October 14, 2026, School Board Meeting

FFA Boys requesting funds $200/student

National Ag. Mech. Contest:  Welding table build, problem solving mech., and building problems (4 competing on National Level)

Superintendent

Facilities elementary buzzer down upgrade & additional one of HS doorbell etc.

2nd Convection oven for HS; Activities bus – lease; Parent & Teachers conference M-W; National FFA Indianapolis

5 yr Strategic plan rough draft starting: Reviewing policy manual; Bismarck conference – Culture of Bldg. & dist.; 1st early out Friday Oct. 30th; Culture & dist. Cohesiveness Hornet Pride Project $137,700.00 and over all pledged $192,700 since August 3rd; Dream for student to have a bus (top of the line at 0 cost to taxpayer) $397,000 overall cost (owned and insured by Harvey 7 yr. lease agreement early payments fine is $1.00)

HS Principle

Reports & questions; Parent & Teachers Conference - parents are very understanding with challenges

Elementary Mr. Every

Enrollments 188 (5 kindergartner & special needs – Angel) plus new K from MT Monday.

97.38% attend, report, study

92% teachers; 91% staff

22 incidents referrals in month of September

WCDH immune & fire trucks here

100% attended goal Parent Teachers Conferences will know after tonight

STAR (Reading/Math) progress was given at Parent Teachers conferences

Superintendent on Activities

Golf ending; Track?; 7 qualify for state meet working on scheduled games; Basketball schedule finalized with officials filled; Co-op Fessenden meeting an update is needed for Co-op agreements; need updated handbook (missing multi-Sports involvement) Co-op is 16 years old “We are closer knit than we have ever been” by Superintendent.

Schedule Board Report

Conference in Bismarck break out session (Same student/ same teachers but better results)

Teacher and Student discussions: 30 minutes on just life conversation as a game 1:1. Students know teachers’ care. Lessons to learn what happened at columbine.  Ox-Box outside with Key.  Now canter bldg. 30sec with shooting starts and the police should have a copy of the plan of your school.

Dickinson: Scheduled a Fraud Presentation; $4.8 of $4.9 million was recovered; ACH withdrawals, ABC construction (a legitimate company called asking about the payments) came as a ABC Con on the school. Scam that looking at bills & reports on internet of schools by internet and then they mimic your vendors and send emails and bills.

CTE Classes & Centers (towns positive about it????)

DPI: No progress, dollars will be taken away; teacher retention & teacher recruitment; 4.5% for the 1st yr. and 4% the 2nd year; infinite campus has been problematic.

Bus Manager: Audit Report recommended; Bank reconciliation- Behind; manual entry an outside person looking at it.

January 15th, this year’s audit; called Collette and talked about all the turnover and general entries: like segregation of duties.  They said they could do our depreciation schedule. Chad:  Everything has to be a paper trail.  They couldn’t find some documentation.  This is an issue!

Hornet pride: Set up savings at 1st State Bank.

Doorbells and intercoms went down at the BM Hanson and HHS camera works well; upgrade BM Hanson $4,472.00 plus adding west parking lot (2nd camera cost $600.00 plus shipping; total of $7,488 out of capital project.  Add more security/safety measures.

Game Time:  Music is vetted for pre-game, end game. Etc.; company reaches out to local businesses for advertisements; most have to a level 1; $3,000/year; looking at prorate for the remainer of the school year; $250 ad will run entire year helps pay for APP; simplifies & streamlines; could work for Fess/Harvey co-op.

Student Performance:  Daisy – Driving at night is difficult; HWC away games cross involvement & more participation; Student don’t know about speech or A sports: We want to help prevent accident; Need passenger bus, driver and chaperones for 30 to 40 students.

Google Form Survey:  64/73 responses said they would go (volleyball, football, Basketball for Girls & boys and wrestling) and would be willing to give $5.00 for this and their expenses on the road at events.

Superintendence is a way to offset costs by sponsor for the bus plus more.

Title 1:  Letter of intent by Superintendent; It is challenging to spend down.

Every Para needs to be certified; Pre- K; School Lunches; etc.

November 18, 2026, Next meeting.

October 14, 2026, School Board Meeting

FFA Boys requesting funds $200/student

National Ag. Mech. Contest:  Welding table build, problem solving mech., and building problems (4 competing on National Level)

Superintendent

Facilities elementary buzzer down upgrade & additional one of HS doorbell etc.

