NHS Activities Round-up: October 2022

Band

The concert band recently performed on the NHS Fall Concert. This concert also featured the concert choir and is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yewOsm-2Xb4
Several members of the band participated in the Northwestern Wisconsin Music Association High School All-Conference Band on Tuesday, November 1.  That performance is available at https://youtu.be/BwyM8uBWWnY

Choir

The concert choir had their first performance and is now switching gears for the Winter Choir Concert on December 12th. The Chamber Singers will make their performance debut at this concert as well and have been busy preparing their music. They will also be performing this music at White Winter Winery and during a tour of schools and nursing homes in December. Select students are preparing for Chorfest at UWS as well happening November 10th. The Tiger Beat show choir is preparing pieces for the Washburn Extravaganza that is being held at Washburn High School on November 12th.

Drama

The NHS Drama team recently performed their play at district competition in Drummond and earned scores which qualified them for the sectional competition in Eau Claire on November 2. In addition, the cast and crew are also eagerly anticipating performing for the public at the Night of One Acts, Tuesday November 15 at 7 pm in the Patricia Loustari Auditorium at NHS. 

FCA

Fellowship of Christian Athletes meets every Friday morning at 7:30 a.m. in Room 3058.  Our leaders are Peter Kephart, Kayla Paulsen, Jenna Hursh and Lawson Burkhart.  It is so awesome to have 40-45 students every week sharing a devotional, encouraging each other, and having a yummy breakfast treat!   All are welcome!  

National Honor Society

Instead of trick-or-treating for candy, Northwestern students will be going around our local community on Halloween collecting food donations for the local food shelves.  Please help them help others.

NES Mentors

What an amazing group of NHS students who volunteer their time to be a friend to an NES student!  These NHS students commit to one Advisory period a week to go to NES to come alongside an NES student who needs some one-on-one time.  Special thanks to Mrs. Hietala for making meaningful connections with our super students at NHS and a great kid at NES!  If you are a junior or senior and interested in being a mentor, please stop in to see Mrs. Vik in Room 3058.  

SADD

Students Against Destructive Decisions have formed three sub committees and they are presently researching initiatives for Random Acts of Kindness, Mental Health awareness and how to make better choices concerning our health.  All students are invited to be part of these discussions.  Our mission is to make our student body better prepared to choose the best for self and educate others to make a great choice.  When we know better, we DO better!  

Yearbook

Yearbooks are available for purchase:  the cost is currently $65.
Here is the link to order a yearbook online: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09335300

Also, seniors need to turn in (or email to kthompson@nw-tigers.org) their grad photos, baby pictures, and senior quote to Mrs. Thompson in Room 3050.  Deadline for those is Friday, November 4, 2022.

Child Screenings

The School District of Maple offers early childhood screenings for all 2.5-4 year old children who live in district.

Screenings are great opportunities to make sure your child is meeting their developmental milestones, or to address any speech and language, motor, behavior, or social emotional concerns.

Contact Michaela Geier to mgeier@nw-tigers.org or 715-364-7167 to schedule an appointment for a screening.

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

School District of Maple

District Conference Room #2270 at Northwestern High School
Monday, October 10, 2022 – 5:00 p.m.
https://youtu.be/BkuREHJFSWU

This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public comment during the meeting as indicated in the agenda.

AGENDA

1. Call to order, roll call, and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Report on how the public was notified.
3. Approval of the October 10, 2022 agenda, open and executive sessions.
4. Consent Agenda:
   1. September 12, 2022 regular board meeting minutes.
   2. Treasurer’s Report.
   3. Payment of Invoices.
   4. Resignation(s)/Employment
5. Superintendent Hire Process – Dr. Nick Madison-Agency Administrator CESA 12
6. Approval Items:
   1. Report from the September 27, 2022 Buildings/Grounds/Transportation Committee Meeting.
   2. Request from FFA to for six (6) students to attend the overnight field trip National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana from October 25-29, 2022.
   3. Start College Now/Early College Credit Program for Spring 2023.
   4. 66.30 Cooperative Agreement with South Shore – Revised
   5. 2021-22 Budget Revisions.
   6. 2022-23 Tax Levy and Budget.
   7. Policies:
      1. New:
         1. No. 0161 – Parliamentary Authority – First Reading
      2. Revised:
         1. No. 1213, 3213, 4213 – Student Supervision and Welfare
         2. No. 1421, 3121, 4121 – Criminal History Record Check and Employee Self-Reporting Requirement
         3. No. 2260.02 – Services for Bilingual Students/English Learners
         4. No. 3120.04 – Employment of Substitutes
         5. No. 5113 – Open Enrollment Program (Inter-District)
         6. No. 7440.01 – Video Surveillance and Electronic Monitoring
         7. No. 8146 – Notification of Educational Options
7. Administrative report:
   1. Communications
   2. Short-Term Borrowing Report on Bids
   3. Pupil Count (September 16, 2022) and Open Enrollment Report
   4. Maintenance Update
   5. Donation(s)
   6. WASB correspondence and legislative report
   7. CESA #12 report
   8. Student, Staff, Community Recognition
   9. Reports from Northwestern High School, Northwestern High School Athletics and Activities, Northwestern Middle School, Northwestern Elementary/Iron River Elementary Schools, Director of Special Education, District Counselors and Student Board Representatives.
8. Comments from the audience.
9. Consideration to move to an executive session necessary for those items exempted under open sessions according to Wisconsin State Statutes §19.85(1)(a)(f)(c). Included under this item are contract strategies for a new superintendent search.
10. Adjournment.

