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One City Schools

One City Regular Board Meeting

Published on March 23, 2026 at 1:51 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday March 24, 2026 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 virtually.  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 February 24, 2026 Board Meeting Approve Minutes Sarah Campagna 3 m
   

Board members will vote to approve the draft minutes from the February 24, 2026 regular board meeting.

  
     
II. Review and Approval of February 2026 Financials and Update on Status of Single Audit 4:06 PM
  A. Review and Approve February Financials Vote Sarah Campagna, Scott Haumersen 10 m
   

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

 

 

  
  B. Update on Single Audit Discuss Scott Haumersen 5 m
   

S. Haumersen will report on the status of the Single Audit. 

  
III. One City Schools Preschool Expansion Planning Update 4:21 PM
  A. Preschool Expansion Planning Discuss Bryce Pickett, Scott Haumersen 10 m
   

B. Picket and S. Haumersen will provide an update on the status of the preschool expansion planning to date. 

  
IV. Enrollment Update 4:31 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. 

  
V. Human Resources Report 4:41 PM
  A. Stay Interview Data Discuss Kennedy James 10 m
   

K. James will report on recently conducted stay interviews, in which HR met individually with every current One City employee. The interviews were designed to gauge plans for return in the 2026–2027 school year and to gather employee feedback on challenges, successes, and overall cultural experience.

  
VI. Advocacy Update 4:51 PM
  A. Advocacy Update Discuss Carl Hampton 5 m
   

 

C. Hampton will report on the March 4th State Senate public hearing on AB/SB 818, One City's demonstration public school legislation, and will brief the board on next steps.

  
VII. One City Schools Board of Directors Retreat 4:56 PM
  A. Board of Directors Retreat Date Discuss Sarah Campagna 5 m
   

S. Campagna will provide a brief overview of the purpose for the upcoming Board of Directors Retreat, scheduled for Saturday, May 2nd.

 

  
VIII. Department Reports 5:01 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 

  
IX. Vote to Move to Closed Session 5:02 PM
  A. Vote to Move to Closed Session Vote Sarah Campagna 55 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).
  
X. Closing Items 5:57 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote S.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 CoS / External Relations and staff secretary to the board, Gail Wiseman at (608) 514-6119 or gwiseman@onecityschools.org.