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Rosalie S. Leeson, co‑president of a new Spearfish Museum board, described a planned donation of the Meyer House annex and a dolls collection appraised at $1,500,000; the Black Hills Area Community Foundation is serving as fiscal sponsor and the board requested volunteers and fundraising support.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
High school staff proposed moving the district alternative school back to Spearfish High School’s CTE building, citing personalized learning and dropout prevention. Estimated current cost factor cited as $200,000; plan would start with 30–40 students and hire two full‑time certified teachers.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
Board approved an early‑notice retirement incentive addendum to the district's negotiated agreements; staff reported unanimous or near‑unanimous assent from the referenced bargaining groups. No detailed financial terms were read into the public record.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
Board authorized sending an RFP directly to architectural firms for West Elementary renovation/addition and will form a facilities committee to interview candidates and obtain design‑cost estimates to inform renovation vs. new construction decisions.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
The board approved a renewed memorandum of understanding with Kids Club. Changes include explicit district priority for facility use, a requirement that Kids Club make a good‑faith effort to track and reimburse use of supplies, and clarified scope for before/after‑school and summer programming. Sarah Moyer was identified as Kids Club director.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
The board approved an amendment to proceed with construction of a middle‑school track and field with Mammoth/Mammut Sports; discussion covered cost containment, fundraising goals (20% target), construction schedule, warranty terms, and donor signage/maintenance arrangements.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
Auditors reported a clean (unmodified) opinion for the fiscal year ending 06/30/2025 and issued two findings: firm-prepared financial statements (board responsibility to review) and five audit adjustment entries (improved from 13 last year). The board approved the audit resolution by roll call.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
The board heard alternative proposals for the Creekside middle‑school track and field, including a lower‑cost 2‑inch overlay (~$404K) and a full track+artificial turf option estimated at about $2.74M; the superintendent recommended further discussion and possible fundraising before a January decision.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
Spearfish School District superintendent told the board a Black Hills Pioneer headline showing a 39.8% K–12 spending rise (2020–2024) is misleading, attributing most of the change to one‑time federal COVID-era ESSER funds, enterprise funds and capital‑project accounting tied to the district’s CTE building.
South Dakota / School Districts / Spearfish School District 40-2
The policy committee proposed recoding multiple policy series into the 8000s, repealing 8120 (incorporated into 8110), expanding committee functions and public‑comment language, and introducing a social media policy for district staff and official accounts with a staff sign‑off form and guidance on comment controls.