Granton Area School Board Regular Meeting, Sept. 8, 2025 regarding 7-12 music; 3) In-service week was busy with teacher collaboration and teachers appreciated the time given to work in their rooms; 4) The open house had great attendance, he was appreciative of all of the resources our students had; 5) The first week of school was great. He observed a lot of elementary excitement, expectations are being established, and witnessed engaging activities in the classrooms; 6) Mr. Zahl has been working on professional trainings for his principal position including CPI, educator effectiveness, etc. V.C. Superintendent’s report: 1) Mrs. Popp welcomed back staff and students. Reported on the new staff hired over the summer, reminded everyone that we are running fifth and sixth grade classes together to give them a chance to ease into middle school and she thanked the staff that worked over the summer to be ready for the students; 2) We are back to charging for meals this year. The food service department did a food tasting event during open house to expose the students and parents to some of the new menu options; 3) We are in the middle of the annual audit. V.D. Other VI. CORRESPONDENCE: There was not 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 7:18 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 Mark 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 8:17 p.m.. This motion, made by Jamie Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Roll call vote: Erica Bender: yea; Douglas Eichten: yea; Jamie Elmhorst: yea; Mark Elmhorst: yea; and Sheryl Young: yea. Motion carried. School board clerk Douglas Eichten reported no action was taken in executive session. Motion to approve the resignation of first grade teacher Megan Utecht and to thank her for her service. This motion, made by Jamie Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Voice vote. Motion carried. VIII. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 8:19 p.m. This motion, made by Erica Bender and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. Sheryl Young, president Douglas Eichten, clerk WNAXLP 175595 I. REGULAR BUSINESS I.A. Call to order: Meeting called to order at 6:45 p.m. by President Sheryl Young. I.B. Roll call: Doug Eichten — here, Mark Elmhorst — here, Jamie Elmhorst — here, Erica Bender — here, Sheryl Young — here. Also present were District Administrator Nancy Popp, Principal Joshua Zahl, district administrative assistant Char Johnson, and 10 community/staff members. 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 Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. I.F. Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda, which includes minutes of the Aug. 11, 2025, regular board meeting, minutes of the Aug. 28, 2025, special board meeting, and review of financial reports. This motion, made by Jamie Elmhorst and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. I.G. Other I.G.a. Spotlight on Education: There was no spotlight on education this month. II. STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE INPUT/REMARKS: There was no student council report this month. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: A staff member asked about the ACP plan and if this should be added to the student handbook. They are wondering about the 25 hours of volunteer time and if requirements could be put in place to have this split up into club-based hours, school-based hours, and hours that students find on their own out in the community. They also wondered about the proof or documentation of these hours and who is checking on the completion. IV. AGENDA ITEMS IV.A. Check register: Motion to approve checks 47442 through 47470 for $33,883.50, and payroll taxes as listed on the payroll taxes document. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst, and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.B. Co-op sports: Motion to approve the cross country co-op with Neillsville for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.C. Personal finance course approval: Motion to approve the coursework request from Katie Reider to have her agribusiness class meet the personal finance credit for graduation requirements. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.D. Agreement for Use of Space: Motion to approve the Agreement for Use of Space with Clark County Community Services effective Sept. 1, 2025. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.E. Clark County Health Department flu shot clinic: Motion to approve holding the Clark County Health Department flu shot clinic on Oct. 30, 2025. This will be open to students with parental permission, staff, and community members. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.F. School vehicle use for state volleyball tournament: Motion to approve the use of school vehicles to attend the volleyball state tournament in Green Bay from Nov. 6-9. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.G. Budget discussion: Nancy handed out the five-year projections to the board. Discussion was held. The board is urged to start thinking as to how they want to proceed. IV .H. Transportation: We started out the year with two routes. We have two a.m. drivers and one p.m. driver. Other p.m. drivers are subs. So far has been going OK. Route is a little longer at about an hour and 20 minutes. Some people have opted to drive children. Doug Becker has started for maintenance. IV.I. Facilities: Nancy provided an update on the boiler situation. The boiler is in. Robby said that they are doing some work to get a pipe repaired and hopefully we can get it started soon. IV.J. Personnel: Discussion on personnel items moved to executive session. V. OTHER REPORTS V.A. School Board Committee reports: Sheryl reported that the seniors did well on their stand at Fall Fest and thanked the parents and donors that helped out with the stand. Mark reported that the Athletic Boosters were down a bit in their sales from their stand. V.B. Principal’s report: 1) Mr. Zahl reported that we have the elementary music teachers hired; 2) He has been working on preparation for school including PBIS, finalizing schedules, confirming crisis teams, and communicating with Neillsville Granton Area School Board Regular Meeting, Sept. 8, 2025 regarding 7-12 music; 3) In-service week was busy with teacher collaboration and