Associated Trust will continue as the Neenah Joint School District’s provider of retirement plans following action by the Board of Education at its August 1 meeting.
Associated Trust had been providing District employees 403(b) and 457 plans along with WEA Trust, however, Associated Trust will be the sole provider. Associated Trust offers the lowest fees and has a familiarity working with the District.
In other action, the Board approved an additional teacher and educational assistant position for the 4K program at Washington due to high enrollment. Teacher hires were approved for Erin Higgins at Lakeview, Jessica Thompson at Wilson and Elizabeth Smongeski-Schwantes at Taft. Immediate resignations were approved for high school teachers Catherine Chancellor, Patience Fonkem and Mitchell Meyer and middle school teacher Anna Zimmers.
Board policies for Board-owned personal communication devices and staff use of personal communication devices were also approved.
Discussion was held regarding issuing elementary report cards twice per year rather than four times. Administration is planning to implement this for the 2017-18 school year and shared the information with the Board. A potential grant submitted by the Neenah Police Department to add a liaison officer at the elementary schools was discussed, but the Board will seek more information before accepting the grant. A recommendation to add middle school students to the Neenah-Menasha Alternative School was discussed and a first draft of the 2017-18 school budget was provided.
The next Board of Education meeting is set for August 15.
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