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Aaron, the district finance presenter, explained that after the defeasance the total outstanding obligation will be approximately $15,985,000 (the presenter noted a recently paid principal reduced a larger figure slightly). He also said the defeasance will increase the district's state aid estimate for the next year by about $1,254,295 and that the combined effect will reduce interest costs and improve the district's fiscal position going forward.

Board members moved and seconded the resolution authorizing the transfer of funds and establishment of the escrow; the motion passed on a roll-call vote. Presenters said the action is part of an annual practice during the pandemic era to manage debt and smooth the district's principal-payment schedule while preserving planned annual principal payments.

The board thanked district finance staff for the work; administration said the defeasance is expected to provide taxpayer savings in interest and to affect next year's state-aid calculation. The motion and roll-call were recorded in the minutes; staff will execute escrow arrangements and related bond-administration steps following board approval.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","WRPS School Board Meeting 04-14-25","oneSentenceSummary","The board adopted a resolution to establish an escrow and defease portions of the district's General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2021 (dated Aug. 2, 2021), a move staff said will reduce net debt-service costs by about $587,166 and increase state aid by an estimated $1,254,295.","taxTitle","Wisconsin Rapids School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",49325,"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},6609244,"Lincoln High School staff, resource officer outline vaping detectors, targeted bathroom searches and consequences",1545,1496000,3041000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987265-a453dda4adbc5646e36d0983e062e9d2&start=1496&end=3041","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987265-a453dda4adbc5646e36d0983e062e9d2/thumbnail_1496000.jpg","/articles/6609244/Wisconsin/Lincoln-High-School-staff-resource-officer-outline-vaping-detectors-targeted-bathroom-searches-and-consequences","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609244-93240bb227ce39140031985ab86c309b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775332687&Signature=mkRw6cHXEh-lV6z241g7MrwgZfCELil4fa8zeulZs7dv3nRYB~isLCvP5mKHS750PPaLrEQqVT7j2npNSgv4F~7LLqdn2ht6jd2OK~pd~0I~o0sQlzOr1FOmTd-JvZcGCsT~2tEGFCEwfTNYpuXNgric6gbe8DllsOvJBEmuOo-fHeju0jgsf~3pYFGATEDFDswn0tEnvYMPpzpy-HFsss~g8Lqhi9bpCkFXWEuSDaezyF3lekMSnBaihYGa1IAplAErnqBc3rkkARovCCJ17jiFchrW108Vo9UnuyhcwsO00GlEPBSz4sN-OKJWXq-1demrCHGOb35RuBAlmehi8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lincoln High School administrators and a school resource officer presented the board with an update on student vaping, detector data, targeted bathroom searches and the district's response plan on April 14.

School staff (including Lincoln principal Tracy Ginter, staff presenters identified as Robin and Kelly, and Dr. Watson) described rising visibility of vaping devices on campus, instances of THC vapes, and operational impacts such as damage to plumbing and bathroom congestion. Staff presented detector data showing an average of roughly 39 detector hits per day at Lincoln High School and described detectors being triggered across the day with common hits in bathrooms near the main office and other locations. The presenters showed confiscated devices and said some are turned over to the police for evidence when they appear to contain THC.

Administrators described a targeted search procedure initiated when a detector indicates vaping in a bathroom. The procedure, they said, uses video-camera timestamps to identify students who entered the bathroom at the time of the activation; staff then clear the stalls, line students up for a quick wand or hand-held detector check, and call the school resource officer for a search if the administrator's screening indicates further action. The presentation included a live demonstration of how administrators and the resource officer conduct a search and how officers document the interaction (body-camera usage was referenced during the demonstration).

Consequences differ depending on the device content, the presenters said. For nicotine vapes, the school employs an educational remediation course and loss of privileges for 15 days for a first offense and would escalate consequences for repeat offenses. For devices that test positive for THC, staff said the district refers the matter to law enforcement and Wood County Neighborhood Services; students found in possession of THC vapes face a five-day out-of-school suspension, completion of an educational vaping course, recommended counseling meetings, urine drug screening and a conditional reentry or pre-expulsion process as appropriate.

Administrators described complementary measures: supporting a student-led FACT (Fight Against Corporate Tobacco) group, installing secure vape-disposal boxes in some bathrooms, targeted supervision at known hotspot times and locations, health education, and efforts to secure training for evidence-based cessation programs. School staff said they will revise handbook language to clarify where searches may occur (restrooms to be explicitly listed) and will bring handbook language updates to the board in May.

Officer Olivares (school resource officer) explained the law-enforcement referral process: when the school refers a possession incident to law enforcement, the officer decides whether to issue a citation for nicotine possession or to refer THC possession to county services for further action. Administrators reported 23 students with THC devices confiscated at Lincoln so far in the 2024–25 school year and said the detectors and targeted approach have yielded confiscations in five out of six bathroom searches conducted during a targeted operation on March 19.

Administrators emphasized a mix of education, targeted enforcement and student supports as their primary strategy.","Lincoln High School staff and a school resource officer presented data on vaping detector activations, described targeted bathroom searches tied to detector alerts, and outlined school and law-enforcement responses including educational courses for nicotine offenses and suspension and reentry conditions for THC possession.",{"_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},6609250,"Board approves wage increases for starting teachers, co-curricular pay calculator and adds 1 FTE special education teacher",130,1250000,1380000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987265-a453dda4adbc5646e36d0983e062e9d2&start=1250&end=1380","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987265-a453dda4adbc5646e36d0983e062e9d2/thumbnail_1250000.jpg","/articles/6609250/Wisconsin/Board-approves-wage-increases-for-starting-teachers-co-curricular-pay-calculator-and-adds-1-FTE-special-education-teacher","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609250-ec816153a0cfebc7b5ede45d48d97916/orig.mp4?Expires=1775332687&Signature=ni0hSzi7ENpCuNeHKH92f6OhZgkNUaQWTqGFrXZOwYujio0qJH~FDvnPNXjZjf8JPjX4GWw~MGIDmt1oYWqXSX~tn3ZhK5zLslr0NPp-PTfUw8KNeABIFXgalhY1DL8RVJtFSWnUUtinDTDTgXWMbIimxO3v4rtQ~B-YO-Tz-zRxt3Wn03vhMDrfSZkZBe5k4-FojnNhNUXOgz1j6phXDdbYFLadpPgj8AQDY-0uIZPVvlIp5LyRr73qk1z1RKknYtkj9u5b8MBwFsMev~UVEIYABRzseDwuI~GW73s1atCDt~VhqdoTqI2jkUKe0ELUkvGvXjHrNVwRL6Opnr6INw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wisconsin Rapids School District board on April 14 approved Personnel Services Committee recommendations to raise the professional staff base wage for newly hired teachers, update co-curricular wage calculations, and add one full-time special education teacher position at Grove Elementary for the 2025–26 school year.

Bridal Oswald, introduced to the committee as Director of Human Resources, told the committee the adjustments were intended to keep district salaries competitive with local districts. The board approved raising the starting teacher base salary for teachers with no experience to $47,000 and setting the starting salary for teachers with a master's degree at $52,000, effective for the 2025–26 school year. The board also approved a new co-curricular base wage calculator using a $47,000 baseline to compute athletic and non-athletic co-curricular pay percentage rates.

Personnel action items PS1–PS9 were presented as a package covering listed support and professional staff appointments, resignations, retirements and other personnel actions. Among those items, the board approved the addition of a 1.0 FTE special education teacher at Grove Elementary to address increased caseloads due to transfers during the 2024–25 school year. The presenter said the surge in special education students had stretched existing staff's caseloads and driven the request for the additional position.

The committee and board approved the package motion; the motion carried with no recorded amendments. The personnel committee said administration will bring proposed hourly wage-scale adjustments to the board for approval in May 2025.

The board also noted that two new hires are Lincoln High School graduates and that administrators will continue work to finalize appointment and resignation records recorded in committee materials.","The board approved changes to the professional staff base wage (new starting salary $47,000; starting salary with master's degree $52,000), updated co-curricular base wage calculations, and authorized one additional special education teacher (1.0 FTE) at Grove Elementary for 2025–26.",{"_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},6609255,"Board approves Lincoln trade-home selection, Gaggle contract and purchase of 75 BenQ displays",196,834000,1030000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987265-a453dda4adbc5646e36d0983e062e9d2&start=834&end=1030","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987265-a453dda4adbc5646e36d0983e062e9d2/thumbnail_834000.jpg","/articles/6609255/Wisconsin/Board-approves-Lincoln-trade-home-selection-Gaggle-contract-and-purchase-of-75-BenQ-displays","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609255-01064ee0fb955ed8286271fc50cccdd4/orig.mp4?Expires=1775332687&Signature=hrjtNlNNdGUyLkvasZb7yrIUOdXVWS3O~tJ71RR8l3fqC12lpFtyo~tCZ4k7NXlOyePFyVpJl2O36QuUk4nHmTs0ys2W0Bk9dZgH-Tf9eLYHz8sfD120zVI7WdWRcVMUwMQgvPN3VTAbbbqoAuZYAIIJNAt~54T1gaWBoqzVj2EWmSu8961KRBnI3Uxo4RLiNq9zgR3medEKp-O0ZaSffUTv~otxlcu~46wiyMwAqwU0yxuQprqv3DuYZ-LmQtmQivEwqEmrkwO14Pjc8DSqIBMRW27dikTcKtOBGOHXFm3REjmAXhBAjvYLyIHDx--zpPGK3bTtRuLqJ7t3uAgOGg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wisconsin Rapids School District board on April 14 approved Business Services Committee recommendations to (1) select the recipients for the 2025–26 Lincoln High School Building Trades home project, (2) enter a three-year contract to purchase the Gaggle Safety Management Suite for student account/site monitoring, and (3) purchase up to 75 BenQ interactive flat panels (IFPs) and up to 75 mounting kits not to exceed $300,000, funded from the 2025–26 technology referendum budget.

Business Services chair John told the board that the trade-home selection committee chose a house application from Nicholas and Madeline Palmquist (Nicholas identified as a Lincoln graduate and former student in the building trades class) and that the selection favored a home under the district's 2,000-square-foot threshold rather than a larger alternative the committee considered. The board approved the application to have the Lincoln High School Building Trades class construct the home for the 2025–26 year.

On technology, the committee recommended entering a three-year agreement with Gaggle for the Gaggle Safety Management Suite and Google Drive archiving at a total cost of $68,675 to be paid from the 2025–26 technology budget. The presenter said the software provides monitoring of public student accounts and reporting to administration.

The board also approved purchasing up to 75 BenQ IFPs with mounting kits from BG Innovations at a total cost not to exceed $300,000 from the technology referendum budget; the presenter explained these panels will replace aging smart boards that are no longer supported. The committee noted the district has previously purchased BenQ units in phases to manage storage and warranty timing.

The motion to approve BS1 through BS3 was moved and seconded and passed on a roll-call vote. The board also noted upcoming public events tied to the trade-home program, including a public open house on May 28 at 5321 Washington Street and public tours on June 2.

