001I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> All right. Next, we'll move to administrator report on the agenda posting and notification of the meeting to the media. The agenda was posted at the Three Lakes School and Sugar Camp School via email. The town of Three Lakes, the town of Monaco, the town of Sugar Camp, and the Denver Library. Media notified via email included the Bus County News, Northwoods River News, WRJ News, and WXPR Radio. And media notified by mail, WACD, WATK radio. >> Thank you. Next, we move to amendments and approval of the agenda. Are there any amendments? No. Hearing none, is anyone willing to make a motion on the agenda
002approval? >> I'll make a motion to approve the agenda. >> Second. >> We have a motion by Stacy, second by Josh. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. >> I. I. >> Opposed. Motion carries. Next routine approvals starting with approve minutes of the February 18th, 2026 regular meeting. Are there any questions, additions, or changes? Hearing none. Did you start to say something? Okay. Hearing none. Is anyone willing to make a motion on the minutes? >> I'll make a motion to approve the minutes as presented. >> Second. We have a motion by Mitch, second by Stacy. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. >> I. Opposed. Motion carries. Next, we move to the treasurer's report. Make a motion to approve the checks dated February 12th, 2026 through March
0035th, 2026 for accounts payable AC checks number through 252600211. Regular checks number 132104 through 132188. Manual checks number 681- 6109. and wire transfers number 202500236 through 202500271 in the amount of 1,968,623.73 and AC payroll checks number 900 through 90048059 and regular payroll checks number 59-460 through 59-469 in the amount of $45,6025 for a total amount of $2,373,683 and 98 cents. >> Do we have a second? >> I'll second. >> Anything more? >> Okay, we have a motion by Mitch, second by Brian. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. >> I. I opposed. None heard. Motion carries. Next we move to public comments. Are there any comments from visitors regarding any of the agenda items? Hearing none. Next we roll to administrators report. I have a brief update for you. Um a
004lot has been happening especially here in the three lakes building. this week began the demolition and which that meant there's hallways um taped off and you'll see more in our social postings and and media that we're covering. Um today the bathrooms, the old bathrooms from the 56 wing, the water was shut down for a while and those bathrooms are now no longer there and they're taking things apart so they can start putting it back together. Um, it's been shared with me that there's I think Jen shared with me too, but there's a real strong curiosity by our students. Um, word on the street has it they even talked our project manager to let them put on hard hats and take a peek to actually see what was going on. So, we're going to have to
005curtail that as they get into some of the bigger stuff. But, I think that's really excited. They're very very excited about it, which is really great to see um that that that they have a vested interest in that as well. And um um put the first trepidations out there with helping teachers understand that yes, there's going to have to be rooms packed up and yes, it's a big job. We do have some professional movers that will be helping us with the process. But when I say a room has to be picked up, it means yes, your room. It needs to be boxed. It's it's not like my neighbor's room. I mean, the problem is when you're taking down ceiling and duct work and there's going to be a lot of dust and grime, we have
006to prepare for it and workers can't be crawling over items. So, that won't happen till the last couple of weeks. But, man, we've got some eager beavers ready to start packing now. So, I've asked them to just slow down a little bit because we have supplies coming and um told them to go enjoy their break and be disconnected and be ready for it to all break loose when they come back. >> Perfect. Anybody have any specific questions at this point? That's great that they let the kids >> come in and see what's going on. I mean, that's just a neat thing. I mean, that's that's how people kids get interested in >> trades or or learn or just see a future. And >> yeah, fantastic fantastic opportunity. >> I've got to say that um shout
007out to both Sheer and um Nexus. Eric, the project manager, um, they had one, Colton is at Sugar Camp, but they have been such professionals and so welcomecoming, not only to staff, but the students that they're making them feel welcome, which is very cool. Thank you for the update. Next, we move to new business started starting with district related positive happenings. Okay, I'll I'll share a few from uh Mr. G and I. Um the fifth graders in both buildings attended an overnight camp a couple weeks ago. They had great weather. It was uh down in Rylander at the NLIC um Bible camp and students kind of came together, did a bunch of team building. Um I got to go out there on Thursday night and see a snake show that was put on by the
008staff there. So it was awesome, awesome event, really great weather. Uh, another highlight was our sixth graders came together and attended a Honey Rock event. Very similar concept during the day. Team building, kiddos from both buildings, just trying to build that sixth grade class together. So, as they come into seventh grade, they're a little bit more uh interconnected. So, that's really big highlight there. Have some Soul Ensemble results from Mrs. Westfall as well. Um, soul ensemble was last Friday. Um, I'll read some of the awards, but the star first, uh, kind of the highest rating that a student can receive is only possible when performing a class AP piece. So, on the choir side, there was five star first, 11 first, and two second places. And then on the band side, uh, one star first,
009one first, and then two seconds. So, really, really awesome day for our band and choir students. A few Fridays ago, last week was Dr. Seuss week in both elementaryaries and it was a hit. Uh dress up days each day. Our sixth graders read to the 4K and kindergarteners each day a Dr. Seuss book and it was uh just a a very fun week top to bottom. Uh today was the Sugar Camp talent show over in that building. Um according to staff, it was a hit uh for students and staff members. Uh shout out to Mrs. Opel for doing a lot of the planning and bringing it back into the sugar camp building. So that was today and it went really really good. And then last but not least, uh Sutton Pitwick, seventh grader, she placed
