tonight, take a spin out that way. When you leave, just take a peek. But December of 23, our tech head department bought a one of the uh one of those. It's a 12x 24 shed, steel, roof, the whole deal. And our tech techhead classes have worked throughout the last year and a half, two years now. Um, insulating, electrical service, uh, mini split heat and AC unit put into it. Um, kitchen cabinets on the one end, uh, flooring. They've made it kind of a tiny home. Um, the only thing that isn't done is the interior walls are not done. The shed needs to be moved. and for fear of you if we sheetrock it as soon as they pick it and put it up on trailer it'll flex a little bit and kind of wreck
034itself. So everything's done other than that. So I'm finalizing um what we've got into it and I'll be working with Mr. Bor and uh Kirk to create a little online auction if you will to the goal when that originated was to hopefully make a you know a couple thousand bucks for a techend department. Um but that is in its final stages now. We'll be pushing that out here early summer and get things going. So happy to see that coming to completion. Uh let's see what else. Uh sports updates. Um we had one golfer make it through to sectionals today. So P Nichols made it through to sectionals in the playoffs. So good for him. Uh track team. You want me to read off the list? I did find it. It's I will. I will. Why
035not? Um let's see. Girls 4x 800 relay 100 m dash 1 2 3 girls 4x200 meter relay girls 4x200 meter relay boys 4x100 meter relay girls 4x100 meter relay boys 4x400 meter relay girls long jump uh Sophie Hall new school record so got a lot of kids >> and obviously those relays are at a min minimum of four but they usually have an alternate or two as well So, a lot of athletes still um still competing in track. Softball girls play Cameron tomorrow in a regional final um or semi-final. And boys baseball finished the regular season last night um 23 and one record with an 18. >> Yeah. And I I have to believe that's probably the best regular season record ever in the history of our baseball program. And that's including the state champs
036in 23 were 28 and three overall. So phenomenal regular season going into playoffs as a number one seed. Um they'll buy tomorrow and then they'll start next week. So baseball team has got some high expectations as well. Capping that off. It's a kind of a neat uh a neat um situation. Obviously they're more than just seniors on the team, but our winter sports wrestling, hockey, and basketball were all conference champs at the same time. And that's not easy to do. And now our baseball boys are conference champs, too. So, a lot of success on the boy side, which is pretty awesome to see. >> Very good. >> Thank you, Mr. Wallace. >> All right. Okay. Um, strong tab. Um, so our middle school year is ramping up and the energy as the high school is
037ramping down. Um, so lots of activity over the last couple of weeks here and this week kind of culminating with lots of energy and activity. Uh, we had our eighth grade recognition ceremony today. Um, thanks for Matt and uh, Mr. Wilson for helping hand out certificates to our eighth graders. Um, we have community service with our our whole building tomorrow morning. We'll be doing some work in the school, outside the school, and then uh, with the bus garage a little bit and then some gratitude stations uh, with some fun activities in the afternoon scheduled. Uh, and then um, our last day of school um, 250 of our middle schoolers are are attending a Wild Mountain field trip. So, we got a pile of kids at Wild Mountain on uh >> uh and it's supposed to
038be gorgeous. It's supposed to be a perfect day for water park. There's going to be a lot of sunburnt kids on on Friday. Um our our middle school track team sent uh six individual athletes down to the unofficial middle school state track meet. Uh apparently this is a meet that Wondon's been hosting for the last seven or so years and a lot of really great athletes from um that southwest corner of the state or southeast corner of the state. Um we had uh in order to qualify it, athletes had to post a time that was in the top 10 or 20 uh performances in the state. Um for those who registered and uh so we had six athletes go down there and they represented us well uh and Kirk posted for us on the Facebook
039page some of our performances and um a lot of great times and some school records set on that day as well. So it was a whole lot of fun and um I think they're looking forward to doing that again next year uh with the track team. So um Adele Rimmeride um was selected to participate in the state middle school honors choir. Um she was selected as one of 35 participants and over 600 applicants. Um so you know it's a pretty awesome honor for her. Uh Hannah Wander is identified as an alternate. So if one of the students acts out Hannah Wander would also be one who would be adding on down there. So um lots of fun stuff at the end of the school year here and lots of good success with our middle schoolers.