2nd Convection oven for HS; Activities bus – lease; Parent & Teachers conference M-W; National FFA Indianapolis

5 yr Strategic plan rough draft starting: Reviewing policy manual; Bismarck conference – Culture of Bldg. & dist.; 1st early out Friday Oct. 30th; Culture & dist. Cohesiveness Hornet Pride Project $137,700.00 and over all pledged $192,700 since August 3rd; Dream for student to have a bus (top of the line at 0 cost to taxpayer) $397,000 overall cost (owned and insured by Harvey 7 yr. lease agreement early payments fine is $1.00)

HS Principle

Reports & questions; Parent & Teachers Conference - parents are very understanding with challenges

Elementary Mr. Every

Enrollments 188 (5 kindergartner & special needs – Angel) plus new K from MT Monday.

97.38% attend, report, study

92% teachers; 91% staff

22 incidents referrals in month of September

WCDH immune & fire trucks here

100% attended goal Parent Teachers Conferences will know after tonight

STAR (Reading/Math) progress was given at Parent Teachers conferences

Superintendent on Activities

Golf ending; Track?; 7 qualify for state meet working on scheduled games; Basketball schedule finalized with officials filled; Co-op Fessenden meeting an update is needed for Co-op agreements; need updated handbook (missing multi-Sports involvement) Co-op is 16 years old “We are closer knit than we have ever been” by Superintendent.

Schedule Board Report

Conference in Bismarck break out session (Same student/ same teachers but better results)

Teacher and Student discussions: 30 minutes on just life conversation as a game 1:1. Students know teachers’ care. Lessons to learn what happened at columbine.  Ox-Box outside with Key.  Now canter bldg. 30sec with shooting starts and the police should have a copy of the plan of your school.

Dickinson: Scheduled a Fraud Presentation; $4.8 of $4.9 million was recovered; ACH withdrawals, ABC construction (a legitimate company called asking about the payments) came as a ABC Con on the school. Scam that looking at bills & reports on internet of schools by internet and then they mimic your vendors and send emails and bills.

CTE Classes & Centers (towns positive about it????)

DPI: No progress, dollars will be taken away; teacher retention & teacher recruitment; 4.5% for the 1st yr. and 4% the 2nd year; infinite campus has been problematic.

Bus Manager: Audit Report recommended; Bank reconciliation- Behind; manual entry an outside person looking at it.

January 15th, this year’s audit; called Collette and talked about all the turnover and general entries: like segregation of duties.  They said they could do our depreciation schedule. Chad:  Everything has to be a paper trail.  They couldn’t find some documentation.  This is an issue!

Hornet pride: Set up savings at 1st State Bank.

Doorbells and intercoms went down at the BM Hanson and HHS camera works well; upgrade BM Hanson $4,472.00 plus adding west parking lot (2nd camera cost $600.00 plus shipping; total of $7,488 out of capital project.  Add more security/safety measures.

Game Time:  Music is vetted for pre-game, end game. Etc.; company reaches out to local businesses for advertisements; most have to a level 1; $3,000/year; looking at prorate for the remainer of the school year; $250 ad will run entire year helps pay for APP; simplifies & streamlines; could work for Fess/Harvey co-op.

Student Performance:  Daisy – Driving at night is difficult; HWC away games cross involvement & more participation; Student don’t know about speech or A sports: We want to help prevent accident; Need passenger bus, driver and chaperones for 30 to 40 students.

Google Form Survey:  64/73 responses said they would go (volleyball, football, Basketball for Girls & boys and wrestling) and would be willing to give $5.00 for this and their expenses on the road at events.

Superintendence is a way to offset costs by sponsor for the bus plus more.

Title 1:  Letter of intent by Superintendent; It is challenging to spend down.

Every Para needs to be certified; Pre- K; School Lunches; etc.

November 18, 2026, Next meeting.

October 14, 2026, School Board Meeting

FFA Boys requesting funds $200/student

National Ag. Mech. Contest:  Welding table build, problem solving mech., and building problems (4 competing on National Level)

Superintendent

Facilities elementary buzzer down upgrade & additional one of HS doorbell etc.

