Menomonie School Board votes provisionally to require masks for grade school

In a surprising vote in the most recent Menomonie School Board meeting, the board voted 5-3 to require masks for K-6 students in the district this fall. This is a reversal from the current policy in which masks are optional throughout the district. This is a provisional vote, and the actual vote for the masking will take place at the next school board meeting on Aug. 9.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA

NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER

215 PINE AVENUE E, MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN MONDAY, JULY 26, 2021, 5:30 P.M.

Meeting will be live-streamed on this page and available later as a recording.

AGENDA

I. OPENING ITEMS

A. Call to Order

B. Roll Call and Quorum

C. Agenda Order and Approval/Revision

D. Recommendations and Commendations

E. Community Communications

II. PERSONNEL CONSENT AGENDA

A. Personnel Consent Agenda

1. Resignations/Retirements

2. Request to Hire

III. ACTION AGENDA

A. Approve Policy 231.1, District Administrator Job Description

B. Approve Plan for the 2021-2022 District Administrator Evaluation

IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS/POLICY REVIEW

A. Annual Pupil Services Report

B. Annual Seclusion and Restraint Report

C. Annual Review of SDMA Bullying and Harassment Policies

D. WASB Equity Symposium Report

E. Review SDMA COVID-19 Plan for 2021-2022

F. Review Changes to the Employee Handbook for 2021-2022

G. Review Update to Policy 527- Rule, Staff Rules for Acceptable Use of Technology and Electronic Communication Resources

H. Notice of Election for WASB Region 4 Representative

I. Review Extracurricular Staff Contract Requests

J. Items Related to Next Meeting Dates, Board Committees, and Reports

V. CLOSED SESSION

A. Action to move into closed session, for the purpose of considering employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, pursuant to Section 19.85(1)(c), Wisconsin Statutes. 

B. Action to Approve Closed Session Minutes of April 26, 2021

C. 2020-2021 Administrative Evaluation Report (Principals and Directors)

D. Interim Evaluation of District Administrator

VI. ADJOURNMENT

A. Action to Adjourn

The agenda as noted above was posted more than twenty-four hours prior to the meeting date; therefore, this agenda and the agenda as published in the Dunn County News may have since been revised. The most up-to-date agenda information is available on the district website. This agenda is posted at Menomonie High School, Menomonie Middle School, and the district elementary school sites, when in session, and also at Menomonie Public Library, Menomonie School District Administrative Services Center, and on the district website at www.sdmanonline.com under the School Board link. This meeting will also be live-streamed at: https://ensemble.cesa10.k12.wi.us/Watch/j2TAb89N .