Custer C-1 School district enrollment now at 305 students

The Custer County School Board of Education (BOE) held a regular meeting on January 14, and a special meeting on January 21, the latter to approve the amended budget for the 2024-24 school year, an action item that was tabled from the regular meeting. Another action item, approval of a policy for an “Extracurricular Code of Conduct,” was also tabled.

At the regular meeting, Superintendent Thom Peck announced that thanks to eight new students enrolling after Christmas break – seven elementary and one high school student – the official student count was 305 for the 2024-25 school year. He also announced that, as part of an outreach program to reach even more potential students, he was meeting with area church officials and would be holding a “listening session” with homeschool parents.

The BOE also heard a financial report from Business Manager Charlotte Lindaman, and a report on the 2024 audit from a representative of Hoelting and Company. At the end of the regular meeting, the Board convened an Executive Session for the purpose of conducting a Superintendent performance review.

– Elliot Jackson

This article was originally published in the print version of the Tribune on January 23. If you want to stay current with local news, events, and investigative journalism, subscribe now!