The Mineral Point School Board held its regular monthly meeting Monday night.
Meeting video: https://youtu.be/TFcsZmezVZ8?si=Ak1_99nBtlnNBdZt
As required by state statute, the Board must designate at its January meeting the number of Open Enrollment spaces it will make available for the following school year.
By unanimous vote (with Rachael Bergstrom absent), the Board approved the following additional regular education Open Enrollment spaces for the 2025-26 school year in each grade level:
4K: 9
K: 5
1st: 1
2nd: 13
3rd: 1
4th: 0
5th: 14
6th: 3
7th: 5
8th: 1
9th-12th: no limit
For special education, caseloads are at capacity in all areas other than speech and language only, for which four spots are available.
The District closes Open Enrollment at certain grade levels, and for certain programs, where it would be necessary to hire additional staff as this would not be cost effective.
The regular Open Enrollment application period for the 2025-26 school year will begin February 3 and run through April 30. More information will be available on the school website at that time.
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Other Business:
— The Board honored the following accomplishments:
- Green Bay Packers Character Playbook Community Impact Grant (Sydney Godfrey, Collins Thousand, Jack Tippett)
- WIAA Honorable Mention Sportsmanship State Volleyball
- Special Olympics Bowling State Qualifier (Lincoln Terrill)
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— The Board heard an update on its priorities (Recruit and Retain Staff, Providing a Safe Social and Emotional Environment for Everyone, School Board Governance).
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— The Board revisited the School Board Election timeline. Three candidates have filed for two available seats. They are: Will Harris (incumbent), Christie Johnston (incumbent), and Alan Schrank. The election is Tuesday, April 1 with the top two vote recipients each receiving a three year term.
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— The State Education Convention is in Milwaukee next week. The Board voted unanimously (with Bergstrom absent) giving the Wisconsin Association of School Boards Delegate voting authority to vote on resolutions in the District’s best interest at the Delegate Assembly. The Delegate will be Joni Heisner.
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— Superintendent Mitch Wainwright shared the school budget timeline for the 2025-26 school year, and his monthly budget update.
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— The Board heard updates from the following committees that met this past month: Finance, Personnel, Committee of the Whole.
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— Unanimously approved (with Bergstrom absent) the credit card statement and bills payable. (Go to the seven minute mark)
— The next regular meeting is scheduled for Monday, February 10 at 6 pm.
Please note — these meeting summaries are not to be considered official minutes. Rather, official minutes are approved at the following regular monthly board meeting.