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Elkhorn Area School District board approves new child‑care course, alliance agreement and policy changes
Summary
At its June 8 meeting the Elkhorn Area School District board approved a high‑school child‑care certification course, renewed an intergovernmental alliance, accepted personnel recommendations and gifts, and adopted a revised class‑rank policy.
The Elkhorn Area School District Board of Education on June 8 approved a new high‑school family and consumer science course designed to give students two industry‑recognized child‑care certifications and to prepare them to work as assistant childcare teachers.
Board members moved and approved the course addition after staff explained the class outline, certification goals and arrangements for student observation hours at the elementary school. A voice vote approved the motion; the meeting record does not list individual roll‑call tallies.
During the meeting the board also approved routine business items including minutes from the May 26, 2026 meeting, and the general and other fund bills presented by the business office for a combined amount of $79,498.93. The district renewed its intergovernmental agreement to participate in the Southeastern Wisconsin Schools Alliance (CISA region cooperation) by voice vote.
Personnel matters were handled by a similar voice vote: following retirements and transfers the district presented a slate of appointments that filled six of seven open positions created by attrition; those hires were approved contingent on background checks and mandated screening. The board accepted three donations: Tibbitz Elementary PTA ($445 to music, $9,112 to art), a $9,587 gift from Joanne Schaers for two basketball scoreboards, and in‑kind materials from Carol Truckos for the machining shop.
On policy matters the board adopted revised policy 345.11 (class rank and lottery system) and voted to delete policy 345.7 (Wisconsin guarantee tiebreaker). The revision was explained as aligning honor‑point thresholds with college‑credit requirements; student‑trustees offered divergent views on valedictorian/salutatorian recognition during the discussion.
Most actions were taken by motion and voice vote; the official minutes list motions and outcomes but do not record detailed roll‑call tallies for the votes described above. The board set a second reading for budget items at the next meeting and will finalize the 2026–27 budget at the annual meeting later in the fall.
