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Mount Horeb Area School District board meeting, Sep 21, 2026

47 min · 0 public speakers

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  4. Jessica ArrigoniBoard member
What happened

What happened at this meeting

Mount Horeb board hears construction update and report on advanced course enrollment 16:21

  • Voice votes were called on the agenda, personnel transactions and the district's annual at-risk plan. 1:20
  • Project presenters updated the board on construction at the primary center, the middle school and the high school. 16:21
  • A district staff member presented a report on advanced course enrollment and exam results, saying 34.1% of the student body had taken an AP course and 87% of students had a 3 or higher. 26:03
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and routine business 0:03
    • Jessica Arrigoni called the meeting to order at 6:30 and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:03
    • Tom Schlimgen read the district mission statement. ~1:01
    • Jessica Arrigoni called for votes on the agenda and on the September 8th regular and closed session minutes. 1:20
  2. School news 2:01
    • A staff member said the district would meet with 9 students interested in serving as student board representatives and that Homecoming was this week, with a dance Saturday at 8 o'clock. 2:09
    • The staff member said two employees found about an inch of water in the instructional technology department at the primary center after Saturday morning storms and cleaned it up. 3:07
    • A staff member said the first PTO event, a fall ball, would be October 9th from 6 to 8 at the IC. 5:23
  3. Personnel transactions and consent agenda 6:15
    • A staff member introduced an interim high school principal who would share the job and serve from December 1st to April 1st. 6:19
    • The incoming interim principal described having been in Madison over 30 years and having spent 13 years in central office. 6:19
    • Jessica Arrigoni called for votes on the personnel transactions and the consent agenda. 11:09
  4. Committee and liaison reports 11:30
    • Tom Schlimgen said the education committee discussed a scholarship worth $2,250 for up to 3 years at a Wisconsin technical school, with the district able to get 2 of them. 11:47
    • Tom Schlimgen said grading staff training would be held in October and February and the next education meeting would be October 5th. 11:47
    • Adam Mertz said village public safety officials were looking at bike and scooter signage, crosswalk visibility and a potential signage change at 8th and Garfield. 13:54
  5. Facility construction update 14:43
    • A presenter said precast panels and roof joists for the new primary center gymnasium had been set and asphalt had been poured for the new playground. 16:21
    • The presenter said the middle school portion would be complete once 4 windowsills arrive, expected in about 2 weeks. 18:34
    • A staff member said the project came in under budget and the district was working to address chiller and boiler needs as soon as spring break, if not winter break. 19:35
  6. Advanced course and exam report 24:54
    • A staff member said 34.1% of the total student body had taken an AP course and that AP remained strong after IB was added. 26:03
    • The staff member said exam participation was the highest of the last 6 years and 87% of students had a 3 or higher. 32:36
    • The staff member said no students currently enrolled in the IB program were open enrolled. 37:49
  7. Scholarship policy first reading 39:08
    • A staff member said the scholarship policy was restructured to clarify ranking, eligibility and tie-breaking criteria and that unused language about a career and technical education scholarship committee was removed. 39:25
    • Jessica Arrigoni said the policy was a first reading. 40:58
  8. Annual at-risk plan 41:10
    • A presenter said the plan added a social-emotional screener and required requests to be sent to the building principal, at-risk coordinator and director of student services. 42:04
    • The presenter said Building Bridges was removed because the program no longer exists and Keough Virtual School was added. 42:35
    • A vote was called on a motion to approve the district's annual at-risk plan. 44:05
  9. Upcoming meetings 44:22
    • A staff member said the buildings, grounds and transportation meeting would be held next Monday at 4:30 at the primary center with a tour. 44:37
    • Jessica Arrigoni said an October 14th consortium meeting would address taxpayer transparency on bills around voucher schools. 45:31
    • A staff member said the October full board meeting would shift to the 4th Monday, when the levy is set. 46:46
  10. Adjournment 47:03
    • Jessica Arrigoni called for a vote to adjourn at 7:17. 47:03

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