TRG PUBLIC NOTICES Spencer Board of Education Regular meeting – June 18, 2025 Conference Room #2060 – Middle School Motion to approve second reading of NEOLA Policy 5411 -— Third Grade Promotion and Retention: At Risk Students: Moved by Barb Wesle, seconded by Jordan Buss. All ayes, motion carried 10.8 First reading of NEOLA student policies 5000s. Discussion. Motion to approve first reading of NEOLA student policies 5000s: Moved by Sarah Krause, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 10.9 First reading of NEOLA health and wellness policies. Discussion. Motion to approve first reading of NEOLA health and wellness policies: Moved by Sarah Krause, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 10.10 Approve updated changes to the summer flooring plan. Discussion. Motion to approve updated changes to the summer flooring plan: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 10.11 Approve parking lot repairs and recoating. Discussion. Motion to approve parking lot repairs and recoating: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 11. BOARD TO CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER WI S.S 19.85 (1)(c) FOR THE PURPOSE OF: 11.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 11.2 Discussion of staffing for the 2025-2026 school year Motion to convene to executive session under WI S.S.19.85 (1)(c) FOR THE PURPOSE OF: 11.1 Items moved from the consent agenda, and 11.2 Discussion of staffing for the 2025-2026 school year: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by Jordan Buss, seconded by Barb Wesle to extend the meeting 15 minutes. All ayes, motion carried. 11.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 11.2 Discussion of staffing for the 2025-26 school year 12. THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETING EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TAKE ACTION, IF NECESSARY, ON SELECTED MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. Motion by Buss, second by Wesle to reconvene in open session at 9:42 p.m. All ayes, motion carried. Motion to adjust counselor contracts to align with the teacher salary schedule plus two years, use that daily rate multiplied by the number of days in the contract to calculate the salary, and to move the high school counselor contract to 215 days: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. 13. IDENTIFY ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA 14. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn the meeting by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause at 9:43 p.m. Roll call. All ayes, motion carried. 14.1 Facility Committee meeting: July 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m., Room 2060 14.2 Policy Committee meeting: July 16, 2025, 5 p.m., Room 2060 14.3 Regular Board of Education meeting: July 18, 2025, 6:30 p.m., Room 2060. s/Sarah Krause, clerk Denise Bodendorfer, recording secretary WNAXLP 171738 and organized. New door ordered, HVAC audit set to begin June 17, and door audit completed. Comments: Thank you for your time and as always, if you have a question or concern, just call or stop in — Derek Evenson, facility manager. 7. CONSENT AGENDA 7.1 Approve minutes of previous meetings: Approval of the May 21, 2025, regular Board of Education minutes, and May 27, 2025, special Board of Education minutes. 7.2 Staff resignations/retirements/leave requests 7.3 Approval of pending new hire recommendations for staff vacancies for non-administrative positions and any individual contracts for such non-administrative new hires, including but not limited to the following: 1. Jody Andreae, food service director; and 2. April Paddock, food service lead cook. 7.4 Awards, donations, and gifts to the School District of Spencer Motion to approve the consent agenda: Moved by Sarah Krause, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried 8. REGULAR BUSINESS 8.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 8.2 Approval of vouchers and treasurer’s report: Vouchers to include check #089895 through #089932 dated June 4, 2025, totaling $88,086.36, and check #089938 through #090027 dated June 18, 2025, totaling $380,111.54. Motion to approve the vouchers and treasurer’s report: Moved by Barb Wesle, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS 9.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 9.2 Strategic plan update: Mr. Gorst shared a strategic plan update with staff survey results. 9.3 Administrative report on seclusion and restraint for the 20242025 school year: SCHOOL DISTRICT of SPENCER SECLUSION & PHYSICAL RESTRAINT ANNUAL REPORT Introduction: Annually, by Oct. 1, the principal or designee of each school shall submit to the school board a report containing: 1. The number of incidents of seclusion and physical restraint in the school during the previous school year. 2. The total number of students who were involved in the incident. 