Meeting Agenda
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. CLOSED SESSION - ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PER WISCONSIN STATUTUES 19.85 (1) (c) (e)(f) and (g)
III.A. Review Minutes of the April 13, 2026 regular meeting 
III.B. Update and Consideration of Legal Matters Related to the School District Including Current and Potential Actions Involving the School District.
III.C. Review Individual Administrator, Teacher, Co-Curricular, Support Staff & Custodial Recommendations, Resignations, Leaves & Retirements and Succession Planning.
III.D. Review Summer School Contract Recommendations
IV. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
V. BOARD DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
V.A. Great on Their Behalf by AJ Crabill book study
VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
VI.A. Review Minutes of April 13, 2026 regular meeting and the May 5, 2026 Re-Organizational Meeting. 
VII. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND ADDITIONS
VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
IX. TEACHING STAFF, STUDENTS, & BOARD REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTION ITEMS
IX.A. Staff Report
IX.B. Student Reports
IX.B.1. Student Council Report
IX.C. Board Reports/Action Items
IX.C.1. Individual Board Reports on Educational Related Events, Meetings, or Trainings Attended by Individual Board Members
IX.C.2. CESA 2 Delegate Convention June 2026
IX.C.3. Board 2026-2027 Committee Assignments
X. COMMITTEE REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTION ITEMS
X.A. Curriculum Committee Meeting 
X.A.1. Review the minutes of the 4/20/26 Curriculum Committee Meeting 
X.A.2. Presentation from the Directors of Student Services and Special Education — FOR REVIEW ONLY 
X.B. Human Resources Committee Meeting
X.B.1. Review the April 21, 2026 HR Negotiations meeting and the May 8, 2026 regular HR  Meeting Minutes 
X.B.2. Consideration of the Tentative Agreement with the Waunakee Teachers Association on Base Wage Increase for 2026-2027.  ACTION ITEM
X.B.3. Consideration of pay increases for 2026-2027 for Administration, Administrative Support, Administrative Assistants, Classified staff, Custodial/Maintenance Staff and supplemental pay for Teachers.   ACTION ITEM
X.B.4. Consideration of additional pay increases for 2026-2027 for Administrative Assistants, Classified Staff, and Custodial / Maintenance staff using operational referendum funds.       ACTION ITEM
X.C. Budget Committee
X.C.1. Review Minutes of the Budget Committee Meeting on May 4, 2026.
X.C.2. Approval of First Draft of 2026-27 Budget ACTION ITEM
X.C.3. Approval of 26-27 Student Fees ACTION ITEM
X.C.4. Approval of 26-27 Facility Use Fees ACTION ITEM
X.D. Facility Committee
X.D.1. Review the minutes of the May 8, 2026 Facility meeting.
X.D.2. Approval of Capital Maintenance Requests ACTION ITEM
XI. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTION ITEMS
XI.A. Preliminary 2026 Survey Referendum Results
XI.B. Board Community Listening Session with Facilitator
XI.C. 4K Update 
XI.D. Announcements/Correspondence
XII. CONSENT AGENDA
XII.A. Approval of Checks
XII.A.1. Monthly Financial Reports
XII.B. Cooper and Ted & Jan Tweed Scholarships
XII.C. Consideration of K-6 Family/Student Handbook
XII.D. Consideration of the 7-12 Family/Student Handbook
XII.E. Consideration of 2026-27 Pupil Transportation Handbook
XII.F. Consideration of Open Enrollment Applications for 2026-27
XII.G. Instructional Adoptions
XII.H. Curriculum Project Requests
XII.I. Building Bridges MOU for 2026-27
XII.J. Safety Drills Report
XII.K. Gifts and Field Trips
XII.K.1. Gifts
XII.K.1.a. Gift of Games — board games, card games and a program handbook approximate value of $2000.00 for the High school, Intermediate school, Arboretum elementary, and Heritage elementary.  
 