2nd Convection oven for HS; Activities bus – lease; Parent & Teachers conference M-W; National FFA Indianapolis

5 yr Strategic plan rough draft starting: Reviewing policy manual; Bismarck conference – Culture of Bldg. & dist.; 1st early out Friday Oct. 30th; Culture & dist. Cohesiveness Hornet Pride Project $137,700.00 and over all pledged $192,700 since August 3rd; Dream for student to have a bus (top of the line at 0 cost to taxpayer) $397,000 overall cost (owned and insured by Harvey 7 yr. lease agreement early payments fine is $1.00)

HS Principle

Reports & questions; Parent & Teachers Conference - parents are very understanding with challenges

Elementary Mr. Every

Enrollments 188 (5 kindergartner & special needs – Angel) plus new K from MT Monday.

97.38% attend, report, study

92% teachers; 91% staff

22 incidents referrals in month of September

WCDH immune & fire trucks here

100% attended goal Parent Teachers Conferences will know after tonight

STAR (Reading/Math) progress was given at Parent Teachers conferences

Superintendent on Activities

Golf ending; Track?; 7 qualify for state meet working on scheduled games; Basketball schedule finalized with officials filled; Co-op Fessenden meeting an update is needed for Co-op agreements; need updated handbook (missing multi-Sports involvement) Co-op is 16 years old “We are closer knit than we have ever been” by Superintendent.

Schedule Board Report

Conference in Bismarck break out session (Same student/ same teachers but better results)

Teacher and Student discussions: 30 minutes on just life conversation as a game 1:1. Students know teachers’ care. Lessons to learn what happened at columbine.  Ox-Box outside with Key.  Now canter bldg. 30sec with shooting starts and the police should have a copy of the plan of your school.

Dickinson: Scheduled a Fraud Presentation; $4.8 of $4.9 million was recovered; ACH withdrawals, ABC construction (a legitimate company called asking about the payments) came as a ABC Con on the school. Scam that looking at bills & reports on internet of schools by internet and then they mimic your vendors and send emails and bills.

CTE Classes & Centers (towns positive about it????)

DPI: No progress, dollars will be taken away; teacher retention & teacher recruitment; 4.5% for the 1st yr. and 4% the 2nd year; infinite campus has been problematic.

Bus Manager: Audit Report recommended; Bank reconciliation- Behind; manual entry an outside person looking at it.

January 15th, this year’s audit; called Collette and talked about all the turnover and general entries: like segregation of duties.  They said they could do our depreciation schedule. Chad:  Everything has to be a paper trail.  They couldn’t find some documentation.  This is an issue!

Hornet pride: Set up savings at 1st State Bank.

Doorbells and intercoms went down at the BM Hanson and HHS camera works well; upgrade BM Hanson $4,472.00 plus adding west parking lot (2nd camera cost $600.00 plus shipping; total of $7,488 out of capital project.  Add more security/safety measures.

Game Time:  Music is vetted for pre-game, end game. Etc.; company reaches out to local businesses for advertisements; most have to a level 1; $3,000/year; looking at prorate for the remainer of the school year; $250 ad will run entire year helps pay for APP; simplifies & streamlines; could work for Fess/Harvey co-op.

Student Performance:  Daisy – Driving at night is difficult; HWC away games cross involvement & more participation; Student don’t know about speech or A sports: We want to help prevent accident; Need passenger bus, driver and chaperones for 30 to 40 students.

Google Form Survey:  64/73 responses said they would go (volleyball, football, Basketball for Girls & boys and wrestling) and would be willing to give $5.00 for this and their expenses on the road at events.

Superintendence is a way to offset costs by sponsor for the bus plus more.

Title 1:  Letter of intent by Superintendent; It is challenging to spend down.

Every Para needs to be certified; Pre- K; School Lunches; etc.

November 18, 2026, Next meeting.

Wells County Commissioners’ Budget meeting

10-07-26

WC District Health:  Requesting money $45,000.00

Additions to agenda:  Road haul agreements with townships for hauling gravel; fair board – tiling for building new floor; Sept. Meeting minutes approved, Reg meeting, Special Meeting interviews approved, special meeting approved; Well pipe is filled with cement asked.

Bills:  approved; Balance sheet – not enough money to pay bills because of cuts – Dan says. (what about the 10 million in CD, Markets and etc.. how can you cut to save us but not enough money.  Do we need an third party audit?)

