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Matt (district staff presenting the attendance report) said the district's Attendance Matters committee'—composed of school social workers, student services staff and community partners including Winnebago County Department of Human Services and public-health representatives'—met Feb. 6 and recommended a set of procedural and communications changes to strengthen attendance outreach.

Key recommendations discussed at the meeting include automating the district's letters of concern (the district is exploring options with a neighboring district that uses the same student information system), updating attendance codes to make medical versus nonmedical absences clearer, and sending an automatic email to parents once a child reaches three unexcused absences (the state's threshold for habitual truancy is five unexcused absences). Administrators said they would also add guidance for parents on using the Infinite Campus parent portal to submit excuses and would revise online resources and outreach materials in multiple languages.

Board members asked about student involvement in attendance work and transportation barriers. Presenters said the committee had not regularly included students because its current meeting times are during the workday but agreed to consider outreach to student councils and to keep exploring transportation solutions for families, including the possibility of hub busing and better coordination with city transit passes.

The district said these changes are intended to let staff spot attendance trends earlier and intervene before students meet the statutory threshold for habitual truancy.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oshkosh Area Board of Education 2/26/25","oneSentenceSummary","Oshkosh reported a 93.1% attendance rate year-to-date, slightly above the state average of 92.8%. The district's Attendance Matters committee recommended automating absence letters, clarifying attendance codes, sending notices when families reach three unexcused absences and improving multilingual outreach.","taxTitle","Oshkosh Area School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",54442,"location","Wisconsin","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6661257,"Reading midyear shows gains; district points to early-literacy work and personalized reading plans",633,4033000,4666000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2414520-f077d19018ef51e7bc727f247a1b8a42&start=4033&end=4666","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2414520-f077d19018ef51e7bc727f247a1b8a42/thumbnail_4033000.jpg","/articles/6661257/Wisconsin/Reading-midyear-shows-gains-district-points-to-early-literacy-work-and-personalized-reading-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6661257-459fdb65ab89fc37d2c5d09d7f2370de/orig.mp4?Expires=1775025463&Signature=gMGsQj-f-zCdtHVsVTabQqfaoJZMIVFqn8rV9h8ef7mhIhsQC058AuJF-oNc19Wl9AI0yXt6C-rOPH4xSr~-1rn~TP6L0MJHsoUdd0HtIs2Ja8ohXOERoCBrCXV-GbC-Vn1lzuTdj6vkd3S3FZIMfOQdsTsGn9S8DhkMxUSW~MI6zik1uYLBY6MVCgpu4H5WY-0HOKVb-oKzFcgqnpxzH2~FZqrn~-ex7KXjEuUsp57~9IjEaT2ER7eGhuestNLQnMcuAc8nkruTFQjUo4kDpIzJysfGGWbEJTQ4mAoiB0K36jatCSvEh3Ub0j8HzUSkM-BvWB1MjOa1nQSie-n9jg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oshkosh Area School District leaders told the board Feb. 26 that midyear reading results show measurable growth, with third grade reporting midyear proficiency near levels the district achieved at last spring's end-of-year assessment.

Administrators said third grade midyear proficiency was approximately 55.6% and that other grades showed modest increases year over year. To sustain and expand gains, the district described a multi-pronged literacy strategy: continued implementation and field testing of CKLA for foundational skills, full implementation and pacing support for StudySync at the secondary level, the creation of personalized reading plans (PRPs) for K-3 students, monthly common formative assessments in elementary grades, and targeted tutoring or Litera/eAcademy support for students who need more practice.

District leaders said this school year marked the first full-time secondary literacy coordinator and expanded coaching capacity. They described the PRP rollout as a substantial staff effort; roughly half of students in the K-3 band are currently identified as needing a PRP and staff said early family responses included parents thanking schools for the clearer, actionable plans.

Board members raised disparity concerns: trustees asked for trend information and asked administrators to track racial and subgroup gaps. District leaders acknowledged that while some disaggregated groups show reduced gaps, the achievement gap between Black and White students widened from the prior year and remains a major priority; they said the district will focus targeted strategies to close those gaps.

