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Board approves personnel actions, contracts and two executive-session items; settlement approved with one abstention
Summary
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors approved monthly personnel and finance items, professional and exception-to-bid contracts, several proclamations, and — after closed session — appointed its board clerk and approved a settlement; one settlement vote recorded one abstention.
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors on April 2025 moved through a set of routine and significant items, approving personnel recommendations, contracts, budget timelines and several proclamations honoring departing directors. The board also met in closed session and later approved an employment agreement for the Board Clerk/Chief Officer, Office of Board Governance, and a settlement agreement discussed in closed session.
Nut graf: Most routine consent and business items passed unanimously; the board convened in closed session to consider personnel and legal matters, approved an employment contract for the board clerk by a 9–0 roll call, and approved a settlement with an 8–0–1 (ayes–no–abstain) tally.
Votes at a glance (motions, movers, seconds, outcomes):
- Waive Board Rule 1.1 and adopt proclamation honoring Jilly Gokul Gandhi — Mover: Director O'Halloran; Second: Director Siemsen; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Waive Board Rule 1.1 and adopt proclamation honoring Henry Leonard — Mover: Director Ferguson; Second: Director O'Halloran; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Waive Board Rule 1.1 and adopt proclamation honoring Chella Garcia — Mover: Director Simpson; Second: Director Jackson; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Approve minutes of February 2025 special and regular meetings — Approved by consensus (no roll-call recorded).
- Item 1 — Monthly personnel matters (classified and certificated appointments, leaves, resignations/retirements) — Mover: Director Gokul Gandhi; Second: Director O'Halloran; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 2 — Recommended administrative appointments, promotions, reassignments and LTE contracts — Mover: Director O'Halloran; Second: Director Simpson; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 3 — Revised FY26 budget timetable — Mover: Director Seemson; Second: Director Garcia; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 4 — Proposed revisions to board committee structure (PACE/SASSI) — Motion to table the proposal for further planning and community input: Mover: Director Gokul Gandhi; Second: Director O'Halloran; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: tabled.
- Item 5 — Monthly finance matters (purchases, change orders, revenues/expenditures, grants, donations) — Mover: Director Garcia; Second: Director Gokul Gandhi; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 6 — Award of professional services contracts — Mover: Director Gokul Gandhi; Second: Director Simpson; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 7 — Award of exception-to-bid contracts — Mover: Director Garcia; Second: (recorded as second); Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Item 8 — Monthly facilities matters (construction and professional services contracts) — Mover: Director Leonard; Second: Director Garcia; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of two independent hearing officer reports (student expulsions) — Mover: Director O'Halloran; Second: Director Gokul Gandhi; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: accepted as attached.
- Motion to retire to closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes (personnel, litigation strategy, and settlement discussions) — Mover: Director O'Halloran; Second: Director Gokul Gandhi; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: passed; board entered closed session.
- Approval of employment agreement with Tina Owen Moore for Board Clerk, Chief Officer, Office of Board Governance (after closed session) — Mover: Director O'Halloran; Second: Director Gokul Gandhi; Vote: 9 ayes. Outcome: approved.
- Approval of settlement agreement (considered in executive session) — Mover: Director Zomber; Second: Director O'Halloran; Vote: 8 ayes, 0 no, 1 abstain. Outcome: approved (one abstention recorded).
Ending: The meeting closed with a unanimous series of routine approvals and two executive-session outcomes: the appointment of the Board Clerk/Chief Officer and approval of a settlement agreement. The board instructed staff to proceed with actions tied to approved contracts and to provide follow-up briefings on remediation, budgeting and committee-structure planning.
