001screen should be live live okay we'll go ahead and get started so to start out tonight's uh school board meeting I didn't see that we had a committee portion so we're going right to call to order the meeting at 517 start with the Pledge of Allegiance pled 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 all right roll call uh Matt Bryce here Tash rager here Steve Bond here Ronnie Schuler here next the reading of the mission statement and rules of the meeting Matt Bryce mission statement the mission of the school district of St Cy Falls is to provide a supportive student- centered learning environment that cultivates character Fosters academic excellence and Embraces diversity board
002meeting rules focus on the mission vision statements of the district come prepared be respectful of others and open accepting of ideas actively participate avoid side conversations remember board meetings are open Forum perfect thank you next we have principal comments do we usually start with Rita does it matter have family game night coming up this Thursday and you are all welcome board members if you want to game to me the students participated in the battle of the books practice test today and got 100% tomorrow is the final battle and I will be in touch shortly after that to let you know how it goes Friday is the end of our trimester teachers are working on report cards and they are going to hold parent teacher conferences after next I think com real soon and we have
003I think I told you about our family checkup grant that we got from the University and that is a parenting it's an online app that helps you be a better parent I did it and I thought it was amazing um really helpful but it's too late my kids are grown and I've already ruined them but for the young parents it's great and 13 families are doing it right now and the feed back is tremendous so we're going to try and roll it out to All Families next year thank you um at this moment we have parent teacher conferences going on in the middle school before I came down here I looked and it looked like every room at least had a parent in there talking about their kiddos uh last week was the champions of
004winter celebration in the middle school where we recognized all the students who are in winter activities um I would like to publicly thank Mrs Rose along with Miss Becker and the middle school student council for all the all their work to make the week a success it was a lot of fun uh today the middle school attended a concert by the Poma project right here it was fantastic uh we had the whole Middle School dancing I think there will probably be some video out on that later I've been working with Mr Wilson on scheduling for next year and we're making good progress in addressing both our needs and the Middle School PLC leaders and myself have been continuing to work on an action plan for next year the next couple of years and we have
005defined areas of concern and are developing the actions necessary to address those concerns any questions all right sound's good my turn um as darl said we've got parent teacher conferences tonight in the high school as well um and our high school kids attended the um concert today uh which was very very well done by that crew that came in with uh Mr G um not all the high school kids were dancing there were a few a little different vibe um uh let's see what else we got going on here uh last Monday I met with uh Miss Lauer and our CTE teachers with uh Eric Lockwood from Northwoods Technical College to have some conversations about about uh enhancing the Dual credit opportunities that we have for our kids so we've got some things on the
006uh on the burner now that we're going to try to heat up a little bit um uh last Thursday we had the reality fair at the high school we had uh about 120 Oola High School juniors along with our uh 77 High School juniors in the gym and put on a um adult Financial seminar basically uh eron mark from fency Bank was kind of this man who was spearheading that he did a phenomenal job we had uh uh 30ish volunteers running tables and the kids were um the kids spent their time work working the way around the tables and um figuring out the adult Financial game so to speak so it went super fun very well yeah it was cool so Mr borne was at one table he was um in charge of U convincing
007kids um to you know have a pet or two and realizing that might cost a couple bucks to do so um I was at a table um working with housing so the kids once we broke their budget down I had to kind of give them some Financial guidance on if they could afford to buy home or if they were renting or whatnot so great experience for the kids um winter sports season is reaching its uh super fun part of the season right now we've got six boys and three girl wrestlers heading off to individual state which is phenomenal to have nine athletes heading to state is amazing um and the week after that we'll have our uh team wrestlers heading to state in the division 2 so if you're not familiar with that because they've
008had so much success they've actually been bumped up to division two and because of their success this year they'll be bumped up to division one next year so says a lot about our program no doubt about it um boys basketball has their first playoff game next Tuesday night at set girls are playing tonight at Oola Boys Hockey is in um their what third game now I believe of playoffs tonight so playoffs playoffs playoffs and a lot of success any questions and then we'll go ahead and move on to superintendent's comments fantastic so a couple of I've got several things for you I'm going to try to be brief into the point which is uncharacteristic but you know you'll notice that we have um the new etched glass uh you know application there's they're basically stickers
009but they're they're that etch glass the reason for that is that um we are transitioning the boardroom uh to be able to be converted for privacy so that um if we were to have an expulsion hearing or something else that would require a bit of privacy uh we're going to have the if the doors are closed of course you have the attched glass appear appearance but we're getting um blinds made for each of the windows that can be pulled down to to close that off the look of them are going to be on this side on the inside the boardroom side are like aluminum they're not made out of aluminum but they're like aluminum or silver colored so it should blend in nicely and on the back side it's just like white they're nothing spectacular