XII.K.2. Field Trips
XII.K.2.a. FCCLA National Leadership Competition in Washington, D.C. July 6-10, 2026
XII.K.2.b. Future Problem Solvers Bloomington IN June 10-14, 2026
XII.K.2.c. China Club - China  - June 2027
XII.K.2.d. FBLA National Leadership - San Antonio, TX — June 28—July 3, 2026
XII.K.2.e. HOSA - Indianapolis, IN - June 17 - 21, 2026
XII.K.2.f. Middle School  - Washington DC  - June 11-17, 2026.
XII.K.2.g. WHS Band - San Diego, CA 3/31/27 - 4/4/27
XII.L. Review Individual Teacher/Administrative/Administrative Support Contract Recommendations, Resignations, Leaves, and Retirements/Resignations.
XII.M. Summer School Recommendations
XIII. BOARD BUSINESS
XIII.A. Correspondence
XIII.A.1. Staff Recognition Celebration - May 15, 2026 starting at 6:30PM at the High School
XIII.A.2. WHS Graduation June 7, 2026 @ 3pm arrive by 2:30pm
XIV. FUTURE AGENDAS AND MEETINGS
XIV.A. Agenda Items for Next Meeting
XIV.B. Special Meeting
XIV.C. Budget Committee
XIV.D. Co-Curricular Committee
XIV.E. Curriculum Committee
XIV.F. Facility Committee
XIV.G. DEI Committee
XIV.H. Human Resources Committee
XIV.I. Policy Committee
XV. RETURN TO CLOSED SESSION - (if necessary) to complete agenda as listed under Agenda Item III
XVI. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
XVII. ACTION AS APPROPRIATE, ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
XVIII. ADJOURN
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting
Meeting: May 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
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I. CALL TO ORDER
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II. ROLL CALL
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III. CLOSED SESSION - ADJOURN TO CLOSED SESSION PER WISCONSIN STATUTUES 19.85 (1) (c) (e)(f) and (g)
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III.A. Review Minutes of the April 13, 2026 regular meeting 
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III.B. Update and Consideration of Legal Matters Related to the School District Including Current and Potential Actions Involving the School District.
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III.C. Review Individual Administrator, Teacher, Co-Curricular, Support Staff & Custodial Recommendations, Resignations, Leaves & Retirements and Succession Planning.
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III.D. Review Summer School Contract Recommendations
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IV. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
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V. BOARD DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP
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V.A. Great on Their Behalf by AJ Crabill book study
Description:
Please be prepared to discuss chapters 13 & 14.
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VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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VI.A. Review Minutes of April 13, 2026 regular meeting and the May 5, 2026 Re-Organizational Meeting. 
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VII. APPROVAL OF AGENDA AND ADDITIONS
Description:
A motion will be necessary to approve the agenda as presented (or) with changes as recommended.
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VIII. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Description:
Individuals may use this time to comment on any topic. A copy of Board Policy 187 —Public Participation at Board Meetings is enclosed for your reference. Each speaker will be allowed 3 minutes to speak for a total of  30 minutes.  Emailed comments will be shared and reviewed by all the board members but will not be read out loud.
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IX. TEACHING STAFF, STUDENTS, & BOARD REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTION ITEMS
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IX.A. Staff Report
Description:
Members of the WTA will provide an update to the Board from the Teachers.
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IX.B. Student Reports
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IX.B.1. Student Council Report
Description:
Abigail Anderson and Alena Wagoner are the student representatives from the high school and will be present to report to the Board on what is occurring at the high school.
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IX.C. Board Reports/Action Items
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IX.C.1. Individual Board Reports on Educational Related Events, Meetings, or Trainings Attended by Individual Board Members
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IX.C.2. CESA 2 Delegate Convention June 2026
Description:
The CESA 2 Delegate convention  is scheduled for Tuesday June 16, 2026 @ 7pm.  
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IX.C.3. Board 2026-2027 Committee Assignments
Description:
Board President,  and Vice President , will share the Board's committee assignments that they recommend based on the committee membership interest survey each member filled out as part of the reorganizational process.  They will also name who they designate as chair for each committee.

