Underwood School Board September 11, 2024 Minutes

The Underwood School Board Regular September meeting was held Wednesday, September 11, 2024, in the Conference Room. Present were Board Members John Wold, Rebekah Meder, Jen Albjerg, and Adam Baker; Student Representative Mason Hoyt; Superintendent Jeff Wilson and Business Manager Margie Thieschafer. Absent: Chris Waltz. Others present: Vicki Moore, Mary Reedy, TJ Pelanek, and Erin Hoyt. Wold, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with a quorum present. Meder read Underwood’s School Belief Statements. Motion to approve agenda (Baker/Albjerg: MCU). Motion to approve the consent agenda containing the following items: August 14, 2024 minutes, monthly financial reports; Resignation: Megan Odland (PT Paraprofessionals); New Hire Megan Johnson (Paraprofessional); Updated Strategic Plan and Amend 24-25 School Calendar (Roll call vote: Voting in Favor: Wold, Meder, Albjerg, and Baker; Voting Against: None: MCU). Student, Mason Hoyt was introduced as 24-25 Student Board Representative and gave the student representative report. Mary Reedy from CliftonLarsonAllen LLP presented the Fiscal Year 24 Audit. Kyle Sem joined the meeting at 6:15 p.m. Motion to approve the FY24 Audit Report (Meder/Baker: MCU). Committee reports by Baker on Underwood Education Community Foundation, and Wold on Fergus Falls Area Special Education Cooperative and Minnesota State High School League Region 6A. Wilson gave the AD/Community Ed, Principal, and Superintendent reports. Motion to certify the 2024 Pay 2025 Levy at the maximum (Sem/Baker: MCU). Motion to set Truth in Taxation Hearing in the conference room on December 11, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. (Albjerg/Baker: MCU). A discussion was held on Local Operating Revenue (LOR). Motion to adjust LOR Amount per Pupil from $260.39 to $600.00 for 2024 Pay 2025 Levy (Sem/Baker: MCU). Motion to adjourn (Albjerg/Meder: MCU). The meeting ended at 8:38 p.m. Jen Albjerg Vice Chairperson (This publication constitutes the legal printing October 16, 2024 of the official minutes of this meeting.)