December 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Board of Education Regular Meeting

Discussion:  Mr. Hoesing discussed upcoming legislation and ways to save money with talks of funding being cut. He noted Governor Pillen is very vocal on SPED spending so we need to be aware and prepare for funding on that. He also discussed upcoming workshops coming up. He encouraged board members to sign up if they are able to. There are some excellent conferences to attend and learn and network on various topics. He also wanted to thank all our staff, Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Heimies for all their hard work this first semester. 

Discussion:  Mr. Anderson discussed the upcoming events and noted the Christmas concert on December 19th. Had to move some JH basketball games around to accommodate. The 2nd round of testing this week is happening in elementary with MAPS so we will share data at the parent-teachers conference. He discussed the principal meetings he had attended and shared some information regarding those meetings. He noted we sent kids to NCA leadership summit in Norfolk and 10 kids attended with Mr. Johnston and focused on leadership, accountability and leadership techniques. The Student Council is helping try to get these leadership skills incorporated into the classroom with these students. Coop update wrestling season wrapped up, and they made great strides as the year went by. HS we have 3 wrestlers and their season is just getting started. He had a coop meeting with Bloomfield admin and future academics to align schedules and help out academically. JH Coop with football worked great, but the issue is during PE and what to do with the kids who do not go out for football So did some brainstorming on making things a little easier He gave updates on all sports and basketball and JH girls' basketball is doing very well. Boys JH will start at the end of this month and the majority of games will be in January and February. High school girls basketball is off to a start with a 1-1 record. We struggle to get JV games going because other schools lack of numbers in sports. Boys basketball are 1-1 for a record as well and are playing D1. One act is doing great. They won Conference and District and will head to State on Wednesday, Deceber 10th. Esports is doing well. We had two kids qualify for state. 

Mrs. Heimes discussed MTSS meeting and plans for reading are being updated. She discussed goals for benchmark reading and students are reaching some goals. She noted middle school is MAPS testing. She noted the standard audit with NDE and montioring SPED and IEP students. AQUEST scored Wausa as an excellent school and rated it in the top 10%. One thing noted was our chronic absenteeism. Elementary was found proficient in test scores. The in-school savings program is going well and students are learning a lot about saving. They dropped to 1 day a week instead of 2 days a week to deposit as it was too much in one week. Mrs. Heimes and the elementary staff discussed ways to grow and ways to improve and they suggested reaching out to home school students and what we have to offer to maybe encourage them to come to school. 

Discussion:  Mr. Kumm updated the board on Mr. Hoesing's evaluation. Mr. Hoesing discussed his evaluation and was appreciative about the extremely favorable evaluation, stating that he appreciated the board and the community of Wausa. He also stated that he was very proud of the wonderful staff that he has here in the building, and that his staff go above and beyond for students. Mr. Hoesing suggested that the areas of growth noted by the board should implement into the new strategic plan. 

Discussion:  Mr. Hoesing and the board discussed the NRCSA/NASB meetings. Please let him know which meetings you would like to attend

Discussion:  Mr Hoesing and the board discussed the rental of the charter bus and van for post prom. Some questions posed were what does insurance recommend, who is liable, who can drive.  Also, what about out-of-town dates? How do we hold dates accountable?