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Fall Creek School Board approves budget adjustments, technology purchases and multiple vendor contracts; meets in executive session on personnel
Summary
At its June 15 meeting the Fall Creek School Board approved 2025–26 budget adjustments, authorized Chromebook, interactive display and iPad purchases, and awarded fuel, oil and tire contracts; the board then met in executive session to review personnel matters and later reconvened with no formal personnel action recorded.
President Amy Kurtz called the Fall Creek School District board to order at 6:00 p.m. on June 15 in the District Conference Room and stated that "the public notice of the meeting was properly posted per Chapter 19.84 of the Wisconsin Statutes (Subchapter IV)." The board approved its agenda and the consent agenda by roll-call votes of 3-0 (Eric Ryan and Brock Wright were noted as absent).
The board voted 3-0 to approve adjustments to the 2025–2026 budget after a motion by Dean Laube and a second from Heather Costley. The meeting record does not specify the dollar amounts or line-item changes approved. John Goodman presented informational Budget/Finance Committee materials and provided a referendum financial planning update; no action was requested on those reports.
The board authorized several technology purchases: it approved a CDWG quote for Chromebooks, a Bluum quote for interactive displays and an Apple, Inc. quote for iPads. Each procurement was approved on separate motions (mover: Dean Laube; seconder: Heather Costley in most cases) and each vote was recorded as 3-0. The meeting record does not list purchase prices or contract durations for these quotes.
Separately, the board awarded multiple operational bids: the oil bid was awarded to Halron Lubricants, the tire bid to Bauer Built Tire, and the fuel bid to Falls Mart LLC. Each award passed on a 3-0 roll-call vote. The published minutes do not include bid amounts or contract terms.
Board members discussed first readings of several policy revisions, including policy 0144.5 (Board Member Behavior, Communications, and Code of Conduct); 1213, 3213 and 4213 (Student Supervision and Welfare); 7530.02 (Staff and School Officials Use of Personal Communication Devices); 7540.03 (Student Technology Acceptable Use and Safety); 7544 (Use of Social Media); 8120 (Volunteers); and 8462 (Reporting of Child Abuse and Neglect, and Sexual Misconduct). The record notes this as the first reading and indicates no action was taken.
Administrators provided updates on an end-of-school wrap-up and a District Continuous Growth Team item; Brad Ceranski also delivered a Seclusion and Physical Restraint Report and a referendum construction update, both informational.
At 7:10 p.m. the board voted to convene in executive session under Chapter 19.85(1)(c) and (e) of the Wisconsin Statutes to discuss hires and resignations the superintendent had authorized. The minutes report the motion as carried (recorded vote in the minutes shows 4-0 with a notation that Geske was absent in the roll-call summary). The board reconvened to open session at 7:23 p.m.; the clerk reported that the board had discussed the superintendent-authorized hires and resignations but that no formal action or motion was taken in open session.
Before adjourning at 7:24 p.m., the board voted 3-0 to change the Regular School Board Meeting date to July 13, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The next regular meeting dates were otherwise listed as possible dates in July, August and September, including the annual meeting on Sept. 28.
The minutes list Dean Laube as the board clerk for the meeting.
