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- Financial report (as of May 31, 2025): Board accepted the financial report showing combined account balances (checking, money market, debt service, referendum, and other funds) and a total balance reported in the meeting transcript. Motion: approved. (Motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as “Aye” — motion carries.)

- Consent agenda: Includes routine items; the board approved the consent agenda as presented. Motion: approved. (Motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as “Aye” — motion carries.)

- Employee handbook revisions: The board considered and approved revisions to the SCC employee handbook (Part 1 Section 3.25(d) and Part 1 Section 2.25). Motion: approved. (Motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as “Aye” — motion carries.)

- Board policy second-reading approvals (items b through j): The board approved the listed policy items by second reading with no changes from the first reading. Motion: approved. (Motion moved and seconded; vote recorded as “Aye” — motion carries.)

- Motion to convene to closed session: The board voted to convene to closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation and performance data of public employees, including approval of wages/benefits for 2025–26, resignations/appointments/contract modifications, complaints and investigations. Motion: approved; recorded voice votes indicated multiple “Aye” responses and the body moved into closed session.

Notes: The transcript records the outcome of motions as “motion carries” or repeated “Aye” responses; explicit named roll-call tallies and mover/second attributions were not consistently recorded in the public transcript for all items. This roundup reports each action and outcome as presented in the meeting record.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SCC School Board Meeting June 16, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Board approved the May financial report, consent agenda items and several personnel and policy items; the meeting concluded with a vote to convene to closed session under Wisconsin law for personnel matters.","taxTitle","Saint Croix School District, School Board, Virgin Islands, International","taxId",38308,"location","","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":72,"_74":72},6523788,"District presents preliminary 2025–26 budget gap and proposed reductions; staff pay CPI preserved",275,6412000,6687000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d&start=6412&end=6687","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d/thumbnail_6412000.jpg","/articles/6523788/District-presents-preliminary-202526-budget-gap-and-proposed-reductions-staff-pay-CPI-preserved","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523788-e22f8f0429bc07e60b6777bb7bc33242/orig.mp4?Expires=1776180936&Signature=bU8RvX~TP~Hr615QD5~sk8S55S3FJfqz9U~p1bsHgRQ6eNOTjZMy8O8r01Mm9NBEey2NuV2yGsOtYxc01SSfnwrVyuIkvOGNES4rvE8bo6-rWAuTMVugz-DNqZRc47S6J8nSaTQgOir9o~tNjTYFTZz1AWllm9GXtqfYGmayC1Cs8Pp5lCIYmqaWKGRgFTwL6~kn6wuBfHlCB7amyVmkyY-wssWyJFpoqbZdt15721xk7jX5RsHSUk9-0h2taXPCvEByJ6GvYOkqgKFOABv-Aa0MFhY2Nav6M595Vfox2wCZCrE2vKBckqLQ6Kt176H7rwdu1pJfB-wzORvBmvlr5w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District administrators presented a preliminary overview of the 2025–26 budget at the June 16 Saint Croix School District board meeting and described a multi-part plan to reduce expenditures.

The administration said the district had previously reported an approximate $6,600,000 shortfall for next year; administrators then described a package of proposed expenditure reductions that the presentation quantified as about $620,000 in implementable savings. Proposed reductions discussed at the meeting included eliminating one FTE special-education paraprofessional position, reducing one FTE behavioral interventionist, freezing substitute-teacher pay increases tied to CPI, reducing or eliminating the curriculum-advisory stipend, freezing building leadership-team (BLT) stipends (under discussion), and freezing extracurricular pay scales at current levels.

Business staff said they plan to budget for a 10% increase in health insurance premiums despite a maximum insurer increase projection of 12% to preserve flexibility; administrators also reduced the estimated cost of an “administrator superintendent license program” from four participants to one for budgeting purposes. Additional minor cuts under consideration included eliminating the activity bus, discontinuing staff holiday gifts, and reducing subscription expenditures.

The superintendent and business manager emphasized that the plan would preserve a 2.95% CPI increase for regular contracted staff, a stated priority for the board and administration. Board members discussed the items and expressed concern about impacts to curricular leadership stipends, the superintendent’s development and district training funds, and other program supports.

