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Votes at a glance: Elkhorn Area School District board actions on April 14, 2025
Summary
The board approved several routine and substantive items on April 14, including meal price increases, DECA overnight travel, contract renewals, personnel recommendations, acceptance of a donated forklift and routine bills and minutes.
The Elkhorn Area School District board took a number of formal actions during its April 14 regular session. Below are the motions, the outcomes and key details recorded in the meeting.
- Overnight travel request (DECA students to ICDC, Orlando, Florida): Approved. The board granted permission for four students to attend the International Career Development Conference in Orlando; the motion to approve the overnight travel request passed by voice vote.
- Meal price increases (food service): Approved. Following a budget presentation by Ashley Drake, the board approved proposed increases to breakfast, lunch and milk prices across elementary, middle and high schools (see separate article for numeric details). Motion passed by voice vote.
- Approval of minutes (03/24/2025 regular session): Approved. The board moved and seconded approval of the minutes. Roll-call: Mister Andre abstained; Eric Gordon, Mrs. Ingersoll, Mrs. Costa, Mrs. Roscaro and Miss Corpus voted yes.
- General and other fund bills (checks, wire, ACH): Approved. The board approved general and other fund bills covering check numbers 154817 through 154937, wire 087 through 102 and ACH numbers 695 through 768. The combined amount was announced in the meeting as $735,134.40; the motion passed by voice vote.
- Options Virtual Charter School contract renewal: Approved. The board approved a five-year renewal of the Options virtual charter school contract (administration noted this is a routine five-year renewal required for federal grant compliance).
- Personnel recommendations: Approved. The board approved retirements, resignations, transfers and appointments presented on the personnel sheet, including the retirement of Amy Demeter after 22 years and appointments such as Gregory Fisher as a middle school head custodian. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Acceptance of gift: Approved. The board accepted a donated Toyota forklift from MW Industrial Equipment Corporation valued at $13,600 for Elkhorn Area High School's automotive department.
- CESA (CISA 2) contract renewal: Approved. The board approved the 2025'26 CESA/CISA contract and membership fee for services provided by the consortium.
- Adjourn to closed session: Approved. The board adjourned to closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) to discuss employee incentive separation program and staff compensation plans for 2025'6; the board reconvened as required for any subsequent action.
Ending: Several approvals were unanimous by voice vote; where roll call was recorded, the minutes show one abstention on the March 24 minutes. No contested votes were recorded on the agenda items presented April 14.
