Saint Croix Falls board approves parking-lot paving, buys used bus, signs off on personnel and enrollment items

The Saint Croix Falls School District board approved several facilities, staffing and administrative items at its meeting, including a parking-lot resurfacing contract, a used-bus purchase and routine personnel actions, then adjourned into a closed executive session.

Superintendent Broer reviewed open-enrollment rules and practice before votes. He told the board that state statute limits district control over open enrollment and that special-education placements are handled using a weighting matrix (developed with UW–Oshkosh) to set caps. Broer said the district plans outreach to families to better understand why they open-enroll in or out. “There’s an extended open-enrollment period,” he said, and the state’s process often means districts do not collect a reason unless they proactively survey families.

On facilities, the board approved a recommendation to award a $67,200 contract to Monarch Paving to resurface the Lehi Elementary parking lot. Superintendent Broer said another local bid was roughly $10,000 higher and that paving priorities across campuses will be phased based on need and available funds. Board members asked about scope, timing and the risk of incidental damage during work; staff said contract exclusions are typical and vendors generally remedy significant problems.

On transportation, the board approved purchase of a used 2025/2026 Thomas school bus from Nelson Bus Service. The transcript records a roll-call vote with the clerk calling each member’s name and recording “Yes” votes. The district intends to add the vehicle to the fleet to support regular routes and summer needs.

Personnel actions included approval of a resignation and hires. The board approved the resignation of a high-school special-education/alternative-education teacher (name not consistently recorded in the meeting record). The board also approved hiring a candidate listed as Jesse Roe in the motion (the name is spelled as Jesse Rose in a small number of exchanges in the record) for the high-school special-education/alternative position. The board approved Katie Teets as the varsity head girls basketball coach after reviewing three candidates.

The board also approved proposed meal-price increases for the 2026–27 school year and approved the open-enrollment in and out applications for 2026–27 as presented; trustees noted a small number of denials tied to special-education caps. The meeting closed with a roll-call vote to adjourn into executive session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85(1)(c).

The board’s packet included a proposed 2026–27 meeting calendar (second and fourth Wednesdays) that staff proposed to maintain, with an April reorganization meeting placed on April 14 to allow swearing-in after elections. Staff will distribute the superintendent evaluation tool and continue a facility study process; no additional details on timing were available during the meeting.

What’s next: the board entered closed executive session; no further public actions were recorded in the transcript.