3. The number of students with disabilities who were involved in the incidents. Seclusion: A. Definition 1. The involuntary confinement of a pupil, apart from other pupils, in a room or area from which the pupil is physically prevented from leaving. 2. Seclusion does NOT include: a. Directing a disruptive student to temporarily separate from the activity in the classroom to regain control without confining the student to an area from which there is no escape. b. Directing a student who is disruptive to temporarily separate from the general activity in the classroom to allow the pupil to regain control and the covered individual (school staff, contracted employees, student teachers) to maintain or regain classroom order. c. Directing a pupil to temporarily remain in the classroom to complete tasks while other pupils participate in activities outside the classroom. d. Timeout which is a behavior management technique that is part of an approved program, and involves the monitored separation of the student in a non-locked setting and is implemented for the purpose of calming. Report of seclusion incidents: 1. There were 0 incidents of seclusion in the SELECT school district during the select school year. 2. There were 0 students involved in these incidents. 3. Law enforcement was involved in 0 of these incidents. 4. 0 children with disabilities were involved in these seclusion incidents. 5. 0% of Spencer School District students were NOT involved in seclusion incidents Physical restraint: A. Definition 1. A restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to freely move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head. 2. Physical restraint does NOT include: a. Briefly touching a student’s hand, arm, shoulder, or back to calm, comfort, or redirect him or her. b. The use of supportive equipment to properly align a pupil’s body, assist a pupil to maintain balance, or assist a pupil’s mobility, under the direction of appropriate medical or therapeutic staff does not constitute the use of mechanical restraint. Report of physical restraint incidents: 1. There were eight incidents of physical restraint in the SELECT school district during the select school year. 2. There were less than five students involved in these incidents. 3. Law enforcement was involved in 0 of these incidents. 4. Less than five children with disabilities were involved in these physical restraint incidents. 5. 99% of School District of Spencer were NOT involved in physical restraint incidents Source: Wis. Stat. Section 118.305 9.4 Administrative report on bullying for the 2024-2025 school year 2024-2025 ANNUAL BULLYING REPORT Middle school/high school: During the 2024-2025 school year there were two incidents of bullying. All other alleged incidents did not meet the criteria for bullying and were handled through our disciplinary process. Elementary school: During the 2024-2025 school year there were 0 incident reports and 0 reports of bullying that matched the district definition of bullying filed. Submitted by Bill Otte and Edward Ikert on June 18, 2025. 10. ACTION ITEMS 10.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 10.2 Approve 66.0031 Agreement with Colby School District for LMC director. Discussion. Recommendation by Mr. Gorst to approve 66.0031 Agreement with Colby School District for LMC director. Motion to approve 66.0031 Agreement with Colby School District for LMC director: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. 10.3 Approve lunch and breakfast prices for the 2025-2026 school year. Discussion on increasing lunch prices for the 2025 through 2026 school year. Motion to approve lunch and breakfast prices for the 2025-26 school year as presented: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 10.4 Approve upgrade to track/football field sound system. Discussion. Motion to approve upgrade to track/football field sound system not to exceed $28,000: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. 10.5 Approve hallway painting. Discussion. No action at this time. 10.6 Approve the daycare handbook for the 2025-26 school year: Discussion. No action at this time. 10.7 Approve second reading of NEOLA Policy 5411 — Third Grade Promotion and Retention: At Risk Students. Discussion. 1. CALL TO ORDER BY BOARD PRESIDENT: President Jordan Buss called the regular meeting of Spencer Board of Education to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Verification of compliance with open meeting law: Mr. Gorst confirmed the meeting notice was legally posted. 3. ROLL CALL — ESTABLISH QUORUM: Jordan Buss, Sarah Krause, and Barb Wesle, present; James Kelnhofer and Becky Gorst, absent. Quorum established. 