CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – MARCH 11, 2019 – 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 11, 2019 – 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: Kris VanZee

 

A time of silent prayer was held 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. 

 

Open Forum/Public Discussion

No public discussion was held.

 

Approve Agenda

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the agenda as presented.  Motion carried.

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

There were no conflicts of interest to disclose.

 

Unfinished Business

Instructional Coach

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Van Gorp to approve the contract with Education Connect LLC for $7500.00 for instructional coaching for the 2019-2020 school year. Motion carried.

 

Crow’s Nest

Further discussion was held on the addition to the crow’s nest at the football field/track. Item will be tabled until the April meeting.

 

Athletic Schedules

Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites to schedule all high school games at the high school campus. After hearing some feedback after the last meeting, it was determined it is best for the students to have one designated home court. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Bamberg to approve the minutes from the February 13, 2019 Regular Board Meeting. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Tolsma to approve the February 2019 Financial Statement.  Motion carried.

 

February 2019 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the February 2019 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $21,583.48, disbursements of $14,916.12, receipts of $15,208.06, for an ending balance of $21,875.42.  Motion carried. 

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Bamberg to approve the March 2019 listing of bills.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Mid-Central Coop Minutes

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve the minutes of the February 11, 2019 Mid-Central Coop meeting. Motion carried.

 

Secure Audit Firm

Motion by Odens seconded by Van Gorp to authorize the business manager to secure Schoenfish & Co. for the FY2019 audit. Motion carried.

 

Approve Contracts

Motion by Van Gorp second by Bamberg to approve the contracts of the following staff: Jacqueline Boyle, Jason Broughton, Lorisa Broughton, Kristie Clark, Wade Gall, Kristine Gillette, Vickie Guenthner, Heather Hanson, Stacey Hosman, Mark Joachim, Danielle Johnson, Brian Jorgensen, Carrie Kafka, Michelle Koch, Sheryl Muckey, Ashley Olsen, Nicole Reichert, Christina Strid, Michael Tuschen, Allyson Waldner, & Craig Wixon. Mike Davis and Tanya Davis did not return contracts.  Motion carried.

 

Principal Reports

Principal Kemp reported on various activities that have been happening. The Festival Choir that was held in Stickney was considered a success. Upcoming events include the Prairie Reader contest, vocal contest and Miss South Dakota doing a presentation at the elementary school.

Principal Fergen gave results of an extra-curricular survey he sent out to grades 7-11. Upcoming activities at the high school include Smarter Balance testing, large group contest and all-school play.

 

Others

Other items discussed were new sports alignments and snow make-up days. Right now Easter Monday, April 22nd, will be added back into the school calendar as a make-up day.

 

The building committee gave some updates on their meetings that they have had with some community members. The community members have had some good questions and gave the committee some suggestions for moving forward. More committee meetings will be set up in the future to see what are needs and what are wants for our school district. Some research will be done on the funding options for various building projects as well.

 

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

At 9:41 p.m., motion by Van Gorp seconded by Tolsma 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 10:28 p.m. by President Wright.

 

Employee Agreement Issuance

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Odens to issue employee agreements for the 2019-2020 school year to the following classified staff: Corey Baumiller, Rodney Bormann, Cindy Bosma, Kristie Burke, Margaret Casavan, Jennifer DeLange, Brenda Dykstra, Ronald Heidinger, Josh Kemp, Cindy Koster, Connie Matzner, Doris Metzger, Janet Moser, Phyllis Muilenburg, Amber Niewenhuis, Gregg Olawsky, Phyllis Pennings, Johanna Pfiester, Dennis Plooster, Elaine Plooster, Bonny Prien, Sammie Prien, Sherry Schumacher, Eugene Tastad, Angie Teel, Karla VandenBerge, Jean Van Genderen, Letha Van Vuuren, and Kyle Wieczorek.  Motion carried.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 10:29 p.m., motion by Tolsma seconded by Van Gorp 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