COOK COUNTY SCHOOLS
ISD 166 School Board
Governs ISD 166, Cook County Schools: the district budget, contracts, staffing and policy for the county's public school.
The district does not publish its payment registers, so no 2026 spending can be counted from the published record.
Established under: Minnesota Statutes section 123B.09
Local: ISD 166 Policy Manual
Levy adopted for 2026
$3,778,086 · Levy · +11.46% $671 · Per resident
Board Members
at least 2 terms · 2 votes · 2 aye · 0 nay CHAIR
3rd term · 4 votes · 1 aye · 3 nay CLERK
2nd term · 3 votes · 3 aye · 0 nay
Quinn McCloughan District 4
1st term · No votes recorded yet TREASURER
1st term · 5 votes · 3 aye · 2 nay
Staff Lead
School Board staff support, not a voting seat.
Chris Lindholm Superintendent
5 years in position
What it decided
School Board renews staff health plans as premiums jump 34.9%
Facing a 34.9% renewal increase from Medica, still the lowest bid after six months of shopping, the board renewed the same four staff health plans through the Minnesota Healthcare Consortium for 2026–27. The increase is roughly $360,000 against a budget of about $7M; because the new union contracts locked the district’s share at last year’s premium level, most of the increase lands on employees. A cheaper Teamsters self-funded plan was left under study. Moved by Quinn McCloughan, seconded by Rogers.
Approve the construction proposal request #1 as presented
Approve the YMCA Custodial Services Joint Powers Agreement as presented
Source: 05_15_2025_Regular_School_Board_Meeting__2_.pdf, p. 1