Underwood School Board July 10, 2024 Minutes

The Underwood School Board Regular July meeting was held Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in the Conference Rooms. Present were Board Members John Wold, Jen Albjerg, Rebekah Meder, Kyle Sem, Chris Waltz, and Adam Baker; Superintendent Jeff Wilson, Principal Chad Gilbertson, Activity/Community Ed Director Brian Hovland and Business Manager Margie Thieschafer. Absent: None. Others present: Erin Hoyt and TJ Pelanek. Wold, Chairperson, called the meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. with a quorum present. Motion to approve the amended agenda (Albjerg/Baker: MCU). Motion to approve the following consent agenda items: June 12, 2024 minutes; $500 donation from John and Carol Hamann for the Science Department and $20 from Your Cause, thank you for the generous donations; June financial report; final reading Policy 623 Online College Class Eligibility Registration; Prairie Farms as milk vendor for SY 2024-25; Fuel Oil Bids on the open market; LTFM (Long Term Facilities Maintenance Plan for FY25; FY25 Lakes Country Service Cooperative Membership; FFA Agreement/ Partnership with Battle Lake School; Resolution calling for General Election on November 5, 2024. (Meder/Sem: Roll call voting in favor: Meder, Sem, Baker, Wold, Waltz, and Albjerg; voting against: None: MCU). Meder reported on Region I, Baker reported on Underwood Community Education Foundation, and Wold reported on Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative. Hovland reported on Activities and Community Education; Gilbertson gave the Principal report and Wilson gave the Superintendent report. Meder left the meeting at 6:37 p.m. Motion to approve the following Fees FY25 – no changes: Miscellaneous Pay Rates; Ticket Prices and Activity Fees for Secondary Activities; Facilities Rental; Food Service and Transportation (Wold/Albjerg: MCU). Motion to approve Extra-Curricular Worker and Substitutes Pay for FY25 – no changes (Albjerg/Sem: MCU – Wold abstained). Motion to approve Payroll Practices and Policies (Sem/Waltz: MCU). Motion to approve update of Policy 409 Non-Certified Staff (Albjerg/Waltz: MCU). Motion to approve Cooperative Agreement with Hillcrest Lutheran Academy and Breckenridge in Boys Soccer (Albjerg/Sem: MCU). Albjerg to serve as Board Representative for the Otter Tail County Family Service Cooperative. The superintendent evaluation process discussed Motion to amend Superintendent contract and approve 3-year Superintendent contract starting July 1, 2025 (Sem/Waltz: MCU). Motion to adjourn (Sem/Baker: MCU). The meeting ended at 7:18 p.m. Chris Waltz, Clerk (This publication constitutes the legal printing August 21, 2024 of the official minutes of this meeting.)