No final adoption of the 2025–26 budget took place at the June 16 meeting; the board's calendar lists a district annual meeting and budget hearing scheduled for July 23, which will allow further public comment and formal adoption steps.","District administrators presented a preliminary shortfall for 2025–26 and proposed roughly $620,000 in expenditure reductions while keeping a 2.95% CPI increase for regular contracted staff; administrators also proposed budgeting a 10% health-insurance increase and several staff and program cuts.",{"_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":72,"_74":72},6523793,"District curriculum advisory reports draft review cycle, creates building-level curriculum leaders",533,5167000,5700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d&start=5167&end=5700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d/thumbnail_5167000.jpg","/articles/6523793/District-curriculum-advisory-reports-draft-review-cycle-creates-building-level-curriculum-leaders","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523793-9a8eea97727188dc47417da07d50e3e5/orig.mp4?Expires=1776180936&Signature=QGBs4DtI0R9lScUWyNt2xE60sqio5jHXen0J9B~2ty-NypUUNA7vAY~jjB9PX7FGwT4jN6i7VsoLl6-dvc--0VZHH967yBAjH6lc24g6wmI1C-ASlC6YE6kmIFRD-EDZdxL18YjVvaM70W4gsGl6PJ6OrRcsr0s6EmZPg~8O9TrfU-Eijx2MHxHnw5Kh1itm9sHaqhpWUXLqwpGkqhVuGThibzUJt0SLm9qkrTkuTjh4B1nfr8XJy2ggeoWsdT0otBJYnyZklJ2gRfM3fzq21htgCDbMwo7YZVFjPVV8Tmsq1GFYb1uY5NfG5puah~TDtn5PwO1zfvd~lkkBfwKX1Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff presented the year-end report from the curriculum advisory team at the June 16 Saint Croix School District board meeting, describing a draft curriculum-review cycle, staff training and plans for building-level leadership.

A facilitator summarized the committee’s work: five meetings during the school year that combined investigation, learning and collaboration; a review of district needs and external curriculum resources; and development of a flowchart and draft timeline for future pilot adoption. The facilitator told the board the committee selected members to represent a range of grade levels and content areas “so that this was not a secondary ELA committee or a math-only committee.”

The committee said it aimed to create “another six curriculum leaders in our district” who can advise teachers in their buildings during future adoptions and implementation. The group also tested a proposed web page layout to communicate curriculum and instruction information to staff and the public and reported giving feedback to building-level leadership teams (BLTs) earlier in the year.

Committee members said next steps include revising the draft based on feedback, piloting the review process and beginning a focused K–12 science review next year. Board members thanked the group and discussed scaling the work; one board member noted the district would likely transition some committee compensation to an uncompensated, virtual-support model in future years while maintaining the work.

The report contained no motions requiring immediate board action; the draft review cycle and suggested next steps will be implemented by district staff as part of ongoing curriculum work.","A district curriculum advisory team reviewed resources and created a draft curriculum-review cycle; the team said it produced six curriculum leaders to support future resource adoption and recommended the science review begin next year.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6523798,"Hudson YMCA seeks larger district grant to sustain teen center, cites rising costs and student participation",1047,3988000,5035000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d&start=3988&end=5035","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d/thumbnail_3988000.jpg","/articles/6523798/Hudson-YMCA-seeks-larger-district-grant-to-sustain-teen-center-cites-rising-costs-and-student-participation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523798-45b1830556d83715762f62b5045ddb83/orig.mp4?Expires=1776180936&Signature=dbqlluTV3Yz0KVZNwz8v2fiyRmaim~xVoT1lTeUv9wfcqhB50G1VZfkhaf0Ga9oW1XOktZk3UDzA6acWh0gTruMG7HBHm8fdjDaKptPqF~S06RD6NzpLbTnxUNua2YzimBDKBXmGdqsYlIAmSW8601OafPF8T1M5bK9MBjw0gH0xaUjaZYiKiffL83Dv9NA0QDfpQxzChdxRAup0pAk4wMtsc~gaujS-9FHAiv5mB0SZZDqQSlQRcWk6O8Eo4rTF0MfuobPHVUv7Ca83ugq9Gb~sfdbeYLkVFzyr6Qtuz3VqL-6bhObigKjhRM0LJULJrDBAIcvJz10Q7Br9vQGm~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Cassie Athorpe, community program director at the Hudson YMCA, presented the YMCA’s year-end report for the Saint Croix teen center at the June 16 board meeting and asked the district to consider increasing its longstanding annual grant.

