[0:00] Okay, it is 5 o'clock on Monday, July 14, 2025, and I'm calling the right answer for Mr. Board of Education meeting to report it.

[0:10] Please, on the roll call.

[0:13] Sarah Brock, John Cresher, Nick Cresher, Pat McKee, Jennifer Paley, Jane Roosh, Corey Sillers, Lance Trallo, Jim Bushet.

[0:24] Yes, here.

[0:25] Please join me in a team with what

[0:30] I'd like to be just

[0:30] to the right in the United States of America.

[0:34] And to the public for which it stands, on the nation,

[0:37] on regard to the Indian assault, on the 21st century.

[0:43] As the mission of the Warsaw School District

[0:46] to advance student glory, achievement, and success,

[0:54] five, I'd like to read a resolution of commendation

[0:57] for the story of cramps, and then seek a motion

[1:00] to approve sort of grants to receive the Resolution of Commendation.

[1:06] That resolution and commendation committee recommends the following individual for recognition.

[1:13] Soared of ramps.

[1:15] Soared is a junior at Wassai's high school and was nominated for the Resolution of Commendation by East High

[1:21] High Athletics and Activities for Act Your Darsy.

[1:24] be restored for this outstanding work as the student representative on the Warsaw School District and

[1:31] given his code review committee as beaver's door of states, the Sawyer on her great insight throughout

[1:37] the process through the lens of students who are currently involved in various activities at their school

[1:44] in the right relationship, so yeah, and with that, I'm seeking caution.

[1:50] Second.

[1:51] All in favor?

[1:52] Hi.

[1:53] Both.

[1:54] Motion carries.

[1:55] Thank you very much.

[1:57] We'll take a couple of pictures of Sawyer, if you join us.

[2:16] We'll just try out the answers.

[2:27] Thank you.

[2:28] Thank you.

[2:37] I wanted to add one of the other time, but back then, students put the entire end

[2:42] to these types of processes and very important.

[2:46] If they have a lot of offer, if they have a funny program, if they have to have any

[2:51] programs to be able to hear from their voices very important.

[2:55] I know how much time you put into that, so thank you for that again, so thank you so.

[3:03] Jen, item number six, with that I'd like to recognize speakers, there aren't no great

[3:11] long.

[3:15] The Senate approved the consent agenda of appointments, additional staffs, replacement staff,

[3:22] contract increases, separation and reservations, contract increases and terminations.

[3:27] The leaves of absence, requirements, minutes, regular session of June 9, 2025, special session of June 23, 2025.

[3:36] 85 payment of bills, budget status, and investment report.

[3:41] Not donations to the district from MSI Warehouse.

[3:45] American online giving foundation.

[3:49] And yeah.

[3:50] I'm seeking a motion to approve the consent agenda with great

[3:54] gratitude for donations to the district.

[3:58] All in favor?

[4:00] Aye.

[4:01] Opposed?

[4:02] Motion carries.

[4:03] Thank you.

[4:03] There is no whole business so we're going to continue on a gen light of 9.

[4:09] Mr. Brigute will give an update on federal and state budget implications for the Los

[4:14] North School District according to what we know at this point in time.

[4:20] You're on.

[4:21] Thank you.

[4:42] So, as most of you know, I'm sure the third of July of the state has the biennial budget.

[4:49] So we have budget for both.

[4:50] this fiscal year 2526 and 2627 a number of impacts in there for local school districts including

[5:00] ours. $325 per people revenue limit increase remains, but no increase to state aid.

[5:10] So what that means for districts is that it will be a direct ask of local taxpayers.

[5:14] Some districts such as ours who have debt, capital debt, pre-payment, will be able to mitigate that effect by adjusting our debt pre-payment, but for many districts that will be a direct ask of local taxpayers.

[5:32] Special education reimbursement rate increases from 30.64 to 42%.

[5:39] So, the 30.64, we're actually supposed to be getting somewhere 3% right now, but it's not some sufficient.

[5:46] So, we're good at number close to a 31%.

