La Crosse School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet
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What happened
What happened at this meeting
La Crosse school board approves fund balance designations, community service fund levy 1:39:47
- District staff presented on community schools and community impact work, reporting attendance and behavior changes at Hamilton and Northside elementary schools. 1:36
- The board reviewed a results monitoring report on R3 and concluded that the superintendent and district were making reasonable progress toward the desired results. 1:21:38
- The board approved the final 2025-26 committed, assigned and unassigned fund balance designations. 1:39:47
- The board also approved the 2026-27 Community Service Fund levy and heard a report that was presented for information only. 1:46:54
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Item by item (15)
- Opening and agenda approval 0:00
- Community schools showcase 0:14
- A district staff member said Hamilton and Northside were established as community schools in 2018. 1:36
- The Hamilton community school coordinator said chronic absenteeism was reduced by 17% and average daily attendance rose to 92%. 9:05
- The Northside community school coordinator reported a 25% decrease in disruptive behaviors, a 42% decrease in disrespectful behavior and a 7.8% decrease in overall ODRs. 11:41
- District leadership team introductions 24:47
- Superintendent's consent agenda 33:50
- Board consent agenda 36:33
- Citizenship results monitoring report 37:04
- A district staff member reported that 68.3% of students in the required personal finance course earned a B or higher, 213 out of 312 students. 39:54
- The staff member said chronic absence fell from 24.3% to 20.6% of students, and Adam Manka asked how that compared with before the pandemic. 44:09
- One board member said they would abstain from making the motion because they did not have the document. 1:21:18
- The board approved a motion by Trevor Sprague concluding that the superintendent and district were making reasonable progress toward the desired results. 1:21:56
- Fund balance designations 1:22:11
- A district staff member said the cybersecurity line item was increased by about $300,000, and Adam Manka asked whether the increase was only for insurance. 1:24:32
- The staff member said about 31% of the district's total fund balance was unassigned. 1:36:03
- The board approved the final 2025-26 committed, assigned and unassigned fund balance designations. 1:39:47
- Community Service Fund levy 1:40:16
- A district staff member said the district proposed to levy $2.423 million against a projected budget of $2.832 million, with the shortfall of about $408,000 covered by fund balance. 1:42:55
- A district staff member said 357 districts levied money in Fund 80 last year with average spending of $347 per student, the same as the district spent. 1:44:43
- The motion to approve the 2026-27 Community Service Fund levy carried. 1:46:54
- Public communication monitoring report 1:47:10
- Linkage questions for stakeholder groups 1:48:22
- Academic performance monitoring report 1:52:03
- A district staff member reported that the percent of students passing an AP test grew from 16% to 19%. 1:55:17
- A district staff member said 26 graduates finished with 5 different industry-recognized certifications, and that 10 of 12 students who attempted the medical assistant certification earned it. 2:09:29
- Trevor Sprague said the report was information only and the board was not voting on it. 2:11:23
- Construction and consolidation update 2:11:47
- Facilities discussion 2:17:16
- One board member said anything on the website about the Train building would be nice. 2:21:19
- A district staff member said the district had no plans to put a high school at the Train building. 2:25:55
- A district staff member said surplus furniture would go to schools and community partners, with the remainder auctioned. 2:27:38
- Announcements and agenda planning 2:28:38
- Trevor Sprague said school starts on the 20th, and a district staff member said Northside starts on the 19th. 2:29:56
- A district staff member said the September 14th workshop would cover staffing projections and hiring. 2:33:00
- The motion to approve the September 14th, 2026 Board of Education agenda carried. 2:34:00
- Board debriefing and adjournment 2:34:28
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Video: posted by the district as “Board of Education Regular Meeting - August 17, 2026”