001Mhm. >> Mhm. >> All right, everybody. We're ready to start the meeting. So, I'll call the meeting to order. And let's go with the pledge. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> For the good of the people today, >> [clears throat] >> uh Don Murray, or member Johnson's going to be administering her oath. >> Please read this first. >> Okay. You said weird, here we go. >> [laughter] >> So, we have a resolution. Whereas Todd Vik has served the Sioux Falls School District 49.5 for the first past uh 25 years since June 2001 as a business business and whereas Mr. Vic has during these 25 years served as district
002representative served as district representative um following committees insurance committee budget review committee chamber of commerce as well as contributing member of the city county and schools meetings legislative liaison and negotiating teams for the district. Whereas Todd has provided exceptional leadership for Sioux Falls and the whole state of South Dakota through his tenure as a business manager and whereas Mr. Vic has provided leadership and significant significant guidance in the district's long-range financial planning and five-year budget plan while maintaining a high sense of fiscal responsibility and advocating for strong and innovative academic programs. Whereas Todd during his tenure as an instrumental and provided significant leader- leadership during four superintendent transitions that included national searches, interviews and an ultimate hiring of the best in class leaders and where as during the tenure of the school district completed countless
003construction project acquisition for the district and Southeast Technical College including the completion of the new Marcelo Lovolo Elementary School and whereas Todd has steadfastly served during the pandemic while taking into consideration the best way to educate student students safely and effectively in unprecedented times. Whereas Mr. Vic encouraged a commitment to understanding and valuing diversity as well as the importance of providing multiple pathways for student success while advocating for children with special needs and whereas Mr. Vick has served in these capacities and he can considerable personal sacrifice with outstanding dedication to placing children first. In all of his decisions, whether considering budgets, boundaries, bussing, calendars, curriculum, or policies and where he has we the school board wish to express our deep appreciation and thanks to Todd Vick on behalf of the members of the school board,
004administration, and the entire district. Now, therefore, let it be resolved that in his resolution to spread upon the minutes meeting of the school board of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 held May 22nd, 2026 and a capital copy of the resolution be given to Rick. Where are we? Do we have a motion? >> So moved. >> Second. >> So, we have the motion and a second and by majority vote of the school board, all in favor. >> Aye. >> Uh we have voted at adopting the foregoing resolution. >> [applause] >> At this time, I will be yielding the chair to board member Dawn Marie Johnson who will preside over the remainder of the meeting. Dawn Marie, the floor is yours. >> Cool. Thank you and of course to Todd, thank you for everything you've done
005for this district. I think all of us have really struggled with already feeling the loss of you within everything that you've provided us. And for me personally, just you taking the time to teach me what it means to be a good board member and showing up at committee meetings and explaining things in simple terms so I don't feel ridiculous has been really helpful. So, I wish you a very, very happy retirement. Uh if you know what that means, I hope you figure it out. And um thank you. Anybody else? >> Thank you. >> Probably along with Mark, I have known you the longest on the board and probably even before you came to work for the district out in Pierce. So, I wish you well. You're going to love retirement. The Art Club is the
006best. >> [laughter] >> I'd say this. It's a big job. And you did a great job. I've been here I was here about 25 years of your tenure. And uh I'm excited for retirement for you. It didn't go so good for me for about a year, but I'm sure you'll have a easier time. But congratulations and good luck. >> Todd, you're absolutely one of a kind and we're definitely going to miss you, but we wish you all the best. Yes. So, that was our good news report unless Todd wants to make a big speech. He's really good at that. >> I like it. Yeah. >> Yeah. >> Uh I served under five superintendents and I think roughly 20 school board members. Um actually I've had people ask me who was the favorite and this and
007that. They're They're all great. So, I just want to say that every every single one of them, every school board member, too. And it's because uh everybody we work with down here, we uh they they keep kids number one. And that's the most important thing. Every decision we make is about making school better and life better for kids. And then, of course, from where I come, we also care about the taxpayer, and we try to keep them in mind as well. So, I I I don't have one school board member that I have any ill will towards at all. They were all great, and uh same for the superintendent. Of course, I've only had to work with the current one for 1 year. So, >> [laughter] >> But anyway, thank you. Thank you for all
