9/8/26 Special Board Meeting

The Milwaukee Board of School Directors held a special meeting on September 8, 2026, primarily to address a resolution opposing the proposed We Energies rate increase for 2027-2028. The board unanimously voted to waive a policy to take immediate action on the resolution, which expressed concern about the financial impact of the rate hike on the school district's budget, staff, families, and the broader community. The board requested administration to prepare and submit a fiscal impact statement to the Public Service Commission as part of their formal opposition. The resolution highlighted that this would be the sixth rate increase since 2020 and emphasized the burden on the district's electricity costs, which currently total approximately $12.5 million annually. Following this, the board voted to retire into closed session to confer with legal counsel regarding pending or probable litigation matters.