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Milwaukee School District board retires to closed session for superintendent interviews
Summary
The Milwaukee School District Board of School Directors voted to waive a procedural rule and enter closed session to conduct interviews for the superintendent position, citing Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85(1)(c). The meeting was conducted virtually; the board did not accept public comment.
The Milwaukee School District Board of School Directors voted unanimously to waive a procedural rule and retire into closed session to conduct interviews for the position of superintendent.
The board voted to waive board rule 1.07 and to retire to closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statutes section 19.85(1)(c), which allows governing bodies to meet privately to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of public employees. The board convened the special meeting under board rule 1.06, noting the session was being held virtually and was accessible via WYMS 88.9 FM and the MPS YouTube stream. The board did not accept public comments at this meeting.
President Herndon called for the motion to waive rule 1.07 and to move immediately to the closed-session interviews. Director Ferguson made the motion and Director Garcia seconded it. The secretary stated the meeting purpose as “to conduct interviews for the position of superintendent of schools.” The roll call vote recorded each director voting “aye,” and the motion passed.
Roll call votes recorded in the meeting transcript were: Director Ferguson (aye); Director Garcia (aye); Director Gokul Gandhi (aye); Director Jackson (aye); Director Leonard (aye); Director O'Halloran (aye); Director Simpson (aye); Director Zomberg (aye); and President Herndon (aye). Following the vote, the board retired to closed session and asked the secretary to note the time.
Because the board moved into closed session under the cited state statute, details of the interviews and the board's deliberations were not discussed on the public record during this meeting. The board indicated it would adjourn from closed session when finished; the transcript ends with staff noting the board would reconvene on the other link.
