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Board members debated a proposed revision to Policy 0167.3, \"Public Comment at Board Meetings,\" that would limit public-comment participation to district residents, taxpayers and people with children in the district. Supporters said the change aligns public-comment eligibility with the district's existing reconsideration-of-materials policy and helps keep meetings focused. Opponents said limits could exclude outside experts or advocates whose input may be valuable.

The policy amendment drew multiple rounds of discussion and formal roll-call voting. The transcript records a motion to adopt the updates and subsequent roll calls; after discussion the board adopted the policy update by roll call (transcript contains named roll-call exchanges and a recorded outcome of \"Resolution carries\"). The meeting minutes show board members spoke in favor and in opposition at length before the final vote.

The board also approved a district calendar draft designed to allow the board and staff more lead time for plan finalization. The draft includes one added student instructional day in exchange for a staff flex day and a midwinter-break adjustment; the board approved the draft by roll call with the outcome recorded as \"Resolution carries.\"

Other formal actions recorded on the transcript included moving one consent item (item 5) off the consent agenda for individual consideration and the approval of the remainder of the consent agenda. The transcript shows motions, seconds, roll-call votes and recorded outcomes for these consent actions.

Meeting materials and the transcript record lengthy debate on the public-comment item, with several board members opposing the policy change on free-speech grounds and others supporting the policy as a matter of meeting management. The policy-change discussion included statements that residents and parents should have standing to speak; opponents argued the policy would \"silence\" certain groups. After the votes, the president announced the resolutions carried and the agenda advanced to other business.

Votes at a glance
- Motion: Remove agenda item 5 from the consent agenda and consider it separately. Motion seconded (recorded as \"So moved. Second. Carolyn DeWitt.\") Outcome: motion carried (transcript: \"Motion carries\").
- Motion: Approve consent agenda (remaining consent items). Outcome: approved by roll call (transcript: \"Resolution carries\").
- Motion: Adopt updates to Policy 0167.3 (public comment). Outcome: adopted by roll call after debate (transcript: \"Resolution carries\").
- Motion: Approve draft district school calendar (2025'26 draft; draft for 2026'27 included). Outcome: approved by roll call (transcript: \"Resolution carries\").

The transcript contains roll-call exchanges and recorded \"Aye\" and \"No\" votes; the meeting record states the motions carried where noted. The board did not identify any statutory authority that required these specific policy changes; the policy update is an internal rules change.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Oshkosh Area Board of Education 3/12/25","oneSentenceSummary","After extended debate about which speakers should be allowed at board meetings, the board approved an update to policy 0167.3 narrowing public-comment eligibility. The board also approved a two-year calendar draft and several consent items; motions and roll-call results were recorded in the meeting minutes.","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},6637367,"District projects operating fund deficit; food-service shortfall attributed to commodity timing and higher costs",123,2329000,2452000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2586779-dde3cae0a947250d5fdeab66859206ba&start=2329&end=2452","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2586779-dde3cae0a947250d5fdeab66859206ba/thumbnail_2329000.jpg","/articles/6637367/Wisconsin/District-projects-operating-fund-deficit-food-service-shortfall-attributed-to-commodity-timing-and-higher-costs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6637367-799730bdb940f044df4c0200b9e70d3f/orig.mp4?Expires=1776637185&Signature=onnJkPkDl0cbofcK5gOOWj06oUxWD5Hz9a3RSRCIROPqwVSnTiNT0aMj2BAOuNyeBSUHcYbx6n8cd4ab~ICdWXFK5exgB2q02TtAAOSYab8MhzENRSqhEf8pdTXwFJk0yRH9KB3~l~~NxnBhuzkUwubIg4zb4XLSknSswR5hcxhwHh5Lj-YJu9BPCCDpuI3nJd9W7Y1ZPZV5KQarvN8jaozGj0qBzeNIZn4krLa77cVB3EcvZZeYuG44PW0~3o2VL6ngUMVA7yIwwjNrxT2Z-12OlplsxIjeAwsamGDMQSDn8mNyRrRf6tzmh7vmtUHU7DSRZLAb09lOre-zBWbtEA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Area School District's finance report on March 12 showed an expected operating-fund deficit at year end and outlined factors behind a projected roughly $250,000 loss in the food-service fund.

Budget officer Mister Neehan (staff member) briefed the board on February financials and said the district's operating funds are projecting a year-end deficit. He said he had budgeted an aggressive 20 percent reduction in health-plan expenses for the year but claims activity is tracking closer to a 10 percent reduction, which has reduced the anticipated savings.

