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New Berlin board approves superintendent contract, employment services report after closed session
Summary
The Board of Education of the School District of New Berlin met in closed session under Wisconsin open‑meetings law and returned to approve an employment services report and a revised superintendent contract.
The Board of Education of the School District of New Berlin approved an employment services report and a superintendent contract after meeting in closed session citing Wisconsin statutes.
The board went into closed session at the start of the meeting “pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85(1)(c), (e) and (f)” to consider superintendent contract modifications, approval of closed‑session minutes from April 28 and employment, performance and compensation matters pertaining to staff. The board returned to open session at 7:04 p.m.
Board Member Spindler moved to approve the employment services report; Board Member Zielinski seconded. The motion was approved by a vote taken by raised hands. Later, Board Member Crosby moved to approve the superintendent contract as presented; Board Member Zielinski seconded and the motion passed by raised hands.
The minutes record that the closed session motion and votes were taken by roll call earlier in the meeting; the public record and board president indicated documents still required signatures. The board did not summarize closed‑session deliberations on the record.
The closed session authority cited at the start of the meeting was Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85(1)(c), (e) and (f), the state law that allows governmental bodies to meet privately for certain personnel and legal matters. No additional legal citations or contractual specifics were read into the open record during the public session.
Board members who participated in motions and votes included Miss Crosby, Miss Connick, Mister Helmer, Miss Schultz, Mister Seidel, Miss Spindler and Mister Zielinski. The superintendent’s name and contract terms were discussed in closed session and were not described in open session beyond the board’s approval. The board president circulated the signed resolution packet for signatures after the vote.
The board scheduled its next regular meetings for May 27 (Tuesday), June 9 and June 23 at 7 p.m. in Conference Room E at the district offices.