008the kind words. >> Yes. Thank you, Todd. All right. Moving on. Can I get approval of the minutes of the meeting held on 6/1/2026? >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. >> Aye. >> Okay. Those pass. Anybody wishing to Nope. We have no one wishing to address the school board on non-agenda or agenda items. Can I get an approval of tonight's agenda? >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. >> Aye. >> Okay. Agenda is approved. No conflict of interest. Moving on to the approval of the consent agenda A through H. >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All those in favor,
009signified by saying aye. >> Aye. >> And this passes. Next, we move on to the reports of the superintendent. >> Thank you, and and thank you as well, uh Todd, for your service to the Sioux Falls School District. I know that was part of the good news report. It's not good news that you're leaving. Uh I wanted to make sure I clarified that. Uh it's in respect to the the great things that you brought to the Sioux Falls School District. So, thank you for that. Uh we do have our report or single report this evening. Uh report of the superintendent is on our 25 26 athletic and fine arts activities participation report. Uh this is something that we continue to watch and track and encourage students to be part of and continue to provide uh
010those activities for kids to be involved with. Uh when I was a principal at Washington High School, we tracked those numbers and we could very clearly coordinate our correlate those numbers uh of kids involved to higher GPAs, uh to higher rates of attendance, to lower behavioral incidents. And so truly to have kids involved in activities is a great thing. And we call it an extension uh of their education, but it is truly an integral part of the education. Uh that's where they learn a lot of those social skills and the ability to win and lose and how do you act and react and sportsmanship and and ability to work together as a team. And so tonight's report will go through the information uh and share those numbers, participation numbers, with you in both uh athletics
011and fine and performing arts. So, we have two individuals to present those for you. Mr. Miley, I think is going first. Very good. >> Thank you, Dr. Nold. Good evening, members of the board. My name is Casey Miley. I serve as the coordinator of athletics in the Sioux Falls School District. And just thank you for the the opportunity to be here this evening and we are excited to share highlights from another successful activities year in the Sioux Falls School District. And at this time, I'll invite my colleague to the podium. >> Thank you. >> Mr. Miley. >> Thank you, board. This My name is Shane Webin and I'm the coordinator of fine arts for the school district to have that privilege. Participation in school activities, including fine arts and athletics, is a vital component of
012a well-rounded education, fostering skills that extend in and beyond the classroom. The Sioux Falls School [clears throat] District middle and high school students have access to wide variety of athletic and fine arts events. These activities include extracurricular and co-curricular activities as well as activities and events sanctioned by the South Dakota High School Activities Association and additional clubs and activities. My colleague, Mr. Miley, will begin by highlighting our many athletic activities and successes. >> Thank you, Mr. Weber, for leading us off and thank you for the opportunity to speak. We appreciate the continued support the board provides to our activities, programs, and opportunities they create for students across our district. As we reflect on a successful 2025-2026 school year, I want to begin by recognizing the incredible range of opportunities available to our students. Opportunities that
013this board has worked tried and tried hard to support or and has supported. Tonight, I look forward to highlighting the participation, achievements, and impact of athletics through the Sioux Falls School District. At the middle school level, you can see on the slide in front of you that we have 18 athletic team opportunities, nine for females, seven for boys, and two co-educational programs. This year, we engaged 3,546 student athletes representing 65.8 of our total middle school enrollment in the Sioux Falls schools. These participation numbers reflect the significant role athletics plays in the middle school experience. Through educational athletics, students students develop teamwork, leadership, resilience, and stronger connection to the school community while establishing habits and relationships that support future success. At the high school level, we engaged 3,655 students across 26 sanctioned sports and school-sponsored sports,
014representing 51% of our district total high school enrollment. The continued strength of participation at the high school level reflects the important role athletics plays in supporting student engagement, school pride, and the overall educational experience for thousands of Sioux Falls students each year. These participation numbers reflect the engagement of our students, the dedication of our coaches, and the strength of opportunities this board continues to support. With that foundation in place, I'd like to highlight four key areas from the 2025-2026 school year that reflect the excellence and impact of our athletics program. Amid a highly competitive year, Sioux Falls School District student athletes delivered outstanding performances at the highest levels of competition in the state of South Dakota. We proudly celebrated 14 individual state champions and five team state titles, an impressive reflection of excellence across a
