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Board of Education Business Meeting Packet

August 21, 2017

Reports on Student Achievement

High School Data

Freshmen On-Track with 6 or More Credits

2016-17

2016-17

64.30%

73.40%

71.90% 72%

2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17

52.5%

60.5%

2015-16

Freshmen On-Track with 7 or More Credits

4 times as likely to graduate

Freshmen Advocates provide support

Eliminated remedial courses & increased

online credit recovery

Measure 7 credits including algebra

2016-17

2016-17

177

More

Students

67.0% 68.1% 69.9%72.8%

78.1%74.4% 76.8%

85.7% 87.0% 87.5% 88.0% 88.6% 88.4% 88.2%

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

2010 graduates 2011 graduates 2012 graduates 2013 graduates 2014 graduates 2015 graduates 2016 graduates

Percent of Students Graduating 4 Year Cohorts

District State

Graduation Rates 2010-2016

9.8% increase over seven years

Board Development

Technology,

$3,454,614.54

New Construction, $10,250,000.00

Major Maintenance, $8,128,169.46

Debt Service, $3,665,400.00

$-

$5,000,000.00

$10,000,000.00

$15,000,000.00

$20,000,000.00

$25,000,000.00

$30,000,000.00

Average

MM

Technology

Debt Service& NC

Cumulative

54.57%

13.55%

31.88%

$-

$5,000,000.00

$10,000,000.00

$15,000,000.00

$20,000,000.00

$25,000,000.00

By School Year

Major Maintenance

Technology

Debt Service & New Construction

$-

$1,000,000.00

$2,000,000.00

$3,000,000.00

$4,000,000.00

$5,000,000.00

$6,000,000.00

$7,000,000.00

$8,000,000.00

$9,000,000.00

1

Planned

Planned MM

Planned Technology

Planned DS + NC

12%

47%

41%

PROJECT DESIGN BID BOE APPROVALWORK START

WORK ENDFUTURE

PLANS/NEW PLANSDESIGN BID

BOE APPROVAL

WORK START WORK END

Jerstad-Agerholm K8 -Mechanical Improvements

June-August 2016

October 2016 November 2016 December 2016

October 2017

Olympia Brown-Demolition

July 2017 September 2017 October 2017 November 2017 February 2018May 2017 WE Energies Easement

Agreement

McKinley MS - Fire Alarm Replacement

October 2016

December 2016 January 2017 February 2017

June 2017Wind Point-Demolition

July 2017 September 2017October 2017 November 2017 February 2018

REAL School -Construction

September 2016-January

2017

February 2017 March 2017 April 2017 August 2017 High School Transformation needs

(Culinary, Science Rooms, other?)

August 2017 January 2018 March 2018 June 2018 August 2018

Horlick HS - Construction Pathway Addition

November 2016-

February 2017

April 2017 April 2017 May 2017 September 2017

Horlick FH RenewalSeptember

2017 January 2018 March 2018 April 2018 October 2018

Case HS - Hammes Track June 2016 April 2017 April 2017 June 2017 August 2017

July 2017 Revised Contract $ Approval.

ASC Bldg. Center #2-Replace HVAC

February 2017

April 2017 May 2017 June 2017 August 2017

-$100K pulled from agenda

Park HS Theater Rigging/ Curtain

March 2017



Roosevelt ES- Parking Lot Replacement

March 2017



Horlick HS- Library ADA Compliance

March 2017


Alternative Ed & Virtual Learning Construction

March 2017


June 2017 Hardscape Improvements

June 2017 Hardscape

Horlick HS- Science Classroom Reno & Addition

February 2017

March 2017 Casework

March 2017 Casework

June 2017 August 2017 Remodel

April 2017 Project

May 2017 Project December 2017 Addition

My School My Choice (Gilmore)

July 2017 January 2018 February 2018 June 2018 August 2018

July 2017 Architect/CM select

2017-2018 Facility Projects for Board

Approval

$12,800,000$11,931,851

$15,500,000

$6,100,000 $6,400,000

$11,912,427

$12,610,602

$16,844,041

$6,520,299

$7,040,847

$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

$14,000,000

$16,000,000

$18,000,000

$0

$2,000,000

$4,000,000

$6,000,000

$8,000,000

$10,000,000

$12,000,000

$14,000,000

$16,000,000

$18,000,000

2016-2017 2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021

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E5 Years of Revenue/ Expenditures

REVENUE EXPENDITURES

Closed, $22,723,737

Completed,

$16,875,746

Remaining$89,228,213

Work done since 2014, eliminated total $39,599,480

Changing Needs (Then )

Original, $128,827,693

2014 Referendum had $128,827,693

Total Remaining, $89,228,210

Changing Needs (Now)

Total, $115,998,000

Added due to rolling 5 YR plan, $968,277

Newly Identified Needs

$5,998,626

Refinement in cost, definition, scope &

inflation, $19,802,877

Total # Major Maintenance Projects

RUSD Facilities 2014 Referendum List

Updated Project Status by Priority

Building Name Description Score STATUS

North Park Elementary School Remove mobile classroom 174 Completed

Case High School Remove Existing Fieldhouse Floor Surface, Replace with New 168 Completed

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary School masonry repairs and sealant 168 Completed

Case High School replace sidewalk, curb and asphalt south drop-off/drive 159 Completed

Gilmore Middle School Provide vestibule entry control at main entry 159 Completed

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary School Main Panel Replacement/Modernization 159 Completed

Service Building #1 replace switchgear and feeder panels 159 Completed

Case High School Replace flooring, including abatement (6 classrooms) 153 Completed

Jerstad-Agerholm Middle School Remove/replace asphalt parking lot 153 Completed

Knapp Elementary School Pulverize and Repave Parking Lot 153 Completed

McKinley Middle School replace asphalt parking lot 153 Completed

Gilmore Middle School Pulverize and Repave Parking Lot 147 Completed

Goodland Elementary School Pulverize and Repave Parking Lot 147 Completed

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary School Replace Boilers, Bull Fans, Pumps and Motors 147 Completed

North Park Elementary School Replace Boilers, Pumps and Motors 147 Completed

Red Apple ElementaryReplace sinks, toilets associated with toilet rooms, including

partitions147 Completed

Goodland Elementary School West entry area ADA Corrections 147 Completed

North Park Elementary School Replace ventilation system - original building 147 Completed

Park High School Main Panel Replacement/Modernization/transformer relocate 147 Completed

Bull Fine Arts Elementary School Main Panel Replacement/Modernization 147 Closed N/A

Bull Fine Arts Elementary School Flooring replacement, Including Abatement 147 Closed N/A

Red Apple Elementary Flooring replacement, Including Abatement 146 WIP 50%

Park High School Flooring replacement, Including Abatement 146 WIP 15%

Case High School Replace flooring, including abatement (Library Carpet) 146 Completed

Wadewitz Elementary School 5 Classrooms Replace flooring, including abatement 146 Completed

Wadewitz Elementary School 5 Classrooms Replace flooring, including abatement 146 Completed

Olympia Brown Elementary School Flooring replacement, Including Abatement 146 Closed N/A

Johnson Elementary School remove/replace sidewalk/curb at parking lot 144 Completed

Hammes Field/Case High Resurface Running Track 141 WIP 95%

Schulte Elementary School remove/replace asphalt parking lot and east drive 141 WIP 50%

Red Apple Elementary Replace existing stairwell in Original Building for fire safety 141 Needed

Bull Fine Arts Elementary School Tuckpointing 141 Completed

Horlick High School replace non-functioning dehumidification system 141 Completed

Janes Elementary School Remove/replace Asphalt parking lot 141 Completed

North Park Elementary School Main Panel Replacement/Modernization 141 Completed

West Ridge Elementary School Main Panel Replacement/Modernization 141 Completed

Walden III Replace Exisiting Central Stair in Original Building 141 Closed N/A

Walden III Seal below grade to stop water infiltration 141 Closed N/A

Jefferson Lighthouse Elementary School Flooring replacement, Including Abatement 138 WIP 35%

Janes Elementary School Remove/Replace Playground and Fencing 138 WIP 25%

Mitchell Elementary School Replace roofing & insulation (Areas) 138 Needed

Completed ProjectsCase HS:

Replace Sidewalk, Curb & Asphalt, Paved Gravel Lot (south)

Remove Existing FH Floor Surface Replace w/ New, Replace Bleachers

Upgrade Exterior Lighting Fixture for Energy Efficiency

Replace Roofing and Insulation

Repair Upgrade GEO Thermal & Solar System for Pool

Main Office System

North Park Elementary:

Remove Mobile Classroom

Replace Boilers, Fans, Pumps and Motors

Replace Ventilation System- Original Building

Main Panel Replacement/ Modernization

Add Emergency Generator

Completed Projects continuedJefferson Lighthouse:

Masonry repairs and sealant

Main Panel Replacement/Modernization

Upgrade Building Automation

Replace piping systems associated boilers, bull fans, pumps and motors, includes asbestos abatement

Horlick High School:

Curtain Wall Replacement (1965 Addition Courtyard)

Replace Boilers, Bull Fans, Pumps and Motors

Upgrade theater lighting and curtains (replace line ropes)

Upgrade theater lighting and curtains

Completed Projects continuedJerstad Agerholm Middle and Elementary School: Remove and Replace Asphalt Parking Lot Replace roofing & insulation Music, Choir and Offices flooring Masonry Repairs Doors and Window repairs Main Panel Replacement and Modernization

Giese Elementary:

Replace Playground Surfaces and Parking Lot Surface

Replace Flooring (Library, Kindergarten and Gym)

McKinley Middle School:

Replace Asphalt Parking Lot

Repaint and Repair Lockers

Action Items

RACINE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

BOARD OF EDUCATION

August 21, 2017

Chief Academic Office:

Department of Curriculum & Instruction

AGENDA ITEM: Quaver Marvelous World of Music Curriculum Adoption and

Resources Purchase

PRESENTING: Christopher Thompson, Ed.D., Executive Director of Curriculum and

Instruction

DESCRIPTION: Quaver is an interactive music instructional digital resource that can

be utilized with kindergarten through middle school-level General

Music classes. The website provides basic music theory and repertoire

instructional content. Teachers use Quaver to rehearse music with

students and provide an interactive music learning experience.

Quaver’s curriculum includes more than 200 lesson plans organized

into 3-week modules with over 1,000 songs for rehearsal-based

instruction.

Rationale

Quaver provides General Music teachers with high-impact lessons

through an aligned digital instructional resource. Students from the

pilot schools in Racine found Quaver very engaging and enjoyed

learning music notation and rhythmic theory, music history and fine

arts cultural content through this program. Quaver strongly supports

our new K-8 General Music curriculum and empowers teachers to

make greater use of technology, which in turn increases student

participation and skill/content acquisition.