County agent:  want to change some coding.

Pledged Securities

Correspondence:  NDDOT – unsafe railroad crossing, safety updates; Court improvement grant is available; Garrison Division budget was sent; State Fair delegate; NDACo conferences; Road Reroute project; Harvey transfer station; public comment is allowed; Harvey landfill.

Portfolios

Boon Maxwell:  Sheriff; Stan Buxa: Jana; Brian Miller: Recorder – Lexi accepted the job; Dennis Dockter: Road Dept. – Kerry & Tim; Brian Lautt: Fair Board ditch dug.

WC Road Dept.:  Kerry Schmike & Tim Buchwitz; 71 will most likely have millings due need repairs; 3 machines have warranty expiring; John Deere will be contacting the Commissioners; Cat warranty will be up soon; all drivers need to take defensive driving course; Mike Neumiller is willing to help county with CDL certification

Routes are being worked on; Dennis & Boone are contacts for road department; Chaseley road needs to be relayed; Heaton Road needs work, Heimdahl; Chaseley & Bowdon in 2028; oil tank needs repair, electrician due to burner out; Shipley out of Steele might be electrician; Checking on cost for chip sealing next year; Road agreement from Johnson pit.

WC Sheriff Kluth

2014 pickup repair engine; ban transmission in 2019 chevy; replace the pickup with a 2017;

Brent Keller:  thanked the Commissioners for his years with the county.

General Election 2026

3 voting centers; all people in place; testing will be done and Dan is sure not issues found; Nov. 16th is canvassing.

Resignation letter from Brent Keller

WC Recorders position & Staffing: Alexa LaPlant will be the Recorder and Connie Loen will be new deputy recorder at 40% time & 60% time in extension office.

Road Dept. Equipment:  Scott Mann – John Deere machines and more equipment issues discussed.  Dan wants 7 year plans up to 8 years; new blade $480,000 for new. Butler Lowell Maland trade or new grater.

WC States Attorney:  Supreme Court reversed decision on one of his trials and they need to do it again. Other cases discussed.  Kidder county is looking for State’s attorney & Bromke was asked.  (If he fails on current Wells Co cases, Why are we farming him out without financial benefits to Wells Co People?  This is how he started with McHenry and helping Benson and WC flip the bill for benefits all by ourselves and his wage)

Sheriff Department Vehicle discussion

Wells County Budget PowerPoint 2027

Dan was upset with no show to planned budget meeting.  Health department has been a hug expense.  (Watch where Dan leads the Commissioners to go)

Wells County Commissioners’ Budget meeting

10-07-26

WC District Health:  Requesting money $45,000.00

Additions to agenda:  Road haul agreements with townships for hauling gravel; fair board – tiling for building new floor; Sept. Meeting minutes approved, Reg meeting, Special Meeting interviews approved, special meeting approved; Well pipe is filled with cement asked.

Bills:  approved; Balance sheet – not enough money to pay bills because of cuts – Dan says. (what about the 10 million in CD, Markets and etc.. how can you cut to save us but not enough money.  Do we need an third party audit?)

County agent:  want to change some coding.

Pledged Securities

Correspondence:  NDDOT – unsafe railroad crossing, safety updates; Court improvement grant is available; Garrison Division budget was sent; State Fair delegate; NDACo conferences; Road Reroute project; Harvey transfer station; public comment is allowed; Harvey landfill.

Portfolios

Boon Maxwell:  Sheriff; Stan Buxa: Jana; Brian Miller: Recorder – Lexi accepted the job; Dennis Dockter: Road Dept. – Kerry & Tim; Brian Lautt: Fair Board ditch dug.

WC Road Dept.:  Kerry Schmike & Tim Buchwitz; 71 will most likely have millings due need repairs; 3 machines have warranty expiring; John Deere will be contacting the Commissioners; Cat warranty will be up soon; all drivers need to take defensive driving course; Mike Neumiller is willing to help county with CDL certification

Routes are being worked on; Dennis & Boone are contacts for road department; Chaseley road needs to be relayed; Heaton Road needs work, Heimdahl; Chaseley & Bowdon in 2028; oil tank needs repair, electrician due to burner out; Shipley out of Steele might be electrician; Checking on cost for chip sealing next year; Road agreement from Johnson pit.