040So >> very good. Thank you, Miss Platt. >> Thank you. Um, we are also Oh, that's totally forgot. Uh, one other thing, too, that wasn't in the board minutes. That's why I forgot. Um, we are looking at next year with the middle school, um, and meeting with my staff here at the last tin service here to kind of button up things. But, uh, we'll be kind of tightening down our cell phone policy a little bit more. So, uh, looking to go bell to bell in the middle school, um, off and away during the school day. So, passing time, lunchtime included. So, um I've been in districts before where we've done that and it's worked well in the middle school. Um typically camps down on opportunities for poor choices during the school day. Um and families
041um can still communicate with students throughout the course of the day. It just streamlines things through the office, especially if kids not feeling well, text mom, then all of a sudden they mom shows up pick them up and we don't know about it. So, um this just kind of helps to centralize that communication. So, Very good. Thank you. >> All right. >> Oh, no. Not at all. We So, and that that carries right over from from the elementary school where we're bell to bell, too. And believe it or not, we have to be because even in first grade, kids have smartphones, but not at school. They know. So, we hosted the third the annual third grade writers symposium or writer's conference. It's an all day event where we have rural authors, including me, come to
042the school and lead workshops for kids. And we have a keynote by a famous author. What I really want to highlight, this is like the 25th year we've done it in a row. Barb Trombley, if you remember Barb, she started it. She has come back to every single one to act as a session leader and it's just absolutely incredible um these retired teachers who keep coming back to give and give and give to the kids. I just want to shout out to Barb and to all the authors who came and worked with the third graders. It was marvelous. We held a 4K roundup for parents and that is new this year. In years past we just said register for 4K and drop them off and that's all you get. This year the T because you
043know because we're at Dresser this and of course to us it's no big deal because we do it every year but to first time 4K parents it's really scary. >> So this year now that we're at Dresser we decided to redo everything and we had parents come. It was so fun. I almost said marvelous again. That's my word today. Sorry. So fun. And we um told parents this year, usually the way we choose class lists for 4K is boy, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl, boy, girl. It's not very scientific. So this year we decided we're not going to put any kids in classes till after jump start so that we get to know them and we can set classes up so they're more balanced and um driven by student needs. And the parents were very
044happy about that. Let's see. The 4K concert was amazing. You guys, Jodie Egan, that girl, she can teach anybody to sing. I mean, she hasn't tried me, but she can teach kids. The four cares. If you could have been there to hear them sing Country Roads, Take Me Home. >> Teeyed. >> Oh, yeah. I mean, it was amazing, wasn't it? >> Yeah. They don't even yell sing. Well, a couple of you. Um, it was packed and it was fun. The kids spent all day at the big school getting to know it and meeting their kindergarten teachers and that was also really fun. The drivers had a cookout to celebrate another successful year together. They are all coming back with the exception of Wall-E who is semi-retiring, but he promised he'll still be our trainer and
045a sub. So, that's a good a good sign. Um, yearly evaluations have been completed for all drivers, parents, and teachers. Sports day is tomorrow. Um, let the chaos begin and also the sunburns. We're going to do what we can. Then I just want to take a minute to gush a little bit and say thank you um at the end of this the last schoolboard meeting when school is in session to my amazing staff the teachers and the pair of professionals are bar none the best in the business kids care run by Jesse and all of the teachers there phenomenal um the bus garage there's no I have no words to describe how professional and um hardworking they all are of course uh my teachers and also I want to say thank you to my colleagues
046because this has been my favorite year as administrator in this district and that is because of the team that we have and there I'm done. >> Thank you. >> But did you guys notice they didn't thank their colleagues? It was kind of weird. I was expecting it. It was a little weird but I didn't I brought it for you guys. It was weird. Yeah. Weird. you uh sent out that email for to get people on the bus for the Wigan days. >> Is that to recruit drivers or just to promote the school? >> Just to promote both. Sorry, both. Yeah, both. I'm going to make a big banner now that you said that since we were even think of it. Both. Just for fun. We thought it'd be fun to have >> The only people
