CORSICA SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-2

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – JULY 9, 2007 – 8:05 P.M. – CLASSROOM “A”

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica Board of Education was held on Monday, July 9, 2007 at 8:05 p.m.  The 2007-2008 Budget Hearing preceded the regular meeting.  With final finance figures incomplete until the end of August, the budget will be adopted at the September 2007 board meeting. President Oakland closed the Budget Hearing at 8:07 p.m.

 

Board Members Present:  Don Oakland, President; Rita Rexwinkel, new board member -Jason Lagge, Vanessa Miiller.

 

Members Absent:  Garry Bultje, Jeremy Wright, outgoing member Dick Bordewyk and Bob Bamberg.

 

Officers Present:  Vern DeGeest, Superintendent; Scott Muckey, Secondary Principal (arrived at 8:20 p.m.)  and Merna Bye, Business Manager.

 

President Oakland called the regular meeting to order at 8:07 p.m. and a quorum was established.

 

Oaths of Office

In-coming board member Jason Lagge signed his oath of office beginning his three-year term on the Board of Education.  Incumbents Rexwinkel and Oakland as well as Business Manager Bye signed oaths of office prior to the beginning of the July 2007 meeting.

 

Approve Agenda

Motion by Miiller seconded by Rexwinkel to approve the agenda with the additions as presented.  Carried.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Miiller seconded by Rexwinkel to approve the June 18, 2007 Regular Meeting Minutes.  Carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Rexwinkel seconded by Lagge to approve the June 2007 Financial Statement.  Carried.

 

June 2007 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Miiller seconded by Lagge to approve the June 2007 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $9,770.12 disbursements of $3,169.88 receipts of $3,469.71 for an ending balance of $10,069.95.  Carried.  The year end Trust and Agency Report was also presented.

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Rexwinkel seconded by Miiller to approve the July 2007 listing of bills.  Motion carried.

 

(Regular Meeting – July 9, 2007 – Page 1)

 

 

June 2007 Mid-Central Co-op Minutes

Motion by Miiller seconded by Lagge to approve the June 2007 Mid-Central Co-op minutes.  Carried.

 

Election of 2007/2008 President and Vice President

Miiller moved to cast a unanimous ballot for Don Oakland for President of the Board of Education for 2007-2008, seconded by Rexwinkel.  All present voted aye.  Nominations ceased.

 

Motion by Miiller to nominate Garry Bultje as Vice-President seconded by Lagge.  All present voted aye.  Motion carried.  Nominations ceased.

 

2007-2008 Designations

Motion by Rexwinkel seconded by Lagge to designate Bank of the West of Corsica and First Dakota National Bank – Corsica Branch as official depositories;  Merna Bye and Vern DeGeest as custodians of school accounts; Douglas County Publishing as official newspaper and Braley Law Office as the school attorney.  Motion carried. The school proceedings are also placed on the schools website.

 

Official Meeting Dates

Motion by Rexwinkel to set the second Monday of each month as the regular school board meeting except for June and August in which the date will be determined by the Board of Education.  The meeting time will be 7:30 p.m. except a noon meeting for the month of December.  Classroom”A” at the high school is used as the regular meeting place.  Motion seconded by Miiller and carried.

 

School Lunch Agreement/Parliamentary Procedure

Miiller moved to authorize Vern DeGeest to institute the school lunch agreement for 2007-2008 school year.  Seconded by Lagge and carried.

 

Parliamentary Procedure

Motion by Miiller seconded by Rexwinkel to designate Roberts Rules of Order as the parliamentary procedure for school board meetings.  Carried.

 

RESOLUTION #179-Investment of District Funds

Motion by Miiller seconded by Lagge to authorize the business manager to invest and reinvest school funds in an institution, which serves the greatest advantage to the school district.  UPON ROLL CALL VOTE:  Aye –   Rexwinkel, Oakland, Lagge and Miiller.  (Absent – Bultje, Bamberg and Wright)

 

Mid-Central Board Representative

Rexwinkel moved to appoint Don Oakland as the board representative with Vanessa Miiller as the first alternate.  All other board members are acting representatives in the absence of the  representative or first alternate.  Mr. DeGeest will serve as the non-voting advisory member.  Reimbursement of these meetings will be made directly from the Mid-Central Coop. This motion was seconded by Lagge and carried.

