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Votes at a glance: Custer School District board approves curriculum motion, contracts, grants and routine items
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Summary
At its regular meeting the Custer School District 16‑1 board approved proceeding with HMH curriculum budgeting, accepted a Project Success award portion, approved speech/OT contracts and ratified SDHSAA membership; several routine agenda and consent items also passed by voice vote.
The Custer School District 16‑1 board recorded several procedural and substantive approvals at its April meeting: the board approved moving forward with HMH as the recommended ELA curriculum (subject to final pricing and budget approval), accepted a Project Success award portion, approved speech and occupational therapy contracts, and ratified district membership in the South Dakota High School Activities Association for 2026‑27. Multiple routine motions — including approval of the meeting agenda and the consent agenda — were also passed by voice vote.
Key approved actions included: a board motion to seek final HMH pricing and include the purchase in the 2026‑27 budget; approval of the district’s SDHSAA membership for next year; authorization to proceed with speech and occupational therapy contracts that add days to meet increased early childhood referrals; and acceptance of a Project Success award portion identified as $8,000. The board also moved and approved a mid‑year workers’ compensation fund adoption during the meeting.
Chair (speaker 1) handled most motions and voice votes; Superintendent (speaker 2) introduced several consent and program items. The meeting record shows voice votes with no roll‑call tallies provided for most motions.
What passed
• Motion to approve agenda — approved by voice vote. • Consent agenda — approved by voice vote. • Motion to proceed with adopting HMH ELA curriculum pending final price and budget — approved by voice vote. • SDHSAA (South Dakota High School Activities Association) 2026‑27 membership — approved by voice vote. • Speech and occupational therapy contracts (added service days for early childhood referrals) — approved by voice vote. • Project Success award acceptance (district portion noted as $8,000) — approved by voice vote. • Mid‑year workers' compensation fund adoption — approved by voice vote.
Several informational items and presentations were also on the agenda, including facilities and transportation planning, CTE community housing project coordination and an MOU for emergency facility use with the South Dakota Department of Public Safety Wildland Fire Division. The district will return to the board with the final HMH price and a formal budget request before any contract is executed.