015broad range of athletic programs. These achievements speak not only to the talent and dedication of our students, but also the unwavering support of our coaches, staff, schools, and families who guide and inspire them every step of the way. Equally important, many programs that did not bring home state titles delivered successful seasons, fostering connection, building character, and creating lasting, meaningful experiences that enrich the lives of our student athletes and strengthen our school communities. Adding to an already impressive year of accomplishments, three Sioux Falls student athletes were named Gatorade Players of the Year. Recognizing excellence in athletics, academic achievement, and character. Brady Stamp, a Lincoln High School soccer player, was honored for the second consecutive year in boys soccer. While Sam DeGrow, another Lincoln High School senior, in basketball, and Macy Bryant at Jefferson High School, a
016senior athlete at Jefferson High School, recognized for their outstanding achievements. These honors place them among the nation's top student athletes and reflect the strength of Sioux Falls School District Athletics, including the programs, coaches, families, and school communities that support them. A notable success story that I would like to bring to the board's attention during the 2025-2026 school year was the continued growth of girls powerlifting. Participation increased from 99 student athletes in 2024-2025 to 140 [clears throat] student athletes in 2025-2026, representing a 41% increase. The rapid growth of of the program highlights both strong student interest and the importance of offering diverse participation opportunities. Girls powerlifting has quickly become an impactful addition to our activities program, expanding the access to educational athletics and providing avenue for students to develop competence, commitment, and school pride. And last
017but not least, I would like to take the opportunity to probably recognize Sam DeGrow again, who was mentioned as the Gatorade Player of the Year. This year at the state basketball tournament, Sam, a senior at Lincoln High School, was honored as the 2026 Class AA Spirit of Sioux recipient. An award presented to a standout senior who exemplifies excellence in athletic ability, leadership, character, sportsmanship, and academics. A National Honor Society member and academic All-State honoree, Sam has made a lasting impact both in the classroom and in competition. He will continue his academic and athletic career at Augustana University, where he plans to major in business, minor in Spanish, and compete for the men's basketball program. Sam is a shining example of the academic achievement and all-around excellence found across the Sioux Falls School District. His recognition
018reflects the values in the heart of our activities program, excellence, integrity, leadership, and service to others. In closing, I hope the report in the athletics report has highlighted both the scope and impact of athletics within the Sioux Falls School District. From participation and achievement to leadership and academic success, these programs continue to play a vital role in the educational experience of our Sioux Falls School District students. Thank you for the continued support of our activities programs, and with that I turn it over to Mr. Wendland to share the outstanding work in our fine arts program. >> Thank you. We begin with our middle school students, our adolescents. Our art and our music ensemble students 8 over 88% of our students participate in art. This includes art classes, choir, band, and orchestra. What it doesn't include
019is general music, music production, guitar, theater production, acting, those classes that are in addition that we offer as elective courses as well for our students. I think if we started adding those, we're having multiple touch points throughout a very influential age for our students in fine arts. You see that our music ensemble numbers are up and our art classes are continuing to hold very positive experience and positive choice because now students are electing to choose to participate in these courses. We're very happy with those those rates. When we look at the high school courses, our again our music curricular courses include band, choir, orchestra, and guitar. These are the largest music offerings that we have at our schools. We offer many levels of visual arts courses included in our count as well. With 64% of
020high school students, unique high school students taking a music or art course. We offer art courses often a level one and a level two in just about anything you could think of from graphic design, pottery, drawing, and painting. It does not include courses such as oral interp, debate, dance, journalism, or any of the media or productive arts that we offer at CTE since those are very based on the year and the school based on the student interest. Music is up 4% across our schools and our participation in activities association is up 57 students this year. We had great participation rates at our activity association events. We've talked in the past about our guitar program. Our guitar program was made possible through a donation from Pepper Entertainment who continues to support this program as well as
