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Russ, a staff member, told the board there was \"nothing for formal approval\" but that the district wanted to thank Culver's and Mathematica for their generosity to the backpack program and lunch program supplies. The board accepted the acknowledgment; no formal action was required.

Context: Staff noted the donations as informational only; no budget or formal acceptance action was requested at this meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Copy of SASD Regular Board Meeting 07.28.25","oneSentenceSummary","The board thanked local donors including Culver's and Mathematica for donations supporting the district's backpack and lunch programs.","taxTitle","Sparta Area School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",55388,"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},6154023,"Audit closes with no findings; board approves final 2024-25 budget revisions and fund balance designation",113,593620,707560,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5488973-58a852ef35e28f8f0e1cb2e819b12fef&start=593&end=707","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5488973-58a852ef35e28f8f0e1cb2e819b12fef/thumbnail_593620.jpg","/articles/6154023/Wisconsin/Audit-closes-with-no-findings-board-approves-final-2024-25-budget-revisions-and-fund-balance-designation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6154023-0db9d4e4584313846fb9d2bb26dad02c/orig.mp4?Expires=1775186440&Signature=Ou9hEeuyroOGa6SoCOTpflTo-JRX700C3ijSggTR8SxHej3Nl90FMzJQb6laDHgGemXRoLTfNX3n45bruiULY79tsz2yZw7KoAQkIQFUAr3jsCUnNkMHQhLGQWAb8XodvOJzc8UONRPr~59-a~Dk4FsnG6w9~T5qqNKGyqy6z8qy1B-thBi7exY-ZAgzgYH6WuLIM3-WoTyIqlMGo2qjydm4ztVLOH01SqnrlWoO6Ze6-16Sy0iFQX5~JoS1mQoV1lfmIMffKetYdVr3bFXETy7dGfLZo4Lidem7hNUhxh4upnN3TGy1wH94xo1YaP8KcO7kgG6iLjCHLjxo3q8BnQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Spartan Area School District reported a clean year-end audit and the board approved several budget measures, including final budget revisions for 2024-25 and designation of revenue stabilization fund balance.

Miss Hauser, a staff member, told the board the annual audit by Hawkins Ash CPAs had \"no findings, no journal entries, so everything was as it should be.\" She thanked auditors and finance staff for the work.

Board action: On a roll-call vote the board approved the final 2024-25 budget revisions (motion carried 5-0, two members absent). Staff reported small adjustments in several funds: Funds 10 and 27 showed revenue increases of about $1,000 and expense increases of roughly $20,000; the final change in combined fund balance for 2024-25 was an increase \"just shy of $150,000,\" according to staff. The board approved the budget revisions as presented.

Fund-balance designation: Staff explained there was an existing revenue stabilization set-aside and recommended rounding that balance. The district reported revenue stabilization had been set aside last year at about $1,000,004.96 and staff recommended increasing that to an even $1,500,000. Staff explained that $150,000 placed into Fund 46 (state-aid tiered formula) would be reimbursed at about 43% the following year (approximately $60,000), which would reduce the local levy by an amount staff described as \"a couple pennies.\" After discussion the board approved moving $1,500,000 of Fund 10 into revenue stabilization fund balance (motion carried 5-0, two absent).

Decision vs. discussion: The audit report and budget revisions were formal actions approved by the board. The analysis of placing $150,000 into Fund 46 versus fund balance was described by staff; the board approved the larger revenue stabilization placement rather than the Fund 46 transfer.

Context: Staff noted the district had earlier projected a $1.5 million shortfall for the year but actual results were substantially better due to unexpected revenue and lower expenses, producing the modest increase in ending fund balance.","The district received an unmodified audit with no findings and the board approved final 2024-25 budget revisions, accepted a nearly $150,000 increase to final fund balance and moved $1.5 million into revenue stabilization.",{"_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},6154028,"Board approves RingCentral phone system; hardware paid from facility referendum",61,466840,528460,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5488973-58a852ef35e28f8f0e1cb2e819b12fef&start=466&end=528","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5488973-58a852ef35e28f8f0e1cb2e819b12fef/thumbnail_466840.jpg","/articles/6154028/Wisconsin/Board-approves-RingCentral-phone-system-hardware-paid-from-facility-referendum","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6154028-e0a38ecb9372646106b6eb38382e37ab/orig.mp4?Expires=1775186440&Signature=YOWenwYmc6raMrZEOHATbXy-h6Q48V6KuqaKtNyBl-sxbXRNhMjEnIYxL4VztosWR9QEiUxtyVBJ7E9Cc0dlp5wmEWzbxC0agMHGi6FjTWtCo8Q6485T4b3iPx2L431JkstyzmD935uc7rZejT0akMAYylMZDewI7yDK9auEEe9jqMle9NHa8KxiEAf0ZCIWLbz74dFCftpUZ6EvwdRdQyHbtM6tFCazErFaQM47r-pzsggZn-0kc7pV87ubTEvTfd0PwbCrxfBLucTjER9Fly7RdkPi-wgwnjmR2GpnCtbeU50cCJwfnQvD9rAkHlvIh3aPICfEyD-fk64gk5QarQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Spartan Area School District Board approved a districtwide upgrade to a RingCentral phone system and authorized staff to proceed with implementation before the start of school.