Athorpe said the teen center saw 2,780 visits this year, averaging about 22 students per day during the school year, and added that student volunteer and paid-staff opportunities expanded: seventh- and eighth-graders logged 215 volunteer hours staffing a concession-stand leaders club and the YMCA hired six Saint Croix Central high school students as paid assistants. “We are at a spot of we might have to tell kids no or I have to stop promoting or I have to start cutting, and that’s the last thing that I wanna do to a growing program,” she told the board.

Athorpe said the YMCA has received $35,000 per year from the district since about 2010 but is asking the board to consider raising the grant to $50,000 because higher staffing and program costs have made the existing funding level unsustainable. She cited rising wages—high-school staff in the Twin Cities YMCA start at $16 per hour—and growing demand from Saint Croix students for programs that the district partially subsidizes, including youth government and Model United Nations conferences (Athorpe said district-supported scholarships reduced student attendance costs to about $200 for many participants).

Athorpe also reviewed program details: a leaders-club concession program that rewarded students with points redeemable for small items, monthly “team nights” that drew 50–60 middle-school students, and summer programming that averages 25–40 participants daily. She said the YMCA disbursed roughly $9,000 in scholarships this year to help Saint Croix students attend conferences and that many of the after-school staff and participants come from Saint Croix Central.

Board members and YMCA staff discussed possible options for the grant: increasing the district’s contribution from fund 80, raising the YMCA’s fee, or reconfiguring staff support. The YMCA requested $50,000 to avoid program reductions and to continue expanded supports and scholarship access for Saint Croix students.

Athorpe said she would share a flyer and additional budget detail with the board. The district’s budget planning discussion later in the meeting noted a multi-million-dollar shortfall for 2025–26, which could affect discretionary grants.

This article reports the YMCA’s presentation and funding request; any commitment of funds would require subsequent board action in a future meeting.","Cassie Athorpe, community program director for the Hudson YMCA, told the Saint Croix School District board the YMCA-run teen center at the middle school served 2,780 visits this school year, pays student workers competitive wages, and is asking the district to increase an annual grant from $35,000 toward $50,000 to avoid cutting programs.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6523802,"Multiple residents and staff publicly defend Saint Croix administration amid allegations",1211,199000,1410000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d&start=199&end=1410","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d/thumbnail_199000.jpg","/articles/6523802/Multiple-residents-and-staff-publicly-defend-Saint-Croix-administration-amid-allegations","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523802-7ad6a0d4f21b46805a1ceafcc9b65406/orig.mp4?Expires=1776180936&Signature=ONm1GtLvR4ZscwrIMz0~vFtozj~ydDPlsnR-CLxIK2qwzezUgVQ0T45pslZWZw-F7nhygtAfwqYJln0Ye9OUeQb0W3~Da8LNEDTT0cDwdsh8OBqWdI4xmZ7xyy7o~qQz822UPBAmjTow1DmJ~M85Bmbqlmvqcrd~gWOnzWndz-dXe5~iBicmdIIj6Oqpkkv5syWkwYhub6V823-GNnsS4rtLK69JS1l3U5aduF~qNp83H8q557nM5J~qcZZEpt6~AhZJWXJSbPy7vMepsqSNvLBcoX~uf99afveO2FZntenrZlTBR4EeyptshjlbP1lZHmBASB5-DGMDclEsssySuw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Several employees, former employees and community members addressed the Saint Croix School District board on June 16 to defend the superintendent, administrators and staff amid a recent wave of public criticism.

Jean Johnson, introduced herself as a sixth-grade language arts teacher and longtime resident. “I can no longer sit back and watch these attacks and stay silent,” Johnson said, describing long service in the district and asking for evidence before endorsing accusations. “I will wait for evidence to be presented and make my own decisions,” she said.

School counselor David Lindmire said he had chosen to make his remarks in person after reviewing public posts and board materials. “I would trust any of my kids with any of the teachers at the school that I work at,” Lindmire said, adding that many departures from the district in recent years were retirements or moves for better opportunities rather than firings.

Other speakers who identified themselves as parents, retired staff and local residents echoed those themes: they praised extracurricular programs such as trades, band and the eighth-grade Washington, D.C., trip, highlighted the district’s academic rankings and facilities improvements, and urged the community to focus on student experience. One speaker who said she had retired and subbed across district schools called the administration and many teachers “amazing” and encouraged residents to visit campus to see classroom and facility work first-hand.

