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Platteville School Board approves personnel hires, wellness policy and 2025–26 calendar
Summary
The Platteville School Board approved routine consent items, summer Early College Credit Program applications, the second-and-final reading of the district wellness policy, two personnel hires (an English teacher and a new Neil Wilkins principal), and the 2025–26 school calendar; school-safety training was also reviewed.
The Platteville School Board met in regular session and approved multiple personnel hires, adopted the district wellness policy at its second and final reading, and approved the 2025–26 school calendar after staff described the calendar development process.
Why it matters: The actions finalize staffing and district planning for the coming school year and signal the board's adoption of program and safety steps developed by student services and building teams.
The meeting opened at 7:30 p.m. with the Chair confirming the meeting notice. Board members and staff offered a series of recognitions: elementary family "Chill Out and Read" events at Westview, congratulations to Platteville High School dancers Jamison Coffey and Elena Hinchin for All-State honors, and praise for community music partnerships that brought guest musicians into classrooms. A committee member asked the board to remember longtime educator Kathy Herbst, who died a few weeks earlier.
Staff reviewed several informational items. A staff member said the district will be formally recognized soon as a model Professional Learning Community after six years of work documenting student growth. The same staff member described school-safety efforts led by the student services team, including age-appropriate instructional videos for students, parent communications, and an 8-hour Department of Justice training that included reunification exercises. "They were a great bunch of kids, asked some great questions, and were very involved in the conversation," a committee member said describing visiting presenters' feedback.
On the consent agenda the board approved previous minutes and the financial report; the staff-reported totals were receipts of $2,842,992.81 and disbursements of $2,043,108.36. The consent agenda also included a proposal for an overnight Spain and France trip for language students (first round in Columbia, Missouri, with a possible later round in Houston), and several advisor resignations. The staff noted a typographical correction needed in an employee authorization line (a co-curricular hire should be listed as $4,597).
Votes at a glance: - Consent agenda: Motion by Steve; second by Matt. Motion carried (voice vote). - Meeting agenda adoption: Motion by Betsy; second by Keisha. Motion carried (voice vote). - Summer 2025 Early College Credit Program (ECCP) applications: Motion by Kurt; second by Ben. Motion carried. - Wellness policy (second and final reading): Motion by Ben; second by Ashley. Motion carried. - Hire — Platteville High School English teacher: The board approved the hire of Jessica Broglie as the English teacher (motion by Steve; second by Keisha). Motion carried. - 2025–26 school calendar: Motion by Curt; second by Tisha. Motion carried. Staff noted graduation date (Friday, May 22) will be included in the community-facing calendar when finalized. - Hire — Neil Wilkins Early Learning Center principal: The board approved the hire of Laura Rohde after a two-round interview process (motion by Keisha; second by Matt). Motion carried. - Adjournment: Motion by Curt; second by Ashley. Motion carried.
The board approved the summer ECCP applications after brief discussion about program access for students who need summer scheduling to complete college-credit courses. The wellness policy passed on its second and final reading with no substantive changes from the first reading. When confirming the 2025–26 calendar, staff explained the building-elected representative process and the difference between the community-facing calendar and staff-contracted calendars; the community calendar will list graduation on Friday, May 22 in the final version.
Personnel actions included approval to hire Jessica Broglie as the Platteville High School English teacher and confirmation of Laura Rohde as principal of the Neil Wilkins Early Learning Center following a two-round selection process. Several advisor resignations and a co-curricular hire were recorded on the consent agenda.
The meeting closed after routine motions and was adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The board scheduled no public-comment speakers for this session and postponed two presentations (Southwest Tech and the PLC district presentation) because of travel and weather concerns; those items are expected at a future meeting.
