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Board approves routine contracts and fees, then votes to enter closed session over pending litigation
Summary
The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District board approved multiple routine items (consent agenda, t-shirt contracts, nutrition fees, facility use, pool fees, student fees) and voted unanimously in a roll-call to convene closed session to discuss pending litigation filed by a former employee.
At its May 11 meeting the Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District Board of Education approved a package of routine items and then voted to convene a closed session to discuss pending litigation.
The board approved the consent agenda (bills payable, March treasurer's report, resignations and staff appointments) and then passed separate motions approving t-shirt contracts for 2026–27, the school nutrition breakfast and lunch fees, the facility use schedule for the performing arts center, pool fees and student fees. The votes on those items were voice votes with no recorded opposition in the transcript. Several items had previously been reviewed in committee, and at least one board member reminded families about the fee-waiver process and encouraged eligible families to apply.
Later in the meeting the board moved, seconded and voted by roll call to convene a closed session under Wisconsin Statutes 19.85(1)(g) "to confer with legal counsel for the board . . . regarding strategy to be adopted in the pending litigation filed by a former employee." The roll call recorded unanimous 'aye' responses from members called (Emily, Bartlett, Bob Hesselbein, Catherine, Katie, Kavitha, Jim, Marnie and Ivan), and the board then entered closed session to consider counsel's advice and potential action.
Votes at a glance - Consent agenda (bills payable, March treasurer's report, personnel): approved (voice vote). - T-shirt contracts 2026–27: approved (voice vote). - School nutrition (breakfast and lunch) fees: approved (voice vote). - Facility use schedule for performing arts center: approved (voice vote). - Pool fees: approved (voice vote). - Student fees: approved (voice vote). - Motion to convene closed session under Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(g) (pending litigation): approved by roll call (unanimous 'aye' responses recorded).
What happens next: The routine items are approved and will be implemented per administrative processes. The board entered closed session to confer with counsel on litigation strategy; no substantive details about the litigation or any final action were disclosed in open session.