Speakers asked the public to provide substantive evidence rather than “half-truths and insinuations,” and several urged that questions about hiring, family relationships in the district and donations to school events be weighed against years of service and community support. Jean Johnson spoke specifically about accusations of nepotism and said: “Just because people don't like the proof doesn't mean it's not true, but instead they grasp at straws.”

Board members thanked those who spoke. The session included later items on budget planning and other district business.

These remarks were public comment and did not constitute a board response or formal finding on the allegations discussed by speakers.","Several staff and community members used public comment at the June 16 Saint Croix School District board meeting to defend administrators and teachers, praising programs and urging patience while concerns are investigated.",{"_33":124,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":125,"_41":126,"_43":127,"_45":128,"_47":129,"_49":130,"_51":131,"_53":132,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":133,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":134,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6523807,"Parent tells district board a June 4 classroom assault left child hurt, alleges policy failures",497,2203000,2700000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d&start=2203&end=2700","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5024619-e36eb98b3869167ee74aaf705ad5b00d/thumbnail_2203000.jpg","/articles/6523807/Parent-tells-district-board-a-June-4-classroom-assault-left-child-hurt-alleges-policy-failures","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6523807-81742e525795990299fe6edc296a6bc8/orig.mp4?Expires=1776180936&Signature=b6HzgilnOoRRGlOKoDnM2Y-D16qpax160itj5BannaSddMp48~oqU52b41RhFuwlqQD8xOQ7fv37VfHYpGX5qmDy6Br9fWf~HYyaWAh6mH6dsx6wRyT1QcSnioICB~e2LBPWUK3Mc3ZJgOWwHNyWC0TkEDGXIZINsSGPrhXYwyZLDjeLWmUpU8m-lJjibzyVlYlL4cZl2eD8JxnzLP0yr0yLcITrtfi~yP1oqQepIKGd0X2muBxLD0VGIKgdqxBde1KkDOuMahndYsLcojh9AIvKhxqMCNqPwyUVOLTnxVFUG63uuLxpKrmUmMB~kLnXhcZRm7SFIvVvHMKlxQLDnA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A parent addressed the Saint Croix School District board on June 16, saying their child was assaulted in a classroom on June 4 and asserting that multiple district safety and reporting policies were not followed.

The speaker, identified in the transcript only as a parent, said they reported the incident to police and that school staff nonetheless forced their child into a meeting with another student the next day “against police guidance and without my consent.” The parent said district staff later placed them on administrative leave and that promised follow-up meetings with the board did not occur. “That is not acceptable behavior,” the parent said during public comment.

The parent listed a series of policies they said were violated, including student safety, use of force, seclusion and restraint, staff use of social media, administrative responsibilities, reporting of violent assault to law enforcement, and preservation of evidence. The speaker said they had raised prior bullying concerns beginning in early 2022 and that those reports were not investigated to their satisfaction; they said the board later revised the district’s anti-bullying policy but that they received no closure.

Board members did not take public action during the comment period. The transcript shows no vote or administrative response in that moment; the board later moved to closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) for personnel matters.

The parent called for actions to ensure student safety and better communication: they said they wanted to know how to be confident their child would be safe next year and asked for follow-up from the district. The statements in this article are allegations raised by the parent at the meeting and have not been adjudicated by the board or district in the meeting transcript.

The district’s formal policies and any investigations referenced by the parent were not read into the public record at the meeting, and the parent said some documents could not be discussed publicly because they contained names, dates and other details.

The board did not provide a public response during the comment period; later agenda items included a motion to convene to closed session for personnel matters under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c).","A parent told the Saint Croix School District board that their child was assaulted in a classroom on June 4 and said district policies governing student safety, reporting and post-incident care were not followed; the remarks were made during the public-comment portion of the June 16 meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: June 16 Saint Croix School District meeting

District presents preliminary 2025–26 budget gap and proposed reductions; staff pay CPI preserved

District curriculum advisory reports draft review cycle, creates building-level curriculum leaders

Hudson YMCA seeks larger district grant to sustain teen center, cites rising costs and student participation

Multiple residents and staff publicly defend Saint Croix administration amid allegations

Parent tells district board a June 4 classroom assault left child hurt, alleges policy failures