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Board approves minutes, consent agenda, Portrait of a Graduate, teacher contracts, nutrition cooperative and policy second reading; moves to closed session on a
Summary
The Middleton‑Cross Plains Area School District Board approved several routine and policy items April 7 and voted to convene a closed session for a student expulsion hearing under Wisconsin statute 19.85(1)(c) and (f).
The Middleton‑Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education on April 7 took a series of formal votes, mostly by voice, approving minutes, consent agenda items, and multiple recommendations from administration, and later voted by roll call to convene a closed session to consider a student expulsion.
Key votes and outcomes
• Approval of minutes from the March 17 regular board meeting — approved by voice vote. (Mover/second not specified in the public record of the meeting.)
• Consent agenda — approved by voice vote. The consent agenda included approval of bills payable, the treasurer’s report, staff resignations, appointments and retirements, and approval of an international trip to Greece in 2026 (district‑sponsored). (Mover/second not specified.)
• Portrait of a Graduate — the board approved administration’s recommendation to adopt the proposed Portrait of a Graduate (motion moved and seconded on the record; approved by voice vote).
• Teacher contracts for the 2025–26 school year — the board approved the list of teachers to receive contracts (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
• Wisconsin School Nutrition Purchasing Cooperative (WISNIP) Agreement 2025–26 — the board approved continuing membership and fiscal agent status for the district (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
• Second reading and approval of revised board policies — the board approved second readings of the attached policy revisions presented at the March 17 meeting (motion moved and seconded; approved by voice vote).
• Motion to go into closed session for a student expulsion decision under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) and (f) — moved, seconded and approved by roll‑call vote. The roll call was recorded as: Bob Hesselbein — Aye; Bob Green — Aye; Marnie Ginsberg — Aye; Katie Frank — Aye; Bartlett Durand — Aye; Tabitha Hanson — Aye; Jim Coursey — Aye; Sheila Hibner (Board President) — Aye. The board then convened in closed session.
The meeting record shows routine approvals by voice for several consent and personnel items; where a mover or seconder was not identified on the public audio, the record lists them as not specified. No numeric tallies were given for the voice votes beyond verbal unanimous “ayes” and the single recorded roll‑call for the closed session motion.