 

2007-2008 School Lunch Prices

Motion by Lagge seconded by Miiller to leave the meal prices the same as 2006-2007 school year, with K-4 at $1.85; 5-12 at $2.25 and Adults at $2.75.  Carried.

(Regular Meeting – July 9, 2007 – Page 2)

 

 

Truancy Officer

Miiller moved to appoint the Superintendent as the Truancy Officer.  Seconded by Rexwinkel and carried.

 

School Closings

Motion by Rexwinkel seconded by Lagge to authorize Superintendent DeGeest to close school for emergency situations and inclement weather.  Motion carried.

 

Kitchen/Gym Rentals

Lagge moved seconded by Miiller to leave the elementary and high school kitchen/gym rental fees the same as last year.  Carried.

 

Mileage/Room Rate

Miiller moved to leave the meal rates for state activities at $15.00 per day and to approve the state mileage rate of .37 cents per mile and single rate for lodging.  Seconded by Rexwinkel and carried.

 

Season Activity Passes

Motion by Miiller seconded by Rexwinkel to leave the student admission price at $3.00 per student and the adult rate to $4.00 per person. Season passes for regular home activities will remain at $10.00 per student and $20.00 per adult.  Carried.

 

Student Insurance

Motion by Miiller to provide all students information on the Delta Dental and Student Assurance Services and approved the catastrophic insurances as recommended by the SDHSAA to those who participate in high school activities.  Seconded by Lagge and carried.

 

Student Handbook

Motion by Lagge seconded by Rexwinkel to approve the 2007-2008 Student Handbook and Laptop Handbook as presented by Principal Muckey.  Carried.

 

Policies and Procedures Manual

Motion by Miiller seconded by Lagge that the Corsica School District Policy and Procedure Manual and the ASBSD School Board Handbook serve as our guidelines and shall be employed by all school personnel as well as the Mid-Central Special Education Manual.  Carried.

 

Non-Discrimination Policy

Rexwinkel moved to approve the District’s Non-Discrimination Policy.  Seconded by Miiller and carried.

 

School District Philosophy

Motion by Miiller seconded by Lagge to approve the Corsica School District Philosophy.  Carried.

 

 

(Regular Meeting – July 9, 2007 – Page 3)

 

Public School Exemption Certificates

Motion by Miiller seconded by Rexwinkle to approve exemption certificates U,V,W and X.  Motion carried.

 

Contract Approval

Motion by Miiller seconded by Rexwinkel to approve the ½ time Industrial Arts teaching contract of Dennis Lihs for 2007-2008 school year.  Carried.

 

Resignation

Motion by Miiller seconded by Lagge to accept the resignation of June Holbeck.  Mrs. Holbeck will be accepting a part-time position with the Andes Central School District.  She will continue to work for the Corsica School District on a part-time/as needed basis.  Carried.

 

ASBSD Convention

Board members were encouraged to attend the ASBSD Convention in Sioux Falls on August 9-10, 2007.  Don Oakland appointed Vanessa Miiller as the Board Voting Delegate.

 

Open Enrollment

Motion by Miiller seconded by Lagge to accept open enrollment “P” for the 2007-2008 school year.  Carried.

 

Surplus Tires

Motion by Rexwinkel seconded by Lagge to declare 25 used bus tires surplus and dispose of on a first-come, first-serve basis.  Carried.

 

Breakfast Program

Motion by Miiller seconded by Rexwinkel to implement the breakfast program for 2007-2008 school term.  Carried.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 10:20 p.m. motion by Miiller to adjourn.  Seconded by Lagge and carried.  The next regular meeting will be Thursday, August 16, 2007 at 7:30 p.m. in Classroom A of the high school.

 

 

ATTEST:       _________________________________________________________

                        Don Oakland – President of the Board of Education

                       

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                        Merna Bye – Business Manager

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Regular Meeting Minutes – July 9, 2007 – Page 4)