March 13, 2023 at 5:00 PM - DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION

Discussion:  All actions in these Minutes were by unanimous vote unless otherwise stated.

President Gray called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

Discussion:  President Gray acknowledged that Superintendent Kevin Case, Business Manager Trista Olney, and Communications Coordinator Katy Urban are at the Spring National Association of Federally Impacted Schools (NAFIS) conference in Washington DC this week and not present at the meeting tonight.

Discussion:  There was nothing for public forum .

Discussion:         Approved Regular Meeting Minutes for February 27, 2023.

Discussion:         Approved Personnel Action for March 13, 2023. (Attachment)

Discussion:         Approved Accounts Payable Report for March 15, 2023 and February 2023 Payroll Report. (Attachments)

Discussion:         There were no conflicts disclosed as defined in SDCL 3-23. 

Discussion:         Approved High School Debate Team Trip Request to Phoenix, AZ on June 9-16, 2023 to attend the National Debate Tournament.

Discussion:         Approved declaring the attached list of vehicles as Surplus (surplus for sale or discard).

Discussion:         Approved the intent for non-reelection of forty (40) certified staff for the 2023-24 school year for the purpose of removing one-year only assignments or extra duty assignments.

Discussion:  Fiscal Resources Items:

Discussion:  The 2023-24 Capital Outlay Request list was provided to board members for review prior to approval at the March 27, 2023 meeting. The Capital Outlay Committee which includes board members Amy McGovern and Chris Misselt met on March 1.  Both members commended the capital outlay process this year.

Discussion:  Operational Support Services Items:

Discussion:       New Board Policy GCE - Part-Time and Substitute Employment of Professional Staff
     New Board Policy GCEA - Job Sharing for Professional Staff
     New Board Policy Exhibit GCEA-E1 - Job Share Application

Discussion:        Board Policy LA - Education Agency Relations Goals
      Board Policy LAA - Student Teachers
      Board Policy LB - Relation with Other Schools and School Districts
      Board Policy LBB - Cooperative Educational Programs
      Board Policy LDJ - Monetary Donations for Meals (Angel Fund)
      Board Policy LI - Relations with Education Accreditation Agencies

Discussion:  Reports:

Executive Director of Operation Support Services Bud Gusso shared the process for the high school principal and activities director interviews which will be scheduled for March 21 and 22. Representatives from the school board will be on the interview committee. 

He also shared information from the Classified Listening Sessions conducted last week. Attendance was very similar to past years. One of the topics discussed at all the sessions was professional development for classified staff.

Discussion:  Committee Reports from Board Members and Comments from Associate Board Members.

Tonya Amaral said the next Booster Club meeting will be March 20, as the last scheduled meeting was snowed out.

Fran Apland shared a handout listing Pre-school and Pre-K Options for military children at Ellsworth Air Force Base provided by Penn State Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness. She also attended the Anchored4Life meeting at Vandenberg Elementary this morning.  Vandenberg is doing an amazing job with the peer-to-peer program.

Chris Misselt attended the Ed Council Committee meeting, as well as the Capital Outlay Committee meeting in the past two weeks.  He found the Classified Listening Sessions to be extremely informative and would recommend doing them more than once a year.  

Amy McGovern remarked that the capital outlay process worked well this year.  She also would like to see the Classified Listening Sessions conducted more than once a year. She commented on the administrator interview process as being structured and well planned, "Trust the process for the hiring committees. It works."

Tanya Gray commended how well our students are being recognized on the district social media. Student success is our center and this allows our entire community to see how well our students are doing.  She likes that we are now tying our District Strategic Direction to what we are doing.