Public Meeting Agenda: April 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

I. Determination of Quorum and Call to Order the regular meeting

II. Approve the Agenda

III. Public Comment

Description: Welcome to this meeting of the Board of Education Independent School District #695, Chisholm School District. We are extremely pleased that you have shown an interest in school district affairs by attending this meeting. The Board of Education allows public participation at its meeting, but at the same time has the responsibility for conducting its business in an orderly fashion. We will provide the audience with an opportunity to request to speak. We request that before you speak to announce your name. Each speaker will be allowed five minutes unless the time limit is waived by a majority of the board members present. At a public meeting of the board, no person shall orally initiate charges or complaints against individual employees of the district or challenge instructional materials used in the district. All such charges, if presented to the board directly, shall be referred to the Superintendent for investigation and report. We would also like to remind the public that the school board is not allowed to comment on your concerns. If there are no questions, we will open the public comment section of the board meeting.

IV. Recognition of Guests and Visitors

V. Approve the Consent agenda

V.A. Minutes of the March 23, 2026, Regular Meeting.

V.B. Payroll month end report for March 2026 in the amount of $716,623.78.

V.C. Accounts payable month end report for March 2026 in the amount of $1,552,407.99

V.D. Approve Brady Boehm request for credit towards his Master’s Degree from the University of Oregon for "Creating Immersive Platforms" and "Terminal Project."

V.E. Accept the Central Mesabi Medical Foundation grant in the amount of $5,000.00 for the Chisholm High School CNA Program, to support student testing fees, costs of background studies, equipment/tools and uniforms.

V.F. Approve the increase in ticket prices for athletic home events for 2026-2027 school year to adults — $8.00, students — $5.00, and 5 years and under — FREE.

V.G. Approve the reorganization of Operations Lead, Custodial, Utility, and Bus Drivers due to the reorganization of the buildings effective May 1, 2026, as follows: Ron Plante - Operations Lead; Carol Wald - Custodial/Utility/Bus Driver, Day shift; Kent Forsline - Custodial/Utility/Bus Driver, Day shift; Jake Landacre - Custodial/Utility/Bus Driver, Day shift, Lindzee Colwell- Custodial/Utility/Bus Driver, Day shift; Dan MacClean- Custodial/Bus Driver, Afternoon shift; Tim Kirsch - Custodial/Bus Driver, Afternoon shift; Anthony King - Custodial/Bus Driver, Afternoon shift; Nick Hill - Custodial/Bus Driver, Afternoon shift; Ben Becker - Custodial/Bus Driver, Day shift; and
Rob Kepler - Custodial/Bus Driver, Afternoon shift.

V.H. Approval to reorganize the District secretaries due to building reconfiguration effective August 1, 2026, as follows: Mary Jo Pavlovich - High School Secretary Class 1; Debbie Ferrell - Elementary Secretary Class 1; Ryan Bennett - Operations Secretary Class 2; and Sam Barabe - High School Secretary Class 1.

V.I. Approve the sponsorship agreement with Jennifer Ivanca Insurance for the new scoreboard at $2,500.00 annually for a 5-year commitment beginning in 2026.

V.J. Approve the sponsorship agreement with Northern Wireless for the new scoreboard at $1,000.00 annually for a 5-year commitment beginning in 2026.

V.K. Approve the sponsorship agreement with Widseth for the new scoreboard at $1,000.00 for 1-year commitment beginning in April 2026.

V.L. Accept grant from True North Stars Perkins Consortium of $10,000 for CTE equipment.

V.M. Policy 420, Students and Employees with Sexually Transmitted Infections and Diseases and Certain Other Communicable Diseases and Infectious Conditions — Review, no changes.

V.N. Policy 421, Gifts to Employees and School Board Members — Review, no changes.

V.O. Policy 423, Employee-Student Relationships — Review, no changes.

V.P. Policy 427, Workload Limits for Certain Special Education Teachers - Review, no changes.

VI. Reports

VI.A. Committee Reports

VI.B. Student Representatives Report, Ciri Thompson and Serenity Friend.

VI.C. Activities Director, Travis Vake

VI.D. High School Principal, Nick Milani

VI.E. Superintendent, Lisa Perkovich

VII. Personnel

VII.A. Approve the request for Nick Hill to extend his leave of absence from AFSCME union local number 536.

VII.B. Accept Jennifer Crotteau's letter of resignation from the position of Senior Class President effective March 24, 2026.

VII.C. Accept Richard Baker's letter of resignation from substitute custodian.

VIII. Administrative Business

VIII.A. Approve the calendar for 2026-2027 School Year.

VIII.B. Approve the resolution to accept donations.

VIII.C. Approve the resolution to declare and sell surplus property.

VIII.D. Approve a memorandum of understanding between Chishlom Schools ISD #695 and the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 65, AFL-CIO Local Union no. 536 regarding including specific employees in the Union Contract.

VIII.E. Approve the FY26 Revised Budget as presented.

IX. Discussion

IX.A. Schedule of Events and Bell Schedule

X. Information

XI. Adjourn

April 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM - Regular Meeting

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