ISD 361 board approves Building Joint Powers Agreement for Northland Learning Center

The Independent School District No. 361 board of education approved a resolution authorizing a Building Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) for the Northland Learning Center at a special meeting April 7, 2026, in the FHS Library. The motion to adopt the resolution was made by Director Dale Johnson and seconded by Treasurer Tina Sather; the motion carried 4-1. Voting in favor were Johnson, Clerk Toni Korpi, Sather and Board Chair JoAnn Smith. Vice Board Chair Jessica Crosby voted no; Director Roxanne Skogstad-Ditsch was not in attendance.

The minutes list the action as "Authorize the Resolution to approve the Joint Powers Agreement by member districts for Building Joint Powers Agreement for the Northland Learning Center" and cite attachments including a member-district resolution document (DOCSOPEN#1073475-v1) and a draft JPA dated 10-30-25. The record does not detail the substantive terms of the agreement in the minutes; the board formally recorded approval of the resolution and the listed documents as part of the official action.

Board procedure at the meeting included a roll call at 5:15 p.m., recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the agenda, consideration of the JPA resolution and formal adjournment at 5:55 p.m. The minutes note the agenda was approved earlier in the meeting by a separate motion that carried 5-0 with Roxanne Skogstad-Ditsch absent.

The approved resolution and the attached draft Joint Powers Agreement are referenced in the minutes; the documents accompanying the record should be consulted for details about membership, cost-sharing, governance or timelines related to the Northland Learning Center project.