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Votes at a glance: Elmbrook board approves contracts, consortium participation and grant application
Summary
The board approved rescinding two low‑enrollment high school media literacy courses, approved administrator contract renewals and a special‑education consortium agreement, decided not to open new enrollment seats for 2016–17, and authorized a WEDC Fab Labs grant application requiring a matching commitment.
What passed: At the Jan. 19 meeting the Elmbrook School District Board approved a slate of routine and standing items and took the following formal actions.
Rescind courses: The board approved a motion to rescind high‑school English courses Media Literacy 1 and Media Literacy 2 due to low or no enrollments.
Administrator contracts: The board approved one‑ and two‑year administrator contract renewals and approved a preliminary non‑renewal notice as part of a recommended reclassification for one coordinator position.
Open enrollment seats: Administration recommended, and the board approved, that no new open enrollment seats be made available for the 2016–17 school year at this time; administrators noted the open enrollment window runs Feb. 1–April 29 and families are still invited to apply to be placed on any resulting waiting lists.
County special‑education consortium: The board approved the 66.03 agreement governing the Washington County Special Education Consortium (Kirby South).
WEDC Fab Labs grant resolution: The board approved submitting an application and adopted the required board resolution to allow the district to apply for a Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation fabrication‑lab grant; administration noted the grants are matching funds and that 75 percent of the project cost must be spent in the grant year if awarded.
How they were moved: Motions on consent and action items were made, seconded and approved by voice vote; the transcript records aye votes and discussion but does not list roll‑call tallies for each item in the record.
Notes and follow up: Administration said the Fab Labs application is due Friday and that a small steering committee (led by Ryan Ortell) will prepare the proposal; administration will bring more detailed budget and staffing recommendations on administrator reclassifications and preschool expansion if the board directs further action.
