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Mr. Kosher, the district business manager, recommended moving interest earned in the special-education fund back to the general fund. \"It would be in the best interest of the district financially to move those back from the special education fund into the general fund,\" he said, explaining the district had temporarily held interest in special education during prior ESSER funding years.

The board approved a transfer of $22,000 from the general fund into the preschool fund to subsidize that program for the coming year; staff noted current preschool enrollment was at less than half capacity for the fall and that the district may revisit the program if low enrollment continues. The board also approved an annual Medicaid administration agreement with the Southeast Area Co-op, under which the co-op bills the district 6.5% of the Medicaid reimbursement income for administrative support.

Other approved items included surplus declarations (decades-old riser platforms, library books, outdated textbooks, and older technology), a late invoice for professional-development materials to Solution Tree for $955.50 (to be reimbursed from a Title grant), and multiple personnel matters including resignations and new hires listed on the consent agenda.

Board members also approved FY25 budget supplement No. 3, which included catch-up entries to align grant-driven projects (TSI grants and a COPS security grant) and other expenses such as legal services, increased utility costs, additional special-education services and higher food-service participation. Finance discussion noted rising online payment processing fees and a possible need to revisit fee structures in the next fiscal year.

The board approved an engagement letter with the district auditor in advance of the scheduled audit so the required filing with the State Department of Legislative Audit can be completed before the audit date. Dr. Elvie, the superintendent, reported negotiations with most staff groups were complete, with paraprofessionals, librarians and secretaries still in progress.

Motions to approve items A through K and to authorize payment of FY25 claims were moved and seconded and passed by voice vote; the board recorded the votes as \"Aye\" and the motions carried. The board also scheduled the budget hearing and next regular meeting in July and set a tentative school-board retreat for Aug. 5.

No supplemental direction to staff or additional follow-up steps were recorded during the public portion of the meeting; several items will proceed under normal administrative processes and as part of upcoming committee work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025-06-09 Vermillion School Board","oneSentenceSummary","The Vermillion School District 13-1 Board of Education on June 9 approved a package of business and budget items, including moving special-education interest back to the general fund, a $22,000 transfer to the preschool fund, acceptance of FY25 budget supplement No. 3, and authorization to pay FY25 claims through June 30, 2025.","taxTitle","Vermillion School District 13-1, School Districts, South Dakota","taxId",55678,"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},6209604,"Parent tells Vermillion School Board son was excluded from native honoring events, urges district action",489,105000,594000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3734224-5893e109eeca77d9fe48079e0820c76a&start=105&end=594","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3734224-5893e109eeca77d9fe48079e0820c76a/thumbnail_105000.jpg","/articles/6209604/South-Dakota/Parent-tells-Vermillion-School-Board-son-was-excluded-from-native-honoring-events-urges-district-action","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6209604-83aab85a4f8d54d3caaef93381fe163b/orig.mp4?Expires=1771189326&Signature=JJRSwvXdHxIThGnqH~iWdYcg8LoIwIUis62uYob3xbVWAjXWQgjZI7WNFNEugzP-QhGkXlq1YGsMCmZML1yaQnW-wgFodYHkRfYGwMJrVqpo4Or~KFMmqlVj04RGKbmFPZorAXhHiFjqbDJFwWK0qVs4wCNQY0hbCPJsel9aoijUB3TpDtHmWDurVv33iSU0qhBWHBzayUOOGIn5g5oJmxPyrkXPbDoepeG7hWhZNQN--ZoMaqmvajjkcBoPM49lPElK9Dn4dvUPGxGrNJlfQhKV12bGAViLqmorOJVsuhUVr5ZOXgxwy6wjkfT6KJgog4-A0zU0tCNxxfXCqaLlSA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Renee Halper, a parent and community member, told the Vermillion School District 13-1 Board of Education on June 9 that her son was excluded from native honoring events in 2022 and again in 2025 and asked the board to acknowledge the incidents and act to ensure other native students are not similarly treated.

Halper said district leaders acknowledged the 2022 omission but that the same staff member involved in that oversight took part in the 2025 event, which she described as a repeated pattern of exclusion and retaliation. \"No child or family should ever be treated this way,\" Halper said during public comment.

The complaint described a sequence of phone calls and messages in the week before the 2025 honoring. Halper said the superintendent called to suggest a separate ceremony (which the family declined), later asked that they not attend the meal portion, and then confirmed that other native students had withdrawn in a boycott of her son. Halper said a Title 6 program coordinator contacted her but did not disclose that she herself would not attend the school event.

Halper said her son was the only native graduate honored at the school ceremony and that she later discovered a separate event at the University of South Dakota organized \"standing in solidarity\" to exclude and protest her son's presence. She said a social-media post and another parent’s account indicated district personnel may have attended that alternate event, contrary to the district’s written response stating no district personnel were present.

Halper also described harassment and an apparent violation of a civil protection order at the Coyote Sports Complex on graduation day, and said her son’s name and photo were omitted from the local newspaper’s graduation section despite having been submitted on time. She said the exclusion led to emotional harm and withdrawal by her son following the ceremonies.

Halper asked the board to take the matter seriously and to commit to ensuring no other native student or family experiences similar exclusion. No board action was taken during the meeting; the district’s regular public-comment rule was in effect, and board members did not announce any follow-up direction during the public-comment portion.

The allegations referenced a civil protection order and sealed juvenile-court matters; Halper said those matters should not have been used against her son. The complaint included dates and prior district responses: she said the superintendent and principal acknowledged the 2022 error in messages she received on May 16–17, 2022. Halper asked the board to acknowledge what happened and to prevent future occurrences.

The board received the public comment during its open meeting; the item did not result in an immediate motion, vote, or directive recorded in the meeting minutes for June 9.","A Vermillion parent alleged her son was excluded from native honoring ceremonies in 2022 and 2025, described harassment at graduation and said the district failed to fully disclose related events; she asked the board to acknowledge the incidents and prevent recurrence.","actionData","errors"]

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Parent tells Vermillion School Board son was excluded from native honoring events, urges district action