010first at the state uh state of Wisconsin land and water conservation speeches. And then her sister, Anley Pitwick, uh placed second. So little onetwo punch there for the siblings. So it's been a it's been a great couple weeks. >> Yeah, they were both first. There were two two different one was juniors and one was >> my apologies. >> Great school. >> First and first. Thank you. >> That's awesome. >> Thank you. >> That is all. >> All right. Um just seconding what Mr. Busco said about music. High school was a part of what he he quoted uh in terms of the choir and band. Uh both sending some acts on to the state um competition here later in the spring, which is good stuff. That was late in February. Uh March 10th, busy day in
011the high school, a very different day than a normal school day. uh our 11th graders took the ACT uh test in the building that day. Um I've got good vibes about where that's going to come out. Obviously, it's a few months before we figure out or or find out how they did. Um I'll say I saw a little bit more confidence, a little bit less trepidation uh from the eyeballs I was looking at when I gave them their challenge at breakfast. Um so um I we'll see how that goes as far as the juniors. Uh, ninth graders got to go down on their annual field trip to the curling barn down at Wasaw uh for the physical science and all the laws of science that applied to curling those rocks down the down the sheet
012of ice and super uh excited feedback when those kids were coming back into the building like they're, hey, we heard that there's curling in Ryland and we're going to check out like um and it's always that way that that's a fun trip. Uh Mr. Bodus and Mr. Linquist arranged that. That was a good one. Uh our 10th graders went to Eagle River North and Pines High School was gracious enough to invite us to their Mad Money event. Uh also uh good feedback from the kids who were kind of moaning going, "Uh we got to go over to Pines that were super excited about it when they came back like wow that was really kind of powerful like doing mock interviews with businesses. Uh learning about how to write a check. Um, a lot of good
013relevant skills there for 10th graders and our seniors uh got to spend the day hopefully finishing off their scholarship applications cuz got scholarship window closes real soon. So, uh kind of a busy uh neat day for the 10th of March. Last but certainly not least, I wanted to publicly uh recognize and give a shout out to Kimy uh staff member here who uh just recently uh at the WSSCA school safety uh school safety coordinators conference um graduated with about 20 or so others from across the state of Wisconsin uh with the certification program. So, she's now a uh Wisconsin state uh school safety coordinator. Um, which uh very good very good to have her in that role u to help continually move our safety building safety district-wide building safety efforts forward and updated. That's all
014I got. So, thank you, Kim, for that. That's a lot of time for her to go and get those classes taken care of. Anyone else? >> I guess I'd like to say thank you to from the Three Legs Fish and Wildlife for the use of the building this last weekend and some of the janitors. We held our annual youth tournament. Uh we had 26 teams. Um had some people coach and officiate there. They're up there amongst you guys and some players. So um without the facility there's no tournament. So thank you very much. It was I don't know if anybody's ever said done that, but thank you for letting letting us use it. I believe that was uh in a row. >> It's been a while. So So thank you much. >> Thank you, Mr.
015F. Anyone else? >> All right. Next, we'll move to April meeting dates. >> Okay. The April meeting date um will be as normal. It's going to be Wednesday, April 15th at 6 PM here in the boardroom. >> Next, we move to consider approval of personnel reports. >> All right, I'm going to call that one. I have two reports to make. Um, we have the retirement of Charlie Vulk, who is here present from physical education as a FIAD teacher. And, um, at the end of the school year, Jennifer Perkin, high school English teacher, will be resigning her position. Any questions from the board? If there are none, is anyone willing to make a motion on personnel? >> I'll make a motion to approve the personnel report as presented. >> Second. >> Reluctantly. >> Yes, reluctantly. >>
016Mr. V, since you're here, did you want to say anything about >> uh Yeah, I don't know. I tell you that wasn't an easy letter to write. Um, education has been a big part of my life. Um, and the last 10 years to be able to come back and teach here was special. Um, I think I've taught or I am teaching most everyone's or grandkids or kids. I mean, I really enjoyed it. Three Lakes was a good landing spot for me at the end here. Um, the kids are amazing. They're good. Um, really enjoyed um allow being allowed to do some of the things that I'm going to do tomorrow with we're going to go skiing. Um, a lot of the outdoor stuff. Um, the principles have been very uh, supportive and again, I don't
017know if maybe Stacy was on the board when I was hired. I'm not quite sure, but I know how hard all of you guys work and you guys probably don't get as many thank yous as you should. Um, my wife was on the board for nine years and I know the hours and work that she put in. So, I know you guys probably don't hear it much. So, thank you for what you guys do for us as a staff and for the kids here because uh it provided my daughters with a great great pad to leap from and uh they're doing quite well and it all starts with a good base. So, thank you very much. Thank you, Charlie, for your service again here at the district in within the the greater community because you
018had service at Rhylander as well. I think most of us are not snowed to the fact that we're not this isn't going to be the last we uh see of you. So, um truly hope that you continue to stick around and influence our kids and grandkids for which it applies and um thank you for all you do. >> Thank you. talked with Terry about a few things, a few ideas that I'd like to do. Um, some of the things that I'd like to do with the kids doesn't fit in the normal curriculum or a normal half an hour. So, um, you know, I'd like to do some of that stuff with them and give those them the experience of the outdoors and the northwoods because we need our kids coming back here and they need
019to enjoy it because somebody has to take care of us when we get older. And uh you know if they don't enjoy it, they're not coming back cuz winter's long. >> Yes. >> So again, thank you guys. I really appreciate for everything you guys have done for >> myself and my family. >> Thank you, Mr. V. >> Okay. So we have a motion by Josh. Who is the second? >> Okay. Motion by Josh, second by Mitch. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. I. I. opposed. None heard. Motion carries. Mr. U, you're up. Consider approval of the FBLA state competition trip. All righty. Well, our club was in competition in February and we are advancing seven students to compete in Green Bay at the state level. Uh, one first place finisher