Evidence of Success

Quaver has been in use at Racine Unified through a three-year pilot at

Wadewitz, Schulte, RCLA and Giese Elementary Schools. Student

music achievement has significantly increased in all settings and

instances of student discipline concerns during music classes have

decreased.

FISCAL NOTE: Through the Resource Adoption Process (RAP), the RUSD Purchasing

Department negotiated a three-year agreement at a cost of $37,320

each year with a guaranteed annual cost valid until July 1, 2020.

RECOMMENDATION: To approve the purchase of Quaver Marvelous World of Music for a

total of $37,320 for each of three-years (2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-

20) at a total District cost of $111,960.

ACTION TAKEN:

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Quaver Music's K-5 General Music

Resources w/3-year license Quaver Music978-1-946784-72-8 2017 Quaver Music 17 $4,680.00 $4,680.00 $1,560.00 $26,520.00 $0.00 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 none

Quaver Music's K-8 General Music

Resources w/3-year license Quaver Music978-1-946784-73-5 2017 Quaver Music 3 $6,900.00 $6,900.00 $2,300.00 $6,900.00 $0.00 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 none

Quaver Music's General Music 6-8

Resources w/3 year license Quaver Music978-1-946784-74-2 2017 Quaver Music 5 $2,340.00 $2,340.00 $780.00 $3,900.00 $0.00 7/1/2020 7/1/2020 none

RAP 18-141 Bid form_QuaverMusic


BOARD OF EDUCATION

August 21, 2017

AGENDA ITEM: Staffing Process Exception for My School.MyChoice

PRESENTING: Julie A. Landry, Chief of Human Resources

DESCRITPION: The Administration is requesting the Board of Education to make the

following exceptions to the addenda of the employee handbook to

implement the My School. My Choice. staffing process. Starbuck and

McKinley will close at the end of the current school year and all staff will

be displaced. The Staffing Committee recommends that staff at these two

schools be given first priority to apply and be considered for positions for

which they qualify at the “new” IB Middle School and any other vacant or

new position created as a result of the My School. My Choice Initiative.

The staffing process the committee designed provides an opportunity for

displaced staff at McKinley and Starbuck to obtain a position for the 2018-

2019 school year prior to the regular staffing cycles. The exceptions as

requested are necessary to implement the Staffing Committee’s plan.

Please review the attached document for detailed information for each

employee group and changes recommended in the handbook in order for

administration to implement the Staffing Committee’s process.

FISCAL NOTE:

RECOMMENDATION: Approve exceptions to addenda of the Employee Handbook as

requested.

ACTION TAKEN:

TEACHERS

Middle school teachers that are displaced by the Middle School Choice implementation

(McKinley and Starbuck Middle Schools) will have the opportunity to access a closed round of

staffing for all positions at the “new” IB Middle School and any other open positions created by

the change. This staffing event will follow the same process for selecting the most qualified

applicants (within the closed pool) for positions based upon stated job descriptions. After this

event, positions not filled will be open to all applicants eligible to participate as outlined in the

Assignment and Transfer language of the Handbook.

Section 8.2 of the Teacher Addendum will be waived:

8.2 Probationary Teachers

Probationary teachers will not be eligible for voluntary transfer.

Section 8.4.3 of the Teacher Addendum will not be in practice during the closed round of

staffing for the New IB School.

8.4.3 The term “applicant” refers to both internal candidates and external candidates for

the position. All qualified District applicants will be reviewed and considered.

The District retains the right to determine the job description for any position.

Section 8.4.6 of the Teacher Addendum will not apply to positions at the New IB School for the

2018-2019 school year.

8.4.6 Principals may reassign building staff at their discretion prior to August 1st. After

August 1st, reassignment will be made by mutual consent. These assignments are

not considered voluntary and must be made prior to August 15th. Transfers

outside the building must be made prior to August 1st. The District has the right to

make exception when deemed in the best interest of the students.

Section 8.6 of the Teacher Addendum will be waived during the 2018-2019 school year.

8.6 Displaced Teachers – Posting for Vacancies

A teacher who has been notified that s/he will be displaced is required to post for

all vacancies for which s/he is certified and has taught within the District within

the last five (5) years. When a displaced teacher posts for an area/subject vacancy

that s/he has not taught within the District within the past five (5) years, a meeting

will take place between the Department of Human Capital and the teacher

affected at which time any party may object based upon qualifications and

certification for the position(s) which will cancel the transfer request.

SECRETARIES/CLERKS & EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANTS

All Secretaries/Clerks and Educational Assistants will be displaced from Starbuck and

McKinley Middle Schools. Positions at the New IB School and any other open positions created

by the change will be posted and the process for selecting the most qualified applicants for

positions will be based upon stated job descriptions as outlined in the respective Addendums of

the Employee Handbook.

Secretary/Clerk Addendum

Section 8.1 The District may select any applicant from the three (3) most senior, qualified

applicants that apply for any position.

Educational Assistant Addendum

Section 1.1.1 of the Educational Assistant Addendum will not apply to positions at the New IB

School for the 2018-2019 school year.

1.1.1 Internal Postings of Assistant Positions

When an assistant position comes open in a school, the position will be posted to

staff within the school before being posted throughout the District. If an assistant

at the school seeks to transfer to the position, the principal will evaluate the

assistant’s qualifications for the opening. If more than one (1) assistant seeks to

transfer to the position, the principal will evaluate the qualifications of all of the

candidates. If the vacancy is a benefit eligible position, only assistants who are

benefit eligible, or who have in the past been benefit eligible, will be considered for

the internal posting. The principal will make a recommendation to the Department

of Human Capital, which will make the ultimate staffing decision. Where the

qualifications of the candidates are substantially equal, the senior applicant will be

awarded the opening.

Section 1.1.6 of the Educational Assistants Addendum will be waived during the 2018-2019

school year.

1.1.6 Transfer Rights – First Year of Employment

An Assistant will not be eligible for voluntary transfer within his/her first year of

employment unless waived by mutual agreement.


BOARD OF EDUCATION

August 21, 2017

Department of Student Services

AGENDA ITEM: Independent Hearing Officers

PRESENTING: Andrea Rittgers, Director of Student Services

DESCRIPTION: By State law and Board policy, the Independent Hearing Officer

position must be reaffirmed before the start of the new school year.

FISCAL NOTE: The salary for the Independent Hearing Officers will not exceed

$100.00 per hearing for the first hour and $50.00 per hour thereafter.

This amount is included in the 2017-18 budget.

RECOMMENDATION: To approve that Gilbert Berthelsen, Thomas Krohn, and Richard

Regner be appointed as Independent Hearing Officers for the 2017-18

school year.

ACTION TAKEN:

Board Consent Agenda

Racine Unified School District 3109 Mt. Pleasant Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53404


MINUTES

Michael Frontier, President Robert Wittke, Jr., President Dennis Wiser, Vice President

Racine, Wisconsin July 24, 2017

A meeting of the Board of Education of the Racine Unified School District of Racine County,

Wisconsin was called to order at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2017.

3. ROLL CALL

The following Board members were present: Michelle Duchow, Michael Frontier, Matthew Hanser,

John Heckenlively, Steven Hooper, Julie L. McKenna, Brian O’Connell, Dennis Wiser, and Robert

Wittke, Jr.

Also present Rosalie Daca, Chief Academic Officer; Marc Duff, Chief Financial Officer; Eric Gallien,

Deputy Superintendent; Lolli Haws, Superintendent; Dave Hazen, Chief Operations Officer; Julie

Landry, Chief of Human Resources; Tim Peltz, Chief Information Officer; Stacy Tapp, Chief of

Communication & Community Engagement; Dan Thielen, Chief of Secondary Transformation;

Christopher Thompson, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction; Bryan Arnold, Director of

Building and Grounds; and Elizabeth Tobias, Executive Assistant.

4. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA

Ms. Duchow moved, Mrs. McKenna seconded, to make a friendly amendment to extend the public

speaking section to three minutes each. Ayes – 6 (Duchow, Frontier, Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna,

O’Connell). Noes – 3 (Hanser, Wiser, Wittke). Motion of the amendment passed.

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. O’Connell seconded, to approve the agenda as presented. Ayes – 9 (Frontier,

Hanser, Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow). Noes – 0. Motion to

approve passed.

5. RECOGNITIONS (None)

6. REPORTS ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT (None)

7. SUPERINTENDENT’S REPORT

a. Project CAPE Funding Award for Academies of Racine

Dr. Haws and Mr. Thielen gave the Board an update on a $70,000 grant most recently awarded from

Project CAPE. The money will be used for student-centered activities within the Academies of Racine

including coordinated learning experiences to employers and postsecondary institutions for sophomores,

foundation experiential opportunities for all freshman such as SEE Your Future Expo, college visits, as

well as the Youth Frontiers Respect Retreat, which aligns with Freshman Seminar.

b. SME Education Foundation PRIME (Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education)

Program Funding Award for Academies of Racine

Board of Education

Dr. Haws and Mr. Thielen informed the Board of a $75,000 donation made to RUSD from Emerson

Foundation, parent company to InSinkErator in Racine. $35,000 of that money will be used to setup the

mechatronics and robotics lab at Park High School while the remaining funds are earmarked for

equipment and lab needs at Horlick and Case High Schools.

c. Communication Team National Award

The RUSD Communication Team received the Gold Medallion award from the National School of

Public Relations Association earlier this month. The award recognized the team’s work to brand,

communicate and market Racine Unified’s new Academies of Racine at Case, Horlick and Park High

Schools. This award is highly competitive, with only 11 school districts nationwide earning this honor.

d. Update on Handbook Revisions

Dr. Haws summarized the work of the Board over the last ten months in developing the Employee

Handbook Guiding Change document as well as the Board’s review of a handbook modeled after the

Wisconsin Association of School Board’s model. Administration’s understanding was the Board wanted

the handbook (white section only), which is considered policy, to be modeled after WASB’s handbook

model and the addenda (colored pages) would be worked on through a kaizen event, which could be

done between September and January. Changes to the addenda would be presented at the January 8

Board Work Session.

At this point, administration has met all criteria of the Guiding Change document with the exception of

the provision for the District to effectively compete for qualified and skilled staff within funding

realities, which is interpreted as reviewing salary schedules.

e. Staffing and Hiring Update

Dr. Haws gave a brief update regarding where the District is currently as it relates to staffing and hiring

for open positions. Dr. Haws explained the Human Resources Department is working very hard to make

sure that every position possible is filled before the first day of school. More specific data will be shared

as we come into August and September.

f. Leadership Hiring Announcements

Dr. Haws and Dr. Gallien introduced RUSD’s new directing principals, including the following:

Thomas George, West Ridge Elementary principal; Gabriel Lopez, Roosevelt Elementary principal;

Joshua Hancock, Olympia Brown Elementary principal; Zachary Jacobsmeier, Bull Fine Arts

Elementary principal; Tom Tuttle, Jerstad-Agerholm K-8 principal; Richard Wytonic, Knapp

Elementary principal; Dani Dekker-Shircel, Knapp Elementary assistant principal (formerly Racine

Civil Leaders Academy principal), and Curt Shircel, REAL School directing principal. The following

department leaders were also introduced: Rachel Schuler, Executive Director of Special Education;

Soren Gajewski, Deputy Chief of Secondary Schools; Julie Hueller, Manager for Racine Collaborative

for Children’s Mental Health; and Kamaljit (KC) Jackson, Senior Accountability and Efficiency Officer.

