Lake of the Woods School Board minutes

November 02, 2026


Lake of the Woods School ISD #390
                                                                     September 28, 2026 @ 6:45 PM - ITV Room
            Board of Education -  Meeting Minutes



Members Present:  Jerem Haack (Chair), Craig Severs (Vice Chair), Robyn Sonstegard (Treasurer), Kayla Johnson (Clerk), Nate Hayes (Director), Boyd Johnson (Director)

Members Absent:  
 

  1. Call to Order by Chair Jerem Haack at 6:57 PM.

  2. Pledge of Allegiance

  3. Agenda

Motion by Boyd Johnson second by Craig Severs to approve the September 28, 2026, meeting agenda with the addition of 7.c.i.3. Appointment of Betsy Fish as Paraprofessional and 7.c.ii.1. Resignation of Sara Slawei as Paraprofessional.  Motion passes (6-0)

  1. Board Presenters

  2. Written Communication

  3. Old Business

  4. New Business

    1. Motion by Robyn Sonstegard_ second by Boyd Johnson to approve the August 24, 2026, regular board meeting minutes.  Motion passes (6-0)

    2. Motion by Craig Severs second by Boyd Johnson to approve the Invoices, Financial Statements, Bank Reconciliation, Wire Transfers, and Purchase Card Statement.  Motion passes (6-0)

    3. Motion by Kayla Johnson second by Nate Hayes to approve the appointments, resignations, and retirements:

      1. Appointments:  Melinda Castillo - Student Council Advisor, Austin Heimstra - Varsity Softball Coach,  Betsy Fish - Paraprofessional

      2. Resignations:  Sara Salwei - Paraprofessional

            Motion passes (6-0)

  1. Motion by Robyn Sonstegard second by Boyd Johnson to approve Resolution 2026/2027-03 accepting a donation of school supplies from Border Bank.  Motion passes (6-0)

  2. Motion by Kayla Johnson second by Boyd Johnson to approve Resolution 2026/2027-04 accepting a donation of school supplies from the National Bank of Commerce.  Motion passes/fails (6-0)

  3. Motion by Robyn Sonstegard second by Nate Hayes to approve Resolution 2026/2027-06 Certifying Proposed Tax Levy for 2027 payable 2028. 

Boyd Johnson (yea), Robyn Sonstegard (yae), Jerem Haack (yae), Craig Severs (yae), Nate Hayes (yae), Kayla Johnson (yae).  Motion passes (6-0)

  1. Motion by Boyd Johnson second by Craig Severs to approve the Cardiac Emergency Response Plan.  Motion passes (6-0)

  2. Motion by Boyd Johnson second by Jerem Haack to approve the 2026-2027 Nonresident Tuition Fees.  Motion passes (6-0)

  3. Motion by Kayla Johnson second by Robyn Sonstegard to approve Resolution 2026/2027-05 accepting multiple donations to the School Forest Hammock Garden.  Motion passes (6-0)

  4. Motion by Jerem Haack second by Boyd Johnson to approve Resolution 2026/2027-07 accepting a donation of $150.00 to the Class of 2027’s homecoming dance.  Motion passes (6-0)

  5. Motion by Robyn Sonstegard second by Kayla Johnson to approve Jen Klos (Creative Planning), Sarah Sand (Creative Planning), Bridget Merrill-Myhre (Creative Planning), and Jess Hulitt (Creative Planning) access to the Border Bank accounts.  Approval of Jill Olson (Lake of the Woods School) to initiate and complete ACH and Wire transfers via Border Bank.  Motion passes (6-0)

  6. Motion by Kayla Johnson second by Robyn Sonstegard to approve the Substitute Pay Schedule effective October 1, 2026.  Motion passes (6-0)

  7. Motion by Kayla Johnson second by Nate Hayes to approve the $25 group event fee for Birthday Party reservations at the Pool.  Motion passes (6-0)

  8. Motion by Boyd Johnson second by Jerem Haack to approve the adult lifeguard starting wage increase to $17.00 and Lifeguard retention wage scale proposal.  Motion passes (6-0)

8. Other Business

10. Adjourned by Chair Jerem Haack at 7:08 PM.



Lake of the Woods School ISD #390
                                                                     August 24, 2026 @ 6:45 PM - ITV Room
                                                                     Board of Education -  Meeting Minutes

Members Present:  Jerem Haack (Chair), Craig Severs (Vice Chair), Robyn Sonstegard (Treasurer), Kayla Johnson (Clerk), Nate Hayes (Director), Boyd Johnson (Director)

Members Absent:  
 

  1. Call to Order by Chair Jerem Haack at 6:45 PM.

  2. Pledge of Allegiance

  3. Agenda

Motion by Boyd Johnson second by Robyn Sonstegard to approve the August 24, 2026, meeting agenda with the addition of item 7.c.i.3 to hire Tammi Nelson as the PM custodian.  Motion passes (6-0)

  1. Board Presenters

  2. Written Communication

  3. Old Business

  4. New Business

    1. Motion by Kayla Johnson second by Boyd Johnson to approve the July 27, 2026, regular board meeting minutes.  Motion passes (6-0)

    2. Motion by Craig Severs second by Nate Hayes to approve the Invoices, Financial Statements, Bank Reconciliation, Wire Transfers, and Purchase Card Statement.  Motion passes (6-0)

    3. Motion by Kayla Johnson second by Boyd Johnson to approve the appointments, resignations, and retirements:

      1. Appointments:  Melinda Castillo - Paraprofessional, Tom Nordstrom - Custodian,  Tammi Nelson - PM Custodian

      2. Resignations:  Amber Roberts - Paraprofessional

            Motion passes (6-0)

  1. Motion by Robyn Sonstegard second by Boyd Johnson to approve the increase in the adult lunch price to $5.50.  Motion passes (6-0)

  2. Motion by Kayla Johnson second by Jerem Haack to approve the 2026-27 contract with Thoele Photography.  Motion passes (6-0)

  3. Motion by Robyn Sonstegard second by Boyd Johnson to set the date for Truth in Taxation Hearing for Monday, December 21, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the ITV Room.  Motion passes (6-0)

  4. Motion by Boyd Johnson second by Craig Severs to approve the Preventative Maintenance Proposal with Peterson Sheet Metal for 9/1/26-8/31/28.  Motion passes (6-0)

  5. Motion by  __Kayla Johnson____ second by  __Boyd Johnson____ to approve the following policy updates:  Policy 402, Policy 423, Policy 425, Policy 509, Policy 521, Policy 524, Policy 613, Policy 621, Policy 624, Policy 709, Policy 722, Policy 806



            Motion passes (6-0)
  1. Motion by Robyn Sonstegard second by Craig Severs to approve the contract with Creative Planning for Payroll and Business Manager Services.  Motion passes (6-0)

8. Other Business

10. Adjourned by Chair Jerem Haack at 6:50 PM.





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