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.

 

Approve Agenda

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.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Miiller seconded Lagge to approve the August 18, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes.  Carried

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the August 2014 Financial Statement.  Carried. 

 

August 2014 Trust and Agency Report

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)

 

 

 

 

September 2014 Bills

Motion by DeBoer seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the September 2014 listing of bills with the additions as presented.  Motion carried.

 

August 2014 Mid-Central Co-op Minutes

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 LEA’s

   (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 LEA’s (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 Corsica School District #21-2

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 Audior’s 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)