Board approves open enrollment recommendations and delegates WASB votes after review of resolutions

The board approved annual open-enrollment determinations for 2026–27, adopting unlimited general-education open seats (4K and K–12 general enrollment) and approving the presented special-education/multi-categorical allocations — including one seat at Point of Discovery School — consistent with program capacity and application requirements.

Later, board members reviewed a slate of Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) resolutions covering a range of state-level policy positions (examples discussed included maintaining enrollment and income caps for the Wisconsin parental choice program, changes to school-report-card calculations, early-childhood funding mechanisms, universal school meals, and the creation of categorical aid for substance-use treatment). The board debated individual items, provided direction on several and in some cases expressed concerns about vagueness or unintended consequences. After deliberation the board voted to authorize its official delegate to vote at the WASB delegate assembly in alignment with the discussion held at the meeting.

The delegation motion allows the board’s representative to cast votes on resolutions and amendments at the assembly guided by the positions discussed during this meeting, with the expectation that administration and the delegate will report back on assembly outcomes.

Next steps: the district’s delegate will attend the WASB assembly to represent the board’s views and will report back on assembly votes and any substantive amendments.