Stanley County
School Board Minutes
June 14, 1999
The Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education
met in regular session June 14, 1999, 5:30 P.M., in the study
hall of the high school building with Arlene Poncelet, Peggy
Tibbs, Charlene Foster, Steve Brown and David Carlisle present.
Others in attendance were Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser,
Business Manager Kevin Merscheim and Principals Denise Gebur and
Tony Glass. Visitors were Patrick Baker, Joe Peterson, Charles
Thompson, Shirley Swanson and Terry Hipple.
The meeting was called to order by President Arlene Poncelet at
5:30 P.M.
Foster moved, seconded by Brown, to adopt the agenda as amended.
All voted aye.
Carlisle moved, seconded by Brown, to approve the Consent
Calendar as amended with the exception of moving the resignation
of Steve Rounds and all contracts to later in the meeting. All
voted aye.
A. Approve the minutes of Regular meeting of May 10, 1999
B. Approve the Financial Reports
GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, May 1, 1999 - 754,327.96; Receipts:
Taxes - 405,474.95; Interest - 3,287.64; Misc. Revenue - 379.30;
Yearbooks - 2,021.08; State Aid - 87,178.50; Title 1 - 9,357.43;
Total Receipts - 507,698.98; Transfers into the Account 6,085.16;
Total Available - 1,268,112.02; Disbursements - 60,651.64;
Payroll 131,988.17; Transfer Out - 0; Cash Balance, May 31, 1999
- 1,075,472.21; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, May 1, 1999 -
71,538.86; Receipts: Taxes - 43,575.52; Interest - 151.89; Total
Receipts - 43,727.41; Transfers into the Account - 0; Total
Available - 115,266.27; Disbursement - 74,331.56; Cash Balance,
May 31, 1999 - 88,708.22; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, May 1,
1999 - 88,708.22; Receipts: Taxes - 66,931.77; Interest - 325.23;
State Aid - 3,279.17; Total Receipts - 70,536.17; Total Available
- 159,244.39; Disbursements - 8,112.80; Payroll - 14,214.10; Cash
Balance, May 31, 1999 - 136,917.49; UNEMPLOYMENT: Cash Balance,
May 1, 1999 - 18,460.42; Interest - 0; Total Receipts - 0; Total
Available - 18,460.42; Disbursements 0; Cash Balance, May 31,
1999 - 18,460.42; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, May 1, 1999 -
(22,010.32); Receipts: Sales - 9,527.49; Food Reimbursement -
8,107.38; Community & Youth Inv. - 3,183.47; Total Receipts -
20,818.34; Transfer into the Account - 0; Total Available -
(1,191.98); Disbursements - 8,549.72; Payroll - 9,984.79; Cash
Balance, May 31, 1999 - (19,726.49); TRUST & AGENCY FUND:
Cash Balance, May 1, 1999 - 646,557.25; Receipts: Interest -
1,802.59; Computer Classes - 110.00; Student Council - 17.50;
Band - 2,921.00; Bright Ideas - 20.00; Book Fair - 138.10; Post
Prom - 50.00; Equipment Sinking Fund - 200.00; Total Receipts -
5,259.19; Transfers into the Account - 1,075.89; Total Available
- 652,892.33; Disbursements - 6,961.98; Transfers Out - 4,953.65;
Cash Balance, May 31, 1999 - 640,976.70.
