Menomonie School Board Meeting for September 22, 2025

We were intending to record and re-use the school board's live stream of the meeting tonight (due to the conflict with the City Council meeting) but the school district's live feed never appeared tonight, so we will not have coverage of this meeting. The unofficial minutes for the meeting are attached below.

(Per Wis. Stat. § 19.84(2))
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA
NOTICE OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER
215 PINE AVENUE E., WISCONSIN MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2025, 5:45 P.M.

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. CONSENT AGENDA
       A. Action to Approve Consent Agenda
           1. MHS Safety Drill Report
           2. MMS Safety Drill Report
           3. Oaklawn Safety Drill Report
           4. Knapp Safety Drill Report
           5. 66.0301 Cooperative Agreement for Special Education Services between Eau Claire School District and the School District of the Menomonie Area for Audiology and Visual Impairment Services
   III. PERSONNEL CONSENT AGENDA
       A. Action to Approve Personnel Consent Agenda
           1. Resignations/Retirements
           2. Requests to Hire
   IV. ACTION AGENDA
       A. Approval of Payment to Menomonie Transportation
   V. DISCUSSION ITEMS/POLICY REVIEW
       A. Discuss Volunteering in the SDMA
       B. Student Enrollment Update (Third Friday in September Report)
       C. Discuss Elementary Attendance Areas- Review Community Demographics

Before discussing the possibility of future boundary changes for elementary school attendance areas in the SDMA, the Board will review a new report detailing capacity in SDMA elementary school buildings, as well as demographic information that includes population projections for Dunn County.

 

With Downsville Elementary School closed at the end of the 2024-25 school year, overall elementary capacity is running at 78% with individual schools operating at the following levels:

 

• Knapp Elementary School: 56%
• Oaklawn Elementary School: 91%
• River Heights Elementary School: 82%
• Wakanda Elementary School: 68%

 

The most recent population projections included in the 2025 Dunn County Economic Profile show school-age population in Dunn County declining by 25% over the next 25 years.

 

Similar trends can be seen in the attached DWD Demographics report from February 21, 2025.

       D. Update from the Initial Meeting of the Downsville School Exploratory Committee
       E. Review Extracurricular Staff Contract Requests
       F. Items Related to Next Meeting Dates, Board Committees, and Reports
   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.