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Lake Country Board approves open-enrollment seats, calendar change, budget revision and multiple contracts
Summary
The Lake Country School District Board on Jan. 20 approved open-enrollment seat allocations (including an amendment increasing 4K seats), the 2025–26 school calendar (first day corrected to Sept. 2), a budget revision, interdistrict agreements for psychologist and summer school services, and several contracts and invoices, including $15,000 for referendum support. Administrative contracts for two district leaders were approved in closed session.
The Lake Country School District Board of Education met on Jan. 20, 2025, and voted unanimously to approve a slate of resolutions that set open-enrollment seats for 2025–26, adopted the district calendar, revised the 2024–25 budget, and authorized multiple contracts and payments.
Board President Peter Maurer called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m. and the board conducted routine business, including approval of the consent agenda covering prior meeting minutes and December financials. District Administrator Chad Schraufnagel referred members to his weekly update and noted there would be no school Jan. 21 because of cold weather.
On open enrollment, the board approved Resolution 1175 setting available seats by grade. Member Monique Henry moved, with Jhawn Newman seconding, to amend the 4K allocation from three seats to five; that amendment passed 4–0 and resulted in a total of nine open-enrollment seats across listed grades. The board also adopted Resolution 1176 closing the listed students-with-disabilities programs to open enrollment for 2025–26 due to lack of space, recording zero available seats for Cross Categorical, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy and Speech and Language; that motion passed 4–0.
The board approved Resolution 1177 adopting the 2025–26 school calendar (motion by Matt Sherman, seconded by Jhawn Newman). On the floor, Member Monique Henry successfully moved to correct the calendar’s first day of school from Sept. 1 to Sept. 2; the change was recorded as passed 4–0.
On finance and contracts, Resolution 1178 authorized a revision to the 2024–25 budget and passed 4–0. The board approved a 66.030 intergovernmental agreement with North Lake School District for school psychologist services (Resolution 1179), and a separate 66.030 agreement joining North Lake, Stone Bank and Richmond school districts for the 2025 Arrowhead Area Summer School Cooperative (Resolution 1182); both passed unanimously. The board authorized a five-year auditing contract with Baker-Tilly (Resolution 1181) and approved payment of an Attolles Law invoice for $14,792 (Resolution 1180); District Administrator Chad Schraufnagel noted he would work with Attolles on forthcoming referendum-related work. The board also approved payment of an MSO invoice for ACE services and performances and was told the Lake Country Education Foundation would reimburse that expense (Resolution 1183).
The board approved Resolution 1184 authorizing the district administrator to contract with a referendum support services group for $15,000 to provide website materials, mailers and outreach to district residents; that motion passed 4–0.
President Peter Maurer announced that, during a closed session held under Wis. Stat. § 19.85(1) to consider negotiations and personnel matters, the board approved administrative employment contracts for Business Services Administrator Melissa Schoeder and District Administrator Chad Schraufnagel for the 2025–2027 term.
Votes at a glance - Resolution 1175 (Open enrollment space determinations): Motion to approve, amended 4K seats from 3 to 5 (M. Henry/J. Newman); vote 4–0; total open seats: 9. - Resolution 1176 (Students with disabilities open enrollment determinations): Motion to close listed programs for 2025–26 due to lack of space (J. Newman/P. Maurer); vote 4–0; seats listed as 0. - Resolution 1177 (2025–26 school calendar): Motion to approve (M. Sherman/J. Newman); vote 4–0. Calendar amended on the floor to set the first day as Sept. 2 (M. Henry/P. Maurer); vote 4–0. - Resolution 1178 (Budget revision 2024–25): Motion to approve (J. Newman/P. Maurer); vote 4–0. - Resolution 1179 (66.030 agreement — school psychologist): Motion to approve (J. Newman/P. Maurer); vote 4–0. - Resolution 1180 (Payment of Attolles Law invoice — $14,792): Motion to approve (J. Newman/M. Sherman); vote 4–0. - Resolution 1181 (Five-year audit contract — Baker-Tilly): Motion to approve (J. Newman/M. Sherman); vote 4–0. - Resolution 1182 (66.030 agreement — Arrowhead Area Summer School Cooperative): Motion to approve (J. Newman/M. Sherman); vote 4–0. - Resolution 1183 (MSO invoice — ACE services): Motion to approve (J. Newman/P. Maurer); vote 4–0. LCEF reimbursement noted. - Resolution 1184 (Referendum support services — $15,000): Motion to approve (J. Newman/P. Maurer); vote 4–0.
The board adjourned at 7:44 p.m. The approved motions and contract authorizations will be reflected in the district’s minutes and the closed-session minutes (where applicable) are filed separately.
