Regular Board Meeting Minutes of Monday, June 29, 2026 Opening of Meeting at 6:00 pm Call to Order: The Regular Board Meeting of the Northland Pines Board of Education was called to order by Jennifer Payne, Board President, on Monday, June 29, 2026, at six o’clock p.m. (6:00 p.m.) in the Northland Pines Middle and High School Large Group Instruction Room, Eagle River, Wisconsin. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited. Note: This meeting was streamed live via the district’s YouTube site. Roll Call, Establish a Quorum Attending: 1. Erica Lane, Board Clerk 2. Nick Seeger, Board Member 3. Jennifer Payne, Board President 4. Chelsea Romaker, Board Deputy Clerk 5. Paul Uebe, Board Member 6. Chris Petreikis, Board Vice President Absent/Excused: Becky Nordine, Board Treasurer Also present were the following: 1. Scott Foster, District Administrator 2. Tony Duffek, Principal, St. Germain Elementary & Northland Pines Montessori Learning Center 3. Harlan Leusink, Principal & Director of Technology & Learning 4. Tera Fritz, Business Manager 5. Susie Block, Executive Assistant to the District Administrator & Board of Education 6. Nikki Fuller, Administrative Assistant to the District Attorney and School Board 7. Allie Marion, Communications Coordinator 8. Dave Bohnen, Director of Buildings & Grounds There were (15) fifteen citizens in attendance. Open Meeting Verification: Jennifer Payne announced the meeting had been duly called. Meeting notices were sent to the following locations: Northland Pines Middle and High School in Eagle River; Northland Pines Elementary Schools in Eagle River, Land O’Lakes and St. Germain; Vilas County Courthouse - Eagle River; Eagle River City Hall; Vilas County News Review-Eagle River. Approval of Agenda: Motion by Erica Lane to approve the agenda as presented and leave the order to the discretion of the Chair. Second by Chelsea Romaker. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. Public Participation Section of the Meeting: Tera Senter spoke regarding the hiring process for Head Girls’ Hockey Coach. Board Committee Reports & Communication – no action was taken: • Written minutes of board committee meetings were shared in BoardBook for the public to view. Items Removed from Consent Agenda: Nick Seeger requested to remove from the consent agenda the item to approve the issue of a contract for Head Girls’ Hockey Coach for 2026-2027. Consent Agenda: Motion by Jennifer Payne to approve all items contained in the consent agenda. Following is a list of the items contained in the consent agenda: 1. To approve the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of May 18, 2026. 2. To approve the payment of all district-wide checks pursuant to the summary check register of 5/15/2026 – 6/16/2026 in the amount of $1,235,053.61, as presented. 3. To approve the issue of certified staff contracts for four vacancies as follows: 1st Grade Teacher to Gillian Kohl; Speech Language Pathologist to Kaylee Heitz; Special Education Teacher/Social Studies Teacher to Ryan Klatt; Occupational Therapist to Sharon Ninedorf, as presented. 4. To approve the Education Cost Reimbursement Agreement for three Certified Staff as follows: Genevieve Coady, Lena Blake and Melissa Ryan, as presented. 5. To approve the issue of Support Staff Transportation Contracts for 2026-2027 to: Carol Pluedeman; Sheryl Rosinski; Gary Milanowski; Linda Zimmer; Walker Hook; Leigha Siegmeier; Ken Kluever; and further, to authorize and direct the District Administrator to issue support staff transportation contracts as needed throughout the school year; and further, to authorize and direct the Board President and Board Clerk to sign those contracts as needed, as presented. 6. To approve the issue of a contract for Head Boys’ Hockey Coach for 2026-2027 to Nic Weight, as presented. 7. Approval of the Teach Speech Teletherapy Contract Agreement for 2026-2027. 8. To approve Chaperones for Student Trips during the 2026-2027 school year and authorization for the District Administrator to make any required changes to the travel plans should the need arise. 9. Act 12 Report Update. 10. To approve of revisions to Student Fees Policy for 2026-2027, as presented. 11. To approve the proposal for District Insurance including liability, automobile, property and workers’ compensation insurance through Wisconsin Educators Risk Management Cooperative (WERMC)/Marsh McLennan for a total of $160,948.00 for 2026-2027, as presented. 12. To approve the total payment of invoices for Vilas County Sheriff’s Department School Resource Officers (SROs) in the amount of $35,621.00 for April-June for the 2025-2026 school year, as presented. 13. To approve the removal of Scott Foster as authorized signer and add Tony Duffek as authorized signer for all district banking. 14. To approve the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) Membership Invoice in the amount of $6,182.00 for 2026-2027, as presented. 