Business Services

The Business Services Department has responsibility for district wide accounting, financial reporting and planning, auditing, budgeting, payroll management, human resources costing, self-funded health and dental insurance management, and life and long-term disability insurance administration.

Department Phone: 920-686-4790
Department Fax: 920-686-4754

Kenneth Mischler, CPA • Director of Business Services
Phone: 920-686-4795
Email Ken Mischler

Shawn Alfred • Director of Business Services
Phone: 920-686-4795
Email Shawn Alfred

Areas of Responsibility
  • Budgeting and Financial Planning
  • Accounting and Reporting Management
  • Property and Liability Insurance
  • Health and Dental Insurance
  • Risk Management
  • Worker Compensation
  • Debt Service Management
  • Issuance of Notes/Bonds
  • Capital Projects Accounting
  • Acquisition of Property
  • Cash Management
  • Technology Administration
  • Purchasing Management
  • Payroll Management
  • General Management
  • Accounts Payable Management
  • Food Service Management
  • Board of Education Elections

Margo L Wagner • Bookkeeper
Phone: 920-686-4793
Email Margo Wagner

Areas of Responsibility
  • Assist with all aspects related to the MPSD budget including budget development and support in the areas of budget monitoring, reporting, and maintenance.
  • Coordinate accounting tasks to generate District and DPI financial reports
  • Assist external auditors
  • Federal and state grant reimbursements
  • Manage student activity funds, petty & imprest cash accounts, and general ledger
  • Reconcile MPSD bank accounts
  • Accounting for food service and fixed assets
  • Process accounts receivable
  • Maintain MPSD chart of accounts.

Leanne Walters • Payroll Administrative Assistant
Phone: (920) 686-4791
Email Leanne Walters

Areas of Responsibility
  • Receive all district time sheets and pay requests
  • Prepare, enter and process the biweekly and monthly payrolls
  • Record employee requests for sick leave, vacation, personal leaves, etc.
  • Answer employee questions regarding Advice of Deposit
  • Worker's Compensation
  • Unemployment Compensation
  • Approve teacher personal leaves
  • State and federal reporting
  • Back-up AESOP sub caller
  • Track substitute teacher licenses

Rhonda McDonough • Payroll/Benefits Secretary
Phone: (920) 686-4792
Email Rhonda McDonough

Areas of Responsibility
  • Generate monthly and bi-weekly payrolls (including paperwork for direct deposit, withholding taxes, IRS reporting, Wisconsin Retirement System, Section 125 plan participation, Tax-Sheltered Annuities, union dues and United Way)
  • Process and answer questions on all employee benefits including health, dental, long-term disability and group life insurances
  • Assist former employees who are subject to COBRA and retirees insurance continuation

Joyce Stuckmann • Business Office & Purchasing Secretary
Phone: 920-686-4790
Fax: 920-686-4760
Email Joyce Stuckmann

Areas of Responsibility
  • Work with various vendors to find quality products at a reasonable price
  • Process staff travel requests
  • Clerical work with MPSD loan and scholarship programs
  • Submit enrollment data to the state
  • Navigator of AESOP sub-calling system

Pat Kiekhaefer • Bookkeeper for Consolidated Programs, Open Enrollment, and A/P
Phone: 920-686-4796
Email Pat Kiekhaefer

Areas of Responsibility
  • Maintain Title I & II district financial records for both public and private schools
  • Assist in management of the Consolidated Program budgets
  • File all reports with the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
  • Communicate with district private schools for Title I & II
  • Payment of bills including all invoices for items on purchase orders, staff travel reimbursements, direct payments, local purchase reimbursements, and utilities processed for payment
  • Maintain and implement all aspects of Open Enrollment, Tuition Waivers and Tuition Agreements