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Board approves personnel slate, appoints delegate, OKs early graduates and tables board purpose statement
Summary
The board approved resignations and hires, appointed Tara Johannesen as the district delegate to the ASBSD assembly, approved early graduation requests for multiple students, set a high‑school open house date and tabled a draft board purpose statement until next month.
The Tea Area School District board approved a package of routine personnel and administrative items and set next steps on governance and community events.
Speaker 3 read a slate of resignations (Trevon LaRoche, Cindy Waddell, Jaden Yount) and new hires and transfers (Nick Andrews, Janice Boyse, Garrett Johnson, Linda Hansen). The board moved and approved the personnel actions.
The board appointed Tara Johannesen to represent the district at the ASBSD 2025 delegate assembly in Pierre (Ramkota River Center) on Nov. 20; Johannesen agreed to serve and the appointment was approved by motion.
In academics, the board accepted early graduate requests for students who are on track to meet high‑school graduation requirements by the end of the first semester; Speaker 3 listed multiple student names and asked for approval, which the board granted.
The board also approved holding a high‑school open house on Oct. 27 from 4:45–6:15 p.m. Finally, discussion about creating a board purpose statement was tabled to next month so members can review options; Speaker 1 asked Dr. Warzakka to circulate several draft statements by email.
All motions described above carried on voice votes recorded as 'aye.'
