NOTICE OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER 215 PINE AVENUE E., MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN MONDAY,
MAY 9, 2022, 5:45 P.M.
This meeting will be live-streamed at: https://vimeo.com/event/2019082 Members of the public are welcome to provide comments to the Board during the Community Communications item listed on the agenda.
There will be two meetings on Monday Night - the first will be the yearly special reorganization meeting followed by the actual school board meeting.
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA
SPECIAL REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICE CENTER 215 PINE AVENUE E., MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2022, 5:30 P.M
Please note that due to vacation schedules WisCommunity will not be live streaming the board meeting this week. If you wish to watch the meeting you may view it through the school district stream below.
SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA
NOTICE OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Recently, someone highlighted for me that I’ve spent a lot of my school board campaign talking about teachers, and talking about respect. I thought I’d put some of my thoughts down to elaborate on those topics.
In the school board meeting of the School District of the Menomonie Area on 3/28/2022 area resident Josie Pillman spoke in the Community Communications portion of the meeting, as she has at most of the meetings for several months.
Teacher burnout is the number one problem facing schools across the country. The last two years have been tough for all working families, and our teachers and staff have been particularly overworked and demoralized, with the whole weight of the community on their shoulders.
Governor Tony Evers today announced $8 million in grants for Rice Lake, Altoona, Menomonie, and Eau Claire as part of the Neighborhood Investment Fund grant program. These funds will be used to improve downtown infrastructure and pedestrian safety, promote business development initiatives, and support local affordable housing and shelter needs.
As was expected, a decision was reached in the Pearson vs. School District of the Menomonie Area due process hearing yesterday. Judge Sally Pederson ruled in favor of the school district in the hearing. The entire ruling is attached below but this is the conclusion and the order.
This morning Michael Gableman is presenting the preliminary findings from his investigation into voting fraud in Wisconsin, speaking to the Assembly Committee on Campaigns and Elections. As part of his early testimony he stated the legislature should take a "serious look" at decertifying the results of the 2020 presidential election.
This week items of particular interest will include the approval of a contract to live stream school district events, and a discussion of the possible improvements to the sports complex.
The League of Women Voters of Greater Chippewa Valley, the Menomonie Area Chamber of Commerce, and WisCommunity will present a candidate forum of all seven of the candidates running for the three open seats on the board of the School District of the Menomonie Area on February 7, 2022 at 7 PM. The live stream will be carried on this page.
The six top vote getters in the primary will move on to the spring election on April 5, where the top three will win seats on the school board.
WisCommunity intended to live stream or record this hearing but the judge ruled that although this was an open hearing, that did not allow recording of the hearing or a live stream.
Judge Sally Pederson presided over this hearing. She is a due process hearing officer with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
Jeff Spitzer-Resnick was the counsel for the plaintiff, representing Michaela Pearson and her parents.
The January 10 school board meeting will have multiple parts. We will live stream all parts of the meeting. At 5 PM there will be a mid-year budget hearing. This will be followed by a Special Meeting of the Electors, after which the normal school board meeting will be held.
(Per Wis. Stat. § 19.84(2)) SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE MENOMONIE AREA NOTICE OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Staying on top of your health is key to a good quality of life. Although, it can be cost prohibitive if you have to pay out-of-pocket for routine checkups or visits to a clinic. That’s where health insurance comes in. Even then, for some, the cost of a good health insurance policy can be out of reach.
Dunn County is conducting a Community Health Needs Assessment. This assessment is primarily to confirm that the primary health needs in the county have not changed since the last assessment.
According to Community Health Education Kaitlin Ingle:
