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The board voted to advance returning BEA‑represented certified educators one row on the certified educators' compensation plan and to add an additional 0.81% to each salary cell (resulting in a total increase described by district staff as approximately 2.9%). The motion was moved by Megan Miller and seconded by Joanne Rue; a roll-call vote recorded all members present voting in favor and the motion carried unanimously.

The board also approved revisions to Policy 345.1, Rule 1 (class rank) after discussion about how credit recovery grades will appear on transcripts. The policy change—moved by Brian Nichols and seconded by Tom Hankins—will maintain original course grades on transcripts while noting credit recovery courses; district staff said credit‑recovery grades will provide credit but will not replace the original grade for GPA calculation. The board approved the revisions by a 5–1 vote.

Separately, the board approved revisions to Policy 453.1 (emergency nursing services) for the coming school year. The policy committee's revision clarified a previously vague timeline; the full board approved the change by unanimous vote.

A proposed change to Policy 141.1 (board officer elections) drew debate about leadership continuity and term limits. The Policy and HR Committee recommended extending allowable consecutive officer service; board discussion produced recorded votes of 3 Aye, 2 Nay and 1 Abstain. Board members and staff noted procedural questions about whether that recorded split met the threshold for approval; the tally was recorded in the minutes and committee discussion will remain part of the public record.

On routine business, the board approved multiple consent‑agenda items and personnel actions (referenced in the meeting as Exhibit A‑1 and Exhibit A‑2) by roll call.

Summary of key recorded votes at the Sept. 16 meeting:
- BEA compensation (certified staff): motion carried unanimously (roll call: all Aye). Mover: Megan Miller. Seconder: Joanne Rue.
- Policy 345.1, Rule 1 (class rank): approved 5–1. Mover: Brian Nichols. Seconder: Tom Hankins. Note: district will display credit‑recovery courses on transcripts but credit‑recovery grades will not replace original grades in GPA calculation.
- Policy 453.1 (emergency nursing services): approved unanimously. Mover: Brian Nichols. Seconder: Amy Levy.
- Policy 141.1 (board officer elections): recorded vote 3 Aye, 2 Nay, 1 Abstain; board discussion recorded differing procedural interpretations. Mover: Brian Nichols. Seconder: Tom Hankins.
- Consent agenda and personnel items (Exhibit A‑1, Exhibit A‑2): approved by roll call; personnel items forwarded to closed session for consideration as noted in the minutes.

All votes and board documents are part of the official meeting record. The board’s next scheduled meetings include a budget hearing (Sept. 17) and the regular board meeting in October.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","TLE & Pupil Services Committee; Regular Board Meeting - 9/16/2025 (5:00 p.m.)","oneSentenceSummary","At its Sept. 16 meeting the School District of Beloit Board of Education approved a negotiated salary change for BEA‑represented educators, adopted a revised class‑rank policy and updated nursing/medical policy. The board recorded several other votes and a personnel consent action.","taxTitle","Beloit School District, School Districts, Wisconsin","taxId",38334,"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},6584477,"Beloit outlines mentor program, university partnerships and student-teacher pipeline",1483,1357000,2840000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780900-4316639ce2fc459a572039f6fa0bfb35&start=1357&end=2840","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780900-4316639ce2fc459a572039f6fa0bfb35/thumbnail_1357000.jpg","/articles/6584477/Wisconsin/Beloit-outlines-mentor-program-university-partnerships-and-student-teacher-pipeline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584477-14e2ba564ad8223c81aadb0d1a30cee5/orig.mp4?Expires=1773585650&Signature=BszuQp67ELLTrYUleSJ8jEFkL98SnAebfd3p0TYGvza8Ob52o0YwWOVJ6hel7w7YN3Bo8UQGbFywYgeOB~do9RdqAZT8HJDe3cShaqak2XD6eoX03ixLBrzlT9IzbXyjOtypi~L7O-4uErs8v0GMOGROe2MNpFIH-nQDowUgq7dtnE2GQd10LNBz9yOj12e4dh8RuVNz7nU8yN4dPbYIKV-F~zhM8kFOH4kqSimHPsrW5m6yCshhxz~NH-bbWhcNLJIRH7SPY-I-z6GhyjvPqTgWwc-0sqA5C03ajWreVlVUlvPLPWTK5jPmWmDNAX81n2fNkWoTOIE4P7CglFaFmA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Rochelle Elliott, director of early learning and professional development for the School District of Beloit, presented the district’s mentor/mentee program and its student-teacher placements at the Sept. 16 meeting.

Elliott told the board that the district rewrote a mentor handbook in 2020 and now requires systematic mentoring for teachers in their first three years, along with a “building buddy” for staff with four or more years of experience who need orientation to district processes. She said some mentors hold New Teacher Center (NTC) training through CESA 2, a two-year program, and that the district currently has about 25 NTC-trained mentors and roughly 70 staff trained in district mentor tools.

Elliott described new-hire orientation, monthly cohort meetings organized by school level (elementary, middle, high) and building-level coaching and professional learning time. She said principals lead building-specific onboarding and that instructional coaches, program managers and department heads support new staff in classrooms and PLCs.

“Mentors do a survey at the end of the month just to see what kind of things they’ve talked about,” Elliott said, adding that the mentor–mentee relationship is treated as confidential and that typical mentoring topics include assisting students with diverse needs, communication, discipline, PLC participation and educator-effectiveness (EE) processes.

