Brookings School Board

The Brookings School District Board of Education will meet at 5:15 p.m. Monday at Dakota Prairie Elementary School at 111 26th St. S. Items on the agenda include:

• Comments from audience

• Approve agenda

• Conflict of interest declarations and waivers

• BEST Award recipients

• Presentation from Medary Elementary

• Hillcrest and Medary elementary building projects update from Pierce Koch, construction manager at risk

• Performance Oversight Committee report

• Facilities and Construction Committee report

• Policy and Governance Committee report

• School Finance Committee report

• Mental Health Coalition report

• Transportation report

• General board member communications

• Superintendent’s report

• High school report

• Middle school report

• Camelot report

• Dakota Prairie report

• Hillcrest report

• Medary report

• PK-5 director of curriculum and instruction report

• 6-12 director of curriculum and instruction report

• Special services report

• Activities report

• Child nutrition report

• Director or instructional technology and knowledge management report

• Director of transportation and buildings/grounds report

• Business services report

• First reading of revisions made to policy on “royalties”

• Second reading on revisions made to policy on “professional staff”

• Second reading on revisions made to policy on “professional research and publishing”

• Second reading on revisions made to policy on “secretarial personnel assignments”

• Second reading on revisions made to policy on “evaluation of classified staff”

• Approve minutes

• Approve financial report

• Approve bills

• Approve personnel report

• Approve revisions made to policy on “professional staff development”

• Approve revisions made to policy on “professional research and publishing”

• Approve revisions made to policy on “secretarial personnel assignments”

• Approve revisions made to policy on “evaluation of classified staff”

• Approve donated items

• Approve 2024-25 educational structure change

• Approve MOU with the South Dakota Board of Regents and Brookings High School for the continuation of the Math 114 in-district course offering

• Executive session

• Approve Johnson Controls project development agreement for the Brookings High School boiler project

Elkton School Board

The Elkton School District Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the school telecom room. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Conflict of interest disclosures

• Approve minutes

• Approve financial reports

• Payment of bills

• Resignations

• Approve signed contracts

• Start Well action plan

• Boys & Girls Club

• Intent to offer certified and non-certified contracts

• Intent to be member of the South Dakota Athletic Association for 2024-25

• NESC report

• Library report

• Business manager report

• Elementary principal report

• High school principal report

• Superintendent report

• Executive session for negotiations

• Next meeting

Deubrook School Board

The Deubrook School District Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday in theToronto school cafeteria. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Introduction of guests

• Good news report

• Conflict of interest reports

• Financial reports

• Approve minutes

• Accounts payable and payroll

• City-school agreement

• Second reading on policy on “tobacco and vaping free schools”

• Second reading of policy on “English learner instruction”

• Second reading of policy on “students in foster care”

• Second reading of policy on “law enforcement and Department of Social Services interviews”

• Achievement spotlight

• Negotiated agreement for 2024-45

• Certified staff contracts

• Administration contracts

• Classified staff work agreements

• Credit befor grade 9 waiver applications

• Membership in SDHSAA

• Resignation of music teacher

• Resignation of second-grade teacher

• New contract for a school counselor

• New contract for junior-high volleyball coach

• Superintendent and junior-senior high principal report

• Elementary principal report

• Activity director report

• Committee report

• Executive session for personnel issues

• Next meeting

Brookings County Commission

The Brookings County Commission, which also serves as the Brookings County Board of Equalization, will meet at 8:30 a.m Tuesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Invitation for a citizen to schedule time on the commission agenda for an item not listed

• Approve agenda

• Public hearing and action to approve a special events license for Jay Street Pub

Board of Equalization

• Oaths of office

• Discussion and possible action on Paul E Moriarty appeals Nos. 1 through 14

• Action to approve a correction to Darrel Kleinjan RLT

• Action to approve a corrections to SND LLC

• Action to approve a correction to Brookings Prairie View Apt LLC

• Action to approve a correction to Brookings Edgebrook Apt LLC

• Action to approve a correction to Robert Cheatham

• Presentation of the 2024 assessment of real property and building permit information

• Presentation of the tentative 2024 numbers for towns, townships and school districts

• Presentation of the 2024 renewable resource energy tax credits

• Action to approve new applications for tax-exempt status

• Action to approve tax-exempt status exemptions.

