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Hortonville Area School District board approves class‑rank updates, new AP political science course and multiple personnel items
Summary
The Hortonville Area School District board on June 9 approved updates to Board Policy 5430 and 5430A on class rank, authorized a new HHS AP/CAPP Political Science course, and passed a consent agenda covering multiple handbooks, policies, staff memos and personnel changes; motions carried by roll call vote (tallies not specified).
The Hortonville Area School District Board of Education, presided over by Board President Robert VanDenElzen, approved updates to class‑rank policies and authorized a new Advanced Placement/College Accelerated Placement Program (AP/CAPP) Political Science course for Hortonville High School during its June 9, 2025 meeting.
Board member Dana Ramshak moved to approve the HHS AP/CAPP Political Science course; Mr. Aaron Tomlinson seconded the motion and the board voted to carry it by roll call (tally not specified). Ramshak also moved updates to Board Policy 5430 (Class Rank – Laude System) and Policy 5430A; Mrs. Jessica Hartjes seconded and both motions carried by roll call vote (tallies not specified).
The approvals came as part of a broader consent agenda the board adopted on a single motion by Mr. Brett Eidahl with a second from Mrs. Dana Ramshak. The consent agenda included the second reading of multiple nondiscrimination and anti‑harassment policies (Policy Nos. 1422, 1662, 2260, 2266, 3122, 3362, 4122, 4362 and 5517), New Policy 5411 (Third Grade Promotion and Retention: At‑Risk Students — Act 20), student and staff handbooks for district schools, the co‑curricular code of conduct, and several staff memos appointing or transferring teachers and support staff for the 2025–26 school year. The minutes list motions as “roll call vote; motion carried” without numeric vote tallies.
Personnel actions included retirements, resignations and staff assignments noted in the minutes. The district recorded the retirement of route bus driver Jayne Ziegler after 29 years of service and multiple resignations with last days between June 6 and June 30, 2025. Several appointment and transfer memos were also approved for classroom and support positions for the coming school year; the minutes provide names and effective dates but do not include additional employment details.
The meeting’s recognitions section highlighted student and program achievements earlier on the agenda. The board noted that HHS 2025 seniors were awarded a total of approximately $760,000 in scholarships and awards, that the district’s music program was again named to the NAMM Foundation’s Best Communities for Music Education list for 2025 (the district’s 21st year receiving the honor), a $4,000 Tools for the Trades grant from AZCO to the HHS Tech Ed program, and a $1,650.58 donation from School Specialty to Greenville Elementary School.
Next procedural steps listed in the minutes include scheduled board meetings on June 23 and dates through October; the meeting adjourned at 8:25 p.m.
