Underwood School Board April 16, 2025 minutes

The Underwood School Board Regular April meeting was held on Wednesday, April 16 2025, in the Conference Room. Present were Board Members Jay Mark, Rebekah Meder, Jen Albjerg, Chris Waltz, Kyle Sem and Adam Baker; Student Representative Mason Hoyt; Superintendent Jeff Wilson, and Business Manager Margie Thieschafer. Absent: None. Others present: Kris Lee, Anne Stenoien, Lynda Eklund, Stephanie Auck, Maggie Clauson, Erin Hoyt, Vicki Moore, Michelle Umlauf, Kali Peterson, Miranda Leroy, Ben Naddy, Chuck Taylor, Ken Wiley and Mike Storlie. Waltz, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. with a quorum present. Member Meder read Underwood School’s Mission Statement. Motion to approve the amended agenda (Meder/Albjerg: MCU). Comments from visitors included Kris Lee and Anne Stenoien in regards to transportation. Motion to approve consent agenda which includes minutes of the March 12, 2025, Regular meeting; donation of $545.50 Underwood Lions for speech awards, and $100 Sverdrup Church for MCA Testing snacks; board thanks donors; Expenditures/Financial Report; LCSC Technology Services Agreement $6,672.00 for FY26; Resignation of Xavier Witikko, High School English Language Arts teacher, Jason Rogers, 6th Grade Elementary teacher and Jessica Radzwill, High School English Language Arts teacher (Meder/Albjerg: Roll call vote – For: Albjerg, Waltz, Baker, Meder, Mark and Sem: Against: None). Motion to contract Transportation Services starting July 1, 2025, with Ottertail Coaches of Fergus Falls, MN. Motion also includes selling vans used for to/from school routes and all school buses (Baker/Sem: Voting in Favor: Albjerg, Waltz, Baker and Sem; Voting Against: Meder and Mark: MC). Motion authorizing administration to implement the appropriate Preschool model for School Year 2025-2026 (based on past presentations) after survey results that are coming in before the next board meeting (Mark/Meder: MCU). Student Leadership Report given by Mason Hoyt. Driver’s Education presentation by Ryan Hendrickson. Member Albjerg left the meeting at 6:50 p.m. Committee Report given by Meder on Re-gion 1. Gilbertson gave the Principal report and Wilson gave the Superintendent report. Motion to approve contract with Herzog Roofing for 3 sections of new roof totaling $128,000.00 (Meder/Sem: MCU). A resolution was executed to Terminate and Non-Renew Jacob Western 1.0 FTE High School Social Studies teacher (Sem/Meder: Voting in Favor: Mark, Baker, Waltz, Sem and Meder; Voting Against: None). Motion to adjourn (Baker/Sem: MCU). The meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m. Adam Baker, Member (This publication constitutes the legal printing May 21, 2025 of the official minutes of this meeting.)