Key Takeaways: The transfer policy and referendum survey received over 800 responses. Community forums on these issues are scheduled for January, with planning underway and dates to be announced. A consultant presenting community input on the Happy Hollow facility reported strong support for keeping the site, with interest in expanding its use for flexible, multi-purposeContinue reading “December 8, 2025 Summary”
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November 10, 2025 Summary
Key Takeaways: State funding cuts will reduce school revenue over the next several years. Our financial consultant recommended asking voters to increase the referendum property tax rate to make up this shortfall. There was a discussion and public comments about the upcoming board decision on the transfer student policy. The board approved a new anti-bullyingContinue reading “November 10, 2025 Summary”
October 6, 2025 Summary
Key Takeaways: Four community members each spoke in opposition to an open enrollment or lottery-based transfer policy, citing concerns about fairness, resource strain, safety, and long-term financial and community impacts. They each urged the board to prioritize resident families, maintain the district’s closed boundaries, and improve transparency and public input before making any policy changes.Continue reading “October 6, 2025 Summary”
September 8, 2025 Summary
Key Takeaway: The board discussed three options for the future transfer student policy: (1) keep our district closed while allowing for TSC to control which transfer students and how many to send, (2) keep our district closed while not accepting any new TSC transfer students but keeping all our current transfer students, and (3) openContinue reading “September 8, 2025 Summary”
August 4, 2025 Summary
Key Takeaways: New state tax laws are projected to significantly reduce school funding over the next several years, potentially reducing our district’s referendum revenue by more than $1 million annually. This will force difficult financial decisions in order to maintain essential services. The superintendent said that WL faces not just slower growth but actual revenueContinue reading “August 4, 2025 Summary”
August 4, 2025 Work Session on Transfer Students
Key Takeaways: A work session was held to discuss student transfer practices in our school district with an enrollment trends and transfer policy slide presentation. It began with a review of legislative changes that will decrease the funding our school district receives for each transfer student, including an end to the practice of charging transferContinue reading “August 4, 2025 Work Session on Transfer Students”
June 16, 2025 Work Session on Facility Projects
Key Takeaways: A special work session was held to discuss two key facility priorities: the future of the Happy Hollow building and a phase one proposal for renovating the junior-senior high school ground floor, starting with the PE locker rooms. Because the district borrowed $95 million for the 2017-2020 construction projects, we have very littleContinue reading “June 16, 2025 Work Session on Facility Projects”
June 9, 2025 Summary
Key Takeaways: There was discussion on the transfer policy, following a new state law that prohibits school districts from charging families transfer tuition. Greiner outlined two options: continuing with TSC-designated transfers without extra funding or adopting an open enrollment model that would likely increase the number of transfer students while providing greater local control. BoardContinue reading “June 9, 2025 Summary”
May 12, 2025 Summary
Key Takeaways: The first half of the work session focused on clarifying what must be included in the official minutes, leading to a majority vote during the regular meeting to record all votes along with board member names, ensuring greater transparency for the community. The board approved a MOU with the police department that maintainsContinue reading “May 12, 2025 Summary”
April 14, 2025 Summary
Key Takeaways: The board approved a contract with PCC Sports for the tennis court replacement project. The final design includes 11 courts, with 10 dedicated only to tennis and one flex court striped for both tennis and pickleball with added sound mitigation measures. The board discussed their role during graduation ceremonies with several members expressingContinue reading “April 14, 2025 Summary”
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