On student-teacher placements, Elliott said the district receives candidates mainly from UW–Whitewater and Beloit College and that the district asks universities for background checks and specific placement criteria. She said the district hosted 56 student teachers over three recent years and that 24 of those were later hired by the district (a 42% hire rate among the cohort she reviewed). Elliott said UW–Whitewater also offers a free course for teachers on hosting student teachers; the district paid for some teachers to take it through Title II funding.

Board members praised the program and noted the retention benefits. Amy Levy and others recounted positive experiences with mentees and student teachers in their classrooms. Elliott said the district also works with universities on scheduling flexibility and DPI requirements for placements and that student-teaching durations are governed by university and DPI rules (for example, a 15‑week student-teaching requirement).

The board did not take formal action on the mentor or student‑teacher programs during the meeting; district staff said they will continue recruiting, training mentors, and coordinating university placements.","The district described mentor/mentee supports, training for new-teacher mentors (NTC training), building ‘buddies,’ and arrangements with UW–Whitewater and Beloit College that produced hires from recent student-teacher cohorts.",{"_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},6584481,"Beloit updates virtual-school program, cites typical low engagement and plans to raise credit/pass rates",1142,184000,1326000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5780900-4316639ce2fc459a572039f6fa0bfb35&start=184&end=1326","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5780900-4316639ce2fc459a572039f6fa0bfb35/thumbnail_184000.jpg","/articles/6584481/Wisconsin/Beloit-updates-virtual-school-program-cites-typical-low-engagement-and-plans-to-raise-creditpass-rates","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6584481-6b0fe500e58e28a57e53f291da8fb111/orig.mp4?Expires=1773585650&Signature=b89ltk4HUph5tPzFbWW8WftvFLA-ixoDcKt7uhHEdvLGJVhta6Su4ti4hR~HsMmrPdFalY61IHeOUjD8wj2TSr8qqX7-vmKog2u-VZ5B4ubyN7ezWEHKm2NxObioFFrkOWXd0r3u5rAWoXwyU2yFb9aiVPTSOytxAKO1YXm9FieVbKC33oyyp45~OLaI98O5K6stbqSzH3C~rgrI5eyJ7MmPcG2NWJwtPAmXJ546Byuz-qZqPAg5FXaU~tHUzBLsffwSTDN-LhiKvtOw5XQPH~VNbQEnoybKxZ4-6dKtoik7NMqzWVE-qqNdioEFdwPvUc0xvNmn5~wuFxtmyNurcA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jeff Sandroos, director of CTE and alternative education for the School District of Beloit, told the School Board on Sept. 16 that the district’s virtual program has been run in partnership with Wisconsin Virtual School (WVS) since the 2022–23 school year and that staff are working to raise student credit-earning and engagement rates.

Sandroos said the district moved to WVS because the prior platform was “not meeting our needs” and that WVS uses Wisconsin-certified teachers. He described an orientation gatekeeper course required before formal enrollment and said Sue Bailey serves as the Beloit Virtual School coordinator in a half-time role that includes tutoring and regular progress monitoring.

The program’s enrollment during recent years has fluctuated, Sandroos said, noting “coming off of the COVID year, we had 71, 124, 118, 124 — now that’s what we’ve serviced during the course of the school year,” and that students sometimes come and go during the year. He said elementary enrollment is low, middle-school enrollment rises, and most students are in high school.

Sandroos told the board the district measures “engagement/attendance” in part by whether a student has completed three quarters of assigned lessons and that benchmark historically yields low percentages in virtual programs. “Fifty percent is a pretty good rate for them to be engaged in,” he said, adding that some students placed in the program through administrative hearings are reluctant to attend regular school in any format.

For academic outcomes, the district’s targets for 2025–26 include raising the percentage of middle- and high-school virtual students earning a C or better by 5% from the prior year, and increasing overall passing-for-credit rates to at least 50%. Sandroos said the district expects many students to earn credit even if some grades are Ds, but that the district wants to push more students to higher grades.

Board members asked how Beloit’s results compare with other virtual programs. Megan Miller, a board member, asked for comparisons, and Sandroos said he did not have “hard data” but that other alternative programs he has consulted reported similar passing/engagement rates in the 40–50% range. He added that some stand-alone virtual providers counsel out low-performing students, which can raise their measured success rates.

Board members also asked about testing and counting. Sandroos said the district filed an alternate accountability report with the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) because the virtual program often fails to produce enough in-person test takers for state reporting. He said the district will offer a virtual option for the forward exam in spring if DPI guidance allows it.

On supports, Sandroos said WVS provides more teacher communication and that the district coordinator conducts weekly progress monitoring, outreach and, where necessary, withdrawal from the program if students do not engage. “We don't want you to keep just spending your time here and not earning credits,” he said, explaining that the program’s per-course cost also motivates ensuring students earn credit.

The board discussed ways to track outcomes after students leave the district’s virtual program, and district staff said they already collect post-enrollment destination data and that virtual students remain eligible to participate in extracurriculars and sports at Beloit schools. Sandroos and board members said expanding blended options — allowing students to combine brick-and-mortar courses and virtual classes — is a priority as the district refines the continuum of learning.

The board did not take formal action on the virtual program at the Sept. 16 meeting; staff said updates and ongoing monitoring will continue into the school year.","District officials reported enrollment patterns, attendance/engagement measures and plans to raise the share of students earning credit in Beloit Virtual School, a partnership with Wisconsin Virtual School. The board asked about comparisons, testing and supports for students.","actionData","errors"]

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