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At a glance: board approves facility bids, accepts retirements and resignation, hires pupil services director, and moves to executive session
Summary
The East Troy Community School District board approved facilities bids for fire alarm/window/air‑handling projects, accepted a 40‑year retirement and a dean's resignation, hired Brian Grill as director of pupil services, and voted to enter executive session to discuss an employee leave request.
The East Troy Community School District board voted on several personnel and facilities items in a single session.
Facilities and contracts: The board approved bids, described in executive session, for fire alarm, window replacement and air‑handling unit projects. The chair moved to approve the bids "as detailed in executive session" and the motion carried by voice vote.
Personnel actions: The board accepted the retirement of Sue Winarski, effective June 8, 2026; Winarski's service since student teaching in 1985 and roughly 40 years with the district was read into the record. The board also accepted the resignation of Jesse Smith, dean of students at East Troy Middle School, effective at the end of the 2026 school year. Both personnel items were approved by motion and voice vote.
Hiring: After a search that drew 23 applications and four interviewees, the board approved the hiring of Brian Grill as director of pupil services. Staff noted Grill has over 20 years of experience in education, 13 years as an administrator, master's degree in educational leadership from UW–Madison and licensure under DPI; his references praised his special education knowledge.
Executive session: The chair moved to adjourn to executive session to discuss an employee leave of absence request under "state statute 19.851 b and 19.851 c." The motion was seconded, and the board took a roll call vote with all named respondents indicating yes; the meeting entered executive session.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting): - Approve facility bids for fire alarm/window/air handling projects — motion carried (voice vote). - Approve modified 2026–27 calendar — motion carried (voice vote) — see separate article for details. - Accept retirement of Sue Winarski (effective 06/08/2026) — motion carried (voice vote). - Accept resignation of Jesse Smith (end of 2026 school year) — motion carried (voice vote). - Approve hire of Brian Grill, director of pupil services — motion carried (voice vote). - Adjourn to executive session to discuss employee leave under cited statute — roll call recorded; entered executive session.
The board did not provide detailed vote tallies for voice votes on the record except for the roll call when moving into executive session.
