The Wisconsin Rapids School Board handled several routine but consequential items during its November meeting.

Calendar: The board approved the 2026–27 school-year calendar as presented; staff and committee survey results showed mixed preferences from families and staff, and the final calendar aligns spring break and presents a Sept. 1 start date.

Security upgrades: Business Services recommended installing door access-control hardware and fob readers on eight doors at the Southwood County Recreation Center to improve security and facility access management. Committee minutes show a committee estimate of $35,007.62 while the board motion text transcribed at the meeting listed $35,762. The board approved the purchase funded by the community service fund in the 2025–26 district budget.

Athletics: The board approved creating a Lincoln High School head girls wrestling coach position with a stipend of 14%, placed at the same level as other coaches, to reflect girls wrestling becoming a separate competition and to support projected program growth.

Personnel and benefits: The personnel committee reported approval of six consent items (appointments and resignations). Brian Oswald, director of human resources, summarized open enrollment counts (194 enrolled in, 448 enrolled out) and explained that UNUM will no longer allow new enrollments effective 02/01/2026; the board approved terminating the group UNUM policy and transitioning existing employees to direct billing.

Finance: The board noted October 2025 receipts ($100,729.50) and approved October 2025 disbursements ($4,498,993.45).