Many teachers have been promoted within as the District has done a very good job in creating a pipeline

of administrators.

8. BOARD DEVELOPMENT

a. ALICE Safety Training for RUSD

Dr. Gallien and Mr. Tom Tuttle, directing principal of Jerstad-Agerholm, updated the Board on the two-

day ALICE Safety Training all RUSD principals and members of administration participated in last

month. ALICE, which stands for Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter and Evacuate, is a strategy that goes

beyond the conventional lockdown. It is the leading training solution that may increase an

organization’s and individual’s odds of survival during a violent intruder event. Administrators and

teachers will continued to be trained this coming fall and spring. There will also be an online training

available for all RUSD staff.

9. PUBLIC INPUT

Bob LaSalle, Racine, WI 53403

Spoke in opposition of the SAFE Zone resolution.

Randy Bryce, Caledonia, WI 53402

Spoke in opposition of handbook changes.

Angelina Cruz, Racine, WI 53403

As President of the Racine Educators Association, spoke in opposition of Employee Handbook changes.

Valerie Morey, Mt. Pleasant, WI 53405

Spoke in opposition of Employee Handbook changes.

Ryan Knudson, 3603 W. Manitoba Street, Milwaukee, WI 53215


Sandra Dieck, 607 Hunter Drive, Racine, WI 53406


Kresha McFarland

Spoke on providing special needs children with adequate care; the lack of funding should not impact the

child’s care at RUSD.

Becky Idstein, 3820 102nd Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53142

Spoke in opposition of ethics policy and Employee Handbook changes.

Jeff Abel, 7233 Douglas Avenue, Racine, WI 53402

Mr. Abel yielded his time to Amy Mizialko, Vice President of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education

Association. Spoke in regards to Milwaukee’s meet and confer process and in opposition of Employee

Handbook changes.

Theresa Jakala, 7851 45th Avenue, Kenosha, WI 53142


Fiona Murphy, 39 S. Vincennes Circle, Racine, WI 53402

Spoke of the lack of collaboration with students in regards to the naming of the building located at 2333

Northwestern Avenue.

Alfonso Gardner, 1941 Brougham Lane, Racine, WI 53406

Spoke in opposition of social promotion and the need for parents to become more involved in their

child’s education and the school system.

Dr. Haws commented one of the intents of shifting to standards-based grading is to have children

assessed and parents communicated to regarding their child’s mastery of the academic material.

10. ACTION ITEMS

a. Print Shop Contractor Renewal

Mr. Peltz presented the print shop contract renewal to the Board. The primary responsibility for the

contracted employee, through Gordon Flesch Company Services, is to manage the operation of the

District’s production print shop.

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. O’Connell seconded, to approve the renewal contract agreement with Gordon

Flesch Company Services for a 12-month term at $7,436.00 per month. Ayes – 9 (Hanser, Heckenlively,

Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow, Frontier). Noes – 0. The motion to approve

passed.

b. Student Technology Purchase for Bio-Medical Courses

Mr. Peltz and Dr. Chris Neff, Career and Technical Education Director, presented the student

technology purchase for bio-medical courses to the Board. This purchase will support the bio-medical

classes being offered at Case, Park and Horlick High Schools.

Mr. Heckenlively moved, Mrs. McKenna seconded, to approve the purchase of 180 laptops under

warranty from Paragon Development Systems for $124,000, and six laptop charging carts from CDWG

for $5,300, with a total expenditure not to exceed $130,000. Ayes – 9 (Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna,

O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow, Frontier, Hanser). The motion to approve passed.

c. REAL School Technology Purchase

Mr. Peltz presented information on the technology purchase for the REAL School. New interactive

projectors will be purchased for classroom use as well as new high-end drafting desktop computers and

monitors for the Project Lead the Way program.

Mr. Hanser moved, Ms. Duchow seconded, to approve the purchases of 22 Epson Interactive Projectors

with cables and connectors from AVI for $61,000, and 40 new Project Lead the Way desktops and

monitors from Dell for $50,000, with a total expenditure not to exceed $111,000. Ayes – 9 (Hooper,

McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow, Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively). Noes – 0. The motion

to approve passed.

d. K-5 Reading/English Language Arts (ELA) Spanish Classroom Library Supplement Purchase

Ms. Robin Rivas, Executive Director of English Language Learner Programs, and Ms. Kimberly

Romero, Dual Language Program Specialist, presented the K-5 Reading/English Language Arts (ELA)

Spanish classroom library supplement purchase to the Board. Classroom library supplements in both

English and Spanish serve as the basis for independent reading, which is a hallmark of a workshop

model that has been adopted.

Mr. O’Connell moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to approve the purchase of supplementary Spanish

classroom libraries for K-5 dual language classrooms in the amount of $58,928.38. Ayes – 9 (McKenna,

O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow, Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively, Hooper). Noes – 0. Motion to

approve passed.

e. Instrumental and Choral Music Curriculum Resources Purchase

Dr. Thompson presented on the instrumental and choral music curriculum resources purchase to the

Board. The K-12 Music Curriculum and Program Review Committee recommends the adoption and

purchase of the lesson and rehearsal books presented.

Mrs. McKenna moved, Mr. Hanser seconded, to adopt and purchase the Instrumental Music Lesson

Book and Choral Music Methods Practice Books series in the amount of $33,286.11 for the 2017-18

school year. This adoption and vendor agreement will be in place for the three school years through

2020 with the understanding that we are also approving the curriculum. Ayes – 9 (O’Connell, Wiser,

Wittke, Duchow, Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna). Noes – 0. Motion to approve

passed.

f. Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices Contract Renewal

Ms. Lorie Ann Karls, Director of Professional Learning, along with Dr. Jones Elementary School

principal Ms. Sherrie Hopkins and members of Ms. Hopkins’ staff, presented on the Culturally and

Linguistically Responsive Practices contract renewal to the Board. Ms. Hopkins shared the importance

of their coaching during the past school year as well as the benefits of the practices and how she and her

staff use them in the classroom every day. The program will be expanded to Giese, Janes, Jerstad-

Agerholm (lower), Knapp and Schulte during the 2017-18 school year.

Ms. Duchow moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to approve the contract renewal and purchase services

for Dr. Hollie and his team to continue the Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Practices work

totaling $67,500 for the 2017-18 school year. Ayes – 9 (Wiser, Wittke, Duchow, Frontier, Hanser,

Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell). Noes – 0. Motion to approve passed.

g. Amendment of Previously Approved Debt Service Energy Efficiency Levy (Trane)

Mr. Heckenlively moved, Mr. Hanser seconded, to approve the resolution with the amended energy

efficiency tax levy for the deb costs associated with Trane U.S. Inc. for the 2017-18 through 2027-28

school years. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE RACINE UNIFIED

SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EXERCISING ITS TAXING AUTHORITY UNDER S. 121.91 (4)(o), WIS.

STATS., ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST, TO EXCEED THE REVENUE LIMIT ON A NON-

RECURRING BASIS BY AN AMOUNT THE DISTRICT WILL SPEND ON PRINCIPAL AND

INTEREST PAYMENTS ON REMAINING DEBT FOR THE NEXT 12 YEARS OF DEBT

PAYMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: $10,000,000 G.O. REFUNDING BOND ISSUED

JANUARY 3, 2013, $21,735,000 G.O. PROMISSORY NOTE ISSUED AUGUST 1, 2012, $2,020,000

G.O. QECB BOND ISSUED JUNE 10, 2013, AND $8,980,000 G.O. REFUNDING BOND ISSUED

MARCH 16, 2015. THE DEBT WAS ISSUED FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES.

THE PROJECT IS FINANCED WITH NOTES AND BONDS FOR TERMS OF 10 AND 15 YEARS.

THE AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED ON DEBT FOR PROJECTS COMPLETED BY TRANE U.S.

INCORPORATED:

2016-17 $1,587,288.10

2017-18 $1,571,308.21 $1,674,666.56

2018-19 $1,577,649.07 $1,681,634.54

2019-20 $2,405,746.87 $2,518,860.40

2020-21 $2,408,394.70 $2,515,608.68

2021-22 $2,391,137.34 $2,498,606.81

2022-23 $2,367,919.46 $2,481,093.96

2023-24 $1,891,422.96 $1,999,252.43

2024-25 $941,658.44 $1,038,019.78

2025-26 $933,537.95 $1,035,755.18

2026-27 $1,855,331.85 $1,035,290.65

2027-28 $910,105.11 $ 921,340.97

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2012, THE BOARD ENTERED INTO A 20 YEAR PERFORMANCE

CONTRACT UNDER S. 66.0133, STATS., WITH TRANE U.S. INCORPORATED FOR PROJECTS

TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES. PERFORMANCE INDICATORS FOR

THE PROJECT WERE IDENTIFIED AND REPORTED IN OCTOBER 2013. MONITORING AND

EVALUATION OF THE PROJECTS ARE REPORTED ANNUALLY AND USED TO DETERMINE

THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY OR UTILITY COST SAVINGS, AS A RESULT OF THE PROJECT,

THAT SHALL BE APPLIED TO RETIRE THE DEBT.

Ayes – 8 (Wittke, Duchow, Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively, McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser). Noes – 0.

Absent – 1 (Hooper). Motion to approve passed.

h. Amendment of Previously Approved Deb Service Energy Efficiency Levy (Johnson Controls Inc.)

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to approve the resolution with the amended energy

efficiency tax levy for the debt costs associated with Johnson Controls Inc. for the 2017-18 through

2027-28 school years. BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE SCHOOL BOARD OF THE RACINE

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS EXERCISING ITS TAXING AUTHORITY UNDER S. 121.91

(4)(o), WIS. STATS., ON OR BEFORE OCTOBER 1ST, TO EXCEED THE REVENUE LIMIT ON A

NON-RECURRING BASIS BY AN AMOUNT THE DISTRICT WILL SPEND ON PRINCIPAL

AND INTEREST PAYMENTS ON REMAINING DEBT FOR THE NEXT 12 YEARS OF DEBT

PAYMENTS FOR THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: $10,000,000 G.O. REFUNDING BOND ISSUED

JANUARY 3, 2013, $21,735,000 G.O. PROMISSORY NOTE ISSUED AUGUST 1, 2012, $2,020,000

G.O. QECB BOND ISSUED JUNE 10, 2013, AND $8,980,000 G.O. REFUNDING BOND ISSUED

MARCH 16, 2015. THE DEBT WAS ISSUED FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES.

