CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – JULY 13, 2020 – 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 13, 2020.  The 2020-2021 Budget Hearing preceded the regular meeting. With final figures incomplete until the end of August, the budget will be adopted at the September 2020 board meeting. The budget hearing closed at 7:26 p.m.

 

Board Members Present: Jeremy Wright, Chad Clites, Shannon Tolsma, Jason, Lagge, Jennifer Van Gorp, & Darci Neugebauer

Members Absent: Micheal Plooster

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

 

Pastor Gary Maas gave a prayer prior to the start of the meeting

 

President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:34 p.m. and a quorum was established. The Pledge of Allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.

 

Open Forum/Public Discussion

No guests present.

 

Approve Agenda

Motion by Clites second by Van Gorp to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried.

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

Motion by Neugebauer second by Lagge 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; Shannon Tolsma will be the 7th/8th Football Coach for the 2020 football season; 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.

 

 

Unfinished Business

School House Property

Motion by Tolsma second by Van Gorp to declare the property at 480 E Main St, Corsica, SD as surplus property. Appraisers will be contacted to determine a value. The property will be up for sealed bids that will be opened at the September board meeting. Motion carried.

 

Gym Air Conditioning

Quotes for air conditioning for the gym were received from Tessier’s - $96,000 and Allied Plumbing - $99,800. After comparing the quotes and analyzing both options it was determined that the quote from Allied Plumbing gave the school more benefits. Motion by Clites second by Tolsma to accept the quote from Allied Plumbing for the gym air conditioning. Motion carried.

 

Oaths of Office

Incumbent board members Jennifer Van Gorp and Shannon Tolsma 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 2021.

 

Meeting was turned over to Business Manager Feenstra for election of board president.

 

Election of 2020-2021 President

Motion by Tolsma second by Clites to nominate Jeremy Wright for Board President for 2020-2021. Motion by Tolsma second by Van Gorp that nominations cease and to cast a unanimous ballot for Wright. Motion carried.

Meeting was turned over to President Wright.

 

Election of 2020-2021 Vice-President

Motion by Tolsma second by Neugebauer to nominate Chad Clites for Vice-President. Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge that nominations cease and to cast a unanimous ballot for ­Clites. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Lagge second by Van Gorp to approve the June 8, 2020 Regular Meeting Minutes and the June 29, 2020 Special Meeting Minutes. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Lagge second by Clites to approve the June 2020 Financial Statement. Motion carried.

 

June 2020 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge to approve the June 2020 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $26,823.94, disbursements of $5,381.59, receipts of $6,031.68, for an ending balance of $27,474.03. Motion carried. The 2020 fiscal year end Trust and Agency Report was also presented.

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Tolsma second by Van Gorp to approve the July 2020 listing of bills as presented. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Mid-Central Minutes

Motion by Lagge second by Clites to approve the July 13, 2020 Mid-Central Co-op minutes. Wright was appointed as the Mid-Central Representative with any board member authorized to be an alternate. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Core Education Cooperative Minutes

Motion by Van Gorp second by Lagge to approve the minutes of the June 24, 2020 and July 2, 2020 Core Education Coop meetings. Chad Clites will remain as the Core Representative with any board member authorized to be an alternate. Motion carried.

 

Official Meeting Dates

Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge to set the second Monday of each month as the regular school board meeting dates. Due to holiday/activity conflicts 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.

 

Board Pay

Motion by Neugebauer second by Van Gorp to leave the board pay the same for the 2020-2021 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.

 

2020-2021 Designations

Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge to designate Bank of the West-Corsica, American Bank & Trust-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 Churchill, Manolis, Freeman, Kludt, & Burns Law Firm as the school attorney. Motion carried. The school board proceedings are also placed on the school’s website.

 

School Lunch Agreement

Motion by Tolsma second by Clites to authorize Scott Muckey to institute the school lunch agreement for 2020-2021 school year. Motion carried.

 

Set Lunch Prices for 2020-2021

Motion by Tolsma second by Neugebauer to increase the lunch prices 10 cents for grades K-12 for the 2020-2021 School Year and raise the adult prices as required by the state. The breakfast prices will be $1.80 for K-12 and $2.20 for adults. Lunch prices will be $2.85 for K-6; $3.25 for 7-12 and adult prices will be finalized after receiving guidance from the state. Reduced lunch and breakfast prices are .40 cents and .30 cents respectively. Motion carried.

