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Lake Country School District board approves $2,018,410 roofing bid, technology upgrades and personnel actions
Summary
At its April 20 meeting the Lake Country School District Board unanimously approved a $2,018,410 roofing bid, a $41,951.60 technology contract and several vendor payments, accepted a special-education teacher resignation effective March 27, 2026, and authorized hiring and an administrative contract voted in closed session.
The Lake Country School District Board of Education on April 20, 2026, unanimously approved a series of vendor contracts, invoices and personnel actions at a regular meeting held in the Lake Country School library media center in Hartland.
Board action included approval of a $2,018,410 roofing bid from Christensen Roofing Company for planned roof work tied to the district’s capital efforts. Board member Jhawn Newman moved to accept the Christensen Roofing Company bid; Board member Matt Sherman seconded the motion. The board recorded the vote 5-0 in favor.
The board also approved a Source 1 Technology bid for technology infrastructure upgrades related to the district’s Capital Referendum Project in the amount of $41,951.60. The motion to approve that contract was made by Jhawn Newman and seconded by Heather Wooten; the vote was 5-0.
Separately, the board approved payment of a Blumm invoice totaling $4,734.43 for a Clever Touch board for the library and approved an Attolles Law invoice for legal services in the amount of $5,709.50. The Blumm invoice motion was recorded as moved by Jhawn Newman and seconded by Pete Maurer; the Attolles Law invoice was moved by Steve Maurer and seconded by Jhawn Newman. Both motions passed 5-0.
The board approved Resolution #1270 authorizing the 2026 Grounds Keeper, Inc. landscape maintenance contract as presented in the agenda attachments (motion by Jhawn Newman; second by Matt Sherman; action 5-0). The minutes reference attachments for the vendor contract and for several invoices; those attachments were not included in the publicly posted minutes.
On personnel matters, the board accepted the resignation of Special Education teacher Hannah Webber, effective March 27, 2026. The resignation was approved via Resolution #1274 (motion by Jhawn Newman; second by Heather Wooten; action 5-0). The board also approved Resolution #1275 authorizing the School Administrator to hire a replacement Special Education teacher (motion by Jhawn Newman; second by Heather Wooten; action 5-0).
The board approved an addendum to the Arrowhead District Transportation Cooperative 66.0301 agreement (Resolution #1276). The motion to approve the addendum was moved by Steve Maurer and seconded by Jhawn Newman; the vote was 5-0.
The minutes record that the board convened to a closed session under Wisconsin Statute 19.85(1)(c) at 6:16 p.m. to consider employment-related matters and returned to open session at 6:30 p.m. The minutes show that the board approved an administrative contract while in closed session (motion recorded as made by Jhawn Newman and seconded by Steve Maurer; action 5-0). The minutes do not include the text or fiscal terms of that administrative contract.
The meeting adjourned at 6:39 p.m. (Motion by Matt Sherman; second by Pete Maurer; action 5-0.)
