Wilmot UHS board reviews finances, approves consent agenda hires, open enrollment and curriculum renewals

The Wilmot UHS School District board received a financial overview and approved routine personnel and program items during its meeting.

A staff presenter summarized four district accounts and recent activity. She reported the operating BIMO account began the month near $137,000, saw roughly $1.2 million in deposits and $1.3 million in expenses, and closed the month around $100,000; the capital-referendum account opened near $18.5 million, received the remainder of a prior referendum deposit (about $2.9 million before closing costs), had roughly $195,000 in outlays and closed near $21 million; the LGIP account held most non-capital funds and was reported to start around $5.8 million and end the month near $5 million. Staff said payroll, benefits and credit-card activity are handled from operating accounts and that detailed transaction reports are included in the packet.

On personnel and the consent agenda, trustees approved the minutes and the treasurer’s report, then approved a recommendation to hire Logan Pi as a special-education teacher (Pi currently teaches physical education in the Lake Geneva School District and is pursuing special-education certification) and accepted the resignation of Christina Braun, a math teacher. The hire/resignation motion passed with one abstention recorded; a separate consent-agenda motion carried.

The board approved open-enrollment in and out as presented (approximately 10 incoming and about 40 outgoing requests) and accepted a curriculum renewal plan: a six-year renewal for the district's English language arts materials (recommended because it includes bundled teacher resources and reduces long-term cost) and continued implementation and training for CPM math (a third edition rollout with department training planned in July in partnership with Central). Staff said Title I funds will help support intervention components of the math/ELA strategy.

Administrators also noted personnel recognitions: retirements were announced for Cole Marshall (about 14 years as a Wilmot technical instructor), Susan Fennel (24 years as school psychologist) and Terry Brutin (32 years as a social studies teacher and coach).

Next steps: administration will provide additional detail on the financials on request and will return with any follow-up items (including survey timeline negotiations and updated Nexus cost estimates) as the board prepares to review survey results and cost projections in August.