Board meeting recap: Dec. 13, 2022

The following business took place at tonight’s Board of Education meeting.

  • Consent Agenda – APPROVED
    • Consent/Approve Recommendations Concerning Appointments, Leaves of Absence, Retirements, Resignations and Separations
    • Consent/Approve Minutes of 11/15/22 Special Meeting and Executive Session, and 11/15/22 Regular Meeting
    • Consent/Approve Summary of Receipts, Wire Transfers and Check Registers
  • Old Business – NONE
    • New Business
    • Discussion Annual Financial Report – DISCUSSION ONLY 
    • Discussion Governance Core Book Discussion – DISCUSSION ONLY 
    • Discussion/Action Policy 8712 – School Board Meeting Agenda Preparation and Dissemination (First Reading) – APPROVED 
    • Discussion/Action Policy 1510 – Advertising/Promotions – APPROVED to move to Personnel standing committee
    • Discussion School Year 2023-24 Preliminary Enrollment Projections – DISCUSSION ONLY
    • Discussion/Action Policy 6432 – Class Size (First Reading) – APPROVED 
    • Discussion/Action Initial Round of Preliminary 2023-24 Budget Reduction Considerations – see each item below 
      • Reduce Education Support Center (ESC) departmental discretionary budgets by 20% for an estimated savings of $600,000 – APPROVED
      • Reduce school discretionary budgets by 10% for elementary, 15% for middle, and 20% for high schools for an estimated savings of $690,000 – APPROVED 
      • Reduce the facilities major maintenance budget by 50% for an estimated savings of $1,000,000 – APPROVED 
      • Reduce the Technology Refresh budget by 50% for a savings of $500,000 – APPROVED 
      • Eliminate district contributions to staff Health Saving Accounts (HSA) for a savings of $2,070,000 – REMOVED FROM MOTION (no action taken)
      • Instrumentality Charter School Cost sharing adjustments for a savings of $300,000 – APPROVED 
    • Discussion/Action WASB Proposed Resolutions – 2023 – APPROVED 
    • Discussion Wisconsin Association of School Boards Policy Resource Guide – DISCUSSION ONLY 
    • Discussion/Action Resolution 405 – National Mentoring Month – APPROVED
    • Discussion/Action Donations to the District

You can also review the agenda packet and related documents or watch the meeting in its entirety on the KUSD YouTube channel.