Open enrollment limits, a computer lease agreement, personnel changes and several Wisconsin Association of School Boards resolutions were approved by the Neenah Joint School District Board of Education at its January 10 meeting.
Open enrollment limits were set at each grade level for the 2023-24 school year. Based upon pre-established program limits, there are no spaces available for full-time open enrollment in any special education programs. Based on pre-established class size limits, the District is forecasting 5 openings at first grade, 62 at third grade, 74 at fourth grade and 35 at fifth grade. There are no anticipated openings at any other grade levels. Current open enrolled students and their siblings are exempt from these capacities and more spaces may become available based on enrollment changes.
The Board approved a computer lease agreement for the next four years. The agreement allows the District to lease technology devices prior to the official budgeting process in order to purchase ahead of other districts and at a price that is lower than the current lease agreement.
In personnel changes, the Board approved the hire of Rachael Schley as Equity and Inclusion Instructional Coach and Emily Esser as an educational assistant at Hoover. End-of-school year retirements were approved for high school associate principal Mike O’Neill, Shattuck teacher Richard Thill, high school library media educational assistant Melodie Vanderkolk and Transition Education Center educational assistant Joline Hjerstedt.
The Board also supported 19 resolutions to be presented at the Wisconsin Education Convention next week on behalf of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards. Board policies for Family and Medical Leave of Absences and open enrollment procedures were also approved.
A Safe Routes to School plan was reviewed by the Board and will be voted upon at the next meeting on February 7. The new plan applies to the new facilities for the 2023-24 school year, including Horace Mann Elementary School, Neenah Middle School and Neenah High School. The plan identifies unusual hazards for students in the boundary area of each school, necessitating transportation for those students.
During the superintendent’s report, several crossing guards were honored as part of National School Crossing Guard Week.
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