PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARSHFIELD
February 11, 2026 – 6:00 p.m.
Board Members Present:
Mr. Mark Konrardy, Mrs. Karen Ott, Ms. Cathy Gorst, Mr. Dan Griesbach, Dr. Mark Borchardt, Mrs. Nicole Forst, Ms. Tara Tremelling.
Board Members Absent: None.
Consent Agenda
Unanimously approved:
Minutes from the regular meeting held on January 14, 2026
Special Meeting held February 23, 2026Accounts from the month of January
Acceptance of Gifts
Board accepted with sincere gratitude and great thanks, $500.00 from Schierl Tire and Auto for Grant Elementary (congratulations to Lylah P. in Mrs. Ponshock's 4th grade class, for winning the Winter Wonders Color Contest!); US General tool cabinet valued at $200.00 from Custom Fabricating and Repair for the High School Metal Tech Program; $278.80 from Team Sporting Goods for Light Up the Fieldhouse sponsorship; $150.00 from Black River Country Insurance for DC trip sponsorship; $2,200.00 from Central WI Contractors Association towards the purchase of a panel saw and router; $99.45 from Grant Elementary PTO for 2nd grade field trip busing; 6th Grade Track Day: $200.00 from Madison Elementary PTO, $200.00 from Nasonville Elementary PTO, $400.00 from Grant Elementary PTO; Gymnastics: $25.00, $500.00 from Robert Poehnelt, $104.00 from Marshfield Tiger Booster Club; Girls Wrestling: $100.00 from Simplicity Credit Union, $250.00 from Josh & Jenny Kilty, $100.00 from Brock & Decker Real Estate, $100.00 from Gaffney Plumbing, Inc; Girls Track and Field – Cabin Fever Run Sponsorship: $2,000.00 from Wheelers, $250.00 from Simplicity Credit Union, $250.00 from Wenzel's Farm, LLC; Girls and Boys Golf: $20.00 from Deb Cravillion, $115.00 from Dorothy Zschernitz, $25.00 from Sharon Fuerlinger, $20.00 from William & Carol Schallock, $40.00 from Michael Zgarrick, $50.00 from Mary Melchiori, $50.00 from Teresa Hoof; Athletics: $1,000.00 from Wheelers for Girls Soccer, $5,210.00 from Ronald Fischer for the Boys Basketball, $250.00 from Josh & Jenny Kilty for Boys Wrestling, Marshfield Tiger Booster Club, $1,023.77 for travel to the National Athletic Directors Conference, $273.00 for Cross Country Dues, $1,494.00 for white boards for Boys and Girls Basketball, $2,300.00 for tennis ball machines, $2,168.00 for Boys Soccer parkas.
Finance Committee
Unanimously approved:
the budget amendment (an increase in Common School Funding of $197,037 to bring the total budgeted amount to $362,887 and an additional $4,050 in interest revenue to balance the increase to the Common School Fund account).
New Business
Unanimously approved:
Retirement of Faith Arndt, Kindergarten Teacher at Grant Elementary; Kevin Gilbertson, Grade 5 Teacher at Grant Elementary; Tim Heeg, Agriculture Teacher at the Middle/High School; Carla Scheuer, Grade 5 Teacher at Nasonville Elementary; Jon Tremelling, Custodian at Grant Elementary; Roxanne Wegner, Custodian at Lincoln Elementary.
Resignation of Paige Dahlke, Grade 6 teacher at Grant Elementary; Maxwell Opelt, Special Education Teacher Assistant at the High School.
Employment of Tara Ausbourne, Assistant Baker at the High School; Megan Taylor, Secretary to the Counseling Office & Registrar at the High School.
Approved by a vote 6 – yes; 1 – no:
Student travel to Boston, MA and New York City, NY in June 2027 with expenses for teacher chaperones covered by fees collected for participating pupils pursuant to travel agency guidelines.
Closed Session
The Board of Education moved into closed session, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(g) to confer with legal counsel for the governmental body who is rendering oral or written advice concerning strategy to be adopted by the body with respect to litigation in which it is or is likely to become involved. To Wit: to discuss recent public records requests and related concerns. Motion carried by a roll call vote 7 – yes; 0 – no at 6:56 p.m.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 8:12 p.m.
Karen Ott, Board Clerk
PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARSHFIELD
February 23, 2026 – 5:00 p.m.
Board Members Present:
Mr. Mark Konrardy, Mrs. Karen Ott, Mr. Dan Griesbach, Dr. Mark Borchardt, Mrs. Nicole Forst, Ms. Tara Tremelling.
Board Members Absent: Ms. Cathy Gorst.
Old Business
Unanimously approved:
Bids for Marshfield High School referendum projects.
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 5:47 p.m.
Karen Ott, Board Clerk
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