CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – APRIL 14, 2016 – 7:30 P.M. – STUDY HALL – CORSICA-STICKNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Monday, April 11, 2016 – 7:30 p.m. in the Study Hall of Corsica-Stickney Elementary School. 

 

Members Present: Jeremy Wright, President; Chad Clites (arrived at 8:05pm), Bob Bamberg, Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge, & Nicole Bamberg.

 

Officers Present:  Scott Muckey, Superintendent; Justin Downes, Secondary Principal; Ferra Kemp, Elementary Principal and Angie Feenstra, Business Manager.

 

Guests:  Shelly Menning, Tina Strid, Mike Tuschen & Dan Bosma

 

A prayer was given by Nicole Bamberg prior to the meeting.

 

President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m. and a quorum was established. The Pledge of Allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.

 

Approve Agenda

Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the agenda with additions as presented.  Carried.

 

Technology Update/Direction

Mike Tuschen, technology coordinator, addressed the board with his proposal of technology needs for the 2016-2017 school year.  Tuschen is requesting laptops for the 7th grade & freshman classes to maintain the 1 to 1 program.  The junior high has a printer that needs to be replaced.  Lower priority items he proposed are Promethean projector, yearbook camera, & projector for the elementary school.  Another item with lower priority is the elementary is in need of 15 more I-Pads and cases to allow 2 classes to use them at the same time.  After a short discussion on how important this technology is Tolsma made a motion and Nicole Bamberg seconded to approve the purchase of all items Tuschen proposed.  Motion carried.

 

Class Schedule

Superintendent Muckey presented the proposed class schedule to board.  The principals will continue working on it but they are feeling very confident of where it is at for the moment.  The students have been filling out class selection forms to help with how many students are expected for each class. 

 

Open Forum/Public Discussion

Dan Bosma addressed the board about the possibility of a drop off point where the shuttle drivers exchange buses.  It would help out some families that have kids that go to both schools.  The board will have to look into any legal matters that could arise from this.  They will contact the attorney and make a decision before the next school year.

 

Unfinished Business

Zoning of house site in Stickney/Bus Barn

An update was given on the house site in Stickney. The house has been moved off of the property and the hole has been filled in.  The re-zoning process has been started and will be checked on to see what kind of time frame the school is looking at to have that all approved.

 

Playground - Stickney

Principal Kemp presented a list of items the elementary teachers had come up with for playground ideas.  Rather than 1 large play system they would rather have a smaller play system and then multiple stations of other items to spread the kids out.  The board also discussed laying more asphalt so the kids had more playground space without having to play in mud.  Motion by Tolsma seconded by Clites to have Kemp move forward with getting play system and other items ordered in order to get it all installed this summer.  Motion carried.

 

Surplus Items

Motion by Lagge seconded by Nicole Bamberg to approve the surplus list as presented.  The surplus items will be sold at auction on June 11, 2016.  Motion carried.

 

Audit Quotes

Quotes were received for the audit for FY16.  Schoenfish & Co quoted $52.50/hour not to exceed $6,400.00 and Wohlenberg, Ritzman & Co quoted $14,020.00.  Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Clites to approve the audit to be performed by Schoenfish & Co. Motion carried.

 

Security System

Quotes were received from Midwest Alarm and Safe-N-Secure to upgrade the security system at the high school.  Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the purchase of the security system from Safe-N-Secure. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Nicole Bamberg to approve the minutes from the March 14, 2016 Regular Board Meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites to approve the March 2016 Financial Statement.  Motion carried.

 

March 2016 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Nicole Bamberg  seconded by Lagge to approve the March 2016 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $21,654.60, receipts of $21,576.96, disbursements of $21,856.46, and an ending balance of $21,375.10.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the April 2016 listing of bills.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Mid-Central Minutes          

Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites to approve the March 17, 2016 regular meeting and the March 10, 2016 & March 22, 2016 special meeting minutes of the Mid-Central Coop.  Motion carried.

 

Resignation

Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Clites to accept the resignation of Dennisha Johanneson. Motion carried.

 

Contract Approvals

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the contracts of the following staff: Jacque Boyle, Jason Broughton, Lorisa Broughton, Kristie Clark, Michael Davis, Sue DeBoer, Robert Dunwoody, Angie Feenstra, Wade Gall, Kristine Gillette, Vickie Guenthner, Heather Hanson, Stacey Hosman, Mark Joachim, Carrie Kafka, Ferra Kemp, Michelle Koch, Sheryl Muckey, Stephanie Slaba, Tina Strid, Mike Tuschen, Karla VandenBerge, Allyson Waldner, & Craig Wixon . Motion carried.

 

Elementary Desks/Chairs

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Nicole Bamberg to approve the purchase of 130 desks and chairs for K-6.  The desks that are currently being used are 35+ years old and starting to wear out.  Motion carried.

 

Reports, Updates, and Others

Other items discussed were updating the suburban, K-6 science textbooks, Promethean training for the elementary teachers, science textbooks for some high school classes, and playing 7th & 8th grade girls basketball before Christmas.

 

Executive Session – SDCL 1-25-2 (1) Staff & SDCL 1-25-2 (4) Contract Negotiations

At 10:36 p.m. motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Nicole Bamberg to go into executive session to discuss personnel and contract negotiations.   Carried.  Declared out of executive session at 11:44 p.m. by President Wright.

 

Classified/Non-Certified Agreement Issuance

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Bob Bamberg to issue employment agreements to the following classified/non-certified staff: Corey Baumiller, Carol Bolt, Rodney Bormann, Cindy Bosma, Lyle Bruinsma, Kristie Burke, Jennifer DeLange, Brittani Dyce, Brenda Dykstra, Robin Feenstra, Ronald Heidinger, Josh Kemp, Cindy Koster, Virginia Matlock, Connie Matzner, Doris Metzger, Janet Moser, Amber Niewenhuis, Gerri Olson, Phyllis Pennings, Johanna Pfiester, Dennis Plooster, Elaine Plooster, Bonny Prien, Kelvin Prien, Sherry Schumacher, Susan Tastad, Jean Van Genderen, Letha Van Vuuren & Kyle Wieczorek. Motion carried.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 11:54 p.m. motion by Tolsma seconded by Nicole Bamberg to adjourn.  Motion carried.  The next regular meeting date will be May 9, 2016 in Classroom “A” of the Corsica-Stickney High School.   

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

JEREMY WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

ANGELA FEENSTRA- BUSINESS MANAGER