Neillsville School Board Approves Sale of General Obligation School Facility Improvement Bonds

Friday, June 2nd, 2023 -- 1:00 PM

The Neillsville School Board approved the sale of the general obligation school facility improvement bonds, approved in the recent referendum, at their meeting on Wednesday.

The Board approved the resolution awarding the sale of $12,500,000 general obligation school facility improvement bonds to The Baker Group for 3.9930%. Lance Gregorich from CESA 10, and Building and Grounds Director Mark Spencer, presented a building projects update.

The Board also approved the bid from Atmosphere Commercial Interiors in the amount of $48,407.10, for elementary teacher desks as presented and approved the bid from Russell’s of Neillsville in the amount of $20,003.22, for hallway flooring as presented.

The Board also approved the 2023-2024 property insurance from Tricor Insurance in the amount of $213,949.00 as presented, approved the 2023-2024 WASB membership dues as presented, and approved the softball co-op with Granton Schools for 2023-2024 as presented.

The Board also approved the capstone project from John and Kelsey Klein for the 2023-2024 school year as presented, and approved the donation of two carts from Cummins as presented.

In employment matters, the Board approved the resignation of Shannon Funston from her teaching position as presented, Jessica Brown from her middle school softball coaching position as presented, Kate Hare from her middle school softball coaching position as presented, and Becky Short from her National Honor Society advisor position as presented.

Finally, District Administrator John Gaier reported on an email regarding a lawsuit against social media; and a sample academic integrity policy.

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