Administrators asked the board to consider success as both statistically significant growth and movement in the district's star rating; leaders said a key near-term objective is to drive the KPI and star rating upward by the spring assessment window.","District officials reported midyear reading gains, including strong third-grade results, and described a set of interventions — personalized reading plans for K-3, StudySync for secondary grades, expanded coaching and common formative assessments — intended to translate midyear growth into end-of-year proficiency.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":80,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6661260,"District reports midyear math results; leaders point to new curriculum and coaching as levers",1517,2516000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2414520-f077d19018ef51e7bc727f247a1b8a42&start=2516&end=4033","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2414520-f077d19018ef51e7bc727f247a1b8a42/thumbnail_2516000.jpg","/articles/6661260/Wisconsin/District-reports-midyear-math-results-leaders-point-to-new-curriculum-and-coaching-as-levers","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6661260-9a91c0d407927f43291cda98f6dca48b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775025463&Signature=RDi5PDbSOEzvKEpwC-mgeaW3pmStB2y4i0~ClB-JMIToYz79QcmXYl4sGlyQCBB2B1ZTo7hQsyTNszYf~QCcX2R1RWyu3KWaR1~EpQz6uGOQLwP9VqPzFMgLEaNuAXL54aVk9-QvxEmCfFDzcR3dt-9H4SCtVPTWppdSvsSDo-M1hQhxPCu~I-1ZvWVSpu5S29YEyOfXZPmIcBPsiNO5EaU5u4vbbcMAbslL6CcNFygw~zxKsxaiRs1kx4fxjRn8kv9mY5~HKThfhJedRnQKhEozi9rerqlMSzRwQDNJHachu~awl7D8gNbjgA48uEl-vfMeM~-CxyyVN-MR612N~g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District administrators presented midyear mathematics results to the board on Feb. 26, saying the Oshkosh Area School District's current star rating for the metric is a 3 and that the midyear i-Ready snapshot shows the district is not yet where leaders want it to be.

Presenters cited a number of district actions intended to improve math outcomes: adoption and early implementation of Bridges (third edition) for elementary grades, implementation of Illustrative Mathematics 360 for middle grades, increased coaching and professional development, monthly data conversations and student-centered coaching cycles. At the secondary level the district has newly funded a full-time secondary math coordinator, officials said.

Administrators described midyear results as showing stagnation compared with prior years and highlighted a 6-point midyear dip in seventh grade proficiency that staff said was explained by the seventh-grade pacing schedule: one large standard (operations with integers) was taught after the midyear assessment window and should appear on the end-of-year measure.

Director Cole and others explained that the district is working to align pacing and implementation across buildings and to strengthen collaboration among general education, special education and ESOL teachers so students with additional needs receive access to grade-level instruction. The district described efforts to build principal capacity to observe and give targeted feedback to teachers and said learning-walk data collected across buildings showed about 52% of observed teachers were fully prepared to implement Bridges lessons with fidelity; the district has scheduled training and coaching to raise that proportion.

Board members questioned whether the described strategies are sufficient and asked for evidence these approaches will drive year-over-year improvement. Director-level presenters said the four district levers under their control are: high-quality instructional materials, professional development and coaching, data use and rapid-cycle interventions, and meaningful feedback/evaluation — and that these are the most direct paths to improvement.

Administrators cautioned that results take time to change, particularly where cohorts of students missed earlier foundational instruction, and asked trustees to focus on implementation fidelity and continued, regular review of formative data.

The board held a lengthy question-and-answer exchange about pacing, coaching and how the district will measure progress between now and the spring assessment window.","Midyear i-Ready math results show stagnant performance districtwide and a notable dip in seventh grade; district leaders said they are emphasizing implementation of new curricula, professional development and student-centered coaching to reverse the trend.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6661265,"District says final methane testing finds no hazard at proposed Shapiro middle school site",146,1947000,2093000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2414520-f077d19018ef51e7bc727f247a1b8a42&start=1947&end=2093","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2414520-f077d19018ef51e7bc727f247a1b8a42/thumbnail_1947000.jpg","/articles/6661265/Wisconsin/District-says-final-methane-testing-finds-no-hazard-at-proposed-Shapiro-middle-school-site","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6661265-c49d2a23d188f11db8cbad8ff16da8c2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775025463&Signature=Ki06REhMPWRyLhzspQrxJ5yxqIQl1z90v5f6GNOFfHN-AqkHez-o0cKIEpkn7dRXMfG2-q0ATSEDDK7OHR095ruh13AG-0jFzTI4yHo4hzK7vhhLMfKcBBgU6oIL77pjUOSg5wi84emDlzJR7AQQ-0uOBWhYeM~3NnaBK4hy61rhgFk6uEF5qaWqoAzuL-taOGQH8jeGXcokFu39nCLG-qocMFfSiw2nAKJcu7mML2aMN76fp-wj0qWSi--x4489HvmphQ~5VUNRaKX2GDrCRVYpQSLL1yX7ax-9wYR-ehjoL81nJ8HCShO7s~yoDRCoBT4AV032snhJW9c3wQrKNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Area School District presented results of methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) testing for the proposed consolidated middle school site at the current Shapiro location and told the board the final report found no hazard.

At the Feb. 26 meeting the district's administrator described a multi-step review conducted with a contracted engineering firm and in coordination with the City of Oshkosh. The district said it reviewed historical maps of local quarries and landfills, and ran both indoor and outdoor air-quality testing. The administration told trustees the final report \"confirms that there is no risk of hazard from methane gases or other volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at the proposed site.\" The district said the city's ventilation and mitigation systems at adjacent former landfill locations are functioning effectively.

District staff said this finding means they do not anticipate additional methane mitigation measures will be required at the proposed site. The district also announced that the full engineering report and a public fact sheet are available on the district's referendum website.

