School board approves 2025–26 budget supplements after insurance and carryover costs rise

The Yankton School District 63-3 board voted to approve the 2025–26 budget supplements after a staff presentation highlighted increases in property insurance and carryover capital costs.

Shireen, who led the presentation, told the board the supplements are organized into the general fund, capital outlay and special education categories. “You’ll notice it's sectioned off in general fund, capital outlay, and sped,” she said. She identified “the big one” in the general fund as a $110,000 increase for property insurance and noted about $139,000 in capital outlay charges were carryover bills from the previous year that posted in the current fiscal year.

Shireen also said the district is switching transportation software and incurred expenses related to a vehicle accident, and that special education costs are difficult to predict because services vary by student. She described concessions and supply spending as another source of smaller year-to-year differences.

A board member moved to approve the supplements “as presented”; another member seconded. The motion passed on a roll call vote, with Mueller, Shield, Grant, Frick and Greenway voting yes. The transcript does not record who made the motion or who seconded.

The board then moved to adjourn and members voted in favor. No public comment was recorded on this item.

The supplements approved adjust appropriations in the general fund, capital outlay and SPED categories to reflect the insurance increase, carryover capital costs and other variable expenditures; the transcript does not specify line-by-line appropriation amounts beyond the items noted in the presentation.