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Votes at a glance: Kenosha board action summary, Nov. 19, 2024
Summary
At its Nov. 19 meeting the Kenosha School Board approved the referendum motions to place a $23M-per-year nonrecurring question on the ballot and passed or advanced multiple policy items and routine motions; key outcomes and required follow-ups are summarized here.
The Kenosha School Board took the following formal actions on Nov. 19, 2024. (This list reflects motions and outcomes recorded during the meeting.)
- Consent agenda: Approved. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Referendum, nonrecurring $23M per year for five years: Motion to authorize the district to exceed revenue limits by $23,000,000 per year for five years was moved by Dr. Price and passed by voice vote. The board also approved the companion motion providing the required referendum-election resolution language.
- Policy/rule 12-40 (records management and retention): First reading approved; board will insert state schedule dates after state confirmation. Motion to place on first/second reading schedule passed.
- Policy/rule 3-36-43 (emergency school closings and learning adjustments): First reading approved; revisions align district thresholds with NOAA terminology and clarify absence reporting on snow days.
- Policy 51-20 (student enrollment reporting): First reading approved with clarifying language for full-time-status definitions.
- Policy 52-30 (out-of-home care/foster care): First reading approved; administration said practices already implemented and final approval will be included in consent agenda on Dec. 10.
- Policy/rule 64-22 (homebound instruction): First reading approved; staff will align policy and rule language (consecutive days wording) and use a DPI form for consistent processing.
- Policy 87-12 (agenda preparation): Board voted to lower the threshold for placing items on the regular meeting agenda from four members to three; motion passed after discussion.
- Adopted budget book (informational): Presented as an informational item; no action required.
- Board norms for 2024-25: Approved with annual review; trustees proposed year-end self-evaluation.
- Donations: Approved acceptance of gifts to district activity accounts and associated budget amendment and publication per statute.
- Adjournment: Motion to adjourn passed.
For several motions (policies presented as first readings), the board scheduled or signaled second readings or formal adoption at later meetings (commonly the Dec. 10 meeting). The referendum motions will require financing and statutory follow-through before construction or debt issuance can proceed.
If readers require a specific motion text, vote-by-vote roll-call tallies were not consistently read into the public record for every item; the meeting transcript records voice votes with ayes and noes for many items. For the referendum, the board recorded aye/no vocal responses and the chair declared passage.
