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Board approves first readings of policy updates, notes federal purchasing-threshold changes

Aberdeen School District 06-1 Board of Education · January 13, 2026
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Summary

The Aberdeen School District 06-1 board approved first readings of several policy revisions at its Jan. 12 meeting, including updates to reconsideration-of-materials policy, a complaints form policy, and purchasing procedures reflecting new federal micro-purchase and simplified acquisition thresholds.

At its Jan. 12 meeting, the Aberdeen School District 06-1 board approved first readings of multiple policy updates and approved a revised election agreement for the June ballot.

District staff presented the first reading of policy KEC-R, a reconsideration-of-materials policy that the speaker said now includes language reflecting state law "13-46," allowing a complainant to file an appeal with the circuit court after appealing the school board. The board approved the first reading by voice vote.

The board also approved the first reading of policy KED-E, described in the meeting as a new policy to add a standardized complaints form (the presenter referred to it in the transcript as relating to "federal grama"). A separate first reading for policy DJ (purchasing procedures) updated the district's purchasing thresholds to align with federal changes: the micro-purchase threshold was said to rise from $10,000 to $15,000 and the simplified acquisition threshold from $250,000 to $350,000. A district staff member told the board these federal thresholds are updated periodically to account for inflation and to provide more opportunities for small businesses.

Board members asked about training and how the district stays current with threshold changes; staff said updates are communicated by email and through ASBSD resources. The board also approved a minor wording change to policy NCE to funnel gym and facility-use approvals through the director of operations rather than the building principal and moved a first reading for policy ECE, which passed by voice vote.

Separately, the board approved a combined election agreement (presented by Mikaela) to join city and county scheduling for the June 2 ballot after recent legislative changes affected the agreement format.

All procedural votes during these items were taken by voice; the transcript records ayes and no recorded nays. Additional technical clarifications (including the exact statutory citation and the phrasing of the new complaint form) should be confirmed with final policy documents before publication.