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ISD 197 board approves 2026–2029 contract for Superintendent Peter Olson‑Skog
Summary
The board approved a 2026–2029 contract for Superintendent Peter Olson‑Skog that aligns his health insurance cost‑sharing with other settled agreements, phases out severance for a longevity stipend and includes modest salary schedule increases; the vote was 5-0.
The School Board approved the 2026–2029 contract for Superintendent Dr. Peter Olson‑Skog at its Dec. 8 meeting.
Board Treasurer Byron Schwab presented the recommended contract, which the board described as a smaller overall package percentage increase than other settled or tentative employee agreements. The contract reduces district contributions to health insurance to align cost‑sharing levels with those negotiated in the teachers’ contract, updates copays, deductibles and out‑of‑pocket maximums, and schedules salary increases of 1.25% for 2026–27, 1.5% for 2027–28 and 1.5% for 2028–29. The agreement phases out severance and replaces it with a longevity stipend and incorporates language updates recommended by the Minnesota School Boards Association and the Minnesota Association of School Administrators.
The board voted 5–0 to approve the superintendent contract.
What’s next: HR and finance will implement contract changes and reflect them in payroll and benefits administration on the stated schedule.
