MINUTES OF THE REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE
CORE EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2020
President C. Clites called the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Core Educational Cooperative to order at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 5, 2020, at CORE Educational Cooperative Office in Platte, SD.
Members present: Tina Westendorf (Armour), Joel Koskan (Colome), Chad Clites (Corsica-Stickney), Karen Timanus (Gregory), Lisa Pazour (Kimball), Dale Larsch (Mt. Vernon), Ross Vanzee (Platte-Geddes), Jim Burg (Wessington Springs), Jim Munsen (White Lake), and Tara Hochhalter via Zoom Conferencing (Wolsey-Wessington).
Members absent: Val Drey (Burke) and Jason Heezen (Plankinton).
Superintendents: Andrea Powell via Zoom Conferencing (Armour), Erik Person (Burke), Scott Muckey (Corsica-Stickney), Sara Anderson (Gregory), Christopher Noid via Zoom Conferencing (Kimball), Joel Bailey (Platte-Geddes), and Pandi Pittman (Wessington Springs).
Others present: Valerie Johnson (Director) and Catrina Brown (Business Manager).
Public Forum
No action taken.
Additional Agenda Items
Two items were added to the agenda: #11. Discussion on CD and #12. SEL Pilot Discussion.
Approve Agenda
Motion Mt. Vernon, seconded by Armour approving the amended agenda. Roll call vote was held with all members
voting aye. Motion carried.
Oath of Office per SDCL
3-1-5
No action taken.
Approve Minutes from February 6, 2020 Meetings
Motion White Lake, seconded by Gregory approving the minutes of the meeting held on February 6, 2020. Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
Approve Financial Reports
Motion Gregory, seconded by Kimball approving the report of cash transactions, revenue summary report and expenditure reports dated February 29, 2020. Roll call voted was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
Approve March 2020 Bills
Motion Colome, seconded by Wessington Springs approving the following bills for payment:
|
Check # |
Vendor Name |
Account Number |
Invoice Detail
Description |
Invoice |
|
1904 |
MID
CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL COOP |
10
2535 000 520 |
OFFICE
LEASE PAYMENT |
$
500.00 |
|
1894 |
FIRST
BANK & TRUST |
10
2623 000 334 |
ED
SPEC TRAVEL |
$
110.00 |
|
1918 |
STAY
USA HOTEL AND SUITES |
10
2623 000 334 |
ED
SPEC TRAVEL - INV #1135711 |
$
77.00 |
|
1922 |
US
BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS |
10
2623 000 413 |
ED
SPEC FUEL |
$
151.66 |
|
|
|
|
Fund 10 Total: |
$
838.66 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1922 |
US
BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS |
22
2126 000 413 |
ED
EVAL FUEL |
$
139.04 |
|
1907 |
MULTI
HEALTH SYSTEMS |
22
2149 000 411 |
PSYCH
SUPPLIES; INV #SIP00014888 |
$
159.00 |
|
1898 |
JEFF'S
GREGORY BODY SHOP |
22
2149 000 413 |
PSYCH
CAR REPAIR - ALISHA #9 |
$
50.00 |
|
1922 |
US
BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS |
22
2149 000 413 |
PSYCH
FUEL |
$
461.87 |
|
1162 |
THOMAS,
TAYLA |
22
2159 000 334 |
SPEECH
TRAVEL |
$
215.46 |
|
1923 |
VERIZON
WIRELESS |
22
2159 000 340 |
SPEECH
MIFI |
$
40.01 |
|
1894 |
FIRST
BANK & TRUST |
22
2159 000 411 |
SPEECH
SUPPLIES |
$
0.21 |
|
1896 |
HILLMAN'S
GAS & GARAGE |
22
2159 000 413 |
SPEECH
GAS AND OIL CHANGE - NICOLE #15 |
$
89.65 |
|
1908 |
NELSON'S
MACHINE AND WELDING |
22
2159 000 413 |
SPEECH
OIL CHANGE/ROTATE TIRES -TANIA 21 |
$
51.95 |
|
1910 |
OVERWEG
REPAIR |
22
2159 000 413 |
SPEECH
BATTERY -TAYLA #8 |
$ 155.85 |
|
1916 |
SELECT
SERVICE CENTER |
22
2159 000 413 |
SPEECH
OIL CHANGE/TIRE REPAIR-NATALIE #4 |
$
89.04 |
|
1917 |
SEVERSON'S
SERVICE |
22
2159 000 413 |
SPEECH
WIPER BLADE - NICOLE #15 |
$
16.50 |
|
1922 |
US
BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS |
22
2159 000 413 |
SPEECH
FUEL |
$
891.52 |
|
1923 |
VERIZON
WIRELESS |
