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WCSD BOARD OF EDUCATION Live Stream

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Source
YouTube / WCSD BOARD OF EDUCATION
Date
2025-07-31
Location
Brown County, WI
Material
Transcript
Extent
622 words · about 4 min
Collected
2026-06-11

Transcript

Verbatim source text

001All right, it is 6 o'clock. I will call the meeting to order with roll call. Um Nikki, he is gone. John here. Melinda here. Tiffany here. Kelly, yes. Jason here, and myself. All right. Item on the agenda is consideration to approve this staffing update for July 30th, 2025. So, I'll need a motion to bring the July 30th staffing update to the floor. I'll make a motion. I'll second. All those in favor? I. Anyone opposed? All right. Um so we had uh resignation from Ron Sari submitted. Um we reviewed it last week during close session. Um so now be our chance to discuss openly. Um I can also read the statement that was agreed upon by Ron for public. So is there any conversations or discussion? Um Ron Sari began serving as interim district administrator for

002the Rightstone Community School District on January 16, 2025 and was engaged in March to serve as the district administrator for 2025 2026 school year. During Mr. Star's tenor. He held one-on-one meetings with over 50 staff and community stakeholders to identify the district's strengths and opportunities for growth implemented an entry plan shaped by this point input. Mr. Sari also assisted the district through several transitions including the recruitment and hiring of three new principles. Mr. Sorry also led a board book study focused on effective roles and responsibilities in school leadership supported by the board's governance work by facilitating the development of common commitments establishing communication expectations and formalizing district-wide chain of committees. Following a recent change in the school board membership, the board has decided to pursue a new direction in leaders district leadership with mutual respect

003and shared commitment to the best interest of the students and the community. Mr. Sari and board in good faith have agreed to a professional transition and leadership. The district and Mr. Sari expressed their gratitude to the community staff for their patience as they considered how to proceed in the best interest of the students and the community. Mr. Sar's resignation is effective August 2nd, 2025. The Rightstone Community School District thanks Mr. Sari for his service and wishes him continued success in his future endeavors. With that, we'd be looking for a motion to approve the resignation as presented. I'll make a motion to approve the resignation as presented. All those in favor? Anyone opposed? All right. Motion carries. Um, second on the agenda is consideration to assign a point person to review legal communications files and records

004between von Bresent and board members. Motion to bring consideration to assign a point person to review legal communications files, records between von Brescent and board members to the floor. I'll make the motion. I'll second it. All those in favor? Anyone opposed? All right, shut this thing. Um I think with current state and um the pending billing that we have out there. So we did approve a partial payment um which total somewhere in the neighborhood of 11,000. Um with the balance, I think it's our due diligence to be fiscally responsible to make sure that the appropriate actions are being taken. So, I'd like to assign a point person um to review those communications and report back to the board. I would also like to put a time frame in place. I think it's respectful of everyone's

005time to put I would think no later than the next board meeting. Um that gives a little bit of time since workshop will be next week. Anyone want to volunteer as a point person? or nominate. I can take it over. Nobody else wants to. That's fine. Anyone opposed to that? All right. So, we would look for a motion to assign Tiffany as a point person to review the communications between Von Bree and board members. Um, I'll make a motion to appoint Tiffany as a point person for Von Bon. I'll second it. All right. All those in favor? Anyone opposed? All right. Motion carries. All right. Next on the agenda is executive session. So, the board of education may upon motion duly made and carried convene into close session under one or more of the exemptions

006provided in section 19.851 851 Wisconsin statute for the following purposes. Pursuant to the Wisconsin state section 19.851C considering employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility specifically to discuss matters relating to the district administrative position. I'll make a motion to go to close session as I'll second. All right. At this time, uh, we'll do a roll call to go into close session. So, Nikki, not here. John, yes. Melinda, yes. Tiffany, yes. Kelly, yes. Jason, yes. Myself is a yes. All right. At this time, 606, we will go into close session. I would expect there' be no actions coming out of it. So, we'll adjourn and close. Have a good night.

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