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08/29/2026

62 years old??? Do we have something for you.

As our fall sports and activities begin, a quick reminder to our community about our Platinum Activity Pass. These FREE lifetime passes to ECASD-sponsored regular season sports and performing arts activities are available to residents of the ECASD 62 and older, adults with disabilities and veterans of the Armed Forces for free admission to school events. They can be picked up at Memorial High, North High and our Administration Building on Main St.

08/28/2026

Please support the "Stand in your Light Memory Choir" fund raiser!!

08/27/2026

Know this…

"Flexibility" sounds harmless until you ask who it's flexible for.

This week's New Yorker piece on the Head Start deregulation proposal looks at what happens when required class sizes and staff-to-child ratios disappear, not just on paper, but in classrooms where close to half the kids may have a diagnosed disability or a home life in crisis.

Wisconsin Head Start leaders are blunt in the piece about what "flexibility" actually means for the people doing the work.

Full story available to subscribers of The New Yorker here: https://www.newyorker.com/culture/progress-report/can-head-start-be-deregulated-out-of-existence

08/27/2026

08/24/2026

The November Ref list will be set tomorrow...Good luck Somerset

Operational Referendum Update
Last night, the School Board of the School District of Somerset unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the district to go to the voters with an operational referendum on November 3, 2026. An operational referendum provides funding for essential school district operations. The referendum question requests $1,400,000 per year for five years, spanning the 2027–2028 through 2031–2032 school years. These non-recurring funds are designated for critical operational expenses, including staffing, facility maintenance, school safety, and student programs and services.
Community Q&A Opportunities Coming Soon
We value transparency and community input! Dates and details for upcoming public Q&A sessions will be announced soon.
If your group or organization would like to host a Q&A event, please let us know!

08/23/2026

Celebrating our Garden Club's success at the School Board meeting.

08/22/2026

Are rising per-pupil expenditures telling the whole story? Not quite.

While Wisconsin schools have seen increases in state special education reimbursement, the actual costs of serving students with disabilities have grown far faster. Since 2000, special education costs have increased by nearly $1 billion statewide, while state aid has increased by only about $250 million. At the same time, schools continue to take on new state requirements and community expectations, often without additional funding.

Get the facts and learn more by reading the WASB's Setting the Record Straight document.
https://ow.ly/pnxQ50ZBXpq

08/19/2026