CORSICA-STICKNEY
SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3
UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS
REGULAR MEETING – JULY 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,
July 9, 2018. The 2018-2019 Budget
Hearing preceded the regular meeting.
With final figures incomplete until the end of August, the budget will be
adopted at the September 2018 board meeting. The budget hearing closed at 7:36 p.m.
Board
Members Present: Jeremy Wright, Chad Clites, Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge, Nicole
Bamberg, Don Odens
Members
Absent: Jennifer Van Gorp
Officers
Present: Scott Muckey, Superintendent; Andrew
Fergen, Secondary Principal; Ferra Kemp, Elementary Principal; and Angie
Feenstra, Business Manager.
President
Wright called the meeting to order at 7:38 p.m. and a quorum was established.
The Pledge of allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the agenda with the additions as
presented. Motion carried.
Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Clites to acknowledge the following disclosures: Scott
Muckey’s spouse, Sheryl Muckey, works for the Corsica-Stickney School District
as a teacher; Jeremy Wright’s spouse, Natalie Wright, works as a speech
therapist for the CORE Cooperative which the school is a member; 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.
No
guests present.
School
House Property
The
business manager gave updates on the school property located in Harrison.
Oaths of Office
Incumbent
board members Jeremy Wright, Chad Clites, and Jason Lagge 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 2019 fiscal year.
Motion
by Clites seconded by Tolsma to nominate Jeremy Wright for Board President for
2018-2019.
Motion
by Odens seconded by Lagge that nominations cease and to cast a unanimous
ballot for Jeremy Wright. Motion carried.
Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Odens to nominate Chad Clites for Vice-President. Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Lagge that nominations cease and to cast a unanimous
ballot for Chad Clites. Motion carried.
Motion
by Clites seconded by Tolsma to approve the June 11, 2018 Regular Meeting
Minutes and the June 27, 2018 Special Meeting Minutes. Motion carried.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the June 2018 Financial Statement. Motion
carried.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Clites to approve the June 2018 Trust and Agency Report
with a beginning balance of $17,891.28, disbursements of $2,483.91 receipts of
$4,319.25 for an ending balance of $19,726.62. Motion carried. The 2018 fiscal year end Trust and Agency
Report was also presented.
Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Odens to approve the July 2018 listing of bills as
presented. Motion carried.
Motion
by Lagge seconded by Clites to approve the June 11, 2018 Mid-Central Co-op
minutes. Nicole Bamberg will remain as
the Mid-Central Representative. Motion carried.
Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the minutes of the June 14, 2018 Core
Education Coop meetings. Chad Clites will
remain as the Core Representative. 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 an activity conflict the October meeting will be moved to the second
Wednesday of the month. 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 Clites seconded by Tolsma to leave the board pay the same for the 2018-2019
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 Bamberg seconded by Lagge to designate Bank of the West-Corsica, American
Bank & Trust (formerly 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 Odens to authorize Scott Muckey to institute the school
lunch agreement for 2018-2019 school year.
Motion carried.
Set Lunch Prices for 2018-2019
Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Odens to increase the lunch prices $0.05 for grades K-6 for
the 2018-2019 School Year. All other
prices will remain the same. The
breakfast prices will be $1.75 for K-12 and $2.15 for adults. Lunch prices will be $2.70 for K-6; $3.10 for
7-12 and $3.65 for adults.
Reduced
lunch and breakfast prices are .40 cents and .30 cents respectively. Motion
carried.
Parliamentary Procedure
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to designate Roberts Rules of Order as the
parliamentary procedure for school board meetings. Motion carried
Motion
by Tolsma seconded by Lagge 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 – Clites, Tolsma, Lagge,
Bamberg, Odens, Wright; Nay – None; Absent – Van Gorp. Motion carried,
resolution adopted.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Tolsma to appoint the Superintendent and Principals as Truancy
Officers. Motion carried.
School Closings
Motion
by Clites seconded by Tolsma 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 Tolsma seconded by Clites to leave the season activity passes and admission
prices the same as the 2018-2019 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 Odens seconded by Bamberg 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 Tolsma seconded by Clites 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 carried.
Motion by Odens seconded by Lagge 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 2018-2019 school year. Motion carried.
Motion by Bamberg
seconded by Lagge to leave the
lodging at single room rate, mileage at state rate and the meal allowance the
same at $25.00 per day for 2018-2019 ($5.00 breakfast, $10.00 dinner and $10.00
supper) for state sponsored events only.
Motion carried.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Clites to authorize the business manager to get
bids/quotes for Gas/Diesel/Heating Fuel as needed. Motion carried.
Motion by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the council concept of the
Corsica-Stickney School Community Improvement Plan. Motion carried.
The 2018-2019 Handbooks are on-line at www.corsica-stickney.k12.sd.us. Motion by Odens seconded by Clites to approve the handbook. Motion carried.
Motion by Tolsma
seconded by Clites to approve
the use of signature stamps for the Superintendent, Business Manager, &
Board Chairman. Motion carried.
Motion by Bamberg seconded
by Tolsma to approve Public School
Exemption Certificates M-O. Motion
carried.
Principal
Fergen gave out the finalized sports schedule for the year. Principal Kemp informed the board about a new
initiative by the state for school safety that allows for anonymous tips. She also talked about the teacher aides and
our needs for the upcoming year.
Motion
by Clites seconded by Tolsma to approve the Assistant Boys Basketball Coach
agreement with Kyle Wieczorek for the 2018-2019
season. Motion carried.
Motion
by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to declare the old promethean boards as surplus
property. Motion carried.
Jeremy
Wright was selected as the voting
delegate for the ASBSD Convention that will be held August 9-10, 2018 in Sioux
Falls. The building committee met with
Architecture Automated prior to the meeting to go over more about the
feasibility study. Superintendent Muckey
and Principal Kemp met with an instructional coach recently and talked with
board about the possibility of doing this as a type of professional
development. Many schools have started
doing this as a way for teachers to look at different ways to approach
teaching.
There being no further business, at 10:21 p.m., motion by Lagge seconded by Bamberg to adjourn.
Motion carried. The next regular
meeting will be held Monday, August 13, 2018 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