047that will get candy are perspective drivers. >> That's right. >> Resume for candy. You hand me your resume. I hand you a piece of candy. Yeah, >> Rita, can I ask about the roundup since you said it was the first time you all tried it? More about like the activity like what happened? >> We did lame ones in the past. So, I'm not going to say we've never done it before. They were super lame. This year, what we did, we just put people in a room and just talked to them. >> Okay, that's so this year, this year we had everyone come and so I emailed all the parents who had already registered and then I sent it out in different avenues to get people who just were interested in the program. We started with
048a hot dog dinner and everyone just kind of hung out together and the tables were covered with paper so kids could color. Then as parents came in, we gave each a different color sheet of paper. There's a red room, a blue room, and a green room. They went to one of those where the teachers had prepare prepared anformational slideshow, question and answer, and there were games and toys set out for kids. Then we all went out to the playground to play. any adult who was there. We had the teachers there. I was there. Both secretaries were there. Um Monica was there. A bunch of different people. We had clipboards so that we could notice things and make notes and say, "Hey, did you notice we might want to talk about this one?" Or so that
049that's what we did. It was really fun. The kids all got to wear crowns >> with their names on it. >> Thank you. >> I was just curious. >> Yeah, we really liked it. I think we decided that's we're going to do it every year. >> All right. Very good. Mr. Boring, can you talk those? >> Well, no, but I'd like to open by thanking my colleagues. >> Too late to open with that. >> Oh, God. I was waiting for that. I knew if you hadn't said anything, I intended to. Um >> Oh, did you really? >> For sure. >> That's a lie. >> Because No, not about thinking colleagues. You're misreading me. the fact that I was going to call out Wilson and Wallace for not recognizing their colleagues. I I have full intentions
050of doing that. >> Other evaluations maybe. >> Yes. Uh but in all seriousness, uh we do have a fantastic group and I'll echo the fact districtwide with respect to staff, this has been an absolutely outstanding year. It's it's just this is an incredible place to work. Um, as the board knows and the admin team knows, I was on vacation for a brief period of time as we try to slip in with three college kids before they start their jobs and they're done with school. It's not an advantageous time for a school superintendent to be gone, but whatever. Um, I honest to God looked forward to coming back. I could not wait to come back on Friday after three hours of sleep and then having graduation that night. Graduation was fantastic. Eighth grade recognition was fantastic.
051think there's things I mean it's just it's such a fun place to be um primarily for the kids the adults are okay too um but uh yeah so I'll say that um that's nothing new uh but also probably the biggest news that was a disappointment is that uh not to take it a completely negative tone but it's very relevant our state legislature couldn't come up with and finalize a deal with respect to the surplus and so um here we sit again uh even though there was bipartisan agreement I still don't have clarity on what um you know what uh dismantled it and why it wasn't pushed across the finish line. Um there's a number a litany of groups that have reached out to legislators indicating like what's the deal. Um and I'm not at this
052time aware of any specific reason behind that. Um clearly politics, but aside from that I don't have anything specific. Had that been passed, um we would have gotten an additional 80,495 in the 2526 school year this year and next year an estimate uh estimated 217,89. Um so now that's not some sufficient, that's some certain. So depending upon how claims would come in throughout the state, those numbers would change, but very clearly um 50 plus thousand in this year and likely 180 175 to 200,000 in next year would be um significant budget impact for St. Croy Falls. And so it's kind of disappointing to see that that's uh that that's where we are. what ends up happening now if nothing happens through June with respect to the 2526 budget is anybody's guess because we're done June
05330th with this fiscal year and then we are move forward into um the next fiscal year. So I wonder um depending upon how quickly they um they take action if there's any impact this year or not and then what the impact would be to next year. So that's uh unfortunate and disappointing, but that's kind of where we're at. So that's all I have. >> I know I called you when you were on your bus ride home. >> Yep. >> Did you have a chance to look at that superintendent evaluation? >> Yes. Uh we have an email sent it to me today. um because the board did have access to that member to the superintendent um evaluation tool as a result of the search service that you purchased through 2027. So, um I hadn't had a
054chance yet this afternoon to look at it, but what I'm going to do is pull that information and send it to all of you. It seems as simple as going to the proper site, logging in with your WB credentials, and then you can begin to kind of review what that looks like. And then arguably, you know, Brett being you leading the process, I would say if there's, you know, you need additional training or have questions, we can hook you up with a WSB rep or whatever to go through what needs to be done. Um, I have not personally looked at it in any great detail, so I really can't comment on what it looks like yet. So, >> I think they went through quite a bit of changes because we looked at it a year
