School District of South Milwaukee Minutes of Regular Board Meeting January 7, 2026 II. The school board meeting was called to order in open session at 6:31 p.m. III. Roll call indicated all were present with the exception of Ms. Williams, who was absent, and Mr. Hintz arrived at 6:36 p.m. IV. Superintendent's Report and Recognitions: Ms. Roemer provided the Board with the following updates: The WI DPI released the Pacesetter Awards this week. The awards recognize the level of participation and the culture of excellence at a particular school. We were one of 198 high schools across the state to be recognized, and received the honor of Level 3 Pacesetter, which means 10% or more of all students participate in at least one AP exam and 60% or more of those students earn scores of 3 or above on the exams. Many thanks to Ms. Swanson, Mr. Backes and Mr. Oeschlager for all their work with our students in these classes to prepare for this level of achievement. Our 2nd grade team from Rawson was featured in the latest edition of WASB's School News. Dan Bader, our Communications Coordinator, worked with the team at Rawson to capture the story. The article can be found online. We have six candidates running for school board in April. Patrick Hintz, Brian Genduso, Tory Elliot, John Nuck, Terrence Talley, and Melissa Ellis are all on the ballot. The drawing lot for ballot order is Friday, January 9 at 3:45pm. This meeting is noticed and open to the public. We are busy working on pilots for new resources for elementary and middle school math and ELA. Our teachers are using a number of new materials during the pilot. The staff and the students are getting feedback on the new resources and will have a recommendation to our board for adoption in May. Congratulations go out to our student athletes who competed over the winter break- , the Girls Basketball team went 1-1 including an opportunity to play at Fiserv Forum. Also, the wrestling team was in a 72 team tournament in which Drew Possing finished 16th, Phoenix Coughlin finished 8th and "Rusty" Hamilton finished 2nd winning some big matches over the two days. V. Public Comments Four members of the public spoke to share their thoughts related to the potential community center. VI. Consent Agenda - Mr. Hansen Moved by Hansen and seconded by Simmons that the Board approve the consent agenda as follows: A. Adoption of Agenda. B. Approval of Bills for Payment in the Amount of $3,446,533.72 C. Approval of Minutes from the December 3, 16, and 17, 2025 School Board Meetings. D. Approval of Staffing - New Hires, Resignations, Retirements, Revised FTE Retirement of the following teachers effective June 11, 2026: Laura Widenski - Rawson Elementary Aaron Callender - High School JoEllyn Hetzer - Gifted & Talented Coordinator Sarah Green - High School Retirement of Andy Flater - Middle School Teacher, effective 9/30/26 Resignation of the following teachers effective January 23, 2026 Jane Thuene - Middle School ELA Teacher Abigail McGraw - Middle School Science Teacher E. Approval of E.W. Luther Gym Renovations Bid F. Approval of 2026-28 Administrative Contracts G. Approval of the School Board Meeting date revision from April 1 to April 29, 2026 All voted aye by roll call. Motion carried 6-0. VII. Information/Discussion/Possible Actions: A. First Reading of Revised Policies: 371 Student Fundraising; 525 Solicitations and Distribution of Promotional Materials by Employees; 852 Solicitations, Sales and Fundraising in Schools; and 851 Advertising and Promotion in Schools Moved by Genduso and seconded by Hansen that the Board approve the First Reading of Revised Policies 371 Student Fundraising; 525 Solicitations and Distribution of Promotional Materials by Employees; 852 Solicitations, Sales and Fundraising in Schools; and 851 Advertising and Promotion in Schools. All voted aye by roll call. Motion carried 6-0. B. School Board Student Representative Policy Discussion The Board discussed the board rule and process associated with the policy. C. Potential Community Recreation Center Update The Board heard updates and was provided a report on the due diligence items from the preliminary agreement. D. WASB Resolution Feedback Discussion The Board discussed their position on the WASB resolutions. VIII. President's Report - Deidre Roemer Superintendent Roemer discussed the possibility of different topics, ideas and other items to be brought to future board meetings. IX. Announcements: The wrestling booster club fundraiser will be on January 24th. X. Closed Session - None XI. Adjournment - the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m. subject to the call of the President. XII.. Non-Discrimination Statement The Board recognizes the importance of assuring that all educational programs, including vocational and technical education/school-to-work programs, are available to all students without regard for gender, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, ancestry, creed, pregnancy, marital or parental status, sexual orientation, or physical, mental, emotional or learning disability. Additionally, the District is committed to provide equal employment opportunities for all District employees and applicants and to provide a learning and working environment free of discrimination. Sophia Williams, President Dan Arnold, Acting Secretary WNAXLP February 4 2026 LWIX0450642