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New Auburn board authorizes president to negotiate interim superintendent hire after closed-session interviews
Summary
After closed-session interviews of two candidates, the New Auburn School Board voted 5-0 to authorize President Louise Cody to negotiate hiring the candidate selected as interim superintendent. The board held interviews with Jeff Walsh and John Gaier and reconvened to open session the same evening.
President Louise Cody was authorized by the New Auburn School Board to negotiate with the candidate selected for interim superintendent after closed-session interviews on May 22, 2025.
The action came after the board moved into closed session at 4:54 p.m. under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) and (f) to consider employment and candidate personal histories. The board interviewed Jeff Walsh at 5:00 p.m. and John Gaier at 6:00 p.m., then reconvened in open session at 7:28 p.m.
Michelle Rayburn moved to approve a resolution allowing President Cody to proceed with negotiations with the candidate chosen in closed session; Shannon Berg seconded. The motion carried on a recorded tally of 5-0.
The open minutes do not identify which candidate the board selected in closed session. The Wisconsin Association of School Boards representative, Bruce Quinton, had earlier briefed the board on the interim superintendent hiring process.
The board’s authorization directs President Cody to enter negotiations but does not record contract terms or a hiring date in the minutes. The board adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
