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Board approves contracts, fees and personnel changes; votes at a glance
Summary
At its June 24 meeting the Kenosha School District board approved a Phoenix Printing contract for K–5 math workbooks, user- and facility-fee updates, employee handbook revisions, level-and-tier advancements for staff, AST agreement changes, pre-budget expenditure authorization, and acceptance of several donations.
The Kenosha School District board approved a series of administrative items and motions in a single meeting on June 24.
Contract and procurement: The board approved a contract with Phoenix Printing to produce K–5 math student workbooks. Administration described sending the work out for RFP after the estimate exceeded the $50,000 threshold; the amount announced at the meeting was $69,285 and the motion to approve the Phoenix Printing contract passed on a voice vote.
Fees and permits: The board approved recommended changes to user fees and recreation department fees (attachment A and B) including an increase in instrument rental fees and adjustments to family maximums; it also approved a 3% inflationary increase to facility rental fees and updates to the building-permit fee schedule effective Sept. 1, 2025.
Policies and handbooks: The board approved revisions to policies 13-30, 13-31 and 13-33 (facilities use and classification) on first and second reading the same night, adopting language intended to prohibit political or partisan activities in district buildings. The 2025–26 employee handbook was approved with clarified links to board policy, changes to compensatory time guidance, bereavement timing, and workers— compensation waiting-period coverage (the district will cover the three-day mandated waiting period). The board also voted to dissolve Policy 42-29 on employee dress and grooming and move that content into the handbook.
Personnel and agreements: The board approved level-and-tier advancements for all regular full-time equivalent employee groups for 2025–26 (administrative support professionals, educational support professionals, facilities, food service, interpreters and teachers). The Administrative, Supervisory and Technical (AST) agreement was revised (name change from policy to agreement, duration changed to one year, review-date adjustments and edits to early-retirement and workers' compensation language).
Fiscal procedure and donations: The board authorized expenditures beginning July 1 and continuing until a formal budget adoption in October with a guideline that expenditures not exceed one-third of prior-year funding unless otherwise directed. The board accepted listed donations totaling several thousand dollars to support school activities and athletic programs.
Procedure and vote format: Most motions were decided by voice vote; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the public transcript for these items. Where a board member read or moved a recommendation, the motion was seconded and the chair recorded the motion as passed.