4. AGENDA CHANGES 5. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS 6. INFORMATION RECOGNITION ITEMS 6.1 Share building principal reports: Elementary principal’s report, June 18, 2025, Eddie Ikert: Building updates: Our second annual Track & Field Day for third-fifth grade was May 23 and once again went really well. Thank you to Mrs. Biederwolf, who did a phenomenal job planning and running this fun event for students. Our annual Rocket Way Fun Day was held on May 30 and once again we lucked out with pretty good weather. Finishing up the school year, we continued to have our 4K and kindergarten graduations, which are always well-attended and a great time for students, teachers, and parents. Our final assembly was held on June 2, where our Captains of Character were recognized. Congratulations to Bostyn Jakobi, Cruz Wolf, Trinity Follen, Samuel Felts, Harper Craft, Bailee Blohm, Sophia Felix, and Bristol Van De Hei for their outstanding character exhibited throughout the school year. Yesterday I met with our TLT to revamp our PLC schedule for next school year allowing more time for vertical planning and meeting with specialists. We will continue work throughout the summer on our professional development for the upcoming year, as well as data analysis and priorities for the 20252026 school year. Summer school has started and has gone extremely smoothly. Thank you to all of our staff for continuing to provide these opportunities for our students. We have 162 students signed up this year, which is slightly down from the 181 we had last year. School forest: UWSP finished marking the school forest for the select harvest on April 26, 2025. I met with Nick Hovda this afternoon to walk the forest and discuss next steps. The plan will be put out for bid in August, with the potential for harvest in the next two winters. Thank you to Nick and Dr. Demchik, and his students for all of their help with this. MS/HS principal’s report, Bill Otte, June 18, 2025: Rocket Cards: The second year of Rocket Cards saw 58 HS and 34 MS students keep their card all year, while 16 HS and eight MS students had their card taken one time for a three-week period throughout the entire year. That means that 40% of HS students and 33% of MS students had their Rocket Cards for 11 or all 12 sections of the year. One of them talked about reasons for lower numbers in the MS was lack of rewards. The staff is looking into possibly rewarding MS Rocket Card holders with a type of honors study hall next year. Cell phone use: In the second semester, there were 98 students written up for violating the cell phone policy; 43 of those students were written up one time, meaning they got their phone back from the teacher at the end of the class period. On the other hand, 24 of the students were caught three times or more by the same teacher, causing their phone to be in phone jail for the remainder of the school day and also anywhere from one day extra to five days extra. Starting with being caught by a teacher a third time, that student brought their phone to the office the next day. If caught again, it would be two days in the office, and so on. Spring sports: Congratulations to the following athletes on their accomplishments. Track: Breckin Miller, second place at state in pole vault. Baseball: Reed Knecht, first team all-conference; Tyler Peterson, first team all-conference; Madden Prybylski, second team all-conference; Jackson Manicke, second team all-conference; Carter Luepke, honorable mention all-conference; and Weston Nieman, honorable mention all-conference. Softball: Hannah Schreiner, first team all-conference; Berklie Ireland, honorable mention all-conference; and Ema Schultz, honorable mention allconference. PLC Conference: We took a team to this conference the last three days. My take away from the conference was giving me more knowledge and understanding about PLCs. We also had time as a group to talk about what it means going forward for the middle/ high school staff. The team included Molly Attoe, Heidi Brostowitz, Jason, Alicia Herman, Jenny Wilke, and myself. 