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Board approves minutes, consent agenda and CESA membership; moves into closed session
Summary
During the April 20 meeting the Middleton‑Cross Plains Area School District Board approved prior minutes, passed the consent agenda (bills payable, staff appointments/resignations) and approved the 2025–26 CESA 2 membership agreement; the board then voted to convene in closed session on personnel and legal matters.
The Middleton‑Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education recorded several formal actions at its April 20 meeting before moving into closed session.
Key votes and formal actions
- Approval of minutes: The board voted to approve minutes from the April 7 regular meeting and the April 7 closed session. The motion was moved and seconded and passed by voice vote.
- Consent agenda: The consent agenda — bills payable and personnel items including staff appointments, resignations and retirements — was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- CESA 2 membership agreement (2025–26): The board considered and approved the yearly CESA 2 membership agreement for 2025–26. The motion was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.
- Motion to convene in closed session: The board then moved to convene in closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(e), (f) and (g) to consult with legal counsel and discuss litigation and a student notice of claim. A roll‑call vote was taken and recorded as follows: Bob Green — aye; Marnie Ginsberg — aye; Katie Frank — aye; Bartlett Durand — aye; Catherine Kells — aye; Tabitha Hanson — aye; Jim Coursey — aye; Sheila Hibner (presiding) — aye. The board then recessed into closed session.
Notes and context: For the votes taken by voice, the transcript records affirmative “aye” responses but does not provide a full recorded roll call or a detailed tally for each consent motion. The closed‑session roll call was recorded on the record and is included above. The meeting’s packet listed the CESA agreement but did not specify dollar amounts in the portion of the transcript that was read aloud.
No additional formal actions on the public agenda were taken after the closed‑session motion; the board announced a short recess before entering closed session.
