January 22, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  This is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.

Description:  This meeting was noticed by way of publication in the Waterford Post on Thursday, January 18, 2024, was posted at the District Office (Door #7) and at Entrance #19, and was published on the District's website. Minutes from the regular board meeting of November 20, 2023, were published in the Waterford Post on Thursday, December 21, 2023, and are posted on the District's website.

Description:  Each year, all Wisconsin public school districts are required to inform parents/guardians of the educational options available to students, including: public schools, private choice schools, charter schools, virtual schools, full-time open enrollment, and other options within the school district's boundaries. Attached is a list of the educational options available to students residing in the Waterford Union High School district.

Description:  At this time the board would like to invite any member of the audience to stand with comments about items of interest or concern that do or do not appear on the agenda this evening. Please begin by stating your name and address. It would be appreciated if you would limit your comments to three minutes so that we can keep the meeting moving in a timely fashion and allow others an opportunity to speak. We ask that you remember that Wisconsin law prohibits us from discussing specific employees or their job performance. Thank you for your support of our school district.

Description:  The Student Council Sergeant at Arms will provide an update on the recent activities of various student co-curricular clubs. 

Description:  Adam Berkowitz, Lead Consultant with Simpara, will attend virtually to report on the first year of the District's self-funded health care plan. 

Description:  Board member Purtell, who served as the WUHS District's representative, will report on the Wisconsin Association of School Board's 2023 State Education Convention Delegate Assembly held January 18, 2023. 

Description:  Waterford Union has received notification that a resident of the Norris School District has submitted a petition to detach their property from Norris in order to become residents of (attach to) the Washington-Caldwell/Waterford Union High School districts.  Laws related to school district reorganization are found in Chapter 117 of the Wisconsin Statutes.

During the month of February, each affected school board must give the petitioners an opportunity to meet with the board to present reasons for the proposed reorganization before adopting a resolution either granting or denying the detachment. Each affected school board must vote on the proposed reorganization.

If all school boards agree to the detachment and attachment of the territory, the process ends, and the reorganization will become effective July 1 of that year. If any school board denies the proposed reorganization, an appeal may be made to the School District Boundary Appeal Board by the electors or owners described above. Failure of a school board to adopt a resolution before March 1 either ordering or denying the reorganization constitutes a denial of the reorganization by the school board.
This item shall be presented to the Board for action at the February board meeting.

Description:  Attached are the latest policy revisions recommended by Neola. This is the second reading of the revised policies, and the Board is asked to take action on these revisions at this time.

Description:  School boards are required to designate the number of regular educational and special education spaces available for the next school year. The number of regular educational spaces is defined by grade. The number of special education spaces is designated by available special education and related services. Space determinations must only be made and approved by the school board at its January board meeting. If the board does not intend to deny applicants due to space, it may make that determination and document it in its January board meeting minutes.
   
Both state and federal laws prohibit discrimination against a pupil based on the pupil’s physical, mental, emotional, or learning disability. The board may not deny open enrollment based on the pupil’s eligibility or need for reasonable accommodation in a Section 504 plan. An application may only be rejected if there is no space in the special education or related services required in the pupil’s IEP or if the special education or related services are not available in the nonresident district.
 

Description:  Superintendent Francois will share a short overview of the district happenings.