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Yankton school board approves amended 2025–26 calendar, adopts 2026–27 calendar; approves teacher contract
Summary
The Yankton School District Board approved an amended 2025–26 school calendar to recognize a Native American holiday, adopted the recommended 2026–27 calendar after administrative input, and approved a teacher contract for Clara Shield; the board also approved a consent-agenda addendum and recessed to executive session with no action taken.
The Yankton School District 63-3 Board of Education on a voice and roll-call series of votes approved an amended 2025–26 school calendar, adopted the recommended 2026–27 calendar and approved a teacher contract for Clara Shield during its regular meeting.
Board members voted unanimously to amend the 2025–26 calendar to address a Native American holiday that had not been reflected in the earlier draft. The board then approved the recommended 2026–27 calendar after administrators said they had solicited staff input and adjusted a longstanding optional day for staff (Super Bowl Monday) off the draft calendar.
The calendar decisions were followed by a separate vote on a pulled consent item: the…
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