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Holmen board to review employee handbook language changes, clarifies substitute pay and co‑curricular wages
Summary
Human resources staff outlined handbook edits for June 22 consent action including clarified attendance rules, limits on employees bringing children on overnight co‑curricular trips, $23/hour substitute pay, and a restructured wage schedule for middle‑school coaches and advisers.
Director of Human Resources Melissa Kates presented a set of proposed handbook revisions the board will consider on the June 22 consent agenda.
Kates summarized changes across three handbook parts. Key operational clarifications include a defined notification process for staff lateness, a new provision excluding employees' children from overnight co‑curricular accommodations to avoid transportation and liability complications, and clarified carryover language for personal leave. She said the proposed substitute pay would be simplified to $23 per hour and that the teacher contract‑day language was being clarified to maintain the 190 contract days while grouping staff development and conference days.
Kates described a notable restructuring of middle‑school co‑curricular wages: coaches and advisers will be placed into clearer groups (WIAA head coaches, WIAA assistants, practice coaches, and non‑WIAA/ASL coaches) with adjusted percentages and grandfathering for current incumbents whose pay exceeds new rates.
"This is one of our bigger changes this year," Kates said, referring to the middle‑school coaching schedule changes. She told the board the changes would be effective July 1 for handbook language and that items will be returned on the June 22 consent agenda for final approval.
Board members thanked staff for clear rationales and asked a few clarifying questions on implementation and payroll processing; presenters indicated they had worked with payroll and principals to craft the language.
The board heard the presentation as an informational preview; all handbook revisions will be acted on as part of the June 22 consent agenda.
