A presentation on a five year strategic plan for the Yankton School District led to a discussion to potential changes to capital outlay spending.  Superintendent Dr. Wayne Kindle says a small state committee has been meeting, talking about those potential changes…

 

Capital outlay has traditionally been used to buy long term goods and services. The legislature has widened the scope of spending allowed under that label in the last few years.

 

School district Business Manager Jason Bietz is a member of the committee…

 

Bietz says the committee has not come to any consensus on what if any changes should be made to capital outlay spending…

 

The committee was set up by Governor Dennis Daugaard in response to school funding shortfalls.