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Board approves nominations, special‑education plan, garbage contract and routine items; garbage service bid rises $169 per month
Summary
The Spearfish School District 40‑2 Board on May 12 approved a package of routine and operational items, including a special‑education comprehensive plan and a single garbage contract that will cost $169 per month more than the prior year’s service, and scheduled a strategic‑planning retreat for May 19.
The Spearfish School District 40‑2 Board of Education voted on multiple action items during its May 12 meeting. The board approved nominations and amendments to the Activities Association ballot, adopted the district’s special‑education comprehensive plan, accepted a single garbage bid from the city (reported at $169 per month higher than last year), approved updates to handbooks for 2025‑26, scheduled a strategic‑planning retreat for May 19 and approved the consent agenda, minutes and financial reports.
Summary of motions and outcomes (motions listed as recorded at the meeting):
- Motion to approve the action items A–I as presented by Superintendent Easton (mover: board member; seconder: board member) — outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the special‑education comprehensive plan (mover: board member; seconder: Mrs. Holloman, who was identified at the meeting as the author of the plan) — outcome: approved.
- Motion to accept the garbage bid for the 2025–26 school year (mover: board member; seconder: board member) — outcome: approved. The presenter said the district received one bid (from the city) and that it is $169 per month more than the current contract.
- Motion to approve updates to the 2025–26 handbooks (mover: board member; seconder: board member) — outcome: approved. The presenter said there are no major changes from the version discussed at the previous meeting; small changes (for example, lunch prices) may be adjusted in July.
- Motion to hold a strategic‑planning retreat with school board administrators on Monday, May 19 at 5 p.m. (mover: board member; seconder: board member) — outcome: approved.
- Motion to approve the consent agenda with addendum (mover: board member; seconder: board member) — outcome: approved.
- Motions to approve the April 14 regular‑meeting minutes and the financial reports and bills (movers and seconders recorded as board members) — outcomes: approved.
- Motion to adjourn (mover: board member; seconder: board member) — outcome: approved; meeting adjourned.
Several motions were made and passed by voice vote with the phrasing recorded in the minutes as “All in favor, say aye”; no roll‑call tallies or recorded votes against any motion were recorded in the public transcript.
