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Madison school board moves into closed session to consider personnel matters
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Summary
The Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education voted unanimously to enter a closed session under Wisconsin law to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance-evaluation data for district employees. The motion was seconded and approved by roll call.
The Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education voted to enter a closed session to consider personnel matters after a motion to do so was made and seconded during a special meeting.
The board moved “I move that we go into closed session, for the purpose of considering employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility pursuant to Wisconsin State Statute sections 19.851 c.” The motion was seconded by Board member Maya.
Under Wisconsin open-meetings law (Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c)), government bodies may meet in closed session to deliberate the “employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data” of public employees. The board’s motion cited that statutory authority as the basis for the closed session.
Board members voted by voice or roll call in favor: Board member Feltham (aye); Board member Simpkin (aye); Vice President Pearson (aye); Board member Castro (aye); Board member Muldrow (aye); and Board member Nichols (aye). With that vote, the presiding officer closed the public portion and the board went into closed session.
The meeting record provided no further public details on the specific employee(s) under consideration, any proposed personnel actions, or the duration of the closed session. No formal personnel action recorded in the public transcript; the board’s public action was approval to convene in closed session.
