A recent survey of residents of the School District of Nekoosa provided information about the financial factors facing the school district and sought input on possible solutions. Also, on November 21, an information session was hosted for community residents.  The Board of Education will soon be deliberating on its next steps, using the feedback gathered from these sources, to help guide its decision making.

What’s the problem?
The district has lost over $1 million dollars per year in revenue since 2008. This has had a compounding effect. Despite staff and program reductions, and instituting operational efficiencies, the decline in revenue has presented a difficult situation to address all students’ needs. In addition, the district has foregone athletic facilities improvements to balance the annual budget.

The solutions 
The district desires to maintain current programs and services, and to address high need areas, such as technical education and helping all students be successful in their learning. The district has also identified several facility maintenance needs to support current athletic programming, and ways to improve the facilities.