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2 h 14 min · 1 public speaker

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  5. Kay S. EggertBoard President
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Appleton school board takes up short-term borrowing up to $15 million and $20 million 21:40

  • The board took up Policy 430, Student Attendance, a resolution authorizing temporary borrowing from PMA and a resolution authorizing a taxable tax and revenue anticipation promissory note from the city. 18:32
  • A district staff member said reserves were no longer sufficient to carry the district through low points in cash flow and that short-term borrowing was necessary. 23:05
  • The staff member recommended borrowing through the Wisconsin Investment Series Cooperative in an amount not to exceed $15 million and approving a City of Appleton line of credit not to exceed $20 million as a precautionary measure. 23:29
  • The board also worked through revisions to the OE6 financial administration monitoring document, including wording on whether the superintendent may spend more than the board has approved. 51:38

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Item by item (11)
  1. Call to order and agenda 0:01
    • Kay S. Eggert called the meeting to order at 6 o'clock and led roll call and the pledge. 0:01
    • Kay S. Eggert called for a voice vote on a motion to approve the agenda as written. 0:43
  2. Student board representatives 2:21
    • Kay S. Eggert welcomed the 2026⁠-⁠2027 student school board representatives and said all 3 were present. 2:21
    • The student representatives introduced themselves and described school activities. 3:08
    • Kay S. Eggert said the representatives would return to board meetings to share highlights. 4:09
  3. Superintendent update 4:48
    • The superintendent said Forbes recognized the district as one of its 2026 America's Best Employers, ranking number 39 in Wisconsin. 5:00
    • The superintendent said the district was one of only 2 school districts in Wisconsin recognized. 5:00
  4. Public input 5:53
    • Kay S. Eggert reviewed public input rules, including a limit of up to 3 minutes per speaker. 5:53
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to remove all language related to the truancy ordinance from Policy 430. 8:05
    • The speaker asked the board to insist the district work with the community on evidence-based interventions and not revisit an ordinance. 10:50
  5. Personnel report and consent agendas 11:15
    • A personnel services staff member said items 9A through D included 1 new educator hire, 14 contract changes, 2 professional educator resignations and 1 administrative hire. 11:39
    • Kay S. Eggert asked for a motion to approve the board's consent agenda, one set of meeting minutes from 9/14. 12:36
    • The superintendent recommended approval of items 9A through D, and a roll call followed. 13:51
  6. Elementary newcomer curriculum revisions 14:42
    • A district staff member presented revised elementary newcomer curriculum for ELA, science, social studies and math based on new state standards. 15:22
    • The staff member said revisions began a few years ago and paused while the district adopted new ELA, science and social studies curriculum. 17:37
    • Kay S. Eggert asked whether the item would come back at the next board meeting. 18:14
  7. Student attendance policy update 18:32
    • Kay S. Eggert asked for a motion to approve the updated Policy 430, Student Attendance. 18:32
    • A speaker said the speaker would support the update and encouraged the board to act quickly should another ordinance be considered in the future. 20:18
    • Kay S. Eggert said the limits were directly related to the ordinance that was started, and a roll call followed. 20:37
  8. Short-term borrowing resolutions 21:40
    • A district staff member estimated a net cost of approximately $37,000 for $15 million through the cooperative and approximately $210,000 under the city line of credit. 24:50
    • One board member said, "I fully support having both options and said the board needed to refill its fund balance at a minimum $15 million." 33:31
    • Another speaker said borrowing up to $35 million and carrying it for a year was a risk the speaker was uncomfortable with. 40:01
  9. Financial planning monitoring and policy 48:54
    • The board took up revisions to the OE5 financial planning monitoring report that had been worked on at a September 14th work session. 48:54
    • The board then took up an update to policy OE5 to match the monitoring report revisions, with roll calls on each. 50:19
  10. Financial administration monitoring revisions 51:21
    • One board member proposed that OE 6.8 say the superintendent may not expend more funds than have been approved by the board. 1:08:57
    • One board member said the board should know quarterly if major line items were tracking over budget and the plan to address it. 1:09:37
    • Oliver Zornow said the 2024 budget planned a Fund 10 loss of $3,263,000 and the actual loss was $12,733,000. 1:29:43
  11. Adjournment 2:13:38
    • The next board meeting was set for October 12th, and a motion to adjourn was made. 2:13:38

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