021for our middle school guitar program. We continue to see a strong interest in this course at all four of our high schools. But we have not spoken in the past about curricular dance class. The district offers two levels of dance courses and is offered each school depending on interest and participation. Last year, three of the schools offered a dance course for over 138 students. I will admit now is when I really get to brag and I'm so proud of the work of our teachers. Our students from all four high schools participated in all-state music events. 80 chorus students, 58 band students, 45 orchestra students, 28 jazz band students, and 20 show choir students. 16 middle school students were selected for middle school all-state orchestra. 20 were selected for the state junior honor choir. 12 students
022played in the middle school all-state jazz band. And over 30 students played in middle school all-state band. Our students took top rankings at the state art gallery with 18 students placing in the top three in their category. There wasn't a category we didn't have someone first, second, or third. Jefferson High School was the state overall champion and Roswell High School was the runner-up. The Roswell High School eSports team was state champions in Rocket League and had an undefeated chess champion for the second year in a row. And they took team uh second place for team overall. The Jefferson High School eSports team took third place for team overall. We should be proud of the work our music groups are doing out in the community. Our high school music programs, our choirs, sang for federal naturalization
023ceremonies throughout the year. It is a truly moving experience for our students to be there. Our Washington High School choir sang the national anthem at a Yankees game. And if you've seen that video, it is fantastic. This is just a few of the many programs that happen throughout the year beyond the concerts and the things we expect of our music programs. Out of the 105 teachers nominated for teacher of the year, 12 were from fine arts and one was a finalist. To me, that speaks to the dedication because those nominations come from our families and our students and our teachers are making an impact. And lastly, I'd like to talk about the best communities for music education award. The National Association of Music Merchants. This award highlights the district's commitment to supporting music education. It
024demonstrates commitment to providing strong courses, hiring highly qualified teachers, and having resources and instruments available for students regardless of their financial status. We do not turn students away. I believe it also demonstrates the district's community to supporting all fine arts and activities. Because it really is a combined commitment to the fine arts that demonstrates a commitment to providing many opportunities for students that begin even in our elementary programs. I had a conversation with a musicologist a few weeks ago and I said, I take for granted what we have in Sioux Falls and I consider it just normal, the programs and the offerings of our students. And she said, it's not. You have a gem. Keep it going. That is thanks to the commitment of many people including our school board. The South Dakota High School
025Activities Association Academic Team Award recognizes varsity athletic teams, fine arts groups, and student organizations that excel both in competition and in the classroom. To qualify, a team must maintain a combined cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher during the season of competition. This award celebrates the commitment of student participants to balancing academics and extracurricular involvement, reflecting positively on schools, coaches, and programs across the state. For the fine arts award, the total number of awards is adjusted to reflect if there were students who were qualified to participate in that event. For example, a school may have a newspaper class or activity, but may not have had a student wishing to compete at that level. So, you'll see that a number adjusted as we go. >> And the first slide you can see is from Jefferson High School,
026and I you probably could attribute this to a leadership change. This definitely was not Mr. Conrad's batting average >> [laughter] >> when he played baseball at Augustana, cuz they batted 100% at Jefferson in both athletics and fine arts. Sorry, Mr. >> Conrad, that joke. >> At Lincoln High School, 22 of our athletic teams and 18 of our fine arts teams and programs were awarded the academic achievement award. >> And at Roosevelt, 22 of the 23 athletics teams and 17 of the 19 fine arts. >> And ending with Washington, 23 of our athletic teams and 14 of our qualifying fine arts teams qualify for the academic achievement award. As you can see, our middle and high school students find numerous opportunities to engage with their peers and their school through a wide variety of school-sponsored activities.
