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Board of Education Meetings & Committee Meeting Calendar:
Regular Board of Education meetings are held on the first Monday of the month at 6:30 p.m. in the Clinton High School Room 311, unless otherwise posted. The next regular Clinton Community Board of Education meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, February 6, 2019 at the Clinton High School in Rm. 311. Click HERE to view the agenda.
Committee meetings: Policy Committee meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 9:00 a.m., Finance Committee meets the fourth Wednesday of the month at 2:00 p.m. and the Personnel Committee meets prior to board meetings at 5:00 p.m. as needed. All committee meetings are held in the District Office, unless otherwise posted.
The Board values public comment on educational issues and recognizes the importance of involving school community members in its meetings. If you wish to address the Board of Education at an upcoming school board meeting, please fill out the form below.
PUBLIC COMMENT FORM HERE
News release - JANUARY 10, 2019
Primary Contact: Jim Brewer, District Administrator
Clinton Community School District Board of Education Approves Going to Referendum in April 2019 $41.9M Facilities Project Would Address Urgent District-Wide Needs
Clinton, WI – After two years of extensive planning and input from the community and staff, the Clinton Community School District Board of Education unanimously approved placing a $41.9 million facilities referendum question on the regularly-scheduled Spring Election ballot on Tuesday, April 2, 2019. The facilities referendum addresses the district’s aging and deteriorating elementary and middle school infrastructure by constructing a new 4K-6 building on the high school campus, enhancing safety and security measurements, addressing high-priority maintenance needs at the high school, and expanding the agricultural and technical education areas.
“We are at a critical juncture with our schools,” said School Board President Ken Luety. “The projects proposed as part of this referendum will restructure the Clinton Community School District and set us on a clear path to be a destination district for years to come.”
There are a number of significant projects included as part of the total $41.9M referendum. The first will be to build a new 4K-6 school which will accommodate 600 students for $32.8M. $2.1M is allocated to dispose of the existing elementary and middle school. $3.6M has been budgeted to complete prioritized maintenance projects at the high school including a new roof, gym floor, and asphalt repairs. $1.9M is allocated towards safety and security enhancements and interior renovations to accommodate the 7th and 8th-grade students moving to the high school. The Technical Education and Agriculture instructional areas will be renovated and expanded for a cost of $1.5M to enhance programming offered to Clinton Community School District students.
The current elementary school was built in 1954 and middle school in 1957. Both buildings have substantial mechanical and functional deficiencies according to an independent facilities study completed in 2017. For the past two years, the Board of Education explored a multitude of potential solutions to the aging facilities, including renovating the existing middle school. Renovating the existing middle school, which originally served as the high school, would cost $8.25M more than building a brand new school. “Consolidating from three school buildings to two was a priority heard throughout the two-year process as it creates both operational efficiencies and long term economic savings”, said District Administrator Jim Brewer.
Results of a community-wide survey conducted last spring found that the majority of all respondents reported that they would support the District exploring a referendum to update District facilities. The District held numerous school tours, community workshops, focus study groups, and committee and board meeting discussions since starting this process in January of 2017. “The Clinton Community Board of Education would like to thank the hundreds of parents, staff and community members that have offered feedback and input throughout this two-year process,” said Luety.
If approved by voters, the $41.9M referendum will represent a tax increase of $269 annually ($22.42 monthly) for each $100,000 of property value over the current level.
Additional information, about the campus-wide facilities planning work to date is available at www.clinton.k12.wi.us. If you would like to schedule a building tour or have additional questions, please contact the District Office at 608.676.5482.
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News release - October 24, 2018
Primary Contact: Jim Brewer, District Administrator
Secondary Contact: Dan McCrea, Director of Business Services
Clinton Community School District certifies levy, mil rate decreases
October 24, 2018 – CLINTON, WI – the Board of Education certified a $5,041,747.00 levy at a special meeting on October 21, 2018, a $247,872 decrease from the prior year levy of $5,289,620.00 The district’s mil rate also declined $.77 to $11.27 from the prior year mil rate of $12.04. School taxes on a home valued at $100,000 are expected to decline $77.00.
Prior to the special meeting, the district conducted its annual meeting and budget hearing during which time District Administrator Jim Brewer provided those in attendance with a “state of the schools” address. Mr. Brewer highlighted the district’s accomplishments relative to the development of a performance-based compensation system for teaching staff, improved student performance, and facilities assessment and planning process.
Director of Business Services Dan McCrea reviewed the district’s proposed budget, focusing on the district’s revenue limit worksheet comprised of state aid and local taxpayer support. The district’s 2018-19 revenue limit of $11,359,318 is comprised of $7,370,521 in state equalization and personal property aids and $3,988,797.00 in local property taxpayer support of the general fund. Overall, the State of Wisconsin’s equalization aid accounts for sixty-five (65%) percent of the district’s allowable revenue cap. When compared to the prior year, 2018 state equalization aid declined by $347,454.00.
The district also levied $1,042,950.00 in support of the debt service fund related to the 2001 constructed high school. The district’s debt, related to the high school, will be paid in full in 2019, one year earlier than scheduled, saving taxpayers $9,075.00 in interest expense. “As noted last year, the Board of Education has taken steps to aggressively pay-down its debt related to the high school with the intent of saving interest expense, not unlike a homeowner working to pay-down a home mortgage,” noted McCrea. ####
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