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New Holstein committee refers Chromebook purchase, Skyward renewal and multiple staffing and contract items to full board
Summary
At its Feb. 11 Finance and Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting, the New Holstein School District reviewed financials and referred Chromebook procurement, Skyward renewal, compensation proposals, audit-services renewal, a Tech Ed equipment purchase and a CESA 6 math partnership to the regular board meeting for approval.
The Finance and Buildings and Grounds Committee of the New Holstein School District met Feb. 11 in the district office board room and reviewed district financial statements, utility expenditures and a slate of operational proposals before referring several items to the full board for action.
Chair Brian Grenzer called the meeting to order at 1:00 p.m. and noted that School Board Members Craig Sesing and Don Turba and administrators Dan Nett, Mike Hendricks, Jeff Schroeder and Lori Verhagen were present. The committee reviewed the district's financial statements and posed clarifying questions to administrators, who provided answers and confirmed the figures presented.
Administrators reported that a review of gas and electrical expenditures found the data appropriate. The committee then examined a 2026–27 Chromebook procurement quote; following discussion, the committee recommended that the Chromebook quote be placed on the regular board meeting agenda for approval by the full board.
The committee reviewed renewal terms for Skyward (the district's student information system) and recommended the Skyward renewal for approval at the upcoming regular board meeting. Members also reviewed the 2026–27 Alternative Compensation Guide and the 2026–27 support staff wage increase proposal; both items were moved to the regular board meeting agenda for a vote after administrators answered clarifying questions.
Committee members discussed considerations for CPI-based total base wage negotiations for 2026–27; administrators provided information and responses but no final action was taken at the committee level. The committee reviewed a proposal to renew audit services with CLA and recommended that renewal for board approval.
A quoted purchase for a new sander for the Tech Ed area was reviewed and recommended for approval at the regular board meeting. A quote from CESA 6 for the 2026–27 Math Partnership was also reviewed and moved to the upcoming board meeting for a vote. Child Find services were discussed as an item for future committee consideration.
Chair Grenzer adjourned the meeting at 3:15 p.m. The committee set its next meeting for Wednesday, March 11, 2026, at 1:00 p.m.
Actions taken at the committee level were referrals and recommendations to the full board; no final motions or votes to adopt policy or spending were recorded in the committee minutes.
