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Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton board approves revised FY26 budget, dozens of contracts and a district calendar tweak
Summary
At the meeting the board approved a revised FY26 budget, accepted donations, approved numerous staff and administrative contracts (including principal and director positions), and changed the high school calendar by one day to accommodate state basketball.
The Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton School Board approved a revised fiscal-year 2026 budget, accepted reported donations, and voted to approve multiple personnel and administrative contracts and a one-day calendar change.
Treasurer Wendy presented updated cash balances and student-count figures that informed the revised FY26 budget, which the board approved after a roll-call-style verbal vote. The treasurer said a rolled CD balance of $312,600 was recorded and walked members through ADM calculations and PSO (post-secondary option) participation. The board approved the revised budget despite a projected general-fund deficit near $300,000; administrators said contract approvals and updated revenue assumptions were built into the revised plan.
The board also approved a long set of personnel and contract items, including final approvals for multiple policies and non-certified and certified contracts: clerical, custodial and professional non-certified contracts; the activities director, business manager, community education director, wraparound lead contracts, director of building and grounds, director of technology and integration, elementary and high-school principals, food service contract, operations and human-resources coordinator (title change), school nurse, special-education case coordinator and superintendent contract renewals. Several coaching appointments were approved (junior high baseball coach; assistant track coach), with a few abstentions recorded on votes involving personal acquaintances.
In other business the board accepted reported donations for FFA sponsorships and other activities, and approved a calendar change moving the high school third-quarter end from March 26 to March 25 to accommodate the state basketball tournament. The board listed upcoming study sessions and regular meetings through August and adjourned at 6:31 p.m.
Votes at a glance: the revised budget motion carried; consent agenda and policy votes carried; multiple contract votes carried, often unanimously; some personnel votes recorded single abstentions when a board member had a close relation to the appointment. The meeting record shows motions followed by verbal "I" confirmations for approvals.
