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Hamilton board approves additional special education staff and new band, choir curriculum 18:38

  • The board approved 3 additional educational support personnel for special education for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year, as well as resignations and appointments. 18:38
  • A strategic plan update was presented with a draft document, and the board took no vote on it. 39:27
Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 1:06
    • The meeting opened with a roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance. 1:06
    • A motion was made to approve the June 22nd, 2026 regular meeting minutes. 1:24
    • The motion carried. ~2:01
  2. Recognition of fine arts students 2:01
    • A staff member said an art committee picks 2 to 3 items each year that go on permanent display in the Fine Arts Center. 2:10
    • A presenter said the selected pieces were a painting from a painting class, a digital photo from an advanced photography class and another photo taken in an independent study in photography. 3:00
    • Students described the work, and a speaker thanked the students and families for attending. 3:42
  3. Citizen comments and agenda approval 7:35
    • The motion carried. ~8:03
  4. Superintendent's report 8:03
    • The superintendent reported that over 1,800 students attended summer offerings this year, that AP results held a 93% pass rate and that the number of exams rose from 997 to 1,124. 8:03
    • The superintendent said general aid decreased 1.95%, that earlier start date waivers had become easier to get, and that a committee would be formed in the fall to review technology use and screen time. 8:57
    • A speaker asked that the comparison of digital and physical library book checkouts be added to the screen time review, and a staff member said it could be examined. 14:03
  5. Item 17:20
    • A motion was made to approve 3 additional educational support personnel for special education for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year, and a staff member said about $190,000 was currently available from staffing savings. 18:38
    • Both the special education staffing motion and the resignations and appointments motion carried. 20:50
  6. Bill payments 21:51
    • A motion was made to approve bill payments in the amount of $5,524,605.48. 22:09
    • A speaker said notable expenses included curriculum purchases, the Raptor emergency management system and a laser metal cutter for the high school. 22:19
    • The motion carried. ~22:52
  7. Year-end financial update 22:57
    • A staff member said the original budget had a surplus of about $2.5 million and that anything over that would go to Fund 46. 23:30
    • The staff member said roofing projects would cost $10 million over 10 years and that the account held about $6 million, and an update on future deficits was promised for next month. 24:18
  8. High school student handbook 25:24
    • A presenter said the locker fee went up $1, passing time increased from 6 minutes to 7 minutes and a prorated parking permit was added. 25:50
    • A speaker asked how the passing time change affected school days, and a staff member said it would create about a 2-day buffer. 27:23
    • The motion to approve the handbook carried. 28:27
  9. Academic standards 28:27
    • A presenter said the standards had not changed since last year and covered the 4 core subject areas. 29:02
    • The presenter said results were generally moving up and that a data dive was planned for August 4th. 30:09
    • Speakers asked about career and technical education standards and civics, and the presenter said those were covered by a different set of standards and the social studies standards. 32:41
    • The motion to approve the standards for the 2026⁠-⁠27 school year carried. 29:43
  10. Band and choir curriculum 34:54
    • A presenter brought forward the 7th through 12th grade choir curriculum and the 5th through 12th grade band curriculum, using the National Core Arts Standards. 35:05
    • The presenter said jazz band is now an extracurricular and that band numbers were about 60 students higher than the previous year. 37:04
    • The motion carried. ~37:53
  11. Band curriculum resources 38:09
    • A presenter requested Sound Innovations books for band grades 7 through 10 at a cost of approximately $2,766 from the teaching and learning budget. 38:09
    • The motion carried. ~39:27
  12. Strategic plan update 39:27
    • The presenter described public-facing and internal versions of the draft plan and said a final plan would come back in August. 39:50
    • Speakers asked whether the safety and belonging subheadline was reflected in the goals and whether the list of focus items was too long. 47:00
    • A speaker said the district needed to clarify some of the communication piece and try to condense where possible without losing the spirit of the plan. 56:54
  13. Board policy readings 57:16
    • A staff member said policy 522.9 was brought back for another first reading after significant changes and is due September 1st. 57:34
    • A motion was made to approve reviewed and revised board policies on second reading. 58:50
    • The motion on second reading carried. 59:00
  14. Closed session 59:00
    • A motion was made to adjourn the open meeting and move to closed session under Wisconsin State Statute 19.85 to discuss performance-related data of the superintendent. 59:23

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Video: posted by the district as “Hamilton School Board Meeting July 20, 2026”