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Elmbrook board directs WASB delegate on 2025 resolutions, appoints Preetha Kurtyara as delegate
Summary
The board authorized its WASB delegate to vote on a slate of Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) resolutions according to board guidance and appointed Preetha Kurtyara as the district delegate, with an alternate named; the vote was taken by voice and passed.
The Elmbrook School District Board of Education authorized the district’s WASB delegate to act on its behalf at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards’ (WASB) delegate assembly, directing support for a set of resolutions and opposition to others as summarized in the board motion. The board also appointed Preetha Kurtyara as the district’s delegate and named an alternate.
District staff presented recommended positions on a list of WASB resolutions, including support for several education-policy proposals and opposition for others. The board discussed individual resolutions at length before voting to authorize the delegate to act according to the board’s guidance and to use delegate discretion on amendments offered at the assembly.
Board member Mary moved the recommendation to “authorize the district’s delegate representative to act on behalf of the district on the 2025 WASB resolutions as directed by this board,” listing which resolutions to support and which to oppose, and allowing the delegate discretion on motions and amendments. The motion was seconded and passed on a voice vote.
During debate, members expressed differing views on specific resolutions—topics included pathways to licensure for paraprofessionals, funding mechanisms for voucher and independent charter schools, state support for early-childhood education, and reimbursement for unpaid school meal debt. Board members both supported and opposed individual resolutions during the discussion; the final motion allowed the delegate to reflect the board’s collective direction at the assembly.
After passing the authorization motion, the board voted by voice to appoint Preetha Kurtyara as its delegate; an alternate was named to serve if the delegate is unavailable.
The board recorded committee input and said the vote and any amendments handled by the delegate at the WASB assembly will be reported back to the board after the convention.
