Underwood School September 10, 2025 Minutes

The Underwood School Board Regular September meeting was held Wednesday, September 10, 2025, in the Conference Room. Present were Board Members Chris Waltz, Rebekah Meder, Jen Albjerg, Jay Mark and Adam Baker; Student Representative Mason Hoyt; Superintendent Jeff Wilson, AD/Comm Ed Brian Hovland and Business Manager Margie Thieschafer. Absent: None. Others present: Mason Hoyt, Vicki Moore, Mary Reedy, Erin Hoyt, Daniel Ukkelberg, Kiera Thompson Ouren, Bristol Wolden and Justin Ouren. Waltz, Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m. with a quorum present. Meder read Underwood’s School Belief Statements. Motion to approve amended agenda (Albjerg/Meder: MCU). Motion to approve the consent agenda containing the following items: August 13, 2025 minutes; donations from West Central Initiatives for Climbing Wall and Messiah Lutheran Church for classroom supplies; monthly financial reports; first read of Policy 704 Fixed Assets; Leave of Absence for Amber Olson Elementary Teacher (Meder/ Baker – Roll call vote – Voting in Favor: Waltz, Meder, Albjerg, Mark and Baker; Voting Against: None: MCU). Mason Hoyt gave the student representative report. Underwood students Kiera Thompson Ouren and Brystol Wolden presented on Battle Lake Chapter of FFA (Future Farmers of America). Mary Reedy from CliftonLarsonAllen LLP presented the Fiscal Year 25 Audit. Kyle Sem joined the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Adam Baker left the meeting at 6:41 p.m. Motion to approve the FY25 Audit Report (Albjerg/Mark: MCU). Baker returned to the meeting at 6:43 p.m. Committee report by Meder on Region I. Hovland gave the AD/Community Ed report, Wilson gave the Principal and Superintendent reports. Motion to certify the 2025 Pay 2026 Levy at the maximum (Sem/Albjerg: MCU). Motion to set Truth in Taxation Hearing in the conference room on December 10, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. (Baker/Albjerg: MCU). A discussion was held on Local Operating Revenue (LOR). Motion to adjust LOR Amount per Pupil from $600 to $724 for 2025 Pay 2026 Levy (Sem/Baker – Roll call vote: Voting in Favor: Sem, Albjerg, Waltz and Baker; Voting Against: Mark and Meder: MC). Motion to close meeting for negotiations per Minnesota Statute M13D.03 (Sem/Albjerg: MCU). Meeting closed at 7:32 p.m. Motion to re-open meeting (Sem/ Albjerg: MCU). Meeting re-opened at 8:07 p.m. Motion to adjourn (Baker/Meder: MCU). The meeting ended at 8:08 p.m. Jen Albjerg Clerk (This publication constitutes the legal printing October 15, 2025 of the official minutes of this meeting.)