THE PROJECT IS FINANCED WITH NOTES AND BONDS FOR A TERMS OF 10 AND 15

YEARS. THE AMOUNT TO BE EXPENDED ON DEBT FOR PROJECTS COMPLETED BY

JOHNSON CONTROLS INCORPORATED:

2016-17 $1,829,674.40

2017-18 $1,811,254.29 $1,930,395.94

2018-19 $1,818,563.43 $1,938,427.96

2019-20 $2,773,115.63 $2,903,502.10

2020-21 $2,776,167.80 $2,899,753.82

2021-22 $2,756,275.16 $2,880,155.69

2022-23 $2,729,511.79 $2,859,968.54

2023-24 $2,180,252.04 $2,304,547.57

2024-25 $1,085,454.06 $1,196,530.22

2025-26 $1,076,093.55 $1,193,919.82

2026-27 $2,138,649.65 $1,193,384.35

2027-28 $1,049,082.39 $1,062,034.03

ON SEPTEMBER 24, 2012, THE BOARD ENTERED INTO A 20 YEAR PERFORMANCE

CONTRACT UNDER S. 66.0133, STATS., WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS INCORPORATED FOR

PROJECTS TO IMPLEMENT ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES. PERFORMANCE

INDICATORS FOR THE PROJECT WERE IDENTIFIED AND REPORTED IN OCTOBER 2013.

MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF THE PROJECTS ARE REPORTED ANNUALLY AND

USED TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF ENERGY OR UTILITY COST SAVINGS, AS A

RESULT OF THE PROJECT, THAT SHALL BE APPLIED TO RETIRE THE DEBT.

Ayes – 9 (Duchow, Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke).

Noes – 0. Motion to approve passed.

i. Middle School My School. My Choice. Plan Boundaries Approval

Mr. Hazen and Mr. Robert Devick, Gilmore teacher and member of Boundaries Committee, presented

on the middle school boundaries approval to the Board. Beginning in September 2018, Jerstad-

Agerholm and Mitchell Middle Schools will expand their boundaries. The McKinley Middle School

boundary will be divided between Jerstad-Agerholm and Mitchell.

Dr. Frontier moved, Ms. Duchow seconded, to approve the changes to the Middle School boundaries.

Ayes – 9 (Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow).

Noes – 0. Motion to approve passed.

j. Middle School My School. My Choice. Plan Architect Selection

Mr. Hazen and Mr. Arnold presented the architect selection for the My School. My Choice. plan to the

Board. This will provide professional services associated with the planning, design development, and

construction support for proposed construction of the My School. My Choice. K-8 school facility with a

fine arts focus at the current Gilmore Middle School.

Mrs. McKenna moved, Mr. O’Connell seconded, to approve the agreement with Zimmerman

Architectural Studios for the professional architect service for the K-8 school facilities with a fine arts

focus at the current Gilmore Middle School. The total fee for the services is not to exceed 5% of actual

construction costs and is projected at a cost not to exceed $175,000. Ayes – 9 (Hanser, Heckenlively,

Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow, Frontier). Noes – 0. Motion to approve passed.

k. Middle School My School. My Choice. Plan Construction Manager Selection

Mr. Hazen and Mr. Arnold presented the construction manager selection for the My School. My Choice.

plan to the Board. Services will include: coordination with consultants (architectural and engineering),

design support, constructability/feasibility, estimating, bidding, and construction.

Mr. Heckenlively moved, Ms. Duchow seconded, to approve the agreement with Riley Construction for

the construction manager services for the K-8 school facilities with a fine arts focus at the current

Gilmore Middle School. The total fee for the services is not to exceed 5% of potential construction costs

and is projected at a cost not to exceed $175,000. Ayes – 9 (Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna,

O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow, Frontier, Hanser). Noes – 0. Motion to approve passed.

l. Case High School Track Reconstruction and Repair at Hammes Field – Modification in Scope of

Work

Mr. Hazen and Mr. Arnold presented the modification in scope of work for the Case High School track

reconstruction and repair at Hammes Field. When the track material was removed in preparation for the

new track surface, it was determined that the remaining base materials were unsuitable for installation of

the new track surface. This has necessitated the removal of any unsuitable materials and installation of a

new base asphalt surface.

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. O’Connell seconded, to approve the increase in contract value to Johnson and

Sons for the paving and renovation of the track surface at Hammes Field at Case High School by

$146,570 for the previously approved amount of $404,578 and added costs brings the contract value to

$551,148. Ayes – 9 (Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow, Frontier, Hanser,

Heckenlively). Noes – 0. Motion to approve passed.

m. Naming of 2333 Northwestern Avenue Building/Campus

Mr. Hazen and Mr. Arnold presented on the naming of the 2333 Northwestern Avenue building to the

Board. Input was solicited from the Board and the following names were proposed: The Learning

Center at Northwestern Avenue (TLC) and The Alternative Program and Professional Learning Center

at Northwestern Avenue (APPL).

Mrs. McKenna moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to postpone for further consideration and input from

the community. The motion passed with 8 voice votes in favor and 1 against. The item will be deferred

until October.

n. Ratification of 2017-18 Teachers’ Tentative Agreement on Base Wages

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to approve the ratification of the 2017-18 Teachers’

Tentative Agreement on Base Wages. Ayes – 8 (McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow,

Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively). Noes – 0. Abstain – 1 (Hooper). Motion to approve passed.

o. Ratification of 2017-18 Building Service Employees’ Tentative Agreement on Base Wages

Mr. Heckenlively moved, Mr. Hanser seconded, to approve the ratification of the 2017-18 Building

Service Employees’ Tentative Agreement on Base Wages. Ayes – 9 (O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke,

Duchow, Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively, McKenna). Noes – 0. Motion to approve passed.

11. BOARD CONSENT AGENDA

a. Board Meeting Minutes of June 19, 2017

b. Executive Session Minutes of June 19 and July 10, 2017

c. Work Session Minutes of June 10, 2017

d. Governance Committee Minutes of April 11, 2017

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. O’Connell seconded, to approve the Board Consent Agenda. All were in favor.

The motion passed.

13. SUPERINTENDENT CONSENT AGENDA

a. Personnel Changes

b. Monthly Financial Statements for June, 2017

c. Incidents by Students to Staff for June, 2017

d. Children’s Hospital Community Services Partnership Agreement Contract Extension

e. Academic Standards for RUSD Curriculum and Instructional Programs

f. REAL School Career & Technical Education Textbook Purchase

g. 2017-18 Employee Salary Schedules (All Employee Groups)

h. Administrative Regulations 4116.22 (Professional Conduct)

Mr. Heckenlively moved, Ms. Duchow seconded, to set aside items g and h for separate consideration.

Upon having questions answered, Mr. Heckenlively amended his motion to solely set aside item h for

separate consideration. Ms. Duchow seconded the motion. Ayes – 3 (Duchow, Heckenlively, McKenna).

Noes – 6 (Wiser, Wittke, Frontier, Hanser, Hooper, O’Connell). Motion failed.

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. O’Connell seconded, to approve the Superintendent Consent Agenda. The motion

passed with 8 voice votes in favor and 1 against. The motion passed.

Mr. Hooper stated he voted “aye” on every item with the exception of abstaining to vote on item g due to

a conflict of interest.

14. REFERRALS (None)

15. ADJOURNMENT

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to adjourn. All were in favor. The motion to adjourn

passed. The meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m.

Signed: ___________________________________________

Matthew Hanser, Clerk

Signed: ___________________________________________

Lolli Haws, Secretary



OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

Robert Wittke, Jr., President Dennis Wiser, Vice President

Racine, Wisconsin July 24, 2017

A special meeting of the Board of Education of the Racine Unified School District of Racine County,

Wisconsin was called to order at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, July 24, 2017, with the following members

present: Michelle Duchow, Michael Frontier, Matthew Hanser, John Heckenlively, Steve Hooper, Julie L.

McKenna, Brian O’Connell, Dennis Wiser, and Robert Wittke, Jr.

Also present: Lolli Haws, Superintendent; Andrea Rittgers, Director of Student Services; and Tammy

Leverich, Recording Secretary.

The Board of Education met in open session for the sole purpose of considering a motion to adjourn to

Executive Session per Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(f) and 120.13(1)(c)4.d for the purpose of

Student Suspensions and Expulsions.

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to adjourn to Executive Session. Ayes – 9 (Duchow,

Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke). Noes – 0. The motion

passed. The meeting adjourned to Executive Session.

Student Suspensions and Expulsions

Student suspensions and expulsions were reviewed and discussed. Clarification if the student suspensions

and expulsions were from incidents that happened during the past school year or during summer school.

Ms. Rittgers stated the presented incidents happened during last school year. Schedule conflicts over the

summer are the reason for the cases coming to the Board now.

Dr. Frontier moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to approve the presented suspensions and expulsions

presented by Ms. Rittgers. Ayes – 9 (Frontier, Hanser, Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna, O’Connell,

Wiser, Wittke, Duchow). Noes – 0. The motion passed.

Mr. Hanser moved, Mr. Hooper seconded, to adjourn. All were in favor. The motion to adjourn passed.

The meeting adjourned at 6:05 p.m.

Signed: _____________________________________


Signed: _____________________________________


Board of Education



MINUTES

Michael Frontier, President Robert Wittke, Jr., President Dennis Wiser, Vice President

Racine, Wisconsin August 7, 2017

A special meeting of the Board of Education of the Racine Unified School District of Racine County,

Wisconsin was called to order at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, August 7, 2017.

2. ROLL CALL

The following Board members were present: Michelle Duchow, Michael Frontier, Matthew Hanser,

John Heckenlively, Steven Hooper, Julie L. McKenna, Brian O’Connell, Dennis Wiser, and Robert

Wittke, Jr.

Also present: Rosalie Daca, Chief Academic Officer; Marc Duff, Chief Financial Officer; Eric Gallien,

Deputy Superintendent; Lolli Haws, Superintendent; Dave Hazen, Chief Operations Officer; Julie

Landry, Chief of Human Resources; Tim Peltz, Chief Information Officer; Stacy Tapp, Chief of

Communication & Community Engagement; Dan Thielen, Chief of Secondary Transformation;

Christopher Thompson, Executive Director of Curriculum and Instruction; Andrea Rittgers, Director of

Student Services; Bryan Arnold, Director of Building and Grounds; and Elizabeth Tobias, Executive

Assistant.

3. ACTION ITEMS

a. Revised RUSD Employee Handbook

Mr. Hooper moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to defer this to the September Work Session meeting to

give a month to go through the meet and confer process that we’d like to see happen with a change of

this magnitude.

Board members voiced comments during discussion regarding this agenda item and the motion to defer.

Mr. Hooper amended his motion to the following: to defer this vote until the Superintendent establishes

an authentic, collaborative process with employees and union representatives to revise the existing

employee handbook and come back with revisions to the Board. Mr. Heckenlively seconded the

amended motion.

Mr. O’Connell moved, Mr. Wittke seconded, to amend the motion to have it reference the “proposed”

handbook and not the “existing” handbook. Ayes – 5 (Duchow, Frontier, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke).

Noes – 4 (Hanser, Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna). Absent – 0. The amendment was adopted.

Mr. Frontier moved, Mr. Heckenlively seconded, to amend the motion to deal with the initial part of the

handbook by September 6th in a process chosen by administration. Ayes – 4 (Frontier, Heckenlively,

McKenna, O’Connell). Noes – 5 (Hanser, Hooper, Wiser, Wittke, Duchow). Absent – 0. The motion

failed.

Board of Education

Clarification made by Mr. Hooper that the main motion refers to the main white pages of the employee

handbook.

The motion as amended: to defer this vote until the Superintendent establishes an authentic,

collaborative process with employees and union representatives to revise the proposed employee

handbook and come back with revisions to the Board. Ayes – 5 (Heckenlively, Hooper, McKenna,

Duchow, Frontier). Noes – 4 (Hanser, O’Connell, Wiser, Wittke). Absent – 0. The motion passed.

4. ADJOURN SPECIAL BOARD MEETING

Mr. Wiser declared the special Board meeting adjourned at 6:58 p.m. The Work Session began at 7:03

p.m.

5. WORK SESSION

a. Middle School: My School. My Choice. Plan – Staffing Committee

Ms. Landry, along with Staffing Committee members Ms. Lea Schappel, Ms. Melissa Abel, Ms. Kam

Marshall, Ms. Danielle Dickert, and Ms. Vera Armstrong, presented an update to the Board on the

Committee’s work. The Committee has been working on addressing the specific needs of staff that will

be as a result of the My School. My Choice plan, which includes working on job descriptions,

developing training, and collaborating with the other committees. Major points of the presentation

included:

The Committee is utilizing R.A.C.I. to guide their work. (Answering the question who is

responsible, accountable, consulted and informed.)

Since McKinley and Starbuck employees will be displaced at the end of the upcoming school

year, a hiring process has been developed and will begin this fall. Informational meetings on the

IB program as well as resume building and interview preparation workshops will be held during

the fall. Human Resources will post the IB Lead Contact positions internally beginning October

9 through October 20. Interviews will begin on October 23.

In an effort to make hiring more equitable, there will be a special staffing round for teachers

from McKinley and Starbuck. This will happen before general staffing. The teachers will have

this special opportunity to apply first for open positions. Any positions that are not filled or

employees who are not offered a position will go through the normal process.

The Committee will ask for exceptions to the handbook (transfer language) to allow the special

staffing round to happen. This will be brought to the Board at the August 21st Business meeting.

The vote would only be for this instance for a specific timeframe, not a permanent change.

Next steps for the Committee will be to collaborate with the Communications Committee

regarding communication materials; finalization of job descriptions for IB Lead Contact

positions; and publish updated FAQ document.

Questions and comments included the following:

How many teachers total will be displaced? (Approximately 150. Many of the jobs will be

posted on WECAN in early February for just displaced staff. Ultimately, it will be the principal

that selects many of the positions. HR will facilitate the process.)

To teach in the IB program, does it require additional training? (Yes. The International

Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) and Chief Daca have been working diligently on how RUSD

can maintain IB school credentials. To do this, the District is required to hire one content leader

per content by October. Then those content teachers will be trained prior to the start of the

2018/19 school year.)

Will the IBO training be done with the train-the-trainer model or will IBO come to the District

to implement the training? (This has not been decided yet. We will not start this process until

the program is fully staffed.)

b. Quaver Marvelous World of Music Curriculum Resources Adoption and Purchase

Dr. Thompson, along with Mr. Alex Kayser, Mr. Doug Johnson and Ms. Amanda Hicklin, presented the

general music instructional resource adoption of Quaver. Major points of the presentation included:

Quaver is an interactive, digital resource that can be implemented in kindergarten through

middle school.

This resource has been recommended by the Music Curriculum Committee made up of eight

RUSD teachers, plus two staff members from the Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Mr. Kayser will be providing professional development for teachers starting August 28 and

continuing throughout the year.

This adoption and resource purchase would be a three-year agreement for a total cost of

$111,960. This action item will be brought to the Board at the August 21st Business meeting.

Discussion and questions from the Board included the following:

May Board members come see the class in action at SC Johnson or Julian Thomas Elementary

Schools? (Yes, Board members are welcome to attend.)

Is this something children can access at home? (Yes.) What if the child does not have access to

technology? How do we address this gap? (This is something that we are still working on;

however, Quaver does allow for many of the songs to be printed so that children can still have

access.)

Clarification on reference that this will be provided to all RUSD schools. (Quaver will be

implemented in all elementary, middle and K-8 schools, as well as grades 6-8 in Walden and

The REAL School.)

c. Budget Tracking Report - August

Mr. Duff presented the August budget tracking report to the Board. Major points of the presentation

included:

Expenses

o We are assuming a savings in staffing costs; however the savings won’t be as much as

initially expected.

o We have been implementing some health insurance cost measures that will give an

initial savings of approximately $400,000.

o Textbook adoptions that have been approved by the Board should likely cost less than

estimated. It is still an increased cost of $600,000 over the prior year.

Revenues

o DPI has changed how we can levy for students that come in from out of the country,

state or another district. The rule change will reduce the District’s revenues by

approximately $700,000.

o There are some Medicaid funds ($300,000) from the last fiscal year that will not be

claimed and received until this current fiscal year. This will somewhat make up for the

loss in revenue.

Tax Impact

o The tax levy continues to go down. Property value is still unknown.

Overall, the budget balance to date is right on the button. However, the state budget has not

been resolved with many outstanding, big-ticket items. We still do not know what our open

enrollment costs will be as well as the final per pupil aid amount.


Regarding the DPI rule change – can you walk us through the process with an example? (If a

student enrolls mid-year, previously DPI has allowed the District to recover costs in the

upcoming year. DPI has changed the rules on how we can claim those students. Last year we

had a big jump in those revenues. Now it is dropping back down. This rule change impacts

transient districts like ours and those districts on state borders.)

For state categorical aid, is this what was received last year? (No. The amount on the report is

calculated with the assumption of $200 per pupil.)

Now that we are getting closer to the school year starting, have we gotten any clarity on open

enrollment? (We are assuming the state will be keeping current law. Open enrollment will be

the next topic for discussion.)

A couple of work sessions ago we thought we would have a better idea of how to fund

supplemental pay and steps/level increases. Is that now not going to be funded? (At this point,

the budget is not currently funding additional steps or levels.)

d. Enrollment Update

Mr. Duff and Ms. Rittgers shared a preliminary enrollment update with the Board. Major points of the

presentation included:

Comparison Data of Summer 2016 and Summer 2017

o 319 new enrollees in 2016; 123 in 4K

o 418 new enrollees in 2017; 168 in 4K

4K Enrollment

o Specific focus on 4K enrollment to encourage parents to enrolling early, including

advertising of community events.

o 2016-17 4K enrollment was 1,154

o 2017-18 projected 4K enrollment is 1,150 (currently at 780)

Open Enrollment

o 26 students accepted into RUSD for 2016-17 school year; 902 applications out to

surrounding districts

o 29 students accepted into RUSD for 2017-18 school year; 785 applications out to

surrounding districts

Shared upcoming plan for student enrollment starting August 22 through September 8 at the

ASC.


Where are we with low birth rates and its effect on enrollment? (We are already seeing a slight

increase in kindergarten numbers.)

How do you know that a child has applied elsewhere? (The student/parent goes through a

process that is tracked via a computer program. The District is then informed and notified.)

Do we have a feel for capacity of near-by districts? (Union Grove has built an addition, but after

Gifford was opened, there were some out of district schools that saw a drop. Hard to determine.)

Out of the 902 applications from last year, do we know how many decided to go to another

district? (No, but this would be a good statistic to have as it would assist in seeing trends.)

Through the open enrollment out process, do we know the name of the student and the district

that they are attending? (Yes.) Do we do anything to actively solicit them or try to bring them

back? (The strategic plan has a number of implemented measures that we believe will lead us in

the direction of being the school district of choice. But parents opt out of the district for a

variety of reasons. We are actively trying to provide the kind of schools that anyone would want

to attend.)

Would be helpful to have a work session to discuss student behavior as this does affect

enrollment out numbers.

e. Facility Summer Projects Report - August

Mr. Hazen and Mr. Arnold presented the August facility summer projects report to the Board. Major

points of the presentation included:

The REAL School dedication ceremony will be on August 30 at 4:00 p.m.

Photos were shared of progress made at various schools and of projects that were approved by

the Board.

Next phase of larger projects that need to be discussed include the demolition of the old

Olympia Brown and Wind Point schools; Horlick High School field house work; performance

contract work for Mitchell; and any secondary transformation needs at high schools. In

September or October, administration will bring to the Board a package of potential projects and

ask for the authority to borrow. This is the initial step.


Does the state budget proposal totally eliminate performance contracting? (It was proposed to

eliminate, but it is our understanding that it was brought back. We will see.)

Error on list of facility projects for Board approval: Wind Point demolition bid date should be

September 2017, not June 2017.

Does the Horlick field house work need to be included in the borrowing discussion as well? (It

can be. The question to the Board will be do we want to continue to delay some projects or do

we want to do more up front? In order to do that, we need to borrow more money and pay it

back with future referendum monies.) Preference that the Horlick field house should be done

prior to any demolition.

Are there federal funds for removing asbestos before demolition? (No, not anymore.)

Demolition does save the District in maintenance and utility costs.

Do we have a long-term relationship with some construction companies? Concern is that with

Foxconn being built, it may be difficult for us to secure contractors for needs of the District. (I

believe we do, but this may be a reason to try and do improvements earlier than later.)

Are there plans for the next or future business meeting to present what the impact of the projects

are to the community overall? With the investment we make to our schools, in hiring

contractors, etc. (There are some formulas that we can use. We can look into making this a

presentation.)

f. Administrative Regulation 100 a-c (Policies and Regulations)

Dr. Haws gave a brief overview of the revisions to Administrative Regulation 100 a-c (Policies and

Regulations). Per Mr. O’Connell’s suggestion, administration has looked at this regulation and included

a savings clause as well as updated the language. District attorneys will review, after which the

regulation will be posted 30 days for public input.

Meeting adjourned at 8:15 p.m.