The recommendations are attached.
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X. COMMITTEE REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTION ITEMS
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X.A. Curriculum Committee Meeting 
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X.A.1. Review the minutes of the 4/20/26 Curriculum Committee Meeting 
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X.A.2. Presentation from the Directors of Student Services and Special Education — FOR REVIEW ONLY 
Description:
This presentation was given at the April 20, 2026 Curriculum meeting.  
Please review this presentation.  Lisa Jondle and Tiffany Loken will be present to answer any questions.

You may review this presentation at the recording of the curriculum committee meeting found a this link 
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X.B. Human Resources Committee Meeting
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X.B.1. Review the April 21, 2026 HR Negotiations meeting and the May 8, 2026 regular HR  Meeting Minutes 
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X.B.2. Consideration of the Tentative Agreement with the Waunakee Teachers Association on Base Wage Increase for 2026-2027.  ACTION ITEM
Description:
Tentative agreement was reached on a base wage increase of 2.63% equally distributed to all members of the teaching group as $1988.
 
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X.B.3. Consideration of pay increases for 2026-2027 for Administration, Administrative Support, Administrative Assistants, Classified staff, Custodial/Maintenance Staff and supplemental pay for Teachers.   ACTION ITEM
Description:
This action item is to approve wage increases for all non-represented employee groups.  Wage increases include the WERC-calculated CPI increase of 2.63% for all groups. 

Administrative / Administrative Support roles with compensation below the average of peer districts are raised within CatchUp pay.  As a follow-up to the March HR Committee meeting's Board feedback, discuss administration and admin support group wage comparisons to other WCSD groups and peer districts for appropriate increases for 26/27.  Committee members agreed that the target for administration and admin support employees should be 104% of the peer average salary.

Total cost also involves advancement within the salary schedule for hourly employees based upon their hire dates. 

Within the Teacher's group, the costing information includes operation of the Teacher Compensation system as Supplemental Wages.  

A 2.63% Base Wage increase for the Waunakee Teacher's Association was tentatively agreed upon at Negotiations on 4/21/2026.  Base wage negotiation will be a separate action item for the whole Board on 5/11/2026.

The HR Committee advanced the 26/27 compensation plan to the Board with a 3-0 vote.
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X.B.4. Consideration of additional pay increases for 2026-2027 for Administrative Assistants, Classified Staff, and Custodial / Maintenance staff using operational referendum funds.       ACTION ITEM
Description:
This action item is using the remaining $433,935 of Operational Referendum funds to raise hourly employees to a more competitive wage as compared to Dane County peer districts. Peer district wages have been reported for 25/26 and the resulting WCSD comparison is included.  The goal over two years was to have all employee groups at or above average, compared to peers.  

The HR Committee advanced the proposal to the full board with a 3-0 vote.
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X.C. Budget Committee
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X.C.1. Review Minutes of the Budget Committee Meeting on May 4, 2026.
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X.C.2. Approval of First Draft of 2026-27 Budget ACTION ITEM
Description:
The purpose of this agenda item is to request approval of the first draft of the budget for the 26-27 school year. Attached please find the first draft of the budget for your review. Please note that the first draft of the budget is based on the following:
1. The $0/student increase in the per pupil categorical aid, with a $325/student increase in the revenue limit formula
2. The personnel cost line includes an inflationary salary increase of 2.63%, implementation of the teacher and classified staff compensation systems, implementation of the classified staff operational referendum funds pay adjustments, a 13% increase in dental insurance rates, and a 5% increase for health insurance rates, utilities, and transportation.
3. The capital maintenance projects are funded from Fund 49
4. The first draft includes an increase of 6.55 FTE, as outlined on page 12 of the document.
5. The debt service fund includes the most recent financial plan.
6. All other remaining budget requests have been placed on hold at this time.

