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District staff told the board auditors made one adjusting journal entry to move Medicaid revenue from fund 10 to fund 27. Staff also said the auditors flagged that the back of free and reduced meal applications did not include the required certification entries showing eligibility determinations and signatures. Because the district receives more than $750,000 in federal aid, staff said it is subject to a single audit and the auditors selected the food service program for that review.

District staff said the finding is procedural rather than indicative of missing benefits; the district has assigned a new staff member to manage meal applications and will arrange training with Baldwin-Woodville School District staff and with the auditors. Staff said auditors went through required procedures with the new staff member during the review so she understands what documentation to record on future applications.

Staff also told the board they expect a state food-service audit by the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) at some point during the 2025–26 school year; sometimes DPI contracts an outside agency to perform the review. The board approved the finance report as presented.

Separately, the board received a summary of bank-account balances as of June 30, 2025, including an overall total account balance the district reported at $3,142,195.41 and a referendum balance of $60,707.48. The finance report was approved by vote.

District staff said they will correct procedures, document training and follow up with the auditors and DPI as needed. The board did not take additional action beyond accepting the audit overview and the finance report.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","SCC School Board Meeting July 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Saint Croix auditors reported one adjusting journal entry and said the district will receive a finding because the back of free/reduced meal applications lacked required certifying documentation; district plans staff training and expects a state food-service audit in 2025–26.","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},6480633,"Saint Croix board approves change to personal finance requirement, adopts career-readiness credit",1368,1203000,2571000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5477957-60d42b5a86cb961b42fa289722b6995a&start=1203&end=2571","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5477957-60d42b5a86cb961b42fa289722b6995a/thumbnail_1203000.jpg","/articles/6480633/Saint-Croix-board-approves-change-to-personal-finance-requirement-adopts-career-readiness-credit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6480633-664d4928016d9b7f752a727554f3e7c8/orig.mp4?Expires=1776180872&Signature=AQAz0oX1ZGQqI2SZQ~a0EI5d9YRdKOIeMoBqPqiATlgeiFKxrYDRJyI0reXqa2T9zPE58A0LQmDtdqKzsZnccrra6uK5j0-cLH69Qq6P9Qy-wm54qxbJ-eUfSBIJbVBDLJu3mTQBbQXic7TI~49ZzB0dGQ-61h0k~8Cn6C2b0coNdrWEFCiipjsaWPsfguP97l0t5U1SpSCD7M3xXa1mslrxLTMaHN4kwUj2Owe1NsDcqvFUspgYE60DlUi-cMKcOhBJgWVIszLsCZgY7IXZmFlI7n5lsV-RvjwnqZCNFCjUzQrH1ybZJFec6nuiM8GphC5jjlVNNWb~skj0XI4uRw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Saint Croix School District Board of Education voted July 23 to revise its graduation requirements by removing career-readiness components from the half-credit personal finance course and establishing a new career-readiness requirement delivered through weekly advisory/ACP sessions.

Board members approved a motion to delete the “/careers” designation from the district’s personal finance graduation requirement and to require students to earn 0.25 credits per year they attend Saint Croix Central (SCC) in career readiness and social-emotional-learning (SEL) competencies. The board also approved creation of a new pass/fail career-readiness class tied to those credits.

District staff told the board the change responds to Wisconsin Act 60, which requires a standalone personal financial literacy credit for graduates beginning with the class of 2028. Presenters said the district’s current personal finance course covers five of six state-required finance strands and that shifting careers out of the course would allow the class to meet all required finance standards.

Tracy Crowley, one of the presenters, said the district plans to use the school’s existing late-start Wednesday schedule to deliver the academic and career planning (ACP) curriculum without adding days to the school year. Under the proposal, students would begin Wednesday at 8:10 a.m. (instead of 8:45) and attend a 30-minute ACP block three Wednesdays per month led by counselors and ACP staff; one Wednesday would be an advisory period with classroom teachers. District staff said the schedule change preserves teacher professional learning community (PLC) time and adds the equivalent of about two instructional days for high school ACP content.

Presenters described the ACP curriculum as grade-specific and mapped to Wisconsin career-readiness standards and SEL competencies. Activities listed include guest speakers (military, apprenticeships, entrepreneurs), score-review and goal-setting tied to college/career tests, depression screening and student climate surveys, community-service projects, and a senior-year portfolio/capstone presentation. Seniors were described as meeting in-person only the first month and then completing much of their ACP work remotely via Google Classroom with scheduled advisory check-ins.

The board’s motion set the career-readiness credit as 0.25 per year students are enrolled at SCC so that students who transfer in late will not be penalized with large credit makeups. The proposed career-readiness credit will be recorded on transcripts as pass/fail; presenters said a 60% completion threshold will be required to earn a passing mark.

Board members clarified that the motion approved deletion of the careers component from the personal finance course and established the credit requirement and new class. They said schedule changes and detailed course design will be handled administratively and do not automatically change teachers’ assignments. The board’s vote to approve the deletion and the new career-readiness requirement carried.

District staff cautioned that the change does not alter state licensure requirements for teachers, saying ACP and career planning fall within school counseling duties and the district plans to use counselors alongside classroom teachers to deliver ACP content. Staff also emphasized that some ACP assignments will require student work outside the 30-minute Wednesday block and that the program includes built-in workdays for assignment completion.

What the board approved was limited to the course labeling and the career-readiness credit; the district indicated further board action may be needed to finalize the new class catalog entry and any schedule adjustments.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to delete “/careers” from the personal finance graduation requirement and to require 0.25 career-readiness credits per year at SCC, and to create a new pass/fail career-readiness class: Motion approved (mover not specified; second by Brad). All in favor.

Context
The proposal was presented as a response to Wisconsin Act 60 and recent state career-readiness standards. Presenters said aligning ACP across grades 9–12 and using late-start Wednesdays will ensure all students receive required career-readiness instruction while allowing the personal finance course to meet all six state finance strands.","The Saint Croix School District board voted to separate career-readiness components from the personal finance course to comply with Wisconsin Act 60 and approved a new career-readiness credit delivered via expanded late-start Wednesday advisory time.","actionData","errors"]

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Saint Croix board approves change to personal finance requirement, adopts career-readiness credit