Germantown School District Board of Education - Wisconsin

Regular Germantown School District Board of Education meetings are generally held on the fourth Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m. at the Germantown Performing Arts Center. Committee meetings are typically scheduled the second Monday of the month between 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at our district office.

Board and committee meeting dates/locations are subject to change with meetings added as needed. Check agendas prior to all meetings to confirm times and locations. Board meeting materials can be found within the "Quick Links" section of this page.

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Meeting Recordings

Board and committee meetings are livestreamed via YouTube as the board or committee meeting takes place. Once the meeting has concluded, the recordings can be found housed under the "Videos" section of our YouTube channel, along with an archive of prior meeting recordings.

School Board Members

The Germantown Board of Education is comprised of seven citizens elected at large by voters in the Germantown School District - WI. Members are elected to three-year overlapping terms, with elections for at least two seats held every year. Board members are elected by vote of the entire District and represent the entire District.  

Russell Ewert

Russell Ewert
President
rewert@gsdwi.org
414-349-9287
Elected in 2022
Seat #2 / expires 2028

Eric Brown

Eric Brown
Vice President
ebrown@gsdwi.org
414-939-4166
Elected in 2023
Seat #5 / expires 2026

Tom Barney

Tom Barney
Clerk
tbarney@gsdwi.org
262-437-0063
Elected in 2012
Seat #7 / expires 2027

Michael Loth

Michael Loth
Treasurer
mloth@gsdwi.org
414-573-6580
Elected in 2012
Seat #6 / expires 2028

Kim Higginbotham

Kimberly Higginbotham
Director
khigginbotham@gsdwi.org
262-573-3412
Elected in 2023
Seat #3 / expires 2026

Jeff Voyer

Jeff Voyer
Director
jvoyer@gsdwi.org
414-305-3641
Elected in 2025
Seat #4 / expires 2028

Tracy Pawlak

Tracy Pawlak
Director
tpawlak@gsdwi.org
414-704-8983
Elected in 2021
Seat #1 / expires 2027

Board of Education Committee Appointments

BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE
Tracy Pawlak, Chairperson
Jeff Voyer
Michael Loth, Board Member 
Meg Cutts, Community Representative 

FINANCE COMMITTEE
Michael Loth, Chairperson
Tom Barney, Board Member 
Eric Brown, Board Member

PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Eric Brown, Chairperson
Tracy Pawlak, Board Member 
Kimberly Higginbotham, Board Member 

POLICY COMMITTEE
Tom Barney, Chairperson
Eric Brown, Board Member
Kimberly Higginbotham, Board Member 

TEACHING & LEARNING  COMMITTEE
Kimberly Higginbotham, Chairperson
Tracy Pawlak, Board Member 

NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
Russ Ewert, Chairperson
Tracy Pawlak, Board Member

OTHER POSITIONS/LIASONS

  • Tom Barney, Legislative Liaison

  • Eric Brown, MATC Representative 

  • Kimberly Higginbotham, WASB Delegate Assembly (Convention) 

  • Tracy Pawlak, CESA #1 Annual Convention Delegate 

  • Tom Barney, Technology

  • Russ Ewert, Marketing/Communications

  • Tracy Pawlak, Park & Recreation Commission