Editor’s Note: The following was provided by the Whitewater Unified School District.
Monday, September 25, 2023
Whitewater School Board – Regular Meeting
Whitewater High School Library
534 South Elizabeth Street, Whitewater, Wisconsin
6:30 p.m.
6:30 p.m. via Zoom Online
– Passcode: 231234
- Dial-in: 1-312-626-6799
- Webinar ID: 810 0241 0083
– Passcode: 231234
Closed Session
7:00 p.m. via Zoom Online
– Passcode: 214996
- Dial-in: 1-312-626-6799
- Webinar ID: 862 6040 3948
– Passcode: 214996
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) 472-8702 or in writing at least 24 hours prior to the meeting time.
The time estimates noted for agenda items are for informational purposes only and may not be
reflective of actual discussion during the meeting.
- CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL (6:30 PM)
- ADJOURN INTO CLOSED SESSION
A. Adjourn into closed session, pursuant to the provisions of 19.85(1)(c), Wis. Stats., considering employment, promotion,
compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or
exercises responsibility; specifically, to review the Superintendent evaluation. (Action Item) - OPEN SESSION (7:00 PM)
A. Reconvene into open session, pursuant to §19.85(2), Wis. Stats., for possible action on any matter discussed in closed
session. (Action Item) - PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
- APPROVAL OF AGENDA (Action Item)
- ANNOUNCEMENTS AND RECOGNITIONS – 5 MINUTES
A. Wisconsin School Board Week Proclamation – October 1-7, 2023 - STUDENT REPORTS – 5 MINUTES
A. Whitewater Student Council Report – Andrea Alcala and Emilia Houwers, Whitewater High School - PUBLIC COMMENTS
A. NON-AGENDA ITEMS: Citizens may speak regarding items not on the agenda under Public Comments, but no School
Board action will be taken. Issues raised may become a part of a future agenda. AGENDA ITEMS: Citizens may speak
regarding specific issues on the agenda at the time the Board discusses that item. Participants are allotted a three minute
speaking period. - SPECIAL REPORTS AND/OR ACTION
A. Annual Multilingual Services Programming Update – Melania Argueta Borchert, Multilingual Services Coordinator – 15
MINUTES
B. Phone Purchase – John Houwers, Director of Technology (Action Item) – 15 MINUTES - PERSONNEL REPORT (Action Items) – 5 MINUTES
A. Resignation – CERTIFIED – Science Teacher, High School
B. Transfer – SUPPORT TO CERTIFIED – Science Teacher, High School - SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS – None
- BUSINESS OFFICE REPORTS – 10 MINUTES
A. Report of Preliminary Third Friday of September Student Count and Enrollment - CONSENT AGENDA (Action Item) – 5 MINUTES
A. Minutes Approval of Regular Meeting – August 28, 2023
B. Minutes Approval of Whitewater Aquatic & Fitness Center Negotiations Joint Meeting with the City of Whitewater Common
Council – September 11, 2023
C. 2nd Reading of Policies: 251, Job Descriptions; 445, Student Interviews with Outside Agency Personnel; NEW – 445-Rule,
Student Interview with Outside Agency Personnel Procedures; 521.1, Board-Staff Communications; 751.1-Rule (2), Unusual
Hazards Transportation Plan; 870, Public Complaints; 870-Rule, Public Complaint Procedures
D. Voucher Approval – August 2023 - UNFINISHED BUSINESS – None
- NEW BUSINESS (Action Items) – 10 MINUTES
A. Donation of $1,000 from Schenck Process LLC for Ferradermis
B. Donation of $1,500 from Walmart for Ferradermis
C. Donation of $2,000 from the UW-Whitewater Community Optimist Club for the Family Emergency Fund
D. Donation of $2,500 from MicroPrecision for Ferradermis - BOARD MEMBER REQUESTS FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
- BOARD COMMUNICATIONS
A. Board Engagement Opportunities - ADJOURN