027We would ask you to acknowledge the participation summary, and we will stand by for any questions or comments you may have. Thank you. >> Okay. Before we go into that discussion, can I get a motion to acknowledge the 2025-26 athletics and fine arts activities participation report? >> So moved. >> Second. >> Discussion? >> Yeah. I've always been a proponent of student activities, regardless of the activity, cuz we all know about engagement and the engagement of not only the students in their schools, but the families and and the community of each of the schools. My question is we have these awesome uh things going with the unified athletic teams and the unified choirs. Do your numbers reflect the the unified teams as well as the other teams and choirs? >> On the athletic side of the
028things, our our participation numbers do not reflect the unified because it is a club sport within the Sioux Falls schools, and these are only sponsored and sanctioned sports, so. >> Perfect. >> For fine arts, if they are involved in a curricular class, yes, they are included in in that number. Yes. >> I just want to say that's some of the best stuff that's ever happened in our district, so I would encourage us to keep going with that, and thank you very much for making it happen. >> I tell you what. I coached for 42 years. And I worked with outstanding coaches, directors. And all of them had an impact on kids. Um kids learn things that you don't learn in a classroom. And that doesn't mean that the kids that aren't in these activities aren't
029doing a good job or but participation is a great thing. And uh just people are it's all about relationships. And they learn how to win and they learn how to lose. So, it's a great we have a I believe we have an outstanding and partially because of you two gentlemen. So, and I appreciate what you do all the coaches and directors and just super stuff. >> I have a couple questions about um trends really and trends in participation and trends in different sports and activities. Um So, it seems like these these numbers are really really strong and and they look really good. Is this um typical? Are we higher? Are we lower? Like what are what are the trends for participation? >> In fine arts, I think we are trending nicely upward. Um of course,
030what we saw coming out of the pandemic, numbers just really came down quite a bit. Um and we but we are now to the point of we are above our pre-pandemic rates. So, we we've we've rebounded and now we're starting to build that again. >> I'm curious, too, when you think about and I want to hear on the athletic side, too, but when you think about adding new activities or adding new um experiences, what what goes into that and how do you think about that in the sense of like is this going to pull from from other things or is this going to bring new kids in or how do you kind of weigh those different things? >> In my opinion, when we start adding programs, especially in music departments or art visual arts department
031thinking, we are drawing more kids in and then the kids who are there are choosing to participate in more things. So, those kids are going to continue participating in the programs they are and and going to bring in new. When we start a program, what we've noticed in music is we don't see it necessarily taking away. And if And the great thing is a student who maybe wants to change, they're still going to be involved in in in their active in some type of music activity, for example. >> Yeah. >> On the On the athletic side of things, as far as the trends, uh we've made a real big emphasis emphasis in because our female participation was down, but after COVID, we we've come back. But the the input and the re- resources that you
032guys have devoted to our programs has really made that really good here the last 2 years. And we are better than we ever have been in the Sioux Falls School District in 25-26. As far as adding sports and what goes into that, I'm actually working with uh Paul Kaiser right now in our Community Learning Center as we received the grant from the Minnesota Vikings. Thankful for the funding coming from them to add girls flag football. So, you're in a lot of things. What's the schedule look like? Who's our opponents? What type of year are we Are we going to try and get volleyball girls? Are we trying to take away from softball girls? And what What is the impact in all the different sports that are actually sanctioned sports? Because we don't want to take
033that participa- participation away while also trying to grow girls flag football. So, it's a really interesting dynamic right now, and it's been a lot of fun working with Paul, and I thank him for bringing me alongside and involving athletics in that. We're really excited to launch that in the fall, and hopefully that we can get more female participation in the Sioux Falls schools. >> I can't wait to get my seventh grader in that. And I think it's going to be I think that's going to be a great addition, but it will be interesting to see how it impacts other sports. One sport that I My favorite sport is basketball. And my I have concerns for girls basketball. And I don't know, you know, and I love powerlifting and that whole concept, too, but I um