C. Note Budget Report
D. Approve the Regular Bills
A&Z Music, Repairs & Supplies - 523.86; American Linen
Supply, Supplies - 532.82; AMOCO, Gas - 22.40; Anderson Tire,
Repairs - 15.95; AT&T, Telephone - 18.77; Auto Owners
Insurance, Insurance - 147.18; Brenda Bak, Grant Writer - 220.00;
Barnes & Noble, Supplies - 120.00; Best Business Products,
Repairs & Supplies - 659.33; Best Lawn Care, Repairs -
450.00; Best Western - Rapid City, Rooms - 196.00; Best Western -
Yankton, Rooms - 350.00; 22X, Prof. Services - 5,217.51; 22X,
Mileage - 225.00; Buhl's, Supplies - 98.98; Central Supply,
Supplies - 15.67; Chemsearch, Supplies - 1,331.97; Child and
Adult Nutrition, Food - 39.50; Christy Lumber, Supplies - 98.50;
Commnet Cellular, Cell Phone - 133.30; Conoco, Gas - 406.56;
Country General Store, Supplies - 15.96; Dakota One Stop, Gas -
18.73; Dakota Telecommunications, Internet - 73.30; Days Inn -
Sioux Falls, Lodging - 624.00; Educational Media Corp., Supplies
- 72.87; Envirotech Waste Services, Garbage Pickup - 598.84;
Ferley Jewelry, Gifts - 267.75; Food Service of America, Food -
1,487.22; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities - 3,616.28; Friman Oil,
Supplies - 7.40; G & A Trenching, Repairs - 600.99; 22X,
Travel - 60.30; Tony Glass, Mileage - 28.80; Glass Products,
Repairs - 30.61; Golden West Telephone, Telephone - 180.28; Gray
Lines, Charter Bus - 8,513.44; Harker's Inc., Food - 75.95;
Harlow's Bus Sales, Repairs - 320.69; Hipple Printing, Minutes
& Advertising - 226.48; Hospice Thrift Store, Supplies -
150.00; Stan Houston, Supplies - 38.67; IBM, Repairs - 33.00; J
& J Service, Repairs - 141.50; Connie Johnson, Mileage -
359.04; Jostens, Supplies - 11.31; 22X, Prof. Services - 180.00;
Kenzy Construction, Repairs - 150.00; Carla King, Book - 7.90;
Klein's, Supplies - 470.31; Kmart, Supplies - 22.20; Lakeside
Dairy, Food - 1,327.34; P.J. Lamanna, Supplies - 592.38; Lucent
Technologies, Telephone - 57.98; 22X, Prof. Services - 5,943.23;
Maintenance Engineering, Supplies - 1,124.75; Maintenance Repair
Supply, Supplies - 236.06; May-Adam-Gerdes-Thompson, Prof.
Services - 108.15; MCI, Telephone - 57.14; Metz Baking, Food -
396.24; Phil Meyers, Mileage - 167.04; MF Track & Field,
Supplies - 596.20; Michie, Library Media - 67.03; Montana Dakota
Utilities, Natural Gas - 1,004.22; NASSP, Supplies - 77.50;
NAEOP, Membership - 120.00; National Geographic, Library Media -
960.54; Oasis Inn, Rooms 92.00; Oasis Too, Water - 480.00; Olson
Plumbing, Repairs - 2,361.07; Payment Center, Telephone - 16.14;
Pegler/Sysco, Food - 180.20; Pepper At Eckroth, Supplies - 62.07;
Picture This, Supplies - 6.36; 22X, Prof. Services - 395.00;
Plainsco, Repairs - 295.79; Porter Camera Store, Supplies -
25.06; Praxair, Supplies - 99.01l Lois Russell, Mileage - 26.70;
SD Dept. of Health, Health Nurse - 638.75; Safe Dakota, Alarm
Maintenance - 25.00; Snyder Drug, Supplies - 18.92; Software
Services, Repairs - 288.75; 22X, Prof. Services - 6,917.55;
Stanley County Schools, Imprest - 2,328.60; Superior Lamp,
Supplies - 642.47; Team Electronics, Supplies - 99.95; Technical
Education, Membership - 65.00; Darla Tibbs, Mileage - 386.88;
Clifford and Peggy Tibbs, Mowing - 50.00; TIE, Conference -
550.00; Todd's Electric, Repairs - 107.95; Town & Ranch
Market, Supplies & Food - 210.47; US Sprint, Telephone -
29.76; US West, Telephone - 1,655.77; Walmart, Supplies - 242.86;
West Central Electric, Utilities - 15.00; Jeri Wilcox, Travel -
86.40; Youngberg & Sons, Supplies - 559.38; Zander Auto
Parts, Repairs - 7.04; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $60,980.02. (A
more detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the
Elementary Building.
E. Note Imprest Expenses
Ellsworth Airforce Base, Admission - 47.00; Reptile Gardens,
Admissions - 125.00; Sociedad Honoraria Hispanic, Certificates
& Membership - 73.00; 22X, Registration - 50.00;
Custodian-Engineers, Workshop Fees - 295.00; Natl. Assoc., of
Impacted Schools, Registration - 70.00; Pierre School District,
Registration - 125.00; SASD, Registration - 75.00; Phil Meyers,
Graduation Speaker - 75.00; Forell Limo Service, Window
Replacement - 170.50; Gary Brooks, Meals - 50.00; Shar Caruthers,
Meals - 18.00; Pam Cwach, Meals - 50.00; Jenifer Reiman, Meals -
50.00; Steve Reiman, Coach & Student Meals - 428.00; David
Tate, Meals - 50.00; Gettysburg High School, Entry Fees - 80.00;
Winner High School, Entry Fees - 60.00; Steve Brown, Meals &
Mileage - 120.50; Tim Burgard, Meals & Mileage - 137.00; Fox
Fun Golf Course, Green Fees - 33.60; Hart Ranch, Green Fees -
156.00; Hillcrest Golf Course, Green Fees - 30.00; St. Thomas
More School, Region Golf - 15.00; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES -
$2,328.60.
