Germantown School District Board of Education - Wisconsin
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.

Kimberly Higginbotham
Director
khigginbotham@gsdwi.org
262-573-3412
Elected in 2023
Seat #3 / expires 2026
Board of Education Committee Appointments
BUILDING COMMITTEE
Tracy Pawlak, Chairperson
Eric Brown, Board Member
Michael Loth, Board Member
TBD, Community Representative
FINANCE COMMITTEE
Michael Loth, Chairperson
Tom Barney, Board Member
Eric Brown, Board Member
PERSONNEL COMMITTEE
Russell Ewert, Chairperson
Tracy Pawlak, Board Member
Kimberly Higginbotham, Board Member
POLICY COMMITTEE
Tom Barney, Chairperson
Russell Ewert, Board Member
Kimberly Higginbotham, Board Member
TEACHING & LEARNING COMMITTEE
Russell Ewert, Chairperson
Kimberly Higginbotham, Board Member
Tracy Pawlak, Board Member
NEGOTIATIONS COMMITTEE
Brian Medved, Chairperson
Russell Ewert, Board Member
Tracy Pawlak, Board Member
ADHOC INSURANCE
Tom Barney, Chairperson
Russell Ewert, Board Member
Eric Brown, Board Member
ADHOC TRANSPORTATION
Tracy Pawlak, Chairperson
Tom Barney, Board Member
Michael Loth, Board Member
OTHER POSITIONS/LIASONS
Tom Barney, Legislative Liaison
Eric Brown, MATC Representative
Russell Ewert, WASB Delegate Assembly (Convention)
Tracy Pawlak, CESA #1 Annual Convention Delegate
Eric Brown, Youth Futures
Kimberly Higginbotham, Special Education/At Risk/Gifted & Talented
Tom Barney, ADHOC Technology
Tom Barney, ADHOC Marketing
TBD, Student Assistance Programs (SAP)
Russell Ewert, Park & Recreation Commission