Votes at a glance: March 17 Germantown School District board actions — staffing, grants, purchases and retirements

The Germantown School District Board of Education approved multiple consent and action items on March 17. Below is a concise summary of each formal action taken, with available vote results and brief context.

Consent agenda (items 5athrough 5e): Approval of February and March meeting minutes, teacher resignations and new teacher contracts, and recorded donations. Donations reported: Milwaukee School of Engineering, $500 for high school robotics; Kennedy Middle School PTA, $2,250 for science supplies; Germantown Athletic Booster Club, $2,947.76 for athletics; and 3 & 2 Booster Club, $1,531.65 for baseball uniforms. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Personnel / staffing plan (item 6): The Personnel Committee forwarded a positive recommendation and the board approved a preliminary staffing plan for 2025262026 that, as presented, authorizes issuing 236 regular full-time teaching contracts and up to 10 part-time teaching contracts. The committee noted the plan is preliminary and could change with enrollment shifts through August/September. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Teaching & learning and mental health grant (items from committees): The Teaching & Learning Committee reported progress on Act 20 literacy implementation and recommended actions. The Finance Committee approved a motion (from Teaching and Learning) to fund trauma-sensitive schools train-the-trainer professional development for up to 12 staff members (four-day training) at an amount not to exceed $33,000, to be paid from the School-Based Mental Health State Funding Grant. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Budget adjustments (item 8b): The board approved 2024'25 budget adjustments required to reconcile actuals with the originally adopted figures. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

CISA contract amendment (item 8d): The board approved an $8,328 contract amendment for vision, orientation and mobility services funded from IDEA flow-through funds. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Chromebook purchase (item 8e): The board approved the purchase of 240 touchscreen Asus Chromebooks, associated Google licenses and eight charging carts from BDJ Tech for an amount not to exceed $88,820, using Common School Library Aid funds. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Kennedy Middle School kitchen equipment (item 8f): The board approved kitchen equipment purchases (hot/cold carts and related equipment) for Kennedy Middle School from Bolter Food Service Design and Nelco Electric not to exceed $84,842.77, subject to discovery of any electrical-code issues during installation. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

CISA and coaching contracts: The board approved contract adjustments and spring coaching contracts as presented by committees. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Early college and Start College Now approvals: The board approved additional Early College Credit Program (ECCP) and Start College Now applications (students applying for college coursework or technical college programs). All paperwork met the March 1 deadline. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Overnight travel / competitions: The board approved four overnight travel requests, including HOSA International Leadership Conference (Nashville, June 1722), SkillsUSA National Leadership (Atlanta, July 2327), FBLA state leadership conference (Green Bay, March 314/1), and DECA nationals (Orlando, April 2530). Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Early retirement (closed-session item reconvened in open session): The board approved an early retirement agreement for Karla Beerman. Passed (voice vote): unanimous.

Why it matters: The approvals enable curriculum supports (Chromebooks, literacy training), fund near-term capital replacements in food services, and finalize routine personnel and travel requests. Several approvals used restricted funding streams (IDEA, Common School Library Aid, state mental-health grant).