Signed: ___________________________________________


Signed: ___________________________________________



BOARD OF EDUCATION

August 21, 2017

Office of Secondary Transformation

AGENDA ITEM:

SME Education Foundation Partnership Response In Manufacturing Education (SME-PRIME) Donation to

Washington Park High Schools Mechatronics and Robotics Lab

PRESENTING:

Dan Thielen, Chief of Secondary Transformation

DESCRIPTION:

PRIME® supplements traditional coursework by providing students with relevant, hands-on knowledge and skills

for manufacturing careers by engaging with industry leaders and manufacturing professionals to offer leadership

insight and access to current technologies and curriculum. With a focus on impact, leadership and execution,

PRIME® is an Advanced Manufacturing/STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) program that

builds students’ awareness of manufacturing career pathways, provides students with options to acquire

manufacturing industry credentials, and access to scholarship opportunities.

FISCAL NOTE:

SME PRIME to donate $35,000 to Washington Park High Schools Mechatronics and Robotics Lab

RECOMMENDATION:

Approval of donation

ACTION TAKEN:


BOARD OF EDUCATION

August 21, 2017

Office of Secondary Transformation

AGENDA ITEM:

Project CAPE Donation to the Academies of Racine

PRESENTING:

Dan Thielen, Chief of Secondary Transformation

DESCRIPTION:

Project CAPE’s mission as a non-profit corporate giving program, businesses in Racine County will provide dollars

to support public schools who implement innovative practices to raise student achievement. Ensuring that all students

reach their highest potential is a commitment made by all Racine County public schools. Project CAPE intends to help

with that commitment by encouraging creativity in the preparation of all students for postsecondary education, work,

and citizenship in the 21st century.

FISCAL NOTE:

Project CAPE to donate $70,000 to the Academies of Racine for targeted personalized learning experiences for our

students:

Coordinated Learning Experiences to Employers and Post-Secondary Institutions for Sophomores

Foundational Experiential Opportunities for all Freshmen, i.e. SEE Your Future Expo, College Visits, etc.

Youth Frontiers “Respect Retreat” for all Freshmen that aligns to the work that is done in Freshmen

Seminar

RECOMMENDATION:

Approval of donation

ACTION TAKEN:

Superintendent Consent Agenda

Schedule of Personnel Changes


Monday, August 21, 2017

NameEmployee

Group From Assignment

From

FTE New Assignment To FTE Effective

NEW

Granger, Kimberly A ASC - Health Services Supervisor 100% 8/7/2017

Jackson, Jeremiah A ASC - Circles of Support Specialist 100% 8/7/2017

Jones, Keona A ASC - Deputy Chief of School ES 100% 8/7/2017

Pollatz, Nathan A Gilmore MS - Assistant Principal 100% 7/1/2017

Woods, Damion A Racine Alternative Learning - Dean of Students 100% 8/14/2017

Bink, David B Substitute Custodian Mitchell K-8 Campus - Custodian 100% 7/17/2017

Lester, DeAndre B Substitute Custodian West Ridge ES/Schulte ES - Custodian 100% 8/2/2017

Massie, Sarah C REEC - Clerk 4 YR Old K 100% 8/23/2017

Horton, Maurice E Mitchell K-8 Campus - Youth Advocate 100% 8/7/2017

Lockridge JR., Jodie E Starbuck MS - Youth Advocate 100% 8/7/2017

Winn, Tenisha E Starbuck MS - Youth Advocate 100% 8/7/2017

Williams, Kimberly T ASC - Gifted & Talented Resources 100% 8/28/2017

RESIGNATION(S)

Rodgers, Daniel A ASC - Network Administrator 100% 8/1/2017

Tessmann, Terri A ASC - Dir Personal Lrng/STEAM 100% 8/15/2017

Wade, Glenn B Building Services - Electrician 100% 8/4/2017

Theres, Alexandria C Jerstad K-8 Campus - Clerk 75% 8/4/2017

Cooley, Shannon E Schulte ES - 4K Educational Assistant 52% 6/12/2017

Lloyd, Deborah E Red Apple ES - Special Ed Asst. 90% 6/12/2017

Massie, Sarah E Montessori Assistant 52% 8/23/2017

Beckman, Russell T Racine Alternative Education - Cross Categorical 100% 7/26/2017

Braun, Maria T Leave of Absence 100% 7/1/2017

Castellon, Eliza T SC Johnson ES - Bilingual Kindergarten 100% 7/27/2017

Chatman, Chanette T Goodland ES - Grade 2 100% 6/12/2017

Covelli, Nicoletta T Starbuck MS - Mathematics 100% 7/20/2017

Craig, Michelle T Janes ES - Math Coach Middle Title 1 100% 7/27/2017

Friske, Benjamin T Gilmore MS - Cross Categorical 100% 6/12/2017

George, Amanda T Park HS - Title 1 Literacy 100% 7/31/2017

Hanes, David T Park HS - Cross Categorical 100% 6/12/2017

Hanson, Sara T Red Apple ES - 4 Yr. Kindergarten 100% 7/27/2017

Heidtke, Katherine T McKinley MS - Music Instrumental 100% 7/21/2017

Hess, Jesse T Mitchell K-8 Campus - Bilingual 100% 6/13/2017

Hicks, Mark T Gifford K-8 Campus - Math Certified 100% 6/30/2017

Hoffman,Ryan T Mitchell K-8 Campus - Mathemtatics/Science 100% 7/27/2017

John, Kayley T Leave of Absence 100% 7/1/2017

Koepnick, Emily T Leave of Absence 100% 7/1/2017

Larson, Heidi T Leave of Absence 100% 7/1/2017

Lauer, Katelynn T Park HS - English 100% 7/27/2017

Letten, Tracey T Goodland ES - Music 100% 6/12/2017

Mahnke, Elizabeth T Leave of Absence 100% 7/1/2017

Malovec, Katie T

Student Services - Instructional Coach/Profess

Dev.Educ Effectivenss 100% 7/18/2017

Marcinkus, Justin T Leave of Absence 100% 7/1/2017

Melcher, Richard T Leave of Absence 100% 7/24/2017

Miller, Monica T Giese ES - Music 100% 7/24/2017

Mollerskov, Anne T Olympia Brown ES - Music 100% 7/31/2017

Olejnik, Anita T Leave of Absence 100% 7/1/2017

Paschal, Bryan T SC Johnson ES - ESL Teacher 100% 8/10/2017

Schulist, Virginia T REE Center - Speech Pathologist 100% 7/30/2017

Stachow, Rebecca T Starbuck MS - Math Coach T1 100% 7/24/2017

Taylor, Jordan T McKinley MS/Gilmore MS - Business Education 100% 6/12/2017

Weber, Melissa T Jefferson ES - Grade 5 100% 8/10/2017

Wiesztort, Teresa T Student Services - Coord, Program Intervent/PD T1 100% 7/31/2017

EARLY RETIREMENT (S)

Fornal, Mary E Olympia Brown ES - Title 1 Educational Asst. 90% 6/12/2017

Christiansen, Kathleen T Health Services - Registered Nurse 100% 6/12/2017

Krueger, Marna T Olympia Brown ES - Art 100% 6/26/2017

Taggert-Erkander, Judith T Wadewitz ES - Orthopedic Impaired 3-5 100% 6/12/2017

RETIREMENT (S)

Saltzberry, Sharon E Fratt ES - Title 1 Educational Assistant 90% 6/12/2017

Lacasse, Ian T Gilmore MS - Physical Ed Health 100% 8/28/2017

Lacasse, Monica T Julian Thomas ES - ESL 100% 8/28/2017

REQUEST FOR LEAVE OF ABSENCE

Schedule of Personnel Changes


Monday, August 21, 2017

Peterson, Daniel T Racine Alternative Education - Social Studies 100% 8/28/2017

Werk, Thaddeus T Gilmore MS - Vocational Education 100% 8/28/2017

FTE CHANGES

Brawner, Scott B ASC - Truck Driver Food Service 47% ASC - Truck Driver Food Service 50% 7/1/2017

Barelas, Cassandra E North Park ES - Special Ed Asst. 90% McKinley MS - Youth Advocate 100% 8/7/2017

Santostefano, Natalie E McKinley MS - Special Ed Asst. 93% Mitchell K-8 Campus - Youth Advocate 100% 8/7/2017

Gibson, Kristin T Mitchell K-8 Campus/West Ridge ES - Counselor 64% Gilmore MS - Counselor (Sp Ed) 100% 8/28/2017

Lisowski, Mary T Red Apple ES - Psychologist Sp Ed 100% Mitchell K-8 Campus - Psychologist Sp Ed 40% 8/28/2017

Mixdorf, Kelly T Mitchell K-8 Campus - Psychologist Sp Ed 100% Mitchell K-8 Campus - Psychologist Sp Ed 60% 8/28/2017

BOARD OF EDUCATION

August 21, 2017

Finance AGENDA ITEM: July 2017 Financial Statements

PRESENTING: Marc Duff, Chief Financial Officer

DESCRIPTION: Board policy OE-6.16 requires that annual and monthly financial updates be provided to the board. These statements provide the status of revenues and expenditures for the general fund and all funds combined. The statements also allow a comparison to the board approved budget. Due to the early generation of this report, some July transactions have not been completed.

HIGHLIGHTS: The reports for local revenues show RUSD received a $26,346 of investment earnings, $2,092 of income from the REAL sports facility and $5,124 of rental income from the Northwestern Building. The expenses for July represent normal expenses for salaries, benefits, and supplies. The instructional area includes over $763,133 to order curriculum materials. Libraries and Instructional Support includes $64,404 for staff development services. Central services includes $168,000 for the renewal of instructional software services and $458,526 for the renewal of financial and student information software systems. Business & Operations includes orders and expenses related to school construction projects including $408,779 of materials related to construction at Horlick High School. Finally, non-program transactions includes $851,695 in orders from agencies for special education services.

RECOMMENDATION: Recommend the acceptance of the monthly financial statements.

