Mosinee board accepts community donations, approves calendar change and safety-drill report

At its Dec. 16 meeting, the Mosinee School District board approved several routine items, including community donations, a calendar modification and the annual school safety-drill report.

Donations: Administration reported an International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) donation of $1,500 ($500 per building) to offset student lunch balances and recommended acceptance. The board approved the IBEW gift on a motion by Gorman and a second by Kaiser. The board also accepted a donation from Janet Hansford intended to help needy student lunch balances; the transcript does not specify the dollar amount. Separately, the Knights of Columbus contributed $3,140.03 from a state council intellectual disabilities grant to support special education needs. Administration confirmed donated funds go into a district pool and staff use discretion to apply funds to students with negative lunch balances.

Calendar change: Administration proposed moving an in‑service/soft‑start date from March 29 to March 5 and adjusting the end of a six‑week rotation to March 4 to better align grading periods. After discussion about spring‑break timing, 4K schedules and potential bus routing impacts, the board approved the calendar change by an 8–1 vote.

Safety drills and emergency preparedness: Administration reported completing three required drills (one per building), a staff reunification exercise and a tabletop exercise with emergency responders and emergency management. The board approved the safety‑drill report and authorized submission to the DOJ/SharePoint by the Jan. 1 deadline.

Other routine business included approval of the voucher list and the treasurer's monthly report by roll call.