Underwood School Board May 8, 2023 Minutes

The Underwood School Board Regular May meeting was held Monday, May 8, 2023, in the Conference Room. Present were Board Members John Wold, Rebekah Meder, Kyle Sem, Jen Albjerg and Adam Baker; Student Board Representatives Cole Peterson and Hannah Radzwill; Superintendent Jeff Wilson, Principal Arick Follingstad, Community Ed Director Anne Stenoien and Business Manager Margie Thieschafer. Absent: None. Others: Maggie Clauson. Wold, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with a quorum present. Member Sem read Belief, Mission and Vision Statements. Motion to approve the amended agenda (Albjerg/Meder: MCU). Chris Waltz joined the meeting at 6:32 p.m. Motion to approve consent agenda containing the following: Minutes of the April 10, 2023, Regular meeting; Donations: $500 UW Lions for Prairie Fire Theatre, $1,500 UW Lions, $250 VFW Post 612 and $1,000 Eagles Aerie 2339 for summer recreation and $5,000 Sverdrup Church towards handicapped access to playground; Expenditures/Financial report; Hiring Amber Eastwood 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher 23-24; Hiring Andrew Crummy 1.0 FTE Elementary Teacher 23-24; Hiring Brandi Holleman 1.0 FTE Elementary Teacher 23-24; Resignation Cody Nordick 4th Grade Teacher; and non-renewal of Probationary 1.0 FTE Special Education Teacher Kris Lee (Meder/Albjerg: MCU). Peterson and Radzwill gave an update on school news, activities and their plans for next year. Committee reports were given. Albjerg on Otter Tail County Family Services Cooperative and Wold on Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative. Stenoien gave a Community Education, Transportation and Testing report. The Board thanked Anne Stenoien for years of service to Underwood School and Community. Follingstad gave the Principal report and Wilson gave the Superintendent report. Motion to adjourn (Albjerg/Sem: MCU). Meeting adjourned 6:59 p.m. Rebekah Meder, Clerk (This publication constitutes the legal printing June 21, 2023 of the official minutes of this meeting.)