# October 2026 - Board of Education Meeting


**Body:** Waukesha School District TV
**Date:** October 15, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Education, Construction & Infrastructure, Grants & Funding, Physical Infrastructure


The Waukesha School District Board of Education meeting on October 15, 2026, included budget and funding updates but no contract awards, bids, or vendor selections. The Finance and Facilities Committee reported that roughly $3.65 million in operational savings from reorganization helped balance the budget; of the $2.5 million Hawthorne property sale, $2 million is allocated to long-term maintenance projects and $500,000 to science curriculum options. The district reported enrollment of 9,995, down from 10,343 the prior year, and planned to return to the board on October 26 for final budget and tax levy approval. The Waukesha Education Foundation reported a total of $62,000 for 2026 grants: 29 of 51 applications were funded in full or in part, with awards supporting items including equipment and accessible learning resources. The consent agenda also included a $250 gift from Holz Motors to the Waukesha Transition Academy.

The board approved the 2027–2028 school-start-date resolution, authorizing a request to the Wisconsin DPI to start before September 1, by an 8–0 vote; approval does not itself set the calendar. The board also approved minutes and the consent agenda, and considered policy updates, including an artificial-intelligence policy that was removed from consent for separate discussion and approved. Public comments requested a review of district animal policy and proposed selling Bethesda Elementary to the City of Waukesha; neither proposal resulted in board action. The board adjourned to executive session under a statute that includes deliberations about purchasing public property or investing public funds, but announced it would not return to take action. No procurement activity involving a contract or vendor selection was identified.

**Source:** Waukesha School District TV