Kewaskum School Board Recognizes Achievements throughout District

The Kewaskum School Board held a regular meeting on December 11 at 6:00 p.m. in the Kewaskum High School Library.
The Board recognized multiple organizations and individuals for their achievements.
Kewaskum High School Key Club held its annual senior citizen dinner on Saturday, November 15. They had 30 club members help out and were able to serve 60 meals.
The Kewaskum High School Athletic Director acknowledged Warren Korth, Parker Gruen, Gabe Holopka, Alex Bayer, Johnny Hooker, and Oliver Luedtke for making Academic All-State for football.
Mrs. Miller and Mr. Schultz earned a $1,000 grant for the Kewaskum Middle School Lego League Club. The grant was earned through Regal Ware and then matched by CESA 6.

The District Administrator, Dr. Mark Bazata, informed the school board of how the Kewaskum School District’s mill rate compared to other districts in the area. Kewaskum is currently at 5.83, which is below West Bend at 6.14, above Slinger at 5.52, and below Campbellsport at 6.02.
Dr. Bazata also presented the results from the communication audit that they recently had from the Donovan Group. The purpose of this audit was to be proactive and look for areas of improvement. Some notes from the audit were that the communication across the district had very uniform processes using S’more and email as primary communication platforms. The auditors recognized strong branding and identity on the website; they had strong branding and had positive feedback about celebrating students and staff on social media. Their recommendations for the district were to track different analytics on the website and social media, and to provide some staff training for communication. The district is currently working with the district communication committee to research a potential district-wide communication platform. The purpose of this would be so that all teachers, coaches, and district members could send out communications through the same platform.
Director of Student Learning and Services Jodi Heipp reviewed some new courses that will be available to Kewaskum High School students for the 2026-2027 school year. AP Business and Personal Finance, along with CAPP Nutrition and Wellness, will be new courses that are offered. The school district is also going to start a slow rollout of honors courses, beginning with Honors English 9 and Honors Geometry.
In previous meetings, the school board has been working to discuss necessary updates to the Kewaskum Elementary School’s kitchen. Currently, the serving line goes through the kitchen, which does not leave enough room for the necessary prep. It has been discussed that the serving lines will be moved outside the kitchen. Ric Leitheiser made a motion to approve Boelter kitchen equipment serving lines installation for $165,875. The motion was seconded by Dennis Aupperle. The total KES kitchen project is estimated to be around $300,000-$350,000, but final numbers are not in at this time.