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Special Education Division www.calumetcounty.org Joanne K. Metzen, Director of Special Education 206 Co urt Street, Chilton, WI 53014 Office: (920) 849-1690 Toll Free: (833) 620-2730 Email: joanne.metzen@calumetcounty.org CALUMET COUNTY CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION BOARD May 27,2026 THESE MINUTES HAVE BEEN APPROVED 1. Me eting Announcement and Posting The meeting was properly announced and posted. Metzen called the meeting to order at 2:30 pm 2. R oll Call Committee Members Present: Schwalenberg, Kees, Jones, Kolb, Voight Staff Members Present for All or Part of the Meeting: Piper, Metzen 3. P ledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all. 4. I ntroductions Introductions were made. 5. E lection of Chair and Vice Chair Schwalenberg voice, second Voight Schwalenberg nominated Kolb for Chair. There were no other nominations. Motion made by Schwalenberg and seconded by Voight to cast a unanimous ballet for Kolb for Chair. Motion carried unanimously. S chwalenberg nominated Voight for Vice Chair. There were no other nominations. Motion by Schwalenberg and seconded by Voight to cast a unanimous ballet for Voight for Vice Chair. Motion carried unanimously. 6. A pproval of Agenda Motion by Jones and seconded by Kees to approve the agenda. Motion carried unanimously. 7. A pproval of Minutes from November 18, 2025, Committee Meeting Motion by Kees and seconded by Schwalenberg to approve the minutes from the November 18, 2025, Committee Meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 8. P ublic Participation (if requested by Committee Chair) None 9. C ommunications None 1 0. Items for Action or Discussion a. Set regular meeting dates and times- After some discussion, the group will tentatively plan on quarterly meetings, the 4th Tuesday of Sept, Nov, Feb, May/June at 2:30. 11. Report of Department Metzen, Director of Special Education, Department Report a. Provide staffing update/changes. Give details about recent/current vacancies- Metzen explained recent system of staffing/funding. A handout was provided detailing staff fully funded by the CCDEB. (Handout) Metzen gave a staffing update- Brillion: A high school ID neurodiverse position was filled due to teacher transferring to Hilbert School for the 2026-2027 school year. Chilton: An EBD resignation was received and that position has been hired. Hilbert- MS/HS, position filled. New Holstein: High School and early childhood teaching positions were filled. Interviews for open paraprofessional positions at Hilbert and New Holstein will take place in early to mid-June to hire 2.5 paraprofessionals. Psychologists & Coordinator positions: Through a grant, the County is hiring 4.5 school psychologist roles (3 have been hired) and a Mental Health Program Coordinator, hired. b. Provide information about progress with the Mental Health Grant- Metzen shared that the County received an approximately 4.1 million dollar grant that expires at the end of 2029. The grant funds staffing for 4.5 school psychologists and a program coordinator as well as other professional development activities and more. c. Provide an update on goals- Metzen provided an update on her current progress with the year’s goals. The planned summer paraprofessional conference has been canceled for the summer but will be reevaluated for the summer of 2027. 12. Report of Committee Members- None. 13. Discuss Next Meeting- Sept 22, 2026, 2:30 p.m. 14. Consideration of Additional Agenda Items for the Next Board Meeting- Metzen explained that the consideration of additional agenda items is a new topic that will be on the upcoming agendas. She asked if there was anything for consideration for the next agenda that they would like to discuss. Jones suggested that he would be interested in hearing more about Artificial Intelligence (AI) and how that fits into the program as a teaching tool. Metzen will share some of her views at an upcoming meeting. 15. Adjournment- Kolb adjourned the meeting at 4:15 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Paula Piper Recording Secretary