Board approves 2026–27 course proposals and sets open-enrollment spaces

The Winneconne Community School District Board on Jan. 19 approved a slate of proposed high-school courses for 2026–27 and adopted the district’s open-enrollment seat determinations for the coming year.

Administrators presented proposed courses that may run depending on student enrollment: splitting a combined art offering into two separate art classes, a proposed piano elective (proposed by Mrs. Schmidt), a humanities/English alternative to meet required credits, and an AVID elective focused on executive-functioning skills for 9th and 10th graders. The AVID elective would require district-paid access and teacher training, the presenter said.

"We're asking the board to approve these opportunities," an administrator said; the board then voted to approve the course proposals.

On open enrollment, administrators said certain grades would be closed to new open-enrollment applicants (including kindergarten, second and fourth grades; sixth and eighth grades; and 11th and 12th grades) based on current population and sectioning. Officials noted the district reserves a small number of seats for potential resident move-ins and explained that class-size 'ideal' numbers are derived from current sections, projected enrollment and facility studies rather than a formal teacher survey.

The board approved a motion to designate 88 regular-education open-enrollment seats, 4 cross‑categorical special-education seats and 10 speech-and-language seats for 2026–27, citing the district policy on open enrollment (policy 5113) and noting DPI charting requirements for minutes.

Why it matters: Course offerings and open-enrollment allocations shape student options and district capacity planning for the coming school year.

The board recorded the approval by roll call; no amendments or dissent were recorded in the minutes.