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A staff presenter said the district recorded about 100 workers’ compensation reports or incidents in the first two quarters of the reporting window; not all reports become claims. Cost paid to date in the current reporting window was approximately $58,000 versus about $268,000 at the same time last year. The presenter said 34 of 54 incidents reviewed in the second quarter were staff injuries caused by students; paraprofessionals reported 21 of those incidents. The district said it continues staff training, consultant support and targeted follow‑up at identified schools.

Board member Doctor Herzog urged faster action to protect staff and emphasized school climate, culture and accountability for behavior in addition to training. “I would like us to create more of a sense of urgency to protect all of our staff,” Herzog said, urging steps that go beyond staff training to change culture and student behavior.

Separately, the district reported on an exit survey launched to understand why families leave the district. For families who withdrew between the 2022‑23 and 2023‑24 school years, staff sent surveys to 587 households; 23 responses were returned (a 4% response rate). The presenter said 17 of the 23 cited relocation as the primary reason; five mentioned safety or school quality concerns. Board members said the low response rate limits conclusions and suggested follow‑up strategies such as timely in‑person or phone outreach when families withdraw.

Administrators said they will continue prevention training, third‑party consultation and school‑level follow up and will report back on progress and any changes to the mod (experience) rate projection.

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“Providing clarity through alignment” was the superintendent’s theme: Davis said the board’s role is to set targets while staff design strategies and 90‑day action plans to move each KPI toward long‑term five‑star goals. Davis said the five‑star targets were designed as a 10‑year north star (2033) and that the district translates those into three‑year and one‑year goals with weekly and quarterly scorecards to track progress.

Davis described the operational system that supports the strategic plan: staff strategies tied to each KPI, 90‑day action plans used by principals and executive staff, quarterly/monthly assessments for many KPIs, and weekly executive scorecards. The superintendent said the approach is intended to make the district more responsive and allow the board to monitor detailed progress in monthly workshops.

Board members asked for visual, longitudinal summaries and asked about specific KPIs and weights. Several members suggested committee review of the core area weightings and possible replacement or recalibration of the “net promoter score” used under engagement. “I think now is a good time…for us to be able to to work through some of those edits,” Davis said in response.

Board members also requested that staff produce a concise one‑page view showing historical star ratings and trends for each KPI so the board and the public can more easily track what has moved up or down year to year.

Davis said staff will return with suggested alternatives to net promoter score (for example, parent and student perception surveys), a proposal for committee discussion about KPI weightings, and the requested one‑page longitudinal summary. The board scheduled deeper dives on individual KPIs in future monthly workshops.

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Julie Conrad, a district administrator overseeing referendum communications, said the district conducted due diligence and “there was no known documentation of methane on the Shapiro site.” She added that, “out of an abundance of caution…and from community members…we are going to be doing specific testing on the Shapiro site, to really gauge what the piece is. And if methane is found, we have contingency cost built in to cover the cost of mitigation, within our project, within our project scope.”

Conrad said the tests should take about a month and the district will publish results to the board and the community once they are available.

District staff also described an expanded public outreach plan in the weeks before a planned April referendum. The district will conduct six formal community information sessions (presentation plus Q&A) and four informal question‑and‑answer sessions at neighborhood coffee shops; staff said a mailer will be sent to all households and a dedicated referendum website is live with FAQs and session dates.

Local officials John Fitzpatrick and Kelly Nyforth met with district staff in a pre‑submittal meeting designed to better coordinate city and district review of project designs and zoning communications. District staff said the pre‑submittal process is intended to avoid a repeat of the South Falls Park issue that had led to confusion over zoning communications earlier.

Board members asked staff to keep the website and FAQ updated as more questions come in. Conrad said staff will track community questions and add them to the online FAQ.

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The change follows a federal court decision that vacated the 2024 Title IX regulations. District staff told the board the district must align its policies with current federal requirements; board members debated whether the change would affect safety and protections for transgender and other LGBTQ+ students.

Sabrina Johnson, an executive‑team member who briefed the board, said the district created Policy 2264 last year “that went with all claims and complaints that came forward as of September 12, 2024,” and that, with the federal rules vacated, the district should restore the prior policy and remove date‑specific procedures. “With that being vacated we’re coming forward tonight requesting that we delete policy 2264 and the change is to policy 2266 is that we can take out the dates of those proceedings happening before and after those dates,” Johnson said.

Board member (Ms.) Smeltley spoke at length in opposition, saying the 2024 rules had provided explicit protections and that reverting would leave some students feeling less safe. “I cannot be complicit, in the adoption, implementation, or enforcement of unjust rules, policies, or laws,” Smeltley said. She said the change would make some students “feel less safe, less protected in our OASD schools” and urged the district to remember its obligation to create a safe learning environment for all students.

Other board members and staff emphasized legal compliance. One board member reported consulting an education attorney who advised that Wisconsin privacy laws limit exposure in locker rooms and related settings, and that the immediate legal obligation is to align district policy with current federal law.

After discussion, the board approved the motion to revise the district’s Title IX policies to reflect the vacatur of the 2024 federal rule. The motion passed by roll‑call vote; one board member voted no.

The board president said the action was taken to keep district policy in compliance with the law and that additional administrative guidance or trainings would follow as needed.

The board moved on to other agenda items after the vote.

","The Oshkosh Area School District Board approved rescinding a 2024 Title IX policy and restoring the prior policy language after the Biden‑era rules were vacated. Board members and staff debated legal compliance and student safety; one board member spoke at length against the change.","actionData","errors"]

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