Mineral Point school board members take oath, vote to enter closed session on employee performance

Members of the Mineral Point Unified School District school board recited the oath of office and then voted to enter a closed session to discuss an employee’s performance, the board’s chair (Speaker 1) said at the start of the meeting.

The meeting opened with roll call: the clerk (Speaker 2) read names including Mark Stone, Bush, Harris, Tyson and Johnson; those called responded "Here" and Johnston was excused. The board then recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

The chair led the board in a collective oath that referenced the April 2, 2024 election date. The oath read in part, in the transcript, "I, the undersigned, having been elected on 04/02/2024 as a member of the school board of the Mineral Point Unified School District ... swear that I will support the constitution of The United States and the constitution of the state of Wisconsin and will faithfully discharge the duties of set office to the best of my ability." The chair read the oath aloud for the board to repeat.

A board member (Speaker 3) briefly interrupted to say they had a family emergency: "My mom went into the hospital this morning, and, she's having internal bleeding," and that they might check their phone for test results during the meeting.

Turning to the agenda, the chair introduced an item described as discussion of an employee’s performance and stated it should be held in closed session to protect the employee’s confidentiality. The clerk (Speaker 2) moved to enter closed session and a board member (Speaker 3) seconded. The clerk conducted a confirmation and members present responded in the affirmative; the chair then announced the board would proceed into closed session.

The motion to go into closed session was approved in the public record captured in the transcript; the meeting then moved out of public session. No further public actions or votes were recorded in the provided transcript.