10/29/26 Regular Monthly Board Meeting

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors’ regular monthly meeting was held October 29, 2026. The superintendent’s informational report covered enrollment and staffing, school safety procedures, student achievement, and five newly opened green schoolyards. The board also heard updates on state K–12 funding, school levies, and the pending school-funding lawsuit; a report noted that the levy amount discussed would be about $77 million higher than the anticipated amount ultimately taxed after the school levy tax credit, including about $19.5 million supporting the voucher program. No specific procurement award or spending approval was reported in the transcript. The finance and operations report’s action item on awards of exception-to-bid contracts and its monthly facilities matters were set aside at the administration’s request, with no related decision captured. A community-engagement update raised possible ways to simplify vendor processes, including a database of cleared vendors with insurance requirements addressed, but no action was taken.