2:38 → 4:00(1m 22s)
Rapid City Area Schools (District 51-4) regular board meeting (Zoom). Major items: approval of agenda with amendments; recognition of School Board Recognition Week; acting superintendent announced schools closed the next day due to extreme cold and explained e-learning considerations; CFO Corey Sassy presented general fund projections and multiple compensation scenarios showing growing deficits under several pay-increase options; the board approved several agreements (including a University of Northern Colorado agreement with one abstention), approved legislative positions (with one abstention), approved a SPED MOU, accepted an updated organizational chart, and heard a multi-month secondary social studies curriculum adoption presentation (middle-school pick: McGraw Hill; high-school picks: TCI for U.S. history/government and Discovery for world geography; world history pending). Facilities pillar update showed a district facilities performance index baseline and the use of a master plan/impact project plan to prioritize capital outlay.
