Superintendent outlines legislative updates, including July 1 cell‑phone guidance and status of Act 20
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Superintendent Shannon Murray briefed the board on legislative developments including a model cell‑phone ban taking effect July 1 (district guidance to follow), a mention that Act 20 for math lacks funding and may not advance, and district planning tied to the state report card and a 100‑day plan.
Superintendent Shannon Murray told the board that a recently released legislative model for a school cell‑phone ban will take effect July 1 and is intended to provide guidance for local district policies. Murray said the district expects Neola — the district policy vendor — to supply a model policy in the coming month, which the district will review and adapt.
Murray also discussed other state developments, saying an Act 20 bill for math similar to a prior ELA proposal ‘‘looks like it’s gonna die’’ because it was introduced without funding. He described other legislative items under consideration, including district consolidation topics, and invited board members to contact him with questions.
The superintendent reported that district administrators participated in a Salem Academy session focused on the state report card and finalized a second hundred‑day plan to address priorities; those strategies will be rolled up to staff and shared with the board for follow up.
On operational matters, administrators told the board that Head Start fingerprinting services have shifted: the Rhinelander FieldPrint office is no longer available, Green Bay will be the closest in‑person option, and the district is arranging a local FieldPrint provider to limit staff travel.
What happens next: the district will await Neola’s model cell‑phone policy and present recommendations to the board for local adoption, continue to monitor the fate of education bills in the legislature and implement the hundred‑day plan actions with staff.