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Board approves new courses, an anonymous DC‑trip donation and an increase to learning‑based compensation
Summary
The board voted to accept an anonymous $9,625 donation for middle‑school Washington, D.C., trip scholarships, approved a slate of new 2026‑27 high‑school courses (including dual‑credit and AP offerings), and increased the learning‑based compensation (LBC) credit rate from $125 to $200 (max $800).
The Port Washington‑Saukville School District board took several formal actions during the meeting:
Donation accepted: The board approved accepting an anonymous donation of $9,625 earmarked to create scholarships for Thomas Jefferson Middle School students to attend the Washington, D.C., field trip. Administration said families can apply for scholarship support and the district will handle confidential outreach to recipients.
New course approvals: The board approved recommended new course offerings for Port Washington High School for 2026–27, including an AP Business with Personal Finance course (pending DPI clarification), a written‑communication dual‑credit course (3 MATC credits), revised computer‑science/industry‑certification offerings (CompTIA), a half‑credit lifelong‑musician course, AP economics (micro and macro in a single year) and AP human geography, and a principles of officiating dual‑credit course (UWO credits). Administration noted some approvals are subject to external transcripting or DPI confirmation.
Learning‑based compensation (LBC): The finance and compensation committee recommended, and the board approved, increasing the LBC rate from $125 to $200 per credit with a higher cap (previously max $500 per participant; recommended max $800) to better align professional development incentives with district priorities (for example, PD tied to block teaching and RTI strategies).
Consent and fiscal items: The board approved the consent agenda and approved two pulled schedules of bills (10.2 and 11.1) by roll call during the meeting.
What the motions included: Administration described the donation acceptance, presented the course proposals (noting cost‑neutral and transcripting opportunities with MATC and MATC/UWO partnerships), and the finance committee gave the rationale tying increased LBC to planned professional development. The board approved each item on roll calls recorded in meeting minutes.
