Menomonie School Board elects new officers

There will be two meetings this week - the first is a reorganization meeting to install new board members and to elect officers. The second will be the special board meeting that normally occurs.

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA 

SPECIAL REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION 
215 PINE AVE E, MENOMONIE, WI 
ASC BOARD ROOM 
MONDAY, APRIL 22, 2024, 5:45 P.M. 

This meeting will be live-streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCq2Z68-Z717wExwN1mChOQ/streams 

AGENDA 

1. Call Meeting to Order 

2. Seating of Newly Elected Members 

3. Roll Call and Quorum 

4. Election of Board Officers 

Rachel Henderson was nominated for board president unanimously.

Abe Smith was nominated as Vice-President and approved unanimously

Clerk nomination was made for Dominique Stewart and she was voted in unanimously.

Karl Palmern  was the outgoing Treasurer. A unanimous ballot was cast for Emily Hines to take the seat this year. 

5. Approve Committee Assignments of Board Members 

Health Insurance Committee - Dale Dahlke

High School Graduation - Amy Riddle-Swanson, Amber, Kersting Angie Wolf

Tiff Review Board- Abe Smith

CESA Convention - Amy Riddle-Swanson

WASB Convention - Dominique Stewart, Amy Riddle-Swanson alternate

Transportation Contract Rep - Amber Kersting

Quality Improvement Committee -Michelle Dupree, Abe Smith

Diversity Committee - Emily Hines, Angie Wolf

6. Appoint Deputy Clerk 

Jenny Mikesell

7. Set Date and Venue for Annual Meeting 

August 26th 6 PM, Menomonie High School

8. Establish Starting Times for Regular, Special, and Committee of the Whole Meeting 

Board Meetings will be held at 5:45 PM 

9. Adjournment  - Adjourned at 6:04 PM

Special Board Meeting

This agenda was posted at: Menomonie Public Library SDMA Elementary School Sites Menomonie High School Menomonie Middle School School District Administrative Service Center School District Website

Approximately 6:00 P.M. Immediately Following the Board’s 5:45 P.M. Reorganizational Meeting 

This meeting will be live-streamed at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCq2Z68-Z717wExwN1mChOQ/streams 

AGENDA 

I. OPENING ITEMS 

A. Call to Order 

B. Roll Call and Quorum

C. Pledge of Allegiance and Reading of Mission Statement 

D. Agenda Order and Approval/Revision 

E. Community Communications 

II. PERSONNEL CONSENT AGENDA 

A. Action to Approve Personnel Consent Agenda 

1. Resignations/Retirements 

2. Requests to Hire 

III. ACTION AGENDA 

A. Resolution Authorizing The Transfer Of Funds, The Establishment Of An Escrow Account With Respect To And the Defeasance of Certain of the General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Dated December 28, 2017 

As discussed by the Board on April 8, the district has the opportunity to save approximately $180,000 through cash defeasance for long term debt. The district already saved taxpayers $782,000 through similar debt management in 2022 and 2023.

Funds associated with long term debt cannot be applied to the district's general fund, so these measures cannot be used to fund operations or reduce the 2024-25 budget deficit.

IV. DISCUSSION ITEMS/POLICY REVIEW 

A. SDMA Environmental Site Update 

B. Quarterly Review of District Work Plan 

C. Review Action Plan for Selecting Broker for District Benefits Programs 

D. Review of Correspondence Related to the District Budget 

E. Review Extracurricular Staff Contract Requests 

F. 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 Minutes of Closed Session on February 26, 2024 

C. Discuss and Consider 2024-2025 Contract for the 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. The most up-to-date agenda information is available on the district website. This agenda is posted at the Menomonie Area School District Administrative Services Center, and on the district website at www.sdmanonline.com under the School Board link.