Underwood School Board April 10, 2023 Minutes

The Underwood School Board Regular April meeting was held Monday, April 10, 2023, in the Conference Room. Present were Board Members John Wold, Chris Waltz, Rebekah Meder and Adam Baker; Superintendent Jeff Wilson, Principal Arick Follingstad, Community Ed Director Anne Stenoien, Activities Director Brian Hovland and Business Manager Margie Thieschafer; and Student Representative Cole Peterson. Absent: Jen Albjerg and Kyle Sem. Others present: Erin Hoyt, Desiree Frie, Kelly Foertsch, Brenda Frederick and Carly Jensen. Wold, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with a quorum present. Member Meder read Underwood School’s Belief, Mission, and Vision Statements. Motion to approve the amended agenda (Baker/Meder: MCU). Visitor comments: Teachers Hoyt, Foertsch and Frie thanked the board and administration for the e-learning days and gave perspective of how those days work in High School, Elementary and College classes. Motion to approve amended consent agenda which includes minutes of the March 13, 2023, Regular meeting; donations of $407.85 Underwood Lions for Speech Awards; $250 Otter Tail Power, $500 Park Region Telephone, $500 Eagles Aerie 2339, $250 Fergus Falls VFW and $25 anonymous for Theatre Program; $250 Otter Tail Power, $500 City of Underwood and $250 Lake Region Healthcare and $200 Farmers State Bank Underwood for Summer Activities; and Expenditures/Financial Report (Meder/ Waltz: MCU). Student Representative Peterson gave wrap-up of Winter activities and an update on Spring items. Committee Reports were given by: Meder on Region I and Wold on Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative. Hovland gave Activities Director report. Stenoien gave a Community Ed, Testing and Transportation report. Follingstad gave the Principal report. Wilson gave the Superintendent report. Resolution was executed to Terminate and Non-Renew Stephany Wold 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher (Wold/Baker: Voting in Favor: Waltz, Wold, Baker and Meder; Voting Against: None). Resolution was executed to Terminate and Non-Renew Andrew Crummy 1.0 FTE Elementary Teacher (Wold/Waltz: Voting in Favor: Meder, Baker, Wold and Waltz; Voting Against: None). Presentation on Underwood School’s K-6 WIN (What I Need) program by Frederick and Jensen. Motion to adjourn (Baker/Meder: MCU). Meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. Rebekah Meder, Clerk (This publication constitutes the legal printing May 17, 2023 of the official minutes of this meeting.)