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Superintendent: district to advertise for kindergarten teacher, switch website vendor; warns state funding increase is modest
Summary
Superintendent Benson told the board the district will advertise for a second kindergarten teacher because of enrollment, will move its website to Edlio for cost savings, and noted the legislature's projected 1.25% funding increase is below CPI or the statutory 3% comparator (13-13-10.1(5)).
Superintendent Benson updated the Britton-Hecla School District board on staffing needs, technology changes and the state funding outlook during the March 10 meeting.
Benson said the district needs to advertise for a second kindergarten teacher due to enrollment, and that office assistant interviews are underway. He also reported the district will move its website to Edlio to gain cost savings and increased services.
Benson noted an update on school funding: the legislature is holding the district's funding increase at 1.25 percent, which the superintendent observed is substantially below consumer price index increases and the reference in statute 13-13-10.1(5) ("CPI or 3% whichever is lower" is the statutory comparator referenced in the meeting packet). The transcript records this as an informational update rather than the board taking formal action.
Principal reports earlier in the meeting highlighted school activities including Jump Rope for Heart, Read Across America Week, kindergarten screening, Career and Technical Education updates, student attendance at a Women in Science event in Aberdeen, upcoming choir and spring concerts, a March 24 blood drive and the announcement of 2025 Teacher of the Year Mrs. Salina Pena (MS/HS Science and MS Social Studies).
No staffing hires were finalized at the meeting; the board moved to executive session later the same evening for personnel matters and adjourned after returning from that session.
