CORSICA-STICKNEY SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-3

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – SEPTEMBER 14, 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, September 14, 2020 – 7:30 p.m. in Classroom “A” of Corsica-Stickney High School. 

 

Members Present: Jeremy Wright, President; Chad Clites, Jennifer Van Gorp, Jason Lagge, Darci Neugebauer, Micheal Plooster and Shannon Tolsma (arrived at 7:48pm).

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 meeting.

 

President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:36 p.m. and a quorum was established. The Pledge of Allegiance preceded the approval of the meeting agenda.

 

Open Forum/Public Discussion

There was nobody present for open forum.

 

Conflict of Interest Disclosure

No conflicts of interest to disclose.

 

Approve Agenda

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

 

Winter Tractor Lease

The Rental Agreement for a JD 5090E Tractor and JD 520M Loader was reviewed. Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Lagge to approve the lease of the tractor and loader from C&B. Plooster abstained from voting. Motion carried.

 

Open Surplus(House) Bids

Bids were opened on the surplus property the district had for sale. One bid was received from KKT Properties for $42,800. Motion by Neugebauer seconded by Clites to award the bid to KKT Properties. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Minutes

Motion by Plooster seconded by Van Gorp to approve the minutes from the August 10, 2020 Regular Board Meeting. Motion carried.

 

Approval of Financial Statement

Motion by Lagge seconded by Clites to approve the August 2020 Financial Statement. Motion carried.

 

August 2020 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Plooster to approve the August 2020 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $23,950.55, disbursements of $1,659.93, receipts of $1,679.00, for an ending balance of $23,969.62.  Motion carried. 

 

Tolsma arrived.

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Lagge to approve the September 2020 listing of bills.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of CORE Minutes

Motion by Plooster seconded by Neugebauer to approve the minutes of the September 10, 2020 CORE Educational Coop meeting.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Mid-Central Minutes

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to approve the minutes of the September 14, 2020 Mid-Central Educational Coop meeting.  Motion carried.

 

RESOLUTION NO. 49

Adoption of Annual Budget:

            Let it be resolved, that the School Board of the Corsica-Stickney School District #21-3 after duly considering the proposed budget and its changes thereto, to be published in accordance with SDCL 13-11-2 hereby approves and adopts its amended proposed budget and changes thereto, to be its Annual Budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.  The Adopted Annual Budget levy requests are as follows:

 

TAX LEVY REQUEST – 2020 taxes pay 2021

General Fund                          $1.443/per $1,000       of ag valuation

                                                $3.229/per $1,000       OO

                                                $6.682/per $1,000       other non-ag/utilities

Capital Outlay                         $897,486

Special Education                   $1.000/per $1,000

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Clites to approve and adopt the Amended Proposed Budget and to have the levies shown certified to the Aurora, Davison, and Douglas County Auditor’s Offices.  UPON ROLL CALL VOTE: Aye – Plooster, Neugebauer, Lagge, Tolsma, Clites, Van Gorp, and Wright. Nay – None.  Motion carried

 

Principal Reports

Principal Eide indicated that with homecoming next week all activities are still happening – some will have some adjustments to them. The staff and principals have been working on accreditation review documentation. Congratulations to Lorisa Broughton, who was named Girls Basketball Coach of the Year by the SDHSCA.

 

Principal Kemp has been pleased with how the school year has started and how students and staff have adjusted to the new norms.

 

Others

Building Committee Reports

The building committee gave reports on their recent meetings. The committee has narrowed down different options for elementary building and auxiliary gym additions. The next step is to send out request for proposals to architect firms to narrow options even further. This will give the district some rough budget numbers for all available options to have the necessary information to present to the public for consideration. Motion by Plooster seconded by Lagge to send out request for proposals to architect firms with the different options outlined. Motion carried.

 

Essential Staff

Every employee within the district plays an important function in the day-to-day operations, thus it is important to declare all employees as critical infrastructure employees. School district attorney, Rodney Freeman, has made this recommendation to all of the districts he represents.

Motion by Clites seconded by Van Gorp to declare all Corsica-Stickney School District Employees as Critical Infrastructure Employees.  This includes all certified and classified personnel, including custodians, secretaries, paraprofessionals, teachers, bus drivers, and administration. Motion carried.

 

 

COVID Guidelines

Motion by Tolsma seconded by Clites to follow the recommendations of Department of Health in regards to close contact, exposure, and quarantine. Motion carried.

 

Agreement Approval

Motion by Lagge seconded by Plooster to approve the employment agreement of Samantha Prien, paraprofessional, at a rate of $12.85 per hour. Motion carried.

 

Surplus Property

Motion by Van Gorp seconded by Neugebauer to declare the old freezer at the Corsica campus as surplus property with zero value to be disposed of as it no longer works. Motion carried.

 

Executive Session – SDCL 1-25-2 (1) – Personnel Matters

At 9:25 p.m., motion by Clites seconded by Tolsma to go into executive session to discuss personnel matters pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2(1).   Motion carried.  Declared out of executive session at 9:46 p.m. by President Wright.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, at 9:47 p.m., motion by Tolsma seconded by Lagge to adjourn.  Motion carried.  The next regular meeting date will be Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the Study Hall Room of the Corsica-Stickney Elementary School.  

 

ATTEST:

 

 

JEREMY WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

 

 

 

ANGELA FEENSTRA- BUSINESS MANAGER