Smore logo
remove_red_eye 644
page background

WUSD School Board Meeting Summary

Monday, April 22, 2024

WUSD School BoardMeeting SummaryMonday, April 22, 2024

WUSD Families, Staff & Community:

Below is a brief summary of major points from the Board meeting Monday, April 22nd. You can review the entire agenda and supporting documents by following this link. Minutes of meetings are published within 45 days after a meeting is conducted.

Organizational Meeting of the School Board Organizational Meeting of the School Board

NEW School Board Officers:

  • Jennifer Kienbaum, President
  • Miguel Aranda, Vice President
  • Stephanie Hicks, Clerk
  • Jeff Tortomasi, Treasurer


Elected Jaclyn Tueting as the School Board Secretary.


Established Monday, August 26, 2024 at 7:00pm as the date and time for the Annual Budget Hearing.

Actions Out of Closed Session Actions Out of Closed Session

The following motions were approved:

  • Motion to allow administration to authorize an 80% LTE (one year) contract for the 2024-2025 school year.
  • Motion to approve HYA search firm to initiate the search for Director of Business Services position.

Special Reports Special Reports

Purchase of Lawn Mower
The Board approved the purchase of a lawn mower from Mid-State Equipment for the cost of $12,695.00.
2024-25 Staff and Programming Recommendations
The following staffing additions were approved for the 24-25 school year:
- Fifth Grade Teacher, Lakeview
- 0.5 to 1.0 FTE Counselor/Social Worker, Lakeview
- Special Education Teacher with a Reading Focus, WHS
- Behavior Interventionist, Washington
Curriculum Pilot Summary - Elementary Reading
Dr. Terilyn Robles presented information on the elementary reading curriculum pilot summary.
PLC at Work Institute - July 29-31, 2024, Conference Approval
The Board approved the professional development opportunity for 30 WUSD staff to attend the PLC conference in July 2024.

Personnel Report Personnel Report

Superintendent Update Superintendent Update

Donations under $1,000.00


  • $50.00 from R.A. Montes (in memory of Eric Sedmak) for Ferradermis
  • $100.00 from Mary Salverson for Ferradermis
  • $100.00 from Steven Sahyun for Ferradermis
  • $100.00 from Linda and Alan Kubly for Ferradermis
  • $100.00 from Marjorie Stoneman for the Community Adult ESL Program
  • $250.00 from Fort HealthCare for Ferradermis
  • $500.00 from Whitewater Pride for Ferradermis
  • $500.00 from LINCS Family Teacher Partnership for Ferradermis
  • $500.00 from Palmyra United Methodist Outreach for the Community Adult ESL Program
  • $575.00 from Whitewater Pride for GSA

Business Office Reports Business Office Reports

Resolution Authorizing the Use of Facsimile Signatures
Due to the Board officers change, the Board approved resolution 2024-01 with the new Board President, Clerk and Treasurer listed.
2023-2026 Auditor Contract Approval
The Board approved the auditor contract with Lucida for the next three audits.
2024-2025 Health Insurance Renewal Approval
The Board DID NOT approve the health insurance renewal for 2024-25. After discussion the Board will be taking action following the Employee Benefits Committee meeting with WEA and WESS, at the Special Board Meeting on May 15th at 5:00pm.

Donations Donations

The Board approved the following donations $1,000 or more:

  • $1,000 donation from Supportive Healing for Ferradermis
  • $1,000 donation from Lavelle Industries for Ferradermis
  • $1,000 donation from Keystone Real Estate Investments LLC for Ferradermis
  • $1,000 donation from Whitewater Pride for the WHS Pride Scholarship
  • $2,000 donation from Jefferson County Human Resources Management Association for the Community Adult ESL Program
  • $2,200 donation from Whitewater Kiwanis Breakfast Club for Ferradermis
  • $2,500 donation from Medtronic for Ferradermis

2023-2024 Regular Board Meeting Dates 2023-2024 Regular Board Meeting Dates

School Board Meetings are held in the Whitewater High School Library with Open Session beginning at 7:00pm.

  • Special Board Meeting: Wednesday, May 15 at 5pm
  • Tuesday, May 28
  • Monday, June 24
zoom_out_map

Whitewater Unified School District

Every Student, Every Day, in a Unified Way

Email: jtueting@wwusd.org
Website: https://whitewaterusdwi.sites.thrillshare.com/
Location: 419 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, WI, USA
Phone: 262-472-8700
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wwusd/

Whitewater Unified School District
Whitewater is using Smore to create beautiful newsletters
Loading indicator

close

Created with

Communicate quickly and effectively with interactive newsletters.

Smore empowers educators to connect with their community, streamline school communications,
and increase engagement.

Create a newsletter