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TRG PUBLIC NOTICES/CLASSIFIEDS Granton Area School Board Regular Meeting, June 9, 2025 teacher. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. Motion to approve the resignation of Tyla Uptergrove as childcare worker and to thank her for her service. This motion, made by Erica Bender and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. Motion to approve the resignation of Cheyenne Bump as childcare worker and thank her for her service. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. VIII. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 8:48 p.m. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. Sheryl Young, president Douglas Eichten, clerk WNAXLP 171775 renewal as presented. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Sheryl Young. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.C. Achievement Gap Reduction report review: Kim Aumann presented information for the Achievement Gap Reduction report. In reading, 99% of our students showed growth this year on the AimswebPlus FastBridge assessment. In math, 96% of our students showed growth this year on the math FastBridge assessment. Comparison data was discussed although this is not apples to apples comparison due to new assessment models this school year. Positives from the year were discussed and also the areas of focus for the 2025-26 school year. IV.D. Food service: Sheryl Young commented regarding the CEP program, and the possibility of not being able to continue the program due to finances. Tabled until next month. IV.E. 2025-26 professional development plan: Approval of this document was tabled until next month. IV.F. Facilities: At this time there is not adequate funding in the budget to do this project. Will need to be tabled until the budget is reviewed. IV.G. 66.0301 shared IT agreement: Motion to approve the 66.0301 agreement for the shared IT director with Loyal for the 202526 school year. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.H. 66.0301 shared OT agreement: Motion to approve the 66.0301 shared occupational therapist agreement between Loyal and Granton. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.I. Transportation: We are still working with bus companies for information. IV.J. Strategic plan: Mrs. Popp would like the board to choose an area of focus for the next year. Requests can be sent to her. IV.K. Personnel: Discussion on personnel items moved to executive session. V. OTHER REPORTS V.A. School Board Committee reports: It was reported that the Sweet Treat Social was held this past weekend and raised $8,600 for the Granton School Foundation. V.B. Principal’s report: 1) Summer school has started, and we have 80 students that are participating in classes and getting math and reading support; 2) Behavioral data presented. V.C. Superintendent’s report: No report this evening. V.D. Other: The athletic director reported on the following: 1) Summer open gyms are in full swing; 2) A reminder was sent to all students, especially those playing fall sports, that new athletic code paperwork and physical or alternative card needs to be turned into the office before playing; 3) Something to think about for next month’s agenda would be approval of athletic code and decision regarding athletic fees. Still short on workers for home games, some suggestions from community members to help with this issue were discussed; 4) With the shortage of bus drivers, she is worried about transportation for the co-op sports and our own sports; 5) Some fall sports start days are settled. HS football starts Aug. 5, and MS/HS volleyball starts Aug. 18. We haven’t received start dates for MS football and MS/HS cross country. VI. CORRESPONDENCE: There was no correspondence this month. VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION VII.A. Convene in executive session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 (1)(c): Motion to convene in executive session at 7:45 p.m. for the purpose of discussing/taking action under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 (1)(c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Roll call vote: Erica Bender, yea; Douglas Eichten, yea; Jamie Elmhorst, yea; Mark Elmhorst, yea; and Sheryl Young, yea. Motion carried. VII.B. Return to open session: Motion to move from executive session to regular session at 8:45 p.m. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Roll call vote: Erica Bender, yea; Douglas Eichten, yea; Jamie Elmhorst, yea; Mark Elmhorst, yea; and Sheryl Young, yea. School board clerk Douglas Eichten reported no action was taken in executive session. Motion to approve hiring Taylor Rundhaug as second grade I.A. Call to order: Meeting called to order at 6:50 p.m. by President Sheryl Young. I.B. Roll call: Doug Eichten — here, Mark Elmhorst — absent, Jamie Elmhorst — here, Erica Bender — here, Sheryl Young — here. Also present were Principal Amanda Kraus, district administrative assistant Char Johnson, and 17 community/staff members. Mark Elmhorst arrived at 6:54 p.m. I.C. Verification of notice to public: Notice to public was posted at the Granton School, Citizens State Bank, Granton Post Office, the school website, and published in the TRG. I.D. Pledge of Allegiance: Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Sheryl Young. I.E. Approval of agenda: Motion to approve the agenda as presented. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. I.F. Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda, which includes minutes of the May 12, 2025, regular board meeting, minutes of the June 2, 2025, special board meeting, and review of financial reports. This motion, made by Erica Bender and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. II. STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE INPUT/REMARKS: There was no student council report tonight. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: A community member reported on the trap team results from the past weekend. We had 11 competitors for the season and eight were able to compete at the state meet. The novice category had 163 competitors, and Nathan finished 101; Liberty, 73; and Grace, 148. The JV category had 326 competitors. Andrew finished 35; Kathan, 44; Phillip, 243; and Taylor, 300. The varsity category had 536 competitors. Fletcher finished 77. A staff member who has driven bus for many years full time and in recent years drove as a sub, wanted to say thank you to the school district. He is retiring at the end of the year. Another community member asked about the status of the sign that used to be displayed at the Granton Convenience store. A staff member had the following ideas and thoughts for next school year to implement in the fall. Capstone classes have been mentioned recently, and she would like to have the high school tech. ed. classes help in building their house. They could help with such things as hanging drywall, running electrical wiring, building interior walls, etc. This could be a semester course option from the beginning of school until mid-January. This staff member would also like to have a babysitter course this fall. The course is $20 per student and the Clark County Health Department comes in and teaches this. She would also like to have a café latté coffee shop option available at the school for students to have cappuccinos and smoothies available. If the kids don’t have access to their phones, this could be a place where they interact and talk to each other while having lattes. The last item is to find different ways for kids to achieve better academically. Staff need to crack down on missing assignments. We need to see what other schools may be doing with this. Perhaps a textbook and paper instead of Chromebooks. Another community member asked why the cafeteria uses styrofoam trays and plastic silverware during the school year. What is the reason? Is the dishwasher broken? Having a limited budget for food service, this could affect costs. A staff member wanted to make the board aware that the daycare grants that were started during COVID will be coming to an end on July 11. She would like to see the monthly reports that were given in the past to determine where their finances are and if there need to be changes in pricing. A staff member commented that the library had a really neat program this morning. It was called Cattail Critters, and they had some fun animals for the kids to learn about and see. Another community member asked about the survey that went out to parents at the end of the year. They wondered who gets the results and how they are followed up on. A staff member in the audience commented that those survey results go to her. They are discussed with administration and discussed with staff during the fall in-service. IV. AGENDA ITEMS IV.A. Check register: Motion to approve checks 47221 through 47292 and wire transfers 202400185 through 202400203 for $200,494.03. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.B. 2025-26 insurance: Motion to approve the 2025-26 EMC TRG PUBLIC NOTICES/CLASSIFIEDS Granton Area School Board Regular Meeting, June 9, 2025 teacher. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. Motion to approve the resignation of Tyla Uptergrove as childcare worker and to thank her for her service. This motion, made by Erica Bender and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. Motion to approve the resignation of Cheyenne Bump as childcare worker and thank her for her service. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. VIII. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 8:48 p.m. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. Sheryl Young, president Douglas Eichten, clerk WNAXLP 171775 renewal as presented. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Sheryl Young. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.C. Achievement Gap Reduction report review: Kim Aumann presented information for the Achievement Gap Reduction report. In reading, 99% of our students showed growth this year on the AimswebPlus FastBridge assessment. In math, 96% of our students showed growth this year on the math FastBridge assessment. Comparison data was discussed although this is not apples to apples comparison due to new assessment models this school year. Positives from the year were discussed and also the areas of focus for the 2025-26 school year. IV.D. Food service: Sheryl Young commented regarding the CEP program, and the possibility of not being able to continue the program due to finances. Tabled until next month. IV.E. 2025-26 professional development plan: Approval of this document was tabled until next month. IV.F. Facilities: At this time there is not adequate funding in the budget to do this project. Will need to be tabled until the budget is reviewed. IV.G. 66.0301 shared IT agreement: Motion to approve the 66.0301 agreement for the shared IT director with Loyal for the 202526 school year. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.H. 66.0301 shared OT agreement: Motion to approve the 66.0301 shared occupational therapist agreement between Loyal and Granton. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.I. Transportation: We are still working with bus companies for information. IV.J. Strategic plan: Mrs. Popp would like the board to choose an area of focus for the next year. Requests can be sent to her. IV.K. Personnel: Discussion on personnel items moved to executive session. V. OTHER REPORTS V.A. School Board Committee reports: It was reported that the Sweet Treat Social was held this past weekend and raised $8,600 for the Granton School Foundation. V.B. Principal’s report: 1) Summer school has started, and we have 80 students that are participating in classes and getting math and reading support; 2) Behavioral data presented. V.C. Superintendent’s report: No report this evening. V.D. Other: The athletic director reported on the following: 1) Summer open gyms are in full swing; 2) A reminder was sent to all students, especially those playing fall