CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – MARCH 12, 2018 – 7:30 P.M. – STUDY HALL ROOM – CORSICA-STICKNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Monday, March 12, 2018 – 7:30 p.m. in the Study Hall Room of Corsica-Stickney Elementary School.

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

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

Guests Present: Members of the Community

Pastor Dan Ebbens gave a prayer before the meeting.

President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:33 p.m. and a quorum was established. The Pledge of Allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.

Approve Agenda

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

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

There were no conflicts of interest to disclose.

Open Forum/Public Discussion

A group of community members came to the meeting to discuss a recent threat upon the school. They were given a briefing of what took place and the procedure that was followed. The topics discussed included drills, sending notifications, bus safety, secure entrances, other general concerns. Effectively immediately all doors will be locked throughout the day, open campus will not be allowed, and officers will be kept on location as long as their schedules will allow. The school will be looking into an alert system as well as long-term security options.

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Lagge to approve the minutes from the February 12, 2018 Regular Board Meeting. Motion carried.

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Lagge seconded by Odens to approve the February 2018 Financial Statement. Motion carried.

February 2018 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Clites to approve the February 2018 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $23,872.59, disbursements of $11,546.75, receipts of $11,036.61, for an ending balance of $23,362.45. Motion carried.

Approval of Bills

Motion by Odens seconded by Clites to approve the March 2018 listing of bills. Motion carried.

Approval of Mid-Central Coop Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Van Gorp to approve the minutes of the February 15, 2018 Mid-Central Coop meeting. The board also discussed the possibility of Mid-Central renting a room at the Corsica elementary school to use for their office space. No decision on this matter at this time. Motion carried.

Approve Core Education Cooperative Minutes

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the minutes of the March 8, 2018 Core Education Coop meeting. Motion carried.

Secure Audit Firm

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to authorize the business manager to secure Schoenfish & Co. for the FY2018 audit. Motion carried.

Open Enrollment

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Lagge to approve Open Enrollment C. Motion carried.

Approve Contracts

Motion by Tolsma second by Clites to approve the contracts of the following staff: Jacqueline Boyle, Jason Broughton, Lorisa Broughton, Kristie Clark, Michael Davis, Tanya Davis, Wade Gall, Kristine Gillette, Vickie Guenthner, Heather Hanson, Stacey Hosman, Mark Joachim, Carrie Kafka, Michelle Koch, Sheryl Muckey, Stephanie Slaba, Christina Strid, Michael Tuschen, Allyson Waldner, & Craig Wixon. Robert Dunwoody did not return a contract. Motion carried.

Legislative Action

Superintendent Muckey gave a short update on legislative action.

Principal Reports

Principal Fergen and Principal Kemp gave updates on schedules, smarter balance testing, track & golf preseason meetings, and preschool.

Principal Kemp also informed the board that the Corsica-Stickney Teacher of the Year is Lorisa Broughton.

Others

Superintendent Muckey reported that there will be a student teacher next year in the FACS department. The feasibility study is complete. Some of the items that were brought up in it will be discussed at the Community Improvement Council meeting prior to the April School Board meeting.

Executive Session – SDCL 1-25-2 (1) Personnel Matter & SDCL 1-25-2 (2) Student Matter

At 10:28 p.m., motion by Tolsma seconded by Bamberg to go into executive session to discuss personnel matter pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(1) and student matter pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(2). Motion carried. Declared out of executive session at 11:27 p.m. by President Wright.

Employee Agreement Issuance

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to issue employee agreements for the 2018-2019 school year to the following classified staff: Corey Baumiller, Carol Bolt, Rodney Bormann, Cindy Bosma, Kristie Burke, Margaret Casavan, Jennifer DeLange, Brenda Dykstra, Ronald Heidinger, Jennifer Kellogg, 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, Jean Van Genderen, Letha Van Vuuren, and Kyle Wieczorek. Motion carried.

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 11:28 p.m., motion by Tolsma seconded by Bamberg to adjourn. Motion carried. The next regular meeting date will be Monday April 9, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. in Classroom “A” of the Corsica-Stickney High School.

ATTEST:

JEREMY WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

ANGELA FEENSTRA- BUSINESS MANAGER