One City Schools
Minutes
One City Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday March 21, 2023 at 4:00 PM
Location
One City Broadway, 1707 W. Broadway, Monona, WI 53713 (lower level)
Only One City Board members, staff and invited guests will participate in-person.
Zoom link: https://onecityschools.zoom.us/j/96414211790
Directors Present
C. Gaines (remote), D. Aguayo (remote), G. Derzon, G. Ladson-Billings (remote), J. Krupp (remote), M. Hanson, N. Wray (remote), S. Stroman (remote), T. Jaeckle (remote), T. Pedracine (remote)
Directors Absent
S. Klug
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Caire
Non Voting Members Present
K. Caire
Guests Present
A. Torti (remote), D. Stephan, G. Wiseman, L. Holiday, M. Ruffin, V. Ramakrishnan, X. Zupan
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. Presentation by One City Scholars to Thank Board Members
A.
OCS Scholars Presentation
III. January 2023 Financial Statement Review and Approval
A.
January 2023 Financial Statements
A. Torti and T. Jaeckel provided an overview of the summary financials to date, January 2023.
IV. Report on One City's 2021-22 Financial Audit by Wegner CPAs
A.
Wegner CPAs Report on One City Financial Audit 2021-2022
Scott Haumersen, Partner, and Lisa Lang, Supervisor at Wegner CPAs of Madison provided an overview of One City's 2021-2022 financial audit.
Mr. Haumersen reported an unqualified opinion.
Ms. Lang stated that there were no material issues, and thanked staff for their work in helping to complete the audit in a timely manner.
V. One City Schools Department Reports
A.
Department Reports
Please see the attached department reports and reach out to Department Heads or staff secretary gwiseman@onecityschools.org with any questions.
One City Scholars, under the direction of Academies Director Lucy Greimel, performed two songs for the Board.
G. Derzon thanked Catherine Zdeblick, Wajiha Akhtar and Salli Martyniak for their time and dedication to One City's Board of Directors and to the One City Schools community which they will always be part of.
Ms. Zdeblick took photos of and read to the children at the preschool prior to the pandemic and has contributed generously in her time and monetary gifts to the school. Ms. Akhtar has been a One City parent since 2019 and has participated in countless events on behalf of One City, and will remain active on the Parent Council. Ms. Martyniak was instrumental in the forming of One City, and has contributed her time and talent over the course of One City's existence, and will remain on the Finance Committee.
W. Akhtar-Khaleel spoke about how One City is changing the community and the lives of the scholars it serves.
K. Caire and N. Wray thanked all three for their exceptional contributions to the OCS Board of Directors and their unwavering dedication to our scholars.