October 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Board of Education
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I. Call to Order; Pledge of Allegiance; Roll Call to Establish a Quorum and Open Meeting Verification
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II. Approval of Agenda
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III. Diploma Presentation to a Northland Pines Recent Graduate
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IV. School Board Recognition and Appreciation
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DA Duffek will report that the Northland Pines School District salutes our school board members. The Wisconsin Association of School Boards designated October 4-10, 2026, as School Board Appreciation Week. The annual commemorative week in October is designed to recognize the contributions made by Wisconsin's school board members, including the Northland Pines Board of Education, who are charged with governing public education under state law. Wisconsin school board members are chosen and elected by their communities to govern public schools, and we salute them for their commitment, civic responsibility and leadership.
Please join us by saying "thank you" to our school board members! |
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V. Public Participation
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Citizens are encouraged to share their concerns and ideas with the Board in accordance with Policy 0167.3. Forms will be next to the agendas on the table as the public enters the meeting room. Please limit comments to five minutes or less, and please do not repeat previous comments made by others in attendance, both out of respect for the Board and for other speakers who may wish to address the Board.
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VI. Board Committee Reports & Communication
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VI.A. Board Communications
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If a board member has received a communication which he/she would like to share with other board members, he/she may do so at this time.
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VI.B. Finance Committee
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Attached are the Finance Committee meeting minutes.
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VI.C. Policy, Curriculum, Education & Activities Committee
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Attached are the Policy, Curriculum, Education & Activities Committee meeting minutes.
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VI.D. Personnel Committee
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Attached are the Personnel Committee meeting minutes.
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VII. Consent Agenda Action Items
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Approval of Consent Agenda Action Items: A single motion will approve all items contained in the Consent Agenda, rather than each item getting its own separate motion and vote. Any board member may request any item to be withdrawn from the Consent Agenda and have that item receive an individual vote. Additionally, the Board may discuss any or all items in the Consent Agenda once that motion is on the floor.
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VII.A. Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting of September 28, 2026
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VII.B. Receipt of the September 28, 2026 Annual Meeting & Budget Hearing minutes
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VII.C. Approval of payment of all bills district wide
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Attached is the summary check register for All District Checks from 09/16/2026 - 10/15/2026 for Board approval.
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VII.D. Approval of retirements and/or resignations
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VII.E. Approval of Open Enrollment Applications In and/or Out for 2026-2027
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VII.F. Approval of Start College Now applications for Spring 2027
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VII.G. Approval of the Girls' Hockey Team Co-op Agreement renewal
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VII.H. Approval of Job Descriptions
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VII.I. Approval of the Superintendent Evaluation Process
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District Administrator Evaluation
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VIII. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
Description:
If the Board chooses to remove any item(s) from the Consent Agenda, those items may be discussed and acted upon at this point in the agenda.
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IX. Discussion & Action Items
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IX.A. Approval of Health Insurance Plan
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IX.B. Approval of Renewals of all of the following for the District: Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, Long Term Disability
Description:
DA Duffek and Business Manager Fritz are recommending approval of the renewals of the District's Dental Insurance, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance and Long Term Disability.
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IX.C. First review of the preliminary plan of building a classroom on the School Forest land
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This project will be funded by the Northland Pines Community Foundation and fundraising efforts will begin as soon as possible.
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IX.D. Approval of the possibility of football conference changes
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IX.E. Approval of the 2026-2027 Budget Amendments and setting the Tax Levy
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Budget Amendments have been made to the 2026-2027 budget [the budget which was approved at the Annual Meeting by the eligible electors]. The final tax levy amount is $20,842,193.
If anyone has questions, please feel free to contact Tera Fritz at 715-479-6487, Option 3, Ext. 3 or via email tfritz@npsd.k12.wi.us
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X. Administrative Reports
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X.A. Written reports from Principals, Directors and Supervisors
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X.B. School Resource Officers (SRO) Monthly Reports
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School Resource Officers (SRO) reports are shared for your information.
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XI. District Administrator's Report
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XI.A. Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) 2027 Wisconsin State Education Convention January 20-22, 2027
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XI.B. Veterans Day Ceremonies - Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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DA Duffek invites all Veterans to join us for the Veterans Day Ceremonies to be held Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at various times depending on which building's ceremony you wish to attend. There will be ceremonies at St. Germain Elementary, Land O'Lakes Elementary, and Eagle River campus will do one ceremony all together in the Middle & High School Fieldhouse. Veterans may attend any ceremony or all ceremonies if they choose to do so. Please see the attached flyer for details.
Hope you will join us as we honor our Veterans!
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XI.C. Update on District Goals
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XI.D. Sawmill Ribbon Cutting
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XI.E. No Tech Wednesday
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XII. Closed Session
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XII.A. The School Board will Motion to convene in Closed Session pursuant to Wis. Stat. 19.85(1)(d), to discuss the NPSD Safety Plan and safety drill reports, noting that the Board may take action in closed session.
The School Board will reconvene to open session to take such action as is deemed appropriate following consideration given in closed session. |
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XIII. Adjournment
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