On the food-service side, Neehan listed several drivers of the projected quarter-million-dollar shortfall: food costs up about 15 percent from last year, a temporary reduction in the district's federal commodity allocation, and timing and supply issues from commodity suppliers that forced the district to purchase replacements at higher local prices. \"The commodity system right now has caused us a significant increase for this year,\" he said.

Neehan also said the district is trying to boost participation at secondary cafeterias by seeking weekly student feedback to adjust menus; higher participation reduces per-meal fixed cost pressure. He said the commodity contract should return to prior levels next year and that the district will budget for higher food costs in its next fiscal plan.

Board members asked for clarification on commodities; Neehan explained the program provides fruits, vegetables and other staples under a government contract but that some suppliers are delaying shipments or releasing commodity inventory with short use windows, complicating planning.

Separately, the report noted expanded recreation programming has raised rec-department expenses slightly; staff said new programming and higher participation are intentional and likely to be close to break-even, though more programming increases short-term costs.

The board did not take an action to change budgets at the meeting; staff said they are attempting mitigation steps (menu changes, participation drives) and will include adjusted forecasts in future budget updates.","District finance staff warned of an operating deficit for the fiscal year and a roughly $250,000 projected shortfall in the food-service fund, citing higher food prices, reduced commodity deliveries and timing issues with federal commodity suppliers.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6637370,"District's SABERS screening shows most students low risk but racial and gender disparities persist",149,1599000,1748000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2586779-dde3cae0a947250d5fdeab66859206ba&start=1599&end=1748","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2586779-dde3cae0a947250d5fdeab66859206ba/thumbnail_1599000.jpg","/articles/6637370/Wisconsin/Districts-SABERS-screening-shows-most-students-low-risk-but-racial-and-gender-disparities-persist","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6637370-88d90d20fa206c41ebe05b4cac368ec0/orig.mp4?Expires=1776637185&Signature=T1zJE28Ro7lqWzsNFDcPDA-9mjjSca2xwOxe7EX6C6HjK3J92V43Yvpwek0pGdYsjZVujKiq01NxEy1WfEH4KaTnimIK8rncOOjUSvveQht3QXoAwwu7Vf7M0fCav6kC33gVECMq5HL15l5jG7PLFbnN2i1rHWjjNPrrXiD~1vnGROSKhEPHgDg9vcsZLziC-Dz3ytKuxEfxWqANI-U2xsGf0z-ohVUyA04GuPI45V4ABjJDASYmGM91bPD~okce9tn6FoaADSkc5RV0rMFkoBhSkPE3Dwxq0pPvQpzWY8t4YS70p4DkhER8K-HTmstXNmiX9Vr5UI9yFWgrteFVmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Oshkosh Area School District staff on March 12 reported results from the SABERS (social, academic and emotional behavior risk screener), saying most students fall in the low-risk category but that persistent racial and gender disparities deserve attention.

Assistant presenter Mister Kimmerer (staff member) told the board the district uses SABERS three times a year; the teacher rating scale covers grades K'through 5 and the student self-report covers grades 2'through 12. For the district's most recent winter benchmark, he reported the student self-report results as: 78 percent low risk, 19 percent some risk and 3 percent high risk. Teacher ratings were 76 percent low risk, 18 percent some risk and 6 percent high risk.

Kimmerer said the teacher ratings consistently identify more students in higher-risk categories than student self-reports do. He also said there are race-based differences in scores: \"our students who are Black, 2 or more races are Hispanic tend to have fewer students in the low risk category and more particularly in the some risk category,\" he told the board. He added that male students receive higher teacher-rated levels of risk than female students, with \"almost twice as many in the high risk category\" compared with females on teacher ratings.

Board members asked about training to address those discrepancies. Kimmerer said the district continues ICS (implicit cultural schooling) work led by Dr. Coleman and Mr. Miller and emphasized that the most actionable use of SABERS data is at the classroom and building levels: schools can combine SABERS scores with other data to identify students who need small-group or individualized supports, or to spot grade-level spikes that suggest a need for universal interventions.

Kimmerer said the district is using SABERS data alongside discipline data and that administrators have received sessions on disaggregating local data. He also told the board the district received notice it won a BJA Stop School Violence grant of \"almost a million dollars\" to support school safety and social-emotional learning and that the district hired a grant coordinator, William Green, to help implement grant activities including summer crisis-response simulations.

Board members raised questions about whether bias in adult ratings affects classification and what professional development might reduce misidentification. Kimmerer said district SEL leadership meets quarterly and that monthly touchpoints help share promising practices across schools.