 

Parliamentary Procedure

Motion by Lagge second by Neugebauer to designate Roberts Rules of Order as the parliamentary procedure for school board meetings. Motion carried.

 

RESOLUTION #48- Investment of District Funds

Motion by Tolsma second by Van Gorp 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 – Neugebauer, Lagge, Tolsma, Clites, Van Gorp & Wright; Nay – None; Absent – Plooster. Motion carried, resolution adopted.

 

Truancy Officer

Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge to appoint the Superintendent and Principals as Truancy Officers.  Motion carried.

 

School Closings

Motion by Tolsma second by Clites 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 Van Gorp second 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.

 

Season Activity Passes

Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge to leave the season activity passes and game admission prices the same as the 2019-2020 school year. Motion 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 and double headers will be $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for students. Senior citizens (65 plus) free with a senior citizen pass.

 

Student Insurances

Motion by Van Gorp second by Clites 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.

 

Board of Education Policies and Procedures Manuals

Motion by Tolsma second by Neugebauer 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.

 

Non-Discrimination Policy

Motion by Lagge second by Van Gorp to approve the district’s Non-Discrimination Policy. Motion carried.

 

School District Assurance Statements

Motion by Neugebauer second by Van Gorp to approve the School District Assurance Statements for the 2020-2021 school year. Motion carried.

 

Establish Mileage, Room and Meal Rates

Motion by Lagge second by Tolsma to leave the lodging at single room rate, mileage at state rate and the meal allowance the same at $25.00 per day for 2020-2021 ($5.00 breakfast, $10.00 dinner and $10.00 supper) for state sponsored events only. Motion carried.

 

Gas/Diesel/Heating Fuel Quotes

Motion by Tolsma second by Van Gorp to authorize the business manager to get bids/quotes for Gas/Diesel/Heating Fuel as needed. Motion carried.

 

Corsica-Stickney School Community Improvement Plan

Motion by Clites second by Van Gorp to approve the council concept of the Corsica-Stickney School Community Improvement Plan. Motion carried.

 

Student Handbook and Laptop Handbook for 2020-2021

The 2020-2021 Handbooks are on-line at www.corsica-stickney.k12.sd.us. Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge to approve the handbook. Motion carried.

 

Signature Stamps/Electronic Transfers

Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge to approve the use of signature stamps for the Superintendent, Business Manager, & Board Chairman and to authorize payroll transactions and transfers between school bank accounts as the allowable electronic fund transfers. Motion carried.

 

Appoint Title I/Consolidated Application Administrator and Title IX/Section 504 Coordinator

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Clites to appoint the Superintendent as the Title I/ Consolidated Application Administrator and Title IX/Section 504 Coordinator for the 2020-2021 school year. Motion carried.

 

Approve Course Guidelines

Motion by Lagge seconded by Tolsma to approve course guidelines for the South Dakota academic content standards in language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies as well as any other course guides provided by the state as authorized by SDCL 13-3-48. Motion carried.

 

School Opening Guide

A long discussion was held on the school opening guide for the 2020-2021 school year due to COVID-19. No definite decisions were made as the recommendations seem to change frequently. Patrons of the school district can view current plans on the school webpage and updates will be posted on the webpage as well.

 

Principal Reports

Principal Kemp informed the group that the elementary will still do a summer school the last week of July – first week of August.

 

Principal Eide will be working with the new 7th graders/parents since they were unable to do the normal spring tour of the school. The fall sports parents meeting will be held on August 11.

Employment Agreement

Motion by Van Gorp second by Neugebauer to approve the employment agreements of Lindsey Denning, 7th/8th Grade Volleyball Coach; and Sammie Prien, 5th/6th GB/BB Basketball Coach for the 2020-2021 school year. Motion carried.

 

Homeschool Activity Participation

Motion by Tolsma second by Lagge to allow participation by home school children in SDHSAA sponsored activities provided all the rules have been met that have been set forth by the SDHSAA. Motion carried.

 

Others

In other business, the board would like to continue the practice of doing sports physicals every year for grades 7-12. Jeremy Wright will be the voting delegate for the ASBSD Convention with Chad Clites being the alternate.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 10:36 p.m., motion by Tolsma second by Van Gorp to adjourn.  Motion carried. The next regular meeting will be held Monday, August 10, 2020 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