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Superintendent Doctor Clarity reviewed recent leadership moves intended to make board materials more accessible, including storing board meeting recaps in BoardDocs, creating a folder library for committee minutes, and sending “end-of-week” emails during nonmeeting weeks. He suggested the board consider whether portions of OEA that describe board–superintendent interaction might belong in a board–superintendent relationship policy (BSR), noting other districts had made similar shifts.

Board members raised recurring concerns about short-notice communications and the difference between operational updates and items that require board awareness. Several trustees said they receive frequent “heads-up” texts or messages and asked for clearer guidance describing when a message merits broad board notification versus informing the board president only. The superintendent and staff described their current practice: staff use rapid messages for timely media or operational developments and follow up in weekly or formal BoardDocs materials.

The board discussed indicator-level language, public-versus-internal communications and whether certain OEA provisions should be reallocated to a BSR that more directly governs board–superintendent relations. One trustee explicitly stated a no vote on indicator 8.8 during the roll-call vote, citing concerns about that indicator’s clarity; the meeting minutes record the board then approved the OEA monitoring report with a majority vote.

Board leadership said the discussion will inform future workshops and retreat work to refine governance language and communication procedures. The board voted to accept the OEA monitoring report as in compliance and asked the superintendent to return with options for clarifying rapid-notification procedures and for considering whether parts of OEA should move to a BSR framework.

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District technology staff summarized multiple indicators of progress. Jason, the technology leader, told the board the district currently has 40 internet hotspots deployed to families—16 more than last year—and that hotspots are distributed based on school counselor or social-worker referrals. A student technology survey showed 42.14 percent of respondents said they have more digital-learning opportunities than the prior year and 49.7 percent said they have the same amount; Jason noted the “more” response rose from 31.5 percent in the previous year to 42.14 percent this year.

Staff also reported operational improvements: average turnaround on device repairs fell from more than 16 days to under 1.5 days after introducing self-repair and tiered repair processes. Cybersecurity efforts were emphasized: the district reported a decline in phishing click rates over recent years, with a recent campaign showing a phishing rate near 5 percent, and staff said employee awareness measures (phishing reporting, endpoint detection expansion and training) improved year over year.

Board members asked about hotspot outreach, student-account security and the ways the district measures learning impacts from technology. Technology staff described a referral process for hotspots that relies on school social workers and counselors and said future plans include strengthening student passwords and expanding digital citizenship lessons through librarians and the curriculum team.

Christopher moved and Corby seconded a motion to accept R2.3 as achieving reasonable progress; the board voted in favor. Trustees said they valued the district’s combination of quantitative measures and qualitative examples showing classroom applications of technology and asked staff to continue reporting student-learning outcomes tied to technology use.

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Faith, a high school junior and longtime advisory member, said the council provides “a safe space to speak openly and honestly” and credited the superintendent with listening and taking action. She told the board the advisory participated in revising the district mission statement to ensure identities are affirmed and noted the superintendent’s responsiveness during a December discussion about how a principal had acknowledged a community shooting.

Aaron Yarbrough, a fellow junior who has served on advisories since seventh grade, said members have been given latitude to select topics to discuss with the superintendent and that the experience has “allowed me to see how much goes into every decision that is made by the school district.” He described student leaders’ role in reviewing communications to ensure messages resonate with intended student audiences.

Superintendent Doctor Clarity and several board members thanked the student leaders and recognized the broader advisory structure, which the superintendent said includes elementary, middle and high school representatives and a parent advisory. Clarity said the district now has more than 60 students participating in advisory roles and that the program creates a “solid pipeline” of student leaders.

No formal board action was taken; the remarks were part of student recognition on the agenda.","Two high school student leaders described the district superintendent’s advisory councils and credited student involvement in updating the district mission and other communications. Board members thanked students and highlighted the advisories’ role in student agency.",{"_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},6234863,"Verona board approves three-year contract with SSM Health for on-site employee clinic, adds staffing-cost amendment",2630,1198000,3828000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3409583-5cdf38cbfeb9b6e811d3650dbf31e7c6&start=1198&end=3828","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3409583-5cdf38cbfeb9b6e811d3650dbf31e7c6/thumbnail_1198000.jpg","/articles/6234863/Wisconsin/Verona-board-approves-three-year-contract-with-SSM-Health-for-on-site-employee-clinic-adds-staffing-cost-amendment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6234863-76966ae87a5c63801bdd0aef9173d10b/orig.mp4?Expires=1770452857&Signature=Zeysp4UFNaBzxU5LaXweya4vFNzbxOJAbwnuqglw-VfyMe-XisumzPJUPjRlNnNRGgwoAmOruoJNWp-YGqrf28K5q-j4dhZOlfBI1IKz46PllQaYKQ2ry7kffnZx5dMZmKay~RENcUwMS3d4QCpwsHWdo-TLqkvM2skW1r7mf20jM-clpdi0KBJuoy2atq1ttTEJzSHt1jrmkMDtra34sfDlkwXhETU2EQEjSZkEcAonzhORQCt3CO2nlAEFYmVVvPNJb0q20sA0StihnMAFJy6KYJVQwbZcgBkhnX0hiYnyP90w80K9-fcHHdMu9~XAGIQ3QAhqz8C3Owtq4l75Qg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Verona Area School District Board of Education on May 19 approved a three-year contract with SSM Health/Dean Medical Group to operate an on-site clinic for district employees, with board members adding an amendment asking that the staffing line item be tied to actual salary and benefits rather than a fixed ceiling.

District staff said the clinic is intended to give employees faster access to primary and behavioral health care, reduce external insurance claims over time and speed new-employee physicals. Rochelle, a district staff presenter, told the board the agreement is nonexclusive with the district’s health insurance plan and includes a 5 percent annual price adjustment that will be reviewed against actual costs each year so the district will not automatically pay a full 5 percent if provider costs come in lower.

Board members and staff emphasized service details and metrics. The contract, as described by district staff, funds clinic operations through a flat monthly payment to SSM; SSM will hire and pay clinic staff. The planned staffing mix includes about 1.2 full-time-equivalent advanced practice providers (roughly 48 hours per week), 0.6 FTE behavioral health provider (about 24 hours per week), one full-time medical assistant and one full-time registered nurse. Clinic space will include three medical rooms, a behavioral-health room and a laboratory. Services listed in the presentation include treatment of minor illness and injury, annual wellness exams and physicals, disease management, vaccinations and laboratory testing.

Rochelle told the board how the district will receive utilization and outcome data: monthly, quarterly and annually. She also explained some transaction details: the district will pay a premium for the clinic’s access to the EPIC electronic health record system and will lease certain clinic equipment under the contract so replacement costs are built into the monthly fee.

On the financial side, district staff said the $650,000 annual figure identified in board questions had been budgeted as part of recent insurance-plan changes and that the clinic is expected, over time, to reduce claims that would otherwise be paid through the district’s insurance renewals. Staff and board members cautioned that the savings are expected but not guaranteed; they said it will take time for utilization patterns to change and lower insurance claims to emerge.

Board members pressed for auditability and transparency on staffing costs. One board member asked whether SSM would be required to report actual staffing salaries and benefits if its hires cost less than the contracted amount; staff said they would follow up and had an open line of negotiation. Board members also noted a 90-day, no-cost termination clause in the contract that would allow the district to end the arrangement within 90 days if it did not meet expectations.

After questions and discussion, Board Member Juan Carlos moved to approve the contract with an amendment requesting the staffing-cost line be stated as actual salaries and benefits “not to exceed” the amount shown in the agreement; Christopher seconded. The board voted to approve the contract with that amendment. The board asked staff to continue negotiating and to report back on details about staffing-cost reporting and audit rights in the contract.

District leaders said the clinic buildout must begin promptly to meet an ambitious timeline: EPIC integration and other operational set-up require multiple weeks, and delaying approval could push the clinic opening past the start of the school year. Staff said they will phase eligibility and monitor utilization, with options to expand capacity if demand grows.

Board members asked for continued public updates on utilization and outcomes so the district can evaluate whether the clinic yields the operational and premium savings described in the presentation.

","The Verona Area School District board voted May 19 to approve a three-year, nonexclusive contract with SSM Health/Dean Medical Group to operate an on-site clinic for district employees, after adding language asking the provider to tie the staffing charge to actual salaries and benefits and noting a 90-day no-cost termination clause.","actionData","errors"]

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