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Spearfish School Board accepts resignation, elects officers and approves pay rate
Summary
The Spearfish School Board accepted the resignation of member Ellen Klasek, elected Nathan Hoshagan president and Eric Skvang vice president, appointed representatives to external boards, and set board pay at $50 per regular meeting and $30 per committee meeting.
The Spearfish School Board accepted the resignation of member Ellen Klasek effective at the conclusion of the July 13 meeting and completed its annual organizational business, electing new officers and approving several appointments and administrative items.
After returning from executive session, a board member moved "to accept the resignation of Ellen Klasek at the conclusion of the July board meeting." The motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
During the annual meeting portion of the agenda the board conducted required oaths and officer elections. Alicia Limbo was sworn in as a board member. Following nominations, the board elected Nathan Hoshagan as president and Eric Skvang as vice president by voice votes after motions to nominate and close nominations carried.
The board set its regular meeting schedule (second Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m.) and unanimously moved the October meeting from Monday, Oct. 12 to Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026 to accommodate the federal Native American Day holiday. The board also approved a pay rate of $50 per board meeting and $30 per committee meeting for school board members.
The board appointed Eric Skvang to continue as the district's representative to the Black Hills Special Services Cooperative Board of Directors and named Alicia as the alternate. The board also appointed Teresa (Theresa) Markworth as the district's representative to the Spearfish Foundation for Public Education Board of Directors; Teresa was told her next meeting is Thursday at 4 p.m.
During the annual meeting, reporter Mark Watson of the Black Hills Pioneer offered public comment praising the district’s transparency and noting open-meetings enforcement activity statewide; the board thanked him for the recognition. The board deferred reassigning standing committees until its August meeting in light of Klasek’s resignation.
No contested roll-call votes or recorded tallies appear in the transcript; most actions were approved by unanimous voice votes after motions and seconds.
The meeting adjourned following routine closing business.
