CLINTONVILLE, WI – The Clintonville School District is moving forward with staffing additions and financial planning after discussions at last Monday night’s school board meeting, according to Superintendent Troy Kuhn.
Kuhn says the district has proposed adding three positions, including expanded elementary school counseling support. “We proposed at Monday night’s board meeting to add three positions at this time. We’re looking at more support at the elementary for school counseling,” Kuhn said, adding the board approved moving ahead with the search for candidates.
The district is also continuing efforts discussed during the recent referendum process, focusing on academic intervention at the middle and high school levels. Kuhn says the district is seeking full-time math and reading interventionists, who work directly with struggling students. The reading position has already been filled internally by a veteran high school English teacher.
Alongside staffing decisions, the district is entering a critical phase of its annual budget process. Kuhn says the finance committee has been taking a closer look at Fund 10, which covers general operations and receives state aid. “This is the time of year where we focus on staff budgets. Staff have submitted all of their budget requests to us for next year, and now it’s our time to review those requests and either accept or deny them and put them into our overall budget,” Kuhn explained.
A major point of discussion also centers around Fund 80, the district’s community service fund, which is supported entirely by local taxpayers. Kuhn says several topics are under review, including potentially shifting middle school athletics back to Fund 10 to access state aid, as well as evaluating the cost of programs like the Clintonville Rec Center, childcare services, and afterschool programming. “Those Fund 80 community service activities are fully funded by local taxes. No state dollars contribute to those programs or facilities,” Kuhn said, noting those costs remain a key point of community discussion.
Looking ahead, Kuhn says the next major milestone comes in June, when the school board will review a preliminary budget for the 2026–27 school year. From there, the district will continue refining the budget through the fall ahead of final approval at the annual meeting in October. Kuhn emphasized that even with the recently approved referendum, the district remains focused on maintaining a balanced budget and avoiding overspending.
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