020here, Miss Fo, taking first place in business management. Um, she now advances to compete at the state level in Green Bay. We are asking if it would be all right if we leave Sunday afternoon, stay Sunday night, so we're ready to compete Monday morning, compete in the afternoon on Tuesday, and then come back after awards on Tuesday. It's a great opportunity for the students to go and showcase their skills and compete at a state level, for sure. And we're competing in events all the way from entrepreneurship to business law to data science and analytics. And there's one other student that that is attending that is going to be a part of the state leadership conference. >> Any issues, concerns with the plan as far as >> driving resourcing? >> No, we have done this before
021because it's an overnight. That's why it's be in front of the board. Okay. >> Congratulations on the success. That's awesome. >> Any questions from the board? >> Uh, is the one chaperone plus you or just including >> um just myself? Okay. If we could have two chaperones that would be phenomenal. just seems >> whether that's Scott Linquist or Rich Martin >> just seems like eight's kind of a larger group to handle all by one and especially when male female dynamic a little bit. So >> if we could have two I would love it. >> Mr. Zeus, do you have any problems with that? >> No, but Mrs. Bulk isn't here and those are two of her employees that she might miss from the building. So we'll have some conversations about who we can spare for
022sure. >> Look at that. >> Anything else from the board? >> If there none, is there anyone willing to make a motion on this? >> I'll make a motion to approve the FBLA state competition trip as presented. >> Do we have a second? >> Second. I'll second. Brian, >> we have a motion by Stacy. Second by Brian. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I >> I opposed. Motion carries. Thank you, Miss Bone, Mr. U for coming in. >> Thank you >> and good luck. >> Okay, next we go to consider building and trades 2026 garage construction project. >> We have Mr. Vulman and Mr. Zeus to talk about this. Um the idea came to us when um Linda Goldsworthy who is a community member, many of you probably know her well.
023She and her husband um are quite active. Uh they want to construct a garage which is only two blocks from the school and it looks like a wonderful learning opportunity and it takes away a lot of the factors of time, travel and such. So um we've already had a couple of preliminary meetings. Um Brad and Justin have been real active with this Nate coach as well um in what we're looking to to need. And um with that, I'm going to turn it over to Justin and and Brad to share what we're thinking. >> Yeah, generally speaking, um we this group knows that we haven't had a great um turnout or or a large number of kids signing up for building trades class. Uh part of the issue there is they have to have basically the
024afternoon free uh and travel to Pines which is an awesome opportunity that we have that uh we don't get a ton of so so far we haven't had a ton of interest in taking that course uh in and of itself. Uh, however, provided this gets approved that we work on this project offsite as Miss May says a couple blocks away. Um, we would be able to offer this project as a component of two different courses. Uh, one of those courses taught by Mr. Vulman, one by Mr. Coach. Um, so this is not this is not adding another course into the course description per se. This is utilizing a potential garage building project as a component of two different courses. There would be two different groups of students who would have the opportunity to work on
025this project. With that, I'll shut up and let someone who knows a little bit more about it. Go ahead, Mr. Holman. If there's details you want to fill in before we can open up for questions. >> The two courses would be woods and home maintenance. Um, and they're right away in the morning in our schedule. So, it would be we wouldn't be taking things we wouldn't be leaving for other classes. We wouldn't be taking any time away from other instruction. Uh we would just we would use those either first or first and second hour depending on how the schedule works out to go over there and get some work done. Um you mentioned trades getting kids to stay around here. I have a brother in the business who's always looking for employees. This is a
026great opportunity to get kids skills that they can use to stay here. Um it's kind of been a big focus of mine because we can't keep sending everybody away and then still have a community when we're done. So um it's really exciting. Garages are nice projects for kids to do because there's not a ton on the inside. It's a shell. They get to experience everything. They don't get to do any finish work usually on a garage, but they do get to do enough where uh they really get the idea of how, you know, timber or stick frame construction works. So, um I think it's a great opportunity for the kids. And if you guys have any questions, I'd be more than willing to answer. >> If approved, when is the anticipated start? >> I think
027it's right in the fall. Yeah. >> In the fall. Okay. I think this is this a great idea. Is has there been any I guess preliminary talks with any of the local trades uh you know construction or or whatever just to maybe stop by the site and you know kind of lend a hand or either lend like just like a couple words. >> Right. We've talked about like some of the stuff we can't do. So, we'll have somebody come for the concrete, but the kids will hopefully be there to observe that and then they can have a talk with the the professionals that are doing that and learn kind of the process through that. Um, and and whatever other resources that we we can have um if there's things we can't do or if there's
028people that can come in, certainly something we can focus on. >> I might know a person who could stop by that's right in their neighborhood. >> He's bored, right? >> Yeah. Nothing else to do. Um I know you put on things to note. Uh there is insurance for students. >> Uh yeah and that's a district district insurance. So um I that list was made by a contractor or well he's a former tech ed teacher at Redlander >> uh that they kind of talked with him and uh he put a list of considerations there. Uh I think we have most of those covered. I don't think that there's any we don't have any issues with anything he was worried about. >> Yeah, we do have it covered. Caleb is not here this evening, but he wanted
029me to reassure you that um that's all been taken care of. He's already started looking at sample contracts um to put that together and have it all in place. So, he it's a matter of if you all approve it, we've got it ready to go. >> Okay. >> Yeah. I guess that's that's the only other thing is just to make sure that I mean I realize that they're the ones that might have come to us but you know just make sure they understand it's built by kids and >> yes >> and >> hold harmless they'll do their best. >> Yeah. >> Great. >> We'll keep a pretty close eye on it though too much understanding >> and this is a former teacher who's asking about the project. >> Yeah. >> Okay. Any other questions from
