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Votes at a glance: Tea Area School District board meeting (March)
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken at the Tea Area School District board meeting, including approvals for a $1 million line of credit, $7.5 million capital outlay certificate, TASK fees and handbook changes, Foundation creation, and several personnel and administrative waivers.
The Tea Area School District Board took the following formal actions during its regular meeting. Vote counts are voice votes recorded in the meeting transcript (where the record indicates "no one's opposed," items are presented as approved by the board).
- Reimburse Kristen Daggett for mileage: Approved. Motion to reimburse Kristen Daggett $305.52 for travel to Pierre; Kristen abstained from that vote. (Transcript: motion and abstention recorded.)
- Consent agenda: Approved. (Voice vote; no opposition recorded.)
- Relia Bank line of credit: Approved. Motion to renew a $1,000,000 line of credit with Relia Bank (renewal; line unused historically). (Voice vote; no opposition recorded.)
- Five-year capital outlay plan: Approved. (Motion carried by voice vote; no opposition recorded.)
- Capital outlay certificate (10-year, $7.5 million): Approved. Motion to proceed with issuance of a 10-year, $7.5M capital outlay certificate pending legislative outcomes; board approved by voice vote with no opposition.
- Establishment of district foundation fund: Approved. Motion to establish a Tea Area School District Foundation Fund with the South Dakota Community Foundation; approved by voice vote.
- Surplus property: Approved. Motion to surplus two 12-foot by 40-foot storage sheds at the high school for removal/demolition; approved by voice vote.
- Personnel: Resignations and new hires: Approved. Motions to accept listed resignations and approve new hires were approved by voice vote.
- TASK handbook changes and activity fee: Approved. Motion to approve TASK handbook changes and set activity fees (summer $95; school year $90) with no weekly tuition increase; approved by voice vote.
- SD Department of Education waiver reports and applications: Approved. Motions to approve the course equivalency waiver report, maintain course equivalency exam capability, and other waiver applications (including a long-term substitute waiver for Ms. Munson) were approved by voice vote.
- Educational structure update: Approved. Motion to remove TeaSprout Preschool from the district's educational structure in Infinite Campus (as requested by the state) was approved by voice vote.
Several items were informational and did not require board action, including an operations report on the high school addition and construction updates.
Provenance: each vote is recorded in the meeting transcript at the times indicated in the provenance entries for the specific item.
