CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – SEPTEMBER 12, 2016 – 7:30 P.M. – CLASSROOM “A” – CORSICA-STICKNEY HIGH SCHOOL

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Monday, September 12, 2016 – 7:30 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.

Members Absent: Don Odens

 

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

 

Pastor Dan DeGraff opened with a prayer prior to the meeting.

 

President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and a quorum was established. The Pledge of Allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.

 

Approve Agenda

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

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Motion by Clites seconded by Bob Bamberg to acknowledge the following disclosures: Shannon Tolsma owns a construction company with Lance Hosman; he knows that Hosman put a bid in on the surplus house in Stickney; Tolsma will refrain from voting on that agenda item; the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education determines these conflicts are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest. (SDCL 3-23-6)  Motion carried.

 

Unfinished Business

Fencing around Athletic Complex

Superintendent Muckey updated the board on the fencing around the athletic complex.  After doing some looking at the fence it does not look like we need a completely new fence, just some maintenance.  There will be some further discussions with the adjacent landowner.

 

FB Field Poles in Stickney

The school had advertised the poles located at the football field in Stickney on the SDHSAA page with no interest.  As of right now we will leave the poles as is until we get some interest in them.

 

Stickney House Bids

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Lagge to accept the bid from Lance Hosman for $250 to buy and move the school housing duplex located in Stickney. No other bids were received. Motion carried. (Tolsma abstained from voting).

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the minutes from the August 8, 2016 Regular Board Meeting. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the August 2016 Financial Statement.  Motion carried.

 

August 2016 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the August 2016 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $19,942.06 disbursements of $3,427.74, receipts of $2,572.74, for an ending balance of $19,087.06.  Motion carried. 

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Clites to approve the September 2016 listing of bills.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Mid-Central Coop Minutes

Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the minutes of the August 11, 2016 Mid-Central Coop meeting.  Motion carried.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 16

Form a New Educational Cooperative

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to adopt the following resolution:

          Be it resolved that it would be in the best interest of the Corsica-Stickney School District to join with likeminded school districts within the area, to create and establish as a legal entity, a Cooperative Educational Service Unit pursuant to the statutes of the State of South Dakota with the intent and purpose of establishing the cooperative to provide member districts educational services in the areas of special education, adult education, in-service training and other cooperative educational services as determined and agreed upon by member districts so that said districts could realize economical advantage through the sharing of the cost of such services. Now, therefore, the Corsica-Stickney School District is hereby authorized to form and join in a Special Education Cooperative for the services set forth above and said district is authorized to expend funds in the formation of said cooperative and the board chairman is authorized to execute such documents as may be necessary to form and join said Special Education Cooperative.  UPON ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye – Clites, Tolsma, Lagge, Nicole Bamberg, Bob Bamberg, Wright.  Odens not present. Motion carried.

 

Public School Exemptions

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve public school exemptions P & Q.  Motion carried.

 

Suburban

Discussion was held on the suburban.  It recently received damage estimating $4,000.  The school is waiting to hear from the insurance company if it will be totaled out or not. The suburban is a 1998 with approximately 170,000 miles.  State bid prices will be available after October 1.  Discussion has been tabled to the October meeting to see about replacing with a state bid suburban or fixing the current one.

 

Approve Course Guidelines

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Lagge to adopt and implement the course guidelines for the South Dakota academic content standards in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies as authorized by SDCL 13-3-48. Motion carried.

 

Revised 2016-2017 Budget for Adoption for 2016-2017 Fiscal Year-

Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Clites to accept the 2016-2017 Amended Proposed Budget changes as follows:

 

General Fund:

          Revenues –

                   State Aid........................... +$11,377.00

                   Title I................................ -$5,333.00

                   Title IIA (REAP).................... -$15,427.00

                   Operating Transfer In/C.O........ -$32,500.00

                   Cash on Hand to Fund Budget.... +$77,741.00

          Total Revenues............................ +$35,858.00

          Expenditures –

                   Elementary.......................... +$8,489.00

                   Preschool.......................... +$28,141.00

                   Office of Superintendent........... -$8,466.00

                   Support Services/Mid-Central..... +$4,000.00

                   Fiscal Services...................... +$3,191.00

                   Pupil Transportation............... +$1,584.00

                   Music................................ +$5,588.00

                   Title I.............................. +$17,994.00

                   Title IIA (REAP).................... -$24,663.00

          Total Expenditures........................ +$35,858.00

Capital Outlay:

          Revenues –

                   Local Tax............................ -$5,000.00

          Total Revenues.............................. -$5,000.00

          Expenditures –

                   Middle School....................... +$2,500.00

                   Roof Replacement................. +$25,000.00

                   Operating Transfer Out........... -$32,500.00

          Total Expenditures......................... -$5,000.00

Special Education:

          Revenues –

                   Cash on Hand to Fund Budget.... +$25,301.00

          Total Revenues............................ +$25,301.00

          Expenditures

                   Mild to Moderate.................. +$12,301.00

                   Mid-Central Coop Services........ +$13,000.00

          Total Expenditures........................ +$25,301.00

Food Service:

          Revenues –

                   Food Service........................ +$1,294.00

          Total Revenues............................. +$1,294.00

          Expenditures -

                   Food Service........................ +$1,294.00

          Total Expenditures......................... +$1,294.00

 

Changes on the revenue side are due to slightly higher enrollment, changes in tax valuations after preliminary budget, and carry-over amounts from federal programs changing.  Changes on the expenditures are due to mainly moving budget categories of where expenses should be coming from, as well as increased costs for some programs and expenses.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 17

Adoption of Annual Budget:

 

          Let it be resolved, that the School Board of the Corsica-Stickney School District #21-3 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, 2016 through June 30, 2017.  The Adopted Annual Budget levy requests are as follows:  Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve and adopt the Amended Proposed Budget and to have the following levies certified to the Aurora, Davison, and Douglas County Auditor’s Offices.  UPON ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye – Nicole Bamberg, Lagge, Tolsma, Clites, Bob Bamberg, Wright.  Odens was absent from voting.  Motion carried.

 

TAX LEVY REQUEST – 2016 taxes pay 2017

 

General Fund                     $1.568/per $1,000   of ag valuation

                                      $3.687/per $1,000   OO

                                      $7.630/per $1,000   other non-ag/utilities

 

Capital Outlay                             $1,290,000

 

Special Education               $1.000

 

Principal Reports

Principals Kemp and Fergen gave their monthly reports.  Items discussed were cellphones, senior open campus, dual credit classes, class schedules, sports schedules, larger class sizes, and homecoming.

 

Petty Cash Fund

Motion by ­­Bob Bamberg seconded by Nicole Bamberg to set an amount for petty cash of $50 for each campus. Motion carried.

 

CD Quotes

One of the current CD’s is set to expire in October.  Quotes received for 12 months terms were as follows: Farmers State Bank (Parkston): 0.85%, Farmers State Bank (Stickney): 0.71%, Bank of the West (Corsica): 0.55%.  Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites to renew the CD with Farmers State Bank in Parkston. Motion carried.

 

Others

Other items discussed were naming Nicole Bamberg as ASBSD delegate and Wright as alternate, Pink Ladies holding a Trunk or Treat on the high school parking lot on October 29th, bus radios, staff Christmas party, the starting date of volleyball and football for fall 2017, & board committees. 

 

Discussion was also held on the use of a John Deere tractor from Noteboom Implement like the school had done last year.  Motion by Clites second by Nicole Bamberg to get the tractor.  The school will be allowed to use it from October – April and the only cost for it will be insurance, fuel & maintenance not covered by warranty. Motion carried.

 

Executive Session – SDCL 1-25-2 (1) Staff

At 9:48 p.m., motion by Tolsma seconded by Bob Bamberg to go into executive session to discuss personnel.   Motion carried.  Declared out of executive session at 9:59 p.m. by President Wright.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 10:00 p.m., motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to adjourn.  Motion carried.  The next regular meeting date will be Wednesday, October 12, 2016 at 7:30 p.m. in the Study Hall Room of the Corsica-Stickney Elementary School.  

 

ATTEST:

 

 

JEREMY WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

ANGELA FEENSTRA- BUSINESS MANAGER