030the board? >> Cool opportunity and thank you for them for coming to us. >> Absolutely. >> Give us that. >> Is anyone willing to make a motion? >> We'll make a motion to approve the building and trades garage construction project as presented. >> Second. We have a motion by Mitch, second by Stacy. All those in favor of the motion signify by stating I. >> I. Opposed. None heard. Motion carries. Thank you, Mr. Bulman, Mr. Zeus for being here for that. Next, we move to consider approval of CISA shared services contract. Every year, I bring this before you to show um what we are anticipating for services for the upcoming uh year 2627. It's very close to what you've seen before. Um we don't have some staffing reflected in here anymore because we have hired inhouse.
031That would be like the position that Maddie uh Folkman is now in. Um you'll see that we have TW units equals days. So that's days of um inservice in training. If we don't use those days, they're not charged to us, but we try to attribute what we are anticipating using um because that way they are getting the people to make sure we've got them lined up. We have an excellent partnership with three specific uh members of CESA 9 that are working with us. Carrie Joel Bourneberg, Casey Schultz, and um Ryan McCain. And then they've been working with us on our principal leadership as well as our staff wring our standards and our assessment grants. It's very complimentary to what we've been doing um because we participate in things there that are free to the district,
032but then we also purchase additional services as well. Some of the other things you'll see are like um the career in tech ed that is all $921 is all we are allotted from the state. So we join their consortium. We get way more in service from them for our $921 to manage that. Um environmental services they're on board with us too. You know that's to to help us make sure we're meeting all the things that are required within the environment. um McNeel Labs is who used to do it. Um their name has since changed. Um get a little bit for health services that we we share uh the non-violent crisis intervention training that's a PD that uh Mrs. Wol does with her paraprofessional staff. And then those modules that you see reflected, the paraprofessionals work
033through these modules. It's self-paced training to help improve their skills. We're always trying to really get them up to speed and we include our pair of professionals in the um professional staff development. That's all because they're par profofessionals. Everybody's working with the kids. Um one of the bigger costs is our aiologist costs. Uh again, they budget that to what we need. It is adjusted by the services we use. Same with the vision impairment based on what we need. And then administrative costs, those are standard. That's not a negotiated fee. That's what we pay as a member by our district size to the 22 member of the CISA consortium, the CISA board. So, it's very much in order with what you've seen other years. I would answer any questions that you might have in regards the
034contract. It comes before you this time of the year because they bring it to their board of control in April. How much of that do we usually end up using? >> Pretty much. It's usually pretty right on target. Yep. It might be within probably a few thousand dollar below. If we do see a need though, I will contract individual days, you know, like at the $850 or if they've been working with us, they give us a cut rate. But we're usually pretty close to what we have determined. Any other questions from the board? If there are none, is anyone willing to mo make a motion on the CISA contract? >> A motion to approve the CISA shared service contract for 2026 2027. Second. >> Motion by Brian, second by Josh. All those in favor of
035the motion signify by stating I. I. I. opposed. None heard. Motion carries. Next, we move to discussion. Hunting on the camp 3 school forest property. This is before you this evening because I believe it's time that we open the discussion as to what your thoughts as a board are on hunting on that piece of property in particular and where you might want to land going forward. Tonight doesn't have to be anything about decisions. It's not going to be about policym. But what I have included for you is a hard copy of the policy that um our attorney Scott Mish has been working on with me and I filled a few things in for you. Um so you take a look and then I made a copy of the um hunting seasons and there's also a
036list of questions for consideration if we go down this path. So, it's important to have policy to determine what we're doing. If you all land, you know, next month or a few months down the road that we are not going to have hunting on that particular piece of property, noting that it is less than a 40 acre parcel, its main um purpose is for education and we choose not to go that way. We should still have a policy that says we are not permitting hunting on that piece of property. If we are going to permit hunting, then we want to have a very prescriptive approach to it. We want to be able to have full control over who and what are the people that are considered to hunt on that property, what the specific seasons
037are that we will entertain hunting on, if there's any seasons that we will not permit, if there's any conditions that we will not allow. So that's why I've kind of got a lot of information for you to start thinking and opening a conversation this evening. With that, I'll turn it over to you, Alicia. >> Um, I would say I know Justin, you've had a ton of work on this project throughout the years. Um, one of the things Terry and I talked about was what is the level of interest that we've already received from the community up to this point to make a determination if this is something that the public truly wants. I think we talked about um not setting it to action tonight simply because we don't have a great understanding of what it
038looks like from the public on interest in in hunting that property. >> I've had one neighbor talk to me uh a couple summers ago when we're working on trails. >> Overwhelming response. And one one neighbor asked um who who was a very helpful neighbor who was helping with the trails asked about will will this at some point be open to public hunting was so so in 5 years one question >> and I've had one staff member inquire so that's our total >> was the neighbor asking to use it in in order so he could use it or was he just curious whether >> I I I think that he's walked through there over and over again in the past third time he hunt and was wondering if he could still walk the same loop I