The presentation concluded with a pledge to provide board members with concrete examples of positive outcomes tied to interventions and to continue training and data work to ensure SABERS informs supports rather than labeling students.","District staff reported SABERS social-emotional screener results: roughly 76''2 percent low-risk depending on teacher or student ratings, with higher rates of 'some' and 'high' risk among Black, Hispanic and male students by teacher ratings.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":105,"_47":106,"_49":107,"_51":108,"_53":109,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":110,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":111,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6637375,"Oshkosh district ramps up dual-credit and apprenticeship pathways as applications surge",3624,2836000,6460000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2586779-dde3cae0a947250d5fdeab66859206ba&start=2836&end=6460","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2586779-dde3cae0a947250d5fdeab66859206ba/thumbnail_2836000.jpg","/articles/6637375/Wisconsin/Oshkosh-district-ramps-up-dual-credit-and-apprenticeship-pathways-as-applications-surge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6637375-8ad373d200e29e559c01fa9ea33cfcfb/orig.mp4?Expires=1776637185&Signature=bWr-mdu12QPdJu94z94Ifw8BllsSsL8Ma4tQMa4I6xapzs~UsjOWlEjZc3o8~a8pnkP6JOfwo48Fka1EcV-rAFJ1uTB6fSpaJJJvZT9V9JN~LuTTcJCdCQ55bjJlB-9lFmWro8vORzU7IMdkdYBhLbBgiatu4OImvXLurx5KV5Tix8KVn2T0ndv5SPZXwQyl0WBEMtbbyefp17pVfQEGpegASCyc6sUtLlukUlw2GE~u4wFhlFdILmE6Lyg0sGVDXXqp-fJlAUyQDbOTOqHLzaKvK~p1QIT5N3izXnMZ2C~gVbUZ~gOvkxnQE-ma1FUvO2eJ9jFZczlYnJuvUHDuTA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Oshkosh Area School District on March 12 reported expanded college-credit and career-readiness options for high school students, including a spike in youth-apprenticeship interest and steps to strengthen advisory-board partnerships with local employers.

District presenters said they corrected data that previously overstated dual-credit participation and set targets to raise the share of graduating seniors who complete at least one advanced-placement course, dual-credit course, youth apprenticeship, work-based learning placement or industry-recognized credential. Jackie (staff member) said the district's current baseline is 58 percent and the one-year target is 62 percent, with a three-year goal of 70 percent and an aspirational long-term goal of 80 percent.

The district traced the lower-than-expected baseline to two data issues: dual-credit courses had not been consistently marked in the student information system, and the group used in the KPI pull included students who had not yet graduated. \"We found a really big issue in our reporting system,\" Jackie said, and staff \"cleaned that up\" in coordination with the state.

Career and technical education coordinator Vicky (staff member) told the board CTE is a principal driver of the KPI. She described pathway-specific work this year across health sciences, technology and engineering, business, agriculture and family and consumer sciences, including field trips, employer-led residencies, a Chamber of Commerce networking breakfast and the launch of advisory boards that include more than two dozen area employers. Vicky said the district added 14 new youth-apprenticeship partners this school year and that youth-apprenticeship applications have grown sharply: \"We had 30 youth apprenticeships last year. We have over a hundred kids who have applied for this year.\"

A parent who spoke to the board, Erin Ball, described the impact of youth apprenticeships on her three sons, each of whom completed apprenticeships and used the experience to obtain internships and job offers. Ball said the apprenticeships provided workplace skills and networking that made her sons \"much more valuable to employers\" and that one son returned to Oshkosh Corp. as a full-time engineer after internships.

Actions the district plans to pursue include: aligning course enrollment maximums with Fox Valley Technical College for selected dual-credit offerings, adding AP sections (AP Psychology will have three sections next year), identifying research-capstone experiences, expanding student-centered coaching in CTE and converting current student workplace programs to meet state work-based-learning requirements so they count toward the KPI.

District leaders emphasized that some KPI indicators are year-lagged (final apprenticeship completions and credential test results are not available until after spring term), so near-term progress will be shown as students complete those experiences. Early indicators cited to the board: 15 more industry-recognized credentials available this year compared with last year at the same point, and more apprenticeship applications than prior years.

Board members praised the expanded employer connections and highlighted cross-KPI benefits: engagement in hands-on career learning can also drive improvements in literacy and math when students see real-world relevance.

The district said it will continue to grow advisory boards and employer-teacher partnerships to keep pathways current with local labor-market needs.","Board heard progress on the district's college-credit and career-readiness KPI: data cleanup, more dual-credit and AP offerings, growth in industry credentials and a large increase in youth-apprenticeship applications were reported.","actionData","errors"]

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Board narrows public-comment eligibility; policy change passes after debate, calendar draft also approved

District projects operating fund deficit; food-service shortfall attributed to commodity timing and higher costs

District's SABERS screening shows most students low risk but racial and gender disparities persist

Oshkosh district ramps up dual-credit and apprenticeship pathways as applications surge