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A motion to adopt the agenda was moved by Commissioner Farrar and seconded by Bica; the board adopted the agenda by voice vote.

The superintendent’s consent agenda (which included human resources employment reports, financial reports for December 2024 and January 2025, and gifts totaling $16,109.89 for 12/01/2024–12/31/2024, $47,593.08 for 01/01/2025–01/31/2025, and $2,780 for 02/01/2025–02/28/2025) was moved by Zurer and seconded by Dement and approved by roll call. The board announced the superintendent’s consent agenda is approved.

The board consent agenda (minutes of closed session and minutes of the board meeting for 03/24/2025) was moved by Beka, seconded by Zurer, and approved by voice vote.

A motion to adjourn was moved and seconded (recorded as moved and seconded by board members on the record) and carried by voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","ECASD Board of Education Meeting 4/7/2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board adopted the meeting agenda, approved the superintendent’s and board consent agendas and adjourned. Approvals were unanimous on recorded voice and roll‑call votes.","taxTitle","Eau Claire Area School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",13046,"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},6082361,"Business services presents budget ranges, self‑insurance update and facility priorities",2291,4463000,6754000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2938639-5192d160f8fff4d8c9688491cafadb3b&start=4463&end=6754","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2938639-5192d160f8fff4d8c9688491cafadb3b/thumbnail_4463000.jpg","/articles/6082361/Wisconsin/Business-services-presents-budget-ranges-selfinsurance-update-and-facility-priorities","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082361-8557b3c7138f6c29903e387fb2b5359a/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167621&Signature=Xw5OF6Vy-r4zAGtg6mr95BFr5c9vq4PDS6nd6DZimXVCe3BgBd5na-P1ZWlXcZFy1Wiy68inhs8POoFO9fZQ5MIR91-cjXI2UjV9Cgmov9noCgYpBZ9DRu3GftcjPvxdBnEuhM73lRhbZc~89nXvnxXnFDeHnzhidmf5ypiNppj58-eywpSeayxahTKLpp3~0SG3S3ghc6O16F9A4PKvIRk4YrRPNZMW3-A7I3wlGmqe7C1kTs2ybAzzgBf-r1F2StI3-1d3Vv8TfpLuOGraVFhohtvIAJnaf0ZuF4DUdoJrw~WJ~ThEYI79bHvWU6ZxZLMIuqkwTaY0Hnxf3sb1Zg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The board received an extended business services and finance briefing from Dr. Elworthy (doctor Elworthy in the transcript) and staff covering payroll and financial‑system replacements, the district’s move to self‑insurance in 2025, enrollment and revenue projections, and capital project priorities.

Dr. Elworthy said the district is implementing a new payroll/financial system planned for October and that the district implemented self‑insurance this year. He said increased Medicaid claiming and other procedural improvements produced higher recoveries for high‑cost special education this year — \"We claimed over $2,200,000 compared to about $600,000,\" he said — and that the district has tightened procurement and RFP practices to get better value from major purchases.

The presentation described capital planning for the 2022 referendum projects: stadiums targeted for roughly 2,500 seats, library/media center overhauls at Memorial and North, technology closet and fiber work and other infrastructure updates. Dr. Elworthy said the district currently has about $52,000,000 remaining in referendum funds and that arbitrage and investment rules require moving those funds into a different investment vehicle if the money is not spent; the district expects to complete work within the next year if possible.

Elworthy summarized budget projections and risks: enrollment is declining in the district’s K‑4 cohort relative to graduating classes, state revenues and allowable revenue limits are primary drivers of the budget, and the district is modeling multiple scenarios for salary and benefit increases. He said the district is planning for a range of outcomes and told the board that, if unaddressed, the district could face a net reductions need of about $12,000,000 in year four of the referendum cycle. He also said his working goal is to restore $500,000 to the fund balance over time.

Other operational details presented: the district has moved toward bulk purchasing (paper) and bus/coach criteria for transportation decisions that produced savings; the new self‑insurance program tracked 172 visits in its first month and 222 in the next month; imaging referrals to a third party produced reported savings of about $123,300 in two months; and the district plans to propose the creation of a Fund 26 to manage capital projects with a required five‑year plan.

