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New Auburn school board asks WASB to arrange interim superintendent interviews
Summary
At a May 14 special meeting the New Auburn School Board unanimously approved sending a WASB representative to schedule interviews with interim superintendent candidates after reviewing candidates in closed session under Wisconsin law.
The New Auburn School Board on May 14, 2025 voted unanimously to have Bruce Quinten of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) arrange interviews for candidates for an interim superintendent.
The board convened a special meeting at 5:00 P.M. in the high school library. President Louise Cody called the meeting to order, the Pledge of Allegiance was recited, and Clerk Shannon Berg recorded roll call showing Cody, Berg, Michelle Rayburn, Nick Jones and Ben Baalrud present. The board approved the meeting agenda on a motion by Michelle Rayburn, seconded by Shannon Berg; the motion carried, 5-0.
At 5:02 P.M., Cody moved that the board go into closed session under Wisconsin Statutes §19.85(1)(c) and (f) to consider employment and candidate information related to the interim superintendent position. The roll call vote to enter closed session was unanimous (Ben Baalrud, Louise Cody, Nick Jones, Shannon Berg and Michelle Rayburn voted yes). The minutes record that the board reviewed candidates in closed session and selected which candidates to interview; the minutes do not disclose the content of those deliberations because they occurred in closed session.
The board reconvened in open session at 5:18 P.M. on a motion by Michelle Rayburn, seconded by Ben Baalrud; the reconvening vote was 5-0. In open session, President Louise Cody moved that Bruce Quinten from the Wisconsin Association of School Boards be authorized to set up interviews for the interim superintendent candidates. Nick Jones seconded the motion, which carried unanimously, 5-0.
The meeting concluded with a motion by Shannon Berg to adjourn at 5:22 P.M., seconded by Nick Jones; the motion carried 5-0. The board did not announce any candidate names or interview dates during the open session; the WASB representative is to coordinate the schedule going forward.
What happens next: The minutes recorded that WASB will set up candidate interviews; the board did not specify interview dates during the May 14 meeting. Any subsequent meeting or posted schedule for interviews will be reflected in future board notices.
