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Instructional priorities for 2025–26 outlined; math adoption and budget ties highlighted
Summary
District leaders presented the 2025–26 instructional priorities across departments, linked priorities to zero‑based budgeting, and noted a major math resource purchase for grades 6–8. Board members sought follow‑up on how priorities map to funded budget lines and evidence of outcomes.
An instructional presenter reviewed department‑level instructional priorities that will shape the 2025–26 budget, emphasizing standards‑based teaching and learning, common assessments, and targeted curriculum adoption (including a new math resource for grades 6–8). The presenter described a zero‑based budget process that channels department requests through central budget review and said the math adoption will require professional development tied to the purchase.
Board members asked how the priorities will be measured against the approved budget and whether the district will report back on outcomes tied to those expenditures. One board member said, "I don't understand most of what I'm looking at since I'm not an educator," and asked for regular, tied reporting so the board and public can see whether funded priorities produced measurable results. Administrators replied that curriculum adoption cycles, assessment benchmarks and existing data systems (benchmarks, Wisconsin Forward) will be used to show progress and that most department budget requests were supported in the budget process.
