MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE

CORE EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

THURSDAY, JULY 19, 2018

 

President H. Mosterd called the budget hearing to order at 1:30 p.m. and the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Core Educational Cooperative to order at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 19, 2018, at CORE Educational Cooperative Office in Platte, SD. 

               

Members present:    Tina Westendorf (Armour), Holly Mosterd (Burke), Chad Clites (Corsica-Stickney), Joel Koskan (Colome), Karen Timanus (Gregory), Lisa Pazour (Kimball), Dale Larsch (Mt. Vernon), Jess Sondergroth (Platte-Geddes), and Tonya Aldrich (Wessington Springs).

                                     

Members absent:    Rodney Faulhaber (Plankinton), Jim Munsen (White Lake), and Tara Hochhalter (Wolsey-Wessington).

 

Superintendents:     Ryan Orrock (Colome), Scott Muckey (Corsica-Stickney), Tim Mayclin via Zoom (Kimball), Pat Mikkonen (Mt. Vernon), Steve Randall (Plankinton), Pandi Pittman (Wessington Springs), James Cutshaw via Zoom (Wolsey-Wessington).

 

Others present:         Valerie Johnson (Director) and Catrina Brown (Business Manager).

 

Additional Agenda Items

No additional agenda items were added.

Approve Agenda

Motion Colome, seconded by Gregory approving the agenda.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

Budget Hearing

     Time was allowed for a hearing on the proposed 2018-2019 budget in accordance with SDCL 13-11-02.  No 

      action taken.

Adjourn Budget Hearing

     Motion Mt. Vernon, seconded by Platte-Geddes to adjourn the budget hearing at 1:35 p.m.  All members

     present voted aye.  Motion carried.

Additional Agenda Items

No additional agenda items were added.

Approve Agenda

Motion Armour, seconded by Colome approving the agenda.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

Approve Minutes from June 14, 2018 meeting

Motion Mt. Vernon, seconded by Kimball approving the minutes of the regular meeting held on June 14, 2018.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

Public Forum

No action taken.

Approve Financial Reports

      Motion Colome, seconded by Gregory approving the report of cash transactions, revenue summary report and expenditure reports dated June 30, 2018.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

Approve July 2018 Bills for FY2017-2018 and FY 2018-2019

Motion Platte-Geddes, seconded by Corsica-Stickney approving the following bills for payment:

FY 2017-2018

Check #

Vendor Name

Account Number

Invoice Detail Description

  Invoice
Amount

439

MID-DAKOTA TECHNOLOGIES

22 2227 000 319

TECH SERVICES; INV #2011

 $           891.25

784

ANDERSON, EMILY

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           250.00

785

BARTLING WELDING & MACHINE INC

22 2549 000 411

OFFICE SUPPLIES-SIGN

 $        1,750.92

786

BURKE GAZETTE, THE

22 2319 000 350

BOARD ADVERTISING; INV #117405

 $           333.51

787

CITY OF PLATTE

22 2549 000 321 002

OFFICE WATER AND SEWER

 $             67.90

788

CLARKE, JEAN

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

788

CLARKE, JEAN

53 2226 000 334

BLACKBOARD TRAVEL

 $             19.32

789

DYK, ROXANE

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           560.00

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

53 2226 000 341

VIRTUAL SCHOOL POSTAGE-ENVELOPES

 $           285.90

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

53 2226 000 411

VIRTUAL SCHOOL WORKDAY MEAL

 $             33.85

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2529 000 334

FISCAL TRAVEL

 $           154.60

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2710 000 319

ED EVAL CPR TRAINING

 $             60.00

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2159 000 319

SPEECH CPR TRAINING

 $           270.00

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2149 000 319

PSYCH CPR TRAINING

 $           150.00

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2172 000 319

OT CPR TRAINING

 $             60.00

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2171 000 319

PT CPR TRAINING

 $             30.00

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2329 000 319

DIRECTOR CPR TRAINING

 $             30.00

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

22 2529 000 319

FISCAL CPR TRAINING

 $             30.00

790

FIRST BANK & TRUST

53 2226 000 319

VIRTUAL SCHOOL CPR TRAINING

 $             60.00

791

FRIDLEY, SARA

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD SUPPORT PAYMENT

 $           102.93

791

FRIDLEY, SARA

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

791

FRIDLEY, SARA

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           320.00

792

GIBLIN, DEBRA

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

792

GIBLIN, DEBRA

53 2226 000 334

BLACKBOARD TRAVEL

 $             58.80

793

GROPPER, CLAYTON

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

794

HOHBACH, ELLEN

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

794

HOHBACH, ELLEN

53 2226 000 334

BLACKBOARD TRAVEL

 $             33.60

795

HOHN, SARAH

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $             80.00

796

HONERMAN, SARAH

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $             80.00

797

JENSEN, MICHELLE

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $             80.00

798

KARY, RACHEL

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           160.00

799

KELEHER, LORI

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           560.00

800

KLEIN, SARA

22 2319 000 334

BOARD MEETING TRAVEL

 $             75.60

801

KOUPAL, KAREN

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           320.00

802

KREULEN, NANCY

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           560.00

803

LAWLER AUTOMOTIVE INC

22 2172 000 413

OT OIL CHANGE - PAIGE #18

 $             51.26

804

MITTELSTEDT, RODNEY

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $             80.00

805

MOHLING, CHARLOTTE

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

805

MOHLING, CHARLOTTE

53 2226 000 334

BLACKBOARD TRAVEL

 $             42.00

806

NICOLAUS, JANET

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

807

NORTHWESTERN ENERGY

22 2549 000 321 001

OFFICE ELECTRICITY

 $           349.00

808

OLSON, MARDA

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           250.00

809

OVERWEG REPAIR

22 2159 000 413

SPEECH OIL CHANGE - TAYLA #8

 $             49.06

810

PLATTE FOOD CENTER

53 2226 000 411

VRTUAL SCHOOL SUPPLIES

 $             18.16

811

PLATTE TREE AND LAWN CARE

22 2549 000 411

OFFICE SUPPLIES

 $             60.00

812

PUNT, KANDY

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           320.00

813

RAAK, CATHERINE

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           400.00

814

RUSSELL-MANKE, ANNIKA

53 2226 000 319 202

BLACKBOARD TEACHER WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

815

S&H HEATING AND COOLING

22 2549 000 323

OFFICE AC MAINTENANCE

 $           269.10

816

SEVERSON'S SERVICE

22 2529 000 413

FISCAL FUEL

 $             21.40

816

SEVERSON'S SERVICE

22 2149 000 413

PSYCH OIL CHANGE - CAR #9

 $             34.58

816

SEVERSON'S SERVICE

22 2159 000 413

SPEECH OIL CHANGE - JEN B #10

 $             33.88

817

SIEGFRIED, JOSHUA

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $             80.00

818

THOMPSON, JULIE

53 2226 000 319 201

EDGE TEACHER PAYMENT

 $           160.00

819

TONAK, LORI

53 2226 000 319 201

BLACKBOARD WORK DAY PAYMENT

 $           100.00

819

TONAK, LORI

53 2226 000 334

BLACKBOARD TRAVEL

 $             37.80

820

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2329 000 413

DIRECTOR FUEL CHARGES

 $           113.98

820

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2159 000 413

SPEECH FUEL CHARGES

 $           230.17

820

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2171 000 413

PT FUEL CHARGES

 $             67.43

820

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2172 000 413

OT FUEL CHARGES

 $           102.04

820

US BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS

22 2710 000 413

ED EVAL FUEL CHARGES

 $           153.26

821

VERIZON WIRELESS

53 2226 000 340

VS PHONE

 $             54.24

821

VERIZON WIRELESS

22 2171 000 340

PT PHONE

 $             40.01

821

VERIZON WIRELESS

22 2329 000 340

DIRECTOR MIFI

 $             40.01

822

WYNIA MOWING

22 2549 000 323

OFFICE MOWING

 $             30.00

 

 

 

Report Total:

 $      11,455.56

Fund Totals:

Fund 10

 $                               -  

Fund 12

 $                               -  

Fund 22

 $                    5,548.96

Fund 53

 $                    5,906.60

Report Total:

 $                  11,455.56

 

FY 2018-2019

Check #

Vendor Name

Account Number

Invoice Detail Description

  Invoice
Amount

440

JOHNSON, VALERIE

10 2545 000 550

LICENSE PLATES FOR 2 CARS

 $           42.40

441

KAFKA, KRISTI

22 2149 000 640

PSYCH NASP MEMBERSHIP 18-19

 $         210.00

823

ASBSD

22 2319 000 640

BOARD DUES 2018-2019

 $         775.00

824

EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES, INC

22 2149 000 411

SPED ADVANTAGE; INV #458

 $      5,704.00

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

22 2710 000 240

ED EVAL WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $         226.46

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

22 2765 000 240

BIRTH TO THREE WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $         226.45

