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School board approves several routine items, athletics trips and staffing changes
Summary
The New Glarus School District board unanimously approved a package of routine business: consent agenda, WIAA membership renewal, overnight athletics trips for boys basketball and girls volleyball, a PE course name change and multiple staffing resignations and hires.
At a regular meeting of the New Glarus School District board, trustees approved a series of routine but consequential items including program approvals, athletics permissions, course renaming and staffing actions.
Procedural business began with unanimous approval of the meeting agenda and the consent agenda, which included board minutes, bills, the treasurer’s report and staffing paperwork. The board then heard committee reports and facility updates before moving through several action items.
The curriculum committee’s recommendation to adopt a Sources of Strength program for the high school — led by four adult advisers and about 40 peer leaders — was approved on a unanimous voice vote. The board also approved a course name change listed in the agenda (transcript reference: "BE9 to B1") intended to add scheduling flexibility for physical education classes.
Athletics items included renewal of WIAA membership (to maintain eligibility for interscholastic competition) and approval of overnight tournament trips for boys basketball and girls volleyball. Board discussion clarified that hotel and travel costs are funded by player fundraising and family payments; activity funds are available to cover hardship cases so lack of funds should not prevent student participation.
The board accepted three resignations (Angie Bear, registrar and data specialist; Dana Olsen, assistant cross-country coach; Becky Grunhagen, JBT) and approved several hires for coaching positions, including Amber Horn (high school assistant volleyball coach), Cassie Maloney and Caitlyn Kina (middle school assistant volleyball coaches). All staffing motions passed by unanimous voice vote.
Motions across the consent and action items were routinely approved by a 6–0 voice vote; Travis was noted absent due to lack of cell signal. The board also announced a June 16 forum in Monroe about school funding for invited participants and confirmed future meeting dates (agenda items due by Thursday for the next meeting). The meeting adjourned at 7:55 p.m.
The board did not take up any litigation or high-dollar contract awards at this meeting; most actions were routine approvals and staffing updates that will be implemented immediately or managed by administration.
