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Sheboygan Area School District board meeting, Sep 23, 2026

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Sheboygan board authorizes legal counsel for litigation against social media companies 30:26

  • Staff gave an update on construction at Farnsworth and Urban middle schools, saying work at Urban had been about a month behind because of a permit issue and that Farnsworth was ahead of schedule. 9:18
  • A district staff member said the district had been asked to join a class action lawsuit and that the work would involve probably 8 to 10 hours of data collection on the district's behalf. 21:53
  • The board approved a resolution authorizing the retention of legal counsel to represent the board in litigation against certain social media companies. 30:26
  • The board also approved a North High School band field trip to Orlando and a revised purchasing policy. 49:59
Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and minutes 0:09
    • The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and the board voted on the agenda. 0:09
    • Roll call found all members present. 0:52
    • The board considered the minutes of the regular meeting of August 25th, 2026, and the closed session meeting of September 9th, 2026. 0:52
    • The agenda and the minutes were approved. ~0:46
  2. Diploma presentation 1:17
    • One diploma was presented and accepted on behalf of the recipient, who was unable to attend. 1:22
  3. Superintendent's report 2:43
    • The superintendent listed upcoming regional meetings and online workshops, including sessions on November 3rd and November 5th. 2:46
    • The superintendent said the house construction program held a groundbreaking for the 11th house under its current teacher and that the last house sold within hours. 2:46
    • The superintendent said the first weeks of school had been the best start of a school year in recent memory and thanked staff. 5:11
  4. Middle school construction update 6:49
    • A district staff member said demolition at Urban was complete and that crews were working extra hours and Saturdays to catch up after being about a month behind because of a permit issue. 9:18
    • The staff member said Farnsworth was ahead of schedule, finances were where they should be budget-wise, and providing hot food in the Farnsworth cafeteria for a semester was the biggest challenge. 13:25
    • Asked about traffic and drop-off concerns, the staff member said central office had not received a single complaint. 17:42
  5. Social media litigation 21:20
    • A district staff member said the district's attorney saw no real pitfalls beyond probably 8 to 10 hours of data collection work. 22:17
    • Asked whether the district would file a separate lawsuit, the staff member said the district would join multi-state and multi-district litigation. 23:57
    • A question was raised about the retainer agreement providing 25% of any settlement to the firms, and the staff member said the firms did not expect expenses to be high. 28:01
    • The board approved the resolution authorizing the retention of legal counsel for litigation against certain social media companies. 30:26
  6. Long-range plan update 31:04
    • A staff member said the NextPath data platform now allows enrollment to be checked by school, grade and student in a few mouse clicks. 32:49
    • A speaker said 6 employees had entered an alternative licensure pathway to become special ed licensed and that 52 special ed EA positions were filled through the summer, and a staff member said 52 out of 59 was great, with 7 more to go. 37:20
    • A staff member said the district would do a $9.5 million borrow in 2026 and a final referendum borrow of $9 million in 2027, and another staff member said any consolidation discussion would be held in public. 43:36
  7. Board appointed committees 49:31
    • A staff member asked the board to approve the board appointed committees. 49:41
    • The motion carried. ~49:49
  8. Curriculum and instruction committee report 49:49
    • The committee brought forward a field trip to Orlando in March of next year by North High School band students. 49:59
    • A staff member said no action would be taken on the crisis manual and a streamlined safety plan would return in October for approval. 50:54
    • Items 5 through 13, all first readings, were bundled and moved for approval. 51:32
    • The field trip was approved. ~50:20
  9. Human resources committee report 51:49
    • Leah Hibl said the committee was moving approval of appointments. 51:58
    • Leah Hibl said separations were for information in the packet. 52:16
    • The appointments were approved. ~52:10
  10. Facilities and finance committee reports 52:22
    • The facilities committee report said all 3 items discussed were for information only. 52:27
    • Sarah Ruiz-Harrison said items 1 through 4 were informational and the committee recommended approval of revised Board of Education Policy 6320, Purchasing. 52:42
    • The motion on the purchasing policy carried. 52:59
  11. Legislative roundtable report 53:16
    • A district staff member said the roundtable discussed special education funding for voucher schools compared with the district. 55:11
    • The staff member said anything short of 60% special education funding is not acceptable but the district would take what voucher schools get, which is $15,000 per special ed kid and then 90-some percent coverage. 57:56
  12. Foundation report and future meetings 1:03:13
    • Denise Wittstock said the education foundation is entering its 25th year, beginning strategic planning, and opened its online scholarship window on September 15th. 1:03:23
    • Future meeting dates were listed as October 14th and October 28th, with the October 28th meeting including the public hearing. 1:04:02
    • The meeting was adjourned. ~1:05:16

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