CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – APRIL 9, 2018 – 7:30 P.M. – CLASSROOM “A” – CORSICA-STICKNEY HIGH SCHOOL

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Monday, April 9, 2018 – 7:30 p.m. in Classroom “A” of Corsica-Stickney High School. 

 

Members Present: Jeremy Wright, President; Chad Clites, Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge, Nicole Bamberg, Jennifer Van Gorp.

Members Absent: Don Odens

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

Guests Present: Mike Tuschen & Kris VanZee

 

There was a silent prayer before 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 Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the agenda with additions as presented.  Motion carried.

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

There were no conflicts of interest to disclose.

 

Technology Update/Direction

Technology Director Mike Tuschen met with the board to discuss his technology proposals for the 18-19 school year.  Items discussed were computers for the freshman and other half of the staff, updated promethean boards for the elementary and server/switch upgrades.  Motion by Bamberg seconded by Van Gorp to approve all items on the proposal.  Motion carried.

 

Unfinished Business

Dishwasher

Discussion was held on purchasing a dishwasher for the Stickney kitchen. Quotes were obtained for the dishwasher and necessary tables from Reinhart - $5050.00; CashWa - $5213.74; and U.S. Foods - $6464.00.  Motion by Tolsma seconded by Van Gorp to approve the purchase of the dishwasher and tables from Reinhart. Motion carried.

 

Pre-school Structure

After much assessment of  the preschool structure, a final proposal was given to the board.  Preschool will be offered to any student that is 4 years old by September 1.  Preschool will be offered from 8:30-11:00 in Stickney and 1:00-3:30 in Corsica, Monday-Thursday each week.  Bus services will be offered to students along the route for Stickney students before school and for Corsica students after school.  There will be no transportation provided by the school between 11am and 1pm.  As part of a transition to Kindergarten, on the last 4 Thursdays of the school year, the preschool students will have a full day of school at the Stickney campus.  This will allow them to get an idea of how the days will flow for them the following year.  The Little Stars program (3 year old preschool) will no longer be offered.  Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the new preschool structure effective fall 2018.  Motion carried.  

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Bamberg to approve the minutes from the March 12, 2018 Regular Board Meeting and March 22, 2018 Special Board Meeting. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the March 2018 Financial Statement.  Motion carried.

 

March 2018 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Van Gorp to approve the March 2018 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $23,362.45, disbursements of $7,297.86, receipts of $4,005.83, for an ending balance of $20,070.42.  Motion carried. 

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the April 2018 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, 2018 Mid-Central Coop meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Lease Agreement – Mid-Central Coop

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Tolsma to approve the lease agreement with Mid-Central Coop.  The lease will be $125.00 per month for a room in the elementary school located in Corsica. Motion carried.

 

Resolution C/S #26 – SDHSAA Membership

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Clites 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, 2018 and ending on June 30, 2019.  UPON ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye-Bamberg, Lagge, Tolsma, Clites, Van Gorp & Wright. Nay – None. Absent – Odens. Motion carried. A copy of this resolution is on file at the office of the Corsica-Stickney School Superintendent.

 

Employee Agreement Approval

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve employee agreements for the 2018-2019 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, 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, and Jean Van Genderen.  Motion carried.

 

1st Reading of Internal Controls Policy

The board held the first reading of Board of Education Policy FFF: Internal Controls Procedure. 

 

Principal/Superintendent Reports

Principals Fergen and Kemp updated the board on smarter balance testing progress.  The 5th-8th graders recently attended the vocal music contest in Armour.  Principal Fergen recently attended the Great Plains Conference meeting.  He informed the board that basketball and volleyball will now be included in conference games and tournaments. 

Superintendent Muckey updated the board on the recent teacher in-service on non-violent crisis intervention.  They had a full day of training and will do more in the fall.

 

Others

Business Manager Feenstra recently attended the Northern Plains Insurance Pool meeting in regards to health insurance.  She gave updates on the rates as well as other options the pool offers. 

 

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

At 8:51 p.m., motion by Van Gorp seconded by Clites to go into executive session to discuss personnel matter pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(1) and contract negotiations pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(2).   Motion carried.  Declared out of executive session at 10:30 p.m. by President Wright.

 

Industrial Arts Teacher

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Van Gorp to accept the contract of Brian Jorgensen as the Industrial Arts teacher for 2018-2019 school year.  Motion carried.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 10:32 p.m., motion by Lagge seconded by Bamberg to adjourn.  Motion carried.  The next regular meeting date will be Monday May 14, 2018 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