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Votes recorded in the meeting (motions stated and approved):

- Approve agenda as presented — motion, second, approved (transcript: \"All of those in favor? Aye. Opposed? Motion passes.\").

- Approve minutes from Feb. 10 and Feb. 24 as presented — motion, second, approved.

- Approve bills and claims (including an identified payment to Pescaz Construction for the Berkman Valley Elementary project; transcript referenced a total bills listing around $2,022,000 and payments to date of approximately $5,500,000 on the project) — motion, second, approved.

- Approve financial report (February cash and investment reports, payroll summary, and fund breakdowns) — motion, second, approved.

- Approve items 3 through 7 (consent bundle as presented) — motion, second, approved.

- Approve personnel items 1 through 13 (personnel bundle) — motion, second, approved.

- Adjourn meeting — motion, second, approved.

The meeting transcript does not include textual motion language for each consent-line item or itemized votes per board member. Administrators answered questions during the approvals (for example, finance staff explained items tied to the Berkman Valley Elementary project and cash balances) but the transcript records these votes as passed without recorded dissent.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Brandon Valley School Board Meeting 03/10/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At the March board meeting the Brandon Valley School District board approved the agenda, minutes for Feb. 10 and Feb. 24, bills and claims, the financial report and multi-item consent and personnel bundles; votes were procedural and recorded as passed in the transcript.","taxTitle","Brandon Valley School District 49-2, School Districts, South Dakota","taxId",65993,"location","South Dakota","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6642766,"Special education review committee recommends staffing, route consolidation and in‑house nursing to reduce fund deficit",719,2586000,3305000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2537565-d13f869d2c658d7dd2952142076f0817&start=2586&end=3305","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2537565-d13f869d2c658d7dd2952142076f0817/thumbnail_2586000.jpg","/articles/6642766/South-Dakota/Special-education-review-committee-recommends-staffing-route-consolidation-and-inhouse-nursing-to-reduce-fund-deficit","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6642766-45af21a9c15d479fa39f6fcfc3a3d14c/orig.mp4?Expires=1776215755&Signature=g0MRYykxjCf28XoVy5x8qBPUDqP-xwYE2UMOZnpIr3vY-plMfIVil6244oKlzacY5aFWkGzgMfQY~TOuIB50GyvHTsZIPCg68Ti8sO5uDFN7l9dw8W8g-XTJ40KcrAyQldelWhftWzvDx0vbxWMJEFJ~PY9XjQC6bawwWClFIB-~K7uIna~syAwpmQe6PRixawFuDsv7oS9IeCX3YkMNh~wVG~L8eTwLRL5pLttvEL3OZ8DcfXwhiYzDKoryBZpqjpi9NBsedQw9EHLn2neFrHaC4A-A8gC4V3t83Ex5WcdcywqnB7VbbNHqa2ix4GOKQwpwVsFH0j3fihiwc6OvMg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Special Education Fund Executive Review Committee presented recommendations after roughly six months of work aimed at reducing a projected fund deficit and restoring the district's special-education fund balance toward the board target.

The presenter said the committee met eight times and used district budget data and state Department of Education benchmarks to identify elevated cost areas. The committee reported the district had reduced an initial FY25 projected special-education deficit (about $500,000 in July) to an estimated $330,000 through fall decisions; that would leave an estimated FY25 year-end fund balance of about $700,000 (roughly 6% of the fund), below the board goal of 15%.

To address that shortfall, the committee recommended multiple operational and staffing changes: transfer an early-childhood coordinator position into the district’s SLP (speech-language pathologist) pool to create one additional SLP FTE with no net cost; increase the assistant special-education director to a 12-month contract to support birth‑to‑3 and early-childhood coordination; discontinue screenings not required of the district; and reassign SLP service locations to reduce therapist travel. \"The preliminary information would lead me to believe that our new SLP FTE would best serve us if placed at Inspiration Elementary because that would greatly minimize other therapists' travel and allow us to be more efficient,\" the presenter said.

On transportation, the committee recommended consolidating small-vehicle routes into minibuses or standard buses and establishing a CDL/non-CDL route-pay differential (current CDL route pay cited as $66.62 per route; non‑CDL routes proposed at 90% of that, with bus supervision at 50% of route pay).

For student health services, the committee recommended reducing reliance on vendor-provided nursing and increasing district-operated med‑aid support — including hiring FTEs to combine multiple vendor nurse roles into a single district nurse where feasible. The committee also recommended modest increases in building secretarial support (0.5 FTE each for middle and intermediate schools) and a strategic, multi-year professional-development program for paraprofessionals to reduce future referrals and associated costs.