NHS Activities Round-up: September 2022

Band

The Northwestern Tiger Marching Band is busy preparing for the 2022 Bayfield Apple Festival Parade as well as their Homecoming performance.  For the Bayfield parade (October 9), the band will be performing Trails of Glory by James Swearingen.  For their homecoming performance on Friday, October 7th, the band will be performing a salute to John Williams which will feature Raiders March, Jurassic Park and E.T.  They will finish out the month of October by performing as a concert band on the NHS Fall Concert.  This concert will also feature the concert choir and will be broadcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/yewOsm-2Xb4

Choir

The concert choir is preparing for their upcoming Fall Concert with the NHS concert band. The Chamber Singers are already preparing music for the Winter Concert as well as pieces to sing caroling at White Winter Winery in December. The Tiger Beat show choir is preparing pieces for the Washburn Extravaganza that is being held at Washburn High School on November 12th.

Drama

The cast and crew of this year's drama troupe have been busy designing sets and costumes as well as rehearsing for their upcoming subdistrict one-act play competition. In addition to subdistrict competition here at NHS on the 5th of October, and district competition at Drummond High School on the 19th of October, the cast and crew are also eagerly anticipating performing for the public on The Night of One Acts on Tuesday, November 15.  

FBLA 

FBLA has a record number of members this year. We are busy planning our year. 

FCCLA

Area food shelves are needing our support.  FCCLA will begin their Thanksgiving Basket food drive early in October, with the donations being ready for delivery the second week in November.  All are welcome to participate.

FFA

On Monday September 19th, the FFA student officers traveled to Spooner High School to participate in the Fall Leadership Workshop. There, they worked with the state officer team to better understand their officer positions and to develop a plan of action for the school year. 

 

Yearbook

While the back-to-school deal of four free icons on the yearbook cover has expired, yearbooks are still available for $60.   The price will go up to $65 on October 22.

Here is the link to order a yearbook online: https://jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09335300

Also, seniors need to turn in (or email to kthompson@nw-tigers.org) their grad photos, baby pictures, and senior quote to Mrs. Thompson in Room 3050.  Deadline for those is Friday, November 4, 2022.

2022 School District of Maple Annual Meeting

September 26, 2022 - 7:00 p.m.
District Conference Room
https://youtu.be/OfJfy0azZ-8

AGENDA

1. Call to order, explanation of the purpose and ground rules of the meeting.
2. Report on how the public was notified.
3. Election of chairperson.
4. 2021 Annual Meeting minutes (enclosed for information only).
5. Treasurer’s Report.
6. Audit Report.
7. Budget review and adoption of the tax levy to include the recommendations for the 2022 school tax levy required for the 2022-23 budget of $20,783,534 for the General and Debt Service Funds and Capital Expansion Fund.
   1. RESOLVED, that the School District of Maple, Maple, Wisconsin levy a 2022 tax against the 2022 equalized value in an estimated amount of $4,891,271 for the purpose of operation, maintenance, transportation and capital outlay.
   2. RESOLVED, that a total of $3,828,508 be levied against the 2022 equalized value of the property of the school district for the retirement of debt previously authorized by the electors for the payment of principal and interest on such debt.
   3. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a total of $40,000 be levied against the 2022 equalized value for the purpose of pre-financing the cost of future building and site replacement in the Fund 41 Capital Expansion Fund.
      1. A total of all levies represented in 1, 2 and 3 will amount to $8,759,779, which will be levied against the 2022 equalized value. The 2022 mill rate will be determined after the equalized value is received from the Department of Revenue.
      2. §120.12(3)(a) and (c) Wisconsin Statutes requires that the school board on or before November 1st, determines the amount necessary to be raised to operate and maintain the schools of the school district if the annual meeting has not voted a tax sufficient for such purposes for the ensuing school term. On or before November 5th, the school district clerk shall certify the appropriate amount so determined to each appropriate municipal clerk who shall assess the amount certified and enter it on the tax rolls as other school district taxes are assessed and entered.
      3. If on or before November 1st the school board determines that the annual meeting has voted a tax greater than that needed to operate the schools of the school district for the ensuing school year, the school board may lower the tax voted by the annual meeting.
      4. On or before November 10th, the school district clerk shall certify the appropriate amount so determined to each appropriate municipal clerk who shall assess the amount certified and enter it on the tax rolls in lieu of the amount previously reported. The school board must lower the tax to bring it into compliance with the revenue limits, if it determines that the annual meeting has voted a tax, which violates those limits.
8. Report on the Annual Revenue Limit Exemption for Energy Conservation per Section 121.91(4)(o)(3) of the Wisconsin Statutes.
9. Resolution for Fund 41 authorizing the district to continue a Capital Expansion Fund for pre-financing the cost of future building and site replacement as needed.
10. School board member salaries and reimbursement.
11. Authorization for the School Board to Schedule the next Budget Hearing and Annual Meeting after May 15 and before November 1, 2023.
12. Other items.
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    3.  
13. Motion to adjourn.

