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Eden Valley‑Watkins board approves superintendent contract with Joel Baumgarten
Summary
The Eden Valley‑Watkins School Board approved a contract with Joel Baumgarten to serve as superintendent for 2025–2028 after a debrief with MSBA; the vote was recorded as unanimous.
The Eden Valley‑Watkins School Board approved a superintendent contract with Joel Baumgarten for the 2025–2028 term at its Feb. 19 meeting.
The board debriefed the superintendent search with the Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) and approved Baumgarten’s contract on a motion by Trustee Charli Magedanz, seconded by Trustee Ben Stommes. The minutes record the motion as carried unanimously.
The minutes do not include the contract financial terms in the text provided. The approval follows the district’s superintendent search process as debriefed with MSBA and places Baumgarten under a multi‑year contract for the next three academic years.
What’s next: the district will proceed under the approved 2025–2028 contract and listed follow‑up tasks from the superintendent search debrief as managed by the board and district administration.
