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Board accepts $6,000 donation, approves calendar change; discusses WASB resolutions and plans Jan. 26 votes including substitute contract and open-enrollment

Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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Summary

The board unanimously approved a $6,000 donation to the Knights Racing Build Moto program, moved a non-student day on the 2026–27 calendar, received multiple budget and donation reports, discussed WASB delegate-assembly resolutions, and voted to convene an executive session; EduStaff contract and open-enrollment limits are scheduled for Jan. 26 action.

At the Jan. 12 meeting the board approved several routine and time-sensitive motions. Meredith Whitman moved to formally accept a $6,000 donation from the Dobbs Charitable Fund for the Knights Racing Build Moto program; the board voted in favor and accepted the donation. Whitman also moved to change a previously approved non-student day from Friday, May 7, 2027, to Friday, April 30, 2027; the motion was seconded by 'Nagoya' and passed.

The board reviewed donation reports (including Lions donations for radios) and a November budget update showing anticipated timing of tax payments and equalization aid; staff noted interest-rate declines and monitoring of interest-earnings budget and self-funded health insurance balances.

Board members engaged in an extended discussion of Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) delegate-assembly resolutions. Topics included proposals to centralize state aid distribution through the Department of Public Instruction, categorical aid additions, statewide free-meal proposals, parental-choice/voucher-cap removals (members expressed concern about fiscal impacts and transparency), proposed changes to the state report-card weighting for achievement versus growth, and an amendment seeking a tiered WASB membership for districts that want fewer advocacy services. Members said they would advise the district delegate on positions after further review.

At the meeting’s close, the board moved to convene an executive session under citation “19 25 1 c” (employment/promotion/compensation matters); the motion (moved by McNealy, seconded by Whitman) passed on a roll-call vote with recorded 'yes' responses from Meredith, Kelly, Mike, Cheryl, Mark and another member.

Why this matters: The accepted donation and calendar change are immediate operational items; the WASB resolutions discussion addresses state-level policy directions that could affect district finance and governance; the executive-session vote initiates a personnel discussion under statutory authority.

Next steps: The board will consider formal action items on Jan. 26 (substitute-vendor contract with EduStaff, open-enrollment limits, and final policy manual approval) and will return with additional budget and student-representative reports.