Thank you for your interest in the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District. The Palmyra-Eagle Area School District has the advantage of a scenic small town atmosphere with close proximity to urban and suburban areas. Our community is a great place to live, raise a family and send your children to school.
We are proud of our accomplishments and our vision for the future and invite you to become a part of the Palmyra-Eagle Area School District. We invite you to contact the District Office or any of our schools if you have any questions.
Mission Statement
To ensure that students excel with intellect and virtue, inspired by innovative educators who engage and challenge each individual.
Announcements
Schools Closed 1/26/21
Attention PEASD families! On Tuesday, January 26th, schools are closed due to inclement weather. This includes all extra-curricular and meetings. Thank you.
4K Information Sessions Video
Since the weather cancelled school events for today, Click here for a narrated presentation about our 4K program!
Band Booster Meeting
Reminder to Band Parents: Tonight is the monthly Panthers Band Booster Association meeting. It takes place in the 8th grade commons at 6:00 p.m. If you cannot make it in person, join in at https://meet.google.com/fur-gwee-aan?authuser=0&hs=122&ijlm=1611100335788.
Band Boosters Lifetime Friends
Our district couldn't be successful without the help of our community. Recently, we had two businesses in the community make large donations to our Panther Band Boosters Association. The Panther Band Boosters Association is a group of parents dedicated to work together to promote and support the Palmyra-Eagle High School and Middle School band programs through fundraising, advocacy, and volunteer activities. Part of that fundraising is done through donations from our community, or “Friends” of the Band Boosters. There are different tiers based on the donation, and recently we received TWO “Lifetime Band Booster Friends.” We owe a huge thank you to both V and the “Save for Kids” program at the Lower Spring Lake BP in Palmyra and Standard Process have made generous donations to support our band program at PEHS! These incredible donations will be used for things like new instruments and will benefit our band students for years to come. Thank you so much to Lower Spring Lake BP and Standard Process!
If you are interested in becoming a friend of the Band Boosters, see the attached for more information!
4K Information Sessions
PEASD is proud to offer all day 4K, with enrollment beginning February 1st. Join us in person, or virtually, at one of our informational sessions to learn more about our all day, play based, 4 year old kindergarten programs on the following dates:
1/26 @ 5:30 p.m.
2/11 @ 5:30 p.m.
3/9 @ 1:30 p.m.
Questions? Contact Elementary Principal Katie Robertson 262-594-2148 krobertson@peasd.org
Social Media Concern
12/29/2020- Palmyra-Eagle Area School District administration was notified of a video on social media involving students and staff. We assure you that we do not tolerate this type of behavior and we work very hard to prevent it. We plan to investigate this incident fully involving all necessary outside parties and those who participated in this behavior will face consequences. This is not the type of interaction that we expect in our district and we are working to get to the bottom of this promptly. Thank you for your concern for our students and happenings in our school buildings, and also for any assistance you may provide in getting to the bottom of this matter. Please do not hesitate to contact PEASD administration with further questions or comments.
Honor An Educator - Mrs. Muth
Mrs. Muth, our 1st/2nd teacher at the elementary school has been honored by John and Alyssa C., for being so incredibly supportive and helpful during these uncertain times. Evelyn, their daughter, loves having Mrs. Muth as her teacher. We are very lucky to have you, Mrs. Muth!
1st Quarter Honor Roll
First Quarter Honor Roll! Congratulations to the following Panthers for making it onto the 1st Quarter Honor Roll!
Palmyra-Eagle Area School District is pleased to announce the hiring of Brad Warner, our new District Office Executive Assistant and Board Secretary. Brad comes to PEASD with lots of experience from his former position as Business Office Support Specialist/Admin Assistant for Brown Deer School District. Born in Chicago where most of his family is from, he grew up in Pewaukee and graduated from Pewaukee High School in 2008. He earned his Bachelor's Degree from West Virginia University with a degree in History/Communications. He’s always had a passion for coaching, and is currently the head Varsity baseball coach at Cudahy High School. He has coached baseball for the last 13 years, 11 at Pewaukee High School. He is a huge sports fan as well, and when weather permits he loves to golf. He currently resides in Wauwatosa with his girlfriend Danielle, her kids Dalton and Desi, and his dog Rizzo. We are excited to have him here and he says, “I'm excited to start my new journey with Palmyra-Eagle Area School District and help this district grow and become a big part of this school and community. I look forward to meeting and working with everyone here as I begin this new chapter. Go Panthers!”
