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Preliminary budget
The board approved the 2025–26 preliminary budget after a staff presentation. The budget projection showed an estimated general-fund deficit of about $806,000 for the next fiscal year (including a $200,000 contingency) and proposed increasing the transfer from the capital outlay fund to the general fund from $800,000 this year to $1,000,000 next year. The presenter noted an estimated 405-student decrease affecting funding-formula revenue and outlined staffing changes including a net 7 FTE decrease in teaching staff, a 1 FTE EA decrease, and additions for special education (1 teacher, 2 EAs, 1 counselor) in other funds. The board approved the preliminary budget by voice vote.

Transportation contract
The board approved the 2025–26 transportation contract with an annual rate increase ranging from 2.1% to 2.5%. The contract presenter cited a 12% insurance increase for the vendor, a 35% increase in the cost of new buses over three years, rising parts costs, and higher driver wages as reasons for the rate rise. A motion to approve was made and seconded; the board approved the contract by voice vote.

SDHSAA amendments
The board approved five SDHSAA-recommended amendments addressing schedule language for trimester/semester schools, middle-school-to-high-school participation timelines, clarification for bona-fide out-of-district moves, sit-out period language for districts with differing school calendars, and a requirement that sending schools notify receiving schools of pending suspensions for transferring students. Each amendment was moved, seconded, and approved by voice vote.

Other routine actions
The board approved the meeting agenda, April minutes and the consent agenda by voice votes earlier in the meeting. The board also endorsed recommended candidates to serve in various SDHSAA representative roles.

Votes and motions (summary)
- Approval of meeting agenda: voice vote, outcome: approved.
- Approval of April minutes: motion by Murphy, second by Olson, outcome: approved.
- Consent agenda: moved by Olson, seconded, outcome: approved.
- Transportation contract (2025–26): motion to approve (mover not specified in transcript), second by Alm, outcome: approved.
- Preliminary 2025–26 budget: motion (mover not specified), second by Olson, outcome: approved.
- SDHSAA amendments 1–5: each moved and seconded on the record; outcomes: approved (voice votes).
- SDHSAA representative recommendations (various divisions): motions and seconds on the record; outcomes: approved.

Where the transcript recorded only voice approval, no roll-call tallies were provided.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Aberdeen School Board Meeting 5/12/2025","oneSentenceSummary","At its May 12 meeting the Aberdeen School District board approved the district’s 2025–26 preliminary budget, a transportation contract rate increase, five South Dakota High School Activities Association amendments and several routine items by voice vote.","taxTitle","Aberdeen School District 06-1, School Districts, South Dakota","taxId",56319,"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},6562318,"School resource officers report safety training changes, traffic and door fixes; Holgate SRO to new mental‑health role",1165,1093000,2258000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3276858-3b016f42ac4bf2c4115313a30fbcab04&start=1093&end=2258","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3276858-3b016f42ac4bf2c4115313a30fbcab04/thumbnail_1093000.jpg","/articles/6562318/South-Dakota/School-resource-officers-report-safety-training-changes-traffic-and-door-fixes-Holgate-SRO-to-new-mentalhealth-role","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562318-dc77b59e3c93ca2881b979de69a74de5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153447&Signature=TgSerN2eExCepOEHMr5eT6Hq~pxPAZBVh-WnrhZ2DjxRLupmOXTCj9-sfMv1bUoYjQOKkuzVMDHAmky-Rzo4TyM5T15~tzQkpoEmdB9qLnYAybFmweRRY2CxR5FnuGvPeeox-avsnf58AE9tl9pQ00qXx-~1q6oryRSVGMOmDm2~sYXXpuuIIY0DUM4cuKjg1UN1lA3NVbd2KIdOPygtqmblUMFC85j3UvjbkXn70OwYWRtW~3R4hx8TEsnzRXAxUAkFvjR2HmZ9SBN~0kPoTj5eGL6BFzhvmlDdzoPKpgCNi3Sn3ZTXI6VfXcJ0HaCwFC4SdPmk9IaeOTXOgfPuPA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","School resource officers told the Aberdeen School District board May 12 that the district will expand hands-on staff training for ALICE lockdown and evacuation scenarios and that several site-level safety improvements have reduced traffic complaints near elementary routes.

Officer Kernan said the district and Aberdeen Police Department have assigned officers to schools for 25 years and described efforts to build routine, trust-based relationships with students and staff. Kernan said staff requested more hands-on training after a post-drill Google survey; the police department will use staff-development days next year to provide scenario-based exercises without students present and will create a training video staff can review in advance.

Officers also reported operational improvements requested by schools. Officer Olson described a new solar-powered flashing stop-sign installation at the 13th and South Third Street intersection; he said the flashing signs now operate starting about 6:30 a.m. and have reduced traffic complaints at that location to one reported incident this year. Officers credited the city engineer and street department for the work.

