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One City Schools

One City Regular Board Meeting

Published on August 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday August 26, 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 and July 22, 2025 Regular Board Meetings Approve Minutes James Howard 6 m
   

Board members will vote to approve the draft minutes from the June 24, 2025 and July 22, 2025 regular board meetings.

  
II. One City Board of Directors Vice Chair Position 4:10 PM
  A. Discuss Vice Chair Position Vote James Howard 5 m
   

The position of Vice Chair of the One City Board of Directors is open. Chair Howard will lead a discussion around this role.

  
III. Review and Approve June and July 2025 Financials 4:15 PM
  A. Approve June and July Financial Reports Vote Sarah Campagna, Janel Vertz 10 m
   

Board members agreed at the July meeting to postpone approval of the June financials as the year end close was not complete. 

  
IV. Review and Approve Revised Operating Budget for Fiscal Year 2025-26 4:25 PM
  A. Approve Revised Budget Vote Sarah Campagna, Janel Vertz 20 m
   

Per the Boards discussion at it's meeting on July 22nd and following similar discussion at the closed session meeting on August 19th, members will review and approve the revised 2025-26 budget. 

  
V. Review and Approve One City Schools Handbooks Updates 4:45 PM
  A. Review Proposed Updates to the One City Employee and Family Handbooks FYI Carl Hampton, Natalia Navarro 20 m
   

Board members will review and approve proposed updates to the Employee Handbook, to include the Fraternization Policy approved at the February 2025 Board meeting, and updates to the HR leader title and name, as well as the removal of the repealed Title IX policy. 

 

The Family Handbook will include proposed policy around special education and updates to the 3rd grade promotion policy. 

  
VI. Review and Discuss Plans for Reopening our Schools 5:05 PM
  A. Discussion of 2025-26 School Reopening Plans Discuss Department Leaders 50 m
   

Board members and Department leaders will review plans for opening school for the 2025-26 school year. We will identify and discuss emerging needs. 

  
VII. Department Reports 5:55 PM
  A. Department Updates FYI Written Reports 1 m
   

Written department updates are attached to the agenda for Board members review. Please direct questions to Gail Wiseman, COO and staff secretary to the board: gwiseman@onecityschools.org / 608-514-6119 

  
VIII. Closing Items 5:56 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Howard 3 m

For more information, or if you have any questions,  please contact COO and staff secretary to the board, Gail Wiseman at (608) 514-6119 or gwiseman@onecityschools.org.