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Meade School District trustees approve Strategic Plan 2025–2030 and several operational measures
Summary
The Meade School District Board approved the Strategic Plan 2025–2030 and a slate of routine personnel and operational items, canvassed election results, and adopted an MOU for a Board Certified Behavior Analyst.
The Meade School District 46-1 Board of Education on June 16 approved the district's Strategic Plan 2025–2030 and a package of routine personnel and operational actions.
The board voted to adopt the five-year Strategic Plan after a presentation by Dr. Gayle Juneau-Butler. The motion to approve was made by Terry Koontz, seconded by Thomas Schneller, and carried. Trustees also approved the consent agenda, which included minutes from the May 12 meeting and multiple personnel actions: new certificated hires Joan Lindstrom (school deaf interpreter, district-wide), Billie Harris (special services teacher, Sturgis Williams Middle School), and Rebekah Schmidt (teacher, Sturgis Brown High School); a certificated contract amendment for Amy Conover (additional school psychologist duties); and several resignations.
At the same meeting the board canvassed the June 3 election results and approved a report showing the top three vote-getters as Justin Jutting (492), Lee Spring (442), and Tim Amdahl (416). The board approved a Meade County 4‑H waiver to allow use of the SBHS culinary arts kitchen for a Master Chef event and to waive the district's liability insurance requirement for that event. The board also approved a recommended new access approach to the rodeo grounds along Highway 34 and authorized opening an additional savings account at First Interstate Bank to deposit credit-card cashback funds earned by district cards.
The board approved a memorandum of understanding to provide services from a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) under an MOU named between Madison Lindsey and Sidney Garner; the motion was carried. Multiple motions throughout the meeting were recorded as carried or unanimous; the minutes note that action items were approved by unanimous consent unless otherwise specified.
The meeting packet included detailed financial claims and fund balances; the packet lists a General Fund ending balance of $6,207,491.42 as of May 31, 2025. Several vendors and claim amounts were itemized in the board materials.
The board recessed for an executive session on personnel, employment negotiations and legal counsel under SDCL 1‑25‑2, then adopted a Resolution Agreement after exiting executive session. The board adjourned at 8:10 p.m.
What happens next: Implementation steps such as staffing starts and MOU execution were not detailed in the minutes and remain to be scheduled or completed per district procedures.
