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Mosinee School District board meeting, May 19, 2026

1 h 52 min · 0 public speakers

AI in schools ▶ 1:43:02Reading and test scores ▶ 34:03

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Mosinee school board adopts Illustrative Mathematics as K-8 math curriculum 42:16

  • A district staff member presented a recommendation for a K-8 adoption of Illustrative Mathematics, which the staff member said would give the district K-12 alignment through Algebra 2. 42:24
  • A speaker asked what to tell parents who say their children are struggling in math, and a teacher said professional development would be critical and key. 1:06:50
  • The motion to adopt the curriculum carried on a roll call vote. 1:34:49
  • The board approved the monthly treasurer's report and the 26⁠-⁠27 student handbook. 1:38:00
Item by item (15)
  1. Opening and minutes 0:00
    • After a motion carried, the board took up approval of the minutes from the regular April 21st meeting. 0:11
    • The board approved the minutes of the regular April 21st meeting and then took up the minutes of the reorganization meeting of April 27th, 2026. 0:11
  2. FCCLA state conference presentation 0:52
    • A student described the chapter's experience at the Wisconsin FCCLA State Leadership Conference in April, including competitions and leadership sessions. 1:10
    • The student said 3 students received silver medals, 10 received gold and 10 competitors qualified to compete this summer in Washington, D.C. 1:10
  3. Student services mental health update 9:31
    • The staff member said students can start chatting with a crisis counselor through a service called Reach Out, with about 10 students using it a month, and that the district participated in the BEST grant for a universal mental health screener. 9:31
    • A staff member said the district is part of the Marathon County School-Based Counseling Consortium and will have a counselor at each building next year, billed through family insurance rather than paid for by the district. 10:43
    • Asked how a student receives counseling services, the staff member said families call the school and the school counselor makes the referral to Compass Counseling. 20:05
  4. Family engagement survey results 20:49
    • A staff member said the survey received 215 responses, including 78 from families with children in multiple buildings. 20:56
    • The staff member said the average ranking for my child feels safe at school was 8 out of 10, and the average score for recommending the district to another family was 7.5 out of 10. 21:24
    • In response to questions, the staff member said responses were tied to email so each email could answer once, and that a survey of the whole community could be a next step. 27:07
  5. Public forum and consent agenda 29:09
    • The chair opened the public forum and then moved to the consent agenda. 29:09
    • A motion was made to accept the consent agenda with item 5A from the instructional curriculum meeting pulled out. 29:54
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 30:10
  6. K-8 math curriculum adoption 30:10
    • A staff member said the current K-8 program, Engage New York, had been archived and that the district's middle school growth score fell from 81.3 to 66. 34:03
    • The staff member said WestEd would provide a $7,000 stipend toward coaching and professional learning in exchange for research participation, and proposed the ALEKS supplemental program for grades 4 through 8. 51:32
    • A speaker asked what to tell a parent who cannot help a struggling child, and a teacher said ongoing professional development was critical and key. 1:12:05
    • The motion to adopt carried on a roll call vote. 1:34:49
  7. Monthly voucher list 1:35:47
    • One member said they were abstaining from check 155283. 1:36:19
  8. Monthly treasurer's report 1:37:21
    • A motion was made to approve the monthly treasurer's report, followed by a roll call vote. 1:37:28
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 1:37:59
  9. Student handbook 1:37:59
    • A staff member said principals created one district handbook covering what is similar among the 3 buildings, with appendixes for differences, and that administration recommended approval. 1:38:06
    • A staff member said the new address will become 1000 High Street and the high school address will become 500 11th Street. 1:38:55
    • The motion to accept the 26⁠-⁠27 student handbook carried. 1:39:26
  10. Strategic plan 1:39:11
    • A staff member said the changes since April included an amended mission statement, an appendix describing Portrait of the Learner competencies and a sample aligned school improvement plan. 1:39:49
    • The staff member said each building and the district would create measurable goals aligned to each pillar to be presented to the board each fall. 1:40:49
    • After a motion to accept the plan, the chair noted one opposition. 1:42:27
  11. Special meeting on technology 1:43:02
    • A staff member recommended a special board meeting dedicated to screen time, AI usage and related topics rather than adding them to a regular meeting. 1:43:11
    • A staff member said the administrative team is preparing a technology guideline on possible technology tools and recommended screen time as an early June project. 1:44:38
    • A motion was made to have dates, times and a location brought back for the meeting. 1:46:38
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 1:46:55
  12. Policy 4140 second reading 1:46:55
    • A staff member said there were no comments from the prior month on new policy 4140, termination/resignation. 1:46:55
    • The motion carried. ~1:47:26
  13. Administrative reports 1:47:28
    • A staff member said a state measure described in the written report passed joint finance and the assembly but did not pass the Senate. 1:47:31
    • In response to a question about the E-Rate application, a staff member said the funding is federally funded. 1:48:15
  14. Other reports 1:49:07
    • The WASB report noted an upcoming symposium in Stevens Point that anybody can attend. 1:49:14
    • Donna M. Kaiser reported that the CESA board heard a presentation in April on the Wisconsin Virtual School and offered to share a brochure. 1:50:04
  15. Future agenda items and closed session 1:50:41
    • A staff member listed future items including the annual WIA membership renewal, a SIP and DIP review, approval of transfers to zero out accounts and preliminary board dates for next year. 1:50:46
    • A request was made to add a review of board norms and Policy 3112. 1:51:28
    • The board moved into closed executive session under Section 19.851 C. 1:52:03

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