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Board approves WIAA membership, CESA 8 contract and 3% pay increase; adopts 2025-26 draft budget estimate
Summary
The Pulaski board approved routine items including WIAA membership renewal and a CESA 8 contract for specialized special-education services, ratified a 3% across-the-board staff compensation increase, approved budget revisions, and adopted an initial 2025-26 draft budget estimate to carry operations until the state budget is final.
Pulaski Community School District board members approved multiple routine and budget-related items during the meeting.
WIAA membership: The board approved the district’s annual membership renewal in the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association with a motion, second and voice vote. The item carried with no changes to sports offerings.
CESA 8 contract: Administration presented an estimated contract with CESA 8 to secure specialized services for students with low-incidence, high-need disabilities, including services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The presenter described the services as specialized, intensive and costly; the board approved the contract by motion and voice vote.
Staff compensation: The Pulaski Education Association ratified a package the district described as a 2.95% base increase plus a 0.05% supplemental payment, which the district said results in a 3% total increase for all staff (including temporary/casual employees). The board approved implementing the 3% increase by motion and voice vote.
Budget revisions and 2025-26 draft budget: The board approved routine budget revisions (mostly grant- and department-driven, budget-neutral adjustments) and adopted an initial 2025-26 draft budget estimate to permit continuing payrolls and debt payments while awaiting a final state budget. Finance staff noted uncertainty from Joint Finance Committee recommendations that could alter special-education reimbursements and per-pupil revenue limits; the draft was approved to maintain operations until the board adopts a final budget in October.
