Germantown School Board reviews student growth data, food-service upgrades and developers’ plans; approves multiple contracts and fees

The Germantown School District Board of Education met Feb. 17 and received district updates on student assessment results, food‑service improvements and school programming, discussed a village development proposal that could affect District enrollment, and approved a series of contracts, fee schedules and travel requests.

Dr. Chris Reuter, superintendent, opened the business portion of the meeting with a review of recent meetings with state legislators and announced a parent survey sent via Skyward to inform strategic planning. Jake Mysiak, district staff, presented winter NWEA MAP data showing that, in grades 1–5, 53% of students met literacy growth targets and 66% met math growth targets; Kennedy Middle School reported 53% literacy and 68% math growth. The Teaching & Learning committee and board noted the district’s adoption of new curricula (Wonders and Bridges) and said district coaches and CESA 6 supports helped avoid an implementation dip.

Jill Seefeld, Supervisor of Food & Nutrition, told the board she is moving the district toward more scratch‑based cooking, aligning menus across buildings, and implementing a new menu/nutrition system (Healthy Pro) that will go live July 1. Seefeld said the district is evaluating serving‑line equipment at Kennedy Middle School (existing equipment is about 29 years old and “not up to code”) and exploring farm‑to‑school sourcing, hydroponics/gardens, a unified student card system, and an…