034I do wonder about, you know, the the thought processes that go into um go into it because on the one hand, if people are more interested in other things, you should do other things, right? But got to support basketball, too. >> [laughter] >> So, I I don't envy some of the decisions that you have to make with that, but I think you're doing a great job. So, thank you. >> Anything else to add, Athena? >> Yeah, and I I will reiterate and I thank the board a few years back it was just a few short years ago, we were able to add some of the athletic uh sports to the middle school, and that helps to boost there some of that so that when they come up through, they're used to and involved in and
035engaged in the athletics so they stay with it. Uh fine and performing arts and the athletics. And then there's some groups in our community that are working very hard at the elementary level, especially at some of the schools that may be uh don't have the same financial resources to help those kids with soccer and and basketball to be able to be engaged and involved so that they're not waiting to learn it till a later date. Um I'm sometimes asked to go and and talk at the schools when they have their welcome home for state championship celebrations. And one thing I always do the night before is I look at the roster and I have access to the GPAs and and I figure out the team average GPA, and there's never been a team yet uh
036that I have found that I've gone to do that that has below a a 3.0. Uh and generally speaking, they're all at that 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, or above. Uh just was at the softball for for Jefferson with their state championship, and the average GPA was a 3.3 GPA. And the number of AP classes and accelerated classes and dual credit classes was just incredible. And so, I always look at it from the academic side because it definitely has an impact on the academics. So, whatever it is that they choose to, yes, we want to make sure that we get the numbers up there with the girls basketball and our coaches are working on that and and some community members are working on that. Uh and the Y is going to help and do some uh programming
037and tournaments on weekends now uh to help kids get more involved and stay involved in that and have that opportunity. So, the academics can never be missed cuz in the fine and performing arts, the GPAs, the the ability for those kids to go on is incredibly high. And athletics the same thing and we went through to show those number of teams that qualify to high academic letter. So. >> Well, anything? You good? Uh well, Casey and Shane, thank you so much for this robust report. When I was reading it the other night, I'm like, how do What do I even comment on? This is just so massive. And the numbers are just so impressive and it makes me even more proud to have my kids going through this district cuz they'll have all these opportunities.
038I have one girl that just graduated from Washington and she participated in things and I have two girls coming up in middle school that are in show choir and they're starting to dabble into athletics, I hope. Please, I hope they do. Um and so, I just want to thank you both for all the hard work. Please send that over to all the staff and coaches and the teams that you guys have. Please thank them from us for all the hard work that they've done to produce these numbers and our kids directly benefit from this. So, thank you, thank you. Um all those in favor to acknowledge this report signified by saying I. >> I. >> Okay, got it. Got it. Okay. That passes unanimously. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> Okay, I'm going to get
039my glasses on for this next one. Um I have the opt-out executive summary. And we want to give a little bit of background before the board takes a vote on this. So, bear with with Um the purpose of this report is to request action on an opt-out recommendation, which will be read after this executive summary. South Dakota law requires Sioux Falls School District to publish an ad in a legal publication with the title notice of tax increase. That ad will appear in the Dakota Scout on June 26th and July 3rd. While the exact title is mandatory by law, it is misleading. A Sioux Falls homeowner's school portion of property taxes will actually decrease by over 20% in 2027 and the opt-out amount utilized by the Sioux Falls School District will also decrease for the 2026-27
040school year. The school board tentatively approved of the budget for the 2026-27 school year in April 2026 and this opt-out replaces a portion of a $5 million levy that ends in 2027. The recommendation is to reduce the opt-out by $1 million from the previous year and by $1.5 million from what was originally projected. The district works hard to respect taxpayers while still providing a quality education demonstrated by eliminating $3 million from ongoing budget 1 year ago and another $2 million this year. South Dakota law requires education be funded at 3% or the rate of inflation, whichever is less. Despite this, for the 2025-26 school year, the state did not meet funding requirements and instead allocated 1.25% while the rate of inflation was over 3%. For the 2026-27 school year, the state allocated a 1.4 increase