The second draft of the budget in June will include:
1. Grant allocations, if available
2. Staffing updates based on additional schedule changes, reallocation proposals or new positions
3. Updates to the Food Service budget (Fund 50), and other budgets as a result of School Board approved student fees
4. Updates to the gift fund (Fund 21)
5. Updates to building/department revenue accounts and corresponding expense accounts
Please let me know if you have any questions on the first draft of the budget.- The budget committee is recommending approval 3-0.
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X.C.3. Approval of 26-27 Student Fees ACTION ITEM
Description:
Attached please find the proposed student fees for the 2026-2027 school year.  The budget committee is recommending approval 3-0.
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X.C.4. Approval of 26-27 Facility Use Fees ACTION ITEM
Description:
Attached please find the updated facility use and aquatic center fees for 2026-27. There is also an explanation from Nick Conrad, Athletic Director, on the increases. The budget committee is recommending approval 3-0.
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X.D. Facility Committee
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X.D.1. Review the minutes of the May 8, 2026 Facility meeting.
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X.D.2. Approval of Capital Maintenance Requests ACTION ITEM
Description:
The purpose of this agenda item is to review our standard agenda item for district-wide capital maintenance requests. Attached please find the capital maintenance tracking spreadsheet for April. Administration will review the maintenance tracking spreadsheet regarding funds available for capital maintenance requests.
Also attached, please find the capital maintenance project log for summer 2026. The School Board has approved a 2026-27 budget of $1 million. 

Attached please find several attachments related to Warrior Stadium.The first attachment provides a financial update on the Warrior Stadium turf project. The second attachment provides background on a scoreboard request for the west end zone. The third attachment provides information advertising options for the new and existing scoreboard. The estimated final balance for the Warrior Stadium fundraising campaign will be approximately $100,000 short. This funding shortfall can be recouped by paid advertising on the existing scoreboard and creating a backup scoreboard with advertising options also. The end result will be a positive balance and a backup scoreboard option available for Warrior Stadium. The Facility Committee is recommending approval on a 3-0 motion. 
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XI. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS/RECOMMENDATIONS/ACTION ITEMS
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XI.A. Preliminary 2026 Survey Referendum Results
Description:
School Perceptions will give a high-level report on the survey results.  A more detailed discussion will take place at the board workshop in June. 
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XI.B. Board Community Listening Session with Facilitator
Description:
Possible facilitators are Ted Netizke from CESA 5, Drew Howick of Howick & Associates (Waunakee), Dr. Shannon Donnelly UW Stout, Associate Dean/School of Education Director
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XI.C. 4K Update 
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XI.D. Announcements/Correspondence
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XII. CONSENT AGENDA
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XII.A. Approval of Checks
Description:
Attached in the "extras" section of BoardBook, please find a list of the accounts payable payments issued during the month of April.
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XII.A.1. Monthly Financial Reports
Description:
Attached you will find the 2025-26 Budget Status report as of April 30th and the Cash Reconciliation report for March 2026.
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XII.B. Cooper and Ted & Jan Tweed Scholarships
Description:
The purpose of this agenda item is for the Board to approve the allocation of the dollars out of this scholarship fund, per the agreement with the donors of these awards.
Monies available for 2026-27 are: 
$3,000 from the Cooper Trust Fund interest
$3,000 from Ted and Jan Tweed
There is two Tweed winner and there are 2 Cooper winners. The winners remain a surprise until the High School Senior Awards & Honors program. 
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XII.C. Consideration of K-6 Family/Student Handbook
Description:
Attached please find a memo outlining the changes to the K-6 handbook.    The handbook is attached to the extras section, for your reference.
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XII.D. Consideration of the 7-12 Family/Student Handbook
Description:
Attached please find a memo outlining the changes to the HS handbook.    The handbook is attached to the extras section, for your reference.

