One City Schools

One City Regular Board Meeting

Published on July 21, 2025 at 9:35 AM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday July 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM CDT

Location

3rd Floor Conference Room

1707 W. Broadway

Madison, WI 53713

This meeting of the One City Board of Directors will take place in-person, at the Pleasant T. Rowland Leadership Campus. For those outside of Madison, or who are traveling, please use the following link:

 

https://onecityschools.zoom.us/j/87275142442?pwd=VGU5c1BFLy83QnAzekZXY2IxOWJjUT09   

 

Passcode for the meeting is OneCity

 

 

Agenda

Section Number Topic Number Details Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Gail Wiseman 2 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   James Howard 2 m
   

One City's mission is to seed a new model of public education that ensures children and teens are on track to succeed in a college or career preparatory program from birth through high school graduation.

 

 

 

 
  C. Approve Minutes from the June 24, 2025 Regular Board Meetings Approve Minutes James Howard 6 m
   

Board members will vote to approve the draft minutes from the June 24, 2025 regular board meeting.

 
     
  D. Introduction of One City Schools Chief People Officer   Kaleem Caire 5 m
   

Board members will meet Ms. Kennedy James, who officially joined the team on Monday, July 7th. 

 

Kennedy James comes to One City with an impressive background spanning over 20 years of transformative work in people and organizational development. Most recently, she served as Vice President of Talent & Operations at Visit Seattle, where she modernized HR functions and successfully guided the organization through a period of rapid growth, doubling their staff from 37 to over 80 employees in 14 months. Prior to that, she was Chief Officer of People and Operations at The Gottman Institute, an organization dedicated to strengthening relationships through research-based products and programs, where she built comprehensive people systems from the ground up and led the organization through significant transitions, including their pandemic-driven shift to digital operations. 

 

You can reach Ms. James at kjames@onecityschools.org

 

 
II. WI State Budget Updates Relating to Early Childhood Education 4:15 PM
  A. WI State Budget Update FYI Carl Hampton, Caty McDermott 20 m
   

Caty McDermott, a lobbyist with Hamilton Consulting Group, LLC:  https://www.hamilton-consulting.com/staff/catherine-mcdermott/. will provide board members with an update on

 

  • What has changed in early childhood funding and policy after the state budget? 
  • What hasn't changed in early childhood funding and policy after the state budget? 
  • What position is early childhood in regarding funding and policy after this budget? 

 

 
III. Move to Closed Session 4:35 PM
  A. Vote to Move to Closed Session Vote James Howard 75 m
   

Board members will be asked to vote on the following motion: The Board will move to closed session pursuant to Wisconsin Statute s. 19.85(1)(f) as the discussion will include financial histories of specific persons.

 
IV. Vote to Move to Open Session
 

Board members will vote to move to open session.

 
V. Board Action / Vote on Items Discussed in Closed Session 5:50 PM
 

The Board may take action on items discussed in closed session upon reconvening in open session, including voting on budget modifications due to funding considerations.

 
  A. Vote to Approve Revised 2025-26 Budget Vote James Howard 5 m
   

Board members will vote to approve the revised budget for the 2025-26 school year.

 
VI. One City Schools, Inc. Department Reports 5:55 PM
  A. Department Reports FYI Written Reports 2 m
   

Reports are attached to the agenda. Board members may reach out with questions or comments at any time, by contacting Gail Wiseman, COO and staff secretary to the Board, at gwiseman@onecityschools.org.

 

 

 
VII. Closing Items 5:57 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Howard 3 m