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Wood River Rural Schools approves 2025–26 budget, property tax resolution and recognizes WREA
Summary
At its Sept. 8, 2025 meeting, Wood River Rural Schools officials unanimously approved recognition of WREA as the bargaining unit for 2027–28, adopted the 2025–26 official budget and passed the 2025–26 property tax resolution; administrators also reported on reading goals and facilities needs.
The Wood River Rural Schools governing body voted unanimously on Sept. 8, 2025, to recognize the Wood River Education Association (WREA) as the bargaining unit for the 2027–2028 school year, adopt the district’s 2025–2026 official budget and approve the 2025–2026 property tax resolution.
The board convened the annual budget hearing at 7:00 p.m. and closed it at 7:13 p.m., then held the annual tax request hearing from 7:13 to 7:20 p.m. The regular board meeting began at 7:21 p.m. and proceeded through routine business, presentations and the three formal votes. The meeting record lists the hearings’ start and end times but does not include budget dollar totals, a tax-rate figure or verbatim public-comment remarks.
During routine reports, the Activity Director updated the board on fall sports and noted the Harvest of Harmony parade scheduled for Oct. 4. Elementary Principal Mrs. Klanecky reported on a district reading goal of 90% proficiency and shared beginning-of-year testing data. MS/HS Principal Mr. Pietrzak described plans being explored by school action teams, including a skills day and a proposal to add permanent visitor-side bleachers at the football field; he said a parent lighthouse team will meet to address academics, culture and leadership. Superintendent Mr. Zessin announced the state school board convention in Omaha Nov. 19–21 and said district staff discussed needs for HVAC and lighting upgrades in school facilities; the transcript does not record cost estimates or timelines for those projects.
On motions recorded in the meeting minutes, the agenda was approved on a motion by Nick Rennau with a second by Crystal Stutzman. The consent agenda (prior minutes, monthly claims and monthly financial reports) was approved on a motion by Crystal Stutzman, seconded by Jodi Rauert. The board’s recognition of WREA as bargaining unit passed on a motion by Crystal Stutzman with a second by Jodi Rauert. The 2025–2026 official budget was approved on a motion by Nick Rennau, seconded by Dylan Gill, and the 2025–2026 property tax resolution passed on a motion by Nick Rennau with a second by Crystal Stutzman. All votes are recorded in the minutes as unanimous (Yea: 6, Nay: 0); the transcript does not list individual roll-call votes.
The meeting adjourned at 7:56 p.m.; the minutes were attested by Secretary Dylan Gill.
The published meeting text provides the formal actions taken and summaries of administrative reports but does not include financial totals, tax-rate figures, or verbatim public comments. Those details, if needed, would typically appear in accompanying budget documents or the certified tax resolution.