055or two ago. Um, but when I was at the convention here, they made it sound like they made changes to this for this year. So, make it a lot easier, flow better, I think. So, instead of focusing on the old one, I'd like to just spend the time looking at that one. >> For sure. >> So, um >> I'll give it to you probably uh tomorrow. >> Tomorrow. >> Yeah, probably tomorrow. >> Mhm. >> Okay. Then we'll get going on Craig's uh year ends evaluation, too. Um, with that, uh, did anybody attend any trainings or anything? >> Can I ask a question from the superintendent? Um, do we have any update on the facility study or has that started? >> Yeah, that's in process. I have no new details currently. >> Nope. >> I do
056know that there's more and more wrestling parents that are reaching out with concerns around space, which is not shocking to me, but it also makes me glad I wish they would have watched a few board meetings where I was losing my mind about that. >> It is what it is. Any other questions? All right. Any presentations or public comments? So, we'll move on to the consent agenda. I'll take a motion to approve it. >> We have a motion by Matt. >> Second by Jessica. Uh, any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. >> Motion carries. All right. We will move down to personnel and discuss vote on the resignation of Corey Schmidt, high school special education alternative education teacher, which we talked about last time. >> Yeah. I don't know,
057Mike, if you want to say a few words. I know Cory's been an asset to St. Craig Falls. Um, we wish him the best. uh he's he's uh embarking on an administrative adventure. So, he'll be a fresh uh special education director um in a district in our area. Um and we certainly hope that at some point in the future uh the cards are played right, he chooses to come back and work with us here in St. Cry Falls because he's a great guy um and does an excellent job, works well with kids and staff. And so, we're sorry to see him go, but we're happy for the fact that he's on to the next chapter. um in his administrative career and after a year I will call and chuckle at him and say this isn't
058what you thought it was it nope. >> Anything else Mike? >> No you've said it all. He's done a great job with in special ed department and then the alternative school too. It takes a unique human to work in both of those areas and he's done a great job in both. So wish him the best. >> Very good. Thank you. Um, and now we have to approve his resignation. Correct. We need a motion. >> I'll go ahead and make that motion to approve the resation of coid high school special education alternative education teacher. >> All right, we have a motion by Cashina. >> I'll second. >> Second by Don. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> Opposed. Motion is carried. Next, we'll move on to hiring a candidate for a high school
059special education and alternative education teacher. >> Yeah. And I Mike, uh, do you want to make some comments about what what the approach would be and who we're offering? >> Yeah, right on. So, um, essentially this the timeline's been a little bit unique because of the end of the year and board approvals and those type of things, but when we were Mr. Wallace and I actually kind of worked together with the middle school position knowing that this could have been on the horizon. um had a had a hint that it was on its way. So, we uh when we were doing some um hiring in the middle school, we had our eyes open as well um for this high school position. Um and we will be um looking to hire Jesse Rose um for this
060position and he did interview for the middle school and we had some conversations afterward and inquired about interest in this position if it became available. Um and he's got some experience in the alternative area. is a absolute great fit for exactly what we're looking for. >> Very good. >> Um I'll say I guess I'll take a motion to approve that. Justin wrote, >> I will throw out to that we did, albe it brief, but we did all call for staff about any interest in that position because of course we would defer to internal candidates if necessary and then hire for a different position that was vacated and we didn't have any interest. >> All right. So, I'll take a motion to approve the hiring of Jesse Rose. I will make the motion to approve the
061hiring of candidate Jesse Rose for the high school special education alternative education teacher. >> Got a motion by Jessica. >> Second by Tasha. Any further discussion? >> All those in favor say I. >> I. >> Opposed. Motion is carried. Next we will vote on the hiring of a candidate for the head girls basketball coach. >> Yeah. I'll toss it over to Mike. He was involved in the neighboring process as well. >> Right on. So, we uh girls basketball coach, varsity girls basketball coach. We had three people apply for that position. Um three candidates that all have pretty extensive coaching andor playing experience. And uh the top candidate from our application process is uh Katie Tits. So, looking to move that forward and approve Katie as our new head basketball coach. >> Katie was the assistant.
