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New Auburn board hires WASB to run interim superintendent search, adds longevity incentive for administrators
Summary
At a special meeting April 17, the New Auburn School Board contracted with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards to lead an interim superintendent search for 2025–26 and approved a longevity pay incentive for administrative contracts following a closed-session personnel discussion.
The New Auburn School Board voted April 17 to contract with the Wisconsin Association of School Boards to lead an interim superintendent search for the 2025–26 school year and approved adding a longevity incentive to administrative contracts, the board reported at a special meeting in the high school library.
Bruce Quinten of the Wisconsin Association of School Boards presented the process and timeline the WASB would use to guide the district through an interim superintendent search, according to meeting minutes. The presentation preceded a closed session called to consider employment matters.
The meeting was called to order at 5:01 p.m. President Louise Cody and Clerk Shannon Berg were present along with board members Michelle Rayburn and Nick Jones; Ben Baalrud was listed as also present and Tim Trowbridge absent. Shannon Berg moved to approve the agenda; Nick Jones seconded and the motion carried 4–0.
At 5:28 p.m. the board voted to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c), moved by Louise Cody and seconded by Michelle Rayburn, for consideration of employment, compensation or performance-evaluation data of public employees. The posted agenda specified “Hiring–PreK–8 Principal” as a closed-session item; the minutes do not record any announcement of a hire when the board returned to open session.
The board reconvened in open session at 6:00 p.m. (motion by Louise Cody, seconded by Michelle Rayburn; roll-call vote 4–0). Following the reconvening, Louise Cody moved and Shannon Berg seconded a motion to contract with WASB for the interim superintendent search and to add a longevity incentive to administrative contracts; the motion carried 4–0. President Louise Cody moved to adjourn at 6:18 p.m.; Shannon Berg seconded and the motion carried 4–0.
The minutes do not specify the monetary amount or formula for the longevity incentive, nor do they record any employment actions announced for the PreK–8 principal search item. The board’s vote to engage WASB means the district will use WASB’s process and timeline to identify and place an interim superintendent for the 2025–26 school year.
