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Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau board approves policy tweaks, 2026–27 handbooks and K–5 'Into Reading' curriculum
Summary
The school board approved second-reading policy edits, accepted elementary/middle/high school and parent handbooks for 2026–27, and adopted HMH's 'Into Reading' as the K–5 core ELA curriculum; motions were moved and carried at the meeting.
At its June meeting the Galesville-Ettrick-Trempealeau School District board approved several routine governance items: second-reading updates to local policies, recommended student and parent handbooks for the 2026–27 school year, and the adoption of HMH 'Into Reading' as the district’s core K–5 English language arts curricular resource.
On unfinished business, the board considered technical corrections and special updates to local policy and approved the changes on a second reading. The chair asked for a motion to approve the adjustments; a motion was recorded and "motion carries" was announced.
On new business, the board reviewed highlighted edits to the high school, middle school and elementary handbooks, including clarifications to homecoming/prom-court eligibility, middle school grading/reporting (letter grades to report proficiency and ACF for employability skills), and language on clothing that "may interfere with school work, create disorder, or disrupt the educational program." After questions and clarification about highlighted names and titles to be updated, a motion to approve the handbooks as presented was made and seconded; the motion carried.
The board also moved to adopt HMH "Into Reading" as the K–5 core ELA resource beginning in 2026–27. The motion carried after a second. No roll-call vote tallies by individual board member were recorded in the transcript beyond the chair’s verification that those in favor said "I." The meeting record states the motions carried.
Votes at a glance: - Approve consent agenda (minutes; financial and personnel updates): approved (motion carried). Motion mover not specified in transcript; second noted; vote announced as carried. - Policy updates — second reading: approved (motion carried). - Student/parent handbooks 2026–27 (elementary, middle, high): approved (motion carried). Second by Cindy was recorded for the handbook motion. - Adopt HMH 'Into Reading' as K–5 core ELA curriculum: approved (motion carried).
The board did not record detailed vote tallies or identify all movers by name in the transcript; where names or seconds were audible (for example a second by Cindy for the handbook motion), those appear in the meeting record. The minutes should record explicit mover/second attributions and any roll-call vote tallies for the official record.
