Scobey board sets May 16, 2026 graduation date and approves claims, substitutes, volunteers and coaches

At its meeting the Scobey K-12 Schools board approved a slate of routine actions: setting the 2026 graduation date, approving claims, accepting activity reports, adding a substitute to the list, approving volunteers/chaperones (with required background checks), and ratifying assistant coach hires.

Graduation: The board set graduation for May 16, 2026 after a brief parental check and a motion carried by voice vote.

Claims and activity reports: A motion to approve the presented claims (through 09/05/2025) passed by voice vote. The activity reports submitted to the board were accepted.

Human-resources and extracurriculars: The board moved Grace Williams onto the substitute list for 2025–26 pending background checks, approved a list of volunteer chaperones and work-study participants contingent on background checks, and ratified a slate of junior-high and high-school assistant coaches as submitted in the agenda.

Facilities and transportation notes: District staff reported a vendor transition for fire-alarm monitoring after ATS was acquired by Convergent; the district plans to use a Starlink-backed monitoring option with higher annual monitoring costs (the transcript cites about $860 annually versus a prior figure cited as $3.64). Staff also shared a vendor quote near $189,000 for a 54-passenger diesel replacement bus.

Why it matters: These actions finalize schedules and staffing for the coming year and identify near-term capital and operating cost pressures (transportation replacement and security/monitoring changes) that will affect the district budget and planning.

The board carried all routine motions by voice vote; the transcript does not include a roll-call record for named votes.