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District codifies AED use and outlines strategic goals, new evaluation tools and scheduling changes

Viroqua Area School District School Board · July 21, 2026

Summary

Administrators updated the board that the safety plan now codifies AED use following an elementary incident, and described strategic planning goals (one year’s academic growth for all students; 95% attendance), a move from Frontline to Red Rover for substitutes, and adoption of a CISA educator-effectiveness tool.

Administration reported a limited set of changes to the 2026–27 safety plan; the most substantive was an update recommended by Lisa Wanless to codify use of automated external defibrillators (AEDs) after an incident at the elementary school. "The major section in there that has been updated is with advice from Lisa Wanless, and it codifies our use of the AED," the administrator said.

On staffing and evaluation, administrators said principals completed educator-effectiveness evaluations and the district will transition from Frontline to Red Rover for substitute hiring. The district plans to partner with CISA for a new educator-effectiveness tool and the administrative team will attend training in early August. Administrators also reported goals coming out of a strategic-planning retreat: "Those strategic goals are 100% of students will demonstrate a minimum of 1 year's growth in reading and mathematics annually. And the 2nd 1 is that 100% of students will achieve an annual attendance rate of 95% or higher," one administrator said. The board was reminded it has until the August meeting to decide whether to pursue a referendum consistent with timelines for ballot measures.

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