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Merton committee approves calendar, summer school dates, $130,000 library refresh and contracts in routine meeting
Summary
The Student Achievement Committee approved a district calendar aligned to feeder districts, a summer-school calendar, a library refresh budget (amended to $130,000), an intergovernmental agreement for a school community resource officer and a special-education services agreement with Elmbrook Schools.
The Merton Community School District Student Achievement Committee approved several routine and budgetary items at its Feb. 23 meeting.
Calendar and summer school: The board approved a recommended district calendar that would end the school year June 4 to align with feeder districts and reduce transportation costs. The committee also approved the 2026 summer-school calendar, setting summer programming from June 15 to Aug. 26, 2026, noting this approval is required under Department of Public Instruction practice.
Library refresh: The committee approved a not-to-exceed allocation for an Ashford Intermediate School library refresh. Administration presented bids covering paint, ceiling, carpet and new shelving; the board approved an amended motion to allocate up to $130,000 (the original motion set $125,000 and was amended to include freight).
Safety and shared services: The board approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Village of Merton and the Waukesha County sheriff to provide a school community resource officer on a pilot basis; administration described the arrangement as the village contracting and assigning an officer (not a district employee) to visit schools and help with safety planning. Administration said the charged cost for March–December would be approximately $6,100.
Special-education services: The committee approved the biennial 66.03 shared-services agreement with Elmbrook Schools for deaf and hard-of-hearing services on an hourly, as-needed basis for the upcoming school year.
Personnel action: The board accepted the retirement of Janine Stolpa, a 15-year district employee, and moved to remove personnel actions from the consent agenda for separate handling.
Votes at a glance: approve calendar option 1 (voice vote); approve summer-school dates (voice vote); accept Janine Stolpa retirement (voice vote); approve Ashford Intermediate library refresh up to $130,000 (voice vote); approve intergovernmental agreement for school community resource officer (voice vote); approve 66.03 Elmbrook agreement for special-education services (voice vote).
What’s next: Administration will communicate approved plans and update the community through regular reports; specific budget line items and professional-development plans tied to these approvals will appear in future finance reports.