039think was what >> gotcha >> uh I was reading between the lines of that very informal ask >> the other thing I question is what is the possibility of putting it out whether that be social media or to the public in some respect to see if there is interest right so that's one of the things I thought this has been a contentious topic for a long time especially considering removal of the trap range um from as an option, right? If it would be good to have an understanding of what is the level of interest by the public to use such a property so that we could determine what is going to be the amount of work that the district is then going to have to do to make right arrangements organize that type of understanding
040because if there's two people I mean that's a pretty easy lift but there's more than that it'd be good to know that was My thoughts so far, we absolutely can do that. Um, it's going to generate interest. Um, it I don't think this has to be a contentious subject, though it maybe will be because people fall kind of hard on, you know, either they support hunting or they don't. Same with trapping or not trapping. um also looking at particular methods of hunting and that's what we have to get into. I mean, are you permitting just grouse hunting or are you looking at water fowl or are you permitting deer hunting? And um that's where the lift becomes much heavier because as we de develop a policy as to what is and isn't permitted, we would
041then have to delineate if we are permitting deer hunting. It's going to have to be a stand that goes up and comes down the same day. It's not going to be something that you're going to leave up all the time. It's not going to be that you're taking the resources from the property where many hunters would and build a more permanent blind. Those are the kind of considerations that we would have to be looking at. In the policy that I have here as a sample for you when it starts off, um, it gives you the description of the land and it tells you exactly where it's at and it's a nominal acreage of 39.4 acres. As we go into it, we talk about who is allowed to hunt it. And the only people that we
042would permit to be considered would be residents or employees of the school district. It would not be open to even vias county residents. It would be specific to our immediate taxpayers and clientele. If you want me to run through this policy in front of you, I can give you a couple highlights or I mean I I don't know how much you all want to >> I mean my my gut instinct is to just not allow any any hunting on the property at all. I I I as you started to go down that list, I was thinking the same thing as I was reading this earlier this week. It's like, well, what about this? What about that? What about this? And then I just I just think that as as we kind of state early in
043the in the process, it it's really meant for more of a conserv conservatorship and really appreciation of the of the land. And I don't know that if we introduce hunting into that that that's kind of following with our initial reason for for having the land in the first first place. I guess how would you I mean if a student group is going to use it and someone has a bow stand up or whatever they're doing out there like how do you negotiate that if you got a group of students walking through it just >> yes >> those would be some questions and again someone a non someone from Bis County is driving by and sees turkeys here in the spring and he goes out after like I don't know how you're going to regulate >>
044it will have to be very procedural it would have to be posted both at the gate and on the website if a student group would happen be out there. The policy would say that all of their hunting activities cease at that moment, but you can see the conflict that could potentially come into play there. >> Who's going to enforce a trespass issue or something like that? >> That's just that's just it. The heavy lift that I do foresee is I don't think an overwhelming number of people and I honestly don't have a lot of concern with like a staff member or the neighbor that um Justin mentioned, but um it could become something that opens up even more. It is a small piece of property. You know, usually when you're talking about acorage for hunting,
045Josh and I have had this conversation in the past. you know, you're talking about 100 acres or 120 acres or other land that fills into it. Um, there is state land around there. So, that that is a consideration. The intention at some point is to have, and I hope sooner than later, but we're in a massive building project right here, is to have our outdoor classroom and facility to really get that developed. My dream still is, and I'll go on public record to say it, is to have a treehouse type of setting where you're up off the ground for a learning environment. I want treehouse masters to come and work with us and say, "Let's make a unique experience." You know, to me, once you open that door, you can always change policy, but we've
046already said we're permitting hunting. I personally am a I am a hunter. I am a supporter of the sports and um hunting in in the Northwoods. I don't have a problem with it, but I do want us to keep our focus on the educational component and keep that in mind as we're doing our decision making. Like I said, we don't have to jump on anything right now, but I do also want our public to know that we're taking their consideration. They have funded this piece of property for us and we want them to know that we respect their voices and do appreciate hearing their thoughts. >> That's I guess my soapbox moment if you guys want to add to it. See, I'm kind of I'm kind of 50/50 on it. I could I could swing
047a couple different ways based on a couple different arguments. you know, as far as the neighbor's concerned, it's a normal loop for him. You know, I could see wandering through, but at the same time, you know, that would take a little bit extra work because, you know, the way I would see it is there'd have to be a cable that would get stretched across the driveway. So, he would then have to he couldn't just walk from his property to theirs or to ours. He would have to go through the parking lot, put the cable, you know, make sure nobody else is in there anyways, blah blah blah. um you know, high-owered rifles maybe I'd probably maybe stand a little bit more against just because of the size of the property. Um, but as far as
048some bird hunting, maybe trapping, I guess I'm not really seeing too big of an issue with immediately. But like I say, it is it is a little bit more work on the district's half to to make sure that all the pieces are in place so that we don't put anybody in danger that might be out there as far as a class or or students. So, >> and and I would agree with you with like the the use of the property, but like Mitch was kind of alluding to and like my my head just goes to if we're going to use the property, it's really going to cause all this, you know, conflict and turmoil where is is unnecessary what, you know, by us just shutting it down from the beginning, then we're just going to