sports, that new athletic code paperwork and physical or alternative card needs to be turned into the office before playing; 3) Something to think about for next month’s agenda would be approval of athletic code and decision regarding athletic fees. Still short on workers for home games, some suggestions from community members to help with this issue were discussed; 4) With the shortage of bus drivers, she is worried about transportation for the co-op sports and our own sports; 5) Some fall sports start days are settled. HS football starts Aug. 5, and MS/HS volleyball starts Aug. 18. We haven’t received start dates for MS football and MS/HS cross country. VI. CORRESPONDENCE: There was no correspondence this month. VII. EXECUTIVE SESSION VII.A. Convene in executive session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 (1)(c): Motion to convene in executive session at 7:45 p.m. for the purpose of discussing/taking action under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 (1)(c) Considering employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Roll call vote: Erica Bender, yea; Douglas Eichten, yea; Jamie Elmhorst, yea; Mark Elmhorst, yea; and Sheryl Young, yea. Motion carried. VII.B. Return to open session: Motion to move from executive session to regular session at 8:45 p.m. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Erica Bender. Roll call vote: Erica Bender, yea; Douglas Eichten, yea; Jamie Elmhorst, yea; Mark Elmhorst, yea; and Sheryl Young, yea. School board clerk Douglas Eichten reported no action was taken in executive session. Motion to approve hiring Taylor Rundhaug as second grade I.A. Call to order: Meeting called to order at 6:50 p.m. by President Sheryl Young. I.B. Roll call: Doug Eichten — here, Mark Elmhorst — absent, Jamie Elmhorst — here, Erica Bender — here, Sheryl Young — here. Also present were Principal Amanda Kraus, district administrative assistant Char Johnson, and 17 community/staff members. Mark Elmhorst arrived at 6:54 p.m. I.C. Verification of notice to public: Notice to public was posted at the Granton School, Citizens State Bank, Granton Post Office, the school website, and published in the TRG. I.D. Pledge of Allegiance: Pledge of Allegiance was led by President Sheryl Young. I.E. Approval of agenda: Motion to approve the agenda as presented. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. I.F. Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda, which includes minutes of the May 12, 2025, regular board meeting, minutes of the June 2, 2025, special board meeting, and review of financial reports. This motion, made by Erica Bender and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. II. STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE INPUT/REMARKS: There was no student council report tonight. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: A community member reported on the trap team results from the past weekend. We had 11 competitors for the season and eight were able to compete at the state meet. The novice category had 163 competitors, and Nathan finished 101; Liberty, 73; and Grace, 148. The JV category had 326 competitors. Andrew finished 35; Kathan, 44; Phillip, 243; and Taylor, 300. The varsity category had 536 competitors. Fletcher finished 77. A staff member who has driven bus for many years full time and in recent years drove as a sub, wanted to say thank you to the school district. He is retiring at the end of the year. Another community member asked about the status of the sign that used to be displayed at the Granton Convenience store. A staff member had the following ideas and thoughts for next school year to implement in the fall. Capstone classes have been mentioned recently, and she would like to have the high school tech. ed. classes help in building their house. They could help with such things as hanging drywall, running electrical wiring, building interior walls, etc. This could be a semester course option from the beginning of school until mid-January. This staff member would also like to have a babysitter course this fall. The course is $20 per student and the Clark County Health Department comes in and teaches this. She would also like to have a café latté coffee shop option available at the school for students to have cappuccinos and smoothies available. If the kids don’t have access to their phones, this could be a place where they interact and talk to each other while having lattes. The last item is to find different ways for kids to achieve better academically. Staff need to crack down on missing assignments. We need to see what other schools may be doing with this. Perhaps a textbook and paper instead of Chromebooks. Another community member asked why the cafeteria uses styrofoam trays and plastic silverware during the school year. What is the reason? Is the dishwasher broken? Having a limited budget for food service, this could affect costs. A staff member wanted to make the board aware that the daycare grants that were started during COVID will be coming to an end on July 11. She would like to see the monthly reports that were given in the past to determine where their finances are and if there need to be changes in pricing. A staff member commented that the library had a really neat program this morning. It was called Cattail Critters, and they had some fun animals for the kids to learn about and see. Another community member asked about the survey that went out to parents at the end of the year. They wondered who gets the results and how they are followed up on. A staff member in the audience commented that those survey results go to her. They are discussed with administration and discussed with staff during the fall in-service. IV. AGENDA ITEMS IV.A. Check register: Motion to approve checks 47221 through 47292 and wire transfers 202400185 through 202400203 for $200,494.03. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.B. 2025-26 insurance: Motion to approve the 2025-26 EMC
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