• All students are entitled to a physically and emotionally safe learning environment.
• In providing a relevant and rigorous learning experience. 
• In creating supportive relationships among students, family, staff and community. 
• In using data and other pertinent information for decision making. 
• In fostering critical thinking, problem solving and inquiry to prepare our students for the future. 
• It is our responsibility to inspire and challenge all students to reach their full potential. 

Welcome to the Underwood School District, the proud home of the Rockets!! 

Our mission continues to have a strong focus on “Preparing students to contribute to and thrive in an ever-changing world through relevant and engaged learning within a supportive community”. We continue to strive for educational excellence through providing a safe, respectful and nurturing learning environment for all students. The school district has a rich tradition of providing strong educational opportunities for all learners. Smaller class sizes in our K-12 school continue to support a positive learning environment where teachers are able to build strong relationships with their students to help them grow academically, emotionally, socially and physically. A strong reading intervention program is in place at the elementary level to support all learners. The majority of our high school students take advantage of the opportunity of starting a college transcript by earning college credits, via 27 different college course offerings that are available in-house or online. Our students continue to excel in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities in the areas of music, drama, academic clubs and sports.  The school district is proud of their strong graduation rates, which average around 97%. U.S. News & World Report has recognized Underwood High School for ELEVEN straight years as being one of the “Best High Schools in MN”. 

District News

October 1st - Important Announcement:  

Underwood School will be changing their Learning Model for students in Grades 7-12 from In-Person Learning to Hybrid Learning starting on Monday, October 12th.  

Our Local Incident Command Team has made the decision to move our school district to a Hybrid Learning Model for Grades 7-12 starting Monday, October 12th.  Our school will continue in this Hybrid Learning Model through Friday, October 30th, unless the data would support moving back to an every day in-person learning model for Grades 7-12.  Communicating this transition plan in a timely manner allows our students, our staff and our families to better prepare for the start of Hybrid Learning for Grades 7-12 on Monday, October 12th.  Our decision-making process continues to focus on ensuring that our students and our staff remain safe and healthy.

Elementary Classrooms (PreK-6) WILL REMAIN in an In-Person Learning Model during this time period. 

Items to Note:

• Friday, October 9th will be a NO SCHOOL Day for our 7-12 grade students.  This day will be used by our 7-12 staff to prepare for the start of Hybrid Learning on Monday, October 12th.  

• Elementary Students WILL BE in the building on Friday, October 9th for In-Person Learning.

• From October 1st-8th, our 7-12 grade level teachers will be working closely with their students to ensure that they are prepared for Hybrid Learning on Monday, October 12th.

• Fall Parent-Teacher Conferences have been rescheduled to Monday, November 9th  from 3:30 - 8:00 p.m.

  • More information will be communicated as we get closer to Monday, November 9th.

District Calendar Update:  Friday, November 6th & Friday, December 4th have been changed to Distant Learning Days for ALL students from 8:20 am until 12:00 pm.  ALL of our students will be learning from home on these two days.  These two days were originally scheduled as Early Release Days, where all students were being released at 12:25 pm.  Teachers will work with their respective classes to ensure that their students are prepared to complete their learning at home on these two days.

- Childcare will be offered from 7:30 am until 5:30 pm on both of these days for children in grades PreK-6 of Essential Workers/Employees (Ages 3-12).  In order to participate in our childcare on these two days, BOTH parents need to qualify as Essential Workers.  Please email Anne Stenoien at astenoien@underwood.k12.mn.us if your family qualifies as an Essential Worker/Employee and you are planning to have your child(ren) attend our childcare on either or both of these days.  Any questions related to our childcare on these two days can be directed to Anne Stenoien.

- A breakfast and lunch will be sent home with students on the Thursday before for those families wishing to have breakfast and lunch for these two Fridays.  We will work with families on their request for breakfast and lunch once we get closer to each of these dates.