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One City Schools

One City Regular Board Meeting

Published on January 25, 2026 at 5:36 PM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday January 27, 2026 at 4:00 PM CST

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 1 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   Sarah Campagna 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 November 25, 2025 Regular Board Meetings Approve Minutes Sarah Campagna 3 m
   

Board members will vote to approve the draft minutes from the November 25, 2025 regular board meetings.

  
     
II. One City Scholars Presentation to the Board 4:06 PM
 

One City Scholars and STEAM educator Danyella Portillo will give a presentation on recent activities to the board.

  
  A. One City Scholars Presentation Danyello Portillo and One City Scholars 10 m
III. One City Schools 2024-25 Audit Presentation 4:16 PM
  A. Audit Presentation Discuss Sarah Fisher, Ashlyn Smith 20 m
   

Sarah Fisher, Principal with CliftonLarsenAllen (CLA) and Manager Ashlyn Smith will provide a review of the audit submitted to One City's  charter authorizer (the Office of Educational Opportunity (OEO) at Universities of Wisconsin) by the deadline of December 1, 2025 and to he Department of Public Instruction (DPI), by its deadline of December 15, 2025. 

  
IV. Review and Approval of November and December 2025 Financials 4:36 PM
  A. Review and Approve November and December Financials Vote Christopher Daniels, Sarah Campagna 15 m
   

Board members will review, discuss and vote to approve the financial reports from November 2025 (as the board does not hold a regular meeting during the month of December) and December 2025.

 

 

  
V. One City Tutoring Program: Fall to Winter 2025-26 Academic Growth and Mid Year Pivot Report 4:51 PM
  A. One City Tutoring Program Maria Dyslin 5 m
   

M.Dyslin will share mid-year assessment data.

  
  B. Mid Year Pivot School Leadership 15 m
   

Prior to the winter break, leadership developed a plan to modify our school day to ensure our scholars reach their academic potential, demonstrate our Habits of Character, and develop the knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to be agents of change in their own lives and in our community, while supporting the educators will make this growth possible.

 

School leaders will report to the board on the details of the pivot, the tracking in place and the data collected to date.

 

 

  
VI. Advocacy Update 5:11 PM
  A. Update on One City Schools Advocacy Efforts FYI Kaleem Caire, Carl Hampton 20 m
   

One City's CEO and VP of Government Relations and Policy will provide board members with an update on recent discussions and the status of advocacy efforts to date. 

  
VII. Department Reports 5:31 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, CoS and staff secretary to the board: gwiseman@onecityschools.org / 608-514-6119 

  
VIII. Vote to Move to Closed Session 5:32 PM
  A. Vote to Move to Closed Session Vote Sarah Campagna 25 m
   

Board members will vote to move to closed session, pursuant to:

  • Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(e) for discussing strategy related to public business that would be likely to have an adverse competitive effect if conducted publicly (review of embargoed 2024-25 school year report card and enrollment/budget strategy).
  • Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(c) for considering employment, compensation, or performance evaluation data of a public employee (CEO contract review and evaluation).
  
IX. Closing Items 5:57 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote Sarah Campagna 3 m
   

The meeting will adjourn from closed session, as no vote will be taken following the closed session discussion. 

  

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.