Underwood School Board June 12, 2024 Minutes

The Underwood School Board Regular May meeting was held Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in the Conference Room. Present were Board Members John Wold, Rebekah Meder, Kyle Sem, Jen Albjerg and Chris Waltz; Superintendent Jeff Wilson, Activities Director Brian Hovland and Business Manager Margie Thieschafer. Absent: Adam Baker. Others: Chad Gilbertson. Wold, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. with a quorum present. Member Wold read Belief, Mission, and Vision Statements. Motion to approve the amended/agenda (Albjerg/Meder: MCU). Motion to approve consent agenda containing the following: Minutes of the May 8, 2024, Regular meeting; Donations: $500 to the Science Department from John and Carol Hamann and $20 from Your Cause, thank you for the generous donations; Expenditures/Financial report; Approve Otter Tail County Agreement for PT School Resource Officer; Call for Milk Bids, Approve FY25 Literacy Plan, Authorize business office to complete FY24 Year End Expenditures, Approve Lakes Country Service Cooperative Agreement for Tech Services, 2nd reading of Policy 623 Online College Class Eligibility Registration Requirements, Designate Superintendent Wilson as the District IOWA (Identified Official with Authority), Approve MSBA (MN School Board Association) membership renewal, and Approve MREA (MN Rural Education Association) membership renewal. Motion and second by Meder/Waltz: Roll call vote: all members voting in favor, none against. Committee report: Wold on Fergus Falls Areas Special Education Cooperative & MSHSL (MN State High School League) Region 6. Hovland gave the Activities Director/ Community Ed report, and Wilson gave the Principal & Superintendent reports. Motion to approve FY25 Budget (Sem/ Waltz: MCU). Motion to pay annual $500 stipend to paraprofessional performing Personal Care duties for students (Sem/Waltz: MCU). A discussion of Underwood School’s Strategic Plan was presented, Board to work on revising/updating. Superintendent Evaluation was discussed, forms were distributed to Board members. Motion to adjourn (Sem/Albjerg: MCU). Meeting adjourned 7:30 p.m. Chris Waltz, Treasurer (This publication constitutes the legal printing July 17, 2024 of the official minutes of this meeting.)