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Board members discussed rescinding the 2024 Title IX–related language and returning to policy 2266 as aligned with the 2020 Title IX regulations; administrators said the change reflects federal regulatory guidance. The superintendent explained the district is replacing the 2024 language because it is no longer valid under current federal guidance.

Separately, board members debated a parenthetical phrase in the nondiscrimination clause that explicitly listed \"sexual orientation\" and \"gender identity.\" Some trustees argued the parenthetical was redundant because the policy already prohibited discrimination \"on the basis of ...\" and that adding specific terms risks forcing repeated policy revisions as legal definitions change. School attorneys advised the board the parenthetical was not required. A motion to remove the parenthetical language was made, seconded and passed by voice vote.

The board then voted to forward the revised policies as amended.

Administrators said additional procedural details and related administrative procedures remain in the superintendent’s office and will be implemented by district staff; the board did not vote on administrative procedures at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","3/4/2025 Personnel & Policy Committee","oneSentenceSummary","Board members voted to rescind a prior 2024 Title IX amendment, update policy 2266 to reflect 2020 Title IX regulations, and struck a parenthetical list referencing sexual orientation and gender identity from the nondiscrimination clause after legal counsel advised it was unnecessary.","taxTitle","Manitowoc School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",53586,"location","Wisconsin","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6297709,"District presents staffing‑to‑enrollment plan: elementary reductions, Lincoln cuts and $2 million staffing‑savings estimate",920,637000,1557000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2508261-de962e1399571d85a6885ba31504117d&start=637&end=1557","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2508261-de962e1399571d85a6885ba31504117d/thumbnail_637000.jpg","/articles/6297709/Wisconsin/District-presents-staffingtoenrollment-plan-elementary-reductions-Lincoln-cuts-and-2-million-staffingsavings-estimate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297709-f45c0173900ccfa7248555d7d7e6d90d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953960&Signature=WEAENIIhLEtco~wj7Jw5RbmrvC9Sn2pt845SyHeoV1pic7QYSvSmN4HDMLyORXjb5PCsJO9PeDpGtX54DJmpPmixS2rjtqSQ3X~0d8cnGG6uJrsIjKbOcsmHROr3FHfFwP1Cq5m3GM3yDj8bsiIxrKtYUnxGpnMHKpC7Rf6fjbRY~AromSJEOCWmD7eciIbmzS69XuubD~BS~O0~Vw0~RQrhU-mQKc8vJYhdNLUDbLuS~eSXsceTBrT4XdJPzCnJjqttfBGCmT2aCsINy49A-jN62ilgcJZX1KkvyseaKY0Q~-D0WxwhHZqkcq2u13aswY6SmzK0D0TfsAbX9eNVqw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Interim Superintendent Michael Nault told the Manitowoc School District board the administration is aligning staffing to student enrollment and presented a plan that reduces elementary staffing by seven full‑time equivalent (FTE) positions and proposes a net reduction of six FTEs at Lincoln High School.

Nault said the district has staffed to enrollment in prior years but is doing a closer examination now, and he told the board that when a position is reduced a displaced teacher is prioritized for available openings before outside hires. \"When you reduce a position, that teacher becomes displaced,\" he said, and added the district expects to place most displaced staff in other positions. For elementary schools the administration said all seven affected teachers are expected to have positions next year; four would remain in their building and three would be displaced to other buildings.

At Lincoln High the proposal lists reductions in physical education, social studies, world language (German), science and English language arts, and the superintendent said the German teacher has retired. Nault said middle‑school staffing remains under review and that final decisions will depend on retirements and resignations that typically continue through the summer.

The district projected potential savings from teacher staffing adjustments in the range of nearly $2,000,000, a number raised during discussion as an example of the fiscal impact of aligning staff to enrollment.

Board members asked for additional detail on staffing ratios at the junior high and high school levels and raised concerns about converting Success for All (SFA) facilitator positions into instructional support teacher (IST) roles. One board member said SFA facilitators \"know our readers best across the district\" and worried shifting to IST roles could reduce direct student support; others argued IST roles are intended to build teacher capacity and support early‑career teachers. The superintendent said the district will report building‑level reading staffing and Title‑funding baselines to the board in a few weeks.

Nault noted that 27 percent of the district’s teachers have fewer than five years of experience and that the district has 29 first‑year teachers this year (up from 26 in 2023–24), which he cited as a reason to retain capacity for coaching and mentoring. He also said the district has absorbed one YMCA 4K section into Riverview Early Learning without adding staff by reassigning existing sections.

