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The director noted the district’s student-athlete GPA (reported as about 3.48), community events including dedications of Jerry Slim Stadium and the varsity baseball field, and 23 student-athlete commitments to collegiate athletics. The girls wrestling team was recognized as the first girls team state champion in their division, and individual coaches received state honors.

The presentation introduced a new program called BuildMade, a cross-season competition among teams that scores academic achievement, community service, school improvement and competitive success and rewards teams and grand-champion recognition during homecoming week. The program’s first-season winners were listed by season: cross country (fall), girls basketball (winter) and girls soccer (spring). The athletics office said staff will refine the system over the summer to account for differences in team size and activity type.

On personnel matters, the board approved a baseline for athletics support staffing and wages for the 2025-26 year (the materials listed 247 support staff positions and related wage templates) and approved letters of employment for coaches, advisers and interns. The motion to adopt the athletics baseline carried.

The board also approved renewal of WIAA membership for the 2025-26 school year so the district can maintain participation in interscholastic athletics. Staff said the board president would complete and sign the membership form.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","6-23-2025 - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education","oneSentenceSummary","District athletics staff reviewed high participation and competitive success, introduced a district 'BuildMade' recognition program, and the board approved the 2025-26 athletics/coaching baseline and renewed WIAA membership.","taxTitle","Milton School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",56241,"location","Wisconsin","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":56,"_74":56},6189811,"Milton updates summer school offerings, approves staffing hours cap and plans for reading interventions",1304,161000,1465000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5055033-0348202e89749d1e42464043ce14e32f&start=161&end=1465","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5055033-0348202e89749d1e42464043ce14e32f/thumbnail_161000.jpg","/articles/6189811/Wisconsin/Milton-updates-summer-school-offerings-approves-staffing-hours-cap-and-plans-for-reading-interventions","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189811-2de0af07723a8cb37008d847a39e2792/orig.mp4?Expires=1773597219&Signature=HQMHfGgHfdRBz1FzVdClVj57ZLSgBvNu8wTA7hqFQWzZrPLoP9vVs8hikyg0XS~IGjtHUk80b0JZgPZUV006mBaNWJgGoe3HJxTRAQ4B3DLA4VeQSlOs9PG22BUQgHqKwLo~EyXGUmwPmjFXFisl7-ZqnXONwDlX9uaL~MZnAO-dQp3WwSkepRyXIoISEpAAy21Mc4xDrSV9fOvnTxSqTHJFDcxRU6sbZrcXVEFAph7kJv02kCF01HFlmuTVjKng9KXV-sr6Qd7UWvpNp-K1dYcgh2vBr5EkjSNbYY1yNAapztt8DFksQ0mBWhrgJJ8C4QXC1k1kR9CHxZ4ELUeBrw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","District staff gave an update on summer school operations and staffing, describing multiple sites, new enriched classes and staffing challenges; the board approved caps on total instructional and support staff hours for 2025-26 summer programming.

The district reported summer programming at Milton East Elementary, Northside Middle School and Milton High School, with 30 to 40 summer school employees at each site. Administrators said there are 17 classes at East, 21 at Northside, 13 at the middle school and 12 enrichment classes at the high school, in addition to academic classes.

New and returning classes highlighted in the report included a Lego-building class, a Northside art class themed on Taylor Swift “auras” focused on character themes, a model-rocketry class that completed a successful first launch, a field-biology class taught by a retired teacher, early-literacy vowel-sound instruction and a Club Fit endurance program. Staff praised long-serving summer instructors, naming Sherry Buscher, Chris Zee, Dave Benland, Tom Davey and Mike Platt for multi-decade service.

Human resources said it is coordinating staffing and training for upcoming summer sessions and that beginning in June 2026 the summer program will add intensive reading interventions aligned with Act 20; HR recommended adding three teacher positions to support that program. The presenter said payroll and technology issues affected first payroll but the district resolved them.

On a formal action, a motion limiting instructional hours to no more than 7,769 and support-staff hours to no more than 3,161 for the 2025-26 summer program passed. The motion notes that any additional hours above those baselines would be subject to board policy review and potential approval.

