Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Board Votes And Actions topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Medford Area School Board approves budgets, open enrollment and food‑service price change; moves to closed session on administrator matters
Summary
The Medford Area Public School District Board on May 18 approved the consent agenda, recommended open‑enrollment placements (355 approved, 0 denied, 14 outgoing), adopted budgets, and approved a five‑cent snack price increase; it then moved into closed session to discuss administrator employment and evaluations.
President Dave Fleegel called the Medford Area Public School District Board of Education to order on May 18, 2026, and confirmed the meeting had been posted in accordance with state open meeting law, he said.
The board approved the consent agenda, which included the April 27, 2026 minutes, the treasurer’s and personnel reports, and approval of an international exchange student from France. The motion was made by Steve Deml and seconded by Heidi Haynes; the motion carried.
Nickie Gebert presented the open enrollment report. The board approved 355 applications for students to attend Medford Area Public School District schools and denied zero applications for incoming enrollment; it approved 14 applications for students to attend other districts. The board also delegated authority to the Open Enrollment Coordinator and district administrators to determine approvals or denials of alternate or part‑time open enrollment applications and Start College Now/Early College Credit Program applications for the 2026–27 school year. The motion to accept the open enrollment recommendations was made by Steve Deml and seconded by Aemus Balsis; the board carried the motion.
On finance matters, the board accepted a recommendation to raise snack prices in the food service program by five cents for the 2026–27 school year. Webber Farms provided pouch milk samples for review. Audra Brooks presented the district budget update; a motion by Don Everhard, seconded by John Zuleger, to approve the budgets as presented carried.
The finance committee moved to set the district’s 2026 annual meeting for Monday, Sept. 28 at 6:00 p.m.; the motion carried.
Late in the meeting the board took formal action to adjourn to closed session to discuss administrator employment, resignation, and contract non‑renewal under Wisconsin statutes. The motion (mover: Corey Dassow; seconder: Heidi Haynes) passed on a roll‑call vote: Dave Fleegel, Kurt Werner, Don Everhard, Aemus Balsis, John Zuleger, Steve Deml, Corey Dassow and Heidi Haynes voted yes; Brian Hallgren was absent. The board adjourned to closed session at 6:32 p.m. and reconvened in closed session at 6:34 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
Votes at a glance: 1) Consent agenda — Motion (Deml/Haynes). Outcome: carried (no tally provided). 2) Open enrollment recommendations — Motion (Deml/Balsis). Outcome: carried (no tally provided). 3) Budget approval — Motion (Everhard/Zuleger). Outcome: carried (no tally provided). 4) Food service snack price increase (five cents) — Finance recommendation; motion carried. 5) Annual meeting date Sept. 28, 2026 — Finance motion; carried. 6) Adjourn to closed session on administrator employment — Motion (Dassow/Haynes); roll‑call vote recorded; outcome: carried.
The board’s formal motions and roll‑call vote on the closed session are recorded in the minutes; individual vote tallies for several motions were summarized as “motion carried” without recorded counts in the public portion of the record.
