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Menomonee Falls School District board meeting, Sep 28, 2026

1 h 32 min · 2 videos · 2 public speakers

Budget cuts and layoffs ▶ 10:28

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  3. Travis LangerSchool Board Clerk
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Part 1 · 1 h 07 min

School board approves 2027⁠-⁠2028 school calendar 1:03:33

  • A staff member said the district projects about $8 million annual operating deficit by 30⁠-⁠31 due to inadequate state funding. 15:16
  • District staff members presented a community survey on operational and facilities funding options, which staff said would run October 21st through November 9th. 24:52
  • The board approved Policy 8500 and the 2027⁠-⁠2028 school calendar. 1:03:15
Item by item (8)
  1. Public comment on rec athletics 0:00
    • A speaker at public comment asked the district to help solve the problem behind the cancellation of rec athletics and keep the league active instead of canceling the whole season. 0:00
  2. Food services policy discussion 1:08
    • A district staff member said the district had a total overall negative balance of over $120,000 that was wiped out by 2 significant donations for the food service program. 1:59
    • The staff member said the district recommended striking language providing an alternate meal to a student with a negative balance exceeding $20 and instead keeping collections twice a year for families with such balances. 2:32
    • Another staff member said there was a $120,000 anonymous donation and an additional $8,000 donation. 5:43
  3. District calendar discussion 6:42
    • A district staff member said conference nights would be Wednesday, October 20th, and Thursday, October 28th, because the district supports the village trick-or-treat event on October 21st. 7:06
    • The staff member said the calendar meets required minutes and has just over 5 days built in at the elementary level and 2 at the secondary level. 7:25
  4. Community survey presentation 10:06
    • Staff members said community information sessions would be held October 27th at the high school library at 4 o'clock and 6:30, and that survey results would be brought back December 14th. 30:25
    • A district staff member said the survey would offer options of $5.2 million, 6.2 million and $7.3 million per year, each over the course of 4 years. 35:21
    • A staff member said a $15 million facilities ask would cost approximately $10 for every $100,000 of property value, assuming a 5-year repayment. 55:47
  5. Board policy action 1:02:44
    • The board took a voice vote on approving Policy 8500 as presented. 1:03:15
  6. School calendar action 1:03:33
    • The board took a voice vote on approving the 2027⁠-⁠2028 school calendar as presented. 1:03:33
  7. Vouchers payable 1:04:11
    • A motion was made to approve vouchers payable from August 7th, 2026 to September 24th, 2026, and the amount was restated for the record as $1,427,507. 1:04:24
  8. Consent agenda and adjournment 1:05:06
    • The consent agenda consisted of the board minutes from the August 10th, 2026 meeting. 1:05:32
    • A staff member thanked the technology team before the board voted to adjourn. 1:06:21
    • The consent agenda was approved and the meeting was adjourned. 1:05:06

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Part 2 · 25 min

Menomonee Falls school board moves public comment up, hears report on phishing emails 0:10

  • The board voted to move public comment to immediately before discussion items and then approved the amended agenda, with the chair announcing 7 votes and that the motion carried. 0:10
  • The superintendent reported on phishing emails sent from district staff addresses over the previous 7 to 10 days and said the state funding formula is broken. 1:30
  • The superintendent also described an environmental issue in a district building that postponed the 4K program and said a full report would go to a committee on October 20th. 6:55
  • During board committee reports, the Finance, Personnel, and Auxiliary Services Committee report said data showed the district has the lowest starting salaries for teachers among the districts reviewed. 16:56
Item by item (7)
  1. Opening and agenda changes 0:03
    • A motion was taken to move public comment from its posted place to immediately before discussion items, right after committee reports. 0:10
    • A motion and second were made to approve the agenda as amended. 0:42
    • The public comment change passed, and the amended agenda carried with 7 votes. 0:30
  2. Superintendent report 1:30
    • The superintendent said the district had a lot of scam emails in the last 7 to 10 days, including phishing attempts using staff emails, and said a suspicious or unexpected email from a school address should be verified with a known phone number. 1:09
    • The superintendent said outside restoration companies addressed an environmental issue in a building, the 4K program was postponed, and humidity levels throughout the building were over 70%. 6:55
    • The superintendent said the district has about $30 million of infrastructure spending it continues to push back and encouraged high participation in a community survey. 10:25
  3. Curriculum and Learning Committee report 16:56
    • The committee report said a 2-week aviation focus is being added to the curriculum and students will have access to a flight simulator starting next spring. 17:11
    • The report said the committee voted to update the 10-year-old AP Physics textbook to the current edition. 18:02
    • The committee discussed tech ed and engineering standards and draft policy 2270.005 on class sizes, with its next meeting set for Wednesday, October 7th at 4 PM. 18:07
  4. Student services committee report 19:39
    • Travis Langer said the committee met on September 21st and hosted the English Learners Teacher Group from the elementary schools, North and the high school. 19:45
    • Travis Langer said a local family, including the children and parents, spoke about their experience in the program. 19:45
  5. Policy Committee report 20:35
    • The Policy Committee report said the committee discussed the food service policy and an initial draft of the class size policy, which was sent to the curriculum committee. 20:35
  6. Finance, Personnel and Auxiliary Services report 20:35
    • The committee report said the district has the lowest starting salaries for teachers among the districts reviewed, though all classroom teacher positions were filled for this school year. 21:20
    • The report said the committee discussed whether the retirement benefit should eventually sunset for existing employees and that the district faces multi-million dollar budget deficits in the years ahead. 22:20
    • The report said the committee's next meeting is October 20th at 6 PM. 23:45
  7. Public comment procedures 24:02
    • The chair said eligible speakers must complete a speaker identification form and public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker. 24:02

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