Sheboygan Area School District board holds annual reorganization meeting; officers elected and routine administrative items approved

The Board of Education of the Sheboygan Area School District held its annual reorganization meeting and approved a slate of routine organizational items, including swearing in two reelected members and electing officers for the coming year.

At the start of the meeting the board approved the published agenda by voice vote. During the oath of office the clerk administered the oath to two reelected members named in the record; both affirmed they would support the constitutions of the United States and the State of Wisconsin and ‘‘faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office.’’

The board then conducted nominations and voice votes for officers under the district bylaws. After nominations and seconds, the board elected a president by voice vote. Heidi Boehmer was nominated and elected vice president, and the board approved a nomination for treasurer (specific name for treasurer was not stated on the record in the transcript). A motion to nominate Sarah Lewis as clerk was made and approved; the board noted she will take her oath at a later time.

Dr. Penelope raised an administrative concern about the recent election return postings, saying that Sarah’s initially posted vote totals were ‘‘off by about 1,000’’ because the town of Sheboygan had posted incorrect numbers; the record indicates the totals were corrected afterward. The board chair thanked Dr. Penelope for raising and addressing the matter promptly.

The board also adopted its code of conduct for board members (bylaw 0104.5) by motion and voice vote and approved the administration’s recommendation to designate multiple banks and investment entities as public depositories for district funds, as listed on the meeting agenda. The administration’s recommendation to extend the use of facsimile signatures for certain officers through 06/30/2026 (per bylaw 0152) was approved.

The board moved to designate the Cheboygan Press as the publisher for Board of Education proceedings, and it authorized the administration to pay salaries with confirmations to be brought to the next regular board meeting; both motions carried by voice vote.

In a finance update, a staff presenter identified as Mark summarized financial reports for Fund 73 (health reimbursement accounts), noting a revenue/expense report through 01/30/2025 and a balance sheet as of 06/30/2025 and reporting a change in position from 06/30/2024 of $1,024,056.98.

For external meetings, the board appointed a member named Peter as the delegate to the CISA annual convention scheduled for 05/13/2026 at 6:30 p.m. at the CESA 7 office in Green Bay, and it later appointed Denise Woodstock as an alternate for the January 2027 Wisconsin State Education Convention.

The meeting concluded after a motion to adjourn carried by voice vote.

Quotes from the meeting include Dr. Penelope’s statement that Sarah’s ‘‘votes that were initially reported in the election were off by about 1000’’ and Mark’s reporting that the Fund 73 position changed ‘‘from 06/30/2024 of $1,024,056.98.’’ The transcript records voice votes for routine motions but does not provide named roll-call tallies for those votes. The board indicated Sarah Lewis will complete her oath at a later time and that corrected election totals were posted following the error report.

The board did not take formal action on policy matters beyond the routine organizational and administrative items listed above; no contested motions or recorded roll-call vote tallies appear in the transcript. The meeting adjourned after routine closing business.