November 9, 2026 at 5:00 PM - DOUGLAS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF EDUCATION

Rationale:  The ASBSD Legislative Action Network is designed to activate designated members of local school boards to represent the legislative positions of the Association and their local board.

Every school board appoints one or more board members as its ASBSD Legislative Action Network (LAN) member and those members will periodically be contacted by ASBSD asking them to contact their legislator(s) and attend to legislative issues.
 

Rationale:  JHCC-R revises the head lice (pediculosis) attendance rule, so students are no longer excluded for live lice or nits alone, in line with current health guidance, while the school nurse continues to notify families and give treatment guidance. GCN updates the teacher evaluation policy to reflect South Dakota evaluation requirements and current District practice. IGBD is a new policy that sets out the District’s annual Title I, Part A comparability procedures and certification, which the District must complete to remain eligible for federal Title I funds.

Rationale:  Jared Carda with COOP Architects will provide the Board of Education an overview of the design process of secure ports of entry at both Badger Clark and Francis Case.  He will also provide estimated timelines to complete construction documents along with a proposed bid and construction timeline.  

Additional information will also be shared regarding timelines for a new central office along with updates and additions to DHS CTE facilities.   

Rationale:  The OLDCC Grant III covers the cost of Schematic Design, Design Development, and Construction Documents (75% of the Architectural Fees).  It does not cover Bidding and Construction Administration.  Those two items make up the remaining 25% of our architect fees.  The Badger Clark fee is higher due to the fact that Boiler Replacement work is also included in that proposal.
Francis Case - $69,500
Badger Clark - $149,500

Rationale:  Jared Carda, COOP Architects, Sarah Howard, DSD Federal Grant Administrator, and Bobby Wessel, Gustafson Builders will provide the Board with a proposed bid, bid award, GMP, and construction start date on Elementary School #1.  There continues to be a few unknowns in the timing of how all the pieces fit together.  We wanted to share our proposed timeline of next steps.   

Rationale:  Following the presentations, this motion will begin the bid solicitation process for Elementary School #1.   

Rationale:  The superintendent evaluation process is as follows:
December 1:  Evaluation Document Shared With BOE Members to Complete;
December 18:  Completed Evaluation Documents sent to BOE president to compile;
January 11:  BOE Reviews Evaluation Document in Executive Session
January 25:  BOE review Evaluation Document if needed in Executive Session:  Possibly share & review evaluation with Superintendent or
February 8:  BOE share & review evaluation with Superintendent;

Rationale:  Chet Stewart applied for and was awarded a grant for $36,100 to upgrade the current flight simulator.  The money has been delivered to the District, and once approved, will be able to be purchased and installed.

Rationale:  Revising Policy JECAA will reflect how the District currently places students and awards credit when they enroll from unaccredited schools or alternative instruction, including the roles of the Central Registrar, principal and credit review committee. The revision would update the placement testing and credit review steps, clarify the appeal process and its timelines, and replace outdated wording such as "Complainant" so the procedures are clear to families and consistent with state law. Making these updates keeps the policy accurate and consistent for every student and gives staff clear, current guidance when they place and credit students.