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Huron School District approves multiple policy updates and adopts annual tax request
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Huron School District 02-2 board approved several personnel and handbook policy updates (mostly changing "ESL" to "English learner") and adopted its annual budget tax request to support a $55 million budget, including specific levies for bond redemption and capital outlay.
Huron School District 02-2 board members approved several policy updates on second reading and adopted the district's annual budget tax request at their meeting.
Board members approved multiple policies that the board said involved only language changes, most notably replacing references to "ESL" or "English as a Second Language" with "English learner." A board member summed up the change, saying, "There's only 1 word change from change in English second language to English learner in that policy, so I'd entertain a motion to approve that policy." Policies approved on second reading included: a professional staff positions policy (GCA-20) that adds an English learner director position, a GCA-20 policy on interpreting services, a support staff positions policy (GDA-26), and the JA student/employee handbooks policy. Each motion was moved and seconded and carried with ayes and no recorded opposition.
The board also held first readings of two items to return for final action at a later meeting: the district's CREW procurement plan for child nutrition programs and the organizational chart policy (CDB). Board members said there were no changes since introduction and that both items will appear on the next agenda for second reading and final approval.
On the budget, a district staff member identified as Kelly explained the annual tax request process and the levy amounts the board approved as the district's request to the county auditor. Kelly said the tax levy process is "where the beginning of that" work occurs and noted that property taxes are levied in arrears: although the district is eight months into 2025, the levies being set will be payable in 2026. The board's tax request is intended to support the $55,000,000 budget the board approved in June.
Specific levy requests included $1,334,000 for the bond redemption fund to pay elementary bonds and $4,671,000 for the capital outlay fund. Kelly said those figures reflect recent refinancing that reduced the bond redemption need and that the district does not have a general fund opt-out. The board moved, seconded and voted to adopt the annual budget tax request; the motion carried with ayes and no recorded opposition.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn that carried.
Why it matters: The policy updates standardize language to "English learner," which aligns personnel and handbook references across district policy; the adopted tax request formally triggers levy processing by the county auditor to raise revenue for the district's adopted 2025 budget payable in 2026.
