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Brookings superintendent outlines boundary analysis, school-start review and transportation coordination
Summary
Superintendent Dr. Schultz updated the board on a boundary analysis that will produce options for fall 2025, a school start-time committee working with city transportation planners, and ongoing legislative monitoring affecting district funding and policy.
Superintendent Dr. Schultz told the Brookings School District board that the district has launched multiple planning efforts — a boundary analysis, a school start-time review and collaboration with the city on a transportation master plan — aimed at addressing congestion, equity and long-term enrollment patterns.
Dr. Schultz said there will be "no changes to boundaries for the 2025-26 school year," and that an analytic program will be used to generate options for the board to review. The superintendent said the goal is to present boundary options to the board for finalization by fall 2025 so families can know new assignments with adequate planning time.
On start times, Dr. Schultz said a school-start committee has met and that district staff are coordinating with the Brookings city engineer, Charlie Richter, and the Brookings Area Transportation Plan process. She said congestion and safety around school zones are priorities and urged public participation in the city's transportation survey because it will inform any start- and release-time decisions.
Dr. Schultz also updated the board on the district's engagement at the state legislative session, noting that several bills relevant to public education remain in play. She said two bills that would have created education scholarships or vouchers "have both died" in the current session, though she cautioned that legislative activity continues and vehicle-bill tactics can change outcomes.
The superintendent reminded the board that she scheduled a boundary-analysis review with families and staff to ensure priorities identified at a recent work session were included in the analytics. She asked the board to recall that the analysis is designed to reduce bias by using software to apply board-directed priorities and to return options for public consideration.
Board members thanked district staff for the boundary work and asked for future updates. No formal action was taken; the items were presented as informational planning updates.