010like a cellular shades kind of a thing pulled down um that's all because we've now transitioned Kirk Anderson to the district office um so he's in the office that's closest to the door on the left hand side which was Kayla's Kayla moved up to what was Betsy's office Betsy moved to where Kayla or where Tammy was in the center of the office there Tammy's now in the old boardroom with Shelly Schmitz so kind of special ed uh and pupil services in that old boardroom area that's been split into two offices that also then frees up this smaller conference room that's next door to us here where the speech therapist was working part-time that's now freed up because the speech therapist has moved to Shelley Schmidt's office and so this uh room now is bookable for
011staff members and and you know various other things um to use so the shift for the most part is complete once we get those blinds in place then if we have uh anything that requires privacy we should be relative privacy we should be good to go so that was the reason for the updates to the doors and the eventual incorporation of the shades um I'm going to uh piggy back on on the Pomo project in the maizi I think is how you say it the maizi uh uh group from Uganda on Saturday evening at 7 o'clock they held a free concert here uh there were um 400 roughly 400 people in attendance and according to Mr Goodman in about 200 people on the live stream and they raised around $4,000 just based off free will
012donations of individuals coming um it was fantastic I came and my entire wife's side of the family came so all the in-laws and and and uh spouses were in attendance too so we were a strong which was super fun and it was absolutely remarkable I mean they did a great job it was super engaging there wasn't a staff member that uh a staff member pardon me an attendee that had a negative thing to say it was awesome and then afterwards they had some of the instruments for sale out here uh some T-shirts and things like that and uh the artwork I think was mentioned already their students at artwork to incorporate the P Poma project and so and so I can't say enough about how awesome it was they did work at the elementary uh
013yesterday and then they did a middle and high school concert today which Mike and Daryl mentioned so it's been fantastic um wanted to give you a quick update with respect to the Department of aded implications so there's been talk about you know the possibility of the dissolution of the Department of Education at the federal level and uh right now there really isn't much of anything to be overly concerned about because we don't know anything and so uh the the United States has gone on in the past without a department of aded I think a department of aded was instituted by Jimmy Carter in 69 or 70 something like that and so clearly it's possible or conceivable that we can function without a department of ad I think what the more critical question once we know
014more about it is the reductions that school districts might see because arguably if there are um the dissolution of the Department of AD and some of those responsibilities are push to other federal agencies Andor the states I would argue very little is necessarily going to change for us because the state is generally the enforcement arm for the federal government to ensure that you're that the school districts that they're um responsible for in the state are you know quote unquote following the rules and we do the reporting to the state who reports to the federal government and so forth so I don't see a ton changing in that regard if you if we would see then a reduction in funding then clearly that's going to have an impact as the federal grants we receive for um
015flow through and idea uh as well as the title grants are going to have an impact on our relative ability with Staffing the issu is going to be not broad or massive changes but there would no doubt be some some modifications that we would have to make um but as it stands right now there's no human being that I'm aware of that could tell you what that might be and if Cuts in fact are going to come another aspect that's on the horizon which is not really associated with the potential dissolution of the Department of Education is the federal government will have to vote uh or act on funding itself again come March so if you recall there's a temporary resolution in place to fund the federal government and that's what we're operating under currently
016and if there's a a federal uh government shutdown as a result of congress's inability to act or come to an agreement on a continuing resolution to fund the government there could be uh hitches in our um uh title and other Grant payments coming from the feds so there there may be some uh you know bubbles in the water as it were this year here again we don't know until we get there and that will not happen until um early to mid-march so it's kind of around the corner but still no news um You probably recognize that we had a primary for the state superintendent of Public Instruction in Wisconsin uh one candidate Jeff Wright was eliminated and so now there is Jill underly uh who's the current state superintendent and Britney kiner who is a
017challenger so those two individuals will appear on the general ballot in April um for the state superintendent race uh wanted to apprise you the fact that we have an fac director vacancy um Mr Goodmanson has chosen to step away from those responsibilities which is understandable he's you know done a lot of things for the district for quite some time and uh wants to devote some of his attention Elsewhere on occasion so we have that posting out kind of internally to start out to see if we can identify a human being internally that would be uh interested and willing to serve in that capacity and then also I guess if we if we can't find someone that's a viable candidate internally uh we may look outside of the district too the problem with the position as
