Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Student representatives updated the board on a successful student food drive, club service projects (blood drive, hygiene-drive donations) and athletics goals, and presented a video recognizing staff and teachers.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
A district presentation on Jan. 26 recommended increasing summer-school hourly pay to an average of $31 to match peer districts and improve recruitment; board members asked about causes, cost tipping points and connections to state aid.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
At its Jan. 26 meeting the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District board adopted a new policy manual effective July 1, 2026, approved EduStaff as the district's substitute provider effective June 15, 2026, and set open-enrollment and special-education seat limits for 2026–27.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
District finance staff presented the 2026–27 budget calendar, described uncertainty around equalization aid and revenue-limit mechanics, and said early projections show a mild deficit with a CPI assumption of 2.63 percent.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Students and parents told the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District board the planned AB every-other-day schedule could jeopardize math pathways and timely graduation credits; district staff said AP offerings will be maintained and additional intervention and study periods are planned.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
The board unanimously approved a $6,000 donation to the Knights Racing Build Moto program, moved a non-student day on the 2026–27 calendar, received multiple budget and donation reports, discussed WASB delegate-assembly resolutions, and voted to convene an executive session; EduStaff contract and open-enrollment limits are scheduled for Jan. 26 action.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
Staff recommended replacing Kelly Services with EduStaff for substitute teachers and aides, citing payroll and process problems at Kelly and modest projected savings; the board will consider the contract switch at the Jan. 26 meeting.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
A taxpayer urged limits on open enrollment and raised per-student cost data; district staff detailed the formula for open-enrollment capacity by grade, noting elementary capacity is computed from section counts and a 25-student target and that 11th–12th grades are recommended closed for 2026–27.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
The board approved adding 0.6 FTE to the Health & Wellness Center (bringing total to 1.4 FTE) at an estimated $63,960 to expand school-year practitioner coverage and reduce claims under the district's self-funded insurance model.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District
External auditors issued an unmodified opinion on the Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School District's 2024–25 financial statements, reporting a $2.36 million increase in the general fund and noting common internal-control recommendations; board approved the statements after Q&A.