Brief History
On April 8, 2019, the school board of the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District passed a resolution to consider dissolution of the school district. On July 1, 2019, the school board passed a resolution ordering dissolution of the district, in accordance with Wis. Stat., 117.10(2). On January 9, 2020, the School District Boundary Appeal Board (SDBAB) voted to deny the order of dissolution of the Palmyra-Eagle School District (PEASD) on a 6-1 vote.
These actions are summarized via the specific documents below:
- Palmyra-Eagle Dissolution Overview
- Approved Motion #1 to Deny
- Motions #2 - #4 (not acted upon)
- SDBAB Members
- Statement of State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor (January 9, 2020)
- Statement by State Superintendent Carolyn Stanford Taylor (November 7, 2019)
School District Boundary Appeal Board
The SDBAB is created within the Department of Public Instruction (DPI) by s. 15.375, Wis. Statutes to address certain issues related to school district reorganization. The Board consists of 12 school board members appointed by the state superintendent of Public Instruction for staggered two-year terms. Four members represent small school districts, four represent medium school districts and four represent large school districts. No more than one member may come from each of the 12 CESA areas.
Three-member panels of SDBAB members (one each from a small, medium and large district) hear appeals related to small territory detachment. Seven member boards, consisting of two representatives each from small, medium and large districts, and the state superintendent or his or her designee, address issues related to district creation and dissolution, annexation or boundary disputes. Operations of the board are described in s. 117.05(1) and (2), Wis. statutes.
Hearing Information and Meetings
The following documentation is presented for historical purposes.
- Public Notice of Open Meeting SDBAB 2020-02 - January 9, 2020
- Public Notice of Open Meeting SDBAB 2020-02 - January 3, 2020
- Public Notice of Open Meeting SDBAB 2020-02 - December 12, 2019
- School District Boundary Appeal Board Meeting Schedule
December 5, 2019
- Material from Palmyra-Eagle Area School District
- DPI School Finance Presentation
- Whitewater School District Statement
- Community Presentation 1 (exhibit 18)
- Community Presentation 2 (exhibit 20, 20A, 20B)
- Written Materials submitted to SDBAB (exhibits 1 to 10)
- Written Materials submitted to SDBAB (exhibits 11-19)
- Written Materials submitted to SDBAB (exhibits 20-28)
- Email Comments to SDBAB (through December 5, part I)
- Email Comments to SDBAB (through December 5, part II)
November 21, 2019
- Materials from East Troy School District - Follow-up Letter
- Materials from Fort Atkinson School District
- Materials from Jefferson School District
- Materials from Kettle Moraine School District
- Materials from Mukownago School District
- Materials from Oconomowoc School District
- Materials from Whitewater School District
- Email Comments to SDBAB (November 18-24, 2019)
- Written Materials Submitted to SDBAB (November 21, 2019)
November 14, 2019
- Written Materials Submitted to SDBAB (part I)
- Written Materials Submitted to SDBAB (part II)
- Email Comments to SDBAB (November 14-17, 2019)
November 7, 2019
- SDBAB Orientation Presentation
- SDBAB Board Packet
- PEASD Presentation to SDBAB
- Written Materials Submitted to SDBAB
- Email Comments to SDBAB (November 7-10, 2019)