6.2 Superintendent report Superintendent report, June 18, 2025, Jason Gorst: Summer food service: April Paddock and Tara Ausbourne have taken the lead on summer food service for our daycare. They are doing a nice job, and I appreciate them stepping up. Starting in the fall, we will need to switch how we bill this by having individual accounts set up. Summer facilities: Derek Evenson has done a great job of pulling together the plan for the summer. It is very aggressive in the scope of work. I am excited to see the results. We will be renovating staff bathrooms, the MS/HS office and entryway, and the vast majority of our hallway floors. Challenge Academy: I attended the Challenge Academy graduation ceremony. I am very proud of Ethan for his accomplishments. The work that he has done in his time there is very impressive! Nexus facility assessment: Nexus has completed their facility assessment and would like to present to the board. I am looking at July 1 at 6:30 p.m. It will take approximately two hours, so I don’t want to add it to a regular board meeting. Mental health and wellness teams: I held a joint mental health and wellness team meeting at the end of the year. We started the process of assessing where we are at and planning for next year. Solution Tree: We used more of our credit from the pandemic era to attend the Solution Tree PLC at Work Summit in Minnesota. This is some of the very best professional development I have been exposed to. The team that went consisted of Bill Otte, Molly Attoe, Heidi Brostowitz, Jenny Wilke, Alicia Herman, and me. We spent a lot of time discussing intervention programs for academics and behaviors. I am excited to see where this will take us. The LTCA director, Joe Burnett, on behalf of the LTCA board, and I met with Daniel Worsham to conduct his end-of-the-year review. I appreciate Daniel’s work leading the LTCA and collaborating with the school on a variety of projects. Spencerama Days: I had a great time working the Chamber of Commerce for the Friday dairy breakfast. We started cooking bright and early at 4:30 a.m. The next day I came back to help cook with the softball program. It was fun talking to people from the community throughout the mornings. 6.3 Facility update: Dashir Management Services, Inc., www. dashirmanagement.com, Spencer School District, June 2025, custodial/maintenance report: Personnel information: We are currently fully staffed. Training conducted: The OSHA required safety training was completed. Inspections: Conducted custodial inspections, completed monthly fire extinguisher inspections, completed monthly playground equipment inspection, completed weekly eyewash station inspections, and completed lift inspection. Progress on projects: Staff bathroom remodel is set and confirmed for this summer, VFD replaced AHU 2, maintenance garage driveway confirmed and set with Hildebrandt for the third week of June, summer projects are all scheduled and ready for the summer, flooring project set to start July 14, maintenance garage fully cleaned TRG PUBLIC NOTICES Spencer Board of Education Regular meeting – June 18, 2025 Conference Room #2060 – Middle School Motion to approve second reading of NEOLA Policy 5411 -— Third Grade Promotion and Retention: At Risk Students: Moved by Barb Wesle, seconded by Jordan Buss. All ayes, motion carried 10.8 First reading of NEOLA student policies 5000s. Discussion. Motion to approve first reading of NEOLA student policies 5000s: Moved by Sarah Krause, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 10.9 First reading of NEOLA health and wellness policies. Discussion. Motion to approve first reading of NEOLA health and wellness policies: Moved by Sarah Krause, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 10.10 Approve updated changes to the summer flooring plan. Discussion. Motion to approve updated changes to the summer flooring plan: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 10.11 Approve parking lot repairs and recoating. Discussion. Motion to approve parking lot repairs and recoating: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 11. BOARD TO CONVENE TO EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER WI S.S 19.85 (1)(c) FOR THE PURPOSE OF: 11.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 11.2 Discussion of staffing for the 2025-2026 school year Motion to convene to executive session under WI S.S.19.85 (1)(c) FOR THE PURPOSE OF: 11.1 Items moved from the consent agenda, and 11.2 Discussion of staffing for the 2025-2026 school year: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. Motion by Jordan Buss, seconded by Barb Wesle to extend the meeting 15 minutes. All ayes, motion carried. 11.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 11.2 Discussion of staffing for the 2025-26 school year 12. THE BOARD WILL RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION IMMEDIATELY UPON COMPLETING EXECUTIVE SESSION TO TAKE ACTION, IF NECESSARY, ON SELECTED MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. Motion by Buss, second by Wesle to reconvene in open session at 9:42 p.m. All ayes, motion carried. Motion to adjust counselor contracts to align with the teacher salary schedule plus two years, use that daily rate multiplied by the number of days in the contract to calculate the salary, and to move the high school counselor contract to 215 days: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. 13. IDENTIFY ITEMS FOR NEXT AGENDA 14. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn the meeting by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause at 9:43 p.m. Roll call. All ayes, motion carried. 14.1 Facility Committee meeting: July 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m., Room 2060 14.2 Policy Committee meeting: July 16, 2025, 5 p.m., Room 2060 14.3 Regular Board of Education meeting: July 18, 2025, 6:30 p.m., Room 2060. s/Sarah Krause, clerk Denise Bodendorfer, recording secretary WNAXLP 171738 and organized. New door ordered, HVAC audit set to begin June 17, and door audit completed. Comments: Thank you for your time and as always, if you have a question or concern, just call or stop in — Derek Evenson, facility manager. 7. CONSENT AGENDA 7.1 Approve minutes of previous meetings: Approval of the May 21, 2025, regular Board of Education minutes, and May 27, 2025, special Board of Education minutes. 7.2 Staff resignations/retirements/leave requests 7.3 Approval of pending new hire recommendations for staff vacancies for non-administrative positions and any individual contracts for such non-administrative new hires, including but not limited to the following: 1. Jody Andreae, food service director; and 2. April Paddock, food service lead cook. 7.4 Awards, donations, and gifts to the School District of Spencer Motion to approve the consent agenda: Moved by Sarah Krause, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried 8. REGULAR BUSINESS 8.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 8.2 Approval of vouchers and treasurer’s report: Vouchers to include check #089895 through #089932 dated June 4, 2025, totaling $88,086.36, and check #089938 through #090027 dated June 18, 2025, totaling $380,111.54. Motion to approve the vouchers and treasurer’s report: Moved by Barb Wesle, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. 9. DISCUSSION ITEMS 9.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 9.2 Strategic plan update: Mr. Gorst shared a strategic plan update with staff survey results. 9.3 Administrative report on seclusion and restraint for the 20242025 school year: SCHOOL DISTRICT of SPENCER SECLUSION & PHYSICAL RESTRAINT ANNUAL REPORT Introduction: Annually, by Oct. 1, the principal or designee of each school shall submit to the school board a report containing: 1. The number of incidents of seclusion and physical restraint in the school during the previous school year. 2. The total number of students who were involved in the incident. 3. The number of students with disabilities who were involved in the incidents. Seclusion: A. Definition 1. The involuntary confinement of a pupil, apart from other pupils, in a room or area from which the pupil is physically prevented from leaving. 2. Seclusion does NOT include: a. Directing a disruptive student to temporarily separate from the activity in the classroom to regain control without confining the student to an area from which there is no escape. b. Directing a student who is disruptive to temporarily separate from the general activity in the classroom to allow the pupil to regain control and the covered individual (school staff, contracted employees, student teachers) to maintain or regain classroom order. c. Directing a pupil to temporarily remain in the classroom to complete tasks while other pupils participate in activities outside the classroom. d. Timeout which is a behavior management technique that is part of an approved program, and involves the monitored separation of the student in a non-locked setting and is implemented for the purpose of calming. Report of seclusion incidents: 1. There were 0 incidents of seclusion in the SELECT school district during the select school year. 2. There were 0 students involved in these incidents. 3. Law enforcement was involved in 0 of these incidents. 4. 0 children with disabilities were involved in these seclusion incidents. 5. 0% of Spencer School District students were NOT involved in seclusion incidents Physical restraint: A. Definition 1. A restriction that immobilizes or reduces the ability of a student to freely move his or her torso, arms, legs, or head. 2. Physical restraint does NOT include: a. Briefly touching a student’s hand, arm, shoulder, or back to calm, comfort, or redirect him or her. b. The use of supportive equipment to properly align a pupil’s body, assist a pupil to maintain balance, or assist a pupil’s mobility, under the direction of appropriate medical or therapeutic staff does not constitute the use of mechanical restraint. Report of physical restraint incidents: 1. There were eight incidents of physical restraint in the SELECT school district during the select school year. 2. There were less than five students involved in these incidents. 