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Board approves consent agenda, revised calendar, handbook and Head Start agreements; moves to closed session
Summary
The Jefferson School Board approved the consent agenda, new hires and donation receipts, the 2024–25 revised meeting calendar and agenda topics, the 2024–25 employee handbook, a lease and vendor meal agreement with Jefferson County Head Start, then voted by roll call to enter closed session.
The Jefferson School Board handled routine business and several unanimous or near-unanimous approvals before adjourning to closed session.
Consent agenda: The board moved, seconded and approved the consent agenda as presented. The consent items included personnel actions (new employment announcements for Deborah — middle school science/social studies; Heidi Minchow — middle-school cross-categorical; Katherine Barney — East/high-school art) and a series of community donations and fundraisers totaling several thousand dollars that were read into the record.
Calendar and agenda topics: Administration proposed revising the 2024–25 meeting schedule (moving May meetings to the second and fourth Monday to avoid conflicts such as Memorial Day and a band concert). The board moved and approved the revised calendar. The board also approved the annual agenda-topics schedule (including a strategic-plan update on the first monthly meeting).
Employee handbook: The board approved the 2024–25 employee handbook as presented; members noted policy updates on pages 37–38 (language updated from "breastfeeding" to lactation or related phrasing to align with Neola guidance).
Head Start agreements: The board voted to approve a lease agreement allowing County Head Start to lease classroom space at East Elementary so children can receive half-day Head Start and half-day 4K services; the board also approved a 2024–25 vendor meal agreement whereby the district will provide breakfast and lunch services for Head Start programs.
Closed session: At the end of the meeting a motion to convene in closed session pursuant to Wisconsin statutes (transcript reference: "19.81%") was moved, seconded and approved. The board conducted a roll-call vote. The transcript records the following spoken roll-call responses: Mr Condon — yes; Mr eel — yes; Mrs Fox — yes; Mr Peltier — yes; Mrs salip — yes; Mrs wingman — (affirmation and the chair stated the board was in closed session). The transcript lists Mrs MC William among the roll-call names but does not explicitly record a spoken 'yes' in the segment captured.
No contested roll-call tallies or named dissenting votes were recorded in the publicly reported segments for the routine approvals.
