Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Board reviews first reading of 2025–26 handbook updates including illness rules, grading and cell-phone limits
Summary
Spearfish School District 40-2 trustees reviewed first-reading handbook updates for 2025–26 that include formatting changes, illness guidance aligning with administrative rule 5305A, revised grading scales at the high school, cell-phone restrictions and updated animal/food policies; the changes were informational and part of the first reading.
At the April 14 meeting, district administrators presented the first reading of handbook updates for 2025–26 covering district-, elementary-, middle- and high-school handbooks.
Administrators said most changes are clerical or formatting improvements to make handbooks more accessible online (searchable Google Doc and hyperlinks). They also proposed content updates tailored to each level: elementary changes on pets and electronic devices; middle-school clarifications on cell-phone handling and Spartan Learning Lab terminology; and several high-school changes including a…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
