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Rapid City Area Schools board installs leadership, approves readings and tuition rates; moves to executive session
Summary
At its annual organizational meeting the board elected Bishop Troy Carr president, confirmed vice presidents Jamie Clapham and Katie Urban, approved first and second readings of district policies, agreements and tuition rates, and voted to enter executive session under SDCL.
The Rapid City Area School District 51‑4 board completed its annual organizational business on the agenda, installing board leadership, approving policy readings and other routine items and then moving into a closed session.
Following roll call and the Pledge of Allegiance, the outgoing board was adjourned and the newly constituted board was called to order for oath administration. Christine Stephenson and Walt Swan each repeated the oath of office as administered by the board official.
The board then moved to elect officers for the 2026–27 school year. Bishop Troy Carr was nominated, seconded and elected board president by voice vote. Jamie Clapham was nominated and confirmed to remain first vice president; Katie Urban was nominated and confirmed to remain second vice president.
Later business included approval of the first and second readings of the district’s policies, procedures and exhibits (motions moved, seconded and passed by voice votes), approval of proposed agreements and memoranda of understanding, and the consent agenda after no items were pulled for separate discussion. The board also approved a resolution establishing daily tuition rates that would apply to out‑of‑district (typically out‑of‑state) students; presenters clarified the district does not charge tuition to students who live within district boundaries or those who open‑enroll.
During organizational packet review the board corrected a clerical error in a listed meeting date (the item was clarified to read Wednesday, Feb. 17) before approving that item. At the end of the public portion recorded in the transcript, the board moved, seconded and voted to enter executive session under SDCL 1‑25‑21; members voted aye and the meeting proceeded into closed session.
No roll‑call tallies for individual votes were recorded in the transcript; votes were recorded by voice as "aye" when motions carried. The meeting included a series of motions that were all approved by voice vote as recorded in the public transcript.