3. Law enforcement was involved in 0 of these incidents. 4. Less than five children with disabilities were involved in these physical restraint incidents. 5. 99% of School District of Spencer were NOT involved in physical restraint incidents Source: Wis. Stat. Section 118.305 9.4 Administrative report on bullying for the 2024-2025 school year 2024-2025 ANNUAL BULLYING REPORT Middle school/high school: During the 2024-2025 school year there were two incidents of bullying. All other alleged incidents did not meet the criteria for bullying and were handled through our disciplinary process. Elementary school: During the 2024-2025 school year there were 0 incident reports and 0 reports of bullying that matched the district definition of bullying filed. Submitted by Bill Otte and Edward Ikert on June 18, 2025. 10. ACTION ITEMS 10.1 Items moved from the consent agenda 10.2 Approve 66.0031 Agreement with Colby School District for LMC director. Discussion. Recommendation by Mr. Gorst to approve 66.0031 Agreement with Colby School District for LMC director. Motion to approve 66.0031 Agreement with Colby School District for LMC director: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. 10.3 Approve lunch and breakfast prices for the 2025-2026 school year. Discussion on increasing lunch prices for the 2025 through 2026 school year. Motion to approve lunch and breakfast prices for the 2025-26 school year as presented: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Barb Wesle. All ayes, motion carried. 10.4 Approve upgrade to track/football field sound system. Discussion. Motion to approve upgrade to track/football field sound system not to exceed $28,000: Moved by Jordan Buss, seconded by Sarah Krause. All ayes, motion carried. 10.5 Approve hallway painting. Discussion. No action at this time. 10.6 Approve the daycare handbook for the 2025-26 school year: Discussion. No action at this time. 10.7 Approve second reading of NEOLA Policy 5411 — Third Grade Promotion and Retention: At Risk Students. Discussion. 1. CALL TO ORDER BY BOARD PRESIDENT: President Jordan Buss called the regular meeting of Spencer Board of Education to order at 6:30 p.m. 2. Verification of compliance with open meeting law: Mr. Gorst confirmed the meeting notice was legally posted. 3. ROLL CALL — ESTABLISH QUORUM: Jordan Buss, Sarah Krause, and Barb Wesle, present; James Kelnhofer and Becky Gorst, absent. Quorum established. 4. AGENDA CHANGES 5. RECOGNITION OF VISITORS 6. INFORMATION RECOGNITION ITEMS 6.1 Share building principal reports: Elementary principal’s report, June 18, 2025, Eddie Ikert: Building updates: Our second annual Track & Field Day for third-fifth grade was May 23 and once again went really well. Thank you to Mrs. Biederwolf, who did a phenomenal job planning and running this fun event for students. Our annual Rocket Way Fun Day was held on May 30 and once again we lucked out with pretty good weather. Finishing up the school year, we continued to have our 4K and kindergarten graduations, which are always well-attended and a great time for students, teachers, and parents. Our final assembly was held on June 2, where our Captains of Character were recognized. Congratulations to Bostyn Jakobi, Cruz Wolf, Trinity Follen, Samuel Felts, Harper Craft, Bailee Blohm, Sophia Felix, and Bristol Van De Hei for their outstanding character exhibited throughout the school year. Yesterday I met with our TLT to revamp our PLC schedule for next school year allowing more time for vertical planning and meeting with specialists. We will continue work throughout the summer on our professional development for the upcoming year, as well as data analysis and priorities for the 20252026 school year. Summer school has started and has gone extremely smoothly. Thank you to all of our staff for continuing to provide these opportunities for our students. We have 162 students signed up this year, which is slightly down from the 181 we had last year. School forest: UWSP finished marking the school forest for the select harvest on April 26, 2025. I met with Nick Hovda this afternoon to walk the forest and discuss next steps. The plan will be put out for bid in August, with the potential for harvest in the next two winters. Thank you to Nick and Dr. Demchik, and his students for all of their help with this. MS/HS principal’s report, Bill Otte, June 18, 2025: Rocket Cards: The second year of Rocket Cards saw 58 HS and 34 MS students keep their card all year, while 16 HS and eight MS students had their card taken one time for a three-week period throughout the entire year. That means that 40% of HS students and 33% of MS students had their Rocket Cards for 11 or all 12 sections of the year. One of them talked about reasons for lower numbers in the MS was lack of rewards. The staff