018you probably recognizes that it's not like you know it's a stien position and then you get hourly um uh pay based on the private use or the outside of school district use of the of the fac and it's not as though it's you know it would be a hobby for somebody it's not as though it's a a job that someone would be it's not a livable wage job let's just say that you're not there predictable hours either correct yeah so there's weekends and evenings and sometimes you might have to shoot in here for an elementary thing at one o'clock on a Tuesday and you know those sorts of things so what we're also going to do uh to help um remedy some of that at least is ensure that our administrative team and Kirk uh
019have some rudimentary skills for the functioning of the fac so we don't have to run around and grab people to get it up and running If all we're doing is a a presentation or perhaps even uh you know like an elementary Christmas concert which is just ensuring that the lighting is on correctly and that the the you know uh sound system is functioning not like programming a light show for a complex theater production or you know a symphony orchestra playing here so the the hope is is that we can do that enough to be dangerous and be a bit more self-sufficient so we're not quite as reliant on one or two human beings beings having to spend their time for those relatively mundane things and then we can get locked down what we're going to
020do um for outside groups and and other more complicated things um we're also looking for high school football coach there was six applicants I believe and Tara and uh staff are in the process of conducting those interviews which I think are going to occur next week or the week after right Mike fth and the 10th I believe okay I know that's on a lot of people's minds so I just want to put it out there that we're pretty confident we'll find a football coach um we're in the process of uh developing and and finalizing schedules and planning for next year so everything that we've uh got in place so far uh is about making plans and and laying the groundwork for next year including some potential schedule modifications that you will see coming forward if
021in fact uh those things do take uh shape at the middle school in particular um uh other than that we don't see anything that is you know shocking or concerning where we're wondering what staff members are going to do or how we're going to keep people full-time so we seem to be in pretty good um spot as as a result of that um and then lastly just wanted to mention uh I did email this to the in my board update and our staff members are keenly aware but just to reiterate we've had two School closure days so far this year so now any additional School closure days would be virtual or off-site learning so that our staff members are prepped and and parent communication has transpired at the building uh and staff level too and
022of course on those days now instead of just simply saying closed we'll say you know Clos SL virtual learning day or off-site learning day when we do the the announcement and then students and parents get the details from their classroom teacher it's my sincere hope that that's zero between now and let's say mid April because we have had 12 plus inches in mid mid mid April which usually that time of year it's super heavy and not easy to move but uh we'll see so that is what I had any questions for me outstanding Perfect all right so I have two items in front of me but before I move there board members anyone have comments related to [Music] trainings we want to wait on that the state yep yeah well Brent Brent may have an
023update he he um and Laray and I were uh the three individuals that were able to attend the state conference um and I of course don't want to speak on his behalf to a huge degree but there's a few things he might want to provide a brief update on at our at our next meeting um there was some uh excellent content as per usual at the State Convention um focus on things like AI in education and you know uh recruiting and retaining staff members um benefits uh some pretty standard things plus some of the newer um topics and there was some pretty decent um General Sessions as well so perfect so then I have two items in front but this is a separate item correct this probably an announcement yeah later in the agenda sure
024whatever you think wait on this or can I do it now since it's addressed to the school board I don't want to open it for you we typically give those to Steve for during the announcements okay perfect thank you all right so since we're still on board comments I do have can I do the award right now absolutely okay perfect so we have an award tonight for one of our school board members this is from wasb which is Wisconsin Association of school boards and this is a member recogition certificate with a pin and this is going to Ronnie Schuler for her level three award so congratulations not sure if you want a handshake too or anything like that I'll take one congrats Perfect all right so then uh moving on uh public comments did we
025have any public comments and filled out a sheet at all from the audience no nope okay moving on so now we are down to our presentations and or Awards so consent agenda so we have two items on the consent agenda but it's my understanding that we can do one approval for these or do they have to be separate no that's correct that's why it's the consent agenda perfect okay so two items on there approval of the monthly expense vouchers is presented and then the approval of our last two pass meeting board minutes January 14 and then February 11 so at this time I'll take a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented I'll make a motion to approve the consent agenda as presented motion by Ronnie I'll second second by Matt all those in
026favor say I I opposed Aries all right so now we are down to curricul and policy uh review and vote on the policy 3456 graduation requirements which was presented I think at our last meeting and then review and vote on the change to the 2025 26 handbook language for sub cost of personal business day which was also presented to us um I wasn't here run down everybody anyone for me y um I apologize because I am doing double duty so I want to make sure that I'm F finding where I'm supposed to be on my sheet and we are not on 34 yeah we're on 3 45.6 grad requirements correct okay excellent so then I'm not lost anymore I'm good thank you for your patience um so we uh the modifications to the graduation requirement
