UNAPPROVED
MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR
MEETING – JULY 13, 2015 – 7:00 P.M. –
CLASSROOM “A”
The
Regular Meeting of the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Monday,
July 13, 2015. The 2015-2016 Budget
Hearing preceded the regular meeting. Motion by Tolsma seconded by Nicole
Bamberg to approve the proposed budget.
With final figures incomplete until the end of August, the budget will
be adopted at the September 2015 board meeting. The budget hearing closed at
7:03 p.m.
Board
Members Present: Jeremy Wright, Bob Bamberg, Chad Clites, Shannon Tolsma, Jason
Lagge, Nicole Bamberg.
Board
Member Absent: Don Odens
Officers
Present: Scott Muckey, Superintendent;
Justin Downes, Secondary Principal; Ferra Kemp, Elementary Principal and Angela
Feenstra, Business Manager.
Guests
Present: Merna Bye, Mary Lee
Podhradsky, Greg Borman & Allen Teel
President
Wright called the regular meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. and a quorum was
established. The Pledge of Allegiance
was recited.
Motion
by Bob Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the agenda with the additions as
presented. Carried.
Greg
Bormann & Allen Teel representing Farmers State Bank of Stickney talked to
the board about the services they offer and look forward to working with the
new Corsica-Stickney School District.
The
insurance quote from EMC was reviewed. The
bill was approved later in the meeting for payment.
Motion
by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the June 22, 2015 Corsica-Stickney
Special Meeting Minutes, the June 25, 2015 Corsica Special Meeting and the June
29, 2015 Stickney Special Meeting. Carried.
Motion
by Lagge seconded by Clites to approve the June 2015 Financial Statements. Carried. (Stickney School District financial
statement will be published in the Stickney Argus and Corsica School District
financial statement will be published in the Corsica Globe.)
Motion
by Lagge seconded by Nicole Bamberg to approve the June 2015 Trust and Agency
with a
beginning balance of $11,216.40, disbursements of $1,316.99 receipts of $1,934.47
for an ending balance of $11833.88. The annual Trust and Agency report was
presented to the board for review. Carried.
Motion
by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the July 2015 listing of bills as
presented. Motion carried.
Motion
by Bob Bamberg seconded by Clites to approve the July 2015 Mid-Central Co-op
minutes. Carried.
The
Officers & Committees were already established for 2015-2016 at the
February 26, 2015 Special Meeting.
Motion
by Lagge to set the second Monday of each month as the regular school board
meeting dates. The meeting times will be
7:30 p.m. with Classroom”A” at the Corsica High School & Stickney Study
Hall Room being used as the regular meeting places. Motion seconded by Nicole Bamberg and
carried. The school board agendas will
be placed on the district website.
Motion
by Bob Bamberg to designate Bank of the West of Corsica, Farmers State Bank –
Stickney, and SD FIT as official depositories;
Angela Feenstra and Scott Muckey as custodians of school accounts;
Douglas County Publishing & Stickney Argus as official newspaper and Swier
Law Firm as the school attorney. Motion seconded by Clites and carried. The
school proceedings are also placed on the schools website.
Nicole
Bamberg moved to authorize Scott Muckey to institute the school lunch agreement
for 2015-2016 school year. Seconded by Lagge
and carried.
Set Lunch Prices for
2015-2016
Motion
by Tolsma, seconded by Clites to set the breakfast and lunch prices for the
2015-2016 School Year as follows. The
breakfast prices will be $1.60 for K-12 and $2.00 for adults. Lunch prices will be $2.50 for K-6; $3.00 for
7-12 and $3.50 for adults. Reduced price
lunch is .40 cents and breakfast is .30 cents.
Motion carried.
Parliamentary
Procedure
Motion
by Bob Bamberg seconded by Nicole Bamberg to designate Roberts Rules of Order
as the parliamentary procedure for school board meetings. Carried.
