CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – APRIL 10, 2017 – 7:10 P.M. – CLASSROOM “A” – CORSICA-STICKNEY HIGH SCHOOL

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Monday, April 10, 2017 – 7:10 p.m. in Classroom “A” of Corsica-Stickney High School. 

 

Members Present: Jeremy Wright, President; Chad Clites, Bob Bamberg, Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge, Nicole Bamberg & Don Odens.

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

Guests Present: Development Corporations from Corsica & Stickney, Mike Tuschen & Gary Maas

 

A prayer was given by Gary Maas prior to the start of the meeting.

 

President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:10 p.m. and a quorum was established. The Pledge of Allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.  The school board met before the meeting to tour the elementary and high schools in Corsica. 

 

Approve Agenda

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the agenda with additions as presented.  Motion carried.

 

Development Corporation

The Development Corporations of Corsica and Stickney along with Region 3 Development representatives met with board to discuss housing options.  The Development Corporation came to the school with the proposal of a Governor’s home.  The school is able to get additional benefits as a non-profit entity that other entities would be ineligible for.  The board determined they would like to have a public meeting in order to get feedback from the community.  The public meeting is scheduled for May 8 at 6:30pm in the High School gym in Corsica.

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

There were no conflicts of interest to disclose.

 

Technology Update/Direction

Mike Tuschen met with the board to discuss technology updates for the upcoming school year.  Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the purchase of laptops for the incoming freshman, a color printer, server upgrade, server replication, and replacement of half of the staff computers this upcoming year and the remaining the following year.  He also relayed the importance of the promethean boards and if one would go down the importance to have it replaced as soon as possible.  Motion carried.

 

Open Forum/Public Discussion

Gary Maas approached the board about some land in Harrison that is owned by the school. He said there is a possibility the Harrison Community Church could be interested in purchasing that land in the future as it lies next to their property.  The school will need to do some research on that land.

 

Unfinished Business

Audit Quotes

Audit quotes were received as follows: Schoenfish & Co., Inc. - $6,700.00 and ELO - $9,750.00.  Motion by Odens seconded by Clites to approve the audit to be performed by Schoenfish & Co. Motion carried.

 

Corsica Elementary School Gym Ceiling

There were no bids received for replacing the gym ceiling in the Corsica Elementary gym. 

 

Chiller Tower

Bids received for the chiller tower were Krohmer Plumbing – $94,447.00 and Allied Plumbing & Heating – $92,660.00.  Motion by Tolsma seconded by Clites to accept the bid from Allied Plumbing & Heating.  Motion carried.

 

Football Scoreboard

The school was contacted by Coke that if the school would agree to a 10-year contract with Coke that they in return would purchase a scoreboard for the football/track complex valued around $20,000.  Motion by N. Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the 10-year contract with Coke and get the new scoreboard for the football/track complex.  Motion carried.

 

Football Scoreboard Surplus

Motion by Tolsma seconded by B. Bamberg to declare the current scoreboard as surplus.  Motion carried.

 

Home School Activity Participation

No decision has been made on the home school activity participation. 

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Odens to approve the minutes from the March 13, 2017 Regular Board Meeting. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Tolsma seconded by N. Bamberg to approve the March 2017 Financial Statement.  Motion carried.

 

March 2017 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Lagge seconded by B. Bamberg to approve the February 2017 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $17,713.94, disbursements of $15,385.30, receipts of $19,851.98, for an ending balance of $22,180.62.  Motion carried. 

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Lagge seconded by N. Bamberg to approve the April 2017 listing of bills.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Mid-Central Coop Minutes

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the minutes of the March 14, 2017 Mid-Central Coop meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Approve Core Education Cooperative Minutes

Motion by B. Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the minutes of the April 7, 2017 Core Education Coop meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Contract Approvals

Motion by Tolsma seconded by B. Bamberg to approve the contracts of Nicole Reichert as 1st grade teacher and Ashley Olsen as 5th grade teacher for the 2017-2018 school year. Motion carried.

 

Employee Agreement Approvals

Motion by Odens seconded by N. Bamberg to approve employee agreements for the 2017-2018 school year of the following classified staff: Corey Baumiller, Carol Bolt, Rodney Bormann, Cindy Bosma, Kristie Burke, Margaret Casavan, Jennifer DeLange,  Brenda Dykstra, Ronald Heidinger, Jennifer Kellogg, Josh Kemp, Cindy Koster, Connie Matzner, Doris Metzger, Janet Moser, Amber Niewenhuis, Gerri Olson, Phyllis Pennings, Johanna Pfiester, Dennis Plooster, Elaine Plooster, Bonny Prien, Sherry Schumacher, Eugene Tastad, Susan Tastad, Jean Van Genderen, Letha Van Vuuren, and Kyle Wieczorek.  Motion carried.

 

Others

Other items discussed were the ASBSD convention, the sound system in Stickney, and building and grounds maintenance that is needed.

 

Northern Plains Insurance Pool

An update was given on the health insurance pool that the school is a member of.  The pool will be going self-funded as of July 1, 2017.  Rate increases were quite substantial this year.  In an effort to keep costs down for the employees, other options were pursued.  Motion by Odens seconded by N. Bamberg to move from a 4-tier plan to a 2-tier plan which will help alleviate some of the costs. Motion carried.

 

Resolution C/S #19 – SDHSAA Membership

Motion by Tolsma seconded by B. Bamberg to approve the School Board Resolution authorizing the Corsica-Stickney School District #21-3 membership in the South Dakota High School Activities Association for the period beginning July 1, 2017 and ending on June 30, 2018.  UPON ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye- Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge, Nicole Bamberg, Don Odens, Bob Bamberg, Chad Clites, & Jeremy Wright. Nay – None.  Motion carried. A copy of this resolution is on file at the office of the Corsica-Stickney School Superintendent.

 

Contract Payout

Motion by Tolsma seconded by N. Bamberg to pay out the contracts of Sue DeBoer & Karla Vanden Berge in full as well as the unused sick leave before June 1 due to their retirement in May.  Motion carried.

 

Executive Session – SDCL 1-25-2 (1) Personnel Matter & 1-25-2 (4) Negotiations

At 10:35 p.m., motion by Tolsma seconded by B. Bamberg to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters & negotiations pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(1) and 1-25-2(4).   Motion carried.  Declared out of executive session at 11:10 p.m. by President Wright.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 11:12 p.m., motion by N. Bamberg seconded by Lagge to adjourn.  Motion carried.  The next regular meeting date will be Monday May 8, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. at the Corsica-Stickney High School.  Time & location was changed due to a scheduling conflict.

 

ATTEST:

 

 

JEREMY WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

ANGELA FEENSTRA- BUSINESS MANAGER