CORSICA SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-2
UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR MEETING SEPTEMBER 8, 2014 7:30 P.M. CLASSROOM A
The Regular Meeting of the Corsica Board of Education was held on Monday, September 8, 2014 7:30 p.m. Classroom A of the high school. Preceding the regular meeting members of the school board attended a public presentation from Golden West Telecommunications in the high school library. The presentation was for the potential of a Public Education Television Channel for the Corsica Community.
Board Members present: Jeremy Wright, President, Bob Bamberg, Vanessa Miiller, Kent DeBoer, Jason Lagge, Nicole Bamberg, Jared Gerlach.
Officers Present: Vern DeGeest, Superintendent; Merna Bye, Business Manager. Principal Scott Muckey arrived at the meeting at 8:40 p.m. following coronation activities.
Guest Present: Kris Van Zee, Globe Reporter; Mick Schrank and Issac Schoenfelder representing the local archery club.
Pastor Arlin VandeZande was present to give the opening prayer.
President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. and a quorum was present. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Miiller to approve the agenda with the additions as presented. Carried.
Open Forum/Public
Discussion
Mick Schrank and Issac Schoenfelder representing the local archery club met with the board to discuss ways to get more students involved in local archery. The board invited Schrank and Schoenfelder to look at the equipment the school had received and see what if any of it could be used.
Member Nicole Bamberg left the meeting at 8:00 p.m. to attend coronation.
Unfinished Business
There was no unfinished business.
Motion by Miiller seconded Lagge to approve the August 18, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes. Carried
Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the August 2014 Financial Statement. Carried.
Motion by Miiller seconded by Lagge to approve the August 2014 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $12,115.91; disbursements of $1,394.92, receipts of $410.98 for an ending balance of $11,131.97. Carried.
(Regular Meeting Minutes September 8, 2014 Page 1)
Motion by DeBoer seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the September 2014 listing of bills with the additions as presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Lagge seconded by DeBoer to approve the August 2014 Mid-Central Co-op minutes. Carried.
Corsica/Stickney
School District #21-3 School Board Election
The Douglas County Auditor has set Tuesday, November 18, 2014 for the Corsica/Stickney Consolidated School #21-3 School Board Election. Each district will have their respective polling places.
Revised 2014-2015
Budget for Adoption for 2014-2015 Fiscal Year -
The 2014-2015 Amended Proposed Budget changes are as follows:
General Fund:
Expenditures -
Elementary Program + 29,180.40
Middle School - 9,645.26
Secondary Program + 38,836.34
Guidance Program + 22,744.20
Administrative Costs-MC Co-op + 6,116.00
Total: 87,231.68
General Fund:
Revenue-
Services Provided by Other LEAs
(Stickney School shared staff) 106,696.12
Cash on Hand to Fund Budget - 19,464.44
Total: 87,231.68
These revisions are a revenue offset to the
shared expenditures from Other LEAs (salary and
benefits) and additional costs to the MC Co-op
for administrative services.
The overall budget showed an actual decrease in the dollar amount of $19,464.44 shown in the Cash on Hand to Fund Budget.
(Regular School Board Meeting September 8, 2014 Page 2)
RESOLUTION NO. 250
Adoption of Annual
Budget:
Let it be
resolved, that the School Board of the
after duly considering the proposed budget and its changes thereto, to be published in accordance with SDCL 13-11-2 hereby approves and adopts its amended proposed budget and changes thereto, to be its Annual Budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015. The Adopted Annual Budget levy requests are as follows: Motion by DeBoer seconded by Gerlach to approve and adopt the Amended Proposed Budget and to have the following levies certified to the Douglas County Audiors Office. UPON ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye Bob Bamberg, Miiller, DeBoer, Lagge, Gerlach, Wright (Absent for voting Nicole Bamberg). Motion carried.
TAX LEVY REQUEST 2014 taxes pay 2015
General Fund $ 1.782/per $1,000 of ag valuation
4.252/per $1,000 OO
9.106/per $1,000 other non-ag/utilities
OPT OUT AMT. $75,000.00 (Opt out amounts must be requested in
dollar amount.)
Special Education $ 1.278
Capitol Outlay $ 1.98
Retire/Pension .20
2014-2015 Enrollment
Data
Data showing enrollment comparison for the current and previous school year was handed out to the board.
Annual Report
Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the FY 2014 District annual report which was submitted and approved by the DOE on July 23, 2014. Carried.
Joint School
Committee Meeting
The next Joint School Committee Meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 17, 2014 7:00 p.m. at the Corsica High School Library.
Approval of Shared
Staff Contracts with Stickney School
Motion by Lagge seconded by Miiller to approve the shared Corsica contracts of Christine Bosma, Sue DeBoer, Kristine Gillette, Sheryl Muckey and Paul Mah for the 2014-2015 school year with the Stickney School. Carried
Resignations
Letters of resignation were read from Superintendent Vern DeGeest and Business Manager Merna Bye resigning their positions at the end of their June 30, 2015 contract year. Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Lagge to accept the resignations and thanked them for their years of service to the district.
Carried.
(Regular Board Meeting Minutes September 8, 2014 Page 3)
Waiver for Economics/Personal
Finance
Motion by DeBoer seconded by Miiller to approve the waiver for senior students to meet the requirements of DOE for personal finance/economics class. Carried.
Board member Nicole Bamberg returned to the meeting.
Elementary Roof
Motion by Miiller seconded by Gerlach to approve the quote from Roy Johnson Roofing in the amount of $2,882.50 for general maintenance upkeep on the elementary roof. Carried.
District Busses
Motion by Miiller seconded by Nicole Bamberg to have the bus committee look into the purchase of a used bus for the district. Carried.
Others
Other items discussed were cell phone policy, para professional position, potential open enrollments, prom, Prairie Readers, uniform rotation, Golden West Presentation.
Executive Session
SDCL 1-26-2 Personnel
At 9:50 p.m., motion by Miiller seconded by Nicole Bamberg to go into executive session to discuss personnel. Carried. Declared out of executive session at 10:16 by President Wright.
Adjourn
There being no further business, at 10:20 p.m. motion by Miiller seconded by Nicole Bamberg to adjourn. Carried
ATTEST: ___________________________________________________________________________
JEREMY WRIGHT PRESIDENT OF THE CORSICA BOARD OF EDUCATION
__________________________________________________________________________
MERNA BYE BUSINESS MANAGER
(Regular Board Meeting Minutes September 8, 2014 Page 4)