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Board approves consent agenda, ballpark use, calendar and enrollment items; donations accepted
Summary
The Antigo school board approved the consent agenda (financial reports and checks), a ballpark use agreement, the 2025–26 school calendar (Option 2), an open‑enrollment restriction for special‑education seats, and accepted donations including a $20,000 gift for student mental health.
At its meeting the Unified School District of Antigo Board of Education approved several routine and programmatic items in a series of formal votes.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (agenda, minutes, finance reports, overnight travel, personnel reports, checks and ACHs): Motion carried; recorded as passing with one abstention. The consent package listed checks No. 8556–8645 totaling $267,387.19, ACHs 242500694–242500869 totaling $811,206.30, and transfers of $168,046.60 for a combined total of $1,246,639.80. (Mover: Bobby Braun; recorded vote: 6 yes, 0 no, 1 abstain.)
- Agreement for ballpark use between the City of Antigo and the Unified School District of Antigo: Approved. The arrangement shifts certain field‑maintenance tasks (mowing, dragging, trash pickup and light maintenance) to district crews and coaches in exchange for reduced or waived facility fees. (Mover: Bobby Braun; outcome: motion carries.)
- 2025–26 school calendar (Option 2): Approved. Option 2 as presented includes 167.5 student days (listed as 167 and a half student days), 177 teacher days and six built‑in snow days; elementary, middle and high school bell times were specified in the material. The plan schedules the post‑Memorial Day half‑day and sets the Monday after winter break as a professional development day for staff. (Mover: Jill Maddock Nelson; outcome: motion carries.)
- Open enrollment seats (2025–26): The board approved no special‑education open enrollment seats for 2025–26, citing staff capacity to meet IEP requirements. (Mover: Jill Maddock Nelson; outcome: motion carries.)
- Report of donations: The board accepted donations including $20,000 from Don Wertz designated for student mental‑health services and $500 from Elsa McKenna for the Aquatic Center; motion carried. (Mover: Jill Maddock Nelson; outcome: motion carries.)
Other procedural items: The meeting concluded with an adjournment motion that carried.
Why it matters: These votes finalize budget‑adjacent financial approvals and operational agreements that affect district services, staffing days, facilities maintenance and program eligibility for the upcoming school year.
What’s next: Administration will proceed with calendar implementation, contract execution for the ballpark agreement, and the roll‑out of the donated mental‑health fund as described earlier in the meeting.