The board was told that 5 Star would act as the vendor for the purchase and that, if approved, the district could have the system in place prior to the first day of classes because wiring is already in place. Leah, a staff member, said the vendor work makes on-site implementation \"realistic that with action tonight, we could have this implemented prior to the first day of school. All the wiring is in place already.\"

Matt, a staff member, described the physical installation: \"it's really the hardware is just unplugging the old phone and plugging in the new phone. I say just, but there is a lot of unpackaging and things, so we'd have some extra hands on deck to make that happen.\" He said the district is recommending RingCentral; the initial hardware cost is about $21,000 and will be paid from the facility referendum. He added the new system carries an annual operating cost of about $40,000, which would come from the general fund and replace the district's existing phone operating cost.

Action and votes: A motion to approve the new districtwide phone system carried on roll call, 5-0, with two members absent.

Context: District staff said software configuration will be required even after physical installation, and the district already budgets for an annual phone operating expense; the $40,000 figure represents the expected ongoing cost for the RingCentral service.

Next steps: Staff will coordinate with 5 Star and schedule installation so phones are ready for the first day of school.","The board approved purchase and implementation of a districtwide RingCentral phone system, with hardware costs paid from the facility referendum and ongoing operating costs from the general fund.",{"_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},6154033,"Federal funds for WIN program released; board to discuss use of Fund 80 and fund balance in August",93,279350,372830,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5488973-58a852ef35e28f8f0e1cb2e819b12fef&start=279&end=372","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5488973-58a852ef35e28f8f0e1cb2e819b12fef/thumbnail_279350.jpg","/articles/6154033/Wisconsin/Federal-funds-for-WIN-program-released-board-to-discuss-use-of-Fund-80-and-fund-balance-in-August","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6154033-d7d03e4edcae7576e9b6aeb9f4bcce06/orig.mp4?Expires=1775186440&Signature=J38GL2Kr7mcoAKlFGEP9xGPsbJDt5kg0apytGwgMBbyt-Fv0IOJxjSryMJI02TT~xRzSqYAx4GsBd9IMhsro~Fdnyp2gyQh7jtIcaIhSf~i828maZDo2qfrJuiHotHC5VOcqWeMty6bmG9KpxVCsTq8SKnIb2EuT~edBYfHiKj3t7aqGxat2WWyY66mvXDYADBV21b9lQ0bZu~4tkcvT9zpprXq6ycf4kPmxjef75uidnX9B~nFlI520350N5j~H34~4gTHuC9NTn6lbN7dmNb4VN8smSgoA~C1UqTtLXZyVfkKHjOFBEYqaRYr9P1ppNc2bJPeBiVeZTjxRatGSFw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Federal Title funds that had been withheld for the district's WIN program were released, district staff told the Spartan Area School District Board, and the board will consider how to use Fund 80 and existing fund balance at its August meeting.

The release of the federal funds means \"no action's gonna be needed on this one,\" the board chair said, then invited staff to explain next steps. Sam, a staff member, told the board that \"the title 4 funds with the $100,000 that we received from the grant for Herman will be received.\" He added that WIN also receives ongoing support from Fund 80, \"and we currently receive $610,000 a year from fund 80.\"

Why it matters: the board must decide whether to use Fund 80 balance for WIN or to rely on other budget sources. At a committee meeting staff and board members had discussed whether Fund 80 levy proceeds can be reallocated; district staff reported the state agency response that a Fund 80 levy is administratively a Fund 80 levy but that local voters and the community may have views on how levy proceeds are used.

At the meeting, Miss Hauser, a staff member, summarized the state agency's position: \"From DPI, we are compliant if we use it for any purpose that we deem to be community service. From our standpoint, I would ask the board to consider, if the board feels comfortable making the decision how to use fund balance on their own or if they would like that to be a discussion item at the annual meeting, to get potential feedback from the annual meeting process about using, for instance, fund balance that was levied for open gyms to instead be used for WIN.\" She said the item will be added to the board's August agenda for fuller discussion.

Discussion vs. decision: staff presented options and legal interpretation; no formal board vote was taken on reallocating Fund 80 or fund balance during this meeting. The board chair and staff agreed to schedule the matter for an August agenda so the board and the public can consider next steps.

Context and next steps: staff noted federal release removes an immediate funding constraint, but the district will still need to decide whether to use Fund 80 balances, general fund balance, or other revenue sources to support WIN ongoing. The board will revisit the topic in August with an agenda item that will be publicly noticed.","District staff told the board that previously withheld federal Title funds for the WIN program were released and that the board will consider using Fund 80 or general fund balance at the August meeting.","actionData","errors"]

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District acknowledges donations to backpack and lunch programs

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Board approves RingCentral phone system; hardware paid from facility referendum

Federal funds for WIN program released; board to discuss use of Fund 80 and fund balance in August