[5:50] We expect the same thing will happen going forward, that we won't receive quite well.

[5:55] We've got that entire 42% investment built into the numbers.

[5:57] You'll see going forward.

[6:00] We will also see an increase in the reimbursement for high cost special education.

[6:05] And then we are not expected to receive Title 2, Title 3A, or Title 4A, federal funds.

[6:14] And then there will be an increased cost of open enrollment to our district.

[6:19] We are a net open and roll out district.

[6:22] That means we have more students open and roll out than open and roll in and the relative cost of those students is going up from something like

[6:32] $800 per student to over $10,000 per student, so that will be about $300,000 impact on our budget.

[6:43] So some real quick estimates, again, these numbers are estimates with special education aid increasing to 42%.

[6:53] We're expecting to see a little over $2 million in additional special education reimbursement.

[7:00] Now our fund 10, our general fund every year, we transfer some of between 10 and 13 million dollars to our special education fund.

[7:10] So we will still have to make a very large transfer from fund 10 to fund 27, but that number will be reduced by about 2 million dollars going forward.

[7:20] We then have the expected reduction of title funds of about $500,000 and open enrolled cost increase of about $300,000 and then, as I mentioned, the high cost special education reimbursement increase of about $88,000.

[7:40] So then that changed that we're projecting somewhere around $1.3 million.

[7:47] Again, these numbers are estimates based off what we know now, and we've not received any official word on these numbers.

[7:54] So that is good news for the district, that's additional $1.3 million.

[8:01] That will have more budget for next year, that's our protection.

[8:04] Some potentially uses of that would be additional salary adjustments thus far for groups outside of our teaching staff.

[8:13] We've done one and a half percent salary increases.

[8:17] CPI for the last 12 months was right around three percent.

[8:22] We have not yet finished negotiations with the teachers, but that's what we've done

[8:28] thus far.

[8:30] We do have deferred maintenance needs over $50 million of deferred maintenance needs.

[8:34] And of course, it's always important to maintain a healthy fund balance.

[8:37] So those are some potential uses for this money going forward

[8:43] Of course we would need to come back to you with any specific recommendations or changes at this point

[8:49] I would welcome any questions from the board

[8:56] What the federal funds is that just because of the power of education and

[9:03] the forms not being filled out and sent in what's that withholding to date?

[9:08] I don't think it has anything to do with the farms that we've been told.

[9:12] Correct.

[9:13] The Department of Ed just stopped giving the title funds.

[9:15] There was really no strong explanation for it right now.

[9:18] In fact, they just got a correspondence from DPI today to say that Wisconsin just joined

[9:22] litigation against the Department of Education for withholding funds.

[9:26] So that's right now what's waiting for us to see what's happening with it and what

[9:31] we do in forward.

[9:36] Josh, I should have warned you that I was asking you this by just thought of it.

[9:38] I mean, you're an article that there was finally a release of some funds, so if you don't know the answer, that's okay.

[9:44] A release of some funds for the reading requirements, the Act 20, some funds have been held up and now something's been released. Do you know anything?

[9:53] So I saw that as well, but I wouldn't want to speak to it.

[9:57] Yeah, I should have brought it up before, but I could certainly find out.

[10:01] Okay,

[10:04] so let's see what's the impact with the state eight

[10:08] part not going up. We get in the 325 but not the the other

[10:12] part of it. So we get the 325, that which was what was projected

[10:17] that was part of the 400 year partial theto. Um, so we get that.

[10:24] What happens is that there's no additional state aid.

[10:28] He ain't passed along to districts for that money so districts will just have to ask local taxpayers for that amount.

[10:35] Directly.

[10:38] 4-3-1-5.

[10:39] 3-2-5 for people.

[10:41] Students, do you know what the roughly the mill rate impact is for us?

[10:45] I don't know the middle rate impact, but I think it's about two and a half million dollars.

[10:49] Yeah, about two and a half million dollars.

[10:56] But we can cover it all with that.

[10:59] So we're in a okay position with it.

