BOARD OF EDUCATION
Our school board is dedicated to fostering an environment where every student can achieve academic excellence and personal growth in a safe and supportive setting.
As elected representatives of our community, we are committed to making informed decisions that shape the future of our schools. Our responsibilities include:
- Policy Development: Crafting and implementing policies that promote high educational standards and equity.
- Budget Oversight: Ensuring that financial resources are allocated efficiently and effectively to support student learning and well-being.
- Superintendent Supervision: Collaborating with and providing oversight for the Superintendent to ensure the district's strategic goals are met.
- Curriculum and Instruction: Evaluating and approving curricula that meet the diverse needs of our students and prepare them for future success.
- Facilities Management: Overseeing the maintenance and improvement of school facilities to provide a safe and conducive learning environment.
- Community Engagement: Encouraging active participation from parents, students, teachers, and community members to foster a collaborative educational community.
Our mission is to support every student in reaching their full potential by prioritizing safety, equity, and excellence in all our decisions. We invite you to explore our initiatives, participate in our meetings, and join us in our dedication to student success and safety.
Our school board is dedicated to making the district’s vision, "Excellence in Student Achievement" and our mission, "Quality Education for Every Student" a goal we set for ourselves and our students each day. We deliver a high-quality academic program to every child to assure their success as a life-long learner and offer exceptional co-curricular and fine arts opportunities to create and sustain learning outside of the classroom.
As elected representatives of our community, we are committed to making informed decisions that shape the future of our schools. Our responsibilities include:
- Policy Development: Crafting and implementing policies that promote high educational standards and equity.
- Budget Oversight: Ensuring that financial resources are allocated efficiently and effectively to support student learning and well-being.
- Superintendent Oversight: Collaborating with and providing oversight for the Superintendent to ensure the district's strategic goals are met.
- Curriculum and Instruction: Evaluating and approving curricula that meet the diverse needs of our students and prepare them for future success.
- Facilities Management: Overseeing the maintenance and improvement of school facilities to provide a safe and conducive learning environment.
- Community Engagement: Encouraging active participation from parents, students, teachers, and community members to foster a collaborative educational community.
For more information, please contact Dirk Ribbens, Superintendent.
Pictured from left to right (Tiffany Van Vreede, Rayn Warner, Nicole Verbeten, Jonathan Curtis, Melinda Lemke, Kelly Schaumberg Jason Podgorski)
*The directory of board members (above) will be updated yearly after the completion of the annual reorganization meeting.
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School Board Meeting (Regular Meeting):
- Purpose: Conducts official district business, including voting on policies and other actionable items, budgets, contracts, and other key decisions.
- Frequency: Scheduled regularly (monthly).
- Outcome: Official decisions are made, and votes are recorded in meeting minutes. Per board policy, regular meetings are the only meetings required to be streamed and recorded.
School Board Workshop:
- Purpose: Provides an informal setting for in-depth discussions, presentations, or training on specific topics (e.g., strategic planning, policy review).
- Frequency: Scheduled as needed.
- Outcome: Often no formal decisions are made.
Special School Board Meeting:
- Purpose: Addresses urgent or time-sensitive issues that cannot wait until the next regular meeting.
- Frequency: Called as needed, often on short notice.
- Outcome: Official actions can be taken, similar to regular meetings, or they can be informational only.
School Board Annual Meeting:
- Purpose: Allows the school district’s electorate (eligible voters living within a common or union high school district) to exercise direct, statutory authority over specific financial and governance decisions, as outlined in Wisconsin Statute § 120.10.
- Frequency: Scheduled annually (once a year).
- Outcome: Official voter-approved resolutions, such as setting the local property tax levy, adopting the budget parameters, approving board member compensation, or authorizing capital/building expenditures.
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All Annual Meeting Minutes are reviewed at the October Board meeting and will not be available until then.
Annual Meeting Minutes prior to 2024 can be requested from the District Office. Beginning in 2024, Annual Meeting Minutes can also be found on BoardDocs by going to that specific meeting and clicking on “View Minutes”.
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*All information below will be updated as the election schedule allows.
The 2027 Spring Election of School Board members will be held on Tuesday, April 6, 2027.
If a primary is necessary, the primary will be held on Tuesday, February 16, 2027.
2027 Type-A Notice of School Board Election
In order to run for a school board you must hand in the following documents:
- Campaign Finance Registration Statement [CF-1L]
- Declaration of Candidacy [EL-162sd]
- WCSD does not require the circulation of Nomination Papers.
Candidacy documents must be filed no later than 5PM, on January 5, 2027 at the School’s District Office: 351 High Street, Wrightstown, WI 54180. (Candidacy documents handed in at 5:01PM or later on this date will not be accepted)Once filed, a declaration may not be withdrawn 120.06 (7) (a).
Any current board members who do not plan to seek re-election must file a Notification of Noncandidacy by 5PM on December 28, 2026.
Here are a few additional election materials:
- Ballot Access Checklist
- Campaign Finance Checklist
- Election Schedule
- Final Schedule at a Glance
- Guide for Candidates
Please note: The District Office will be closed December 24-25, 2026 for Christmas and December 31-January 1, 2027 for New Years. Regular business hours: Monday – Friday, 7:30AM - 4PM. **The office will be open until the 5PM deadline on Tuesday, January 5, 2027, for acceptance of candidacy documents.
2027 Spring School Board Election Candidates are as follows (listed in ballot order):
- To be determined in January 2027
*Voters are to vote for not more than five (2) candidates for the Wrightstown Community School District
2026 Official Election Results
Questions?
Contact Amber Neta, District Administrative Assistant, at (920) 532-5551 or via email at Neta@wrightstown.k12.wi.us.
For Campaign Finance questions, please contact the Wisconsin Ethics Commission at (608) 266-8123 or via email at Ethics@wi.gov or CampaignFinance@wi.gov.
For other Election questions, please contact the Wisconsin Elections Commission at (608) 266-8005 or via email at elections@wi.gov. -
The budget is developed with the students, classroom, and building departments as the primary focus. Staff involvement is critical to ensure dollars are prioritized for students first.
Category Cost % of Total Cost Cost Per Member Instruction $ 11,229,106.00 52.8% $ 8,179.00 Pupil/Staff/Support $ 1,506,894.00 7.1% $ 1,097.00 Admin $ 1,975,538.00 9.3% $ 1,439.00 Operations/Other $ 2,668,209.00 12.5% $ 1,943.00 Transportation $ 723,576.00 3.4% $ 527.00 Facility Costs $ 2,133,490.00 10.0% $ 1,554.00 Food & Community Service $ 1,050,485.00 4.9% $ 765.00 Total $ 21,287,298.00 100.0% $ 15,504.00 The District is bound by the Department of Revenue, Department of Public Instruction, the Wisconsin Legislature, and Wisconsin State Statutes when developing the budget and setting the school district tax levy. An annual audit, by the auditing firm KerberRose, has demonstrated compliance to all state laws and accepted accounting practices for over 25 years in a row.