22
2171 000 340 |
PT
MIFI |
$
40.01 |
|
1922 |
US
BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS |
22
2171 000 413 |
PT
FUEL |
$
263.90 |
|
1911 |
PEARSON |
22
2172 000 411 |
OT
SUPPLIES |
$
296.59 |
|
1917 |
SEVERSON'S
SERVICE |
22
2172 000 413 |
OT
OIL CHANGE - SONA #2 |
$
74.23 |
|
1922 |
US
BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS |
22
2172 000 413 |
OT
FUEL |
$
340.76 |
|
1161 |
RUBENDALL,
JAYNE |
22
2213 000 319 |
CONFERENCE
TRAVEL - PSYCH |
$
349.40 |
|
1160 |
LEHR,
DAVE |
22
2227 000 319 |
TECH
SERVICES; INV #2191 |
$
665.00 |
|
1891 |
ARMOUR
CHRONICLE |
22
2319 000 350 |
BOARD
ADVERTISING |
$
172.34 |
|
1159 |
JOHNSON,
VALERIE |
22
2329 000 334 |
DIRECTOR
TRAVEL |
$
391.28 |
|
1922 |
US
BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS |
22
2329 000 413 |
DIRECTOR
FUEL |
$ 209.03 |
|
1909 |
NORTHWESTERN
ENERGY |
22
2549 000 321 001 |
OFFICE
ELECTRICITY |
$
230.00 |
|
1892 |
CITY
OF PLATTE |
22
2549 000 321 002 |
OFFICE
WATER AND SEWER |
$
81.30 |
|
1915 |
SAMUELSON
TIRE AND OIL |
22
2549 000 321 003 |
OFFICE
PROPANE |
$
374.00 |
|
1905 |
MIDSTATE
COMMUNICATIONS |
22
2549 000 340 |
OFFICE
PHONE |
$
317.98 |
|
1894 |
FIRST
BANK & TRUST |
22
2549 000 411 |
OFFICE
SUPPLIES |
$
60.70 |
|
1912 |
PLATTE
FOOD CENTER |
22
2549 000 411 |
OFFICE
SUPPLIES |
$
60.93 |
|
1922 |
US
BANK VOYAGER FLEET SYSTEMS |
22
2765 000 334 |
BIRTH
TO 3 FUEL |
$
104.39 |
|
|
|
|
Fund 22 Total: |
$
6,391.94 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1893 |
DYK,
ROXANE |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
480.00 |
|
1895 |
FOUBERG,
JOHN |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
1,600.00 |
|
1897 |
HOHN,
SARAH |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
160.00 |
|
1899 |
JENSEN,
MICHELLE |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
640.00 |
|
1900 |
JOHNSON,
DILLON |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
480.00 |
|
1901 |
KELEHER,
LORI |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
560.00 |
|
1902 |
KOUPAL,
KAREN |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
560.00 |
|
1906 |
MITTELSTEDT,
RODNEY |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
560.00 |
|
1913 |
PUNT,
KANDY |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
720.00 |
|
1914 |
RAAK,
CATHERINE |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
880.00 |
|
1919 |
SUMMERS,
RAYNA |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
80.00 |
|
1920 |
TEEL,
APRIL |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
240.00 |
|
1921 |
THOMPSON,
JULIE |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
880.00 |
|
1924 |
WITT,
KATE |
53
2226 000 319 201 |
EDGE
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
160.00 |
|
1903 |
LEMKE,
MERCEDES |
53
2226 000 319 202 |
BLACKBOARD
TEACHER PAYMENT |
$
250.00 |
|
1923 |
VERIZON
WIRELESS |
53
2226 000 340 |
VS
PHONE |
$
54.67 |
|
1894 |
FIRST
BANK & TRUST |
53
2226 000 341 |
VS
POSTAGE |
$
322.80 |
|
1912 |
PLATTE
FOOD CENTER |
53
2226 000 411 |
VS
SUPPLIES |
$
16.28 |
|
1894 |
FIRST
BANK & TRUST |
53
2226 000 411 202 |
BLACKBOARD
SUPPLIES |
$
356.46 |
|
|
|
|
Fund 53 Total: |
$
9,000.21 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Report
Total: |
$ 16,230.81 |
Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
Approve Other Payroll
Motion Kimball, seconded by Mt. Vernon to approve the following other payroll:
|
PAYROLL ITEMS THAT NEED APPROVAL BY THE GOVERNING BOARD |
||
|
March 5, 2020 |
||
|
EMPLOYEE NAME |
SERVICES |
AMOUNT |
|
Ron Senne |
DIAL Grant Writer Services |
$400.00 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL TO BE APPROVED FOR MARCH
20, 2020 PAYROLL |
$400.00 |
|
Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
Approve Disclosure of
Potential Conflict of Interest per SDCL 3-23
No conflict of interest waivers were presented.
