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After a months‑long vetting process, the board approved Studies Weekly for K–5, HMH for grades 6–10 and limited 11–12 supplemental materials. Trustees debated content concerns for one 11–12 text and affirmed opt‑out and limited‑purchase protections.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Stevens Point Area Public School District
The Stevens Point Area Public School District board endorsed four evaluation criteria (fiscal responsibility; efficient building use; student opportunities; manageable family impacts) to guide a newly formed Facility Options Task Force and confirmed the task‑force kickoff for April 29.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Stevens Point Area Public School District
The board awarded the district's annual independent audit to Kerberos for cost savings and approved purchasing Tyler Technologies' Traversa routing software with an initial startup cost of about $151,663 and ongoing annual fees of roughly $53,967.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Stevens Point Area Public School District
District staff reported midyear assessment gains in many grades and identified about $1.2 million in staffing efficiencies realized largely through attrition; the board discussed adding an additional full‑day 4K section at MacDill with net added cost estimates.
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Audit of draft articles produced checks for spelling, clarity, chronology, misidentification and process clarity; revisions corrected transcript errors ("scribe"→"crime"), standardized policy numbering, and clarified speaker attribution only where names appear in transcript.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Stevens Point Area Public School District
The Stevens Point Area Public School District board approved a plan to form a community task force to guide a long-range facilities, enrollment and programming review. The board approved a timeline of nine meetings and set an application deadline around March 11.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Stevens Point Area Public School District
The board adopted Policy 8420 on school safety and reporting of crime statistics, aligning district practice with a statutory reporting timeline and requiring annual review of safety plans at each site.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Stevens Point Area Public School District
Administration reported January counts (seat enrollment 6,742; membership 7,035; FTE membership 6,850), described changes in ELA course enrollments, and said program and software reviews identified about $164,000 in recurring savings.
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Sixth-grader Joan Green nominated Tammy Brooks, a reading teacher at Madison Elementary, for the student-nominated Mandana Bliss Award; board members congratulated both student and teacher.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Stevens Point Area Public School District
The school board approved a revised 10-year capital-improvement plan, awarded a $1.92 million contract for a KEE membrane roof at SPASH and authorized administration to solicit bids for three PA-system projects (with a per-building cap shown in the CIP). The 2027 CIP projects were listed at $2,520,900 for the year.