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Board approves $40,000 funding commitment to Education Foundation search and several routine items
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Summary
The board approved a $40,000, five‑year contribution to support recruitment of an Education Foundation executive director (0.75–1.0 FTE options), approved the 2026–27 meeting calendar and a Soul Tower lease renewal, and voted to enter closed session on personnel/expulsion matters.
The Middleton‑Cross Plains Area School District board voted to approve a funding proposal to support recruitment of an executive director for the Education Foundation and completed several routine approvals.
District staff summarized a memorandum of understanding (MOU) requesting $40,000 over five years to support a 0.75–1.0 full‑time equivalent executive‑director position for the Education Foundation. Staff said the MOU was reviewed by district attorneys and auditors and revised after feedback from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to ensure the agreement was written as a purchase‑of‑service rather than a gift. A district staff speaker explained potential funding sources: open‑enrollment revenue set aside for district use, fund balance or a portion of retirement/repair reserves, and said the district would avoid reallocating classroom funds to cover the request. “We would allocate money out of the open enrollment money that we're just setting aside right now,” staff said.
John, a representative of the Education Foundation, told the board the foundation expects the executive‑director position to raise long‑term funding and described examples from other districts where the foundation and district share employment. Board members asked whether the district needed additional‑insured language or directors and officers coverage; staff said insurance language had been discussed with attorneys and that adjustments could be added before final execution.
Following discussion, a motion to approve the funding proposal was moved and seconded and the board approved it by voice vote. The board also approved the 2026–27 board meeting calendar and a Soul Tower renewal lease agreement during the same meeting; each motion passed with ayes recorded.
At the end of the meeting, the chair moved to convene a closed session under Wisconsin Statutes cited during the meeting (19.85(1)(c) and (f) and 120.13(1)(d)3) to consider personnel and impartial‑hearing/expulsion matters; the board took a roll‑call and entered closed session.
No dollar amounts beyond the $40,000 five‑year ask were adopted for other items, and staff noted final MOU language (including insurance details) may be refined before contract execution.
