Milwaukee school board votes to enter closed session for superintendent and senior director evaluations
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On Nov. 13, 2025, the Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted to retire to closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85 to consider performance goals for the superintendent and performance-evaluation data for the senior director of accountability and efficiency; the motion passed on a roll call.
The Milwaukee Board of School Directors voted to retire to closed session on Nov. 13 to consider employment and performance evaluation matters for two district officials.
The chair entertained a motion to retire to closed session "pursuant to Wisconsin Statute 19.85 for the purpose of considering employment, promotion, compensation, or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the board has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility." Director Vannoy moved to retire to closed session; Director Ferguson seconded.
The secretary called the roll on the motion. The recorded votes in the transcript show the board voting in favor; the motion passed and the board retired to closed session. The board said it may return to open session to take action on matters discussed in closed session or will adjourn from closed session.
No details of the superintendent's goals or the senior director's evaluation data were discussed in public; those topics were the reason given for the closed session. The transcript contains inconsistent spellings of several directors' names; the board's official minutes should be consulted for authoritative spellings and a full roll call.
Under state law cited by the board, Wisconsin Statute 19.85 permits governmental bodies to meet in closed session for specified personnel and legal matters.