Motion
by Nicole Bamberg 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 – Bob Bamberg,
Clites, Tolsma, Lagge, Nicole Bamberg, & Wright. Carried.
Nicole
Bamberg moved to appoint the Superintendent and Principals as Truancy Officers. Seconded by Lagge and carried.
School Closings
Motion
by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to designate Superintendent Muckey who will then
use the line-of-authority to close school for emergency situations and inclement
weather. Motion carried.
Kitchen/Gym Rental
Tolsma
moved seconded by Lagge to leave the elementary and high school gym and high
school kitchen area and commons rent the same as last school year. Carried.
Motion
by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to leave the season activity passes and admission prices
the same as the 2014-2015 school year.
Carried. Those prices are Family
pass $60.00; adult pass $30.00; single pass $10.00. Regular gate admission will be $5.00 for
adults and $3.00 for students. Senior
citizens (65 plus) free with Corsica-Stickney school district senior citizen
pass.
Student Insurances
Motion
by Tolsma 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 Nicole
Bamberg and carried.
Board of Education Policies
and Procedures Manuals
Motion
by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Lagge that the Corsica-Stickney School District
Policy and Procedure Manual and the ASBSD School Board Handbook, the Negotiated
Agreements Manual and the Mid-Central Special Education Manual serve as our
guidelines and shall be employed by all school personnel. Carried. All manuals
are on file and available in the central office.
Non-Discrimination
Policy
Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the
district’s Non-Discrimination Policy.
Carried.
School
District Assurance Statements
Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the School
District Assurance Statements for the 2015-2016 school year. Carried.
The
continuation of a Corsica-Stickney Community Improvement Council was discussed. The topic has been tabled till the next
meeting.
Establish
Mileage, Room and Meal Rates
Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Clites to pay
lodging at single room rate, mileage at state rate and the meal allowance at $25.00
per day for 2015-2016 ($5.00 breakfast, $10.00 dinner and $10.00 supper) for
state sponsored events only. Carried.
Mileage
for Board Members
Motion by Bob Bamberg to not pay mileage to board members
to travel to and from board meetings.
Seconded by Tolsma and carried.
Motion
by Tolsma to authorize the business manager to get bids/quotes for
Gas/Diesel/Propane/Heating Fuel. Second
by Bob Bamberg and carried.
Student
Handbook and Laptop Handbook for 2015-2016
The 2015-2016 Handbooks are on-line at www.corsica.k12.sd.us. Motion by Clites seconded by Lagge to
approve the handbook. Carried.
Authorize
Use of Signature Stamps
Motion
by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to authorize use of signature stamps for
Superintendent, Business Manager, & Board Chairman. Carried.
ASBSD
Convention
Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to select Jeremy
Wright as the voting delegate and Nicole Bamberg as the alternate for the ASBSD
Convention that will be held in Sioux Falls August 6-7, 2015. Motion carried.
Exemption
Certificate
Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve
exemption certificate K. Carried.
Other Discussion
Other items discussed were repairs to school
housing, rental rates for school housing, roof repairs on school buildings,
signage for buildings & buses, football field lights, preschool signup,
update on speaker system, surplus uniforms and weight equipment.
Executive Session
–SDCL 1-25-2 (1) Staff
At 9:42 p.m., motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Lagge to go into executive session to discuss personnel. Motion carried. Declared out of executive session at 10:03 p.m. by President Wright.
Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the contract of Stephanie Slaba for
Guidance Counselor for the 2015-2016 school year. Carried
Adjourn
There being no further business, at 10:04 p.m., motion
by Bob Bamberg to adjourn. Seconded by Lagge
and carried. The next regular meeting
will be held Monday, August 10, 2015 at 7:30 p.m. in the Study Hall Room at
Stickney School.
ATTEST:
JEREMY WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE CORSICA-STICKNEY
BOARD OF EDUCATION
ANGELA FEENSTRA – BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE CORSICA-STICKNEY
SCHOOL DISTRICT