De Pere WNAXLP July 20, 2026, USDD Special Board of Education Meeting Minutes The Unified School District of De Pere Board of Education held a Business Meeting on Monday, July 20, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the De Pere High School Community Room. Board President Adam Clayton opened the meeting with: This is a business meeting of the Board of Education of the Unified School District of De Pere. Prior to this meeting, notice was given to the public by posting at the appropriate places, & copies of the notice of this meeting were forwarded to local news media. A copy of the notice was provided to the official newspaper of the District, The Press Times. Roll Call: Present – Adam Clayton, Jeff Dickert, Chad Jeskewitz, Colleen Nowak, Matthew Petersen, Kaitlan Schick, & Brandy Tollefson. Quorum declared. Clayton called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM. Agenda: Tollefson motioned to approve the agenda; Nowak seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Public Comment: None Motion to Approve June 22 & July 6, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes: Tollefson motioned to approve the June 22, 2026, meeting minutes; Nowak seconded. Motion passed 4/0/3; Dickert, Jeskewitz, & Peterson abstained. Schick motioned to approve the July 6, 2026, meeting minutes; Tollefson seconded. Motion passed 6/0/1; Jeskewitz abstained. Innovative Grant Applications for the 2026-27 School Year- Round Two: Nick Joseph, Director of Secondary Curriculum & Instruction, shared the results of the innovative grant rankings by the Board in consideration of approving a second round of funding to these grants for the current school year. Tollefson motioned to approve all submitted grants going over the initial budget by $4,000; Dickert seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Second Reading & Motion to Approve Board Policies 0100, 0112, 0114. Dickert motioned to approve the policy revisions; Petersen seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Second Reading & Motion to Approve ACT 89: Policies 014.5, 1213, 3213, 3213, 4213, 7530.02, 7540.03, 7544, 8120, 8462: Andy Bradford, Interim Superintendent, presented the revisions as suggested by the Board from the first reading. Jeskewitz motioned to approve the policies; Nowak seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Motion to Approve Second Reading of Policy Update 35.1: Bradford presented the final revisions to the Policy Update 35.1. Petersen motioned to approve the update; Tollefson seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Motion to Approve a Resolution of the Independent Hearing Officer with Dennis Rader, Paul Hemmer, & the Unified School District of De Pere: Act 12 Crime Statistics on School Property: Brian Theilhelm, High School Assistant Principal, shared the Crime Statistics on School Property Data Collection for the 2025-2026 School Year. The data includes statistics of all individuals on school property, not just students. Motion to Approve 2026-27 CESA 6 Fallen Timbers Contract: Bradford presented the 2026–27 Fallen Timbers contract for approval, providing district usage from 2025-26 with 73% of students having attended Fallen Timbers programming or visited the location. Dickert motioned to approve the contract; Nowak seconded. Motion passed 6/0/1. Tollefson abstained Motion to Approve the Annual Declaration & Parent Notice of the District Student Academic Standards for the 2026-27 School Year: Nick Joseph, Director of Secondary Curriculum & Instruction, presented the background of the annual declaration & the State requirements requesting the board approve this for the 2026-27 school year. Jeskewitz motioned to approve the District Student Academic Standards as presented; Petersen seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Motion to Approve Furniture Purchase for DPHS, DPMS, Foxview, & Heritage Elementary: Kathy VanPay presented quotes for furniture replacement & needs for the schools, including chairs, tables, & new office furniture. Petersen motioned to approve the purchases; Nowak seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Motion to Approve Furniture & Resources for 4K Classroom: VanPay presented a quote from Lakeshore for new furniture & resources for the three 4K programs within the district. Tollefson motioned to approve the purchases; Schick seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Motion to Approve Purchase of the SysCloud Google Backup Solution: Curt Piescheck, Director of Technology, presented a quote for a SysCloud Solution for backing up files & retaining files. Petersen motioned to approve the purchase; Nowak seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Review & Motion to Approve the 25-2026 10-Year Capital Project Plan: Dawn Foeller & Jarrett Roethke, Business Directors & Noah Wentland, Director of Buildings & Grounds, presented the list of capital improvements & projects. To utilize Fund 46, these projects must be on the District’s 10-year capital plan. Dickert approved the Project Plan as presented; Tollefson seconded. Motion passed 7/0 Review of Referendum Projects: Foeller, Roethke, & Wentland gave a review of the summer projects using referendum funds. Current information on projects can be found on the district website under the buildings & grounds webpage. Motion to Approve June 2026 Financial Report: Foeller & Roethke presented the financial report for June 2026. Dickert motioned to approve the report; Jeskewitz seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Motion to Approve the June Vouchers: Foeller & Roethke presented the June 2026vouchers. Dickert motioned to approve the vouchers as presented; Petersen seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Executive Session: Tollefson motioned to move into executive session; Jeskewitz seconded. Motion passed with a roll call vote of 7/0. Entered closed session at 6:58 PM. Executive Session Adjournment: Nowak motioned to close the executive session & return to open session; Petersen seconded. Motion passed on a roll call vote of 7/0. Entered open session at 7:41 PM. Motion to Approve New Contracts: Tollefson motioned to approve Deanna Barkhaus- 1.0 FTE Administrator, Assistant Principal, Foxview Intermediate School; Giselle Rottier- 1.0 FTE 8th Grade Math Teacher, De Pere Middle School; Hayley Seiltz- 1.0 FTE 3rd Grade Teacher, Heritage Elementary School; Jeskewitz seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Motion to Approve Employee Resignation: Nowak motioned to approve the resignation of Sara Rohde, gifted & talented teacher; Petersen seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Adjournment: Nowak motioned to adjourn the meeting; Petersen seconded. Motion passed 7/0. Adjourned at 7:42 PM. Submitted for Approval by Amanda Beck, Executive Assistant, on August 17, 2026, Approved by Jeff Dickert Publish 08.21.26 WNAXLP
