PROCEEDINGS OF THE REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARSHFIELD
June 10, 2026 – 6:00 p.m.
Board Members Present:
Mr. Dan Griesbach, Ms. Cathy Gorst, Mr. Ben Will, Mrs. Faith Meyers, Dr. Mark Borchardt, and Mrs. Nicole Forst.
Board Members Absent: Mrs. Karen Ott.
Consent Agenda
Unanimously approved:
Minutes from the regular meeting held on May 13, 2026
Accounts from the month of May
Acceptance of Gifts
Board accepted with great thanks, $2,000.00 from Ameriprise Financial for Fellowship of Christian Athletes; $344.98 from Grant School PTO for 6th grade class picnic and $103.00 for field trip fees; $500.00 from the Polga family for the High School Orchestra program and $500.00 for the Baseball program; T-shirts valued at $1,612.00 from the Marshfield Tiger Booster Club for Gymnastics and Boys Wrestling; $250.00 from Wisconsin Association of Agricultural Educators towards busing for Food For America travel; Donations toward the purchase of construction tools for ACE Academy Seniors: $200.00 from RT Automotive Inc
$250.00 from Sara & Randall Henrichs, $250.00 from Kreklau Insurance Services LLC, $200.00 from Haas Builders Supply Inc, $800.00 from WI AGC Construction Education Foundation, $300.00 from Kathleen A Scheuer c/o Charles Schwab, $300.00 from William Heiting, $1,000.00 from Forward Bank, and $1,000.00 from Staab Construction; Donations for SkillsUSA: $40.00 from Marlene Furo, $25.00 from Pat Schultz, and $100.00 from Rosemary Volovsek.
Curriculum & Instruction Committee
Unanimously approved:
Music Curriculum
Policy/Legislation Committee
Unanimously approved:
2026-27 Elementary Student Handbook
Facilities, Safety & Transportation Committee
Unanimously approved:
The bid for the School Forest logging project
Finance Committee
Unanimously approved:
increasing the price of a second entrée from $2.60 to $2.75 for the 2026-27 school year
the 2026-27 WiSNP Co-Op 66.03 Agreement
the 2026-27 Preliminary Budget
Employee Relations Committee
Unanimously approved:
the proposed elementary cross-categorical special education position (1.0 FTE)
New Business
Unanimously approved:
Retirement of Cheryl Misner, Regular Education Teacher Assistant at the High School
Resignation of Bonnie Bruesewitz, 4K Teacher Assistant at Washington Elementary; Riley Gebelein, Physical Education Teacher at Lincoln/Grant Elementary; Sarah Karl, Spanish Teacher at the Middle/High School; Nathan Krizan, Social Studies Teacher at the High School; Kathleen Mahoney, English Teacher at the Middle School
Employment of Nathan Edwards, General Music Teacher at Grant/Madison/Washington Elementary; Holly Larson, Grade 4 Teacher at Lincoln Elementary; Barb Pankratz, Custodian at Lincoln Elementary; Fletcher Raab, Physical Education Teacher at the Middle School; Shayne Schultz, Custodian at Grant Elementary
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
Mark Borchardt, Board Clerk
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SPECIAL BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT OF MARSHFIELD
June 24, 2026 – 5:00 p.m.
Board Members Present:
Mrs. Karen Ott, Ms. Cathy Gorst, Mr. Ben Will, Mrs. Faith Meyers, Dr. Mark Borchardt, Mrs. Nicole Forst, and Mr. Dan Griesbach.
Board Members Absent: None.
New Business
Unanimously approved:
the base bid for the Marshfield High School parking lot project with a 7% contingency
the athletic trainer contract for 2026-27
The motion failed on a roll call vote of 3 – yes; 4 – no:
the alternative bid (A1) for the volleyball courts with a 7% contingency
Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m.
Mark Borchardt, Board Clerk
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