ACTION TAKEN:

Fund 10 - General Fund

Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes Fund Balance

Revenues by Source, Expenditures by Function

MONTHLY BUDGET

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BOE1C V10

2017 - 2018 Jul MTD Jul YTD

Balance Enc/Com Actual ActualBudget 1%Exp 2016 - 2017

Jul YTD

Revenues By Source

Revenue 75,748,155 0 75,748,155 0.00% 0 0 0Property Taxes

1,245,353 38,732 1,206,621 3.11% 18,497 0 38,732Local Sources

118,000 0 118,000 0.00% 0 0 0Intermediate Sources

162,697,560 0 162,697,560 0.00% 3,404 0 0State Sources

10,102,435 2,451 10,099,984 0.02% 0 0 2,451Federal Sources

189,500 5,511 183,989 2.91% 1,173 0 5,511Other Sources

250,101,003Total Revenue 0.02% 46,694 250,054,309 23,074 0 46,694

Expenditures By Function

Instruction 90,339,513 406,442 88,576,423 1.95% 278,883 1,356,648 1,763,090Regular Instruction

5,404,781 2,745 5,400,636 0.08% 0 1,400 4,145Vocational Instruction

398,108 1,539 376,670 5.39% 2,864 19,899 21,438Special Instruction

6,657,748 10,675 6,560,739 1.46% 19,730 86,334 97,009Other Instruction

102,800,150Total Instruction 1.83% 421,401 100,914,468 301,477 1,464,282 1,885,682

Support Services 11,686,820 53,391 11,633,147 0.46% 75,700 282 53,673Pupil Services

13,141,690 273,841 12,450,613 5.26% 394,757 417,236 691,077Libraries & Instructional Support

3,171,352 192,404 2,834,219 10.63% 160,606 144,730 337,133General Administration

13,262,232 317,813 12,884,891 2.85% 381,780 59,528 377,341Building Administration

36,868,173 807,471 34,148,942 7.38% 1,024,876 1,911,759 2,719,231Facilities, Transportation & Finance

10,178,392 683,678 8,582,901 15.68% 501,103 911,814 1,595,491Central Services

713,782 110,719 603,063 15.51% 110,376 0 110,719Insurance

647,790 53,769 594,021 8.30% 0 0 53,769Debt Payments

336,500 25,380 311,120 7.54% 24,678 0 25,380Other Support Services

90,006,731Total Support Services 6.63% 2,518,466 84,042,916 2,673,875 3,445,349 5,963,815

24,795,228Total Non-Program Transactions

0.00% 26 24,795,202 0 0 26

217,602,109Total Expenditures By Function 3.61% 2,939,893 209,752,585 2,975,352 4,909,631 7,849,524

Excess (deficiency) of Revenues over expenditures 32,498,894 -2,893,199 459,806,894 -2,952,278-4,909,631-7,802,830

Other Source

Other Financing Sources (Uses) 128,346 0 128,346 0.00% 0 0 0Transfer From Other Funds

5,000 18 4,982 0.36% 38 0 18Other Financing Sources

-34,204,687 0 -34,204,687 0.00% 0 0 0Transfer To Other Funds

-34,071,341Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)

0.00% 18 -34,071,359 38 0 18

-34,071,341Total Other Source 0.00% 18 -34,071,359 38 0 18

74,418,570Fund Balance Begining of Year

Net Change in Fund Balance

72,846,123Fund Balance End of Year

74,418,570

71,525,389

-2,893,181-1,572,447

1

Combined Statement of Revenues, Expenditures and Changes Fund Balance

Revenues by Source, Expenditures by Function

MONTHLY BUDGET

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BOE1C V10

ALL GOVERNMENTAL FUNDS

2017 - 2018 Jul MTD Jul YTD

Balance Enc/Com Actual ActualBudget 1%Exp 2016 - 2017

Jul YTD

Revenues By SourceRevenue

Property Taxes (87,765,116) 0 87,765,116 0 0 0 0

Local Sources (1,403,361) 4 1,458,303 54,942 54,942 0 51,895

Intermediate Sources (118,000) 0 118,000 0 0 0 0

State Sources (175,253,389) 0 175,253,389 0 0 0 3,404

Federal Sources (16,281,078) 0 16,283,529 2,451 2,451 0 0

Other Sources (243,491) 2 249,002 5,511 5,511 0 1,173

0 (281,064,435) 0 62,904 56,473 Total Revenue 281,127,339 62,904

Expenditures By FunctionInstruction

Regular Instruction 88,745,644 2 90,510,274 1,764,630 406,442 1,358,188 278,883

Vocational Instruction 5,410,913 0 5,415,058 4,145 2,745 1,400 0

Special Instruction 38,451,838 0 38,591,028 139,190 55,155 84,036 76,150

Other Instruction 7,032,897 1 7,129,906 97,009 10,675 86,334 30,107

1 139,641,292 1,529,958 475,017 385,141 Total Instruction 141,646,266 2,004,974

Support ServicesPupil Services 17,618,409 0 17,673,440 55,031 54,748 282 83,852

Libraries & Instructional Support 16,633,042 5 17,432,078 799,036 381,749 417,287 566,294

General Administration 2,868,557 11 3,205,690 337,133 192,404 144,730 160,606

Building Administration 12,884,358 3 13,262,232 377,874 318,345 59,528 381,780

Facilities, Transportation & Finance 47,712,291 5 50,439,593 2,727,302 810,093 1,917,209 1,049,098

Central Services 8,604,717 16 10,199,897 1,595,180 683,367 911,814 506,665

Insurance 604,808 15 715,527 110,719 110,719 0 110,376

Debt Payments 18,419,176 0 18,472,945 53,769 53,769 0 0

Other Support Services 311,120 8 336,500 25,380 25,380 0 24,678

Food Service 933,941 16 1,108,245 174,304 43,717 130,587 40,773

Community Service 1,442,775 3 1,490,888 48,113 41,994 6,119 48,639

5 128,033,194 3,587,556 2,716,285 2,972,761 Total Support Services 134,337,035 6,303,841

3 24,259,242 851,695 26 0 Total Non-Program Transactions

25,110,963 851,721

Total Expenditures By Function 3 291,933,728 301,094,264.00 9,160,536 3,191,328 5,969,208 3,357,901

Excess (deficiency) of Revenues over expenditures (19,966,925) (9,097,632) (3,128,424) (5,969,208) 10,869,293 (3,301,429)

Other SourceOther Financing Sources (Uses)

Transfer From Other Funds (34,578,873) 0 34,578,873 0 0 0 0

Other Financing Sources (6,754,982) 0 6,755,000 18 18 0 38

Transfer To Other Funds 34,332,983 0 (34,332,983) 0 0 0 0

0 (7,000,872) 0 18 38 Total Other Financing Sources (Uses)

7,000,890 18

Total Other Source 0 (7,000,872) 7,000,890.00 18 18 0 38

55,123,932 Fund Balance Begining of Year

(12,966,035)Net Change in Fund Balance

42,157,897 Fund Balance End of Year

(3,128,406)

55,123,932

51,995,526

1Includes Funds 10, 21, 23, 27, 29, 38, 39, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 80

Please approve the following disbursements for July 1-31, 2017

Beginning Ending

Account Check Number Check Number Amount

General Fund - Johnson Bank 103831 104297 5,660,630.51

Payroll - Direct Deposit 98189959 98193883 4,487,082.23

Payroll - Non-Direct Deposit 97904547 97904553 4,609.07

Social Security and Medicare 490,329.52

WRS 1,675,006.51

Debt repayment & OPEB Requirement -

Total Disbursements 12,317,657.84

Please approve the following receipts for July 1-31, 2017

Account Amount

General Fund 3,716,693.45

Debt Borrowing/Investments

Total Receipts 3,716,693.45

Detailed reports are available for review at the School District offices in the Business Services area.

All disbursements and receipts noted above are within the limitations described in Board Policy

Executive Limitation - 6 and legally delegated to the administration through the Chief Executive Officer

or his/her delegate.

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Animals in Schools The Racine Unified School District recognizes animals in the classroom have educational value and support the science standards and other curricular goals. Animals provide positive learning opportunities related to care and understanding of living organisms, habitat, humane animal treatment, growth, development, reproduction, and animal behavior. The School Board recognizes the value of children interacting with animals in the classroom. The Board maintains a commitment to the welfare, health, and safety of all students and staff in the Racine Unified School District. Live animals are permitted for classroom pets, curriculum study, laboratory study, and service animals provided that provisions of the Board policy are met. recognizes the value of children interacting with animals in the classroom. Animals in the classroom, as “pets” in the elementary school or as subjects of study in the middle and high schools, can provide opportunities for observation of activities, the instruction of life processes, the inter-relationships between animals and other organisms, their habitats, and the environment. However, animals in schools pose potential jeopardy to the health and welfare of students and staff, as well as potential jeopardy to the welfare of the animal itself. Therefore, appropriate procedures for the housing, handling and care of the animals must be assured to minimize exposure to hazards or harm. The inclusion of animals in classrooms, either permanently or temporarily, must be with the approval of the principal except as noted for guide dogs for the blind, deaf or mobility-impaired. Plans for the care and maintenance of classroom-housed animals when school is not in session, either because of school breaks, weekends, or emergency closings will be the responsibility of the instructor. Before animals are included as part of instruction, or any school sponsored activity, there must be assurances of a clear purpose for the involvement of animals and ample consideration given to the health and welfare of students, staff and animals. 1. Provisions for Animals in Schools

Live animals will be allowed in the classroom as part of educational curriculum or as classroom pets and will be permitted for laboratory study provided the provisions of this policy are met. All animals brought into school must be approved by the requisite building principal. Service/companion animals trained to assist students with disabilities shall be allowed in school, as governed by this Administration Regulation.

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To assure the appropriate, safe and healthful inclusion of animals in schools, the listed provisions must be followed:

a. Live animals assurances (mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds) (1) No animal may be transported on a school bus except as provided for in

this Administrative Regulation with respect to service animals. (2) Animal(s) brought to school must be a part of a well-documented

curriculum that details how the animal will be integrated into the classroom setting.

(3) A teacher utilizing an animal as part of classroom curriculum shall notify

parents/guardians and staff members of the presence of the animal in the classroom and encourage them to share any special health conditions, allergies and immunodeficiencies affecting their students that may be exacerbated by the inclusion of animals. Efforts must be made to prevent such affected students and staff from exposure to animals.

(4) Only those animals in good health and appropriately immunized may be

allowed. Teachers are responsible for providing documentation evidencing health and immunizations, as required by the respective building principal.

(5) Animal(s) must be humanely and properly housed in cages, aquariums,

etc., specific for the species. Animal cages, aquariums, etc., and the surrounding areas must be meticulously maintained and completely cleaned at least weekly.

(6) A teacher utilizing an animal as part of classroom curriculum shall make

provisions for the care and maintenance of the animal during the period of time when school is not in session (weekends, vacations, evenings, etc.).

• In accordance with Wisconsin Statute 174.056, no school administrator, employee or agent may refuse to permit a blind, deaf or mobility-impaired person to enter or use a school facility because they are assisted by a guide dog.

• No school administrator, employee or agent may deny entrance to a school facility to a guide dog trainer because he/she is accompanied by a guide dog if:

1) such dog is wearing a harness or leash and special cape, and 2) the trainer presents, for inspection, credentials issued by a school for

training dogs for deaf, blind or mobility-impaired.

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• Non-school groups may request use of school grounds and/or facilities for uses that include animals. The Board may set conditions for such use. The user is liable for any damages to persons or property incurred as a consequence of the animals.

Assurances for safety and health (7) The inclusion of animals must be in compliance with all regulations, state

codes and orders, as well as all applicable local safety and health codes and regulations.

