CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
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UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL
PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR MEETING – NOVEMBER 9,
2015 – 7:30 P.M. – STUDY HALL ROOM – CORSICA-STICKNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
The Regular Meeting of the
Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Monday, November 9, 2015 – 7:30
p.m. in the Study Hall Room of Corsica-Stickney Elementary School.
Members Present: Jeremy Wright,
President; Chad Clites, Bob Bamberg, Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge, Nicole
Bamberg, & Don Odens.
Members Absent:
Officers Present: Scott Muckey, Superintendent; Justin Downes,
Secondary Principal; Ferra Kemp, Elementary Principal and Angie Feenstra,
Business Manager.
Guests Present: Wendy Barse, Sherri
Bruinsma, Phyllis Pennings, Aften Pennings, Travis Clark, Randy VanGorp &
Jennifer VanGorp
A prayer was given by Nicole
Bamberg prior to the meeting.
President Wright called the
meeting to order at 7:31pm and a quorum was established. The Pledge of Allegiance
preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.
Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded
by Lagge to approve the agenda with additions as presented. Carried.
A group of parents had a
discussion with the board regarding open campus/senior privileges, PE credits,
class scheduling, electives, financial responsibility for the shop classroom,
scheduling of sporting events when there is no school, and graduation
ceremonies.
Unfinished Business
Items discussed were school
building usage, possibility of using a PEP grant for playground equipment, and
school housing.
Motion by Tolsma seconded by
Nicole Bamberg to declare the housing located at 603 N 1st Ave in
Stickney as surplus and to advertise for sealed bids for it. The bids must be received by January 1, 2016
and will be opened at the January board meeting. The winning bidder must have the house moved
off the premises no later than June 1, 2016.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites
to approve the minutes from the October 12, 2015 Regular Board Meeting. Carried.
Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by
Nicole Bamberg to approve the October 2015 Financial Statement. Carried.
Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob
Bamberg to approve the October 2015 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning
balance of $25,663.15, receipts of $15,314.48, disbursements of $23,470.06, and
an ending balance of $17,507.57. Carried.
Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge
to approve the November 2015 listing of bills.
Motion carried.
Motion by Lagge seconded by Nicole
Bamberg to declare the list of computers as presented to the board as surplus
with no value. Motion carried.
Motion by Tolsma seconded by Odens
to request authorization of a necessary referendum in regards to social
security coverage among the eligible employees of the Corsica-Stickney School
District as required by SDCL 3-11-5.
UPON ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye – Chad Clites, Bob Bamberg, Nicole Bamberg, Don
Odens, Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge and Jeremy Wright. Motion carried and resolution passed. (A copy of this resolution in its entirety
can be found in the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education Minutes.)
The board set the employee notice
date for the referendum as November 20, 2015 and the vote date as April 1,
2016.
The school was contacted by
DigiFarms GPS about the possibility of mounting a receiver on top of the
school. After some discussion the board
respectfully declined the offer.
Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by
Odens to approve Bob Krietlow and Vern DeGeest as the Drivers Education
Instructors. Motion carried.
Discussion was held on the
transport bus procedure. Students must
have a note or a phone call to the school from the parent or regular procedures
will be followed.
Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded
by Bob Bamberg to accept the proposal from Mid-Continental Restoration to fix
the brick/mortar around the windows at the Elementary School to prevent further
water leaking. Motion carried.
Other items discussed were
setting up a meeting with the Corsica-Stickney School Improvement Council,
moving lights at football field, bus grant, phone system for Stickney,
automated lunch programs, Great Plains Conference Junior Varsity football schedule,
activity passes being accepted for plays, and the Blue Ribbon Task Force.
At 10:47pm, motion by Clites seconded
by Bob Bamberg to go into executive session to discuss personnel. Carried.
Declared out of executive session at 12:08am by President Wright.
Motion by Tolsma seconded by
Lagge to pay Craig Wixon $650 for helping out with the janitorial duties during
the absence of Corey Baumiller. The
board would like to express their gratitude to Craig Wixon for helping out
during this time.
There being no further business,
at 12:09am motion by Tolsma seconded by Nicole Bamberg to adjourn. Carried.
The next regular meeting date will be Monday, December 14, 2015 at 7:30
p.m. in the Study Hall of the Corsica-Stickney Elementary School.
ATTEST:
JEREMY
WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
ANGELA
FEENSTRA- BUSINESS MANAGER