Board of Education Badger ISD 676Wednesday, August 12, 2026

September 16, 2026

Minutes of Regular Meeting

Board of Education Badger ISD 676

PO Box 68, 110 Carpenter Avenue East, Badger, Minnesota 56714

Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 6:00 P.M. in the Business & Tech Room 29

1. Call to Order: Board Chair Isane called the meeting to order at 6:02 P.M.

1.A. Pledge of Allegiance

1.B. Roll Call

Present: Jodie Davy, Cari Dostal, Jamie Isane, Jeramy Swenson, Jared VonEnde

Absent: Brent Olson

1.C. Administration and Department Heads:

Present: Daniel Carpenter, Ben Evans, Leah Hasson

1.D. Student Representative:

Open for 2026-2027 School Year

2. Visitor Recognition:

Visitors in Attendance: Carol Ricke, Shannon Dostal

2.A. Listening Session – No Participants

3. Recommendation to add and/or remove items to the agenda by Board Members or School Administrators

None

4. Approval of Agenda

A motion was made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member VonEnde to approve the agenda for the August 12, 2026, Regular School Board Meeting as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries by a 5 Yes to 0 No vote U.C.

5. Approval of Prior Meeting Minutes

5.A. A motion was made by Member Davy and seconded by Member Dostal to approve the minutes of the Regular Board Meeting held on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries by a 5 Yes to 0 No vote U.C.

5.B. A motion was made by Member VonEnde and seconded by Member Swenson to approve the minutes of the Special Board Meeting held on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries by a 5 Yes to 0 No vote U.C.

5.C. A motion was made by Member Davy and seconded by Member Dostal to approve the minutes of the Special Board Meeting held on Monday, August 10, 2026, as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries by a 5 Yes to 0 No vote U.C.

6. Consent Agenda

6.A. A motion was made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Davy to approve the payment of bills check #65540 through check #65584 for a total of $157,496.72 listed as well as approve Purchasing Card electronic payments from the statements dated July 27, 2026, and Electronic Fund Transfers as submitted.

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries by a 5 Yes to 0 No vote U.C.

6.B. A motion was made by Member VonEnde and seconded by Member Swenson to approve the 2025-2026 Joint Sports Billing Claim from Badger ISD #676 to Greenbush-Middle River ISD #2683 as presented.

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries by a 5 Yes to 0 No vote U.C.

7. Communications

7.A. Building and Grounds Report

Mr. Evans reported on the following items:

 Presented information related to the fence post concrete quote from Freedom Fencing. Badger School will need to pay for the cost of adding the concrete as it was not included in the original fencing quote being paid for by Northwest Community Action. The added concrete will add stability to the new fence.

7.B. Superintendent Report

Supt. Carpenter reported on the following items:

 Building Project Updates

 New Business

o 10.A. Milk Bid – need to run the newspaper bid in two papers before the bid can be awarded. Meeting scheduled for August 21 at 7:30 A.M.;

o 10.B. Set School Meal Prices for SY 2026-2027. Recommend approving prices as presented;

o 10.C. Junior High Football Coach – administration and Head Football Coach Striker Hasson recommend hiring Tyler Isane as a Junior High Football Coach;

o 10.D. Board Policy 402, 423, 509, 521, 524, 613, 621, 709, 722 Update recommendations presented by Supt. Carpenter;

o 10.E. Schedule Annual Review of Policies 413, 506, 722, 806 for September Regula Meeting

o 10.F. Information regarding the first reading of Policy 208;

o 10.G. Information regarding the first reading of Policy 721;

o 10.H. New Fence Post Concrete Quote on the Agenda – added concrete to the posts should create more stability for the fence and extend lifespan of fence;

o 10.I. November Board meeting will need to be rescheduled due to the regular date falling on Veteran’s Day;

o 10.J. Information regarding updated international math teacher contract – salary will be slightly higher due to the increase of salary for contracted step placement;

o 10.K. Administration recommends approving the Memorandum of Understanding with Sherri Kukowski for her services as a 7-12 Mathematics Teacher due to delays with the visa approval process for Gerwayne Palomar;

o 10.L. Administration recommends scheduling a special board meeting on October 7, 2026 for the purpose of approving construction documents for the June 2027 building project;

o 10.M. Supt. Carpenter presented information for business manager services from CESO. Administration recommends entering into an agreement for interim services with CESO until a business manager has been hired to fill the vacancy in the position;

o 10.N. World Food Prize information will be presented by Mrs. Shannon Dostal later in the reports;

o 10.O. Supt. Carpenter presented an overview of the superintendent evaluation process to be discussed later in the agenda.

 Other Items

o Supt. Carpenter presented information regarding the updated joint sports billing split percentage process that was used to calculate the 2025-2026 Joint Sports Billing claim with GMR;

o Brady Martz worked on the FY 2026 Audit on August 10 (off site) and August 11 (on site). There are a couple of outstanding items to finish up;

o The BGMR Joint Sports Board will meet on August 21;

o The 2026 Fall MREA Conference Early Bird Registration Window is open until August 21. Supt. Carpenter is attending this year. Board members who would like to attend should inform Supt. Carpenter so he can complete the registration;

o The 2026 Fall Back to School Open House will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from 5:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.

7.C. Mrs. Shannon Dostal – World Food Prize Presentation

 Mrs. Dostal presented information related to the World Food Prize Competition to be held in Des Moines, Iowa in October. Badger had one student qualify for this competition based on the high quality of their presentation in May. Mrs. Dostal requested funding from the school district to cover registration and meal stipends for herself as a chaperone and the student, as well as a request to use school transportation for the event. The request will be considered later in the meeting.

8. Reports

8.A. A motion was made by Member Swenson and seconded by Member Davy to accept the Cash Report through July 31, 2026, subject to audit.

BE IT RESOLVED the motion carries by a 5 Yes to 0 No vote U.C.

9. Old Business

None

10. New Business

10.A. Discussion: The School Board will need to run the bid solicitation in the Greenbush Tribune two times before acceptance of any bids. The superintendent recommends scheduling a Special Meeting on Friday, August 21, 2026, at 7:30 A.M. to award the Milk Bid for the 2026-2027 School Year.

10.B. A motion was made by Member Davy and seconded by Member Dostal to approve the following food service pricing as presented:

K-12 Student Lunch Prices

Breakfast: FREE

Lunch: FREE

Breakfast Seconds: $1.00

Lunch Seconds: $1.20

Extra and A La Carte Milk: $0.40

Adult Meal Prices

Breakfast: $2.55

Lunch: $5.30

Breakfast Seconds: $1.00

Lunch Seconds: $1.20

Extra Milk: $0.40

Northwest Community Action Head Start Pricing

(NWCA is billed for student and adult meals at these rates)

Student Breakfast: $0.95

Student Lunch: $1.75

Adult Breakfast: $2.55

Adult Lunch: $5.30

Breakfast Seconds: $1.00

Lunch Seconds: $1.20

Extra and A La Carte Milk: $0.40

BE IT RESOLVED, the resolution is adopted by a 5 Yes to 0 No vote. U.C.

10.C. A motion was made by Member VonEnde and seconded by Member Davy to approve the hiring of Tyler Isane as a Junior High Football Coach, contingent upon completion of a pre-employment criminal history background check.