Stanley County

School Board Minutes
March 8, 1999

The Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular session March 8, 1999, 5:30 P.M., in the study hall of the high school building with Arlene Poncelet, Charlene Foster, Steve Brown, David Carlisle and Peggy Tibbs 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, Amy Schochenmaier, Pat Lindemann, Amy Iversen, Steve Reiman, Dr. Mark Steiner, Dr. Michael Keller, Arlene Krueger and Sue Carlisle.

The meeting was called to order by President Arlene Poncelet at 5:30 P.M.

Brown moved, seconded by Carlisle, to adopt the agenda as amended. All voted aye.

Foster moved, seconded by Tibbs, to approve the Consent Calendar as amended with the exception to approve the activity resignations upon finding suitable replacements. All voted aye.

A. Approve the minutes of Regular meeting of February 8, 1999

B. Approve the Financial Reports

GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, February 1, 1999 - 815,199.20; Receipts: Taxes - 23,991.50; Interest - 2,998.72; Misc. Revenue - 640.26; Rentals - 650.00; Yearbook Sales - 15.00; State Aid - 87,178.50; Admissions - 3,496.50; Total Receipts - 162,405.70; Transfers into the Account - 524.57; Total Available - 978,129.47; Disbursements - 82,032.86; Payroll - 133,843.54; Transfer Out - 0; Cash Balance, February 28, 1999 - 762,253.07; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, February 1, 1999 - 87,784.38; Receipts: Taxes - 1,576.39; Interest - 311.71; Total Receipts - 1,888.10; Transfers into the Account - 300.00; Total Available - 89,972.48; Disbursement - 22,747.24; Cash Balance, February 28, 1999 - 67,225.24; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, February 1, 1999 - 120,915.21; Receipts: Taxes - 2,421.45; Interest - 460.94; State Aid - 3,279.17; Total Receipts - 6,161.56; Total Available - 127,077.77; Disbursements - 3,862.94; Payroll - 15,584.06; Cash Balance, February 28, 1999 - 107,630.77; UNEMPLOYMENT: Cash Balance, February 1, 1999 - 18,460.42; Interest - 0; Total Receipts - 0; Total Available - 18,460.42; Disbursements - 0; Cash Balance, February 28, 1999 - 18,460.42; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, February 1, 1999 - (20,172.80); Receipts: Sales - 9,690.53; Food Reimbursement - 7,619.27; Community & Youth Inv. - 5,225.15; Total Receipts - 22,534.95; Transfer into the Account - 32.18; Total Available - 2,394.33; Disbursements - 11,099.03; Payroll - 10,225.31; Cash Balance, February 28, 1999 - (18,930.01); TRUST & AGENCY FUND: Cash Balance, February 1, 1999 - 272,929.06; Receipts: Interest - 1,061.67; Big Dakota Volleyball - 94.05; Letterwinners - 1,461.06; Band - 728.00; Bright Ideas - 230.00; SCEA - 2,172.75; Stanley Co. Gymnastics Inv. - 90.00; Big Dakota Wrestling - 264.14; District Boys BB - 2,209.91; Impact Aid - 3,807.82; Stanley Co. Wrestling Inv. - 385.00; Stanley Co. Foundation - 6,650.06; Regional Wrestling - 3,144.00; Total Receipts - 22,298.46; Transfers into the Account - 1,905.27; Total Available - 297,132.79; Disbursements - 8,972.59; Transfers Out - 0; Cash Balance, February 28, 1999 - 288,160.20.

