Brookings-area agendas for the week starting April 7, 2024

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

Superintendents 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

Librarians 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

Secretarys 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

Sheriffs 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

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