Committee members emphasized recommendations remain preliminary; administrators said formal staffing and wage recommendations will be included in the district’s March–April staffing and salary reports. Board members who served on the committee praised the process as thorough and noted the committee's work will inform upcoming personnel recommendations.","A six-month Special Education Fund Executive Review Committee recommended restructuring early‑childhood coordination, combining small vehicle bus routes, hiring SLP capacity and reducing vendor nursing reliance to address a projected special-education fund deficit and low fund balance.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6642772,"Brandon Valley releases five-year plan outlining capital projects, budget risks and enrollment growth",497,5000,502000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2537565-d13f869d2c658d7dd2952142076f0817&start=5&end=502","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2537565-d13f869d2c658d7dd2952142076f0817/thumbnail_5000.jpg","/articles/6642772/South-Dakota/Brandon-Valley-releases-five-year-plan-outlining-capital-projects-budget-risks-and-enrollment-growth","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6642772-59e6254e9240ab75c68acd89524e352a/orig.mp4?Expires=1776215755&Signature=IZznu3UKDwBqneWu8gDQjntOT0ioEd7CGgK6z1ycNlboJNPPFYkj8iTlS9ndzoKmD-DX39cZtId7H7q4EQMVtYUGxFGrDC56MPnjj-jXO2WVStZ6CFCZXaVffd5Wc8ApVg2LsV24-zfzxw2ekuBxLnccxIsxvQ2D58O5~YQlUI-O4ycNGY45hLVFOSNDBb5t3M~t3LzMwvlufyQtdzSPq~uObyWMdsV0RaPkDZ8e0Uflf6yQ6ujJSrAmds9w5lXTCZi6Nt87cUeU3b7KMDNHVWTFFkaEmCAD9B9zJDz8pi0QdeKb2h6-2aTlZAwxw1swb15l4~nRcuazapO-E0vpVQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Brandon Valley School District 49-2 on Monday presented a five-year plan that lays out capital projects, operating-budget projections and enrollment forecasts, and warns that pending state legislation could reduce future capital outlay revenues.

The presentation, led by Mr. Lundberg with comments from Superintendent Larson, detailed funding and schedule expectations for Berkman Valley Elementary School, a planned middle-school classroom addition and a longer-term $10 million renovation and athletic-complex phase. \"We anticipate being open in the fall of 2026 for the 26-27 school year,\" Superintendent Larson said of the new elementary.

The plan matters because it ties near-term construction and staffing decisions to the district's financial projections. The capital outlay fund — which the presenters said is funded by property tax revenue — will be used to issue debt to pay for the elementary and a middle-school addition. Mr. Lundberg said the district expects to finance a roughly $30 million elementary school and an $8 million middle-school addition through capital outlay debt and continued use of cash reserves. He also said the district has set aside money to cover a later $10 million phase for the middle school and athletic complex, funded by planned cash accumulation over multiple years.

Administrators flagged a major uncertainty: proposed legislation to limit property-tax growth and new-construction growth could materially reduce capital outlay revenue. \"This fund this year has been subjected to some tough legislation,\" Lundberg said, noting he modeled a worst-case scenario in projections. He warned that new-construction growth that historically added \"$300,000–$400,000 a year\" to the capital fund is now projected in the plan to add only about $100,000 annually under the worst-case assumption.

On operating finances, Lundberg said general fund revenues are partially driven by student counts and a one-time volatility in \"other revenue\" (bank franchise tax and state apportionment). He noted the district received higher-than-budgeted bank franchise tax this year but emphasized that the state aid formula will fold such volatility into future calculations. The district reported roughly two-thirds of the fiscal year complete and general fund expenditures at about 65% year to date.

Enrollment projections were a key positive: the district reported 115 more students than budgeted this year and said it is projecting an additional 90 students next year and roughly 75 per year thereafter. Lundberg described kindergarten screening results (341 screened this year vs. 333 last year) and said he is planning for about 380 kindergarten students if trends hold.

Board members asked multiple clarifying questions about enrollment variability and fund-balance targets. When asked whether the district should raise its fund-balance target above the board goal of 15%, Lundberg said he did not recommend raising the target, calling 15% appropriate given expectations and taxpayer preferences.

Smaller operational notes included construction logistics: Superintendent Larson said Sunshine Avenue construction bids would open the following day and that temporary traffic controls and detours tied to local road projects will affect routes near the new elementary. Administrators also warned a Highway 42 bridge project is delayed and that Veterans Parkway/Arrowhead Parkway intersection work will include temporary closures and detours.

The presentation was informational; no final budget adoption occurred at the meeting. Board members were told preliminary capital outlay and staffing recommendations will return for action at upcoming meetings (bids review on March 20 and board action on March 24 for recommended items).

The board did not take formal action on the five-year plan at the session; administrators said several staffing and capital items in the plan will appear as formal recommendations in March and April.","Board received a five-year financial and capital plan showing funding for a new elementary school, a proposed middle school addition, rising enrollment, and legislative risks to property-tax-derived capital outlay revenue.","actionData","errors"]

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