Chippewa Falls board finds district in compliance on instructional monitoring, approves consent agendas and policy changes

The Chippewa Falls Area Unified School District board voted to accept its OE‑11 instructional monitoring report and to approve multiple routine items at its regular meeting.

Katie Koppenbarger, Director of Teaching and Learning, presented the OE‑11 monitoring report with artifacts and hyperlinks she said demonstrate alignment to district academic standards, assessment practices and instructional-program implementation. "With the evidence and the presentations, our confidence is in marking these as in compliance," Koppenbarger said.

Board member Jasper moved to find the district in compliance with OE‑11; the motion was seconded by Olson and carried on a voice vote. The board then approved the board consent agenda (motion by Martineau, second by Fear) and the superintendent's consent agenda (motion by Martineau, second by Philip); both motions carried with voice votes and no items removed for separate consideration.

The board also approved revisions recommended by the policy committee: the 09/11/2025 policy committee meeting notes were accepted with the deletion of a specific paragraph (motion by McKillip, second by Mark), and technical Neola policy corrections were adopted (motion by Bartno, second by Fear). During discussion, a board member asked about an added paragraph relating to foreign-exchange students that appeared in the draft in green; the board chair indicated the changes were primarily formatting and citation updates.

Separately, the board voted to reschedule its November regular meeting to Nov. 18 (motion by Olsen, second by Fear) to accommodate superintendent-search timing and potential executive-session needs. The meeting concluded with announcements of upcoming events and a motion to adjourn (motion by Martin, second by Fear).