062>> Correct. Right on. >> Yeah. And since Katie's, you know, she's been here a couple years now and um she's coaching year round. She's involved and will continue to be and wants to be involved in multiple coaching aspects. >> All right. Any questions? All right. I'll take a motion to hire Katie Tetss for the head girls basketball coach. >> I'll make a motion to hire Katie Deetsz as the head girls basketball coach. >> Motion by Don. >> Second. Second by Matt. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. Opposed. The motion is carried. Uh we'll move on to financial and we vote on the increase for the 2026 2027 food service meal prices. Uh we did get some additional information from our last meeting in the update that you sent out >>
063with respect to all the card items. >> Yeah. So if there's no other questions, I'll take a motion to approve those prices. I will make a motion to approve the increase for the 2026 2027 food service meal prices. >> All right, we have a motion by Jessica. >> I'll second. >> Second by Tasha. Any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I. Oppose. Motion is carried. Next, we'll move on to the purchase of a used 2025 Thomas. I think it's 26 Thomas school bus from Nelson Bus Service which we talked about at the last meeting too. >> Ready for motions? Okay, sure. I'll make that motion. >> We have a motion by Matt Rice. >> I'll second. >> Second by down right. Uh any further discussion? I love to do a roll call
064on that roll call vote. Matt Brace, >> yes. >> Justina Rager, >> yes. >> Don Milky, >> yes. >> Jessica Milky, >> yes. >> Brent McCertie, >> yes. >> Motion approved. Next, we will vote on the uh open enrollment in and out uh applications for 2026 2027, which we saw earlier in the meeting. for a motion. >> I'll make a motion to approve the open enrollment and announce applications for the 202627 school year. >> Have a motion by D >> as presented because there is a couple denials due to the special council >> as presented. >> Thank you. >> There you go. >> I'll second. >> Second by Tina. Uh any further discussion? All those in favor say I. >> I oppose. Motion carried. Uh the next we'll vote on the elementary school parking lots.
065So I'll take a motion to approve that. Monarch, >> I'll make that motion. >> I'll second. >> A motion by Matt and a second by Jessica. Any further discussion? Well, the roll call vote. >> Matt Bryce, >> yes. >> Tasha Rager, >> yes. >> Don Milky, >> yes. Jessica Milky, >> yes. >> Brett Mccertie, >> yes. >> All right. Uh, any announcements? >> No. Um, upcoming events, we got the last day of school. Um, which is Friday and June 1st will be the CISA 11 annual CISA 11th annual convention. Uh, which I'll plan on attending while we're meeting on June 10th and if needed another one on the 24th. Matt, would you review the rules for us? >> Yep. Uh, we focused on the mission vision statements of the district, came prepared, respectful of others,
066and open accepting of ideas, actively participated, avoided site conversations, and remembered board meetings are open form. >> Thank you, Matt. With that, I'll take a motion to adjourn to executive close session pursuing to section 19.851c of Wisconsin statutes. I'll make a motion to adjourn to executive close session. >> Motion by Don. >> Second by Tasha. >> Roll vote. >> Matt Rice. >> Yes. >> Justina Rager. >> Yes. >> Don Milky. >> Yes. >> Jessica Milky. >> Yes. >> Brent Mccertie. >> Yes. We are in close session. Thank you Adency.