Final

One City Schools

One City Regular Board Meeting

Published on March 25, 2024 at 4:16 AM CDT
Amended on March 25, 2024 at 3:25 PM CDT

Date and Time

Tuesday March 26, 2024 at 4:00 PM CDT

Location

1707 W. Broadway

Madison, WI 53713

Zoom link: https://onecityschools.zoom.us/j/96414211790

Agenda

      Purpose Presenter Time
I. Opening Items 4:00 PM
  A. Record Attendance   Gail Wiseman 3 m
  B. Call the Meeting to Order   James Howard 3 m
   

One City Schools' Vision Statement:

 

Vision

A Greater Madison community where all children are prepared to contribute and succeed as adults.


Ideals

  1. Breaking the cycle of opportunity gaps that have undermined the goals, aspirations and potential of children of color and under-resourced children in Wisconsin
  2. Creating a new system of public education that effectively prepares all children to tackle today’s challenges, solve tomorrow’s greatest problems, and live successful, happy and enriching lives as adults and parents in a rapidly changing and globally competitive economy.
  
  C. Approve Minutes Approve Minutes James Howard 3 m
   

Board members will vote to approve the draft minutes from February 27, 2024.

  
    Approve minutes for One City Regular Board Meeting on February 27, 2024  
II. Review of OEO Report and Response 4:09 PM
 

Cynthia L. Gonzalez, Director of the Office of Educational Opportunity (OEO) and two members of the OEO Advisory Board conducted site visits of One City Elementary School and One City Preparatory Academy during the months of January and February 2024. The Board will review the subsequent report of those visits as requested by Ms. Gonzalez. 

 

  
  A. OEO Site Visit Review Discuss James Howard 20 m
III. Financial Statements Review and Approval 4:29 PM
 

Board members will review and vote to approve the financial statements from February 2024.

  
  A. Approve January 2024 Financial Statements Vote Torrey Jaeckle 20 m
   

Treasurer T. Jaeckle will provide a review of the financial statements from February 2024.

 

Board members will be asked to vote to approve financial statements. 

  
IV. Review Updated Policies 4:49 PM
 

One City Schools has reviewed and updated policies around bullying and harassmant.

 

 

  
  A. Review of Updated Policies FYI Carl Hampton 5 m
   

Board members will vote to approve updates to One City's policies around bullying and harassment. 

  
  B. Review Proposals from Prospective Auditors Vote James Howard 10 m
   

Board members will hear from members of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors, regarding proposals received from prospective auditors. 

 

Board members will be asked to review and approve One City's new auditing firm. 

  
V. One City Schools Inc Department Reports 5:04 PM
  A. Department Reports Discuss OCS Staff 1 m
   

Reports are attached to the agenda. Board members may reach out with questions or comments at any time, by contacting the staff secretary to the Board, Gail Wiseman at gwiseman@onecityschools.org

  
  B. Review of ACT 20 FYI Maria Dyslin 10 m
   

Executive Director of K-8, Maria Yturriaga Dyslin will share information on Act 20, a sweeping bipartisan reading bill aimed at improving statewide test scores. Act 20 states that "all Wisconsin schools are required to provide science-based early literacy instruction in both universal and intervention settings." Ms. Dyslin will discuss the impact Act 20 will have on literacy initiatives at One City Schools. 

 

  
VI. Department Head Reports on Climate Survey and Enrollment 5:15 PM
 

CTO Nikole Fees will share details of survey results regarding staff satisfaction with board members. 

VP of Family and Student Engagement, Marilyn Ruffin, will share details of enrollment numbers for the 2024-25 school year. 

  
  A. Climate Survey Results and Enrollment Updates FYI Nikole Fees, Marilyn Ruffin 30 m
   

CTO Nikole Fees and VP of Family and Student Engagement, Marilyn Ruffin will share updates on staff satisfaction and enrollment figures to date for 2024-25. 

  
VII. Closing Items 5:45 PM
  A. Adjourn Meeting Vote James Howard 3 m

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