CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – JULY 10, 2017 – 7:30 P.M. – CLASSROOM “A” – CORSICA-STICKNEY HIGH SCHOOL

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Monday, July 10, 2017.  The 2017-2018 Budget Hearing preceded the regular meeting.  With final figures incomplete until the end of August, the budget will be adopted at the September 2017 board meeting. The budget hearing closed at 7:34 p.m.

 

Board Members Present: Jeremy Wright, Chad Clites, Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge, Nicole Bamberg, Don Odens, & Jennifer Van Gorp

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

Guests: Trent Vanden Hoek 

 

An opening prayer was given by Nicole Bamberg

 

President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:37 p.m. and a quorum was established. The Pledge of allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.

 

Approve Agenda

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

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites to acknowledge the following disclosures: Scott Muckey’s spouse, Sheryl Muckey, works for the Corsica-Stickney School District as a teacher; the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education determines these conflicts are fair, reasonable, and not contrary to the public interest. (SDCL 6-1-17). Motion carried.

 

Open Forum

Trent Vanden Hoek with the Corsica Development Corporation gave an update on the Governor’s Housing Project.  The garage, the lot, timeline and price estimates were all discussed.  Decisions in regards to final layout and garage size will need to be made in the near future.

 

Unfinished Business

In conjunction with long-term planning the school board discussed sending a letter to the Armour School and Board of Education opening up communication to discuss potential ways to assist each other in the future.  Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to send a letter to the Armour School as an open ended invitation for future talks.  Motion carried.

 

The entrance sign to the football/track complex was discussed more in what needs to be done in order to repair it. 

 

Oaths of Office

In-coming board member Jennifer Van Gorp and incumbent Shannon Tolsma signed their oaths of office beginning their three-year terms on the Board of Education.  Business Manager Feenstra signed an oath of office for FY 2018 fiscal year.

 

Election of 2017-2018 President

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Odens to nominate Jeremy Wright for Board President for 2017-2018. Motion by Clites seconded by Tolsma that nominations cease and to cast a unanimous ballot for Jeremy Wright.  Motion carried.

 

Election of 2017-2018 Vice-President

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Van Gorp to nominate Chad Clites for Vice-President. Motion by Odens seconded by Tolsma that nominations cease and to cast a unanimous ballot for Clites. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the June 19, 2017 Regular Meeting Minutes and the June 22, 2017 Special Meeting Minutes.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites to approve the June 2017 Financial Statement.  Motion carried.

 

June 2017 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Lagge seconded by Bamberg to approve the June 2017 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $21,933.29, disbursements of $2,446.48 receipts of $3,223.03 for an ending balance of $22,709.84. Motion carried.  The 2017 fiscal year end Trust and Agency Report was also presented.

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the July 2017 listing of bills as presented.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Mid-Central Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the June 28, 2017 Mid-Central Co-op minutes.  Motion carried.

 

Appoint Mid-Central Representative

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Odens to appoint Nicole Bamberg as the Mid-Central Representative and Chad Clites as the alternate.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Core Education Cooperative Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Van Gorp to approve the minutes of the July 6, 2017 Core Education Coop meetings.  Chad Clites will remain as the Core Representative. Motion carried.

 

Approve Core Comprehensive Plan

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the Core Cooperative Comprehensive Plan. Motion carried.

 

Official Meeting Dates

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to set the second Monday of each month as the regular school board meeting dates.  Due to activity conflicts the October, December & January meetings will be moved to the second Wednesday of those months. The meeting times will be 7:30 p.m. with Classroom “A” at the high school and the study hall room at the elementary school being used as the regular meeting places on an alternating basis.  Motion carried.  The school board agendas will be placed on the district website.

 

Board Pay

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to leave the board pay the same for the 2017-2018 school year.  Board Chair will receive $60/meeting, Board Members will receive $50/meeting and Committee Meetings will be paid at $30/meeting.  Motion carried.

 

2017-2018 Designations

Motion by Lagge seconded by Van Gorp to designate Bank of the West-Corsica, Farmers State Bank-Stickney, Farmers State Bank-Parkston, BankWest-Armour, U.S. Bank and SD FIT as official depositories; Angie Feenstra and Scott Muckey as custodians of school accounts; Corsica Globe and Stickney Argus as official newspapers and Swier Law Firm as the school attorney.   Motion carried. The school board proceedings are also placed on the school’s website.

 

School Lunch Agreement

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Clites to authorize Scott Muckey to institute the school lunch agreement for 2017-2018 school year.  Motion carried.

