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Board approves K–12 science curriculum adoption and superintendent wage increase; several consent and personnel items pass
Summary
The Brandon Valley School District 49-2 Board of Education voted to adopt a new JK–12 science curriculum package for a seven-year term, approved routine consent and personnel items, approved entering an executive session under South Dakota codified law and approved an administrative wage recommendation and bonus for Superintendent Jared Larson.
At its regular meeting, the Brandon Valley School District 49-2 Board of Education approved multiple motions, including a seven-year purchase and adoption of a JK–12 science curriculum and an administrative wage recommendation for the superintendent following an executive-session discussion.
The board approved the purchase and seven-year adoption of JK–12 science instructional materials as presented. Director of Instruction Sherry Nelson described the adoption process and the materials the committee selected: Scholastic magazines for junior kindergarten; Mystery Science for kindergarten through grade 5; Science Studies Weekly for grade 5 supplemental materials; Savvas for grades 6–8 (a change from McGraw Hill); National Geographic Cengage for Biology 2; McGraw Hill for Chemistry and Anatomy; Pearson for honors/AP/integrated science and physics; and ALEKS for chemistry practice. Nelson presented a total figure of $451,523.15 for the package. The motion to approve the purchase and seven-year adoption passed.
The board also approved consent agenda items 2 through 6 and personnel items 1 through 12; the meeting record shows motions and seconds and that the motions passed. No roll-call vote counts were provided in the transcript for these routine approvals.
Late in the meeting, the board voted to move into executive session under South Dakota Codified Law 1-25-2.4 for superintendent contract negotiations. After returning from executive session, a board member moved to approve an administrative wage recommendation for Superintendent Jared Larson consisting of an additional 2.5% salary increase, a $2,000 mid-year bonus and otherwise consistent contractual components; the motion passed.
Other procedural motions recorded in the meeting included approval of the agenda as amended at the start of the meeting and a motion to adjourn; both motions passed as recorded. The transcript does not list individual roll-call votes or member-by-member vote records for these items.
The meeting included an informational-only item (item 13) and several board reports; the board then entered executive session and acted on superintendent compensation as described above.
