Final

One City Schools

One City Regular Board Meeting

Published on February 23, 2026 at 12:11 PM CST

Date and Time

Tuesday February 24, 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   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 January 27, 2026 Board Meeting Approve Minutes James Howard 3 m
   

Board members will vote to approve the draft minutes from the January 27, 2026 regular board meeting.

  
     
II. Review and Approval of January 2026 Financials 4:06 PM
  A. Review and Approve January Financials Vote Sarah Campagna, Scott Haumersen 10 m
   

Board members will review, discuss and vote to approve the financial reports from January 2026.

 

 

  
III. Enrollment Update 4:16 PM
  A. Update on Enrollment for the 2026-27 School Year Discuss Marilyn Ruffin 10 m
   

Director of Enrollment and Family Engagement, Marilyn Ruffin, will provide an update on current enrollment and ennrollment and marketing plans for the 2026-27 school year. 

  
IV. Partnerships Update 4:26 PM
  A. Update on Partnerships with UFLI and Project Read AI Discuss Kaleem Caire, Maria Dyslin 10 m
   

Staff will share updates on One City's partnerships with two literacy organizations:

 

The University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI), https://ufli.education.ufl.edu/foundations/ led by Dr. Holly Lane https://education.ufl.edu/faculty/lane-holly/ a UF faculty member whose work focuses on improving literacy outcomes for struggling students through two key areas: reader development and teacher development. One City recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding with UFLI to serve as their training hub for the upper Midwest.

 

Project Read AI, https://www.projectread.ai/ co-founded and led by CEO Vivek Ramakrishnan, https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivrama/ which provides tools for phonics, fluency, and comprehension rooted in the Science of Reading. Project Read AI was developed and beta tested at One City Schools, and also partners with UFLI for its reading tutor program — connecting both partnerships into a cohesive literacy strategy.

 

 

  
V. Advocacy Update 4:36 PM
  A. Update on One City Schools Advocacy Efforts FYI Kaleem Caire, Carl Hampton 15 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. 

  
VI. Department Reports 4:51 PM
  A. Department Updates FYI Written Reports 15 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 

  
VII. Vote to Move to Closed Session 5:06 PM
  A. Vote to Move to Closed Session Vote James Howard 50 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).
  
VIII. Closing Items 5:56 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Howard 4 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 CoS / External Relations and staff secretary to the board, Gail Wiseman at (608) 514-6119 or gwiseman@onecityschools.org.