049avoid that no matter what. >> Well, a lot of you know, a lot of the primary Yeah, a lot of the primary use by the school district is going to be during the week, >> you know. So if we just say, you know, you know, Saturdays and Sundays, you know, we could set some limitations. It's not that everybody just gets to walk out. They'd have to get permission from the school, which we'd, you know, then have to put something out. Does anybody want to use it? You know, is there any educational opportunities? Again, more more of a heavy lift. We also have on the >> school's behalf >> sort of careful about saying no hunting, no trapping because then if we have a a class, an outdoor class that wants to practice trapping or do
050those kind of things, we have to be careful about wording and language because if we say blanket, no anything, right? It it allows an opportunity for our teaching staff to to use the property for our students as well. Mr. Vulp, what about archery doing it out there >> versus in the gym, >> right? like as an option >> as an option but if you if you say no that means no we got to be careful what the policy language says. I think we would make a point of writing our policy language to have student specific versus public other use. Um to me student use falls under curricular co-curricular under the board authority that to me if we said no public hunting by others that wouldn't mean that if there was a class that wanted to
051be taught on you know like Mr. Stats used to do the the drumming of the grouse. Um, that wouldn't preclude that. Even if there was some shotgun safety and such, though Justin and I have talked about if they really want to do a drumming study, do we want those birds >> eliminated or I mean, would that would that interfere with it? I I'm with you, Josh. I can see both sides very clearly. I guess my my thought is I would like to go slow before going too fast. >> Can I ask a question? >> Yeah. >> Would it pertain to all the other properties that the school owns as well? Because you if once you set it on one piece of property, the school owns many other pieces. >> This is specific to the camp
0523 piece of property. to to your point two summers ago when we were uh cruising through the one down here by Stella >> Lero, >> there's all kinds of hunting happening in there. >> Because it's never been addressed and maybe it's time for >> all of it to be included by parcel. >> This one is how many times did we use the one I mean you guys you were cruising it down by Stella that piece down there. I mean, obviously the one on A is maybe used >> tons like a lot more since that's what it's set up for. >> Yeah, for sure. >> But I don't like if you could the trappers course or trapper education, Mr. Cordov wanted to do a trapping course out there where those traps are placed and removed the
053same day for educational purposes. I don't I don't know how that would if you didn't allow hunting or trapping, but that's for an educational course and those traps aren't left and there's a lot of things to discuss, but I'd hate to see it shut down if that group of people want to use it. >> And if we've got other pieces and we've got other pieces of property, too, maybe we say, you know, there's there's always the potential to say no to this one, but but but we'll allow this one. >> You absolutely have that option. Again, I would say if Mr. Cornoff wanted to do something with us with the district, we would absolutely welcome that because that's an educational opportunity rather than a trapping or hunting. I am uncomfortable about trapping not by any
054of the courts, don't get me wrong, but by just a trapper that wouldn't be familiar with because we're going to have the requirement, I think, based on the legal input that whatever is done at the beginning of the day has to be removed at the end of the day and that doesn't really work for trapping. >> So, I think that would eliminate that. Um, I would not want to say that, well, it's okay. And then have, like I've said, a class come out there who is not expecting to see something on a trap. And traps can be dangerous, you know. Um, we we want to be very, very careful. So, we have to really be thinking for thought before we make any final decisions. But you're doing exactly what I wanted you to do to
055get this at least in our mind for discussion and and get a feeling for where we would like to go with this. Um, we can go through the specific questions that are listed from our attorney or you can just look at those and ponder because we will be coming back. I guess what I would ask from you is a directive from me what you would like me to do to further prepare and help you in a future meeting when we come back. I don't know how you're going to say no to it at this current second with the other properties being hunted like the piece they're talking about. They're those the people live on the road are all over that piece. Oh, >> I guess I would >> not that it matters at this point
056cuz we have no policy for it. But >> so you believe it's being hunted right now? >> The stuff's not the stuff out south of Three Lakes is for sure. Like I'm just saying if someone would go turkey turkey hunting opens up here in a couple weeks for use season if some youth hunter and dad goes out there and uses it because it's part of the three lakes school forest. Mhm. >> I mean, I can't do anything about it now, but I agree something probably should be done if we want to >> stop that piece. >> And I again, I lean more Brian as much. I can't believe I'm saying that because I love hunting and traveling, fishing, everything. But that educational piece out there, but >> in Rylander school district, unless it's changed since
057I used to belong there, um it was very clear that the um parcel that Cavlock Center, the actual classroom was on and where the education that was no hunting, but they have many, many other parcels that permit hunting because it is in the woods, more removed. I just think it would be good to get that in writing versus not having anything in the assumption that the Stella property is free game for anyone who goes that if we have the CAM 3 on top of any parcels owned by the school identified. >> And I I still find interest in seeing if if there is interest from the community in in using that property >> because ultimately they they paid for it. It would be good to have. >> I think everybody in the community would use
058it. I would I mean, if this open up public hunting, right, and there's turkeys on it and I have a turkey tag. I mean, you're I think that's just how I go to everybody. >> I'm going to Brian's never mind. >> Like Alicia said, I think that just just starting the conversation and seeing and seeing what interest there might be if there's some opinions. And again, it doesn't need to be contentious. just, you know, if if people have a thought for or against, you know, we'd just like to know to see what's which way people are, you know, our constituents are leaning. >> I guess my only thing with that like that I think that that's a great concept, but like the practicality of actually we have really poor poor uh results with getting surveys.