Financial details recorded in committee materials list the Gaggle contract cost ($68,675) and the BenQ not-to-exceed figure; the motions specified funding sources from the technology budget and technology referendum funds.","The board approved the Lincoln High School building trades home selection for the 2025–26 trade-home project, a three-year contract with Gaggle Safety Management Suite for $68,675, and purchase authorization for up to 75 BenQ interactive flat panels at a cost not to exceed $300,000 from the technology referendum budget.",{"_33":113,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":114,"_41":115,"_43":116,"_45":117,"_47":118,"_49":119,"_51":120,"_53":121,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":122,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":123,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6609260,"Board committee approves Start College Now applications, 2025-26 professional development plan and 7 Mindsets renewal",260,360000,620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2987265-a453dda4adbc5646e36d0983e062e9d2&start=360&end=620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2987265-a453dda4adbc5646e36d0983e062e9d2/thumbnail_360000.jpg","/articles/6609260/Wisconsin/Board-committee-approves-Start-College-Now-applications-2025-26-professional-development-plan-and-7-Mindsets-renewal","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6609260-d4f3becc8614e5e65561701c1f96927b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775332687&Signature=HQdbELYaHFuMpGYFCC9sfhTX0bBuec7~B93Gw3QhVPYL9qX9IcqFJ~q8pVD2jjiqTUwYoCMUFMPnv7wqvbsLIVQPE60IupvrIXIhCAN9orFN-zwFwPUgLpHUBG9Jilc9qjhf5UHTuei~9gqSEC4uE9XC5tW6h8ZWM~y25hp~CcELCeNomSAuiWvrxOjlkCoFqAj7hZTNIzotQJvodmslF28G~GI~s4byH~w~PLqPTOwCfO7XBnYP-rW0j-xiSWG3kF1GWrLeAmXM6vgwzyAmGgjDREQC9Sd48l7Ov-X-8UCgl-BrGN63PyyAzsmTCMcmQwDUYSBcjegffSZ1EjLVTg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Wisconsin Rapids School District board on April 14 approved committee recommendations to permit five students to enroll in Start College Now courses at Mid-State Technical College this fall, adopt the district professional development plan and calendar for the 2025–26 school year, and renew the 7 Mindsets social-emotional learning curriculum for grades 6–12.

The Education Services Committee, represented at the meeting by committee chair Elizabeth, Roxanne Filts (Director of Teaching and Learning) and others, presented the items as a package of four action items (ES1–ES4). The committee recommended approval of five Start College Now applications for students to take four courses at Mid-State Technical College in fall 2025. Filts presented the professional development plan and the proposed PD calendar for 2025–26, describing coordination with the district strategic plan and input from the quality educator committee, curriculum coordinators and administrative teams. The board also voted to renew the 7 Mindsets program for the 2025–26 school year at a cost not to exceed $39,000, to be paid from the district mental health grant and the comprehensive coordinated early intervening services fund.

The approved PD calendar maintains hybrid professional development days and allows teachers flexibility for record-keeping and summer preparation. Under the adopted plan, teachers remain contracted for 190 days, with five designated PD days; teachers may choose one in-service day between Aug. 11 and Aug. 22 to prepare classrooms or attend summer institute training. The plan also allocates PD credit for completing required district training outside scheduled hours and provides specific PD-hour credits for elementary and secondary reading and building-level trainings.

The 7 Mindsets renewal includes the curriculum and its base education platform intended to provide personalized learning pathways for students needing tier 2 and tier 3 interventions. Steve Hepp, director of people services, said the renewal would be funded through grant sources already identified; the motion specified a not-to-exceed cost of $39,000.

Board members moved and seconded the combined motion to approve ES1 through ES4; the motion carried. The board did not record individual amendments to the items during the meeting.

The approvals finalize committee recommendations and put the PD schedule, Start College Now participation and the 7 Mindsets renewal into the 2025–26 planning and budget process. Implementation details, including participant names for the Start College Now applications and scheduling specifics, were presented to the committee and documented in committee materials but were not read in full during the board motion.

Members asked no additional questions in open session before the vote.","The Wisconsin Rapids School District Education Services Committee recommended and the board approved five Start College Now applications for fall 2025, the district professional development plan and calendar for 2025–26, and renewal of the 7 Mindsets social-emotional curriculum for grades 6–12 at a cost not to exceed $39,000.","actionData","errors"]

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