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Appleton Area School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

1 h 27 min · 2 public speakers

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Appleton board takes up resolution on 2026⁠-⁠2027 educator compensation increase 1:08:45

  • A district staff member presented a preliminary year-end budget report and said the district started the year with an estimated $11.2 million deficit and expected to end closer to a negative $8.5 million. 18:41
  • Kay S. Eggert said the resolution on the 2026⁠-⁠2027 compensation increase for educators had been tabled the previous Wednesday and made a motion to approve it. 1:08:45
  • Two board members each said they would vote in favor of the resolution, and both said they were not happy with it. 1:10:16
  • One board member said being very concerned that the top of the pay scale was again getting a minimal salary adjustment. 1:21:37

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Item by item (11)
  1. Opening and agenda approval 0:08
    • Kay S. Eggert opened the meeting, called the roll of board members and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:10
    • Kay S. Eggert asked for approval of the agenda, and a motion and second followed. 0:59
  2. Public input 1:46
    • A speaker at public comment said the AEA declined the district's final offer, citing the base wage formula and a 0.86% increase to the compensation framework. 3:08
    • Another speaker at public comment raised the teacher shortage and said the 0.86% wage increase came in a year when inflation was 2.63%. 6:36
  3. School services and personnel updates 10:12
    • A district staff member sought approval of materials for English Comp 1, a dual credit course, and a series of books teachers wish to use more broadly. 10:22
    • A personnel services staff member presented 9 new educator hires, 26 professional educator contract changes and 1 educator resignation. 11:08
    • Edward A. Ruffolo asked about special education staffing, and a staff member said the district had a total of 16 unfilled positions, with special education the highest. 11:32
  4. Board consent agenda and minutes correction 15:09
    • Kay S. Eggert asked for a motion to approve the board's consent agenda, which included 2 sets of meeting minutes. 15:09
    • A speaker said a vote on item 10A from the meeting on the 19th was incorrectly recorded in the minutes, and Kay S. Eggert said the minutes would be edited. 15:34
  5. Superintendent's consent agenda 17:11
    • The superintendent recommended approval of 5 items, 8A through E, reported on during the school services and personnel updates. 17:18
  6. Preliminary year-end budget report 18:18
    • A district staff member said revenue started with an original budget of $244.7 million and ended at $267.5, including $18.9 million, and that about $3 million of the $3.9 increase was one-time money. 33:55
    • The staff member said the recurring deficit would remain at $13 million for now and would be discussed in the full '26-'27 budget discussion. 40:04
    • The staff member said the fund balance was now $27.5 million, or 10%, which was half of where it should be, and said approval of short-term borrowing would be sought. 55:08
  7. Emergency superintendent succession monitoring report 1:05:02
    • The board took up monitoring report OE2 on emergency superintendent succession, which had been reviewed at a work session, and a motion to approve it as submitted was made and seconded. 1:05:02
  8. Security camera and monitoring policy 1:06:15
    • Jason Kolpack moved adoption of Policy 731.3 on security camera and electronic monitoring equipment. 1:06:51
  9. Policy 870 update 1:07:24
    • The update to Policy 870 added the deputy superintendent position and addressed the process for registering a concern. 1:07:24
  10. Educator compensation increase resolution 1:08:45
    • One board member said abstaining from the vote due to a conflict of interest, and another board member made a motion to approve the resolution. 1:09:20
    • Three board members each said they would vote in favor of the resolution. 1:10:16
    • Kristine Sauter asked about pay at the top level, and a staff member said there was $800 more on the schedule, or $500 when accounting for a one-time payment the previous year. 1:24:27
  11. Future meetings and adjournment 1:26:27
    • Kay S. Eggert said the board's next meeting would be a retreat on Wednesday, September 9th, and asked for a motion to adjourn. 1:26:27

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