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

22 2149 000 240

PSYCH WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $      1,132.29

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

22 2159 000 240

SPEECH WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $      2,038.12

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

22 2171 000 240

PT WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $         226.46

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

22 2172 000 240

OT WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $         452.92

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

22 2329 000 240

DIRECTOR WORKMAN'S COMP

 $         226.46

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

22 2529 000 240

FISCAL WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $         226.46

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

53 2226 000 240

VS WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $         452.92

825

FIRST DAKOTA INDEMNITY COMPANY

12 2226 000 240

GRANT WRITER WORKMAN'S COMP 18-19

 $         226.46

826

HUB INTERNATIONAL MOUNTAIN STATE

22 2319 000 651

DIRECTOR AND FISCAL BOND

 $         300.00

827

MID CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL COOP

10 2535 000 520

OFFICE LEASE PAYMENT

 $         500.00

828

MIDSTATE COMMUNICATIONS

22 2549 000 340

OFFICE PHONE

 $         335.04

829

PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANY

22 2319 000 651

PROPERTY AND LIABILITY INSURANCE 2018-2019

 $    15,724.00

829

PHILADELPHIA INSURANCE COMPANY

10 2545 000 550

CAR INSURANCE 2018-2019

 $    22,219.00

830

POSTMASTER

22 2765 000 411

BIRTH TO THREE ENVELOPES

 $         285.90

830

POSTMASTER

22 2529 000 341

FISCAL ENVELOPES

 $         574.05

831

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF SD

22 2329 000 640

DIRECTOR DUES 2018-2019

 $         604.00

831

SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS OF SD

22 2529 000 640

FISCAL DUES 2018-2019

 $         270.00

832

SD DIVISION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION

22 2149 000 411

PSYCH FINGERPRINTS

 $           86.50

833

SD TEACHER PLACEMENT CENTER

22 2319 000 640

BOARD DUES 2018-2019

 $         420.00

834

SOFTWARE  HOUSE INTERNATIONAL

10 2229 000 471

MICROSOFT LICENSING

 $         925.98

834

SOFTWARE  HOUSE INTERNATIONAL

10 2229 000 471

MICROSOFT LICENSING

 $         106.20

835

SOFTWARE UNLIMITED, INC.

22 2529 000 411

FISCAL ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE 18-19

 $      4,700.00

 

 

 

Report Total:

 $    59,217.07

Fund Totals:

Fund 10

 $ 23,793.58

Fund 12

 $      226.46

Fund 22

 $  34,744.11

Fund 53

 $       452.92

Report Total:

 $   59,217.07

 

 All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

 

 

Approve Payment for Other Payroll and Board Payments

      Motion Armour, seconded by Kimball to pay the following other payroll and board payments:

PAYROLL ITEMS THAT NEED APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNING BOARD

July 19, 2018

EMPLOYEE NAME

SERVICES

AMOUNT

Bobbi Brink

Speech Services - June 2018

$734.97

Jennifer Boyden

Speech Assistant Services - June 2018

$902.00

Jocelyn Grosz

Birth to Three Services - June 2018

$1,570.45

Kristi Kafka

RTI Work Group and Psych Services - June 2018

$476.00

Laura Bergeleen

Speech Services - June 2018

$587.71

Nicole Palmer

Speech Services - June 2018

$351.99

Paige Shumake

OT Services - June 2018

$1,169.50

Roxann Larson

Speech Services - June 2018

$430.91

Sona Kott

OT Services - June 2018

$1,044.68

Tayla Thomas

Speech Assistant Services - June 2018

$533.00

 

 

 

TOTAL TO BE APPROVED FOR JULY 20, 2018 PAYROLL

$7,801.20

PAYROLL ITEMS THAT NEED APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNING BOARD

July 19, 2018

Tonya Aldrich

Board Stipend and Travel

$152.86

Chad Clites

Board Stipend and Travel

$224.63

Joel Koskan

Board Stipend and Travel

$241.29

Dale Larsch

Board Stipend and Travel

$182.74

Holly Mosterd

Board Stipend and Travel

$225.18

Jim Munsen

Board Stipend and Travel

$71.77

Lisa Pazour

Board Stipend and Travel

$205.24

Jess Sondgeroth

Board Stipend and Travel

$46.17

Karen Timanus

Board Stipend and Travel

$171.88

Tina Westendorf

Board Stipend and Travel

$208.34

Robert Wik

Board Stipend and Travel

$79.53

TOTAL TO BE APPROVED FOR JUNE 20, 2018 PAYROLL

$1,809.63

     All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.                    

Officially adjourn the 2017-2018 Cooperative Board and appoint Director Valerie Johnson as temporary chairperson.

    Motion Colome, seconded by Armour to officially adjourn the 2017-2018 CORE Cooperative board meeting at  

    2:20 p.m. and appoint director Valerie Johnson as temporary chairperson.  All members present voted aye. 

    Motion carried.

Administer Oath of Office for any new board members

      No action taken as no new members were present.

