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Verona board approves 2026–27 academic standards, adds human growth and development standards
Summary
The board approved the 2026–27 academic standards, including newly adopted human growth and development standards that will guide a curricular resource-review process; the vote was taken by voice and approved with no opposition recorded in the transcript.
The Verona Area School District board voted May 18 to approve the district’s academic standards for the 2026–27 school year, including the addition of human growth and development standards to guide an upcoming curricular-resource review.
District staff told the board the standards document is familiar and that the only substantive change this year was the inclusion of human growth and development (HG&D) standards. The addition follows an ad hoc committee charge and a process to align local standards with Wisconsin statute guidance and national resources. Staff said Wisconsin law requires instruction in human growth and development but does not provide prescriptive standards, so the district drafted standards by drawing on health, social-emotional learning, CASEL frameworks and national sex‑education guidance.
Administration said the board will review recommended curricular resources at the June 1 meeting after standards adoption; those resources will be debated separately and will include elementary- and secondary-level options. The district emphasized transparency and pointed board members and the public to BoardDocs for the full standards and supporting materials.
Board members moved and seconded approval of the 2026–27 standards; the record shows the board approved the standards by voice vote with no opposition recorded in the transcript.
The standards vote occurred during the board-action portion of the agenda; staff said the board will consider resources for human growth and development at the next meeting and that approval of the standards establishes the benchmarks the district will use to evaluate curricular candidates.
