Merton Community School District Board of Education Meeting

Merton Community School District Board of Education Meeting MERTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT Board of Education Monday, August 25, 2025 6:35 p.m. Merton Intermediate School Little Theater President Imes called the meeting to order at 6:35 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance followed. Imes announced the meeting was properly posted. Board members in attendance were Nicole Cotton, Dean Dobbertin, Rebecca Imes, John LaFleur and Patrick Griffin. District Administrator Russ was in attendance. There were no reporters and three citizens in person. Approval of Agenda Motion by Dobbertin, second by Cotton to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried 5-0. Approval of Consent Agenda Items Motion by Cotton, second by Griffin to approve the consent agenda items (Approval of Minutes, Approval of Financial Report, Bill Listing and Donations and Approval of Personnel Actions). Motion carried 5-0. A. Approval of Minutes Approved Board Meeting Minutes from Monday, June 21st, 2025. Approved Board Meeting Minutes from Tuesday, August 5, 2025. B Approval of Financial Report, Bill Listings, and Donations Approved Direct Deposits #900066039-900066072 in the amount of $47,939.18, #900065774-900065838 in the amount of $118,278.08, #900066110-900066177 in the amount of $85,838.63, #900065839-900065903 in the amount of $111,074.07, #900066180-900066238 in the amount of $65,705.72, #900065904-900065968 in the amount of $118,066.19, and #900066178-900066179 in the amount of $111,074.07 Payroll Wire Transfers #202400364-202500008 in the amount of $1,637.49. Wire Transfers in the amount of $239,969.12. Total Payroll in the amount of $842,508.48. Accounts Payable Checks #57156-57195 in the amount of $323,150.69. AP Wire Transfers #202500015-202500016 in the amount of $301.45, #202500028-202500028 in the amount of $3,920.34, #202500033-202500033 in the amount of $1,129.71, #202500035-202500035 in the amount of $18.18, #202500043-202500045 in the amount of $3,313.16, and #202500046-202500046 in the amount of $939.00. Credit Card transactions #72025 in the amount of $53,168.49. ACH/Direct Deposit #252600004-252600010 in the amount of $5,448.89. Total Accounts Payable of $391,389.91. Total Disbursements in the amount of $1,233,898.39. C. Personnel Actions (Action) Approved the letters of appointment for Emily Lechtenberg and Sharon Laatsch. Delegations to be Heard There were no delegations to be heard. District Administrator's Report Open Records Requests Dr. Russ let the board know there was a normal amount of open records requests that contained a longer request for information on Dean Dobbertin's record with the board as well as information requests from Rebecca Imes and Dean Dobbertin's communications. Donations Dr. Russ indicated there was a very generous $500 donation from St. John's Lutheran for the angel fund to help families who may need financial assistance in paying lunch fee balances. Committee Reports No committees met this month. New Business A. Board Reorganization - Committee Assignments (Action) Motion By Cotton, second by Imes to appoint Patrick Griffin (replacing Rebecca Imes) to the Policy and Personnel Committee, John LaFleur (replacing Rebecca Imes) to the Facility Committee, and John LaFleur (replacing Rebecca Imes) to be the WASB representative. Motion carried 5-0. B. Student Achievement update (Discussion) Maria Kucharski addressed the board that DPI will be updating the Wisconsin Report Card Standards this year. Changes will be communicated from DPI this fall. Additionally, all Act 20 requirements for staff to be SOR trained have been met. All contracted staff received a high level introduction to our Data Warehouse-Next Path at Summer Academy. There have been a few changes to the Aimsweb Assessments for Fall and DPI has renormed standards from last year to this year which may result in a lower number of reading plans for the district. Communication on this for families will be forthcoming. Curriculum changes in both math (Eureka Squared) and literacy (myView) have been reviewed for data trends specifically looking at student performance and growth. Data shows this was overall a good move for the district and administration will continue to monitor growth. The district dashboard was also shared and the district continues to outperform the national norms and has set a long term goal to score 25% above the national norm in all student achievement categories by 2028. C. Approval of 2025-26 66.03 with Hartland Lakeside School District for Physical Therapy Services (Action) Motion by Cotton, second by Dobbertin to approve the 66.03 with Hartland Lakeside School District for Physical Therapy Services for the 2025-26 School Year. Motion carried 5-0. Future Agenda Items and Meetings 1. September 9, 2025 @ 7:00 p.m. a. Annual Meeting/Budget Hearing 2. September 29, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m. a. Monthly Meeting w/Community Forum to begin the meeting 3. October 27, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m. a. Monthly Meeting w/Community Forum to begin the meeting b. Approve 2025-26 Budget c. Potential first review of Board Policy 187 Public Participation at Board Meetings. 4. November 17, 2025 @ 6:00 p.m a. Monthly Meeting w/Community Forum to begin the meeting b. Review of District Consolidation Financials Motion by Dobbertin, second by Griffin to adjourn at 7:28 p.m. Motion carried 5-0 . Respectfully submitted, Nicole Cotton District Clerk WNAXLP October 22 2025 LWIX0390370