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Ripon Area School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

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Ripon board approves resolution to exceed revenue limit for 6 years 19:56

  • The board also unanimously approved teacher overload pay for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year and the consent agenda. 13:27
  • A district staff member reviewed community survey results before the board took up a resolution authorizing the district budget to exceed the revenue limit for 6 years for non-recurring purposes. 14:19
  • The board unanimously approved that resolution and a second related resolution on the same revenue limit question. 20:35
  • The superintendent gave updates on enrollment and policy work, and a staff member reported year-end financial results for the 25⁠-⁠26 school year. 29:05
Item by item (9)
  1. Call to order and new staff introductions 0:03
    • The meeting was called to order, and the first agenda item was recognizing new professional staff. 0:35
    • District staff introduced new staff members at Barlow Park Elementary School, the middle school and the high school. 1:02
  2. Hiring of new professional staff 10:19
    • The board took up a motion to approve the hiring of the new professional staff, and members answered yes as names were called. 11:16
  3. Teacher overload pay 13:23
    • The board considered approval of teacher overload pay for the 26⁠-⁠27 school year. 13:27
    • The motion passed unanimously. 13:52
  4. Revenue limit resolution and survey results 13:52
    • A district staff member said over 260 community residents and some non-residents completed a district survey. 14:19
    • The staff member said the resolution language involves no tax increase and replaces existing amounts of $500,000 and $850,000, with the latter expiring in 2028. 14:19
    • A participant suggested the board read the language for any changes before a motion was made, and members were asked to review it. 18:57
    • The resolution authorizing the district budget to exceed the revenue limit for 6 years for non-recurring purposes passed unanimously. 19:56
  5. Second revenue limit resolution 21:09
    • The board considered a second resolution tied to the approval of the resolution to exceed the revenue limit for 6 years for non-recurring purposes. 21:18
    • The resolution passed unanimously. 21:45
  6. Consent agenda 21:45
    • A motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. 22:07
    • The consent agenda passed unanimously. 22:17
  7. Superintendent report 22:17
    • The superintendent said the policy committee would review Act 89, which concerns reporting instances of inappropriate behavior, with a meeting expected the week of September 13th. 22:34
    • The superintendent said the district anticipated 1,444 students enrolled, compared with 1,507 last fall, and agreed to provide a 5-year comparison of Third Friday counts. 23:27
    • The superintendent asked for permission to refer to strategic planning discussions at the annual meeting on September 28th. 26:38
  8. Year-end financial report 28:59
    • A staff member said the district added about $100,000 to general fund reserves, bringing the fund balance just under $7 million, and added $278,000 to Fund 73. 29:03
    • The staff member said food service had budgeted a little over $62,000 deficit, ended at $65,548 and had a year-end fund balance of $305,654. 31:27
    • Asked about the insurance change, a staff member said there had been zero negative feedback and benefits calls had dropped. 33:17
  9. Closed session 35:06
    • A motion to convene in closed session was made and seconded. 35:06

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Video: posted by the district as “Ripon Area School District Board Meeting 8-17-26”