D C Everest board goes into closed session to discuss Riverside Elementary storm damage

The D C Everest Area School District board adjourned to a closed session at 4:14 p.m. on April 19, 2026, after President Lewitzke moved and Katrina Felch seconded a motion invoking Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) to deliberate on matters related to the Riverside storm impact. The motion was approved by roll call, with the minutes recording affirmative responses from Felch, Xiong, Schaefer, Dickerson, Bliven, Grabko, Douck and Lewitzke.

According to the closed-session minutes, the board discussed tornado damage to Riverside Elementary and a set of operational responses, including communication plans for families, possible repair timelines, insurance coverage questions, staffing needs and the needs of students with disabilities. The minutes record those topics as the subject of the closed discussion but do not attribute them to individual speakers in the public minutes.

The meeting returned from closed session at 5:36 p.m., and President Lewitzke adjourned the special session. The publicly posted minutes note that these are draft minutes, not official until approved by the board at its May 20, 2026 meeting.