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Board fails to nonrenew elementary music teacher Carla Arndt after listening session
Summary
Carla Arndt, who spoke at the board's listening session about music education, had a resolution to nonrenew her probationary contract introduced April 20; the motion failed on a 2–4 vote. The minutes record the votes and that written notice would be sent if adopted, but the resolution did not pass.
Carla Arndt, identified in the minutes as an elementary music teacher who spoke during the board's listening session, was the subject of a resolution to nonrenew her probationary contract. Jodee Haugen introduced the resolution under M.S. 122A.40, Subd. 5 and Heather Magnusson seconded; the motion failed on a recorded vote with Pete Kvien and Thor Didrikson voting in favor and Jodee Haugen, David Simmons, Heather Magnusson and Neal Vatnsdal voting against.
The minutes include the formal resolution language: "BE IT RESOLVED, by the School Board of Independent District No. 682, that pursuant to M.S. 122A.40, Subd. 5 and the District master agreement, the teaching contract of Carla Arndt, a probationary teacher in Independent District No. 682 shall be nonrenewed at the end of the 2025'026 school year, effective May 29th, 2026." That motion failed to pass on April 20, 2026 according to the recorded vote in the minutes. The transcript notes Arndt had earlier spoken in the listening session in favor of music education and her desire to continue teaching in Roseau, but the minutes do not include a verbatim quote from her comments.