No formal layoffs were announced; Nault said the goal is to avoid job losses by using retirements and resignations to absorb reductions and that some further adjustments could result in layoffs depending on fall staffing outcomes.","Interim superintendent outlined a staffing plan tied to enrollment that reduces elementary positions by seven, forecasts six fewer FTEs at Lincoln High and estimates nearly $2 million in potential teacher‑staffing savings; board members raised concerns about SFA facilitator and reading supports.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_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":56,"_74":56},6297714,"Board approves expansion of youth apprenticeship slots, district projects small net cost increase",183,238000,421000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2508261-de962e1399571d85a6885ba31504117d&start=238&end=421","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2508261-de962e1399571d85a6885ba31504117d/thumbnail_238000.jpg","/articles/6297714/Wisconsin/Board-approves-expansion-of-youth-apprenticeship-slots-district-projects-small-net-cost-increase","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297714-09bc98b9b27868f694e6aa45f68e4684/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953960&Signature=aRWpDrwgDrQ7t-hc44YPpki52stjciGsKf4X39S0HqROJ1vHp0wRtgsts0tsGMC8X0rv9q2rOidCVe62caHAtp2crMoFgEavTbtx1xKTYC9WmxCCNRcV~DG~hgcWw-v2Naa5H8P3-mhgJF7IneW-IOX~0TUy9z50Fu4nIjX3r0I8V-PTTwCgfvVs6MGAOP3SogxxRJv7vd0rHgtQPkdWohWj7AKjvMkavXcSo3WNqxgAd414KHQZU~ZDKIL5IYfxni-4Dmw2nlf4iDGsXJD~SkmFhhPkTmHkxxeaoAGWvWcga1~XT85B2ddpFmDxrqqIADPtINT5WsFIT8lM4UL3ow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Manitowoc School District board voted to add three youth apprenticeship positions for the coming year, increasing the program from 22 to 25 individual student positions, district staff said.

Bonnie Roseniak, coordinator of the high school apprenticeship program, outlined the mix of new placements — including information technology, English language assistance, school nursing, a physical/occupational therapy slot, speech‑language pathology and maintenance — and said the positions target fields with high local demand. Roseniak noted each apprentice is an individual student working toward a required total of hours for program completion.

Interim Superintendent Michael Nault told the board the proposal would add roughly three positions (individual students) and that apprentices typically work 12–14 hours per week and must reach about 450 total hours. Nault said the net increase in district cost is about $29,000. Board members voiced support for giving students career exposure and noted examples of former apprentices who became local employees.

A motion to approve the apprenticeship staffing increase was made and seconded; the board approved the measure by voice vote. The apprenticeship coordinator and district staff will follow up on operational and recruiting details.

The board did not provide an itemized budget breakdown in the public discussion beyond the approximate net cost figure.","The board approved expanding the district’s youth apprenticeship program from 22 to 25 positions; administrators say the change adds in‑demand pathways and carries a net recurring cost of about $29,000.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":103,"_47":104,"_49":105,"_51":106,"_53":107,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":108,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":109,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":56,"_74":56},6297719,"Board approves Lincoln High JV2 soccer slot after athletics staff say participation supports new team",0,776000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2508261-de962e1399571d85a6885ba31504117d&start=776&end=776","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2508261-de962e1399571d85a6885ba31504117d/thumbnail_776000.jpg","/articles/6297719/Wisconsin/Board-approves-Lincoln-High-JV2-soccer-slot-after-athletics-staff-say-participation-supports-new-team","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6297719-0b7dd221bc1a822619250e215773646e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770953960&Signature=PBGAeHq29XHZZ4JDA4HVSzV0jPCRpnTazJo1vzrVcFeeny~PwPgB3Uvr8lQiUu6ztfcP1PBrcM4hyuDGlFzgfl3RPujCMoM34VoO2bjC5VnGPvW~T4qcXKP8JZISANMtau1ANhodeONrzqUm-cMY-Tlea0LnmAOmyteTk3ZS1q68FXAlqG8ktn~hhcY~bi6hKg1MA7hCwQtZ~hlojFZ12UUGdHWTannQhXTso7Nq9gO9nNCdlY3lnqw3ffEibQtukfC2kO3NQXyQSxenEyHNb-2E~vrgQ7OYgSS9LLTw7Tr99usAb~omFPFqMvWHuI6ihRtrYZaBt5fmpuD6JUZ11g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Manitowoc School District board on a voice vote approved adding a Lincoln High School JV2 boys soccer team for next school year after athletics staff said participation numbers and coach input support the move.

Interim Superintendent Michael Nault presented participation counts and a budget estimate for the proposed JV2 slot, saying the district compiled multi‑year participation figures and that both Director of Athletics Stan Dietrich and head boys soccer coach Matt Cato described the numbers as \"solid, solid, solid.\" Nault said the additional JV2 program would cost about $6,200 and staff had prepared a tentative 16‑game schedule pending board approval.

Nault also described retention from middle school programs and projected future enrollments: \"we're looking at by the 28‑29 school year, having upwards of 80 to 85 kids,\" he said, citing feeder participation and retention that underpinned the recommendation. Coach Matt Cato and Dietrich told the board the roster numbers were sufficient to field a stable additional team and that a JV2 would give younger players more game opportunities.

The board voted by voice; the motion carried. The district said the JV2 schedule would follow Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association (WIAA) limits: WIAA caps schedules for teams that are wholly freshmen at 16 games.

The board did not specify individual vote tallies in the public record.

The athletics office will finalize the schedule and operational details for the JV2 program before the season.","The Manitowoc School District board approved creation of a second junior varsity soccer team at Lincoln High School after athletics staff and coaches presented multi-year participation counts and budget impact.","actionData","errors"]

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