Wausau School Board Committee of the Whole Meeting - 10/26/26

The Wausau School District Board of Education Committee of the Whole met on October 26, 2026. The committee approved the audit of bills as presented, with no individual payments, vendors, or amounts specified in the transcript. It also recommended to the full board the first phase of changes to the facility-use fee schedule. The proposed approach distinguishes eligible nonprofit, youth, and government groups using school facilities during regular operating hours, when additional utility and custodial costs are limited; no fee amounts were stated. Red Granite Charter School reported that it is considering purchasing a large outdoor storage shed, but no purchase approval or cost was discussed.

The committee approved the district’s final 2026–27 budgets as presented and set the final tax levy at $44,385,271, the same as the prior year and $1,463,422 below the amount presented at the annual meeting; the stated gross mill rate was 6.286 per $1,000 of equalized valuation. Members also voted to recommend adjustments to the technology education course sequence to the full board. A possible Hmong language offering remained exploratory, with staffing, enrollment, curriculum development, and budget impact identified as considerations. The Red Granite presentation covered school growth and academic improvement; no related spending action was taken.