teachers appreciated the time given to work in their rooms; 4) The open house had great attendance, he was appreciative of all of the resources our students had; 5) The first week of school was great. He observed a lot of elementary excitement, expectations are being established, and witnessed engaging activities in the classrooms; 6) Mr. Zahl has been working on professional trainings for his principal position including CPI, educator effectiveness, etc. V.C. Superintendent’s report: 1) Mrs. Popp welcomed back staff and students. Reported on the new staff hired over the summer, reminded everyone that we are running fifth and sixth grade classes together to give them a chance to ease into middle school and she thanked the staff that worked over the summer to be ready for the students; 2) We are back to charging for meals this year. The food service department did a food tasting event during open house to expose the students and parents to some of the new menu options; 3) We are in the middle of the annual audit. V.D. Other VI. CORRESPONDENCE: There was not 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 7:18 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 Mark 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 8:17 p.m.. This motion, made by Jamie Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Roll call vote: Erica Bender: yea; Douglas Eichten: yea; Jamie Elmhorst: yea; Mark Elmhorst: yea; and Sheryl Young: yea. Motion carried. School board clerk Douglas Eichten reported no action was taken in executive session. Motion to approve the resignation of first grade teacher Megan Utecht and to thank her for her service. This motion, made by Jamie Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Voice vote. Motion carried. VIII. ADJOURNMENT: Motion to adjourn at 8:19 p.m. This motion, made by Erica Bender and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. Sheryl Young, president Douglas Eichten, clerk WNAXLP 175595 I. REGULAR BUSINESS I.A. Call to order: Meeting called to order at 6:45 p.m. by President Sheryl Young. I.B. Roll call: Doug Eichten — here, Mark Elmhorst — here, Jamie Elmhorst — here, Erica Bender — here, Sheryl Young — here. Also present were District Administrator Nancy Popp, Principal Joshua Zahl, district administrative assistant Char Johnson, and 10 community/staff members. 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 Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. I.F. Consent agenda: Motion to approve the consent agenda, which includes minutes of the Aug. 11, 2025, regular board meeting, minutes of the Aug. 28, 2025, special board meeting, and review of financial reports. This motion, made by Jamie Elmhorst and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. I.G. Other I.G.a. Spotlight on Education: There was no spotlight on education this month. II. STUDENT COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE INPUT/REMARKS: There was no student council report this month. III. PUBLIC COMMENTS: A staff member asked about the ACP plan and if this should be added to the student handbook. They are wondering about the 25 hours of volunteer time and if requirements could be put in place to have this split up into club-based hours, school-based hours, and hours that students find on their own out in the community. They also wondered about the proof or documentation of these hours and who is checking on the completion. IV. AGENDA ITEMS IV.A. Check register: Motion to approve checks 47442 through 47470 for $33,883.50, and payroll taxes as listed on the payroll taxes document. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst, and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.B. Co-op sports: Motion to approve the cross country co-op with Neillsville for the 2026 and 2027 seasons. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Erica Bender. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.C. Personal finance course approval: Motion to approve the coursework request from Katie Reider to have her agribusiness class meet the personal finance credit for graduation requirements. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.D. Agreement for Use of Space: Motion to approve the Agreement for Use of Space with Clark County Community Services effective Sept. 1, 2025. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Jamie Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.E. Clark County Health Department flu shot clinic: Motion to approve holding the Clark County Health Department flu shot clinic on Oct. 30, 2025. This will be open to students with parental permission, staff, and community members. This motion, made by Mark Elmhorst and seconded by Douglas Eichten. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.F. School vehicle use for state volleyball tournament: Motion to approve the use of school vehicles to attend the volleyball state tournament in Green Bay from Nov. 6-9. This motion, made by Douglas Eichten and seconded by Mark Elmhorst. Voice vote. Motion carried. IV.G. Budget discussion: Nancy handed out the five-year projections to the board. Discussion was held. The board is urged to start thinking as to how they want to proceed. IV .H. Transportation: We started out the year with two routes. We have two a.m. drivers and one p.m. driver. Other p.m. drivers are subs. So far has been going OK. Route is a little longer at about an hour and 20 minutes. Some people have opted to drive children. Doug Becker has started for maintenance. IV.I. Facilities: Nancy provided an update on the boiler situation. The boiler is in. Robby said that they are doing some work to get a pipe repaired and hopefully we can get it started soon. IV.J. Personnel: Discussion on personnel items moved to executive session. V. OTHER REPORTS V.A. School Board Committee reports: Sheryl reported that the seniors did well on their stand at Fall Fest and thanked the parents and donors that helped out with the stand. Mark reported that the Athletic Boosters were down a bit in their sales from their stand. V.B. Principal’s report: 1) Mr. Zahl reported that we have the elementary music teachers hired; 2) He has been working on preparation for school including PBIS, finalizing schedules, confirming crisis teams, and communicating with Neillsville
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