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Waunakee board backs short‑term funding path for Community Cares Coalition and approves five FTEs for 2026–27 planning
Summary
The Waunakee Community School District board agreed to a budget committee plan for the Waunakee Community Cares Coalition — using state grant funds first and district support for any remaining gap — and approved hiring five FTEs for 2026–27 planning, including custodial and security positions.
The Waunakee Community School District board voted to follow a budget committee recommendation to allow the Waunakee Community Cares Coalition (WCCC) to use remaining state grant funds held in the district’s fund 21 account and for the district to partially fund any remaining costs the coalition cannot cover. The board approved the recommendation by voice vote after committee chair Steve summarized legal guidance that federal funds could be claimed through January and that the state grant funds could be redirected to support coalition salaries.
The decision responds to a shortfall the coalition reported after the board approved a one‑month extension last month. Steve told the board the committee selected “option 4,” a step that uses available state grant dollars first and then provides partial district support for the remaining four‑month gap so the WCCC can continue services through the fiscal period under discussion.
The board also approved the budget committee’s second recommendation to begin filling five positions for 2026–27 planning: two custodial FTEs to support the new middle school, one full‑time security position at the existing middle school building and two instructional FTEs to address anticipated middle‑school staffing needs. Steve said the custodial hires are timed to the new middle school turnover expected in late May and that the security position will monitor building ins and outs where no administrator will be posted.
Board members discussed the options and asked about other community funding avenues; Steve said the village of Waunakee had invited the coalition to present and had advised it to pursue additional local funding while returning in March with updated fiscal details. There was no recorded roll‑call; the motions were passed by the board by voice vote.
The board chair said the combination of redirected grant funds and limited district support gives the coalition a path to remain solvent while it pursues longer‑term funding and community partners.
