Here are the Board of Education's agendas for Monday, October 20, 2025. The Annual School District Meeting will begin at 6:00 pm and the Regular Board Meeting will begin at 7:00 pm. Meetings will take place at Robert Kupper Learning Center, 1310 Townline Road, Tomah, WI. All meetings are open to the public.
Annual School District Meeting Agenda:
1. Call Meeting to Order- Done by President
2. Elect a Chairperson
3. Treasurer's Report: 2024-25 Fiscal Year
4. 2025-2026 Budget Presentation and Budget Hearing
5. Fund 73 Reporting
6. Levy a Tax for the 2025 – 2026 School Year
7. Consideration and Approval of Furnishing School Lunches to Students
8. Consideration and Approval of Salaries of School Board Members
9. Consideration and Approval Reimbursement of Board Member Expenses
10. Consideration and Approval of Delegating Responsibility to the Tomah Area School District Board of Education
to Set the Next Annual Meeting Date and Time
11. Adjournment
Upon request to the District Administrator, submitted twenty-four (24) hours in advance, the District shall make reasonable accommodation including the provision of informational material in an alternate format for a disabled person to be able to attend this meeting.
**** A quorum of the Tomah Area School District Board of Education may be in attendance at this meeting, but no school board meeting shall be convened, and no board action will be taken ****
Regular Board Meeting Agenda:
1. Roll Call
2. Approval of Consent Agenda Items Below
A. Approval of Minutes
I. Regular Board Meeting September 15, 2025
II. Closed Session September 15, 2025
III. Board Academy Meeting October 6, 2025
B. Payment of Bills
C. Employee Resignations
D. Employee Hires/Contracts
E. Alternative Open Enrollment Applications
F. Tomah High School ESS Waivers
G. Tomah High School Early College Credit Program (ECCP) and Start College Now (SCN) Applications
3. Approval of Consent Agenda Items Deferred for Individual Action
4. Communication with the Public
5. Reports
A. Recognition of Staff/Students
I. Ruby Joyce - THS Student Representative to the Board of Education
II. Presentation of Summer PACK 2025 Information: Lisa Culpitt, Camp Douglas/Oakdale/TAMS Principal
B. District Strategic Plan Initiatives
I. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: Prepare our students to succeed each year and in future post-secondary
education and the career of their choice.
a. Tomah High School Honor Band Overnight and Out of State Trip Requests: November 21-22, 2025
– UW-Milwaukee High School Honor Band in Milwaukee, WI – Overnight (1 night); January 16-17, 2026
– Wisconsin Concert Band Association Honor Band at UW-Eau Claire in Eau Claire, WI – Overnight (1
night); March 1-2, 2026 – Dorian Honor Band at Luther College in Decorah, IA – Overnight (1 night)
II. SERVICE TO THE TOMAH COMMUNITY: Engage parents and community members to increase
student achievement and support for our school district.
a. Acceptance of Gift(s) of Money/Materials
b. Joint City/School Committee Member Report
III. FUTURE FOCUSED: Transform educational opportunities to ensure the Tomah School District
remains a school district of choice for students and their families.
a. 2026 Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Wisconsin State Education Convention;
January 21-23, 2026, Milwaukee, WI
IV. WORKFORCE ENGAGEMENT: Attract and retain and continuously develop highly effective
employees for our team.
a. 2025-2026 Proposed Meet and Confer Schedule of Meetings: November 2025, January 2026,
March 2026
V. FINANCE AND OPERATIONS: Plan and use resources to best support the district mission, vision, and
goals.
6. Unfinished Business
7. New Business- Consideration and/or Action on the Following:
A. Consideration and Possible Approval Request for Early Start of the 2026-2027 School Year per WI Statute
118.045(3) - Request a Waiver for Early Start of a School Year Due to Excessive Costs Associated with the
Transportation of Pupils who Attend Private Schools that Start Prior to September 1.
B. Determination of 2025-26 Tax Levy Pursuant to Wis. Stats. 120.12(3)(a)(b)(c) to Include Consideration to
Increase or Decrease the Levy Previously Set at the Annual Meeting and to Adjust the Budget to Include
Additional Positions and/or Budget Requests
C. Review and Approval of Updates to District Capital Maintenance and Improvement Projects
D. Annual Review. No Action of American Indian/Alaskan Native Policies and Procedures Required by Impact
Aid- Policy 2110.01 Relations with American Indian/Alaskan Native Community; 2260.03 American
Indian/Alaskan Native Policies and Procedures; and 9210.01 American Indian/Alaskan Native Parent
Committee
E. Second Reading and Consideration for Approval Policy 0100 Definitions; Policy 0144.5 Board Member
Behavior Communications and Code of Conduct; Policy 0166.1 Consent Agenda; Policy 1461 Unrequested
Leaves of Absence/Fitness for Duty; Policy 2522 Instructional Materials Centers; Policy 5112 Entrance Age;
Policy 5464 Early Graduation; Policy 5505 Academic Honesty; Policy 5505.01 Activities Code; Policy 5530
Student Use or Possession of Intoxicants, Drugs, or Paraphernalia; Policy 8510 Wellness; Policy 8540 Vending
Machines; Policy 8550 Competitive Food Sales
F. First Reading. No Action. Policy 8420 School Safety and Reporting of Crime Statistics; Policy 8500
Competitive Food Sales; Policy 8531 Free and Reduced Meals; Policy 9151 Use of Cameras and Other
Recording Devices in Locker Rooms
8. Upcoming Events/Activities
9. Contemplated closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statute section 19.85(1)(c) to discuss and potentially take
action regarding the compensation of a teacher.
10. Adjournment
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the meeting as indicated on the agenda.
Upon request to the District Administrator, submitted twenty-four (24) hours in advance, the District shall make reasonable accommodation including the provision of informational material in an alternate format for a disabled person to be able to attend this meeting.