Southeast Tech School Board 10-7-26

The Southeast Tech School Board meeting for the Sioux Falls School District was held October 7, 2026. The board considered a consent-agenda contract renewal for the campus payment gateway and student/employee ID-card system, including online tuition payments, payment plans, vending, and printing. The provider was described as the same company formerly known as Transact, acquired by “Al Lumia” (as transcribed); the transcript gives no contract value or term for the renewal. The consent agenda was moved and seconded, and the discussion indicates the renewal was included, though the vote outcome is not clearly captured in the transcript. The board also approved the teach-out and discontinuation of future enrollment in the LPN and RN programs at the Heron Community Campus, while committing to support currently enrolled students through completion.

The board received an update on prison education programs with the Department of Corrections: the welding certificate has had 90 graduates, and a diesel/heavy-equipment program is being developed for a planned launch next fall, subject to approvals and facility/security planning. The presentation cited $1.5 million in future funds for equipment; DOC has funded tuition and equipment to date, with Pell eligibility expected to cover some costs for eligible students. The board acknowledged the update. It also approved reviews, revisions, and withdrawals of several policies, including withdrawal of the local competitive pricing policy concerning school-district purchasing; the transcript describes this as a cleanup of a policy tied to prior contracts and unions. A separate personnel-complaints policy received a first reading.