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Manitowoc School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Manitowoc school board approves consent agenda 18:40

  • The board approved the consent agenda on a voice vote. 19:48
  • David Bowman said the board wanted a broader discussion of a possible move from CEP to NSLP, and a district staff member recommended the National School Lunch Program going forward. 53:34
  • A district staff member said the lunch topic would come back to the board in November or December. 1:10:39
  • A district staff member said a presentation on the state of school finance in Wisconsin was planned for November. 1:21:31

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Item by item (14)
  1. Opening and roll call 10:31
    • Students from Monroe School led the Pledge of Allegiance by video, and the roll was called. 10:54
  2. Public input 12:05
    • A speaker at public comment discussed a motion before the City Council's Committee of the Whole to add tax expenditure and voucher metrics to the city's annual tax mailing. 13:09
    • A speaker at public comment said reading and math scores remained stagnant, especially at the elementary level, and asked who was accountable. 15:47
    • The chair said a person who requested to speak online was not present and had shared concerns with the superintendent. 18:40
  3. Consent agenda 18:40
    • The consent agenda included minutes, payment of vouchers, monthly financial reports, the personnel report and out-of-state travel for the boys baseball team next year. 19:16
    • The chair announced the consent agenda was approved. 19:48
  4. Student representative report 19:48
    • The student representative reported on fall sports and said an orchestra and jazz concert was set for October 26 at 7 PM and a choir concert for October 27 at 7 PM. 20:01
  5. Superintendent report and school showcase 21:57
    • The superintendent said the district took part in a debrief led by the Manitowoc Police Department on the September 11 situation at Wilson Intermediate School and would advocate sending updates every 30 minutes in similar situations if possible. 28:39
    • The superintendent said the facility advisory committee would tour Washington Middle School on Thursday and offered to share tour materials with the board and on the website. 34:55
  6. Director reports 39:09
    • Keith Shaw asked whether the key performance indicators were mistakes from the last audit to be corrected, and a staff member said they were corrective actions from the '24-'25 audit, including timely financial reports to DPI and bank reconciliations. 39:31
    • A staff member said a staff wellness survey went to 50 randomly selected employees and 23 out of 50 had responded. 42:57
    • Keith Shaw said suspensions and expulsions had decreased over the past 3 years. 50:00
  7. Special ed paraprofessional position 51:37
    • The Personnel Policy Committee moved to approve the addition of a special ed paraprofessional for this school year. 51:37
    • A speaker said a large part of the cost would be Medicaid reimbursable. 52:12
  8. School lunch program 53:18
    • David Bowman said the lunch program was operating at a deficit and DPI was telling districts they would have to go out to bid. 53:18
    • A staff member said the district was transferring $450,000 from Fund 10 to Fund 50 this year and recommended the National School Lunch Program, under which families would fill out a form. 54:26
    • One board member said CEP costs 1 nickel of every $10 the district spends and asked to see cost versus coverage for all available plans. 1:14:55
  9. Item 1:17:58
    • A staff member said the district could have levied $48.5 million but levied $36.875 million, a difference of $11.6 million. 1:19:27
    • A staff member said a presentation on school finance was planned for November. 1:21:31
    • One board member said the best public relations is transparency and the discussion should take time and be public. 1:27:26
  10. Hazardous transportation zone 1:35:53
    • The Finance Committee moved that the board consider administration's conclusion that the walking path in the Sheriff's Department's report is unusually hazardous. 1:36:00
  11. Social media class action suit 1:37:07
    • The Finance and Facilities Committee moved that the board consider joining the social media class action suit. 1:37:13
    • A staff member said any money from the suit could be spent on student mental health needs. 1:37:50
    • A board member called on by the chair said the board member would be voting against joining, calling it a cash grab. ~1:38:07
  12. Jackson Elementary property 1:41:57
    • The Finance and Facilities Committee moved to open a 60-day window for interested parties to submit proposals for the Jackson Elementary property. 1:41:57
    • A district staff member said the district would not get involved in the real estate business and was only asking to see if anyone had interest. 1:43:50
    • A motion was made to amend the motion by replacing the 60-day window with the word invite, and the board voted on the amendment and then the main motion. 1:45:46
  13. Voucher resolution update 1:53:26
    • A district staff member said one option would add the content to the existing tax bill insert at a cost of $0 and that the item was likely to be taken up next Monday. 1:54:03
    • A district staff member said the district would be happy to cover any costs involved. 1:54:59
  14. Announcements and adjournment 1:57:20
    • Keith Shaw made a motion to adjourn. 1:57:54
    • Speakers noted a special board meeting on the 27th for setting the levy, committee meetings the week of November 3rd and the next board meeting on the 10th. 1:57:58

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Video: posted by the district as “10/13/2026 Regular Board of Education Meeting”