School board approves routine budget, policy and personnel items; agrees to use donated funds for lunch deficit

The Solon Springs School District Board of Education approved a slate of routine items and several policy and personnel measures during its June 15 meeting, and voted to use donated funds to reduce a school lunch deficit.

Board members opened the meeting with procedural business — approving the agenda and the minutes from May 18 — before hearing the treasurer’s report. The treasurer reported a beginning balance of $715,783.94, deposits of $41,548.33 and an ending balance of $56,426.78; the district’s reported local government pool balance was $2,646,151.93.

After presentation and brief questions about timing and sources of grant and aid dollars, the board moved to approve expenditures and the treasurer’s report. Board members also raised objections to high catering costs tied to the recent superintendent search conducted by an outside firm and discussed using local vendors or supplying meals internally for any future searches.

The board accepted two staff resignations (Jessica Johnson, middle school ELA; Charlotte Sandborn, instrumental music teacher) and approved several policy and administrative items: the 4K–12 math essential standards map, the 2026–27 employee handbook, policy updates to implement Acts 88 and 89, technical corrections (Volume 35.1), elective-college-credit counting for high-school electives, the special education director job description and updates to the coaches’ handbook. The board set the effective date for the recommended daycare rate increases as Sept. 1 to give families advance notice; one board member recorded an opposed vote on that motion.

On personnel matters the board voted to adjourn into closed session under Wisconsin law to discuss employment, promotion, compensation and performance evaluation data; the board entered closed session at 6:33 p.m.

Votes at a glance (motions reported in meeting): - Approve agenda and May 18 minutes — approved. - Approve treasurer’s report — approved. - Approve expenditures — approved. - Accept resignations of Jessica Johnson and Charlotte Sandborn — approved. - Use donated funds toward food service deficit (including a $5,000 donation from a long-time donor) — approved. - Approve 4K–12 math essential standards map — approved. - Approve 2026–27 employee handbook — approved. - Approve policy updates to implement Acts 88 and 89 — approved. - Approve technical corrections (Vol. 35.1) — approved. - Approve daycare rate increases (effective Sept. 1) — approved (one recorded opposed). - Approve elective college credits for high-school electives — approved. - Approve special education director job description — approved. - Approve coaches’ handbook updates — approved.

The meeting record does not show detailed vote tallies or consistent naming of movers and seconders; motions were called, seconded and carried as noted in the minutes-style transcript. The board then moved into closed session to handle personnel evaluations and related matters.