 

Set Lunch Prices for 2017-2018

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Bamberg to increase the breakfast prices $0.05 for all and lunch prices $0.05 with the exception of 7-12 for the 2017-2018 School Year.  The breakfast prices will be $1.75 for K-12 and $2.15 for adults.  Lunch prices will be $2.65 for K-6; $3.10 for 7-12 and $3.65 for adults. 

Reduced price lunch and breakfast is .40 cents. Motion carried.

 

Parliamentary Procedure

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Clites to designate Roberts Rules of Order as the parliamentary procedure for school board meetings.  Motion carried.

 

RESOLUTION #24- Investment of District Funds

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to authorize the business manager to invest and reinvest school funds in an institution, which serves the greatest advantage to the school district.  UPON ROLL CALL VOTE:  Aye – Odens, Bamberg, Tolsma, Lagge, Clites, Van Gorp & Wright. Motion carried.

 

Truancy Officer

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to appoint the Superintendent and Principals as Truancy Officers.  Motion carried.

 

Executive Session – SDCL 1-25-2 (3) Legal Counsel

Attorney Scott Swier conferenced in via phone.

At 9:04 p.m., motion by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to go into executive session to discuss a legal matter with the school attorney pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(3).   Motion carried.  Declared out of executive session at 9:23 p.m. by President Wright.

 

School Closings

Motion by Lagge seconded by Bamberg to designate Superintendent Muckey who will then use the line-of-authority to close school for emergency situations and inclement weather.  Motion carried.

                                                           

Kitchen/Gym Rental 

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to leave the elementary and high school gym and high school kitchen area and commons rent the same as last school year. Motion carried.

 

Season Activity Passes

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Van Gorp to leave the season activity passes and admission prices the same as the 2017-2018 school year.  Carried.  Those prices are Family pass $60.00; adult pass $30.00; student pass $10.00.  Regular gate admission will be $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for students.  Senior citizens (65 plus) free with a senior citizen pass.

 

Student Insurances

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to provide all students information on the Delta Dental and Student Assurance Services and to approve the catastrophic insurances as recommended by the SDHSAA to those who participate in high school activities.  Motion carried.

 

Board of Education Policies and Procedures Manuals

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Bamberg that the Corsica-Stickney School District Policy and Procedure Manual and the ASBSD School Board Handbook, the Negotiated Agreements Manual and the CORE Cooperative Special Education Manual serve as our guidelines and shall be employed by all school personnel. Motion carried. All manuals are on file and available in the central office. 

 

Non-Discrimination Policy

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Van Gorp to approve the district’s Non-Discrimination Policy.  Motion carried.

 

School District Assurance Statements

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the School District Assurance Statements for the 2017-2018 school year.  Carried.

 

Establish Mileage, Room and Meal Rates

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Clites to leave the lodging at single room rate, mileage at state rate and the meal allowance the same at $25.00 per day for 2017-2018 ($5.00 breakfast, $10.00 dinner and $10.00 supper) for state sponsored events only.  Motion carried.

 

Gas/Diesel/Heating Fuel Quotes

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Bamberg to authorize the business manager to get bids/quotes for Gas/Diesel/Heating Fuel as needed.  Motion carried.

 

Corsica-Stickney School Community Improvement Plan

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Van Gorp to approve the council concept of the Corsica-Stickney School Community Improvement Plan.  Motion carried.

 

Student Handbook and Laptop Handbook for 2017-2018

The 2017-2018 Handbooks are on-line at www.corsica-stickney.k12.sd.us.  Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites to approve the handbook.  Motion carried.

 

Signature Stamps

Motion by Clites seconded by Tolsma to approve the use of signature stamps for the Superintendent, Business Manager, & Board Chairman.  Motion carried.

 

Public School Exemption Certificates

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Van Gorp to approve Public School Exemption Certificates L-O.  Motion carried.

 

Principal Reports

Principal Kemp informed the board that the elementary teachers will be attending a reading workshop. 

 

Others

Jeremy Wright was selected as the voting delegate for the ASBSD Convention that will be held August 10-11, 2017 in Sioux Falls.  Superintendent Muckey discussed with the board the Kids Care account that was recently established by local churches.  Also in discussion was a football coop.  AC/DC is has informally approached area schools for a possible football coop due to low numbers of participation.  No formal request has been made at this time.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 10:45 p.m., motion by Tolsma seconded by Bamberg to adjourn.  Motion carried.  The next regular meeting will be held Monday, August 14, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. in the Study Hall Room of Corsica-Stickney Elementary School.

 

 

ATTEST:

 

 

 

JEREMY WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

 

ANGIE FEENSTRA – BUSINESS MANAGER