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Flambeau staff say 3K program would cost $118,000 from Fund 80 if district does not partner with Headstart
Summary
Interim District Administrator Sheri Kopka told the board the district would need to levy $118,000 from Fund 80 to run a standalone 3K program for 2025–26; she recommended waiting to see if a Headstart partnership is confirmed in July.
Interim District Administrator Sheri Kopka told the board April 16 that the district would need to levy $118,000 from Fund 80 to operate a standalone 3K program for the 2025–26 school year if a partnership with Headstart does not materialize.
Kopka recommended waiting until July to see whether Headstart will partner with the district. The minutes note she "recommended that we wait to see if we can partner with Headstart for a 3K program, which they will not know until July." The board did not adopt a firm levy or program commitment at the public meeting; the discussion was recorded as guidance to await confirmation from Headstart.
Staff and multiple employees raised concerns in open forum earlier in the meeting about potential larger class sizes next year; those comments framed part of the context for the 3K conversation. The minutes do not record a final vote or motion authorizing the $118,000 levy in public session.
