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.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the agenda with the additions as
presented. Motion carried.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Motion
by Lagge seconded by Clites to approve the June 2017 Financial Statement. Motion carried.
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.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the July 2017 listing of bills as
presented. Motion carried.
Motion
by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the June 28, 2017 Mid-Central Co-op
minutes. Motion carried.
Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Odens to appoint Nicole Bamberg as the Mid-Central
Representative and Chad Clites as the alternate. Motion carried.
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.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the Core Cooperative Comprehensive
Plan. Motion carried.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Motion by Bamberg seconded by Van Gorp to approve the district’s
Non-Discrimination Policy. Motion carried.
Motion by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to approve the School
District Assurance Statements for the 2017-2018 school year. Carried.
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.
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.
Motion by Bamberg seconded by Van Gorp to approve the council
concept of the Corsica-Stickney School Community Improvement Plan. Motion carried.
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.
Motion by Clites seconded by Tolsma to approve the use of signature stamps for
the Superintendent, Business Manager, & Board Chairman. Motion carried.
Motion by Bamberg seconded by Van Gorp to approve
Public School Exemption Certificates L-O.
Motion carried.
Principal
Kemp informed the board that the elementary teachers will be attending a
reading workshop.
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.
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