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At its Dec. 17 meeting the Merrill Area School District board approved the 2026–27 school calendar, renewal of a girls hockey co‑op, multiple program contracts and donations, and authorized a $12,000 facility study for Prairie River Middle School; the board later moved into closed session to discuss personnel evaluations.
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After a student urged the board not to renew the WIAA boys hockey co‑op, Merrill Area School District trustees debated roster numbers, safety and long‑term sustainability and voted to table a decision until the January committee and Jan. 7 board meeting.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Merrill Area School District
Superintendent Shannon Murray briefed the board on legislative developments including a model cell‑phone ban taking effect July 1 (district guidance to follow), a mention that Act 20 for math lacks funding and may not advance, and district planning tied to the state report card and a 100‑day plan.
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The board recognized the Merrill Marching Jays for a state competition finish (reported 84.163 score, third in Class 2A, fourth overall of 34). Student board reps recounted volunteering at Feed My Starving Children and reported packing boxes they estimated equated to about 4,000 meals; athletic and theater updates were also presented.
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At its Nov. 19 meeting the Merrill Area School District Board approved the annual self‑assessment timeline, updated Fund 46 capital and equipment lists, the purchase of a district UTV, and the 2025–26 education for employment plan; it also approved the consent agenda including $3,395,797.82 in claims and voted to hold a closed session on a personnel matter.
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On Oct. 22 the Merrill Area School District board approved a laser engraver purchase, an automotive lift donation with installation, a Red Rover absence-management contract, a support-staff compensation study, Head Start technical corrections and annual report, and approved the consent agenda with one abstention.
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The Merrill Area School District board approved its 2025–26 budget and tax levy Oct. 22, citing an estimated $1 million drop in state aid and other formula changes that shrink shared aid; board members discussed potential future referendums and facilities planning.
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The Merrill Area Public Schools Board of Education on Sept. 24 approved several routine but binding actions: acceptance of the district’s fiscal‑year 2025 evacuation drill documentation for submission to what the board recorded as the “Department of Justice Office of the Civil Review,” authorization of up to $10,000 from the community service fund to support after‑school programming run by the Boys and Girls Club of the Wausau area at Prairie River Middle School, and the formal naming of the Merrill High School football practice field in honor of a former teacher and coach identified in the meeting record as Guy Palicki.
Wisconsin / School Districts / Merrill Area School District
The Merrill Area Public Schools board on July 16 approved several operational items, including adopting Wisconsin Academic Standards for 2025–26, renewing WIAA membership, approving an activities handbook, funding a $22,553 E‑Rate switch and adding 1.02 FTE in special‑education aides.
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The Merrill Area Public Schools board voted to approve phase 3 of its strategic planning process, which converts previously approved five‑year pillars and strategic objectives into annual action plans tied to hundred‑day cycles and district initiatives such as the instructional playbook and community education expansion.