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Board hears proposal to register Homeschool Connections as a K–8 school; administration says no new staff planned
Summary
Superintendent proposed registering the Homeschool Connections program as a standalone K–8 school with the South Dakota Department of Education to streamline tracking and reporting; he said the change would not add staff or buildings and projected the program could net more than $100,000 next year.
Administration recommended registering the district's Homeschool Connections program as its own K–8 school with the South Dakota Department of Education in order to streamline student tracking, testing and budgeting.
The superintendent told the board the program has more than 30 FTE and that formal school designation would reduce redundant administration and improve reporting in Infinite Campus; he said there would be no additional staff or separate facility and that existing secretarial and coordination duties would be reassigned rather than create new hires. The administration projected net revenue of over $100,000 next year from the program’s enrollment and said the change was primarily a coding and registration step to reduce workload for school staff.
Board members asked clarifying questions about responsibilities, test reporting and whether the change would alter staffing or costs; administration reiterated the change is administrative and operational rather than a physical or staffing expansion. The board did not take action but indicated willingness to proceed with formal registration and asked for final registration details to be filed.