Due to the new building, the MS handbook will be brought to the board for approval in June.
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XII.E. Consideration of 2026-27 Pupil Transportation Handbook
Description:
The purpose of this agenda item is to request School Board approval of the attached 2026-27 Pupil Transportation Handbook.

The handbook is distributed by the District via the building student handbooks. Administration is requesting approval in May so the school buildings can incorporate the Pupil Transportation Handbook into their 2026-27 student handbooks. The majority of the information in the Pupil Transportation Handbook references School Board transportation policies. The Administrative Team has been provided an opportunity to provide feedback on this handbook. 
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XII.F. Consideration of Open Enrollment Applications for 2026-27
Description:
The purpose of this agenda item is to approve the 26-27 open enrollment in/out students. Attached please find a memo to the board with information about the process as well as a list of in and out students. The list of students in or out has private viewing rights due to student confidentiality. Administration is planning to review options for open enrollment approval at the meeting. As an example, the number of applications for Kindergarten exceeds the number of openings approved by the board in January. We have the ability to approve all applications as an instructor and class are available at Heritage.  
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XII.G. Instructional Adoptions
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XII.H. Curriculum Project Requests
Description:
These requests have been reviewed with some adjustments from initial requests.  All items fit within the respective supporting budgets and are recommended for approval.
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XII.I. Building Bridges MOU for 2026-27
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XII.J. Safety Drills Report
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XII.K. Gifts and Field Trips
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XII.K.1. Gifts
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XII.K.1.a. Gift of Games — board games, card games and a program handbook approximate value of $2000.00 for the High school, Intermediate school, Arboretum elementary, and Heritage elementary.  
 
Description:
Pictured are Gift of games board members Bethany Jorenby Pottinger, Stephan Mabry and Miranda McLaughlin Wise.  Also, present is the assistant manager of Piggly Wiggly, Jason Kohl.  Piggly Wiggly ran the round-up campaign to earn the funds for these games.  
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XII.K.2. Field Trips
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XII.K.2.a. FCCLA National Leadership Competition in Washington, D.C. July 6-10, 2026
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XII.K.2.b. Future Problem Solvers Bloomington IN June 10-14, 2026
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XII.K.2.c. China Club - China  - June 2027
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XII.K.2.d. FBLA National Leadership - San Antonio, TX — June 28—July 3, 2026
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XII.K.2.e. HOSA - Indianapolis, IN - June 17 - 21, 2026
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XII.K.2.f. Middle School  - Washington DC  - June 11-17, 2026.
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XII.K.2.g. WHS Band - San Diego, CA 3/31/27 - 4/4/27
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XII.L. Review Individual Teacher/Administrative/Administrative Support Contract Recommendations, Resignations, Leaves, and Retirements/Resignations.
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XII.M. Summer School Recommendations
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XIII. BOARD BUSINESS
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XIII.A. Correspondence
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XIII.A.1. Staff Recognition Celebration - May 15, 2026 starting at 6:30PM at the High School
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XIII.A.2. WHS Graduation June 7, 2026 @ 3pm arrive by 2:30pm
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XIV. FUTURE AGENDAS AND MEETINGS
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XIV.A. Agenda Items for Next Meeting
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XIV.B. Special Meeting
Description:
Board summer workshop June 29, 2026 5pm-7pm -  ACTION ITEM
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XIV.C. Budget Committee
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XIV.D. Co-Curricular Committee
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XIV.E. Curriculum Committee
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XIV.F. Facility Committee
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XIV.G. DEI Committee
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XIV.H. Human Resources Committee
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XIV.I. Policy Committee
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XV. RETURN TO CLOSED SESSION - (if necessary) to complete agenda as listed under Agenda Item III
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XVI. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION
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XVII. ACTION AS APPROPRIATE, ON ITEMS DISCUSSED IN CLOSED SESSION
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XVIII. ADJOURN

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