15. To approve the purchase of math textbooks from College Preparatory Mathematics (CPM) in the amount of $55,014.00 for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented. 16. To approve the proposal for the student trip to New York City, New York in 2027, as presented. 17. To approve the installation of underground electric to fields at the Middle & High School by Arbor Vitae Electric for the amount of approximately $21,120.35, as presented. Second by Nick Seeger. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. Discussion & Action items: Approval of the issue of a contract for Head Girls’ Hockey Coach for 2026-2027: Motion by Jennifer Payne to approve the issue of a contract for Head Girls’ Hockey Coach for 2026-2027 to Jennifer Chiamulera, as presented. Second by Erica Lane. Voice Vote 4-0. Nick Seeger and Chelsea Romaker abstained. Motion carried. Approval of meal costs for the 2026-2027 school year: Motion by Jennifer Payne to approve the meal costs for the 2026-2027 school year, as presented. Second by Erica Lane. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. Approval of the Northland Pines School District’s preliminary budget to be effective July 1, 2026, for the 2027 fiscal year, including Spending Authority pursuant to Wis. Stat. 120.13(33): Motion by Chris Petreikis to approve the Northland Pines School District’s preliminary budget to be effective July 1, 2026, for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, including Spending Authority pursuant to Wis. Stat. 120.13(33), as presented. Second by Erica Lane. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. School Perceptions Community Survey Results – no action taken: DA Duffek shared results from School Perceptions Community Survey. Board will utilize this information in their discussions to set goals for the 2026-27 school year. The Board will continue discussions on this information at their July committee meetings/board meetings. Presentation on end of year district goals – no action taken: DA Foster reported to the Board on the Annual Goals and progress made on them during the 2025-26 school year. Approval of purchase of Chromebooks for 2026-2027: Motion by Erica Lane to approve the purchase of Chromebooks from STS Education of Simi Valley, California for an amount not to exceed $82,912.63. Second by Chelsea Romaker. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. Administrative Reports: Written Reports from Principals, Directors and Supervisors – no action was taken: • Administrative reports were shared in BoardBook for the public to view. • School Resource Officers reports were shared in BoardBook for the public to view. Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) Annual Report for Eagle River Elementary, St. Germain Elementary and Land O’Lakes Elementary schools – no action was taken: DA Duffek shared Achievement Gap Reduction (AGR) Annual Report. District Administrator’s report – no action was taken: • Annual Student Random Drug Testing Report 2025-2026 • School Resource Officers (SRO) Reports – End of Year Update • Bank First Corporation Signs Agreement to Acquire PSB Holdings, Inc. • Long range enrollment projection Closed session: Motion by Jennifer Payne to convene in Closed Session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(c) to consider employment, promotion, compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which the governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility, specifically: 1. Certified staff member’s reduction in FTE. 2. An administrative contract for a vacancy. Second by Chris Petreikis. Roll call vote: Erica Lane, yes; Nick Seeger, yes; Jennifer Payne, yes; Paul Uebe, yes; Chris Petreikis, yes; Chelsea Romaker yes. Motion carried. Reconvene to open session: Motion by Erica Lane to reconvene to open session to take such action as deemed appropriate following consideration given in closed session. Second by Chris Petreikis. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. Action taken after reconvening Approval of an agreement for change in FTE for 2026-27 contract for a certified staff member: Motion by Chris Petreikis to approve the issue of a .8 FTE contract and compensation for certified staff member Katie Tomaszewski for 2026-2027. Second by Chelsea Romaker. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. Approval of the issue of a contract for the position of Middle & High School Principal effective July 1, 2026: Motion by Erica Lane to approve the issue of an Administrator contract and compensation for the position of Middle & High School Principal, effective July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2028, to Edward Carlson, as presented. Second by Chelsea Romaker. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. Adjournment: Motion by Erica Lane to adjourn. Second by Chelsea Romaker. Voice vote 6-0. Motion carried. The meeting adjourned at 7:28 p.m. Respectfully Submitted, Nikki Fuller, Administrative Assistant to the District Administrator & Board of Education Published Aug 5, 2026 WNAXLP