[11:01] We shouldn't be okay.

[11:05] According to what I heard at the Symposium,

[11:08] the Wisconsin Association,

[11:11] school boards, the Symposium,

[11:12] as Friday, Saturday.

[11:14] A lot of things are still in flux.

[11:18] Nothing's set.

[11:19] If I'm asking that as a question.

[11:21] So the 325, we know about that, so many other things, we have a pretty good idea, but as you mentioned, a lot of these numbers are estimates at this point, so.

[11:35] Josh and just for clarity, the 325 per student is the amount that our revenue limits have been increased.

[11:40] Correct? That's the amount of money that can come into the district. What's happened with the increase in that revenue limit is there is a gap there as a who fills that gap to allow us to get to our revenue limit.

[11:51] And state is not going to fill that gap, so that's where we come back to local taxpayers to fill the gap to get a swim.

[11:58] That's exactly correct, and that's the exact same for every district across the state.

[12:03] Yeah, it was one of the key points that came up with the symposium.

[12:07] In fact, that it would be forced back and the local control made the decision on what they're going to do with the money.

[12:18] Any other questions?

[12:21] continue on okay thank you so much agenda item nine me one looking at WIA renewal is

[12:32] that time of year annual renewal of our WIA membership at once I east was a

[12:38] west E a and wave example of the renewal application is attached in your your

[12:46] software each school will have a renewal completed was there anything added to

[12:52] that's nothing, okay, we need to pass this on that.

[12:56] I'm seeking a motion for approval of the WIA renewals

[13:00] for Waseyes, Waseyes, Waseyes, Waseyes, and Wative

[13:03] as presented.

[13:04] So moved,

[13:07] all in favor, I pose motion carries.

[13:11] Thank you.

[13:13] 9B2 annual academic standards

[13:15] at the June Education Operations Committee meeting,

[13:18] Dr. Katie Callwell and Julie Shell,

[13:20] provided annual notice of the adoption

[13:22] of the Wisconsin Academic Standards by the Warsaw School District, the Wisconsin Academic Standards

[13:27] outlined for districts the knowledge and skills students should acquire in each content area

[13:34] throughout their education. The standards also provide guidance for teachers during the

[13:40] development of their lesson plans and instructional practices ensuring students are learning

[13:46] the skills they need. I believe there's nothing to add. Okay, thank you. I'm seeking a motion

[13:54] for approval of the 2025-2026 academic standards as presented.

[14:00] So, is that how? All in favor? Aye. Opposed. Motion carries. Thank you.

[14:09] agenda item 93 paid meal price update at the June education operations committee meeting

[14:17] Karen folks presented the proposed changes to the 2025, 2026 paid meal prices. I believe there's

[14:26] nothing to add. No update. I'm seeking a motion for approval on the proposed changes

[14:39] to the

[14:46] agenda item 10,

[14:55] this point there's any additional comments by board.

[15:00] Members, I wouldn't accept those at this time. Anything that's happened in the last month, update the board.

[15:08] Possibly traveled to the other side of the world, that's it.

[15:14] I'm always interested in looking at pictures.

[15:17] So thank you for that. I will just add this, this past Friday and Saturday, Wisconsin Association,

[15:23] and school board's hosted the summer learning symposium in Steven's point.

[15:27] I had the honor to welcome the participants on Friday and then lead a panel of board presidents

[15:32] from four districts around the state answering questions pertaining to the running meetings,

[15:37] running of meetings, and incorporating Robert's rules of parliamentary procedures is a very

[15:43] interesting and a lifting session. At least I think so. Some make debate on that.

[15:53] I'm sorry, I just have a comment for Joshua, I thought, probably bring back some examples.

[16:03] You said about the 325 increase that districts can choose to lovey that in your slides, not that you're kind of making a assumption that we would go along with moving things around.

[16:21] for us to get the extra, I guess, right?

[16:26] Because we shifted some things before,

[16:29] from our defense plan.

[16:34] You understand where I'm going with that?

