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Board raises single-milk charge to 45 cents, approves coach appointment and K9 contract
Summary
The Lake of the Woods School District board approved raising the price for a single milk carton to 45 cents, appointed Brian Saither as varsity football coach, renewed a contract with Interquest Detection K9 for 2026–27, and approved routine financial and policy items by voice vote.
The Lake of the Woods School District board voted to raise the charge for a single milk carton to 45 cents and approved several routine personnel and contract items during its May 18 meeting.
Jill Olsen, the district’s food services supervisor, told the board that suppliers have raised the cost of milk and asked the board to raise the single-milk price (charged only when a student brings a home lunch and purchases milk separately) from 40 cents to 45 cents "to cover our costs." "We're not trying to make money off of anyone," Olsen said, explaining that reimbursed snack milk for kindergarten and regular lunch/breakfast milk remain unaffected.
The motion to increase the single-milk charge passed after a motion by Sever and a second by B. Johnson; the transcript records voice assent and does not show individual roll-call tallies. The board similarly approved the appointment of Brian Saither as varsity football coach (motion by K. Johnson; second by Hack) and renewed the Interquest Detection K9 contract for the 2026–2027 school year (motion by B. Johnson; second by Hayes). Members noted Interquest has been the vendor used in prior years and that K9 visits occur three times annually.
Other routine items approved by voice vote included the meeting agenda, minutes from April 23 and April 27, the district’s invoices and financial statements, bank reconciliations, wire transfers and purchase card statements, and the second reading of listed policies. The transcript records motions and seconds for each item and indicates approval by voice vote but does not include a roll-call record of each board member's vote.
What happens next: The milk price change will be implemented for the coming school year and the district will continue to monitor supplier costs. Personnel appointments and the K9 contract were approved as part of routine board business. The board adjourned at 6:48 p.m.
Note on votes: the meeting transcript records verbal approval ("All in favor? I.") rather than a detailed roll-call; individual vote tallies are not specified in the transcript.
