March 8, 2021 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

Description:  At the February Education/Operations Committee Meeting, Chris Nyman, Jennifer Rauscher, Jon Euting, Andrea Sheridan and the Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) Campus Principals presented mid-year student achievement data.  Campus principals reported to the school board which AGR strategies were implemented in kindergarten, first, second and third grade classrooms.  The team shared information about the school's performance objectives that were established at the start of the term, and progress in attaining these performance objectives. In addition, each campus principal shared reflections on COVID-19 and impacts on student learning.

Description:  Six months ago (10/26/20) the Board approved a tax levy for the 2020-21 fiscal year that included approximately $12.5 million applied to previously issued callable debt in a strategy known as debt defeasance.  This strategy reduces approximately $2,000,000 in interest costs while offering greater flexibility in future debt management as well as referendum planning.  The second and final step in this process is to formally approve the establishment of an escrow account for the purposes of defeasance of certain general obligation bonds and transfer of funds into this account.  Administration requests that this formal action take place at the March 8 Board of Education meeting.

Description:  Wausau School District Nutritional Services Department currently belongs to the Wisconsin School Nutrition Purchasing Cooperative (WiSNP Co-op) group.  The WiSNP Co-op is requesting member districts to present the Co-op’s resolution to their respective School Boards for approval of continued membership for the 2021-2022 SY.