Votes at a glance: Brown Deer board approves hires, dental self‑insurance, AP course and superintendent contract

The Brown Deer School Board voted on several items during its April 9 meeting. Key outcomes:

- Agenda approval: The board approved the meeting agenda by voice/raised hand; the Chair announced the motion carried unanimously, 6–0.

- New hires: The board approved three new hires for the 2024–25 school year — Andrea Urban (middle‑school math), Bryce Matson (middle‑school math) and Emma Radomski (middle‑school science) — effective Aug. 26, 2024. The motion to approve all three was made and seconded and carried by voice vote.

- Dental coverage: Administration recommended moving district dental coverage to a self‑insured model with Delta Dental serving as the third‑party administrator and retaining the Delta Dental PPO network and plan design. Kevin Clement said the administration expects an administrative fee of about $5 per employee per month (roughly $10,680 annually based on current enrollment) and projected possible district savings from favorable loss ratios. The board approved the move to self‑insurance; the Chair announced the motion carried unanimously.

- AP African American Studies: The board approved adding the College Board’s AP African American Studies course for 2024–25, with one section planned for the first year; the presenter said she would check whether area universities will accept the AP credit and report back. The motion passed unanimously.

- Superintendent employment agreement: The board approved the superintendent employment agreement as presented and welcomed the incoming superintendent, who spoke to the board after the vote. The motion carried unanimously.

- Closed session: A board member moved to enter closed session under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1)(b) to consider preliminary notices of teacher nonrenewal; the motion was seconded and the board proceeded to a roll‑call sequence to move into closed session.

Where vote counts are reported in the transcript, the chair announced unanimous results; roll‑call responses began for the closed‑session motion. The transcript records voice/hand votes but does not provide a complete, named roll‑call vote tally in the public record for each item.