059We just have it's terrible. So, I mean, how what I mean, how many responses are we going to accept? If three people respond, we're like, "Okay, well then we we can't miss the community." Or if 10 people respond, is that enough? Like, I just I just don't think that that's going to be Again, I think that's a great idea. If we'd had if we have 150 responses, great idea. If we have less than 30, it's worthless. Really? >> Yeah. We put it out there. We're not saying we're not saying that the results of the responses are which way necessarily that the decision is going to go, but it's we don't know if there's three or 150. >> Well, I get that. But let's just go with hypotheticals because that's what we're talking about. We send
060out x amount of result, x amount of surveys, we get 25 back. >> 15 of those say, "Yeah, we we'd hunt the property." So, we're going to make a we theoretically would make a policy decision on 15 respon 15 people responding to a survey. >> Not necessarily. It's about giving people the opportunity in time, right? This has been a contentious topic on the land and what we were doing with it for years. So, now we've gotten to a point where we're using it for educational purposes. I think it's important to give the community an opportunity to express interest so that we can and if they don't respond right, at least we gave that time opportunity for them to provide feedback. And if there's only 15 people that But if there's only 15 people that respond,
061>> just say, "Okay, there's very little interest, then is then we would evaluate whether it's worth the school's time and energy to to go that far." >> Would we would we be better? Again, this is just a let's throw something at the wall so it sticks kind of a conversation. Would we be better off to just serve and get it on a a meeting agenda and to say we invite the public to make their comments and let yourself be heard. This is going to be your time and we'll respond and make a policy to that because again I'm just trying to like think about are we going to waste time and then are we going to try to make a decision with not enough real information. >> There's nothing wrong with putting it on the
062agenda for next month and saying that exact same thing. it's posted to the public. If they have an interest in coming and making their argument, then they can come. >> But we've also had challenges with that >> in the past as well, right? As we can see, there's there's staff and us too. >> Go ahead. >> I just wanted to ask a basic question. My thought process with everything you guys are discussing is more importantly, how could you make it work? Irregardless of what the public thinks, can you make it work? And how would you make it work? >> You want me to answer? >> Because even all the public wants it or doesn't want it. I mean, is it really feasible? >> I have already it would be a heavy lift on the district
063even if it's only we're talking about two hunters or 20 hunters because within the policy that we would have we would have to develop um first of all an application procedure which will require verification that they meet the DNR lensures and everything. Then from that level, it has to be verified and approved at the district level. Then the district would have to issue a permit for them to be parked in the parking lot. So they need a permit on their person and they need a permit in their vehicle. They could only enter through the parking lot at the designated times that we specify it to be. It's going to require eyeballs, these two people right here, cuz Miss is not going to be watching the gate. Um, but under Justin and an with facilities in
064school forest, they're going to have to be the heavy eyes that are on it and also contact with law enforcement. Should there be any kind of issues that we do have an issue, we would have to reach out to our local law enforcement for enforcement. We can enforce. So, on the surface, that's the first answer. It sounds nice and neat and slick, but there's a lot of manpower and time that will have to be accounted for. Can it be done? Yes. And we can do it well once we get the process in place. But it's not just going to be a call. Hey Terry, I'd like to go bird hunting this weekend. Yeah, you go ahead. It's fine. That's not going to happen. It doesn't matter if you're an employee. It doesn't matter if you're
065my cousin, which I'm related to everybody in the town anyway. So, it's just going to be a standing no unless we have policy with procedures in place. So, thank you for that question. That's a good question. Does it in any way, shape, or form affect the lawsuit that's currently going on? But I mean, are you just going to ruffle feathers? Not like, >> because it's under Wisconsin statute, the authorization is there for hunting on school forest. We we are our board is authorized to allow hunting. I don't I don't think they can. >> Will it ruffle feathers? Probably. >> Well, obviously that's a dumb question. Yes. But I just don't want I don't want to give another avenue to another fight to another. >> My main focus is I want students out there. I want
066it being used and I don't want any barriers that come our way. And sometimes that's why I say it's maybe better to go a little slower and maybe a little bit more restrictive and then we see what comes. That's just me being super precautious, you know, all personal aside >> for the next meeting. Again, kind of like it seems like you you want a more quick decision. No, not a quick I mean just again it just seems like a nightmare for Terry in the school district whether you want it or not want it and you have people upset or not upset and I >> if the students wanted an archery ring go there that's not hunting that >> class >> actually I thought we would have some people here tonight that would be opposed to
067us even having this conversation. >> That's why I had um talked to our board president and said let's get it started >> for the next meeting. Could we just at least what land that we have and maybe just designate just this is like screenshots that this is our land, this is where it's at. >> We can maybe just go from there and then >> yeah possible possible alternatives or something. >> Absolutely. >> And that's just a suggestion. I don't know if Lisa if you're on board of that or not. I would have to dig more um into the statutes uh for school property. My my other concern is if we don't have something in writing on our other properties, right? What happens if someone shoots themselves? Like have we looked at in the past, right?
