Kenosha board approves mutual termination of KTEC charter; school to become Lakeview K–8 Academy

Kenosha Unified School District No. 1's board of education voted Jan. 16 to terminate the charter contract with the Kenosha School of Technology and Enhanced Curriculum (KTEC) and convert the school to a district choice school called Lakeview K–8 Academy, effective Jan. 24, 2025.

The move comes through a mutual termination agreement between KUSD and the current KTEC governance board and cites Wisconsin statutes 118.40 as the enabling statute for the original charter contract. The resolution states the district will remove KTEC’s charter status as an instrumentality charter school, convert the program to a pre‑K through 8 choice school, continue using the same state reporting numbers for accountability, and honor enrollment offers made under the existing charter process so that currently enrolled KTEC students retain their seats at the new Lakeview K–8 Academy.

“We typically don’t have action items at these special board meetings... we do have one action item tonight, and that is voting to approve the mutual termination of the charter agreement with the Kenosha School of Technology and enhanced curriculum, and transition that school to a district choice school with a name change to Lakeview K8 Academy,” said Dr. Weiss, superintendent, introducing the item.

A board member moved to approve a written resolution that recounts the July 1, 2023 charter contract (a five‑year term through June 30, 2028), notes concerns the board learned about commingling of funds between KTEC and a separate KTEC High School, and directs district administration to take "all other action appropriate and necessary to effectuate the termination." The motion was seconded and the board chair called for a voice vote; the board chair announced the motion passed.

The resolution also records that the meeting at which the termination was considered complied with Wisconsin open meetings law (statutes 19.83–19.84) and that a copy of the mutual termination agreement is attached to the resolution (the agreement itself was referenced but not printed in the public transcript). The transcript records the vote as a voice vote; specific roll‑call tallies were not stated.

A member of the public, Carl Bridal, later thanked the board, saying the change would restore a neighborhood school option and create new opportunities for local students.

What happens next: the district administration was granted authority to implement the termination and conversion, including honoring current students’ enrollment offers and continuing accountability reporting under the same state numbers; the district did not specify additional operational changes or a timeline beyond the effective date stated in the resolution.

Votes at meeting: The board approved the termination resolution by voice vote; the transcript records the chair saying, “Motion passes.” Specific yea/nay counts were not specified in the public record excerpt.