2022 School District of Maple Budget Hearing

September 26, 2022 -- 7:00 P.M.
District Office Conference Room
https://youtu.be/OfJfy0azZ-8

AGENDA

1. Call to order, explanation of the purpose and ground rules of the meeting – Danna Livingston-Matherly, Board of Education President.
2. Report on how the public was notified.
3. Presentation of the proposed budget for the 2022-23 school year.
4. Discussion and questions concerning the budget.
5. Motion to adjourn the budget hearing.

BUILDINGS/GROUNDS/TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE MEETING

(Where a majority of the Board may attend)

September 27, 2022 - 4:00 p.m.
District Office Conference Room
https://youtu.be/rmnOnRL8WkI

AGENDA

1. Call to order and roll call. (Mrs. Livingston-Matherly, Chair; Mr. Granlund, Mr. Johnson)
2. The notice of the meeting was posted on District webpage, published as a legal ad in the Superior Telegram, posted on the school district website and throughout the District according to school board policy.
3. Parameters of the High School Electronic Sign.
4. Adjournment.

BUDGET HEARING AND ANNUAL DISTRICT MEETING

You are hereby notified that a hearing on the budget will be conducted in the District Conference Room #2270 located at Northwestern High School, Entrance “E” at 4751 South County Road F, Maple, WI, on September 26, 2022 at 7:00 P.M.   A detailed copy of the proposed budget is available in the district office at Northwestern High School, Maple, Wisconsin. Summaries of the budget have been mailed to district residents and are posted throughout the district.

Notice is also hereby given to the qualified electors of the School District of Maple that the annual meeting of said district will be held in the District Conference Room, #2270 at Northwestern High School immediately following the Budget Hearing held at 7:00 p.m.

Shari M. Olson, Clerk

REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

School District of Maple
Northwestern High School, Room #2270
Monday, September 12, 2022 – 5:00 p.m.

https://youtu.be/VJBJYvUb95k

A G E N D A

This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public hearing. There may be a time for public comment during the meeting as indicated in the agenda.

1. Call to order, roll call, and Pledge of Allegiance.
2. Report on how the public was notified.
3. Approval of the September 12, 2022 agenda.
4. Consent Agenda:
   1. August 15, 2022 regular board meeting minutes.
   2. Treasurer’s Report.
   3. Payment of Invoices.
   4. Resignation(s)/Employment/Leave of Absence.
5. Approval Items:
   1. RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND ESTABLISHING PARAMETERS FOR A TEMPORARY BORROWING IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $3,000,000 PURSUANT TO SECTION 67.12(8)(a)1, WIS. STATS.
   2. Individual Building Emergency Management Plans.
6. Administrative Report:
   1. Communications Received
   2. Budget Hearing/Annual Meeting - Monday, September 26, 2022, 7:00 p.m.
   3. Fall Region One Meeting – Tuesday, October 11, 2022, Best Western Hotel Chequamegon, Ashland, WI
   4. Donations
   5. WASB Correspondence and Legislative Update
   6. CESA #12
   7. Northwestern High School and Northwestern High School Athletics and Activities, Northwestern Middle School, Northwestern Elementary School/Iron River Elementary School, Special Education and Student Representative Reports.
   8. Community, Student and Staff Recognition:
7. Comments from the audience
8. Consideration to move to an executive session necessary for those items exempted under open sessions according to Wisconsin State Statutes §19.85(1)(a)(f)(c). Included under this item is a request to review an expulsion order and revise the eligibility to return clause and contract strategies for a new superintendent search.
9. Adjournment.

Attention!! Changes in the National School Lunch/Meal Program For 2022-23

Free breakfast and lunch for all students is no longer available for the 2022-23 school year due to changes from the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) UNLESS you qualify through the NSLP application available HERE. We urge all families to complete the form to see if you quality for free or reduced meals. Income eligibility guidelines were recently updated for schools and districts electing to operate the traditional National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program