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New School Board Officers Selected at Last Meeting

July 29, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

During the Dell Rapids School Board’s last meeting, they selected new officers and officially welcomed the newest board member for the year.

Troy Randall who ran unopposed was officially sworn in for another three-year term.  Paula Harvey was appointed to a one-year term to fill an open seat and was also sworn in at the meeting.

Jeff Traill was elected. as the board president.  Matt Weiland was named the vice president.

The Dells City Journal was designated the official newspaper for legal publications for the school board.  Weiland as selected as Prairie Lakes Educational Cooperative Board of Directors representative with Harvey selected as the alternate.  Traill was named the ASBSD voting delegate.

The school board meetings will continue to be held on the second Monday of every month.  The next meeting will be held on Monday, August 9th.

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Open School Board Position Filled for One Year

June 17, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids School Board filled its open position during their regular meeting on Monday, June 14th.

Paula Harvey was selected by the school board to fill the position.  She will assume the role starting in July for one year.

The position was not filled during the school board election held earlier in the year.  School board members Troy Randall and Jacque LeBrun had their terms come to an end this year, but only one petition was filed to fill the two spots for the election.  That petition was submitted by Randall, so he will serve another three-year term also starting in July.

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One of Two Open School Board Positions Remains Unfilled

May 13, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids School Board still has one position open on the board.  This announcement came during the board’s regular meeting on Monday, May 10th.

Two school board members will have their terms come to an end this summer.  Those members are Troy Randall and Jacque LeBrun.  Business Manager Barb Littel reported that only one petition was returned for those two school board vacancies.  The one petition was filed by Randall.  He will be sworn in for another three-year term at the July meeting.

That still leaves one school board position open.  The board will have to make a one-year appointment for the vacancy.  Information about how to apply for the appointment will be posted to the schools website.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Dell Rapids High School, Dell Rapids School Board

Dell Rapids School Board Updates “Return to Learn” Plan

April 13, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids School Board made updates to the “Return to Learn” plan to align it with updated CDC guidelines during their regular meeting on Monday, April 12th.  The big change will be the use of the individual desk shields.  The use of these shields will now be at the discretion of the classroom teacher.

For the elementary school, student desks will remain a minimum three feet spaced apart facing the same direction.  At that distance, students will be able to sit at their desks without a mask and not have a desk shield.  The first through fourth graders will continue to need masks when moving around the classroom or school, in art, in library, in music when singing, and whenever a three-foot distance cannot be maintained.

At the middle school, the student desks in the classroom will also need to remain at least three feet apart and facing the same direction, or if students are sitting at a table, they need to remain three feet from their table partner and remain three feet from the student at the table next to them to be able to sit and their desk or table without a mask or desk shield.  Masks will still continue to be worn when moving around the classroom, hallways, lines, and when three feet cannot be maintained.

The lunchroom at all the schools will still continue to have the dividers in place.

The school district will still require a student who is on the presumptive close contact (PCC) list to wear their mask throughout the day with the exception of PE, lunch, and recess.  The elementary and middle schools will continue to have student cohorts and seating charts so the school can contact trace if necessary.

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Two Spots Open on Dell Rapids School Board, Date Change for Voting

February 17, 2021 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

Two spots on the Dell Rapids School Board will open up for election this summer.  The three-year terms of Troy Randall and Jacque LeBrun come to an end in July.

Petitions to be put on the ballot for election can be circulated between April 6th and May 7th.  The petitions must be filed with the business manager no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 7th.  The nominating petitions, along with information on how to circulate, will be available at the school district business office.

This year’s school board election date will be moving due to COVID-19 mitigation strategies.  The election date is normally held in April, but will be moved to June 15th, 2021.  Polls will be open that day from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., and all precincts will vote at the Dell Rapids Middle School/High School at 1216 Garfield Avenue.  Absentee voting by mail or in-person can begin on May 28th.  In-person absentee voting will close at 5:00 p.m. on June 14th.

Voter registration for the school board election will close on June 1st. 

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Dell Rapids Public Releases “Return to Learn” Plan

July 30, 2020 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

The Dell Rapids School Board held a special meeting on Monday, July 27th, to hear the “Return to Learn” plan for Dell Rapids School.  Superintendent Dr. Summer Schultz along with the three school principals, Drew Bunkers, Fran Ruesink, and Julie Wynja, all spoke about different aspects of the “Return to Learn” plan. 

The biggest take away from the discussions was that while the document may now be approved, that doesn’t mean it won’t change.  Things could change within the document as more information becomes available about the Covid virus, just as things have continually changed over the last four months.

Big Sioux Media recorded the meeting.  The start of the “Return to Learn” plan starts at the 9:25 mark of the video and goes until the 2:10:40 mark of the embedded video at the bottom of this story.

The “Return to Learn” document can be found by clicking this link.  The Dell Rapids School has also set up a Frequently Asked Questions page related to “Return to Learn”.  That page can be found by clicking here.

