September 14, 2026 Work Session
DeForest Area School District Board of Education
Work Session
Monday, September 14, 2026
The Glenn - DeForest Area School District, District Office, 500 S. Cleveland Avenue, DeForest, WI 53532
6:00 pm
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting.
If you need an interpreter, materials in alternate formats or other accommodations to access this meeting, please contact the DeForest Area School District at (608) 842-6582. Please do so one week before the meeting so that arrangements can be made in a timely fashion.
Convene
A. Call to Order, Meeting Notice and Roll Call
B. Mission, Vision, and Equity Statement
Approve Agenda
A. Approve Agenda
Board Objectives
A. Strengthen the Board’s understanding of how the District’s K-3 social-emotional learning curriculum (CharacterStrong) and practices support student outcomes and align with the Board’s Results Policy by exploring the District’s social-emotional and behavioral assessment platform (SAEBRS) and how it is used to measure student growth and inform practice; and discuss potential changes to monitoring report indicators to ensure they provide meaningful evidence of progress toward the Board’s desired results.
Board Education
A. Presentation by Elementary Counselors of CharacterStrong K-3 social-emotional learning and character education curriculum and a brief overview of SAEBRS assessment platform and how our district is utilizing and applying the data to support student success
Board Conversation
A. Dialogue about potential indicator revisions to monitoring reports for R-2 Numeracy, OE-3 Treatment of Community Stakeholders, OE-4 Personnel Administration, OE-10 Learning Environment, and OE-11Instructional Program
Press Verification
A. Press Verification
Board Debrief of Meeting
A. Board Debrief of Meeting