Congratulations to Ben Franklin Elementary Music Teacher Corynn Nordstrom for earning the Excellence in Music Teaching Award from Civic Music Milwaukee! A portion of the write-up for the award states, "For the past 20 years, Corynn Nordstrom has taught music for children in pre-kindergarten through high school. She is grateful to be in her 6th year teaching general music for students in kindergarten through 2nd Grade at Benjamin Franklin Elementary. Mrs. Nordstrom also enjoyed directing the Milwaukee Children’s Choir Introductory Choir for the past five seasons and is currently teaching the MCC Music Explorers program for children ages 4-5. She also teaches summer beginning woodwind lessons for area middle school band programs and vocal directs for Musical Masquers, Inc. youth musical theater camps." I fondly remember stepping into Mrs. Nordstrom’s classroom before the new year, where she welcomed my singing along with her students, Feliz Navidad. The award will be presented before a Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concert at the Bradley Symphony Center in March. Mrs. Nordstrom expressed in an email that she was humbled primarily because of how many outstanding music educators she works with within the School District of Menomonee Falls.

Congratulations to 35 students who participated in the School District of Menomonee Falls 40th Spelling Bee. Congratulations to the finalists advancing to the Regional Spelling Bee on February 13th.

First place: Joshua Goveas

Second place: Aahan Kallem

Third place: Avyan Kondakalla

Fourth place: Luke Siy

Respectfully,



David Muñoz

Superintendent of Schools

School District of Menomonee Falls 

Big congratulations to Mrs. Nordstrom for receiving the prestigious Educator Award from CIVIC MUSIC MKE! This well-deserved recognition celebrates her outstanding contributions to music education in the greater Milwaukee area. Thank you for inspiring and nurturing the talents of young musicians! #FallsSchools #MusicEducation #CivicMusicMKE #EducatorAward #InspiringFutureMusicians

Please consider offering your input to our Strategic Planning process as we design our next five years for the School District of Menomonee Falls by participating in a facilitated Focus Group session on January 30, 2024. All focus groups will take place at the Community Education and Recreation location in Room 123. Times are listed below for the sessions; you need only attend once:

• 7:30 a.m.- 8:30 a.m for Parents & Families
• 9 a.m.-10 a.m. for Parents & Families
• 10:30 a.m. -1 1:30 a.m. for Community Connections: Faith-Based Organizations, Government Representatives, Partner Organizations
• 3:15 p.m. - 4 p.m. for Employees
• 4 p.m. - 4:45 p.m. for Employees

On the evening of January 30, a steering committee of representatives across our employees, leaders, and parent/family communities will work with an external consultant to analyze the input and recommend priorities based on this feedback.

Parent/Caregiver Experience Survey

The School District of Menomonee Falls is dedicated to creating a positive experience for all we serve. We are committed to listening and responding to your experiences with our organization to improve our service to you continuously.  

Each year, our partners at Studer Education provide opportunities for our school families and students to offer feedback anonymously through two different surveys. Our school leaders and teachers review this feedback and use it to celebrate successes and develop action steps for improvement.

Parent/Caregiver Experience Survey

Congratulations to the top Cold Cash for College winners at Shady Lane and Valley View! Between both schools, $3,019.10 was collected for scholarships for Shady Lane and Valley View alumni graduating this year from MFHS. The Shady/Valley PTO will also put in additional funds to provide six $600 scholarships!

Congratulations to our North FBLA chapter, who won regionals this past Saturday at Oconomowoc High School.

Earning gold medals in their competitive events were Delaney Kohel, Anna Hansen, Charlie Bleimehl, Owen Lauffer, Cameron Wentworth, Izzy Farvour, Avyan Kondakalla, Cooper Loucks, Avery Payne, Meghdoot Sarkar, Jayson Coleman, and Joselyn Hatchell.

Earning two gold medals was FBLA superstar Saahas Mahajan!

North also had 14 students earn silver medals and 12 bronze medals!

North FBLA members are busy preparing to defend the State FBLA Championship in late February in Wisconsin Dells.

Click here to see the pictures from the FBLA Regional Awards ceremony!

February 2024 Menu

• Elementary Breakfast
• Middle School Breakfast
• High School Breakfast
• Elementary Lunch
• North Middle School Lunch
• High School Lunch

Click here for more information about SDMF School Nutrition.

The next regular Board of Education meeting will be held on February 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the boardroom at Village Hall.

Meeting agendas, minutes, and videos are archived on the SDMF BoardDocs page. If you’d like to address the board, please visit the SDMF Board of Education page for a full list of Board Member email addresses.

AGENDA

BOARD MEETING VIDEO

DISCUSSION:

Creation of Fund 46: Capital Projects Funds, as designated by Wisconsin State Statute and outlined in the Wisconsin Uniform Financial Accounting Requirements (WUFAR), are fund accounts for financial resources that are restricted, committee, or assigned to expenditure for capital outlays, including the acquisition or construction of capital facilities and other capital assets. The Capital Projects Fund being recommended for the School District of Menomonee Falls is Fund 46, a Long-Term Capital Improvement Trust Fund.

Fund 46 is funded via a transfer of dollars from the General Fund (Fund 10) to Fund 46.

The benefits of establishing a Long-Term Capital Improvement Trust Fund, or Fund 46, are:

• An end-of-fiscal-year opportunity to reallocate funds to expend the Fund 10 budget more fully
• The ability to set aside funds in a separate account for capital projects
• Leveling out of shared cost increases for larger capital outlay for equalization aid purposes by making smaller transfers from Fund 10.

A school board with an approved long-term capital improvement plan (minimum of 10 years) may establish a "trust" funded with a general fund transfer. The contribution from Fund 10 to Fund 46 (Long-term Capital Improvement Trust Fund) is recorded as the expenditure for shared cost and equalization aid purposes. Future expenditures from Fund 46 are not part of shared costs. A school board is prohibited from removing money deposited into Fund 46 for five years after the fund is created. After the initial five-year wait period, funds may only be used for the purposes identified in the approved long-term capital improvement plan. Fund 46 assets may not be transferred to any other school district fund.

ACTION:

• Open Enrollment Seats for 2024-25 and Preliminary Enrollment Projections
• Administrator Contracts
• Vouchers Payable

MFHS has a new student group called Women of Will. Founded in 2018, Women of Will (WOW) is an exclusive women's high school sports sponsorship powered by BSN SPORTS and Under Armour® that exists to empower female student-athletes on their journey towards achieving greatness on the field as well as conquering mental, physical, and societal obstacles. MFHS is one of only five schools in Wisconsin to have this prestigious program. To raise awareness of the group, we are selling Under Armour apparel. The store will close Wednesday, January 31, at midnight. Items will be delivered about five weeks after that.

Thank you for your support of women’s high school sports!

Brooke Jakobi

Physical Education / Health Teacher

SDMF AODA Coordinator