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Board hears legislative update; approves open-enrollment seats and policy updates
Summary
Trustees received an update on state funding and legislative priorities, approved open-enrollment seats for 2025–26 and accepted Neola-recommended policy updates. District administrators posted December financials and invited board members to a March ‘Day at the Capitol.’
The Stoughton Area School District Board of Education received a legislative update, reviewed district administrative reports and approved several routine items, including open‑enrollment seats for 2025–26 and policy updates recommended by Neola.
Legislative and state‑level update
At the meeting Lisa Pugh (board member) summarized recent state-level developments affecting district finances and policy. She said $15 million allocated under Act 20 (the state literacy law) has not yet been released and that the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) and Republican members of the Joint Finance Committee are disputing allowable uses. Pugh said that if the funds are not released before June 30, they could revert to the state surplus, and the district is monitoring the situation to determine whether SASD could receive reimbursement for implementation costs.
Pugh also…
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