Discussion on BankWest CD
Motion Kimball, seconded by Colome to let
the business manager make decision on which bank to use when the
12-month CD matures with the BankWest on
March 12, 2020. Roll call vote was held
with all members voting
aye. Motion carried.
Social/Emotional Learning
Pilot
Motion Wessington Springs, seconded by Armour to engage in the Social/Emotional Pilot with Edgenuity
for
the cost of
$850.00. Motion carried with all members
present voting aye.
Executive Session for
Personnel per SDCL 1-25-2 (1) (4) (Negotiated Agreement, Business Manager
Evaluation, Contracts)
Motion
Colome, seconded by Kimball to enter into executive session at 10:23 a.m. to
discuss personnel per SDCL 1-25-2 (1) (4) (Negotiated Agreement, Business
Manager Evaluation, Contracts). Roll call vote was held with all members voting
aye. Motion carried.
President Chad Clites declared open session at 12:04 p.m.
Approve Contracts
Motion Kimball, seconded by White Lake to approve the contract for Lori Wehlander (VS2020-038) to develop
the Introduction to Law and Public Safety I course at the rate of $250.00. Roll call vote was held with all
members voting aye. Motion carried.
Motion Kimball, seconded by Mt. Vernon to offer an employment contract for 2020-2021 to Catrina Brown,
Business Manager, for $45,000.00 along with $1700.00 towards a health insurance plan. Roll call vote was held
with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
Master Negotiated
Agreement for 2020-2021
Motion Colome, seconded by Gregory to approve the master negotiated agreement for 2020-2021 as presented.
Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
Approve Contracts per
SDCL 1-25-2 (1)
Motion Colome, seconded by Gregory to approve the following employee contracts for 2020-2021:
|
Contract # |
Employee |
2020-2021 |
|
|
EMP2021-001 |
Tech, Alisha |
$67,158.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-002 |
Callahan, Hilary |
$57,750.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-003 |
Bergeleen, Laura |
$56,444.06 |
|
|
EMP2021-004 |
Boyden, Jennifer |
$33,075.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-005 |
Brink, Bobbi |
$63,240.45 |
|
|
EMP2021-007 |
Sibbel, Erin |
$60,060.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-008 |
Mosterd, Holly |
$47,250.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-010 |
Kafka, Kristi |
$72,450.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-011 |
Klundt, Jennifer |
$63,160.99 |
|
|
EMP2021-012 |
Kott, Sona |
$72,754.50 |
|
|
EMP2021-013 |
Larson, Roxann |
$62,075.27 |
|
|
EMP2021-014 |
Palmer, Nicole |
$51,835.91 |
|
|
EMP2021-015 |
Rubendall, Jayne |
$29,742.75 |
|
|
EMP2021-016 |
Shumake, Paige |
$55,965.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-017 |
Stukel, Kellie |
$86,633.82 |
|
|
EMP2021-018 |
Thomas, Renee |
$50,368.50 |
|
|
EMP2021-019 |
Thomas, Tayla |
$34,398.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-020 |
Witt, Tania |
$73,063.42 |
|
|
EMP2021-021 |
Wright, Natalie |
$64,599.28 |
|
|
EMP2021-024 |
Burke, Karla |
$54,600.00 |
|
|
EMP2021-025 |
Vosika, Maria |
$52,500.00 |
Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
Authorized Signature
for Grant Submission
Motion Kimball, seconded by Gregory to authorize Valerie Johnson to sign the Beginning Farmer and Rancher
Simplified Grant. Roll call vote was held with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
Director’s Report
No action taken.
Next Meeting:
April 9, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. at the CORE Educational Cooperative in Platte, SD.
Adjourn
Motion White Lake, seconded by Platte-Geddes to adjourn the meeting at 12:25 p.m. Roll call vote was held
with all members voting aye. Motion carried.
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President Business Manager
