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Kenosha School District special meeting, Sep 10, 2026

1 h 06 min · 3 public speakers

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What happened at this meeting

Kenosha board approves resolution supporting Wisconsin PTA lawsuit over school funding 57:55

  • Board members discussed a staff recommendation to contract with CESA 6 to assist with strategic plan development, which staff said would come before the board for action at the September 22nd meeting. 10:57
  • The board also reviewed a new cybersecurity policy, board norms and options for the Bradford boys volleyball program. 33:12
  • The board approved a resolution in support of Wisconsin PTA versus Wisconsin State Assembly, a lawsuit against the state legislature over the funding of school districts. 57:55

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Item by item (9)
  1. Opening and roll call 0:00
    • The meeting was held for comments by the public and review of items for the September 22nd, 2026 regular school board meeting. 0:00
  2. Public comment 0:53
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to consider beginning a process to replace the Bradford devil mascot with a new mascot chosen with student and community input. 2:30
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board to vote yes on submitting a Bradford boys varsity volleyball cooperative agreement to the WIAA by October 1st for the 2027 season. 5:33
    • A speaker at public comment said a 48-page cybersecurity framework had been given to the board president and said the speaker supported Policy 3540. 7:39
  3. Strategic planning contract 10:39
    • A district staff member said the district contacted approximately 6 or 7 organizations with costs ranging from nothing to well over $100,000, recommended CESA 6, and said the strategic plan was last updated in 2019. 11:31
    • One board member said the district would spend another $25,000 after already spending $25,000 and said the process seemed very expensive and time consuming. 28:38
    • One board member said the strategic plan is the best way to move forward. 29:45
  4. Cybersecurity management and planning policy 33:12
    • A district staff member said the district hopes to have a finalized plan before December 1st and asked for the policy as a first and second reading. 34:06
    • Robin Cullen asked that a specific month be listed for the annual report, and a staff member said it would probably be an August or September report aligned to the fiscal year. 36:02
    • A staff member said the district filed a claim after a ransomware attack several years ago and has a $25,000 deductible. 39:24
  5. Board of Education norms 40:27
    • A staff member said the norms added a fourth bullet about the board president being supported to address norm violations. 40:59
    • One board member said people in the community think the norms are meant to silence board members. 41:20
  6. Bradford boys volleyball program 42:09
    • A staff member said staff would bring a recommendation at the September 22nd meeting on a co-op with Tremper or a standalone Bradford program, and the paperwork for a co-op must be submitted by October 1st. 43:19
    • The district's coordinator of athletics said there is currently no coach on staff, the posting has no applicants, and there are 15 confirmed student athlete participants for 2027. 44:52
    • One board member asked staff to cost out transportation before the next meeting and said it would be hard to vote for a co-op without providing transportation. 56:02
  7. School funding lawsuit resolution 57:38
    • A staff member said the resolution must pass before September 15th to be included for delegates to vote on at the Wisconsin Association of School Boards meeting. 57:55
    • The staff member said 18 districts are part of the lawsuit, which charges that the legislature is not adequately and equitably funding school districts. 59:01
    • The chair announced the motion carried. 1:04:11
  8. Preview of recognition resolutions 1:04:11
    • Resolutions, including ones recognizing National Bullying Prevention Month and Wisconsin School Board Appreciation Week, were previewed to be read at the September 22nd board meeting. 1:04:11
  9. Adjournment 1:05:18
    • A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. 1:05:18
    • The motion carried and the meeting was adjourned. 1:05:27

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