The D C Everest Area School District Board of Education voted to change its open-enrollment policy and approved a series of routine items during its regular meeting, including a first-reading transportation policy and new course offerings for 2025–26.

The board approved a revision to the district's open-enrollment policy that removes a prior guarantee for students who move out of the district and instead places them on the district's priority list subject to seat limits set by the board in January. Kelly Segalbar, Staff member, summarized the change as a way to manage capacity and case loads: "The impact on our student teacher's ability to, educate some of our students is impacted," Segalbar said, describing the decision as meant to help ensure teachers can meet the needs of students who live in the district.

Board members framed the change as intended to give administrators flexibility when related-service workloads for special education are high. Under the revised approach, some students who previously would have been guaranteed continued enrollment after moving out of the district would instead be considered in the district's January seat-availability decisions and priority-ranking process.

Beyond the open-enrollment revision, the board took voice votes to approve a number of items that the administration characterized as routine or with limited discussion. Those included a transportation policy first reading concerning the use of private vehicles for district business and activities (Policy 8660), the addition of new courses for the 2025–26 school year, a revised job description for the Director of Teaching and Learning, the district library plan, approval of an IDS school trip, a junior-high capital project within an approved fund-balance authorization, and the district budget calendar.

Kelly Segalbar explained the transportation policy update was intended to clarify when parents or staff might transport students and that the administration had updated permission forms and procedures: "We added those forms. We're adding forms to those instances so that we have, documentation," Segalbar said. The board approved the transportation policy by voice vote.

The administration told the board that the junior-high capital project bid is roughly $700,000 and that overall fund-balance authority for the broader set of capital work will not exceed $3,000,000 as previously approved; the administration said the bulk of some related costs will fall in the next fiscal year and will be monitored in coming months.

Board members also approved the remainder of a package of policies presented for first reading and voted to adjourn to closed session for the superintendent's performance review. The open-enrollment policy change and the motion to enter closed session were recorded by roll call; other approvals were taken by voice vote.

The board will set open-enrollment seat caps and priorities in January and the administration said it will continue to provide detail about related-service caseloads and any impacts on special-education placements.

Ending: The board completed the evening's business and moved to closed session on the superintendent review; follow-up items including implementation details and any administrative adjustments will be reported in future meetings.