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Plymouth school board approves consent agenda, detaches parcel and OKs donations, scholarships and personnel moves
Summary
The Plymouth Joint School District Board of Education approved its consent agenda including minutes, finance reports and $2,218,213.20 in bills; formally detached one parcel from the district; accepted community donations; approved scholarships and several personnel and travel requests.
The Plymouth Joint School District Board of Education voted to approve its consent agenda and several routine and personnel items during its meeting on Feb. 11, 2025. The approved consent items included the Jan. 21, 2025, meeting minutes, the financial report for July 1, 2024, through Jan. 31, 2025, and payment of bills totaling $2,218,213.20.
The board also voted to formalize the detachment of a parcel from the district after the parcel's owner confirmed acceptance into the neighboring district. Superintendent Scott Seyer explained the detachment and said the property owner has been accepted by the adjacent district. The board approved the detachment with a motion and voice vote recorded as “All in favor? Yes.”
The board accepted several community donations and the corresponding budget adjustments, including $800 in Jimmy John’s coupons for Plymouth High School, $500 in winter jackets donated by Fleet Farm for district students, and banners donated by Gail Goran for the girls softball team. A proposed donation of a baby-grand piano did not materialize and was removed from consideration.
Board members approved the district’s allotment of Wisconsin Technical Excellence and Academic Excellence scholarships. Based on the district’s enrollment band, the district was allotted two scholarships in each category; the board approved awarding two candidates for each scholarship category.
Personnel actions approved included a limited-term contract for Melissa Hill as a special education teacher at Riverview Middle School for the remainder of the 2024–25 school year. The board also acknowledged two support staff hires reported at the meeting: Rachel Stodick as a special education aide at Riverview Middle School and Rebecca Payne as a part-time custodian at Riverview.
The board granted out-of-state travel for Mark Bulbrick, a physics teacher at Plymouth High School, to take students to an annual trip to Six Flags Great America in Illinois in May 2025.
All motions reported in the meeting were approved by voice vote with the board responding “Yes” when asked for the ayes. The meeting closed with customary recognitions and district updates.
Ending: The board scheduled school tours for the next morning and highlighted upcoming community and student events; no further formal actions were taken at the meeting.
