Board approves middle- and high-school course catalogs; psychology dual-credit added

The Yankton School District 63-3 Board of Education approved the 2026–27 course catalogs for Yankton Middle School and Yankton High School after brief presentations by district staff.

Dr. Olsen presented the middle school catalog, describing minor edits to course descriptions (including LCE and TCE classes) and expanded enrollment in the Agri Voyage offering. The board moved and approved the middle-school catalog by roll-call vote.

Mister Dvoracek summarized three changes for the high-school catalog: adding discrete course numbers for speech and American literature to align with Board of Regents transcription and scholarship opportunities; replacing Music Appreciation with an expanded choral-focused course to qualify as fine-arts credit; and offering dual-credit psychology next year in partnership with Mount Marty University (Mount Marty staff will teach on YHS campus to deliver dual-credit content). "We would just ask for your approval of our current course changes," Dvoracek said.

Board member Jacqueline (speaker 7) noted she holds a psychology degree and welcomed restoring psychology at the high-school level, calling dual-credit an important exposure for students. The board approved the high-school catalog as presented on a roll-call vote.

Both catalog approvals were presented as instructional and administrative updates; there were no amendments to the proposals. Staff said registration for the coming year begins this week and counselors and department heads had been involved in the revisions.

Next steps: counselors will implement the registration changes and the district will finalize agreements with Mount Marty to deliver the dual-credit psychology course.