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McFarland School Board issues preliminary nonrenewal notice for certified staff, approves 2026–27 teacher contract
Summary
At a special April 13 meeting the McFarland School Board met in closed session under Wisconsin statutes and then voted to issue a preliminary notice of contract non‑renewal for certified staff and to approve a new 2026–27 teacher contract; votes were 4–0 after one member left the meeting.
The McFarland School Board voted April 13 to issue a preliminary notice of contract non‑renewal for certified staff and to approve a new 2026–27 teacher contract, actions taken after a closed‑session discussion of personnel matters.
Board President Meghan Fessler called the special meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. The board moved into closed session at 7:03 p.m. on a motion by Meredith Hughey, seconded by Craig Howery, invoking Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(g) (consultation with counsel on litigation strategy) and Wis. Stat. §19.85(1)(c) (consideration of employment and contract matters). The roll call vote to enter closed session was recorded as follows: Meghan Fessler – Aye; Craig Howery – Aye; Bruce Fischer – Aye; Megan Chatman (via phone) – Aye; Meredith Hughey – Aye.
The minutes note that no administrators were present in closed session and that attorney Shana Lewis of Renning, Lewis & Lacy, s.c. attended. The record states only that “board members discussed certified staff preliminary notice of contract non‑renewal and certified staff contract”; the minutes do not identify individual teachers or staff members affected.
Board member Megan Chatman left the meeting at 7:13 p.m. After resuming open session at 7:52 p.m. (motion by Hughey; second Howery; motion carried 4‑0), the board took the personnel actions discussed in closed session. The minutes record the motion as: “Motion by Hughey, second by Howery to issue a preliminary notice of contract non‑renewal and a new 2026‑27 teacher contract as discussed in closed session.” That motion carried 4‑0. The board then voted to adjourn; the meeting ended at 7:53 p.m.
The minutes were submitted by Bruce Fischer, District Clerk, and signed by Board President Meghan Fessler. The board’s public minutes do not provide further detail on which certified staff received preliminary non‑renewal notices or the terms of the new 2026–27 contract; the record lists only the statutory bases for the closed session and the motions and outcomes recorded above.
