Regular Meeting of the Avon Board of Education
Wednesday, May 14th, 2025—6:30 p.m.
Board Room
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Agenda:
1. Call to order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Student/Staff “Shout Outs!”
4. Approve the agenda. (m)
5. Disclose any new conflicts of interest of public-school officers per SDCL 3-23-6 and determine if these conflicts of interest are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest.
6. Principal’s Report.
7. Superintendent’s Report.
8. Public Input: According to Policy BDDH, which is available at https://www.avon.k12.sd.us/page/avon-school-policies
9. Approve the minutes from the April 16th Board Meetings.(m)
10. Approve Financial Report. (m)
11. Approve May claims/payment of bills. (m)
12. Cast official election ballots for SDHSAA Board of directors (m)
13. Cast official election ballots for SDHSAA constitutional amendments. (m)
14. Approve Multi-tiered System of Support (MTSS) stipends to staff. (m)
15. Approve phase money request. (m)
16. Approve the issuance of co-curricular and extra duty assignments for the 2024-25 school year. (m)
17. Approve Avon School District’s partnership with the South Dakota Virtual School for e-learning and online courses for the 2025-26 school year and authorize K-12 principal Mrs. Fathke to sign the agreement and enroll students in courses. (m)
18. Approve the terms and conditions of Avon School District’s Acceptable Use Policy, in compliance with Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA). (m)
19. Approve the 2025-26 preschool fee, at $130 per month except $65 for August & May. (m)
20. Consider date and time for the June board meetings. (m)
21. Declare surplus property to be disposed of in accordance with state law. (m)
22. Committee Reports
a.) Budget: Sees, Muller
b.) Curriculum Committee: Sees, Thury.
c.) Building/Grounds Committee: Tolsma, Ratzlaff. Input from Mr. Voigt
d.) Policy: Muller, Sees.
e.) Co-op Center Board: Muller
23.Other business
24. Executive session if needed.
25. Adjournment
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The softball triangular that was scheduled to be played April 28 in Aberdeen, has been rescheduled for May 23rd in Aberdeen. The matchups will be: Avon vs Mobridge-Pollock at 2:00 pm, Avon vs Florence-Henry at 3:30, and Mobridge-Pollock vs Florence-Henry at 5:00.
As the seniors days wind down, they went down to watch their 1st grade video with Mrs. Kuhlman today. Such fun memories!
The 5th and 6th graders took a field trip to Sioux City today! They toured and enjoyed a presentation at Sergeant Floyd River Museum. They also visited the Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center where they learned more about the expedition of Lewis and Clark.
The circus is in town!! 🎪The preschoolers entertained us this morning with their circus performance!
The 5th and 6th graders will be home a little later from their field trip. They should arrive home between 3:45-4pm.
The seniors had a great time in Kansas City for their senior trip. Their itinerary included:
*BRKthrough
*Kansas City Arrowhead stadium tour
* Union Station, Crown Center, WWI Museum
*Supper at Laney's Get Down- kids even got to share their talent and sing on the stage!
*Creative Culture- students had the opportunity to do some splatter painting
* Go Ape Zipline Adventure Park
I heard it through the grapevine that the K-5 students did a terrific job of singing the history of Rock and Roll. You definitely had Mr. Kuhlman tapping his toes! I'm ready to put another dime in the jukebox. Thanks to Mrs. Schultz and Mr. Sexe for putting on a fantastic show.
Nationwide, cell phone usage in schools has become a hot topic. According to the AP At least eight states — California, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — have enacted measures banning or restricting students’ use of cellphones in schools. In light of these policies and with the high probability this issue could be brought up in Pierre next spring, I am asking you to take a quick survey shown below on the use of cell phones during school hours. There is a comment box, so your input is greatly valued. Thanks for your participation!
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/NCVTNLH
The softball games in Aberdeen tomorrow are canceled. If a new date is found, we will post.
Deadline to order summer ball apparel is tomorrow at midnight!
https://stores.inksoft.com/avon_ball
Games with Grandparents! Thanks for all that came to spend time with our kiddos today!! Loved to see all the smiles ❤️💛
Gold Standard Pirates of the Week!
PK-4: Ashton Franklin
5-8: Wyatt Avant
9-12: Cody Sassaman
Congratulations!
Be sure to watch Dakota News Now on Monday to catch Lila Vanderlei as their Scholar of the week! Airs at 6:00 and 7:00 am and 6:00 pm. WTG Lila!
Great performances tonight!! Amazing talent walks our halls every day. Thank you for sharing with all of us. Thank you to Mrs. Schultz and Mr. Sexe for all their hard work and Matt for running the sound.
Congratulations to Mrs. Becky Haenfler for being selected Region 3 Teacher of the Year!!
Friday, April 25 is the deadline to purchase Awards Banquet tickets at the business office. Tickets are $15. Cash or check payable to Avon Lion's Club.
Games with Grandparents this Friday @1pm. You may enter through the main gym doors. Hope to see you there!
The senior government class spent the day in Springfield learning about local government. The local Legions and VFW hosted snack breaks and lunch. The students listened to former Representative Jean Hunhoff about local and state government. Mayor Scott Kostal from Springfield talked about local government types and different political boundaries found in the county. They also learned about why and how the legion poppies are made. How the voting process works. Brigette Muller and Amanda Larson talked about their roles on the local school boards. And Kelly Namminga gave a presentation about information literacy. The whole day revolved around citizen involvement in government.
The Corn Palace Shrine Circus will be held April 28, 29, and 30. Local area businesses have donated complimentary admission tickets for students in grades PK-6. Tickets are available at the Avon School Business Office. Don't forget to send the sponsor a thank you for supporting our kids!
