WSD BOARD MEETING REPORT

The Wentzville School District Board of Education held a meeting on Thursday, March 21, that was live-streamed via the WSD Board of Education YouTube channel and can be viewed by visiting YouTube. The agenda and available supporting documents can be viewed online under Diligent Community. Below are some highlights.

Dr. Tormala, superintendent of schools, began the business portion of the meeting by providing comments and sharing District highlights. View the slideshow.

The Board approved a contract with USI, as presented. With this contract the District will be able to better serve our employees and lower costs by an estimated $13.8MM over a five-year period.

The Board approved the preK-5 English Language Arts curriculum team recommendation of Wonders – a McGraw Hill product – as a curriculum resource, as presented. This resource includes teacher and student materials for preschool, grades K-5 core classrooms, Special Education classrooms, and our English Language Learners. View the presentation.

Richard Angevine, chief financial officer, presented the 2024-25 preliminary budget report to the Board for consideration. Additionally, a preliminary tax rate is due to the County of St. Charles in April. The Board approved the Preliminary Tax Rate, as presented.

The Board discussed a potential no-tax-rate-increase bond initiative. The Board voted to further discuss this topic in a work session on April 3. View the presentation.

The Board approved the WNEA Certified Staff Agreement, as presented.

The Board approved the WNEA ESC Agreement, as presented.

The Board approved the 2024-25 WNEA Nurses Agreement, as presented.

The Heritage Primary second grade Cub Choir performed in celebration for Board Appreciation Month. This month, we celebrated our dedicated school board members. Our Board members devote countless hours to making critical decisions for the schools in our community. We are pleased to thank each of them for their time and commitment to public service on behalf of all the students, staff, and stakeholders in the WSD.

The WSD Board of Education approved the hire of Doug Cuneio as executive director of human resources, effective July 1, 2024. Cuneio currently serves as the executive director of student services in the WSD. He previously served as the assistant superintendent of student services in the Sullivan School District. Read more.

The Board accepted the retirement of Priscilla Frost, director of secondary programming.

The Board will hold a work session on April 3, 2024, to discuss a potential no-tax-rate-increase bond. There is a Board of Education Reorganization meeting set for April 16, 2024. The next regularly scheduled Board meeting is set for April 18, 2024.