Assurances of controls for communicable diseases (8) Only clean and healthy animals and those with up-to-date vaccinations (as

applicable) are permitted in schools. • Turtles are not allowed in schools. (9) Wild animals are not allowed in schools (including ferrets, raccoons,

squirrels, wild rabbits, bats, etc.). (10)All birds must be veterinarian certified (annually) to be free of diseases

such as psittacosis. Birds are not permitted to fly free in the classroom. (11)Animals are not permitted in the vicinity of sinks where students or staff

wash hands, in any area used for the cleaning, storage, preparation or serving of food, or in nursing/first aid stations or sterile or clean supply rooms.

(12)Persons handling animals, cleaning up after animals or coming in contact

with equipment/surface areas should follow cleaning procedures outlined for blood borne pathogen exposure control.

(13)Elementary and middle school students should not handle or clean up

any form of animal waste (e.g. feces, urine, blood, etc.). Animal waste should be disposed of where children cannot come in contact.

(14)High school students under the supervision of a teacher may assist in the

care and clean-up of approved animals with parent permission. Schools should encourage parents and staff to notify them of any special

health conditions, allergies and immunodeficiencies that may be affected by animals.

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(15)In the event that an animal bites a student, first aid should be provided as necessary. Parents/guardians and the appropriate building principal shall be notified of a bite to a student. The bite must be reported to the public health department to determine if additional health measures need to be taken (e.g., quarantine of the animal, administration of rabies or tetanus shots, etc.).

b. Animals carcasses and animal specimens included in instructional activities (1) Animal carcasses and specimens may only be brought to schools under

the supervision of a teacher and only for use in instructional activities. (2) Reasonable accommodations must be afforded students who, because of

sincerely held religious beliefs, cannot participate in instructional activities involving animals (e.g., examinations, specimen dissection).

(3) Appropriate permits must be secured from the Wisconsin Department of

Natural Resources for the collection or salvaging of any wildlife specimens.

(4) Animal specimens likely to be handled by students must be secured from

a reputable business that specializes in providing animals to schools. (5) Individuals must wear protective equipment, when appropriate, such as

disposable gloves, to handle specimens. (6) No experimental procedures will be conducted with live animals. (7) The use of animal specimens in science laboratory and dissection activities

should be in compliance with guidelines established by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) as listed below:

(a) Acquisitions and care of animals must be appropriate to the species. (b) Student classwork and science projects involving animals must be

under the supervision of a science teacher or other trained professional.

(c) Teachers sponsoring or supervising the use of animals in instructional

activities — including acquisition, care and disposition — will adhere to local, state and national laws, policies and regulations regarding organisms.

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(d) Teachers must instruct students of safety precautions for handling live

animals and animal specimens. (e) Plans for the future care or disposition of animals at the conclusion of

the study must be developed and implemented. (f) Laboratory and dissection activities must be conducted with

consideration and appreciation of the organism. (g) Laboratory and dissection activities must be completed in a clear and

organized work space with care and laboratory precision. (h) Laboratory and dissection activities must be based on planned

objectives. (i) Laboratory and dissection activities must be appropriate to the

maturity level of the student. (j) Student views or beliefs sensitive to dissection must be considered; the

teacher will respond appropriately.

Animals under the control of public safety officials or under control of a District approved program (e.g., Zoo Outreach Program) are not subject to these policies.

2. Student Use of Service/Companion Animals

a. Service Animals

A service animal is any dog, miniature horse, or other animal as authorized under Wis. Stat. 106.52(1)(fm) that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, neurological or other mental disability.

The animal must be “individually trained” to do something that qualifies as

work or a task. An animal that is merely a “pet” or “support/comfort animal” and does not mitigate the effects of the disability is not a service animal.

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The work or tasks performed by a service animal must be directly related to the individual’s disability. Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors. The provision of emotional support, well-being, comfort, or companionship does not constitute work or tasks for purposes of this definition.

Access for individuals with disabilities and their service animal to Racine Unified School District facilities:

(1) Individuals with disabilities shall be permitted to be accompanied by their service animal in all areas of the District’s facilities where members of the public, participants in services, programs, or activities, or invitees, as relevant, are allowed to go.

(2) Individuals with disabilities shall be permitted the same access to

portions of the District’s facilities as any non-disabled individual. The District may permit students to use service animals in District facilities

and at school events under the following circumstances: (1) An individual requesting to be accompanied by a service animal will be

required to provide a written statement to the District regarding what work or task(s) has the service animal has been trained to perform. Such written statement shall be provided to the District two (2) weeks’ prior to the individual being accompanied by a service animal.

(2) The individual requesting to be accompanied by a service animal is

responsible for the following: (a) Animals must have proper licensure as required by the local

municipality where the animal resides, as well as proof of licensing with Racine County, and be immunized against diseases common to that type of animal. All vaccinations must be current and proof

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provided on an annual basis. Verification shall be required. Dogs must wear a rabies vaccination tag.

(b) Treating for and keeping the service animal free from fleas and

ticks. (c) Ensuring that the service animal is housebroken. (d) Grooming and keeping the service animal clean to avoid shedding

and dander. (e) Any and all liability for any harm or injury caused by the service

animal to other students, staff, visitors, and/or property. The individual requesting to be accompanied by a service animal is strongly encouraged to obtain and provide to the District information regarding current liability insurance coverage if the individual has liability insurance that would cover harm or injury caused by the service animal.

(f) Using a harness, leash or other tether, unless either the handler is

unable because of a disability to use the tether, or the use of the tether would interfere with the service animal’s or the handler’s safe, effective performance of work or tasks, in which case the service animal must be otherwise under the handler’s control.

(g) Care and supervision of the service animal, including walking the

animal or responding to the animal’s need to relieve itself are solely the responsibility of the owner/keeper and/or handler.

(h) Identification of the handler and ensuring the handler has sufficient

control of the service animal, if the handler is different from the individual requesting to be accompanied by a service animal due to the individual’s inability to handle the service animal without assistance. Handlers who will be present in school for the purpose of assisting a student with his/her service animal are required to comply with all Board and District policies, rules, and regulations, including a background check.

1. Service Animal’s Handler Background Screening:

i. Due to the need of a service animal’s handler to have unaccompanied access to school grounds for the care and maintenance of the service animal, if the service animal’s

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handler is not a student or employee, the service animal’s handler must submit to and pass a fingerprint Level II background screening by school officials.

(3) Requests to permit a service animal to accompany an individual with a disability in a District facility will be handled on a case-by-case basis, considering the following:

(a) The type, size, and weight of the service animal and whether the

facility can accommodate those features. (b) Whether the service animal’s presence in a specific facility

compromises legitimate safety requirements that are necessary for the safe operation of the facility.

(4) The District shall make reasonable accommodations if the presence of an

animal results in health concerns for other individuals. These accommodations may include assignment of the student(s) to a different classroom in the District.

b. Inquiries Related to a Service Animal (1) When it is not obvious what work/task an animal provides, a District

representative may only make two inquiries to the Student/Employee/ Visitor or service animal’s handler to determine whether an animal qualifies as a service animal:

(a) If the animal is required because of a disability, and (b) What work or task the animal has been trained to perform. (2) A District representative may not make these inquiries about a service

animal when it is readily apparent that an animal is trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability (e.g. the dog is observed guiding an individual who is blind or has low vision, pulling a person’s wheelchair, or providing assistance with stability, or balance to an individual with an observable mobility disability).

(3) No District representative shall ask about the nature or extent of a

person’s disability.

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(4) No District representative shall require documentation, such as proof that the animal has been certified, trained, or licensed as a service animal.

c. Animal Separation/Removal

In the event a service animal must be separated from the student whom the animal is accompanying, it is the responsibility of the student and/or the student’s parents/guardians to arrange for the care and supervision of the animal during the period of separation. A service animal may be required to be removed from a District facility under any of the following circumstances:

(1) The service animal is out of control and the animal’s handler does not

take effective action to control it; (2) The service animal is not housebroken; or (3) The service animal’s presence would fundamentally alter the nature of

the service, program, or activity.

If a service animal has been required to be removed from a District facility, the owner may request reinstatement of the use of the service animal in the District facility. The request for reinstatement should be in writing to the Executive Director of Special Education (for students with IEPs), the Director of Student Services (for students with Section 504 plans), or the Chief of Human Resources (for staff related needs) and should state the training or other measures that have been taken to address the reason(s) that the service animal was removed. The District shall convene a student’s individualized education program (IEP) or Section 504 team, to the extent required by law. The District shall issue a written approval or denial to the individual requesting a service animal within ten (10) calendar days of receiving the request. If a request for a service animal to accompany an individual with a disability in a District facility is denied, that decision may be appealed to the Superintendent of the District. If a service animal is properly excluded as provided above, then the individual with a disability will have the opportunity to participate in the service, program, or activity without having the service animal on the premises.

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d. Compliance with the IDEA and Section 504

The District will comply with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and any other applicable laws. For any student who qualifies for service under the IDEA and/or Section 504, the student’s IEP/Section 504 team shall meet and discuss whether the animal is a supplemental service necessary for the student to effectively participate in the educational programs of the District. If it is, the animal shall be incorporated into the student’s IEP/504 plan. The District shall also consider whether the animal shall have a harmful impact on other students or staff members or if the animal would pose a significant risk to the health and safety of others that cannot be eliminated by a modification of policies, practices or procedures. Nothing in this policy is intended to limit any right a student may have under any other federal or state law.

e. Companion Animals

In the event a parent/guardian believes their child requires the assistance of a companion animal to effectively participate in the educational programs of the District, the parents shall provide a:

(1) physician’s written confirmation of the necessity of the animal; (2) veterinarian’s written confirmation of the animal’s appropriate

immunizations; (3) copy of the animal’s certification that the animal has been certified,

trained, or licensed as a companion animal

The parent shall be required to meet with the Executive Director of Special Education or the Director of Student Services, and if the student is a student with a disability, the student’s IEP/Section 504 Team, to identify the conditions under which the companion animal may be present, if at all, in the classroom. If approved, a written copy of the initial approval, including the timelines for review of the decisions, shall be given to the parent(s) and to each of the student’s teachers. The Executive Director of Special Education or the Director of Student Services, and if the student is a student with a disability, the student’s IEP/Section 504 Team, shall periodically review the educational impact of the animal on the student’s academic and/or functional behavior. .

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Student use of companion animals shall be at the sole discretion of the Executive Director of Special Education or the Director of Student Services.

Legal Reference: Sections 95.21(2)(a) and (f); 106.52(1)(fm), (3)(am); 120.13;

121.02(1)(e)(f) and (i); 174.02(1)(a); 174.056; 174.07(1); 252.21; and 254.56, Wisconsin Statutes

Chapter HFS 145, Wisconsin Administrative Code Wis. Admin. Code. sec. TRANS 300.16(2) Americans with Disabilities Act 28 C.F.R. Part 35 Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Policy adopted: August 21, 2000 Administrative Regulation Revised:

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