A Message to Our Community from PEASD Administration
A Message to Our Community from PEASD Administration:
We know the idea we are bringing to the board of opening a $2 million dollars line of credit has caused some concerns in our community. This is not a loan to operate the district. It is simply a temporary ‘back-up’ line of credit in the event our expected primary revenues come in later than expected due to various factors impacting state aid and local property taxes. The $2 million line of credit, if needed, would cover two months of the district's average expenditures should it be needed in the event of delayed revenues and is 25% or 1/4 th of our revenues. Short term borrowing needs to be repaid by November 1st of the next year and this is in no way a long-term line of credit. We would have by November 1st all the funds we would need to fully repay any amounts still outstanding.
Although we have a healthy fund balance reserve of $3.5 million, there may be short times of the year where expenses exceed the cash balances while waiting for revenues to come in. Our district's expenditures, on average, equal slightly more than $1 million per month, every month. Our district's revenues on the other hand come in much more unevenly and sporadically, throughout the fiscal year, meaning that there could be a slight chance that for very short periods of time, our expenditures will exceed our cash balances. Certainly our good fund balance that we have will help our cash flow situation and it's very likely we may not need to access any of this line of credit. However, it is financially prudent to be prepared if the timing of revenues come in later than planned.
Many other districts around the state face this same cash flow situation. To deal with this these districts may take out temporary loans called TRANS (tax & revenue anticipation notes). This requires those districts to pay interest on these notes, even if they did not need the entire amount to cover any temporary cash deficits. The other less-costly option is using a temporary 'line-of-credit' where the district only would borrow if it was needed and only for a very short period of time. The district would only pay interest on the amount needed and for that very short time we borrowed it to cover any temporary cash deficits. Some districts with very stable finances and good credit do this as a precaution as it actually protects their high credit ratings from getting downgraded due to unexpectedly running out of money.
The potential problem we face with the timing of revenues this year is two-fold: 1. We know that DPI will be delaying some amounts of our state aid which is paid in various phases over the fiscal year. That may mean less revenues earlier in the year as expenses mount. And 2. Property tax revenues which are first received in mid-January may be down, and most likely paid later during the fiscal year. Consider that with the IRS S.A.L.T. deductions limitation, there may be no urgency for people to get the full property tax payments in by December 31, and in fact then taking advantage of the installment payments from late January through May. Adverse economic conditions may also make the property tax installment plan more attractive.
Further discussion and a possible decision will be held publicly at the upcoming board meeting this Tuesday, 11/10 at 7:00 p.m. We hope to have the support of the community and understanding that we are working hard to get this district to be as efficient as possible. PEASD is financially healthy and this line of credit in no way shows any kind of weakness, but rather reflects the administration’s ability to anticipate short-term issues that may happen to the district and protect its operation.
Free Lunch Update
On October 9, 2020, the USDA extended the opportunity for schools to offer free lunch to every child
under the age of 18, living in our school district, through the end of the school year (June 2021). It is not
mandatory, but we are very excited to be able to choose to participate. There are no forms to fill out and
no income requirements. The free lunch program includes "lunch only" and does not include any a la
carte items. If you have any questions, please contact the Food Service office at 262-495-7101 ext. 2414
or akozlowski@peasd.org.
2020/21 School Calendars
The calendar for 2020-21 school year has been set. Click the links for the Family Calendar and the Calendar at a Glance.
On days when inclement weather necessitates the closing of school, delayed starts, or early release, please listen to the following radio and TV stations:
