CORSICA SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-2

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – JULY 13, 2009 – 7:34 P.M. – CLASSROOM “A”

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica Board of Education was held on Monday, July 13, 2009 at 7:34 p.m.  The 2009-2010 Budget Hearing preceded the regular meeting.  With final finance figures incomplete until the end of August, the budget will be adopted at the September 2009 board meeting. The budget hearing closed at 7:40 p.m.

 

Board Members Present:  Don Oakland, President, Jeremy Wright, Bob Bamberg, Rita Rexwinkel, Jason Lagge, Nicole Bamberg and new board member Richard Muilenburg.

 

Board Members Absent: Bob Bamberg and Garry Bultje

 

Officers Present:  Vern DeGeest, Superintendent; Scott Muckey, Secondary Principal and Merna Bye, Business Manager.

 

Guest Present:  Kris VanZee, Globe Reporter

 

President Oakland called the regular meeting to order at 7:40 p.m. and a quorum was established.

 

Approve Agenda

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

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Wright to approve the June 8, 2009 Regular Meeting Minutes and the June 22, 2009 Special Meeting Minutes.  Carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Rexwinkel seconded by Lagge to approve the June 2009 Financial Statement.  Carried.

 

June 2009 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Lagge seconded by Nicole Bamberg to approve the June 2009 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $9,652.49 disbursements of $1,141.42 receipts of $2,979.18 for an ending balance of $11,490.25.  Carried.  The FY 2009 year end Trust and Agency Report was also presented.

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Wright seconded by Nicole Bamberg to approve the July 2009 listing of bills with the addition of the Armour Electric bill from the June 2009 meeting and the Rexwinkel Concrete billing for the concrete work at the elementary sidewalk.  Motion carried.

 

June 2009 Mid-Central Co-op Minutes

Motion by Rexwinkel seconded by Lagge to approve the June 2009 Mid-Central Co-op minutes.  Carried.

 

 

 

(Regular Meeting Minutes – July 13, 2009 – Page 1)

 

 

Oaths of Office

Incumbent Board Members Wright and Nicole Bamberg signed their oaths of office beginning their respective three and two year terms on the Board of Education and newly elected board member Richard Muilenburg signed an oath of office for a three-year term.  Business Manager Bye signed an oath of office for FY 2010 fiscal year.

 

Election of 2009/2010 President

Motion by Wright to nominate Don Oakland for Board President for 2009-2010.  Seconded by Muilenburg and carried.

 

Motion by Nicole Bamberg that nominations cease and to cast a unanimous ballot for Don Oakland.  Motion seconded by Lagge and carried.

 

Election of 2009-2010 Vice-President

Motion by Nicole Bamberg to nominate Jeremy Wright for Vice –President for 2009-2010.  Seconded by Lagge and carried.

 

Motion by Wright to nominate Garry Bultje for Vice-President for 2009-2010.  Motion died for a lack of a second.

 

Jeremy Wright will be the 2009-2010 Vice-President.

 

2009-2010 Designations

Motion by Lagge to designate Bank of the West of Corsica and First Dakota National Bank – Corsica Branch and First State Bank of Armour 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 with Kaufman Law Office being used on some occasions.   Motion carried. The school proceedings are also placed on the schools website.

 

Deposit of Interest

Motion by Wright seconded by Lagge to authorize the business manager to deposit all interest earned in the district funds to the General Fund.  Carried.

 

Official Meeting Dates

Motion by Nicole Bamberg to set the second Monday of each month as the regular school board meeting except August in which the date will be the third Monday of the month. 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 Wright and carried.  The August 2009 meeting date will be August 17th, 2009.

 

School Lunch Agreement

Lagge moved to authorize Vern DeGeest to institute the school lunch agreement for 2009-2010 school year.  Seconded by Nicole Bamberg and carried.

 

Set Lunch Prices for 2009-2010

Motion by Wright seconded by Lagge to raise the 2009-2010 school lunch prices .05 cents for K-4; .10 cents for 5-12 and .15 cents for adults.   Carried.  The new prices will be K-4 at $2.00, 5-12 at $2.45 and Adults at $3.00. 

 

 

 

(Regular Meeting Minutes– July 13, 2009 – Page 2)

 

Parliamentary Procedure

Motion by Wright seconded by Nicole Bamberg to designate Roberts Rules of Order as the parliamentary procedure for school board meetings.  Carried.

 

RESOLUTION #195 - Investment of District Funds

Motion by Lagge seconded by Muilenburg 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 – Wright, Muilenburg, Lagge, Nicole Bamberg and Oakland.  (Absent – Bultje and Bob Bamberg) Motion carried.

 

Truancy Officer

Nicole Bamberg moved to appoint the Superintendent as the Truancy Officer.  Seconded by Lagge and carried.

 

School Closings

Motion by Lagge seconded Muilenburg to designate Superintendent DeGeest who will then use the line-of-authority to close school for emergency situations and inclement weather.  Motion carried.

                                                           

Kitchen/Gym Rental

Lagge moved seconded by Nicole Bamberg to leave the elementary and high school gym and high school kitchen area and commons rent the same as last school year.  Carried.

 

Season Activity Passes

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Lagge to leave the student admission price at $3.00  and the adult rate at $4.00 per person. Season passes for regular home activities will remain at $10.00 per student and $20.00 per adult.  Carried.  NOTE:  The passes may be used in Stickney for the co-oped sporting events only (football and boys basketball) when played at the Stickney site – the Corsica ticket holder will need to show the Corsica activity pass at the Stickney gate. 

 

Student Insurances

Motion by Wright to provide all students information on the Delta Dental and

 Student Assurance Services and to approve the catastrophic insurances as recommended by the SDHSAA to those who participate in high school activities.  Seconded by Muilenburg and carried.

 

Policies and Procedures Manual

Motion by Wright 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.

 

District Policies

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Muilenburg to approve the district’s Non-Discrimination Policy, School District Assurance Statements and the School Community Improvement Plan and Council for school year 2009-2010.  Carried.  Copies of these polices may be found in the office at the high school or on the district web-site at www.corsica.k12.sd.us.

 

 

(Regular Meeting Minutes – July 13, 2009 – Page 3)

 

Consolidated Application/School Community Improvement Council

The Consolidated Application/School Community Improvement Council was discussed for information purposes only.  The Community Improvement Council will have a meeting at 7:00 a.m. at the Corsica Travel Plaza on July 23, 2009.

 

Establish Mileage, Room and Meal Rates

Motion by Lagge seconded by Wright to leave the lodging at single room rate and the mileage at state rate and leave the meal allowance at $18.00 per day for 2009-2010 ($5.00 breakfast, $6.00 dinner and $7.00 supper).  Carried.

 

Student Handbook/Laptop Handbook

The Student and Laptop Handbooks were presented and gone over.  There was some concern on the use of cell phones/texting by students and staff during school hours and some concerns brought to board members about the dress code section.  The principal will make the necessary changes regarding those two items to reflect in the handbook.  Motion by Lagge seconded by Nicole Bamberg to approve both handbooks with the necessary changes.  Carried.

 

Public School Exemption Certificates

Motion by Wright seconded by Muilenburg to approve exemption certificates C,D,E,F and G.  Carried.

 

Special Education/Title I Aides

Superintendent DeGeest reviewed the applicants with the board at the meeting and the hiring committee will interview and make their recommendations to the entire board at the August 2009 meeting.

 

High School Parking Lot

Motion by Wright to complete all three phases of the high school parking lot per the Rexwinkel Concrete quote with the base of either 8” of $`139,520.00 or 12” of 150,235.00 with base amount to be left up to the discretion of Rexwinkel Concrete.  Motion seconded by Muilenburg and carried.

 

Digital Recorder and Cameras

This item was tabled to the August 2009 Board Meeting pending more information.

 

Others

Other items discussed were that the co-oping sports decisions with Stickney School is progressing well and we are continuing sharing opportunities with neighboring schools.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 10:41 p.m., motion by Lagge seconded by Nicole Bamberg to adjourn.  Carried.  The next regular meeting will be held on Monday, August 17, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. 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 13, 2009 – Page 4)