River Valley School District board meeting, Sep 17, 2026
23 min
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What happened at this meeting
Board approves police school liaison officer agreement 10:12
- A district staff member presented the 2026-2027 annual district goals, which focus on explicit vocabulary instruction for 4K through 12. 6:09
- The board approved policies brought by the Policy Committee for second reading. 12:25
Item by item (10)
- Staff reports 0:00
- A staff member said the district has a new special education team at the high school and a couple of long-term substitutes in the elementary. 0:16
- The staff member said a coffee shop is starting up in the high school and is working with employability curriculum. 0:16
- A business office staff member said September and October are report season and that work is starting on the '26-'27 budget. 1:45
- Board reminders and legislative update 2:37
- A staff member said board members received an email about ACT 89 training videos and that every person with contact with students in the district must complete the training. 3:03
- A staff member said district administrators hired their own lobbyist, so there are now WASDA and SAA perspectives on governmental relations. 3:55
- Asked about districts banding together for health insurance, a staff member said the district has met with its broker about the idea of joining the CESA III Consortium. 4:26
- Consent agenda 5:38
- Annual district goals 6:09
- A staff member said the goal stays within literacy and focuses on explicit vocabulary instruction for 4K through 12. 6:25
- The staff member said presenters will return in November and January to add new vocabulary strategies throughout the year. 6:25
- The staff member said the district is relying on PLCs on Wednesdays to focus on which words are used and how they are used. 9:30
- Resignations, retirements and hiring 10:00
- Staff reported no resignations, retirements or hires. ~10:05
- Police school liaison officer agreement 10:12
- A staff member said the agreement was approved by the Village of Spring Green Police Department and that a new officer started last week. 10:21
- A speaker said costs went up a little, reflecting the costs of finding a suitable candidate. 11:34
- A staff member said that even with the increase, the amount paid for the time the district receives is incredible. 12:02
- The motion carried. ~12:25
- Policy Committee recommendations 12:25
- Pam Gauger presented policies 543, 734, 761.4 and 763 for second reading, saying only 543 had small language changes. 12:46
- Pam Gauger presented first-reading policies, including changes to include volunteers under Act 89 and language changes to policy 443.6 on student cell phones. 13:59
- Pam Gauger said policies 131.1, 172 and 131 were updated to match the statute. 15:10
- Motions carried for both the second-reading and first-reading policies. 13:44
- Budget committee report 16:31
- A staff member said salaries and benefits make up 70 to 80% of the budget and that insurance renewal rates were promised at 12.9%. 18:12
- A staff member said the handbook may need to be more specific about how many hours equal part-time for prorated benefits. 18:59
- A staff member said the committee had no action items. ~20:16
- Resolution accepting gifts 20:18
- Adjournment 22:14
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