Monday, September 22, 2025
Whitewater School Board – Regular Meeting
Whitewater High School Library
534 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin
6:00 p.m. via Zoom Online
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– Webinar ID: 893 2960 5814
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PUBLIC NOTICE: The meeting will be live streamed via Zoom for those Board members and individuals unable to attend in-person. If you require special accommodations to fully participate, please notify the School Board Secretary by phone (262) 472-8713 or in writing at least 24 hours prior to the meeting time.
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If participants wish to speak on Agenda Items they may speak regarding specific issues on the agenda at the time the Board discusses that item. A Citizen Comment Request should be filled out prior to speaking. In accordance to Board Policy 187, personal criticism and/or derogatory remarks directed at School Board members or employees of the district will not be tolerated. Should there be a number of citizens planning to speak, the President will announce the total time for citizen comments and divide the time between speakers equally with no more than three minutes allotted to each participant. The Board will not be able to respond to individual questions at the meeting. Complaints against an employee should be sent to the Superintendent or Board in writing with your signature. Please keep in mind that students often attend or view board meetings. Speakers remarks should therefore be suitable for an audience that includes Kindergarten through 12th grade students. An officer of the Board may interrupt, warn or terminate speakers’ statements that are unrelated to the business of the School District or inappropriate for K-12 students or is disruptive to an orderly, productive meeting. –
The time estimates noted for agenda items are for informational purposes only and may not be reflective of actual discussion during the meeting.
1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Action Item)
4. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS – NONE
5. STUDENT REPORTS – 5 MINUTES
A. Whitewater Student Council Report – Whitewater Middle School
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. Citizens may speak under Public Comments, but no School Board action will be taken. Issues raised may become a part of a future agenda. Participants are allotted a three-minute speaking period. A Citizen Comment Request should be filled out prior to speaking. In accordance to Board Policy 187, personal criticism and/or derogatory remarks directed at School Board members or employees of the district will not be tolerated. Should there be a number of citizens planning to speak, the President will announce the total time for citizen comments and divide the time between speakers equally with no more than three minutes allotted to each participant. The Board will not be able to respond to individual questions at the meeting. Complaints against an employee should be sent to the Superintendent or Board in writing with your signature. Please keep in mind that students often attend or view board meetings. Speakers’ remarks should therefore be suitable for an audience that includes Kindergarten through 12th grade students. The Board President or officers of the Board may interrupt, warn or terminate speakers’ statements that are unrelated to the business of the School District or inappropriate for K-12 students or disruptive to an orderly, productive meeting. The time estimates noted for agenda items are for informational purposes only and may not be reflective of actual discussion during the meeting.
7. SPECIAL REPORTS AND/OR ACTION
A. Report on Washington DC Trip
B. 2027 Trip to Washington DC/New York City
C. 2027 Trip to England and France
D. District Goals Presentation (Pillars)
E. WHS Booster club to present on recent improvements to the JV Baseball fields and present donation of $13,000 to the district for the HUDL Subscription
8. PERSONNEL REPORT (Action Items) – NONE
9. SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS – 5 MINUTES
A. Superintendent Update – Celebrations; look, listen, and learn update
10. BUSINESS OFFICE REPORTS – 10 MINUTES
A. Preliminary 2025-26 Budget Report
11. CONSENT AGENDA (Action Item) – 5 MINUTES
A. Voucher Approval – August 2025
B. Donations for $1,020.00 from several donors.
C. Minutes Approval of Regular Meeting – August 25, 2025
D. Minutes Approval of Policy Review Committee Meeting – September 8, 2025
12. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. Bray’s Architecture Milestone Updates
B. Building Solutions Referendum Update
C. Referendum Update for cameras and doors
D. Superintendent goals
13. NEW BUSINESS (Action Items) – 10 MINUTES
A. Donation for $5,183.61 from several donors as part of the DonorsChoose Project for Ferradermis. B. Donation for $5,000.00 from Kiwanis to the Family Emergency Fund for shoes and coats. C. 225, Superintendent Evaluation, For Immediate Implementation.
D. 225-Ex, Superintendent Evaluation Tool, For Immediate Implementation.
E. 671.1 Payday Schedules, For Immediate Implementation
14. BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
A. Future Agenda Items
15. BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
A. Board Engagement Opportunities
16. ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION
A. Adjourn into closed session, (Action Item) pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(f), considering financial, medical, social or personal histories or disciplinary data of specific persons, preliminary consideration of specific personnel problems or the investigation of charges against specific persons except where par. (b) applies which, if discussed in public, would be likely to have a substantial adverse effect upon the reputation of any person referred to in such histories or data, or involved in such problems or investigations, specifically, to discuss a busing issue and revisit ACC stipulations or criteria for to appoint members. When closed session ends, the meeting ends.
17. ADJOURN
