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Votes at a glance: key Sheridan County School District #2 actions
Summary
A summary of formal votes and motions taken during the Sheridan County School District #2 meeting, including policy readings, handbook revisions, contract renewals, budget amendments and insurance selection.
The Sheridan County School District #2 board recorded the following formal actions and votes during the meeting.
• Approve agenda as presented — Motion carried by voice vote. No roll‑call tally recorded.
• Approve consent agenda — Motion carried by voice vote.
• Approve policies on first reading: CKA (concealed firearms) and KFB (weapons) — Motion carried by voice vote. The board approved first reading and staff will proceed with rulemaking and a 45‑day comment period before a second reading.
• Approve policies on second reading (final approval): ADD (Unsafe School Choice Option), DI (Fiscal Accounting and Reporting), DKA (Payroll Deductions) and deletion of DKA‑P, EJ (Designated Facilities), IA (Educational Vision and Mission), IHBG (Home‑Based and Other Educational Programs) — All passed by voice vote; chair declared motions carried.
• Approve revisions to 2025–26 student handbooks: Restrict use of AI glasses at school — Motion carried. Trustees approved a handbook revision to prohibit use of AI glasses and clarified device expectations.
• Approve Sheridan High School bell schedule revision for 2025–26 (15‑minute session to administer YouScience) — Motion carried; the change will be included in the SHS handbook for 2025–26 and implemented for a transition period.
• Renew Meadow Gold Dairy as district milk vendor for 2025–26 (contract option exercised) — Motion carried.
• Approve Budget Amendment No. 2 — Motion carried. Budget changes included RIDE mental health grant allocations (about $212,000 for the district), ESSER adjustments, major maintenance projects, greenhouse grant funds, and extra student activities funding.
• Approve general liability insurance provider: School Risk Retention Provider recommended over an alternate (HUB) because of broader coverage for wind/hail deductibles and certain limits of liability — Motion carried.
• Move policy IJL and IJLP into the policy revision process (to address inconsistencies and clarify the challenge procedure) — Motion carried.
• Approve revised personnel actions (following executive session) — Motion carried.
• Adjourn — Motion carried.
If a reader requires the line‑by‑line vote record for any specific action (roll‑call tallies), the board minutes note voice votes for many motions; recorded numerical tallies were not provided in the meeting transcript for most items.