041while the rate of inflation was 2.54. Counting one-time money being used to temporarily fill the gap until the full restoration of the 3/10 of a half-penny sales tax at the legislature increased in 2016, state aid has shared as a share of the total state general fund budget will be 32%. While this is seemingly in line with what one might expect had K-12 funding kept pace with the rest of the budget, about 210 million of that increase has been property tax relief since 1998. State aid would only would be only 26% of the general fund budget or 210 million short of keeping pace with the rest of the state. This reality creates a challenging gap for school staff who face cost-of-living increases while their salary doesn't keep pace. For this reason, and because Sioux Falls has
042identified other essential programs and priorities, the district exercises the option to opt out of property tax limitations to provide a quality education to every student. Following advice of a committee of local business professionals called the Finance Action Network, the district has used a laddered approach to opt out since 2019. The group recommended overlapping smaller amounts each year to adjust for inflation if needed rather than requesting larger amounts at intervals of 5 to 10 years. The laddered approach, combined with a 5 million reduction in ongoing expenses over the last 2 years, results in a lower recommended opt-out amount for fiscal year 27. Rather than adjusting up for inflation, the board recommends dropping the opt-out by 1 million from the amount levied last year. The result is that the overall school mill rate for homeowners is projected
043to drop from 7.7.13 in 2026 to 5.36 in 2027. This reduction will lower the school tax bill by 23% on a typical home. Homeowners will not see an increase in school property taxes. They will see a decrease despite the required notice with the misleading title. Did everybody catch all that? Good. So, we have a recommendation for the school board to approve the following resolution. You guys get to hear me some more. So, the resolution as stated, the governing board of the Sioux Falls School District 49-5 do state that the above-said board is unable to operate under the tax limitation measure currently in statute of in the general fund. We therefore opt out of such tax limitation in the amount of 1.9 million starting in the taxes payable in the calendar year 2027. This opt-out will
044be for 10 years, which will be through taxes payable in the calendar year 2036. This action has been taken by the board and needs to be approved by at least 2/3 vote of the board. This decision may be referred to a vote of the people upon a petition signed by at least 5% of the registered voters in the district and filed with the governing body within 20 days of the first publication of this decision. Unless this action is referred to a vote of the people and reversed by such vote, this resolution authorizes the county auditors to spread any excess levy to raise tax dollars in the above stated amount. So, if I could get a motion to approve of tonight's resolution. >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. Any
045discussion? No discussion. All those in favor signify by saying I. >> I. >> The vote passes unanimously. Okay. Moving on, I will pass it over to Todd for the canvas of June 2nd, 2026 election results. >> Thank you. Attached you find the results for election held on Tuesday, June 2nd in conjunction with the counties of Lincoln and Minnehaha. Because the optical scanning equipment purchased by the city and the county reads the balance and tells the votes by computer, there's no need for a reading of the unofficial totals by polling place. Uh if the board chooses to waive the reading and accept the results, the following action is recommended. Acknowledging the canvas of the results of the school board race of the Sioux Falls School District election held on June 2nd, 2026 for three four-year terms
046for office of member of the school board with uh the results as follow you followed. I'll just I'll just go by the order they candidates were listed. Michael Sanglond received 5,753 votes. Mark Murren received 13,814 votes. Gene Childs received 6,509 votes. Don Marie Johnson received 15,254 votes. Gail L. Swenson received 14,503 votes. And Stuart Willett received 5,673 votes. The total number of votes cast was 61,506. And declaring Mark Marron, Don Marie Johnson, and Gail L. Swenson as duly elected member of the school boards of the school board for terms of 4 years commencing with annual meeting to be held on July 13th, 2026. I need a motion. >> Can I get a motion to approve of those election results? >> So moved. >> Second. >> I have a motion and a second. All those in
047favor signified by saying I. >> I. None opposed. That passes. >> And uh then the next item on the agenda is that I have certificates for the three of you. >> Thank you. >> Thanks, Todd. >> Any more speeches from you, Todd? >> Uh just on this uh we're still waiting cuz it's quite complicated on the number of registered voters and we'll report that to the school board when we have that. Um yeah, that's because you know, they had so many ballots out there and whatnot. It's a new process. So, we're waiting on that. I think we have 2 months from today to to get that information to the board. So, when we get it, you'll get it. >> Okay. >> Thank you, Todd. Sir, anything else to come before the board tonight? Anything else?
048Good, Dr. Noll. Okay. Can I get a motion to adjourn tonight's meeting? >> So moved. >> Second. >> All those in favor? >> Aye. >> We are adjourned.