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Board approves technical‑scholarship nominees, consent agenda and final nonrenewal notices
Summary
At its March 10 meeting the board approved the district’s technical excellence scholarship nominees, accepted the consent agenda (minutes, employments and contracts) and voted to issue final nonrenewal notices to staff following required statutory steps.
The West Allis‑West Milwaukee School District Board of Education approved three action items by voice vote on March 10: a slate of Technical Excellence Scholarship nominees, the consent agenda (which included approval of minutes, employment summaries and supplemental contracts) and final nonrenewal notices for certain licensed staff as required under Wisconsin Statute 118.22.
A staff presenter described the technical scholarship as intended for seniors pursuing two‑year technical college programs and read the nominees the board approved for submission to the scholarship fund. The listed nominees include students from Nathan Hale and West Allis Central who plan to attend technical colleges in the region. Board members moved and seconded the motions and the board approved each item by voice vote; the meeting record shows no roll‑call vote was requested.
Why it matters: the Technical Excellence Scholarship provides tuition support for students entering trade and technical college programs. Final nonrenewal notices move forward the statutory appeal timeline the district follows under state law.
Scholarship nominees read into the record (school, student, planned college/program): Nathan Hale — Wyatt Hacker (Waukesha County Technical College, automotive), Sean McKee (Milwaukee Area Technical College, automotive), Gabriel Wagner (Waukesha County Technical College, engineering) with alternate Freeland Ramos Macias (Milwaukee Area Technical College, construction trades); West Allis Central — Tianna Long (Milwaukee Area Technical College, health care), Savannah Redage (Milwaukee Area Technical College, business & cosmetology), Zoelli Vargas (Milwaukee Area Technical College, stenography) with alternate Brooklyn Yang (Milwaukee Area Technical College, early childhood education).
On the final nonrenewal notices, district human‑resources staff said the action followed the preliminary nonrenewal notice period and the statutorily required appeal rights; the board approved issuance of final notices so the process can proceed if appeals are not filed.
The consent agenda included routine items: minutes from Feb. 24, employment summaries and several contracts; board members approved the package after asking if any items needed to be separated. No individual consent item was pulled for separate discussion.
Motions were made and seconded on the floor; minutes record voice votes of “aye” and no recorded opposing votes for these items.
