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One City Schools

One City Regular Board Meeting

Published on September 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday September 23, 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 August 26, 2025 Regular Board Meetings Approve Minutes James Howard 5 m
   

Board members will vote to approve the draft minutes from the August 26, 2025 regular board meetings.

  
II. One City Board of Directors Vice Chair Position 4:09 PM
  A. Appointment of Vice Chair Vote James Howard 5 m
   

Chair Howard will report on plans to fill the role of Vice Chair.

  
III. Review and Approve August 2025 Financials 4:14 PM
  A. Approve August 2025 Financial Report Vote Sarah Campagna, Janel Vertz 15 m
   

Board members will review and approve the August 2025 financials.

  
IV. Enrollment Report and Report of First Weeks of the 2025-26 School Year 4:29 PM
  A. Enrollment and First Weeks of School Updates Vote M. Ruffin, Department Heads 30 m
   

Staff will report on the Third Friday of September enrollment numbers for One City Preschool, One City Elementary School and One City Preparatory Academy. Staff will also present on how things are going so far as the school year takes off.

  
V. Advocacy Update 4:59 PM
  A. Update on One City Schools Advocacy Efforts FYI Kaleem Caire, Carl Hampton 30 m
   

One City's CEO and VP of Government Relations and Policy will provide board members with an update on recent discussions with Governor Tony Evers and Robin Vos, Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly. They will also report on attendance and summary of the Legislative Black Caucus event to be held at the Hub on September 22nd and to which One City stakeholders have been invited by Representative Sheila Stubbs, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly and former Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Black Caucus.

  
VI. Department Reports 5:29 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 

  
VII. Move to Closed Session 5:30 PM
  A. Closed Session of the Board Vote James Howard 30 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.

  
VIII. Closing Items 6:00 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Howard 3 m
   

The meeting of the Board will adjourn from closed session, as no vote will be taken.

  

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.