By Watertown Current - April 23, 2026 in PROCEEDINGS-NORTHEAST TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL (Pending Board Approval)
The Northeast Technical High School Board held its regular meeting on Wednesday, Apr 15, 2026. Members in attendance: Jason Julius-Castlewood, Caitlin Bach-Florence, Ben Dunsmoor-GPL, Dan Hoffman for Austin Page-Henry, TamiJo Bronson-Summit, Jean Moulton-Watertown, Kari Lohr-Watertown, Jon Iverson-Watertown, Amy Thompson-Wav/SS. Executives present: Bert Falak (Director), Jeff Danielsen (Watertown Supt) and Todd Obele (Henry Supt) Absent:
Jon Iverson (Chairperson) called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance at 5:45 p.m.
Motion by Moulton, second by Bronson, to amend the agenda to include Action Item 7.5 Contract Terms and to approve the agenda as amended. Motion carried unanimously.
Standing Item 5.1
Chairperson Iverson asked if any School Board member or administrator needed to disclose a conflict of interest. None disclosed.
Standing Item 5.2
Chairperson Iverson asked for any public comments regarding any agenda or non-agenda items. None given.
Item 6 Consent Agenda
Motion by Julius second by Lohr to approve the consent agenda: the minutes from the previous Board meeting, financial reports including monthly financial statement, activity fund balances, revenue summary report, expenditure report, bank statement review (Amy Thompson), and new vendor report. Motion carried unanimously.
General Fund/Capital Outlay balance as of 3/01/26: $1,811,458.04. Revenues: Interest: $396.58, Other: $0, Tuition: $.00, Misc: $6,100.00, Federal & State: $.00; Claims: ($28,831.88); Payroll: ($102,076.22), Bank Fee ($15.00), Journal Entries ($0), Petty Cash: $100.00, NTHS Imprest: $20,000.00. Balance as of 3/31/26: $1,707,389.88
Custodial balance as of 3/01/26: $60,825.61 Revenues: $25,720.29, Expenditures & Disbursements: ($2,327.39) Balance as of 3/31/26: $84,218.51.
Action Item 7.1
Motion by Thompson, second by Lohr to approve the Monthly Claims. Motion carried unanimously.
Apr Claims: General Fund: A-Ox Welding, supp $841.50, Auto Zone, supp $38.72, Cashway Lumber, supp $87.45, Jurgens Printing, open house $93.00, Lincoln Electric, supp $2,727.00, Macksteel, supp $890.76 , Mastercard, supp/open house $3,321.21, Matheson, supp $120.55, Menards, supp $727.39, NTHS Imprest, supp/repairs/legals pub/garbage/telephone $620.89, ProChem, supp $179.02, Sherwin Williams, supp $199.29, Sioux Valley CoOp, supp $31.03, Stan Houston, repairs $75.43, Star Laundry, supp $55.20, Watertown Current, legal pub $36.14, Municipal Util, util $124.74 Total: $10,169.32 Capital Outlay: A&B Business Equip, copier lease $124.40, Mastercard, equip $471.83, NTHS Imprest, equip/curric $82.95, Thompson Mechanical, bldg. maint $2,335.80, Municipal Util, util $1,646.46 Total: $4,661.44.
Action Item 7.2
Motion by Dunsmoor, second by Bach, to approve the 2026–27 ASB Workers’ Compensation Renewal Agreement ($5,196). Motion carried unanimously.
Action Item 7.3
Motion by Julius, second by Lohr, to approve the calendar update moving the last day of school for the 2025–26 school year from May 22 to May 20 due to unused built-in snow days. Motion carried unanimously.
Action Item 7.4
Motion by Bronson, second by Hoffman, to approve changing the June board meeting date from Wednesday, June 17 to Wednesday, June 24, and the July board meeting date from Wednesday, July 15 to Tuesday, July 21. Motion carried unanimously.
Action Item 7.5
Motion by Julius, second by Thompson, to approve the 2026–27 contract terms, including a $1,500 increase in the certified base salary to $51,500, a $1,650 increase for certified staff, a $2,080 increase for administration, and no increase to co-curricular stipends. The agreement also includes enhancements to the district’s group health and dental insurance plans with no increase in employee premiums, including additional Board contributions of $25 per month for single health plans, $80 per month for tiered and family health plans, and $10 per month toward dental coverage. Motion carried unanimously.
Item 8 Communications
Director’s Report
Executive Committee Report
District Reports
Motion by Thompson, second by Hoffman to adjourn the meeting at 6:20 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
The next NTHS regular board meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 20, 2026, at 5:45 pm at Northeast Technical High School in Watertown.
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Bert Falak, Director Jon Iverson, Chairperson
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