West Bend School District Archive

March 2020 – West Bend, WI – On Monday, March 9 the West Bend School Board will vote on updating science textbook. There was a curriculum update, February 24, presented by Kevin Hyde, Laura Jackson, Robert Muelbauer, and Timothy Harder.  Members of the community were invited to give feedback

February 24, 2020 – West Bend, WI – The job posting for a superintendent in the West Bend School District has been posted. The opening follows an announcement that Superintendent Don Kirkegaard is returning to South Dakota to take a job in his previous school district. The timeline for

January 21, 2020 – West Bend, WI – The West Bend School District Committee of the Whole reviewed several discussion items during its Monday night meeting with board members agreeing the Village of Jackson needed a new elementary school and possibly two new elementary schools were needed in the

December 16, 2019 – West Bend, WI – The West Bend School Board will hold a Special Board of Education Meeting on Monday, Dec. 16, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss wage increases for staff and administration. October 28, 2019 the board approved the budget:  B.  Motion to proceed

December 9, 2019 – West Bend, WI – West Bend School Superintendent Don Kirkegaard spent about 20 minutes during Monday night’s meeting, December 9, outlining new security measures the district would be implementing.   The attention to improving security was prompted by a number of incidents in southeastern Wisconsin

December 6, 2019 – Jackson, WI – Common Sense Citizens of Washington County hosted an informational meeting Thursday night at the Jackson Community Center as a member of the West Bend School District Public Task Force gave a presentation on its findings. Owen Robinson spent about an hour outlining

December 2, 2019 – West Bend, WI – A message from the West Bend School District and West Bend Police Department:   We are aware of the shooting at Waukesha South High School this morning. According to news reports, gunshots were exchanged between a student and school resource officer

December 1, 2019 – On Monday, Dec. 2, 2019 the West Bend School District Committee of the Whole will meet at 5:30 p.m. to discuss facilities planning. A couple bullet points are listed below including student transportation and looking at the configuration of the high schools. In 2015 a

October 29, 2019 – West Bend, WI – West Bend School District Superintendent Don Kirkegaard outlined enrollment trends during the Monday night School Board meeting. The district indicated “unless there is a change in enrollment trends, the district can expect declining enrollment for the next 8-10 years.” Superintendent Kirkegaard:

West Bend, WI – The West Bend School District Private Task Force (WBSDPTF) will present its findings at this week’s meeting of Common Sense Citizens of Washington County. WBSDPTF is a group of local citizens who came together after the failed referendum in April 2019 to take a deep

West Bend, WI – The West Bend School District Private Task Force (WBSDPTF) will present its findings at this week’s meeting of Common Sense Citizens of Washington County. WBSDPTF is a group of local citizens who came together after the failed referendum in April 2019 to take a deep

October 14, 2019 – West Bend, WI – The West Bend School District Private Task Force spent a little more than an hour Monday night running through findings regarding how to deal with facility issues in the West Bend School District following a failed referendum in April 2019. Members