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Board approves agenda, consent items, several new contracts and policies; recognizes bargaining unit
Summary
The Vermillion School District 13-1 Board approved the meeting agenda, the consent agenda, and a package of new-business items including facility use, insurance rates, a bus contract and budget adjustments at its April 14 meeting.
The Vermillion School District 13-1 Board of Education recorded several motions and approvals during its April 14 meeting, including approval of the meeting agenda, routine consent items and multiple new contracts and district actions.
Key outcomes approved by the board:
- Approval of the meeting agenda (motion by Mark; second by Mike). The board voted in favor and the motion passed.
- Approval of the consent agenda (minutes from March 10, listed resignations and new hires, open enrollment and bills). Motion passed (first by Carol; second by Jacob). Resignations listed in the record included Taylor Klein (SLPA), Shereen Algaram (SLP), Casey Thurston (nurse), Lindsay Goggin (head debate coach) and Royce Miller (middle school title math). New hires recorded included Sarah Savon (middle school counselor), Joy Nelson (assistant football coach) and Elizabeth Sykes (high school science).
- Approval of multiple new-business items (brought as items A–G in the packet) in a single omnibus motion (motion by Mark; second by Carol). Items included: (A) school facility lease agreement (Vermillion Community Theatre use of the high school theater for a summer production of Shrek, May 27–July 20); (B) health insurance rates for the 2025–26 school year (noted as a 1% increase); (C) FY25 budget supplement No. 2 (highlights included an $80,000 increase in property insurance and roughly $120,000 in special education increases tied to out-of-district placements and transportation); (D) a bus contract with Harlow School Bus (multi-year); (E) approval to place outdoor learning spaces on district campuses as presented; (F) policy 1002 addressing fingerprint-based criminal history record checks (board agreed to proceed with a first reading and review); (G) teacher and classified staff of the year awards and associated monetary awards. The omnibus motion carried.
- Recognition of the Vermillion Education Association (VEA) as the classified bargaining representative for paraprofessionals, secretaries and librarians (motion by Mark; second by Mike). The board approved formal recognition and directed staff to reach out to schedule negotiations.
- Approval of the financial report and related funds (motion first by Jacob; second by Mark). The board voted to approve the financials and will present a preliminary budget draft at the May meeting.
- Motion to enter executive session under South Dakota Codified Law 1-25-24 and 1-25-21 (motion by Mark; second by Jacob). The motion passed and the board entered executive session.
Where vote tallies were not recorded by name in the transcript, the board used a voice vote and the chair recorded motions as passed; the transcript records "all those in favor say aye" with the motion passing in each instance. Several motions (for example the omnibus A–G motion) were described as carrying unanimously by voice vote.
