One City Schools
Minutes
One City Regular Board Meeting
Date and Time
Tuesday August 22, 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 are allowed to participate in-person.
Zoom link: https://onecityschools.zoom.us/j/96414211790
Directors Present
C. Gaines (remote), G. Derzon (remote), G. Ladson-Billings, J. Krupp, M. Hanson, S. Klug (remote), S. Stroman (remote), T. Jaeckle (remote), T. Pedracine (remote)
Directors Absent
D. Aguayo, N. Wray
Ex Officio Members Present
K. Caire
Non Voting Members Present
K. Caire
Guests Present
A. Ogunniyi, C. Hodge, G. Wiseman, L. Holiday, M. Dyslin, M. Ruffin, N. Fees
I. Opening Items
A.
Record Attendance
B.
Call the Meeting to Order
C.
Approve Minutes
II. July 2023 Financial Statements Review and Approval
A.
Approve July 2023 Financial Statements
T. Jaeckle reported that at the end of July, account showed over $1.7MM in cash.
The LOC will likely be paid to Summit in mid to late September, after receipt of the first per pupil payment.
Roots & Wings is contributing $100,000 to help fund the new infant/toddler care room which will be located at the elementary/secondary school, and open to One City staff.
III. Public Policy Change: New Independent Charter School Legislation
A.
New Wisconsin Charter School Legislation Proposal
IV. Updates to One City Schools Handbooks and Adopt Title IX Policy
A.
Updates to Handbooks
Discussion of the proposed cell phone policy resulted in some changes to the proposed addition to the Handbook, specifically:
No cell phone's will be allowed (with some exceptions, e.g., medically necessary) in grades K-4. Grades 5-7 will have limited access before and after school. All other changes/additions were passed as presented to the Board, with no further discussion: One City Schools 2023-2024 Policy/Handbook Updates
B.
Title IX Policy for One City Schools
The proposed Title IX policies will be adopted and posted to the One City website with the addition of One City specific language.
V. One City Schools' 10th Anniversary Celebration
A.
Planning and Designing One City's 10th Anniversary Celebration
K. Caire reported that the event will likely take place at the end of July 2024. Planning and host committees will be created to get started now.
VI. Department Updates / Review Plans for 2023-24 School Year
A.
Review Plans for 2023-24 School Year
N. Fees reported that 100% of instructional positions have been filled.
M. Ruffin reported that we are close to 94% enrollment and families are still enrolling.
K.Caire introduced James Bender, President and founder of Wisconsin-based Bender
Consulting LLC, and lobbyist for the Wisconsin Independent Charter Advocates, who led the board through purpose of and plan for lobbying efforts around changing the way in which 2x independent charter schools are funded. Currently, money flows through the public school district in which a student lives and the resident district counts the independent charter school student for specific aid purposes. Under the new "decoupling" proposal, 2x charter would be funded like other 2r independent charter schools and money would not flow through public school districts. The bill has not been introduced yet, as the team and others are having preliminary conversations with legislators to seek out bi-partisan co-sponsorship for the bill.
R.J. Pirlot, (Shawn Pfaff and Bill McCoshen, members of One City's lobbying team, shared next steps beyond decoupling issue, noting other areas of advocacy and the need to continue working to expand One City's advocacy base and base of supporters within the capitol. The lobbying team will meet in late August/early September to identify other key policy issues, next steps, and timelines.