One City Schools
One City Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
3rd Floor Conference Room
1707 W. Broadway
Madison, WI 53713
Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 4:00 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | Gail Wiseman | 2 m | ||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | James Howard | 2 m | ||
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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.
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| C. | Approve Minutes from the October 2024 Regular Board Meeting | Approve Minutes | James Howard | 2 m | |
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Board members will vote to approve the draft minutes from October 24, 2024. |
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| II. | Review of Report Card Issued to One City Schools by the Department of Public Instruction | 4:06 PM | |||
| A. | DPI Report Card Review by Tim Scottberg of WRCCS | FYI | Tim Scottberg | 20 m | |
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The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) produces report cards for every publicly funded school and district in Wisconsin. The report cards measure important pieces of data that shed light on how a school or district is doing and where it can improve.
Tim Scottberg is the Associate Director of the Wisconsin Resource Center for Charter Schools (WRCCS), a statewide center housed within CESA 9 to strengthen the charter school system in the state and improve student learning. https://www.wrccs.org/about/index.cfm
Mr. Scottberg will join the board meeting to explain in detail and answer questions about the important information contained in One City's report card.
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| III. | Financial Statements Review and Approval | 4:26 PM | |||
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Board members will review and vote to approve the financial statements from October 2024. |
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| A. | Approve October 2024 Financial Statements | Vote | Janel Vertz | 15 m | |
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Director of Finance Janel Vertz will provide a review of the financial statements from October 2024.
Board members will be asked to vote to approve financial statements. |
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| IV. | One City Schools Addition of High School | 4:41 PM | |||
| A. | One City Schools High School/Establishment of Committees | Vote | Kaleem Caire | 45 m | |
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One City Schools CEO and Founder, Kaleem Caire will lead a discussion around the re-establishment of high school for the 2025-26 school year. Board members will be asked to vote to approve planning.
The discussion will include plans to create two committees: Facilities and Athletics. Both are necessary to continue to move this work forward. |
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| V. | Fundraising Update | 5:26 PM | |||
| A. | One City Schools' Fundraising Update | FYI | T. Midthun, K. Caire, G. Wiseman | 20 m | |
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T. Midthun of McDonald Schaefer https://mcdonaldschaefer.com/ and lead team member for One City's Capital Campaign, will provide a brief update on progress toward the launch of the Capital Campaign to date.
K. Caire and G. Wiseman will update the board on current fundraising plans and goals, and discuss the establishment of a Fundraising Committee of the board. |
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| VI. | One City Schools, Inc. Department Reports | 5:46 PM | |||
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Reports are attached to the agenda. Board members may reach out with questions or comments at any time, by contacting Gail Wiseman, COO and staff secretary to the Board, at gwiseman@onecityschools.org.
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| A. | Department Reports | FYI | Staff | 12 m | |
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Staff will share department highlights with Board members: Bryce Pickett, preschool, Maria Dyslin, CAO, elementary school, Ayo, Ogunniyi, middle school, Marilyn Ruffin, family and scholar engagement, Gail Wiseman, COO, operations and external relations, Nikole Fees, HR, Carl Hampton, Advocacy, and Jeremy Clements, athletics. |
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| VII. | Closing Items | 5:58 PM | |||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | James Howard | 2 m | |
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Board members will vote to adjourn the meeting. |
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