CORSICA SCHOOL DISTRICT #21-2

UNAPPROVED MINUTES OF OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

REGULAR MEETING – MAY 12, 2014 – 7:35 P.M.

CLASSROOM “A” OF THE HIGH SCHOOL

 

The Regular Meeting of the Corsica Board of Education was held on Monday, May 12, 2014 at 7:35 p.m. in Classroom A of the high school.

 

Members Present: Jeremy Wright, Bob Bamberg, Kent DeBoer, Jason Lagge, Nicole Bamberg, Jared Gerlach.

 

Members Absent: Vanessa Miiller

 

Officers Present:  Vern DeGeest, Superintendent, Scott Muckey, Secondary Principal; Merna Bye, Business Manager.

 

Guest Present:  Kris VanZee, Shelly Menning, Steve Entringer

 

 President Wright called the meeting to order at 7:35 p.m. and a quorum was present.

 

Approve Agenda

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the agenda with the additions as listed. Carried.

 

Meeting Minutes

Motion by DeBoer seconded by Gerlach to approve the minutes of the April 14, 2014 Regular Meeting Minutes and the April 21, 2014 Joint Public Meeting Minutes.  Carried

 

April 2014 Financial Statement

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Lagge to approve the April 2014 Financial Statement as presented.  Carried.

               

April 2014 Trust and Agency Report

Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the April 2014 Trust and Agency Report with a beginning balance of $11,424.62; disbursements of $4,129.22; receipts of $2,716.28 for an ending balance of $10,011.68.  Motion carried.

 

Approval of Bills

Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the listing of the bills for the May 2014 meeting.  Carried

 

April 2014 Mid-Central Cooperative Minutes

Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by DeBoer to approve the April 2014 Mid-Central Cooperative Minutes.  Carried,

 

Joint School Committee

Notes from the April 16, 2014 Joint School Committee meeting were reviewed by the board.

 

 

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Douglas County Community Health Service

Motion by Lagge seconded by DeBoer to approve the 2014-2015 contract with Douglas County Community Health Services.  Carried.

 

SDHSAA Member Resolution #243

By resolution, the School Board of the Corsica School District has authorized membership in the South Dakota High School Activities Association for the high school under its jurisdiction as hereinafter listed:  CORSICA HIGH SCHOOL – This is to be for the period which begins July 1, 2014 and ends on June 30, 2015, with the supervision, control and regulation of any and all high school interscholastic activities being delegated to said Association.

 

In addition, the above-mentioned School Board has ratified the constitution, By-Laws and rules of the South Dakota High School Activities Association as of July 1, 2014 and agrees to conduct its activities programs within the framework of these instruments.  Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to adopt the above Resolution #243 – UPON ROLL CALL VOTE:  Aye- Gerlach, Nicole Bamberg, Lagge, DeBoer, Bob Bamberg and Jeremy Wright (Absent:  Miller).  Motion carried.

 

SDHSAA Amendments

Amendment #1 – (Student/Coach Ejections from games.) Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Gerlach to vote “yes”.  Carried.

 

Amendment #2 – (Make-up of Board members from same towns.)  Motion by Lagge seconded by Nicole Bamberg to vote “yes”.  Carried.

 

Amendment #3 – (Eligibility of Board of Control Members.)  Motion by DeBoer seconded by Bob Bamberg to vote “yes”.  Carried.

 

Amendment #4 – (Increase BOD divisions to four.)  Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to vote “yes”. Carried.

 

Amendment #5 – (Shot Clock)  Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to vote “yes”.  Carried.

 

All the above amendments may be reviewed in their entirety in the Superintendent’s Office.

 

SDHSAA Representative Positions

Motion by DeBoer seconded by Gerlach to vote for Steve Morford, Spearfish High School for the West River At-Large Representative.  Carried.

 

Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Nicole Bamberg to vote for Dr. Roger Bordeauz, Todd County High School for the Native American At-Large Representative.  Carried.

 

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Gerlach to vote for Deb Olson, Mitchell High School for the Large School Group Board of Education Representative.  Carried.

 

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Gerlach to vote for Linda Whitney, Sanborn Central High School for the Division III Representative.  Carried.

 

Technology Budget

Steve Entringer, Tech Director, met with the board to discuss the 2014-2015 projected technology purchases for the FY 2015 budget.

 

 

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Preliminary Budget

Business Manager Bye presented the Preliminary Budget for board review.  Motion by Lagge seconded by Bob Bamberg to approve the 2014-2015 Preliminary Budget as presented.  Carried.

 

Employee Agreements

Motion by DeBoer seconded by Gerlach to approve the bus driver agreements of Johanna Drnek and Jim Nielsen for school year 2014-2015.  Carried.

 

Bus Service Request

Discussion was held on out-of –district bus service to pick up students.  The bus committee will review this request and report back to the full board at the June 9, 2014 Regular Meeting.

 

2014-2015 Language Arts Contract

Motion by Nicole Bamberg seconded by Lagge to agree to honor the contract issued by the Stickney School District and Heather Hanson for the 9-12 Language Arts position.   This will be a shared position with the Corsica School District for the 2014-2015 school year.  Carried.

 

Resignations

Motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by DeBoer to accept the resignation of Brittney Eide for the 2014-2015 school year and to thank her for her years of service to the Corsica School District.  Carried.

 

Motion by Gerlach seconded by Bob Bamberg to accept the resignation of Nicole Finnesand for the 2014-2015 school year and to thank her for her years of service to the Corsica School District.  Carried.

 

Surplus Property

Motion by DeBoer seconded by Nicole Bamberg to declare a list of computers as surplus and contact Pierre to have them picked up and disposed of.  Carried.  (List found in minute book.)

 

Others

Other items discussed was the possibility of  increasing pre-school days and a note was read from former music teacher Mike Nepodal regarding his progress.

 

Executive Session

At 9:32 p.m., motion by Bob Bamberg seconded by Lagge to go into executive session to discuss staff concerns/employee negotiations.  Carried.  Declared out of executive session at 11:05 p.m. by President Wright.

 

Adjourn

There being no further business, motion by Lagge seconded by Nicole Bamberg to adjourn at 11:06 p.m.  Carried.  The next regular meeting will be held on June 9, 2014 at 7:30 p.m. in Classroom A at Corsica High School.  Carried.

 

ATTEST:   ________________________________________________________________________

                    JEREMY WRIGHT – PRESIDENT OF THE CORSICA SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

                

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                    MERNA BYE – BUSINESS MANAGER OF THE CORSICA SCHOOL DISTRICT

 

 

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