CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – OCTOBER 14, 2020 – 7:30 P.M. – STUDY HALL ROOM – CORSICA-STICKNEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica-Stickney Board of Education was held on Wednesday, October 14, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. in the Study Hall Room of Corsica-Stickney Elementary School. 

 

Members Present: Jeremy Wright, President; Chad Clites via teleconference, Shannon Tolsma, Jason Lagge, Jennifer Van Gorp, Mike Plooster & Darci Neugebauer

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

 

A time of silent prayer was held prior to the meeting.

 

President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:31 p.m. and a quorum was established. The Pledge of Allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

There were no new conflicts of interest.

 

Approve Agenda

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the agenda as presented. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

Open Forum/Public Discussion

There were no public comments.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Plooster to approve the minutes from the September 14, 2020 Regular Board Meeting and the October 1, 2020 Special Board Meeting. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Van Gorp to approve the September 2020 Financial Statement. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

September 2020 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Plooster seconded by Neugebauer to approve the September 2020 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $23,969.62, disbursements of $7,357.10, receipts of $6,104.31, for an ending balance of $22,716.83. All members present voted aye. Motion carried. 

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Plooster to approve the October 2020 listing of bills. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Mid-Central Minutes

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Neugebauer to approve the minutes of the October 12, 2020 Mid-Central Coop meeting. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

Approval of CORE Minutes

Motion by Neugebauer seconded by Lagge to approve the minutes of the October 8, 2020 CORE Coop meeting. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

Audit Review and Exit Report

A copy of the FY 2020 audit was presented to the board for review. Motion by Lagge seconded by Plooster to approve the audit report. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

Resolution #50 – Approve Sale of Surplus House

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Neugebauer to approve the sale of the property located at 480 E Main St., Corsica, SD to KKT Properties, LLC.  The board further designates Superintendent Scott Muckey to be the official signature on the final closing documents for this property. Roll call vote: AYE - Van Gorp, Tolsma, Lagge, Neugebauer, Plooster, Clites, and Wright. NAY-None. Motion carried, resolution adopted.

 

Contract/Agreement Approvals

Motion by ­­­­­Lagge seconded by Van Gorp to approve the following contracts/agreements: Lorisa Broughton, Head Girls Track Coach, $3,650.00/year; Wilton Rodriquez, Cleaning, $12.50/hour; and Cindy Koster, Cleaning, $12.50/hour. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

Principal Reports

Principal Eide updated the board on the Bayer Fund Grant that was awarded to the school for the purchase of a plasma cutter for the shop as well as upcoming regions/playoffs for football and volleyball.

Principal Kemp reported that the 5th/6th grade girls’ and boys’ basketball season is complete. The elementary also recently had Fire Safety Day. The Veterans’ Day program and concerts were also discussed.

 

Others

COVID updates were given as well as available funding due to the pandemic. The school district has inquired about the SSO Lunch Program which would allow all students to qualify for free meals. Due to unemployment rates in our area as well as our current free/reduced rates, our school district does not qualify for the program.

 

Construction Manager/Architect Firms

Request for proposals were recently advertised for and sent out to firms in the industries. Puetz Construction returned the sole proposal for Construction Manager at Risk. Architecture proposals were received from Architecture Incorporated, JLG, CO-OP Architecture, and TSP. The building committee did call some references and made their recommendations. Motion by Tolsma seconded by Plooster to accept the proposals from Puetz Design+Build for Construction Manager at Risk and from Architecture Incorporated for Architecture Services. All members present voted aye. Motion carried.

 

Executive Session – SDCL 1-25-2 (3) Legal Matter

At 9:08 p.m., motion by Van Gorp seconded by Plooster to go into executive session to discuss legal matters pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(3). All members present voted aye. Motion carried. Declared out of executive session at 9:20 p.m. by President Wright.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 9:21 p.m., motion by Tolsma seconded by Neugebauer to adjourn.  All members present voted aye. Motion carried. The next regular meeting date will be Monday, November 9, 2020 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