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Wausau board adopts final 2026⁠-⁠27 budget and $44,385,271 tax levy 1:15:25

  • The Committee of the Whole heard presentations on the Red Granite Charter School, a potential Hmong language offering and the district's academic career plan. 0:21
  • Members voted to recommend to the full board approval of the 2027⁠-⁠2028 annual student fee as presented. 1:02:39
  • At a special meeting, the board adopted a final tax levy of $44,385,271. 1:03:11
  • A district staff member said the levy is the same as last year and results in a gross mill rate of $6.26 per $1,000 of equalized valuation. 1:20:54

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Item by item (12)
  1. Opening and approval of minutes 0:00
    • The chair called the Committee of the Whole to order and sought a motion to approve the minutes of September 28th, 2026. 0:00
    • The chair announced the motion carried with 2 opposed. 0:21
  2. Charter school progress presentation 0:21
    • The principal of Red Granite Charter School said the school is in year 3 of operation as a public Waldorf school and has approximately 65 students, including 24 new 4K students. 1:06
    • Asked whether the school had enough space, the principal said it has plenty of space this year and is working on purchasing a large shed for outdoor items. 9:58
    • One board member said the best marketing is servicing current families and that word of mouth may be taking hold. 12:01
  3. Public comment and audit of bills 12:49
    • The chair said there was nothing for public and student comment and moved to the audit of the bills. 12:49
    • The chair announced the motion to approve the audit of the bills carried. 13:28
  4. Facility usage fee schedule 13:28
    • The assistant superintendent of operations proposed letting 501 tax-exempt groups, Title 36 youth organizations such as the Scouts and government agencies request fee waivers for use between 6:30 AM and 10 o'clock PM. 13:28
    • The chair said 5 board members were present physically and 3 were attending digitally. 19:01
    • The chair announced the motion to recommend the first phase of fee schedule changes to the full board carried. 18:26
  5. Legal counsel expense report 19:01
    • The chair said the quarterly legal expense report was a written report requiring no action and is available in the board books. 19:47
  6. Potential Hmong language offering 20:07
    • Staff members said La Crosse and Madison are the only 2 districts known to offer Hmong and that finding and retaining a teacher would likely be the largest challenge. 22:28
    • Charles Burger asked whether the course could be offered through WAVE or tried first as a summer program, and a staff member said the La Crosse program started as a summer course. 31:33
    • One board member said adding a language would probably come at the expense of one the district currently offers, while another board member suggested surveying students and families on interest. 36:15
  7. Tech ed course adjustments 39:52
    • The CTE coordinator proposed combining Fab Lab 1 and Graphics 1 into a course called Digital Design and Manufacturing and reducing Graphics 3 from a double block to 1 hour. 42:17
  8. Academic career plan 46:07
    • The CTE coordinator said 110 students are in work-based learning and 144 students are earning industry-recognized credentials. 51:04
    • The plan's goals are to increase sustained work-based learning from 145 students to 160 and to reduce undecided seniors from the current 11% or 15% baseline to under 8%. 57:46
    • The chair announced the motion to recommend the plan to the full board carried. 1:01:35
  9. Annual student fees 1:01:51
    • A district staff member said the district is not seeking any increases to student fees this year. 1:02:11
    • The chair announced the motion to recommend approval of the 2027⁠-⁠2028 annual student fee carried, and the committee then adjourned. 1:02:39
  10. Special meeting consent agenda 1:03:11
    • The chair called the special meeting to order at 6:05 and sought a motion to approve the consent agenda covering staffing appointments, separations and contract changes. 1:03:11
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 1:03:46
  11. Final 2026-27 budget 1:03:46
    • A district staff member said the mill rate is now 6.26 after values were finalized, down from a projected 6.54. 1:04:18
    • The staff member said enrollment fell by 215 students from fall of 2025 to this fall and that the private school voucher deduction has a direct impact of $4,629,595. 1:07:24
    • A speaker asked for trend data on equalized value and state aid, transportation and high-needs special education students, and the staff member said the data could be provided. 1:17:10
    • The chair announced the motion to approve the final 2026⁠-⁠27 budget carried. 1:15:25
  12. Final tax levy 1:20:49
    • A district staff member said the recommended levy of $44,385,271 is $1,463,422 less than presented at the annual meeting but the same as last year, with a gross mill rate 28 cents lower than presented then. 1:20:54
    • The motion split the levy into $24,759,713 for the general fund, $18,533,558 for debt service funds and $1,092,000 for the community service fund. 1:21:35
    • The chair announced the motion to adopt the final tax levy carried. 1:22:17

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Video: posted by the district as “Wausau School Board Committee of the Whole Meeting - 10/26/26 Live Version”