Board members asked for additional visuals and stressed the need to clarify ranges and assumptions; several members asked for a shorter frequent update cycle so the board can revisit projections as renewals and other data are finalized. No formal action was taken; the briefing was for information and future budget planning.","District business services leaders briefed the board on budget projections, enrollment trends, a switch to self‑insurance, remaining referendum projects and the need to plan for possible multi‑million‑dollar reductions in later referendum years.",{"_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},6082365,"North High outlines SAIL-driven lesson-clarity work and reports early gains",3051,1485000,4536000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2938639-5192d160f8fff4d8c9688491cafadb3b&start=1485&end=4536","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2938639-5192d160f8fff4d8c9688491cafadb3b/thumbnail_1485000.jpg","/articles/6082365/Wisconsin/North-High-outlines-SAIL-driven-lesson-clarity-work-and-reports-early-gains","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6082365-071159e93cb9d103e22719ca197e0f67/orig.mp4?Expires=1771167621&Signature=UqEl~FqbSmn7iFieRMq0hsmtMHIfreynZbHV3p5l3t1UXDvAWXMzi5fAIaFM-AqE1W4tn4caLTZOhxKMCzWRyC2M~QWYvWWFcI5MLISHDE6thnrOi3SXn2JLSYwTjICUtrQFm1X6vE0BYyipcuZduK6VSRNtol5mv-SuEmhMve8EduufidTnA7V6OgNFcWiYpvcWmVrMHIua9kjUE1G7Qo2zVa2gfT86ejJgjI~YnEkN-bsFtQWldiOAOvyWozvtEphT09sIJP0mp7eL9W9JhMR541Of-Dr9JG6cLvqs~ztDdBoWO~mzkdCiWn3qJNJJBeeOPQfE26LYl0UEDYszsQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Eau Claire Area School Board on an unspecified April evening heard staff from the district’s teaching and learning office and North High School present the school’s work with the ASSA SAIL (School Administrators Institute for Transformational Leadership) program and a district instructional framework aimed at improving “lesson clarity.”

Manny Vanbleed, executive director of teaching and learning, told the board the district sends three schools per year to the two‑year SAIL program and that North High is in year two of the work. He described SAIL as one component of a larger district strategy that pairs a guaranteed and viable curriculum with coordinated professional learning, coaching and principal classroom observations.

Kim Koehler, principal at North High School, described the school’s adult‑learning framework anchored on five components — learning targets, success criteria, checks for understanding, engagement strategies, and scaffolding and differentiation — and said the school uses 100‑day Plan‑Do‑Study‑Act cycles to roll proven practices into classrooms. \"Our commitment is to implement the 5 components,\" Koehler said. \"We anticipate from our work with SAIL that our work around lesson clarity will take 2 to 3 years to be implemented fully in all classrooms at North High School.\"

Jordan Fish, a North High health teacher, gave a classroom example: teachers post the daily learning target and success criteria where students can see them and reference them throughout the lesson. \"The important piece is that the learning target and success criteria is present and accessible to students throughout the entirety of the lesson so they can continue to refer back to it,\" Fish said.

School leaders described how the district measures implementation: instructional coaches and administrators commit to classroom observations and walkthroughs (described as at least once a month per classroom) and teams meet regularly to use that observational data to target professional learning. Early school data shared with the board included a marked drop in the number of freshmen needing summer credit recovery (the presenter said that figure is 26 for the cohort discussed) and a 91% participation rate among rostered students in the preACT administration noted as evidence of student engagement.

Board members asked how the district will disaggregate impact data. Koehler and others said the district plans to examine preACT/ACT and student‑climate survey results by subgroups (for example, students with IEPs, students of color, gender) and to use those breakdowns to evaluate whether performance gains are equitably distributed.

The presentation emphasized that SAIL and North’s lesson‑clarity focus are one part of broader district work that includes curriculum review, coaching and expanded pupil services. Board members praised the approach and asked for follow‑up data in future monitoring reports.

The board did not take any formal policy or funding action during the presentation; the item was a board development report and discussion.","The Eau Claire Area School Board heard a presentation from district teaching-and-learning staff and North High School leaders on the SAIL (ASSA) professional-learning program, the school’s 100-day improvement cycles and early indicators of reduced credit recovery and higher test participation.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: board adopts agenda, approves consent items and adjourns

Business services presents budget ranges, self‑insurance update and facility priorities

North High outlines SAIL-driven lesson-clarity work and reports early gains