027policies all stem from board action that took place on approving uh a change to the courses we offer that has done away with computer science I think or computer class that we offered at the high school and replaced it with a financial literacy class that was outlined in um legislation that passed last legislative session that needed to be implemented 345.8 then gets those updates as well as some clarifications and then spells out when these new graduation requirements take effect they do not impact this year's graduating class and there's kind of a um what do you call it a slide in for 20 uh um six then and then 27 they're in full effect kind of a thing okay so not major but we did have to update the policy y I guess I guess that
028was a couple meetings ago I guess I was uh ler I mean now that you remind me yep well the the course uh action was a couple meetings ago and then the clarification was we'd be bringing the policy for subsequent approval too for the change so yep no problem I'd make a motion to approve policy 3 45.6 graduation requirements as presented I'll second it second all those in favor say I I I opposed motion carries awesome all right oh didn't I say I I perfect okay the next one um we have to then vote so I'll take a motion to vote on the handbook language for the sub cost of personal business day um just for quick Clarity sake this was discussed at last at our last meeting and it's a very minor modification there's
029an excerpt from the handbook that was included in your board agenda and all we're doing is simply inserting the word half the cost of a sub rather than the cost of a sub for taking a personal business day so pretty minor modification so it's it's kind of a super small but not but appreciated benefit correct Improvement correct so it's less costly for staff members to take a personal business day is basically what it is um kind of a gesture of Goodwill sort of a small benefit we appreciate what you're where you're coming from keeping in mind that our sub costs um on a on a regular basis have increased pretty much yearly to keep Pace with what people are paying for subs and to get people that want to come and even bother something so
030I think it's at and Laray is not here so I apologize is it 150 bucks or something like that a day 160 yeah thank you so it' be half that I'll make a motion to accept the change to the 20 2526 handbook language for sub cost of personal say the amount sure you're fine just saying that the change as presented is fine yep I'll second all those in favor say I I opposed carries uh next we're down to Personnel we have two uh retirements on the table the first one uh voting on the retirement of Brian how do I say the last name eer eer e Middle School language arts teacher and then secondly uh voting on the retirement of Georgia Scott Elementary teacher I'll first take a a motion for accepting the retirement of
031Brian I'll make a motion to accept the retirement of Brian ekran Middle School language ARS teacher second by Steve all those in favor say I I iose thank you for your service and I'll make sure that that's noted in the minutes the thanks for service and now on to our next one uh retirement of Georgia Scott did I did that motion I'll make the motion to accept the retirement of Georgia Scott with thanks for your service how many years has she been here in six I think her letter said I remember her when I was in elementary school sounds correct do you know off the top of your head Rita it is 26 years in St cry Falls she does all that walking around town she does I'm driving I see her walking I made
032the motion I'm sure second Matt I need to say this a different way nope that's good okay all right all those in favor say I I oose thank you for your service George Scott all right um moving on to financial um this was also presented I believe just at the last meeting so voting review and voting on the summer school wages and then I believe I have to abstain from this that's accurate since I would and does summer school yep um any questions or comments on this one and then because it's money increase do we have to do um special here I think we a roll call vote would be yeah preferable that way your abstaining is delineated by you and for the benefit uh for the one individual in attendance and the folks that
033are watching um in case you didn't watch the last meeting this is fairly minor it simply ties summer school wages for the Middle School recreational classes to our base wage so it's 80% of the base wage hourly rate rather than having it be a fixed 25 bucks an hour if it's tied to the base wage bachelor's degree base wage it will automatically increase if there's modifications to what that base wage is so we're not continually going back to to make those modifications it also requests moving summer school helpers high school summer school helpers from 10 bucks an hour to 13 bucks an hour to Simply stay competitive and even at 13 bucks an hour we're not doing too too hot when you can get job at quick trip and Menards and other places and get
03415 16 17 or 18 bucks an hour but we're going to take it step by step and start with going from 10: to 13 if you approve the motion I'll make a motion to approve the summer school wage increases as presented I'll second it by Matt we go right into roll call vote and I'll do roll call Matt yes Das abstained you are abstained Steve yes and Ronnie yes very good perfect next announcements and we have uh with sincere thanks uh thank you for the kind thoughts and words during this difficult time your kindness and concern have meant so very much and will always be remembered Doug Zappa family all right upcoming events so we'll have our two regular board meetings March 11 March 25 uh spring election reminder April 1 regular meeting April 8th
035and then a Monday meeting as a reminder April 21 Matt could you discuss the rules of the meeting and did we follow them sure uh we focused on the mission vision statements of the district we came prepared we were respectful of others and open accepting of ideas we actively participated avoided side conversations and we remembered that board meetings are open forum all right so now I'll take a motion to adjourn to Executive close session pursue it to section 19. 851 G of Wisconsin statutes I'll make that motion to go to Executive close session by Steve second second by Ronnie call vote uh Matt Bryce yes Tash rager yes Steve Bond yes Ronnie Schuler yes okay we will be in Clos session at 5:47 p.m. thanks everybody thank you have a great evening actually I'm going
036to amend it to 548 it's just changed jamm in