[16:36] We don't have to do that either.

[16:39] We could.

[16:40] We could shift things, but we don't have to necessarily.

[16:44] So, if you want to create some talking points about that?

[16:46] Sure.

[16:47] Yeah. We wouldn't have to decrease our debt to peasants overall. If the goal is to maintain a steady

[16:54] levy, then that would be one option to maintain a steady levy, would be to decrease the

[16:59] peasants. So it's a good point. Okay. And actually that ties right into fact that you were going

[17:06] to give them a legislative report at this point in time and that tied in to the Q&A right there,

[17:13] everything with the, at the last week or so with the budget to seem to happen pretty fast.

[17:21] So I didn't have much correspondence with any of the legislators right at the final hour

[17:27] because it just seemed to like happen. But I would be interested having discussion with Josh

[17:33] just on your opinion of how you see things. Doesn't seem like a huge benefit for the things that

[17:40] had gone down and lobbied for a few months back.

[17:48] Well, that's why I made the comment about that.

[17:50] It seems like things are still in flux.

[17:53] And we're not really sure.

[17:55] But there's at least a half way that I'm sensing.

[17:59] Yes, are you sensing the path way?

[18:01] That's very anything that gives an idea

[18:04] that something might be happening.

[18:07] I took it as its face to value first when I heard it

[18:11] to be a pretty good win, but after Josh's presentation and things that I missed in my

[18:19] research, it was pretty much a compromise where the agreed to fund the small increase

[18:28] of special ed, but didn't agreed to provide any additional state aid. It almost was a wash with

[18:36] those two

[18:42] came out of slightly confusing because it's had there was an increase in state

[18:46] aid but the reality is that's between 25 that we had before they just decided not to

[18:52] fund it so it's an increase that we're allowed to spend if we did the money and there's a

[18:59] couple other things that were funded in the budget that I kind of would question and I think

[19:12] Anything.

[19:15] Great.

[19:17] This discussion is very similar to the discussion in a hole at the Symposium, which

[19:23] a lot of discussion came up on this and we're going to continue moving on here with

[19:33] the support for any additional items that you might have.

[19:36] Just that we've been busy this summer preparing for the next school year.

[19:40] We've had a couple different realms of new teacher orientations.

[19:43] So it's exciting to see the bright highs and the exciting nature of the new teachers coming in.

[19:48] And I think I can speak safely for HR department feel like we're in a much better place with staffing this year that we're pretty solid with what needs we still have left out there.

[19:57] So searching for sort of feeling pretty good about that.

[20:01] Not having to hire as many teachers this year is that part of it as well.

[20:06] We do have a smaller footprint of staffing from last year.

[20:09] And we also have positions where there is a need our

[20:12] have been filled or getting closer to being filled completely.

[20:14] So we'll be able to start the school year with a full staff within a school

[20:18] certainly of benefit versus backfilling after the school year starts soon.

[20:23] Which would be something new for us in the last few years if I'm not mistaken.

[20:28] To be on ahead of the game, versus behind the game, trying to catch up.

[20:32] So that's good news. That's good news.

[20:36] All right, anything else?

[20:38] That's it.

[20:39] That's it.

[20:40] I would like to reference the written board,

[20:42] Mount Eureleus, on district activity report,

[20:45] and ask that this report be entered into official record.

[20:51] And I've taken a motion to enter into closed session

[20:54] for discussion regarding the competitive negotiations

[20:57] of a purchase sale real estate according to

[21:00] to saturate the 19.851-E Board going to close session to discuss the sale of property.

[21:09] With our broker that you have to spend an open session, would harm the district's competitive

[21:14] interest.

[21:16] I'm seeking a motion.

[21:17] Oh,

[21:21] cool.

[21:25] Oh, yes.

[21:27] Jennifer Peole and Jane Roops.

[21:30] Yes.

[21:30] Cory Siller.

[21:32] Jim Brachay.

[21:33] Yes.

[21:34] Thank you very much.

Wausau School Board Meeting - 7/14/25

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