F. Approve Resignations
Joe Peterson - Custodian
Terry Hipple representing the Oahe Update Channel discussed the
activities of the public access channel and plans for the future.
More student involvement was discussed in detail. A request to
continue $4,000 in funding from the Stanley County Schools for
the 1999-2000 school year was made.
Foster moved, seconded by Carlisle, to approve the request of
$4,000 for the Oahe Update Channel as presented. All voted aye.
President Arlene Poncelet declared the Board in recess at 5:45
P.M. for the purpose of a public hearing on the proposed
preliminary 1999-2000 fiscal year budget and proposed policy
changes in the handbooks.
Business Manager Kevin Merscheim detailed the published 1999-2000
fiscal year budget. A detailed listing was presented showing the
increases and decreases in the budget. The repair projects'
listing was also discussed in detail.
Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser presented amendments to the
school board policy handbook, Principal Denise Gebur proposed
changes to the handbooks and presented the new Content Standards
and Principal Tony Glass proposed amendments to the student
handbook. The Board will review the proposals and adopt the
changes in July.
Principal Tony Glass reported Gary Johnson of AGE Corporation
would donate two new scoreboards for the Parkview gymnasium. The
long distance learning consortium would purchase new computers
and other equipment needed and in the future this equipment will
be connected to the state's network project for all schools.
President Arlene Poncelet declared the Board back in session at
6:15 P.M.
Foster moved, seconded by Brown, to approve the Content Standards
for Language Arts and Mathematics for kindergarten through the
twelfth grade. All voted aye.
The Content Standards policy handbooks will be available for
public inspection at the Administration Office of the Elementary
Building.
Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to approve the 1999-2000
teacher negotiation agreement between the Stanley County School
District and the Stanley County Education Association. All voted
aye.
Brown moved, seconded by Carlisle, to approve the Open Enrollment
applications as presented. All voted aye.
Foster moved, seconded by Brown, to approve the support staff
contract and letters of intent for the 1999-2000 school year. All
voted aye.
Nettie Carter, Steven Bourk, Mavis Boyer, Cindy Erickson, Maxine
Hauck, Louise Hostler, Phillip Hubbard, Patricia Jennings, Ruth
Kilber, Marcy Kuper, Gloria Lawrence, Bonnie Libner, Larry
Ludemann, Elizabeth Middleton, Thomas Middleton, Corrine Norman,
Carol Olson, Craig Rutschke, Susan Schanzenbach, Vickie
Schumacher, Kimberly Severson, Karen Sharp and Janet Williams.
Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser and Board member David Carlisle
attended the May 18, 1999, County Commission meeting and
requested if the log cabin and the land are to be sold in the
future, the school would like to have the first option to
purchase the property. The County Commission took the request
under advisement.
Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser informed the Board that the
supplier for the adhesive for the wood floor in Parkview is
liable for the replacement of the floor, but the company may be
in financial trouble. If this company does not do the
replacement, the installer, Derksen Floors, will do the work but
it will not take place until next year.
Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to approve the Administrative
Rule Exempt for the middle and high school block scheduling. All
voted aye.
Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser recently attended a national
meeting in Rapid City for Section 8002 funds. Proposed
legislation by President Clinton to change the Section 8002
program was discussed.
Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser also attended the summer study
meeting for the current state aid formula. Transportation and
other revenues were discussed. More meetings are scheduled for
this summer and fall.
The Board discussed the appointment of a Board member to fill a
one-year term vacancy. Two positions were open this year and only
Charlene Foster filed a petition. The Board reviewed letters from
two applicants for the position. The Board asked Peggy Tibbs to
remain on the Board for the one-year term and she accepted the
appointment.
Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to appoint Peggy Tibbs to
serve on the Board until the next succeeding election. All voted
aye.
The Board expressed their appreciation to the two applicants for
the vacant position.
Business Manager Kevin Merscheim proposed adding two electric
ranges to the surplus list of items to be sold at a public
auction on June 19, 1999.
Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to declare two electric
ranges surplus property. All voted aye.
Board member David Carlisle informed the Board that a position
would be opening on the Associated School Boards of South Dakota
Board of Directors and if any Board members are interested, they
need to contact their office.
Foster moved, seconded by Brown, to go into Executive Session
according to SDCL 1-25-2 for personnel reasons at 6:47 P.M. All
voted aye.
President Arlene Poncelet declared the Board out of Executive
Session at 7:20 P.M.
Carlisle moved, seconded by Tibbs, to approve the contracts for
Pam Cwach, Guy Hunter and Ron Lawrence for the 1999-2000 school
year. All voted aye.
Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to adjourn at 7:22 P.M. All
voted aye.
Arlene Poncelet, President
Kevin Merscheim, Business Manager
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