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Board approves routine items, sets election date and opposes proposed voucher program
Summary
At its meeting the Todd County School District 66-1 board approved the agenda and consent items, set the school board election for June 3, authorized the superintendent to offer certified contracts, voted to oppose a proposed state school voucher program and moved into executive session on personnel and student safety under SDCL 1-25-2.1.
The Todd County School District 66-1 Board of Education approved several routine actions and a formal resolution opposing a proposed state school voucher program during its meeting.
The board voted to adopt the meeting agenda and approved the consent agenda. It then voted to set the district’s school board election for the first Tuesday in June, June 3.
The board authorized the superintendent to offer certified contracts to address recruitment and streamline hiring during the current recruitment cycle.
The board also approved a motion opposing the proposed state school voucher program. Board members discussed that the governor’s budget proposal includes funding for vouchers and that local school leaders are monitoring the issue; the board agreed to forward the resolution to the Associated School Board as requested in the meeting materials.
Finally, the board approved a motion to enter executive session for personnel and student safety matters under SDCL 1-25-2.1; that session was scheduled to begin immediately following the open meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Adopt agenda — Mover: Tim (as recorded); Second: Deb (as recorded); Outcome: approved.
- Approve consent agenda — Mover: Deb (as recorded); Second: Tim (as recorded); Outcome: approved.
- Set school board election date for June 3 (first Tuesday in June) — Mover: Michelle (as recorded); Second: not specified in transcript; Outcome: approved.
- Authorize superintendent to offer certified contracts — Mover: Deb (as recorded); Second: Michelle (as recorded); Outcome: approved.
- Adopt resolution opposing proposed school voucher program — Mover: Tim (as recorded); Second: Michelle (as recorded); Outcome: approved; board directed that a copy be sent on to the Associated School Board (per meeting materials).
- Enter executive session for personnel and student safety under "SDCL 1-25-2.1" — Mover: Tim (as recorded); Second: Deb (as recorded); Outcome: approved; session to begin at 5:51 p.m.
The meeting materials included an attachment summarizing potential effects of vouchers on South Dakota public schools; board members referenced anticipated state budget proposals and possible funding shifts but took no action beyond adopting a resolution opposing the voucher proposal. The meeting record shows routine board business and personnel direction; no ordinance or long-term contract awards were decided at the open meeting.
