PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARSHFIELD May 13, 2026 – 5:00 p.m. Board Members Present: Mrs. Karen Ott, Ms. Cathy Gorst, Mr. Dan Griesbach, Mr. Ben Will, Mrs. Faith Meyers, Dr. Mark Borchardt, Mrs. Nicole Forst. Board Members Absent: None. OATH OF OFFICE FOR NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS Dr. Borchardt, Mrs. Meyers, and Mr. Will were given the Oath of Office by Jenni Heeg. PRESIDENT Nomination Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 1; Cathy Gorst – 1; Dan Griesbach – 1; Karen Ott – 4 Nomination Ballot: Cathy Gorst – 1; Dan Griesbach – 2; Karen Ott – 4 Election Ballot: Dan Griesbach – 2; Karen Ott – 5 VICE PRESIDENT Nomination Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 1; Cathy Gorst – 1; Dan Griesbach – 4; Ben Will - 1 Nomination Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 3; Cathy Gorst – 1; Dan Griesbach – 3 Election Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 2; Dan Griesbach – 5 TREASURER Nomination Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 1; Nicole Forst – 5; Ben Will – 1 Nomination Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 2; Nicole Forst – 4; Ben Will – 1 Election Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 2; Nicole Forst – 5 CLERK Nomination Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 2; Cathy Gorst – 2; Faith Meyers – 2; Ben Will – 1 Nomination Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 3; Cathy Gorst – 3; Faith Meyers – 1 Election Ballot: Mark Borchardt – 4; Cathy Gorst – 3 Selection of School Board Secretary Unanimously appointed Jenni Heeg as School Board Secretary. Consent Agenda Unanimously approved: Minutes from the regular meeting held on April 8, 2026 Accounts from the month of April Acceptance of Gifts Board accepted with great thanks, $100.00 from the Marshfield Lions Club for the Pathways Partner Program; $1,000.00 from Marshfield Clinic Foundation for the MHS general Science program; $61.13 from Washington School PTO for 5th grade field trip busing; $100.00 PBIS donation from Brian Nugent for Mrs. Kropidlowski's and Mrs. Schaefer's 5th grade classrooms; $497.25 from the Grant PTO for concert busing; $610.00 from Terry Frankland for Boys Tennis sweatshirts; $2,800.00 from Marshfield Tiger Booster Club for Baseball uniforms and $1,896.00 for Boys Track warmups; $17.50 for Boys Golf and $17.50 for Girls Golf from Donna Martin in loving memory of Mike Zschernitz; High School Music Program donations: $100.00 from Bharati Tripathi, $50.00 from Jessica Miller, $20.00 from Adelaide Ellsworth, $20.00 from Rolee Moore; FFA Program donations: $200.00 from WI FFA Alumni Association, $500.00 from Chili Implement, and $625.00 from Pivot Bio, Inc. Curriculum & Instruction Committee Unanimously approved: Art Curriculum Policy/Legislation Committee Unanimously approved: 2026-27 Middle School Student Handbook 2026-27 High School Student Handbook 2026-27 Alternative High School Student Handbook policy 1213, Student Supervision and Welfare policy 3213, Student Supervision and Welfare policy 4213, Student Supervision and Welfare policy 8462, Child Abuse and Neglect Finance Committee Unanimously approved: Dental Insurance Plan Proposal New Business Unanimously approved: Retirement of Jill Dasler, 4K Teacher Assistant at Washington Elementary; Lisa Weis, Food Service at the High School Resignation of Morgan Geiger, Grade 1 Teacher at Madison Elementary; Sunny Rufsholm, General Music Teacher at Lincoln/Grant Elementary; Andrea Zwicker, Kindergarten Teacher at Madison Elementary Employment of Taylor Barwick, Kindergarten Teacher at Madison Elementary; Aneesa Balz, Cross Categorical Teacher at Madison Elementary; Starly Darr, Custodian at the High School; Daisy Werner, Grade 5 Teacher at Nasonville Elementary Open enrollment applications as presented Student travel to Indianapolis, IN for the HOSA International Leadership Conference, June 2026 66.03 consortium agreement for Project Search Adjournment Meeting adjourned at 6:16 p.m. Mark Borchardt, Board Clerk WNAXLP Publication Dates LWIX0537590