068Like this is outside of my time here on the board, but have we looked at liability? Have we looked at having a hold harmless >> clause? Like I think this opens us up for a lot of things that we haven't talked about that I think it's really important to outline each of the properties, what is going to be acceptable use on that property um and make sure we're covered and that our um WB attorney is looking at that as well because just because it hasn't happened doesn't mean it's not going to be a catastrophe when it does. And if the public should come if they have an argument one way or the other >> to the next agenda item. >> And we are not the only school district that has public >> or has land
069that river has >> lots also. >> Okay. >> You comfortable with that? >> I'm very comfortable with that. Any other feedback, Stacy, you were quiet? >> Kind of in the middle and just listening. Any other comments? Okay, we'll move to the next item, which is Miss Alice, winter sports report. >> Woohoo! Serious all this stuff. Quickly before I talk. >> Okay. Thank you guys. >> Save yourselves. >> Good to see you. >> Thank you for coming. >> Thank you for all that you do. >> All right. Winter sports three sports. We're going to talk about wrestling, girls basketball, boys basketball. >> So wrestling. Um we are co-oped with Leyona Wabino. This is a lot of this is for my own brain as this is still new for me. So Leyona drives. We're shotgun in this
070co-op. Um unlike our Phelps relationships, we drive their shotgun. Uh three, like I said, three wrestlers, two males, one female. Uh the WIA did split out males and females uh started this year. Our three wrestlers, this was their first year wrestling, so this was uh for our high school wrestlers specifically. So our two male wrestlers, um unfortunately, one became ill, only had a record of three and zero, but three is better than zero. Um other male wrestler had a record of two and 10. And then our one female wrestler had a record of 17 and 18. Um and she was one place away of being a sectional qualifier. Um we have a few coming up into the program. So there'll be um five eighth graders, five eighth grade boys um coming up into the program
071for next year. That's wrestling. Unless you have questions, come concerns. Girls basketball. Um we had a coaching change this year. So Michelle Brown um came back as a head coach. She had coached a number of years in the past and had Maddie Bman join her um who coincidentally Michelle coached back in the day. Um it was Mattie's first year um coaching and we're very happy to have her join the program with Michelle. So the season so we are co-op with Phelps. There was four students from Phelps um part of the team. Uh record was 17 and seven, conference was seven and three. We did tie for second place. Um the entire team returned. So that was an unusual thing. Um of the 18 girls, 10 were seniors. So pretty impactful for what we will be
072losing. Um just graduating out the season. So the season started off pretty hot with three straight wins and then um losing to Leon Wabino then started kind of a negative. Uh we also lost our starting point guard to an ACL injury which ended her season. Um there were a lot of I won't say a lot but there were disappointing losses and uh one of the big highlights then we did win at home against Leona Wabino um defeating them for the first time in seven years. So it was a pretty big pretty big deal. The girls season ended playing their best basketball per coach Brown which is what you want to see at the end of your program end of the season. Losing 10 seniors, as I said, would be pretty significant. But there's a very
073solid group of uh sophomores that are returning as juniors and then a very um good-looking group of freshman that will be coming in to start the promises season for next year. Girls basketball. Questions come? Boys basketball. Um this is one of a few sports that we are not co-op in. Phelps has their own um JV team. So just us three legs. Uh 16 and 10 overall record. Six and two is conference. We were second place in conference. Of the 20 boys, three were seniors. Um there was a lot of non-conference games, a variety of competition levels with that which led to some struggles, but building a lot of character and a lot of different types of play. Uh per coach Lurby. Um the team peaked at the right times and ended the year with some
074great uh wins. They did lose um in the regional final against Leono Albino which was um disappointing but it was very exciting for the boys to make it to the regional finals. Um the seniors only losing three of course will be missed but there's again some incoming freshmen um that are going to help build the program. >> Thank you Miss Ellis. melt the snow. >> Okay. Are the fields ready to go yet? >> You don't have to tell me. And uh get out of my gyms. >> Okay. Thank you. Uh next we'll move to WB correspondents and updates. >> All we have from them this week or this month is our um school notes that was sent out. I don't have anything else that they have for me to share with you at this time.
075Okay, perfect. At this time, uh, I'd like to say thank you for everyone who attended. Um, we will be going into our executive session. Uh, is anyone on the board ready to make that motion? >> I'll make the motion to go to the executive session, D. >> Uh, can you read the action, recommended action, please? >> Uh, maybe. Yeah. A motion to adjourn to the executive session pursuant to Wisconsin state uh statute 19.851C uh to consider employment promotion compensation or performance evaluation data of any public employee over which governmental body has jurisdiction or exercises responsibility specifically to consider staffing levels individual staff contracts hiring of staff and or resignations retirement of staff. Additionally, the session will include approval of minutes from the February 18th, 2026 executive session. >> Do we have a second? >> Second.
076>> Okay, we have a motion by Brian, second by Mitch. This will be roll call vote with I. >> Mitch, >> I >> Brian >> I. >> Josh, >> I >> Stacy, >> I. We will now adjourn into executive session. Again, thank you everyone for coming.