Board of School Directors Milwaukee, Wisconsin April 27, 1992
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BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORS MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN APRIL 27, 1992 Annual organizational meeting of the Board of School Directors called to order by the Secretary-Business Manager at 8:25 PM. Present—Directors Bills, Johnson, Lucey, Mallory, O'Connell, O'Neil, Sinicki, Small and President Mitchell—9. Absent—None. Director O'Connell was elected temporary chairman, the vote being as follows: Ayes—Directors Bills, Johnson, Lucey, Mallory, O'Connell, O'Neil, Sinicki, Small and President Mitchell—9. Noes—None. ELECTION OF BOARD PRESIDENT Director O'Connell, having assumed the chair, announced that the next order of business was the election of a President to serve for the ensuing year. The Board proceeded to vote by roll call with the following result: Director Bills ...............................................................Director Mitchell Director Johnson..........................................................Director Mitchell Director Lucey.............................................................Director Mitchell Director Mallory ..........................................................Director Mitchell Director Mitchell..........................................................Present Director O'Connell.......................................................Director Mitchell Director O'Neil.............................................................Director Mitchell Director Sinicki............................................................Director Mitchell Director Small..............................................................Director Mitchell Director Mitchell—8 Director Mitchell, having been duly elected President of the Board of School Directors for the ensuing year, was escorted to the Chair by Directors Small and Sinicki. ELECTION OF BOARD VICE-PRESIDENT The Chair announced that the next order of business was the election of a Vice- President, to serve for the ensuing year. The Board proceeded to vote by roll call with the following result: 1 April 27] 2 [1992 Director Bills ...............................................................Present Director Johnson..........................................................Director Bills Director Lucey.............................................................Director O'Connell Director Mallory ..........................................................Director Bills Director O'Connell.......................................................Director Bills Director O'Neil.............................................................Director Bills Director Sinicki............................................................Director Bills Director Small..............................................................Director Bills President Mitchell........................................................Director Bills Director Bills—7 Director O'Connell—1 Director Bills having received a majority of the vote, the Chair declared her duly elected Vice-President, for the ensuing year. ELECTION OF BOARD CLERK The Chair announced that the next order of business was the election of a Board Clerk to serve for the ensuing year. The Board proceeded to vote by roll call with the following result: Director Bills ...............................................................Suzanne Lundin Director Johnson..........................................................Suzanne Lundin Director Lucey.............................................................Present Director Mallory ..........................................................Suzanne Lundin Director O'Connell.......................................................Suzanne Lundin Director O'Neil.............................................................Suzanne Lundin Director Sinicki............................................................Suzanne Lundin Director Small..............................................................Suzanne Lundin President Mitchell........................................................Suzanne Lundin Suzanne Lundin—8 Suzanne Lundin having received a majority of the vote, the Chair declared her duly elected Board Clerk for the ensuing year. APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LIBRARY BOARD Director Mallory was appointed to the Library Board by unanimous consent. APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE MILWAUKEE AREA TECHNICAL COLLEGE APPOINTMENT COMMITTEE Directors Bills, Lucey, Mallory, Sinicki and President Mitchell were appointed to the Milwaukee Area Technical College Appointment Committee by unanimous consent. UNFINISHED BUSINESS April 27] 3 [1992 In accordance with the provisions of Section 119.10 (1), Wisconsin Statutes, the April 27] 4 [1992 Secretary-Business Manager presented the following list of unfinished business pending before the Board and its Committees for reference as indicated: Instruction and Community Relations Committee Resolution by Director Johnson regarding the development of curriculum strategies to teach students non-violent conflict resolution (Proc., 4-8-92; 4-27-92). Finance and Facilities Committee Resolution by Director Sinicki regarding assignment consideration for children of permanent mobility impaired parents (Proc., 4-9-92; 4-27-92). At its meeting on April 23, 1992, the Board held over an item regarding the approval of Project PIVOT, which had been forwarded to the Board out of Committee without recommendation. Director O'Connell moved that the Board go forward on the planning and the implementation of Project PIVOT. The motion failed of adoption, the vote being as follows: Ayes—Directors Johnson, Lucey, O'Connell, O'Neil—4. Noes—Directors Bills, Mallory, Sinicki, Small and President Mitchell—5. COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS The Secretary-Business Manager presented the following communications and petitions: Communication from the Community Relations-Social Development Commission regarding a billing statement for the first quarter, 1992 share of local funding, as well as a refund for a mistaken payment of the fourth quarter, 1991. Referred to the Committee on Finance and Facilities. Communication from Michael Goodwin, Rufus King Alumni Committee Chairman, relative to a basketball game fundraiser to be held in June or July, 1992 Referred to the Committee on Finance and Facilities. RESOLUTIONS By Director Lucey: WHEREAS, The Wisconsin Legislature has, by virtue of 1991 Wisconsin Act 39, eliminated all statutory references to the office of Secretary-Business Manager for the Milwaukee Public April 27] 5 [1992 Schools and thereby expressed its intent that the administration of this school district should be consolidated under one chief executive; and April 27] 6 [1992 WHEREAS, The performance of the Milwaukee Public Schools over the last decade has demonstrated the need for simplifying and clarifying lines of responsibility and accountability throughout the school district; and WHEREAS, The existing organization of the MPS central office administration, as depicted in the chart attached hereto as Exhibit A, is exceedingly complex and hinders the Board of School Directors in its essential task of evaluating the effective performance of its top administrators; and WHEREAS, In pursuing its vision of "a System of Schools," in which individual building principals will be given more authority and responsibility for the effectiveness of their schools, the Board of School Directors should first clarify the lines of authority and responsibility at the highest levels of the administration; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED That the Board of School Directors adopt the plan of organization set forth in the attached Exhibit B, eliminating the position of Secretary-Business Manager, reallocating various functions within the central administration, and making all deputy superintendents, assistant superintendents and department heads subject to the superintendent's appointment power under section 119.32 of the Wisconsin Statutes. Director Johnson moved for suspension of the rules for immediate consideration of the resolution. The motion prevailed, the vote being as follows: Ayes—Directors Bills, Johnson, Mallory, O'Connell, O'Neil, Sinicki, Small and President Mitchell—8. Noes—Director Lucey—1. Director Bills moved concurrence in the resolution. The motion failed of adoption, the vote being as follows: Ayes—Director Lucey and President Mitchell—2. Noes—Directors Bills, Johnson, Mallory, O'Connell, O'Neil, Sinicki, and Small—7. By Directors Bills, Johnson, Mallory, O'Connell, Sinicki, and Small: WHEREAS, The revised statutes of 1872 created the independent position of Board Secretary, and WHEREAS, The laws of 1907 created the position of secretary-business manager, and WHEREAS, Since then, the positions of superintendent and secretary-business manager have been independent of each other and reported independently to the Board; and WHEREAS, The administration of the educational operations of the schools has been the purview of the superintendent, and the administration of the business operations, that of the secretary- business manager; and WHEREAS, The Secretary-Business Manager's office has served its function well providing a system of checks and balances and stability in fiscal and business matters; and April 27] 7 [1992 WHEREAS, The Wisconsin Legislature removed the position of Secretary-Business Manager from the Statutes in July of 1991; and April 27] 8 [1992 WHEREAS, Pursuant to its statutory rule-making authority, the Board, through rules adopted pursuant to that authority, continues to maintain the position of Secretary-Business Manager and specify departmental responsibilities