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Board issues nonrenewal notices to two probationary teachers effective June 3
Summary
The district included resolutions and written notices in the March 16 packet stating the board will not renew the contracts of probationary teachers Madlyn Ripka and Grace Dahl, effective June 3, 2026; the notices reference Minn. Stat. 122A.40.
The Rushford-Peterson School Board’s March packet contains resolutions and written notices informing two probationary teachers — Madlyn Ripka (5–12 band) and Grace Dahl (high school math) — that their teaching contracts will not be renewed for the 2026–27 school year, with employment ending June 3, 2026.
The packet reproduces the resolution template used by the board and the individualized notices sent to the teachers. Each notice states the action is taken pursuant to Minn. Stat. § 122A.40 and the district master agreement and explains the teacher may formally request the board’s reasons for the nonrenewal.
The district’s agenda packet does not include verbatim discussion or a roll-call tally for these specific resolutions in the sections provided; the written notices dated March 16, 2026, document the nonrenewal action and are included in board records.
Under Minnesota law cited in the notice (Minn. Stat. § 122A.40), probationary teachers may be nonrenewed without the same procedural protections afforded to continuing-contract teachers, although the notice states the teacher may request the board’s reasons. The district’s packet preserves the official notification and the board’s record of the action.
The notices state the termination date and explain recipients’ ability to request the board’s stated reasons; any requests for additional explanation by the teachers would be handled under district procedures and law.
