Superior School Board approves move to narrow network health insurance [Superior Telegram, Wis.]
Apr. 11—SUPERIOR —
Effective
The district seeks to meet a projected
The proposed insurance change comes after 25 teachers, two administrators and 40 support staff have been given nonrenewal notices,
District Administrator
at the
Most employees use Essentia, according to Director of Business Services
Board members said it was a tough decision, but they had to go with their heads, not their hearts.
"Lots of emails from families that go to
Board member
"I want to thank everybody for being so vulnerable in their emails and sharing their personal stories," she said. "And I think that's what makes this even more difficult, realizing that you're affecting the lives and families — families' lives."
But, she said, the district still has millions of dollars to cut.
"This sucks, there's no other way to put it," Board Vice President
Board member
"This is really the only option I see from my perspective as well," Schumacher said.
A motion to remove retirees from the option of staying on the district's health and dental insurance, which would have netted the district roughly
It's something board members said they will continue to consider.
"I think it's going to happen in the future, but I think all of us feel like this happened suddenly, and there was no time to digest any kind of plan moving forward," Olson said.
"I'm not convinced we would save enough to justify taking away the retirees' insurance at this point," Taylor said.
In other action, the board approved a revised graduation requirements policy for students graduating in 2027 and beyond. The policy incorporates the
new state requirement for half a credit personal financial literacy course
and moves the state-mandated half credit of health, which must be taught between grades 7 and 12, from seventh grade to 10th.
The number of required social studies credits was reduced from four to three. Superior students will need to accumulate 23 credits in high school to graduate.
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