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District proposes shifting volunteer metric to 'partners' tied to state college-and-career measure

Rapid City Area School District 51-4 Board of Education · December 17, 2025
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Summary

District staff proposed moving the strategic plan's community pillar metric from counting volunteers to counting active community partners who provide capstone college‑and‑career experiences; presentation outlined three volunteer clearance levels and survey feedback from 17 principals.

Kit Vite, Director of Student Success, and Bobbie Jo Donovan, College & Career Manager, presented a review of the district’s volunteer and partnership work and a proposal to change the strategic metric from total volunteers to the number of active partners providing capstone experiences.

Vite explained the volunteer clearance tiers: “There are 3 levels of volunteers within Rapid City area schools.” Level 1 uses a Megan’s Law check for visitors under immediate supervision; Level…

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