Menomonie School Board meeting for July 22, 2024

SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA

NOTICE OF A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER

215 PINE AVENUE E., WISCONSIN MONDAY, JULY 22, 2024, 5:45 P.M.

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

AGENDA

OPENING ITEMS

Call to Order

Roll Call and Quorum

Pledge of Allegiance and Reading of Mission Statement

Agenda Order and Approval/Revision

Community Communications

PERSONNEL CONSENT AGENDA

Action to Approve Personnel Consent Agenda

Resignations/Retirements

Requests to Hire

ACTION AGENDA

Approve 2024-25 Pay for SDMA Lifeguards

$15 per hour rate was approved by the board.

Approve Year-End Budget Transfers

This is a transfer of up to $2 million so the transfer can be done before July 31. Fund 46 is being depleted quickly so this will allow the board to continue doing capital improvement and receive more state aid. The transfer was approved unanimously. 

DISCUSSION ITEMS/POLICY REVIEW

Discuss/Consider Temporary Construction Easement and Option to Purchase Agreement with City of Menomonie for potential Municipal Well(s) at Menomonie High School

One of the possible sites for the new water treatment plant and well is on school district property. This would be a purchase of approximately 5 acres. This would initially be a construction easement to drill a test well, and an option to purchase if they decide this is the location where the city wants to locate the well. Dr. Zadowsky stated that the amount of space and the location would not likely cause issues with further use of the site by the school district. The well test would take approximately two  months. The board informally decided to not agree for the time being but to allow the city to come back again with a  proposal if the sites at Phelan and Wakanda Parks are not workable.

Board Member Update on Community Engagement Sessions and Referendum Exploration

Much of the discussion with the community has been in favor of finding ways to increase revenue rather than cutting school services. Some of the meetings were not as well attended as the board would have liked but it is difficult to get people to turn out in the summer. 

Discuss Referendum Resolution for November 5 Election

An interesting discussion took place on strategy for a new attempt at a school referendum vote in November. Please watch the video to learn more. Further work will be done on what the correct number will be for a proposal, and the various details. If the board wants this on the Nov. 5 ballot it will need to be decided in the August 12 meeting. 

Annual Student Services Report

Annual Seclusion and Restraint Report

Annual Review of SDMA Bullying & Harassment Report

Review Rule Updates Related to Artificial Intelligence (Students- Rule 362, Staff- Rule 527)

Review Admissions and Rental Fees for 2024-25

Review Extracurricular Staff Contract Requests

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

CLOSED SESSION

Action to move to 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.

Approve Closed Session Minutes from July 8, 2024

Finalize Annual Evaluation of the District Administrator

Review Administrative Evaluations and Employment Agreements

ADJOURNMENT

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.