Board members asked procedural questions about the testing. The administrator said the testing included indoor air-quality measurements for VOCs as well as checks outside the building and below ground, and that no methane was detected in any of those samples. Trustees also asked whether alternate sites, such as South Park, remained legally available; staff said building on the South Park site would have required additional city and county approvals and could not meet the district's referendum timeline.

The administrator noted the city has placed \"no trespassing\" signs at nearby landfill sites to discourage public use of those properties and clarified that the signs are not an indication of a current hazard but rather steps to protect the sites from misuse.

Board members thanked staff and the City of Oshkosh for the coordinated effort and said they were relieved by the findings as the referendum process continues.","A district-commissioned engineering review and city coordination concluded there is no methane or VOC hazard at the proposed consolidated Shapiro middle school site; the full report and fact sheet are posted on the referendum website.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6661271,"Oshkosh board denies three petitions to move parcels to neighboring districts",9117,205000,9322000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2414520-f077d19018ef51e7bc727f247a1b8a42&start=205&end=9322","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2414520-f077d19018ef51e7bc727f247a1b8a42/thumbnail_205000.jpg","/articles/6661271/Wisconsin/Oshkosh-board-denies-three-petitions-to-move-parcels-to-neighboring-districts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6661271-8fe96d5acee05e0e90f6a91de50ada4c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775025463&Signature=kE7WBwfh5kRAp9uu~Ops3Rc6AYuynM0GLjpvQP5hrjp28WbXSFmSCeFIDk-1C51cxd4MOkpJClH1rAFUnucBvVPWoDmUUDSh4Mfyg1jQ8fMdencDkcctqx6HfZ6K4~T-ADkMUT1VOueM4FOIpgMAxPl3CDdOLL-RDbDzz7QigDjMHEOBRuy~yzPBM4K1lLTIZYrYn7kfzOl6ykJ8it~xRghqo4FSXEQt23B2P1d0KmxwYQ5Wpd9W0dk262LAR9E1ZUMxvw8YYcfprqjBqpzn4LlGGRF9Q9mHlbXMD8zW8uDQuIS966BQunxC2O293~njR6vNQctbnj0Vbut0~sJfNQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education on Feb. 26 voted to deny three petitions that would have detached small parcels from the Oshkosh district and attached them to neighboring districts.

The petitions would have moved: parcels into the Winneconne School District (petition filed by Timothy and Lindsey Scottberg), a parcel into the Omro School District (petition filed by Katina Mulkey), and a parcel into Oshkosh from Omro (third petition). Administration recommended denial for each petition, citing fiscal impact and statutory criteria the board must consider when evaluating territory transfers.

The petition to move properties to Winneconne covered a neighborhood with 12 resident pupils and an assessed property value the district listed at $13,748,500. The district staff noted the request included an amendment filed by the Town of Vinland clerk shortly before the hearing and that, if granted, any approved boundary change would take effect July 1. Petitioner Tim Scottberg told the board he was asking “to provide students in our small rural neighborhood in the town of Vinland with the education, transportation, and services they require in the district where they already attend school,” and said most children from the listed homes already attend Winneconne.

Katina Mulkey spoke about her parcel at 5143 Ripple Ave and said most nearby homes already send children to Omro, and that she favored smaller class sizes and continuity for a child with an individualized education program.

Administration recommended denial on the Omro-related petition as well, noting the parcel in question had a property value the packet listed as $208,000 and that the request would create a complex district boundary shape. For the petition to detach land from Omro and attach it to Oshkosh, administration recommended denial because the parcel would create an island and, at the time of the hearing, contained zero students and had an assessed value listed at $159,200.

Board members debated the petitions on statutory and fiscal grounds. Board member Doctor Herzog reminded colleagues that Wisconsin statute requires consideration of factors “as they affect the educational welfare of all the children residing in all of the affected districts,” and that an appeals panel convened by the Department of Public Instruction would examine the same criteria if petitioners appealed a denial. Several trustees said transportation access and the wishes of local families weighed in favor of the requests, while others said approving detachment sets an undesirable precedent and could reduce the district’s tax base.

After discussion the board recorded the motions on each petition and the motions failed (the meeting minutes state the resolutions “fail” for all three petitions). The board did not record detailed roll-call tallies in the public transcript of the meeting; administration noted petitioners retain the right to appeal denials to the state’s School District Boundary Appeals Board through the Department of Public Instruction.

The district packet and staff presentation noted deadlines that applied to the petitions (petitioners met a Feb. 1 filing deadline), described the parcels in maps included in the packet, and listed the statutory criteria an appeals board would apply. The packet also explained that, if a petition were granted, the detachment would take effect July 1.

The board’s denial preserves the district’s current boundaries but leaves open the option for petitioners to pursue the state appeals process.","The Oshkosh Area School District Board of Education on Feb. 26 heard petitions from property owners seeking to transfer small parcels to neighboring districts and denied all three requests after administration warned of fiscal impacts and statutory criteria. Petitioners may appeal to the state boundary appeals process.","actionData","errors"]

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