Marshfield School Board Approves Resolution to Request an Exemption for the Start of the Next School Year

Thursday, December 11th, 2025 -- 9:01 AM

The Marshfield School Board approved a resolution to request an exemption for the start of the next school year.

Due to the District’s referendum work, the Board approved a resolution to request an exemption from the Department of Public Instruction to begin the 2026-2027 school year prior to September 1, 2026, specifically on Thursday, August 27, 2026.

The Board also approved a budget amendment. This budget amendment involves no change in total revenue or expenditure. The reclassification of these accounts is to comply with the Wisconsin Uniform Financial Accounting Requirements (WUFAR).

The Department of Public Instruction makes changes to WUFAR on an annual basis, and sometimes these changes involve making accounts no longer allowable. The accounts that are presented were allowable in 2024-25 but are no longer allowed in 2025-26. These changes will allow the district to submit a clean budget report to the Department of Public Instruction.

The Board also approved the iPad lease for the District starting this year and continuing to the 2028-29 school year at a cost of $299,133 for each year. This comes to a cost of $85 per student for each year.

The Board also approved many donations including:

• $500 for Nasonville student lunch accounts;
• $30 for the Food Service Angel Fund;
• $250 from Linda Heeg for the FFA program;
• 20 planted trees and shrubs valued at $18,538.40 from Schalow’s Nursery;
• 10 turkeys valued at $200 and hygiene items valued at $100 for the holiday baskets at Madison Elementary from Erik and Tracy Jonas;
• $10 Amazon gift card for Nasonville Elementary to use towards classroom supplies;
• $500 from the Marshfield Teachers Association towards the WEA School Mental Health Grant;
• Turkey meals valued at $275 for six Lincoln Elementary families from Wicked Welding & Fabrication, LLC;
• Winter clothing valued at $75 for Madison Elementary students;
• $793.02 for the High School Music Program from Chestnut Center for the Arts;
• For the Student Council trip to Washington DC,
  • $450 from Saskia’s, LLC,
  • $400 from Meyers Family Law, LLC,
  • $450 from Proxcess Recruiting, Inc,
  • $250 from Staab Construction,
  • $400 from Dental Crafters,
  • $200 from Solutionz, LLC,
  • $200 from Merkel Company, Inc;
• For High School Athletics,
  • $500 from Rachel Dahl for boys soccer,
  • $2,062.40 from the Tiger Booster Club for boys soccer,
  • $1,500 for the girls soccer program and $2,750 for the boys soccer program from the Central WI State Fair;
• And for the Student Council - Light Up the Fieldhouse event,
  • $1,000 from Rice’s More Than Floors,
  • $500 from Staab Construction,
  • $500 from Tom & Chris Altmann Builders, LLC,
  • And $500 from Mike Trudeau.

Finally, the Board approved retirements, resignations, and new staff. The Superintendent reported on the Marshfield High School’s Light Up the Fieldhouse event and the District’s Winter Break.

During the communications portion of the meeting, a staff member commented on snow days and highlighted some of the work done by the Tech Ed Department.

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