Organize the 2018-2019 Board of Education

    Motion by Armour to nominate Holly Mosterd as President for 2018-2019 year, nominations ceased by Colome 

    and Holly Mosterd was elected by unanimous ballot.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

 

    Motion Colome to nominate Chad Clites as Vice President for 2018-2019 year, nominations ceased by Armour

    and Chad Clites was elected by unanimous ballot.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

President Appoints the Following Committees

     Building committee: Joel Koskan, Karen Timanus, and Jim Munsen.  Negotiations committee: Holly Mosterd,

     Dale Larsch, and Lisa Pazour.  Finance Committee: Chad Clites, Tonya Aldrich, and Jess Sondergroth.  By-

     Laws committee: Tara Hochhalter, Tina Westendorf, and Rodney Faulhaber.

 

 

Approve Disclosure of Potential Conflict of Interest per SDCL 3-23

    Motion Gregory, seconded by Mt. Vernon approving the Request for Board Waiver from Tina Westendorf,

    Chad Clites, Tonya Aldrich and Lisa Pazour for serving on the Mid Central Educational Cooperative Board and

    the CORE Educational Cooperative Board.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

Annual Meeting Approvals

     Motion Wessington Springs, seconded by Platte-Geddes to approve the following:

a.       Designate the Winner Advocate (Colome) as the cooperative’s official newspaper

b.       Designate Rodney Freeman as the cooperative’s official legal counsel

c.        Authorize Catrina Brown (Business Manager), Holly Mosterd (Board President), and Chad Clites (Board Vice-President) as signer on all accounts and depositories.

d.       Designate depositories of Core Educational Cooperative as First Fidelity (Platte) and Farmer’s State Bank (Parkston)

e.        Authorize director and business manager to make purchases

f.        Authorize Business Manager to obtain quotes on propane

g.        Approval of Bond for Business Manager in the amount of $50,000, Director in the amount of $10,000

h.       Set date Thursday of the first full week of each month, time ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­­at 10:00 a.m., place Core Educational Cooperative. (Unless otherwise specified)

i.         Approve Robert’s Rule of Order (revised) as the guide for Core Cooperative board meetings

j.         Establish the board member per diem at $60.00 for board members and $70 for board president per meeting plus mileage at $0.42 per mile

k.       Approve use of electronic (facsimile) signatures on vouchers, work logs and reports

l.         Approve publication of salaries

m.     Approve Personnel Handbook

n.       Approve Comprehensive Special Education Plan

o.       Approve By-Laws

p.       Approve Policies

    All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

Executive Session for Personnel per SDCL 1-25-2 (1)

President Holly Mosterd declared executive session at 2:31 p.m. to discuss personnel per SDCL 1-25-2(1). All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

President Holly Mosterd declared open session at 2:33 p.m.

Approve Contracts per SDCL 1-25-2 (1)

     Motion Colome, seconded by Kimball to approve the following contracts:                     

Contract #

Name

Description

Payment

VS2018-042

Heather Collins

Develop Native American Studies Course

$250 per course

VS2018-043

Sandy Nightingale

Evaluator for Visual Communications
Evaluator for Multi-Media Designs

$100 per course, per semester

VS2019-001

Annika Russell

Accounting 1 and Advanced Accounting

1 to 12 students - $255 per student
13 to 22 students - $100 per student
23 and above - $255 per student

VS2019-002

Annika Russell

Personal Finance

1 to 12 students - $255 per student
13 to 22 students - $100 per student
23 and above - $255 per student

VS2019-003

Annika Russell

Entrepreneurship

1 to 12 students - $255 per student
13 to 22 students - $100 per student
23 and above - $255 per student

VS2019-011

Dave Reuland

General Service Technician Program

1 to 12 students - $255 per student
13 to 22 students - $100 per student
23 and above - $255 per student

VS2019-032

Jody Converse

American Sign Language I

1 to 12 students - $255 per student
13 to 22 students - $100 per student
23 and above - $255 per student

EDG2019-006

Joshua Siegfried

Edgenuity Teacher

$80 per student, per semester

EDG2019-019

Merretta Anderson

Edgenuity Teacher

$80 per student, per semester

EDG2019-020

Michele Jensen

Edgenuity Teacher

$80 per student, per semester

EDG2019-029

Elizabeth Breed

Edgenuity Teacher

$80 per student, per semester

CORE2019-005   Chamberlain School District             School Psych Services              $600 per day + $0.42 per mile

All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.   

Surplus Items

    Motion Wessington Springs, seconded by Corsica-Stickney to surplus some office furniture and technology

    items at a zero value.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

Director’s Report

      No action taken.

Next Meeting:

      August 17, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. at the CORE Educational Cooperative in Platte, SD

Adjourn

Motion Corsica-Stickney, seconded by Wessington Springs to adjourn the meeting at 2:55 p.m.  All members present voted aye.  Motion carried.

 

 

_______________________________                      _______________________________

President                                                                          Business Manager