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Sturgeon Bay board elects officers, approves appointments and a 3.3% non‑teaching pay increase
Summary
The district board completed its annual reorganization, approving president Stefani and other officers, named representatives for WASB and other bodies, approved routine consent items and hired a forensics team adviser; it also approved a 3.3% increase for returning non‑teaching employees on a 5–4 roll call.
The Sturgeon Bay School District board completed its annual reorganization and routine business at the May 20 meeting, electing officers, confirming representatives and approving a 3.3% compensation increase for returning non‑teaching employees for 2026–27.
During reorganization the board closed nominations and cast unanimous ballots to fill officer roles: a motion closed nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Mister Stefani as board president; the board also closed nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Allison (listed in materials variously as Lisonbee/Holland) as vice president. Jake Schulz was approved as treasurer and Angela Cruz was approved as board clerk. Anne Mies was appointed board secretary. The board also named Allison Haas as the district's CISA representative, Wayne Spritka as legislative representative and Jake Schulz as the EEN representative. The board approved delegates to the Wisconsin Association of School Boards (WASB) convention, naming Mister Stephani as delegate and Andrew Starr as alternate.
On operations and personnel matters the board approved its consent agenda, which included minutes, April bills, and multiple donations and grants listed in the packet (amounts and donors were read into the record). The board accepted several resignations and retirements, including Connie Gordon (kitchen) effective 06/05/2026 and Keith Nerby (high school principal) effective 06/30/2026, and approved an added overnight choir trip to the UW–Eau Claire choral festival.
A business‑office motion to authorize business manager Jay Kholtz with district investment powers was approved. The board also approved a retroactive contract formalizing Mackenzie Carlson as the forensics team adviser for the past school year and approved the purchase of backup internal storage from the low bidder, Camera Corner Connecting Point, as budgeted.
On staff compensation, after discussion of CPI history and staffing trends the board approved a 3.3% increase for returning non‑teaching employees for 2026–27 by roll call, with the motion passing 5–4. The business manager had presented three options, including a CPI‑based increase and a middle option; the board chose the 3.3% figure presented in the packet.
Public comment included a resident who urged the board to prioritize teachers and transparency when addressing vacancies and administrator pay. "Your teachers are why you're here," a public commenter said, urging the board to consider teacher stability when budgeting and administrative pay decisions.
The board concluded reports and moved into a closed session under statute a19.85(1)(c) to discuss personnel and administrative staffing for 2026–27.
Votes at a glance: president, vice president, treasurer, clerk, secretary and representatives — unanimous voice ballots; consent agenda — approved; forensic team adviser — approved; backup storage purchase — approved; business manager investment authority — approved; non‑teaching compensation — approved 5–4 (roll call).
