Sturgeon Bay board approves multiple hires, donations and a staff wage increase

The Sturgeon Bay School District board voted June 19 to approve a slate of personnel actions, accept community donations and raise a food‑service worker’s hourly pay.

Principal recommendations and district staff presented candidates for classroom and support roles. The board approved Haley Lemke as the business education teacher at Sturgeon Bay High School beginning with the 2024–25 school year and approved Patience Wolf as a part‑time business office assistant. The board also approved first‑grade teacher associate Caitlin Knobloch and Lindsay Schreiner as a 4K teacher associate at Sawyer Elementary, each after staff described their prior experience. Motions to approve these hires were moved and seconded and carried by voice votes.

The consent agenda listed multiple donations, including $241 from the Sturgeon Bay Police Association for a D.A.R.E. field trip, $250 from a parent‑teacher group, a $14,251 gift from Colin and Kristen Jean Court toward an elementary playground, and a $1,000 anonymous Rock the Dock contribution; the board approved the consent package without roll‑call tallies.

The board also approved a pay‑rate adjustment for a food‑service employee identified in the packet as Curtis, increasing his hourly rate from $7.25 to a not‑to‑exceed $12.50 effective immediately. Staff described Curtis’s prior work history with the district and the role of job coaching; business‑office and food‑service staff said the increase reflected demonstrated skills and expanded duties.

Several resignations and retirements across coaching, teaching and support positions were recorded in the consent agenda and were accepted as part of the motion. The board carried each personnel motion by voice vote.

The board’s action leaves final onboarding details and 90‑day evaluations (where noted for certain hires) to staff; no individual vote tallies were recorded in the transcript.