October 23, 2023 at 5:00 PM - DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION
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1. Call Meeting To Order:
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2. Pledge of Allegiance and Moment of Silence In Honor Of Fallen Soldiers And Active Duty Persons:
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3. Recognition:
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4. Review of Board Working Agreements:
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5. Public Forum:
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6. Approval of Agenda:
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the agenda. This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}.
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7. Consent Agenda Items:
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to approve the consent agenda. This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}.
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7.A. Approval of Regular Meeting Minutes of October 10, 2023.
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7.B. Approve Personnel Action
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7.C. Approve Financial Reports
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7.D. Approve the Purchases and Issuing of Accounts Payable.
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7.E. Approve Conflict Disclosures and Waiver Authorizations Pursuant to SDCL 3-23-3
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7.F. Approve the Middle School Washington DC trip request for 2025.
Rationale:
We are looking to get approval for our proposed 2025 trip to DC/Gettysburg/Philadelphia. I have attached the proposed itinerary as the information from the tour company that discusses what is included in the cost, insurance coverage that is offered, background checks on any traveler over the age of 18, and other information from the tour company.
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7.G. Approve High School Welding Trip Request to Watertown, SD on December 5-6, 2023.
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7.H. Approve H. Snyder Request for Waiver of Liquidated Damages.
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to deny the request for waiver of liquidated damages. This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}.
Rationale:
LIQUIDATED DAMAGES AMOUNT $4000, Policy GCPB Resignation of Professional Staff Members.
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8. Items Removed From Consent Agenda
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9. Elementary and Secondary Curriculum and Instruction Items:
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9.A. Douglas School District Preschool Programming
Rationale:
Initial discussions will revolve around assessing the demand for preschool programming in the Douglas Community. Our first step will be to distribute an interest survey to all stakeholders, aimed at pinpointing essential community needs, requirements and components.
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10. Superintendent Items:
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11. Fiscal Resources Items:
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11.A. Approve the following Amended Grant Budgets: ARP Homeless; ESSER II; and
ESSER III.
Recommended Motion(s):
Approve the amended Grant Budget as presented. This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}.
Rationale:
An additional $3,699 was reallocated to the ARP Homeless grant. The amendment reflects those additional dollars.
The State requested we change the account number in the ESSER II and ESSER III budgets for the Francis Case and High School HVAC projects. The dollar amounts remain the same - only the account number has changed. |
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11.B. South Dakota Teacher Compensation Accountability Data
In 2016, the SD Legislature passed a half-cent sales tax increase with the purpose of increasing teacher compensation in South Dakota. Since that date, schools have been required to report compensation data (SDCL 13-13-73.6) in an effort to show that the additional dollars are being used for teacher compensation. Each year is compared to FY2017 for comparison purposes. Douglas has always made it a priority to compensate our staff with the most competitive salary & benefits package as possible while still being fiscally responsible. The attached report came from the State of South Dakota - we sorted it to show the Districts with the highest average teacher compensation (includes benefits) and the Districts with the highest average teacher salary (does not include benefits). |
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12. Operational Support Services Items:
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12.A. Approve SECOND READING of Revised, Reviewed District Policies Section J (JFC-JFCG)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to Approve SECOND READING of Revised, Reviewed District Policies Section J (JFC-JFCG). This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}.
Rationale:
Policies within section J (Students) are in need of revision based on being obsolete, SDCL changes, terminology etc.
Edits since FIRST READING: 1. Added Title "Student Dress Code" to policy JFCA. 2. Changed gender specific reference in policy JFCC. 3. Added Fed and Policy references to bottom of policy JFCG. These and the remaining policies within Section J will be the next set of policies brought forward as reviewed by the Exec Team.
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12.B. Hear INFORMATIONAL Reading of Board Policies, JFCH-JGA, EEA, EEA-R.
Rationale:
Policies JFCH-JGA, EEA, EEA-R. are in need of revision and will be brought forward for FIRST READING at the next board meeting.
Policy changes include standard updates regarding Superintendent/Designee, State of Federal References, etc. Highlighted proposed changes include policy EEA, EEA-R, EEAB which establishes the districts prerogative to include bus stops in areas identified as "High Need." The goal of this change is to improve attendance and achievement of students in these areas. Additionally, current policy requires Board approval for any route or bus stop change. Tyler Technologies establishes routes in real time based upon efficiency and student registrations. We propose that the board approval initial routes at the beginning of th year, and provide the Transportation Coordinator the authority to adjust based on benefit to the district. JFCH includes a reference to Medical Cannabis. JFCH-R expands authority to allow admin to work with parents on initial offenses and introduces the option to reduce suspension by participating in an approved program. JFCK eliminates language no longer appropriate for today's cell phone use expectation. JFCL makes clear that students have the right to schooling while establishing the right of schools to determine placement. JFG Removes "Interrogations" from the Student Search policy as this is addressed through another policy.
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13. Reports:
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13.A. Superintendent:
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13.B. Committee Reports From Board Members and Comments from Associate Board Members
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14. Upcoming Calendar Events:
November 10 - Veterans Day - Holiday November 13 - BOE Meeting, 5:00 pm |
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15. Executive Session for Personnel according to SDCL 1-25-2.1. (If Needed)
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to move into executive session at. This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}. This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}.
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16. Action As A Result of Executive Session
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17. Board Work Session - During the work session, board members will have the opportunity to discuss the Board of Education Self Evaluation Document that they completed last month.
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18. Adjournment
Recommended Motion(s):
Motion to adjourn the meeting at. This motion, made by {Insert Board Member} and seconded by {Insert Board Member}, {Insert Action Result}.
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