is looking into possibly rewarding MS Rocket Card holders with a type of honors study hall next year. Cell phone use: In the second semester, there were 98 students written up for violating the cell phone policy; 43 of those students were written up one time, meaning they got their phone back from the teacher at the end of the class period. On the other hand, 24 of the students were caught three times or more by the same teacher, causing their phone to be in phone jail for the remainder of the school day and also anywhere from one day extra to five days extra. Starting with being caught by a teacher a third time, that student brought their phone to the office the next day. If caught again, it would be two days in the office, and so on. Spring sports: Congratulations to the following athletes on their accomplishments. Track: Breckin Miller, second place at state in pole vault. Baseball: Reed Knecht, first team all-conference; Tyler Peterson, first team all-conference; Madden Prybylski, second team all-conference; Jackson Manicke, second team all-conference; Carter Luepke, honorable mention all-conference; and Weston Nieman, honorable mention all-conference. Softball: Hannah Schreiner, first team all-conference; Berklie Ireland, honorable mention all-conference; and Ema Schultz, honorable mention allconference. PLC Conference: We took a team to this conference the last three days. My take away from the conference was giving me more knowledge and understanding about PLCs. We also had time as a group to talk about what it means going forward for the middle/ high school staff. The team included Molly Attoe, Heidi Brostowitz, Jason, Alicia Herman, Jenny Wilke, and myself. 6.2 Superintendent report Superintendent report, June 18, 2025, Jason Gorst: Summer food service: April Paddock and Tara Ausbourne have taken the lead on summer food service for our daycare. They are doing a nice job, and I appreciate them stepping up. Starting in the fall, we will need to switch how we bill this by having individual accounts set up. Summer facilities: Derek Evenson has done a great job of pulling together the plan for the summer. It is very aggressive in the scope of work. I am excited to see the results. We will be renovating staff bathrooms, the MS/HS office and entryway, and the vast majority of our hallway floors. Challenge Academy: I attended the Challenge Academy graduation ceremony. I am very proud of Ethan for his accomplishments. The work that he has done in his time there is very impressive! Nexus facility assessment: Nexus has completed their facility assessment and would like to present to the board. I am looking at July 1 at 6:30 p.m. It will take approximately two hours, so I don’t want to add it to a regular board meeting. Mental health and wellness teams: I held a joint mental health and wellness team meeting at the end of the year. We started the process of assessing where we are at and planning for next year. Solution Tree: We used more of our credit from the pandemic era to attend the Solution Tree PLC at Work Summit in Minnesota. This is some of the very best professional development I have been exposed to. The team that went consisted of Bill Otte, Molly Attoe, Heidi Brostowitz, Jenny Wilke, Alicia Herman, and me. We spent a lot of time discussing intervention programs for academics and behaviors. I am excited to see where this will take us. The LTCA director, Joe Burnett, on behalf of the LTCA board, and I met with Daniel Worsham to conduct his end-of-the-year review. I appreciate Daniel’s work leading the LTCA and collaborating with the school on a variety of projects. Spencerama Days: I had a great time working the Chamber of Commerce for the Friday dairy breakfast. We started cooking bright and early at 4:30 a.m. The next day I came back to help cook with the softball program. It was fun talking to people from the community throughout the mornings. 6.3 Facility update: Dashir Management Services, Inc., www. dashirmanagement.com, Spencer School District, June 2025, custodial/maintenance report: Personnel information: We are currently fully staffed. Training conducted: The OSHA required safety training was completed. Inspections: Conducted custodial inspections, completed monthly fire extinguisher inspections, completed monthly playground equipment inspection, completed weekly eyewash station inspections, and completed lift inspection. Progress on projects: Staff bathroom remodel is set and confirmed for this summer, VFD replaced AHU 2, maintenance garage driveway confirmed and set with Hildebrandt for the third week of June, summer projects are all scheduled and ready for the summer, flooring project set to start July 14, maintenance garage fully cleaned
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