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Board rejects proposal to add boys' baseball and cooperative agreement with Howells‑Dodge
Summary
On Aug. 11 the Wisner‑Pilger Public Schools Board voted 1–4 to reject a proposal to add boys' baseball for 2025–2026 and enter a cooperative agreement with Howells‑Dodge Consolidated Schools. The motion was made by David Raabe and seconded by Harlan Sateren.
The Wisner‑Pilger Public Schools Board of Education voted down a motion to add boys' baseball as a spring sport for the 2025–2026 school year and to enter a cooperative agreement with Howells‑Dodge Consolidated Schools.
The motion, presented on Aug. 11, was made by David Raabe and seconded by Harlan Sateren. The minutes record the motion text: "Motion to add boys' baseball as a spring sport in 2025-2026 and enter into a cooperative agreement with Howells-Dodge Consolidated Schools." The motion failed by a 1–4 vote (Yea: David Raabe; Nay: Mark Glaubius, Byron Keller, Harlan Sateren, Mike Stuhr; Absent: Andy Scholting).
Board members did not record an alternative plan in the provided segments; the minutes show the board declined to pursue the cooperative arrangement at this time. The failure leaves the district without the approved cooperative baseball arrangement for the 2025 spring season unless the issue is reopened at a later meeting.
The item was taken up as new business and concluded with the recorded vote. The minutes do not record public comment or additional details about expected costs, transportation, or coaching for the proposed cooperative program.