Board members and officers praised district facilities employee Luke Rindells for quickly repairing classroom and exterior doors flagged by SROs during safety checks.

At Holgate Elementary, Officer Wolf said this is his final year as the building SRO; he will move to a new Aberdeen Police Department position as the department’s first mental-health resource officer. Wolf said the role will respond to citywide calls involving mental-health or substance-use concerns and that department trainings and his prior crisis work prepared him for the assignment. The board and staff thanked Wolf for his service and welcomed plans to appoint a replacement SRO at Holgate; the board heard that Officer Connie Valencia will assume the Holgate SRO role.

Officer Klein described the roving SRO position — a first full year covering all six public elementary schools plus four private schools — and said the role emphasizes relationship-building with younger students, routine door checks, and on-site assistance for staff questions and welfare checks.

No board action was required; the SROs’ items were informational updates and personnel notices reported during the superintendent’s reports.","SROs updated the Aberdeen School District board on expanded staff training for ALICE lockdown drills, a new flashing stop-sign installation at 13th and South Third Street, praise for rapid door repairs, and personnel changes including Officer Wolf moving to a mental-health resource officer role and a new roving SRO.",{"_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},6562322,"Seventh-grader wins national Reflections award; Aberdeen Central named Forte Exchange School of the Year",827,174000,1001000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3276858-3b016f42ac4bf2c4115313a30fbcab04&start=174&end=1001","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3276858-3b016f42ac4bf2c4115313a30fbcab04/thumbnail_174000.jpg","/articles/6562322/South-Dakota/Seventh-grader-wins-national-Reflections-award-Aberdeen-Central-named-Forte-Exchange-School-of-the-Year","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6562322-73c95e5d58a494d383616de66324de51/orig.mp4?Expires=1771153447&Signature=jc~VaQnML-JiNIzTXvUyYT7IhPW8kVe8IBwFQdDDgjV9Mf9xdWa7G82~6EljiOMhbkBjY0tIpPlDVyONcCJ1wdfWqBJVzLb0N6WrLrdUQOOA1dpMOK0nUubt~tq~3dLYwbkS5ktvrjyS8j6VhbR2h1oMEWay9I2tj9RwK1Fy1Mmf807THVyJAQu0h~cM2zKwFozkJKlfE5wYpoVMbPAJpiZatlBY21vOiEam3OwqyVdYOR4-idLOsksxk3OZLzgVbMZyRBadTHSCDamRSn1aO98OlyjxkvKRAl2O3OZ47Cbivhuj12mlPBj8PvBezdpY7NnI1mB1nKqN0gUexVPA-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Isabella Carlson, a seventh-grader at Simmons Middle School, told the Aberdeen School District board May 12 that her drawing, entered in the PTA Reflections contest, advanced from school to state and earned a national-level award.

The recognition came during the board’s “good news” portion of the meeting. Board members and attendees praised Carlson’s work and asked about her plans; Carlson said she intends to continue participating in art competitions and that the entry’s theme — accepting imperfection — reflected her own experience overcoming fifth-grade insecurities. “This drawing doesn’t just show something on a piece of paper, but it shows a meaning…how mistakes or insecurities can grow into new beginnings,” Carlson told the board.

Also at the meeting, Melissa Erlenbusch presented the Forte International Exchange Association School of the Year award to Aberdeen Central High School. Erlenbusch, speaking as a Forte representative, noted the school started the year with eight Forte students and finished with nine, and described staff accommodations to support exchange students — including schedule adjustments that allowed one student to earn a full year’s credit after a semester of homesickness. She singled out guidance counselor Riley Stadelk, principal secretary Shelley Sutton, assistant athletic director Mark Anderson and Dr. Jason Uttermark for their roles supporting students.

Erlenbusch said the school accepted two spring-term students for the first time this year and recounted that three siblings from the same family will attend Aberdeen Central this fall — a development she described as a mark of the program’s success. She also encouraged community members to consider serving as short-term host families; she said about 90 students still need host families locally and that stays can be as short as six to nine weeks.

Board members thanked Carlson and the Forte representatives. The board did not take any formal action related to the awards; both items were presented as recognitions.

Board members and the superintendent closed the segment by wishing Carlson well in upcoming activities and noting the school district’s appreciation for community volunteers and staff who support exchange and extracurricular programs.","At its May 12 meeting the Aberdeen School District honored Simmons Middle School seventh-grader Isabella Carlson for a national PTA Reflections award and presented Aberdeen Central High School with the Forte International Exchange Association School of the Year recognition for hosting exchange students.","actionData","errors"]

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Board approves 2025–26 preliminary budget and multiple routine items; transportation contract, SDHSAA amendments pass

School resource officers report safety training changes, traffic and door fixes; Holgate SRO to new mental‑health role

Seventh-grader wins national Reflections award; Aberdeen Central named Forte Exchange School of the Year