Filed Under: News Tagged With: COVID-19, Dell Rapids School, Dell Rapids School Board, Return to Learn

New School Board Member Takes Office

July 14, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

DellRapidsHighSchoolThe newest board member that was elected on April 9th officially started his term of service on Monday, July 8th at the Dell Rapids School Board’s regular meeting.  Lee Bollock started his three-year term replacing Jody Schumaker who finished his service on the board.  Matt Weiland was also elected to another three-year term during the April election.

After the oath of office was taken by both Bollock and Weiland, nominations for president and vice-president took place.  Weiland was nominated and voted to continue his role as president.  Jeff Traill was appointed the vice president.

Also during the meeting, the board approved the meal and admission and activity ticket prices for the 2019-2020 school year.

Student breakfast will be $1.45, and the reduced breakfast price will be $.30.  The K-4 student lunch price will be $2.80, and the 5-12 student lunch will be $2.90  The reduced lunch rate for K-12 will be $.40.  An extra traditional entree for students will be $1.80, extra pizza will be $1.90, and a chef demo meal will be $2.25.

Admission prices for activities for K-12 students will be $3.00, and the price for adults will be $5.00.  Double-header basketball games will cost students $4.00 and adults $6.00.  Resident senior citizens will receive a free permanent activities pass, which is available in the district office.  A K-8 activity pass will be $15.00, 9-12 student pass is $20.00, an adult 10-punch pass is $30.00, and an adult all-season pass is $50.00.  A family all-season pass for parents/guardians (maximum of two) and school-age children living in the same home will cost $100.00.

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New School Board Member to Join in July

April 16, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

DellRapidsHighSchoolThe Dell Rapids School Board will have a new member join in July.  The school board held an election on Tuesday, April 9th for two open positions.  Three cadidates, incumbent Matthew Weiland, Lee Bollock, and Denise Cavigielli, petitioned to fill the two open spots.

Weiland unofficially finished with 127 votes and will return the school board for another term.  Bollock will join the board after compiling 117 votes.  Cavigielli finished with 78 votes.

Bollock will take over for current member Jody Schumaker, whose term expires in July.

 

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Dell Rapids Adds Built-in Snow Days to 2019-2020 Calendar

April 10, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

DellRapidsHighSchoolThe Dell Rapids School Board approved changes to the 2019-2020 calendar during their regular meeting on Monday, April 8th.  The changes to the calendar are to have built-in snow days to help alleviate adding more days to the end of the school year.

The school sent out a survey asking parents if they would be in favor of having built-in snow days in the school calendar, and if so, what days would be the best for built-in snow days.

“I have to be honest though, those who are against it are against it.  I get it.  People want to know what days they have off, staff and parents, but it was an overwhelming majority that did say please look at using built-in student contact days for making up snow days,” said Superintendent Dr. Summer Schultz.  She noted that 86% of those that submitted the survey were in favor for built-in snow days.

After a discussion about a plan, school board member Troy Randall made a motion to forgive the first snow day of the year, and then have February 17th, March 19th, and April 13th of 2020 be the built-in make-up days given there is at least one week’s notice prior to needing to use one of those days as a make-up day.

One of the biggest items discussed about the motion was if one week’s time was enough notice for parents when deciding to use one of the built-in snow days.

“We could get a lot of heat.  We could get a lot of complaints, and next year at this time we make it two weeks,” said Dr. Schultz.

“I guess we won’t know until we try it,” added school board member Jacque LeBrun in response to Dr. Schultz.

“There could be complaints about this, there could be complains if we have days at the end (of the school year).  Inevitably it’s not perfect for everybody,” said school board member Jeff Traill.

Jody Schumaker then seconded the motion, and it was passed unanimously.

Dr. Schultz mentioned during the meeting that this could be tried for the 2019-2020 school calendar and then revisited for the 2020-2021 to determine if it’s worth continuing.

 

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City Council Election Canceled, School Board Election to be Held

March 9, 2019 by Matt Larson, Big Sioux Media

DellRapidsTowerThe Dell Rapids City Council will not need an election on Tuesday, April 9th.  This announcement came during the council’s regular meeting held on Monday, March 4th.

All four of the open seats will be filled by the incumbent council members.  Each of the four wards had an open seat up for election, but the only petitions submitted to fill those seats were filed by the incumbent council members.  Gary Haak in Ward 1, Mark Crisp in Ward 2, Mike Geraets in Ward 3, and James Borchert in Ward 4 will all serve another three-year term on the Dell Rapids City Council.

The Dell Rapids School Board will still continue to have their election on April 9th as three petitions have been filed for two open spots.  Matthew Weiland, Denise Cavigielli, and Lee Bollock will be up for election.

Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 9, 2019.  All precincts will vote at the Lutheran Church located at 701 North Orleans Avenue in Dell Rapids.  

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