Board members asked questions about tracking public comments, how summer staffing is budgeted and how new classes are integrated with curriculum. Staff said they would return with fuller numbers in September and provide updated budget integration details later in the summer.","District staff described expanded summer school sites, new enrichment classes and staffing, and the board approved hourly caps for instructional and support staff; HR flagged addition of three teacher positions for an intensive reading program beginning June 2026 under Act 20 alignment.",{"_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":56,"_74":56},6189815,"Milton board approves preliminary 2025-26 budget and reviews insurance, debt defeasement plans",1162,128000,1290000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5055033-0348202e89749d1e42464043ce14e32f&start=128&end=1290","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5055033-0348202e89749d1e42464043ce14e32f/thumbnail_128000.jpg","/articles/6189815/Wisconsin/Milton-board-approves-preliminary-2025-26-budget-and-reviews-insurance-debt-defeasement-plans","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6189815-0e79f8ec419da7a6d6686b570630da21/orig.mp4?Expires=1773597219&Signature=UlHlo374mDoHfX5NvKJgsyCZF9XljUi6aJMS0vjY04iYup2O4zmZytSsmL5yNtlMGDMh4muBo3gaAM84URG0S4yNX5y0q6GDY8NTHcup-eQqisRkys8m3gQm85lyCRHOa8d1DlG8liIsKEBv~W9lfX0Epi0LrP1-~z~zu8BmTJuy8wgW2DqxjXnwiKU8s5GL5Y6mZ3waVb4RnGEXphWQGE7WOYeDoVxUnXm75FjpQqx1m6iu9P555UnraYEzHSQ0wWDwogaxA9MCSpJhjvbXOO8sT3UiR2Wxug~8JDEjbclWNRGpUfhFF0Na7H-XdZIpC8FvOzWvSeBLSTJc5eR3Tg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","At the Milton School District board meeting, trustees approved a preliminary 2025-26 budget that the administration says will be the basis for the district’s annual meeting in August.

The board’s finance committee reported a 7.5% overall increase in insurance costs driven primarily by workers’ compensation and cyber insurance, and staff described plans to use existing debt-service balances to defease debt and avoid future interest payments.

The finance committee presentation said the workers’ compensation increase stems from a higher experience modification rate resulting from several high-cost claims that will affect premiums for the next two budget cycles. The committee also attributed higher cyber premiums to an industry-wide increase in claims, ransomware costs and complex mitigation expenses.

Staff projected preliminary general-fund figures including a base revenue increase tied to a $325 per-pupil adjustment. The presentation estimated base revenue near $39.1 million, total revenue authority slightly above $42.2 million and a general-fund preliminary budget of $50,412,245. The district reported roughly $3.0 million currently on Fund 39 that it plans to use in a defeasement package to reduce future interest costs tied to past capital referendum borrowing.

Trustees were told the district’s declining-enrollment exemption is shrinking; the presentation estimated the exemption will fall from prior levels and that next year’s total nonrecurring exemptions will change with the final end of a $2.5 million nonrecurring referendum. The presenter cautioned that the July 1 state estimate — used in revenue-limit calculations — may be based on the 2023-24 budget data because a final state budget had not been adopted, and staff said they will continue to revise the preliminary budget as new state data arrive.

During discussion, the board reviewed planned capital-project spending from the capital projects fund (available as of April 2025) including completion of Northside chillers, a high-school sound system and a roof section replacement, with a listed capital projects estimate of about $565,000 in the first year of use.

A motion to approve the 2025-26 preliminary budget carried. The finance committee presentation and board materials noted the district intends to withdraw funds from Fund 80 for a soccer field lighting project and to continue monitoring state aid, special education reimbursements and federal funding impacts as the state’s estimates are finalized.

Less-critical agenda items that were discussed but require future action included finalizing defeasement details, the exact July 1 state revenue estimate and updates to the annual meeting materials ahead of the August schedule.","The Milton School District board approved a preliminary 2025-26 budget after a finance committee review that flagged a 7.5% overall insurance increase and outlined plans to use fund balances for debt defeasement and capital projects.","actionData","errors"]

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Athletics report highlights state titles, new BuildMade program; board approves coaching/advisor baseline and WIAA renewal

Milton updates summer school offerings, approves staffing hours cap and plans for reading interventions

Milton board approves preliminary 2025-26 budget and reviews insurance, debt defeasement plans