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Board adopts resolution proposing partial unrequested leave for teacher Brent Lurkin
Summary
The board voted to place teacher Brent Lurkin on a partial (0.33 FTE) unrequested leave of absence, effective 06/30/2025, citing lack of pupils and financial limitations and referencing MS 122.1.40; the roll call recorded four 'Aye' votes and one abstention.
The Kenyon-Wanamingo School Board adopted a resolution proposing to place teacher Brent Lurkin on an unrequested partial 0.33 FTE leave of absence without pay or fringe benefits, effective at the end of the 20242025 school year on June 30, 2025. The resolution cites "lack of pupils and financial limitations" as the grounds for the proposed action and references MS 122.1.40 (as read during the meeting).
During the reading of the resolution a board member introduced it and the board conducted a roll call: "Johnny Craig? Aye. Deb Pecan? Aye. Erica Aronson? Aye. Marilyn Severson? Aye. Madeline Larkin? Aye," and the Chair subsequently stated the resolution carried 4 to 0 with 1 abstention (the transcript lists an abstention during the motion discussion). The resolution directs that written notice be sent to the teacher and that an affidavit and copy of the notice and resolution be placed in the teachers personnel file in accordance with the district master agreement.
The resolution was presented as a formal, statutorily grounded personnel action. The motion to adopt was seconded and the board recorded the vote; the meeting record shows the procedural steps required by statute were followed (reading of resolution, roll call, and instructions to provide written notice).
