UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE
CORE EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2017
President H. Mosterd called the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Core Educational Cooperative to order at 2:01 p.m. on Thursday, February 9, 2017, at Corsica Elementary School in Corsica, SD.
Members present: Tina Westendorf (Armour), Holly Mosterd (Burke), Vince Tieman (Colome), Chad Clites (Corsica-Stickney), Karen Timanus (Gregory), Lisa Pazour (Kimball), Dale Larson (Mt. Vernon), Casey Schmidt (Plankinton), Tammie Olson (Platte-Geddes), Jim Munsen (White Lake)
Members absent: Tonya Aldrich (Wessington Springs), Jim McGillvrey (Wolsey-Wessington)
Superintendents: Andrea Powell (Armour), Erik Person (Burke), Ryan Orrock (Colome Consolidated), Scott Muckey (Corsica-Stickney), Sara Klein (Gregory), Jeff Rieckman (Kimball), Pat Mikkonen (Mt. Vernon), Steve Randall (Plankinton), Joel Bailey (Platte-Geddes), Lance Witte (Wessington Springs)
Others present: Valerie Johnson (Interim Director), Kathy Holter (Interim Business Manager), Caitlynn Peetz (The Daily Republic)
The following item was added to the printed agenda: Add Speech/Language Contracts to discussion
Motion Plankinton, seconded Gregory approving the agenda as amended. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Approve Minutes
Motion Gregory, seconded Kimball approving the minutes from the meeting held on January 5, 2017. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Approve Financial Reports
Motion Platte-Geddes, seconded Plankinton approving the report of cash transactions, balance sheet, revenue summary, and expenditure reports dated January 31, 2017. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Approve Claims
Motion Armour, seconded Corsica-Stickney approving the following claims for payment:
· Armour Chronicle Publish Minutes $ 74.18
· Burke School District Reimb PO Box Fee, Publications $ 271.96
· Churchill, Manolis, Freeman, Legal Services $ 440.80
Kludt, Shelton & Burns LLP
· Mosterd, Holly Reimb PO Box Key $ 6.00
· Platte-Geddes School District Reimb Office Supplies $ 360.69
All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Approve Disclosure of Potential Conflicts
of Interest per SDCL 3-23
Motion Plankinton, seconded White Lake approving the Request for Board Waiver from Kathy Holter for her employment at Platte-Geddes School District as business manager and Core Educational Cooperative as interim business manager. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Motion Gregory, seconded Mt. Vernon approving the Request for Board Waiver from Valerie Johnson for her employment with the Mid Central Educational Cooperative as school psychologist and with Core Educational Cooperative as interim director. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Resolution for Political Subdivision for
Retirement
The following resolution was introduced and Mt. Vernon moved its
approval:
BE IT RESOLVED by the Core Educational Cooperative Board of Directors
as follows: The Core Educational
Cooperative will enter the South Dakota Retirement system on July 1, 2017. At which time all eligible Class A employees,
both certified and non-certified employees will participate. No prior service will be paid, considered or
included. Motion for adoption of the
foregoing resolution was seconded by Armour.
Voting aye: Armour,
Burke, Colome Consolidated, Corsica-Stickney,
Gregory, Kimball, Mt. Vernon, Plankinton, Platte-Geddes, White Lake
Opposed: None
Absent: Wessington Springs,
Wolsey-Wessington
Whereupon said resolution
was declared duly passed and adopted.
Date of Resolution February
9, 2017
/s/ Holly Mosterd, President of the Board
/s/ Kathleen A. Holter, Business Manager
Executive Session
Motion Colome, seconded Kimball to enter into executive session at 2:11p.m. to discuss personnel pursuant SDCL 1-25-2(1). All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
President Holly Mosterd declared executive session closed at 2:25 p.m.
Offer Contracts
Motion Plankinton, seconded Gregory offering and approving the following contracts for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year:
Kellie Stukel Physical Therapist Year $76,000.00
Jennifer Klundt Speech-Language Pathologist 185 days $56,429.00
Tania Witt Speech-Language Pathologist 185 days $58,748.40
Natalie Wright Speech-Language Pathologist 185 days $57,714.00
Roxann Larson Speech-Language Pathologist 185 days $55,459.00
Nicole Palmer Speech-Language Pathologist 148 days $46,311.00
Laura Bergeleen Speech-Language Pathologist 185 days $50,428.00
Jennifer Boyden Speech Language Pathologist Asst 175 days $25,086.00
Tayla Thomas Speech Language Pathologist Asst 175 days $28,200.00
Kristi Kafka School Psychologist 190 days $62,458.00
Jayne Rubbendall School Psychologist 170 days $59,438.79
All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Assessment Costs
The remaining balance for the new cooperative assessment will be billed to the schools with a due date of May 1, 2017.
Sign By-Laws
In order to be recognized by the Department of Education, a signed copy of the Core Educational Cooperative by-laws must be submitted. A copy of the by-laws was signed by each member’s representative.
Insurance Discussion
Currently the coop only has D&O and Employment Practices Liability in place. With the recent hires it has been recommended that General Liability and Workers Compensation be purchased. Quotes from HUB International were received for this coverage. Motion Platte-Geddes, seconded Armour to approve the Workers Compensation quote for $500.00. All members present voted aye. Motion carried. Motion Platte-Geddes, seconded Corsica-Stickney approving the General Liability quote at $2,649.00. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Discussion was also held on
securing quotes for health, dental, and vision insurance. Motion White Lake, seconded Mt. Vernon giving
authorization to solicit quotes for health, dental, and vision insurance. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
DIAL Discussion
Discussion was held on the Core Educational Cooperative’s involvement with DIAL. Motion Platte-Geddes, seconded Plankinton to engage in conversation with DIAL to discuss relationship and develop a contractual agreement. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
Mission Statement and Logo
V. Johnson proposed forming a focus group to create a mission statement. Students from the member schools will be presented with the challenge in developing a logo for the new coop. Johnson would like to have entries by the March 9th board meeting.
Crisis Prevention Certification
V. Johnson informed the board that she currently holds the Crisis Prevention Certification.
Occupational Therapy/Speech Language
Contracts
V. Johnson has been approached by occupational therapists requesting to be employees of the cooperative rather than hired for services. Johnson was given authorization to advertise for one and one-half occupational therapist positions. The coop also has the opportunity to acquire additional Speech-Language Pathologists. These additional employees would be hired by the coop and their services sold to other entities. The board of directors gave their approval for her to pursue this avenue.
0-3 and Medicaid Billing
V. Johnson has started the application process requesting the Core Educational Cooperative as a billable entity for 0-3 and Medicaid billing purposes.
Other Business
The next meeting will be held on Thursday, March 9th at 2:00 p.m. at Corsica Elementary School.
Adjourn
Motion Plankinton, seconded Gregory to adjourn the meeting at 3:36 p.m. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.
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President Business Manager