• Action to approve owner-occupied status applications

• Action to approve the 2024 riparian buffer strip classification applications

• Action to approve disabled veterans exemptions

• Action to approve tax moratorium exemptions

• Action to approve partially taxed exemptions.

• Action to approve discretionary formula exemptions

• Action to approve elderly tax freeze exemptions.

Sustainability Council

The Sustainability Council will meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Open forum

• City update

• Stormwater best practices program update

• Food forest update

• Presentation on sustainability conference

• No Mow May

• Action list for SDSU students

• Mission statement update

• Marketing and communication subcommittee report

• Climate action plan subcommittee report

• Waste subcommittee report

• Energy subcommittee report

• Local foods subcommittee report

• Park and Recreation Board liaison report

• Human Rights Commission liaison report

• Call for future agenda items

Editor's note: The agendas below this point were added at approximately 12:45 p.m. Tuesday (04-09-24).

Brookings Library Board

The Brookings Library Board will meet at noon Thursday in the Brookings Library at 515 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Approve bills

• Continuing education credits

• Dress code guidelines

• Circulation policy

• Maker lab policy

• Financial report

• Librarian’s report

• Next meeting

Brookings City Council

It is possible that at least four City Council members may be present for South Dakota State University School of Architecture presentations to be held Wednesday, April 10, at 1p.m. Though a majority of City Council members may be present, no official city business will be acted upon.

It is possible that at least four City Council members may be present at City of Brookings Scholarship Social at the South Dakota State University Foundation to be held Thursday from 4 to 5 p.m. Though a majority of city council members may be present, no official city business will be acted upon.

It is possible that at least four City Council members may be present at the 2024 Construction Public Open House to be held Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Though a majority of city council members may be present, no official city business will be acted upon.

Brookings Historic Preservation Commission

The Brookings Historic Preservation Commission will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Approve agenda

• Approve minutes

• Review updates for properties at 616 Fifth Ave.; 819 Harvey Dunn St.; 312 Eighth Ave.

• State case report for 426 Main Ave.

• University residential historic district plaques

• Preservation Month actions

• Web site updates

• Facebook efforts

• Potential survey area east of Medary

• Subcommittee assignments

• Upcoming events

• Next meeting

Brookings County Extension Board

The Brookings County Extension Board will meet at noon Wednesday in the Brookings County Outdoor Adventure Center classroom. Items on the agenda include:

• Invitation for a citizen to schedule time on the agenda for an item not listed

• Secretary’s report

• Financial review

• Budget request for 2025

• Commissioner report

• 4-H adviser report

Brookings Human Rights Commission

The Brookings Human Rights Commission will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Human rights training

• HRC vacancies

• Juneteenth table

• Pride table — June 22

• Listening session action items

• Budget

• Brookings Police Department liaison report

• SDSU Police liaison report

• Sheriff’s office liaison report

• School district liaison report

• SDSU liaison report

• LGBTQ liaison report

• Disability liaison report

• CLEAR liaison report

• SDSU SA liaison report

• Bullying incident at elementary school report by CLEAR

• DEI Initiative

• Legislative working group report

• Social media working group report

• Common read working group report

• LGBTQ awareness working group report

• International outreach working group report

• Community outreach working group report

• Complaint process working group report

• Africans int the Diaspora Culture Awareness working group report

• Indigenous peoples working group report

Editor's note: The agenda below this point was added at approximately 12:45 p.m. Wednesday (04-10-24).

Brookings Regional Rail Authority

The Brookings Regional Rail Authority will meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday in the Brookings City & County Government Center at 520 Third St. Items on the agenda include:

• Invitation for a citizen to schedule time on the agenda for an item not listed

• Approve minutes

• Discussion/possible action regarding the Brookings Regional Railroad Safety Authority

• Discussion/possible action on inviting other entities to join the Regional Railroad Authority