WC Sheriff Kluth

2014 pickup repair engine; ban transmission in 2019 chevy; replace the pickup with a 2017;

Brent Keller:  thanked the Commissioners for his years with the county.

General Election 2026

3 voting centers; all people in place; testing will be done and Dan is sure not issues found; Nov. 16th is canvassing.

Resignation letter from Brent Keller

WC Recorders position & Staffing: Alexa LaPlant will be the Recorder and Connie Loen will be new deputy recorder at 40% time & 60% time in extension office.

Road Dept. Equipment:  Scott Mann – John Deere machines and more equipment issues discussed.  Dan wants 7 year plans up to 8 years; new blade $480,000 for new. Butler Lowell Maland trade or new grater.

WC States Attorney:  Supreme Court reversed decision on one of his trials and they need to do it again. Other cases discussed.  Kidder county is looking for State’s attorney & Bromke was asked.  (If he fails on current Wells Co cases, Why are we farming him out without financial benefits to Wells Co People?  This is how he started with McHenry and helping Benson and WC flip the bill for benefits all by ourselves and his wage)

Sheriff Department Vehicle discussion

Wells County Budget PowerPoint 2027

Dan was upset with no show to planned budget meeting.  Health department has been a hug expense.  (Watch where Dan leads the Commissioners to go)

Wells County Commissioners’ Budget meeting

10-07-26

WC District Health:  Requesting money $45,000.00

Additions to agenda:  Road haul agreements with townships for hauling gravel; fair board – tiling for building new floor; Sept. Meeting minutes approved, Reg meeting, Special Meeting interviews approved, special meeting approved; Well pipe is filled with cement asked.

Bills:  approved; Balance sheet – not enough money to pay bills because of cuts – Dan says. (what about the 10 million in CD, Markets and etc.. how can you cut to save us but not enough money.  Do we need an third party audit?)

County agent:  want to change some coding.

Pledged Securities

Correspondence:  NDDOT – unsafe railroad crossing, safety updates; Court improvement grant is available; Garrison Division budget was sent; State Fair delegate; NDACo conferences; Road Reroute project; Harvey transfer station; public comment is allowed; Harvey landfill.

Portfolios

Boon Maxwell:  Sheriff; Stan Buxa: Jana; Brian Miller: Recorder – Lexi accepted the job; Dennis Dockter: Road Dept. – Kerry & Tim; Brian Lautt: Fair Board ditch dug.

WC Road Dept.:  Kerry Schmike & Tim Buchwitz; 71 will most likely have millings due need repairs; 3 machines have warranty expiring; John Deere will be contacting the Commissioners; Cat warranty will be up soon; all drivers need to take defensive driving course; Mike Neumiller is willing to help county with CDL certification

Routes are being worked on; Dennis & Boone are contacts for road department; Chaseley road needs to be relayed; Heaton Road needs work, Heimdahl; Chaseley & Bowdon in 2028; oil tank needs repair, electrician due to burner out; Shipley out of Steele might be electrician; Checking on cost for chip sealing next year; Road agreement from Johnson pit.

WC Sheriff Kluth

2014 pickup repair engine; ban transmission in 2019 chevy; replace the pickup with a 2017;

Brent Keller:  thanked the Commissioners for his years with the county.

General Election 2026

3 voting centers; all people in place; testing will be done and Dan is sure not issues found; Nov. 16th is canvassing.

Resignation letter from Brent Keller

WC Recorders position & Staffing: Alexa LaPlant will be the Recorder and Connie Loen will be new deputy recorder at 40% time & 60% time in extension office.

Road Dept. Equipment:  Scott Mann – John Deere machines and more equipment issues discussed.  Dan wants 7 year plans up to 8 years; new blade $480,000 for new. Butler Lowell Maland trade or new grater.

WC States Attorney:  Supreme Court reversed decision on one of his trials and they need to do it again. Other cases discussed.  Kidder county is looking for State’s attorney & Bromke was asked.  (If he fails on current Wells Co cases, Why are we farming him out without financial benefits to Wells Co People?  This is how he started with McHenry and helping Benson and WC flip the bill for benefits all by ourselves and his wage)

Sheriff Department Vehicle discussion

Wells County Budget PowerPoint 2027

Dan was upset with no show to planned budget meeting.  Health department has been a hug expense.  (Watch where Dan leads the Commissioners to go)