C. Note Budget Report

D. Approve the Regular Bills

American Linen Supply, Supplies - 605.60; Amoco Oil, Bus Gas - 65.41; Anderson Tire, Repairs - 435.68; Deseree Angyal, Book - 36.01; Assoc. of Supervision & Curriculum Development, Membership - 79.00; Barnes & Noble, Supplies - 58.35; Best Business Products, Repairs - 1,216.82; Best Western, Travel - 390.00; 22X, Tuition - 10,227.39; Connie Briggs, Mileage - 84.00; Bugbusters, Repairs - 64.00; Buhl's, Supplies - 70.28; Bureau of Education & Research, Registration - 250.00; Christy Lumber, Repairs - 442.15; Coast to Coast, Supplies - 4.68; Cole Paper, Supplies - 220.84; Barbara Collignon, Supplies - 84.00; Commnet Cellular, Cell Phone - 82.75; Conoco, Gas - 225.17; Country General Store, Repairs - 39.49; Donette Cronin, Travel - 43.20; Culligan Water, Water - 25.20; Dakota Sports, Supplies - 577.30; Dakotamart, Supplies - 12.35; Data Comm Warehouse, Supplies - 31.94; Data Telecommunication, Supplies - 73.30; Demco, Library Media - 387.20; DialNet/LDDS Worldcom, Telephone - 42.28; Econo-Clad Books, Library Media - 530.40; Econo Lodge, Travel - 400.00; Education Week, Supplies - 37.97; Envirotech Waste Services, Utilities - 621.14; Farm Power Mfg., Supplies - 124.80; Fischer, Rounds & Assoc., Insurance - 290.37; Food Service of America, Food - 1,752.44; Forell Limo Service, Charter Buses - 2,655.00; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities - 4,090.09; Samuel French, Supplies - 20.00; Gales Gas, Propane - 576.80; GFG Food Service, Food - 809.94; Glass Products, Repairs - 38.11; Golden West Telephone, Telephone - 193.50; Goyland School Supplies, Supplies - 33.49; Gray Lines, Chartered Buses - 3,309.76; Hammond & Stephens, Supplies - 352.56; Harker's Inc., Food - 1,601.49; Heuer Pub., Supplies - 18.75; Hillyard, Supplies - 27.36; Hipple Printing, Minutes & Advertising - 136.85; Hollywood Box Office, Postage - 555.64; Inacom, Supplies - 429.86; Institute for Academic Excellence, Registration - 139.00; IBM, Repairs - 64.00; Invision International, Supplies - 74.80; Janitor's Closet, Supplies - 130.00; Johnson Controls, Repairs - 3,295.00; Jostens, Supplies - 557.30; Karl's, Repairs - 3.99; 22X, Tuition - 180.00; Klein's, Supplies - 52.83; Kmart, Supplies - 8.99; Arlene Krueger, Supplies - 7.16; Lakeside Dairy, Food - 1,948.01; P.J. Lamanna, Supplies - 592.38; Language Pub., Supplies - 324.85; Lucent Technologies, Telephone - 57.98; 22X, Tuition - 2,728.04; MCI, Telephone - 3.12; Metz Baking, Food - 359.18; Miller Studio, Supplies - 14.00; Shavonne Mitchell, Mileage - 128.16; Montana Dakota Utilities, Natural Gas - 3,813.99; Oaks Hotel, Travel - 102.00; Oasis Inn, Travel - 35.00; Olson Plumbing, Repairs - 146.14; Pegler/Sysco, Food - 1,620.95; JW Pepper, Supplies - 709.02; Photography By Debby, Supplies - 21.00; 22X, Prof. Services - 2,038.75; Plainsco, Repairs - 461.49; Plank Road Publishing, Supplies - 69.77; Praxair, Supplies - 190.20; Reinhart Institutional, Food - 683.10; Reube's Welding, Repairs - 45.00; Tom Rogers, Registration - 30.00; SDHSAA, Supplies - 58.00; Safe Dakota, Alarm Maintenance - 25.00; SASD, Registration - 15.00; School Specialty, Supplies - 724.63; Scott Foresman, Textbooks - 237.92; SD Speech & Language - 75.00; Laura Snow, Mileage - 108.14; SODAK Track & Field, Registration - 80.00; Software Services, Repairs & Equipment - 855.00; SD Magazine, Periodicals - 29.00; 22X, Prof. Services - 4,931.95; Stanley County Booster Club, Ticket Takers - 248.09; Stanley County Schools, Imprest - 2,827.01; Titze Electric, Repairs - 399.02; Town & Ranch Market, Supplies & Food - 653.95; US Sprint, Telephone - 21.18; US West Interact Service, Internet - 222.60; US West, Internet - 86.28; United Laboratories, Supplies - 1,390.07; US West, Telephone - 1,269.02; VoWac Pub., Textbooks - 71.50; Wagner Repair, Repairs - 84.00; Xerox, Supplies - 143.10; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $69,671.37. (A more detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the Elementary Building.)

E. Note Imprest Expenses

Region Music, Entry Fees - 266.00; Jerry Kleinsasser, Travel - 351.90; SDAESP, Registration - 75.00; SDSU, Tuition - 84.24; Jeff Berringer, Official - 20.00; William Ellwanger, Official - 60.00; Chad Gusso, Official - 110.00; Dick Johnson, Official - 50.00; Gloria Lawrence, Official - 105.00; Todd Palmer, Official - 127.50; Greg Rislov, Official - 50.00; Frank Schaefbauer, Official - 100.00; Wayne Schaefbauer, Official - 100.00; Don Shields, Official - 80.00; Randy Thomas, Official - 112.40; David Titze, Official - 15.00; Terry Tople, Official - 142.50; Chamberlain High School, Regional Gymnastics - 140.87; Deseree Angyal, Official - 22.50; Christi Bartels, Official - 37.50; Lexi Briggs, Official - 15.00; Anna Carroll, Official - 75.00; Mark Gageby, Official - 50.00; Kara Gloe, Official - 15.00; Chelsea Kouf, Official - 15.00; Jami Olson, Official - 15.00; Renae Phinney, Official - 78.80; Lehia Pietz, Official - 50.00; Ashley Sargent, Official - 7.50; Terry Tople, Official - 112.50; Kristi Yackley, Official - 66.80; Gettysburg High School, Entry Fees - 45.00; Sully Buttes High School, Entry Fees - 30.00; June Hansen, Student Meals - 216.00; SDHSAA, One Act Play Registration - 20.00; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES - $2,862.01.

F. Approve Resignations
Leroy Heibel - Ass't Wrestling
Don Shields - Athletic Director
Pam Cwach - 5 & 6 Girls Basketball

Amy Schochenmaier presented a letter from Maxine Schochenmaier, the contracted grant writer for the school, briefly reporting the progress of applying for technology grants. Public sector grants have been investigated with little results. Private sector grants will now be researched. More information will be presented at the April Board meeting. The Board requested a list of grant applications submitted and grants that may be pending.

Dr. Mark Steiner and Dr. Michael Keller reported the South Dakota High School Activities Association would be proposing an amendment to the bylaws to authorize licensed chiropractors to perform student physicals as required for athletes to participate in SDHSAA authorized events. The Board was asked to support the proposed amendment when the Board officially votes on the proposal in the future.

Jerry Kleinsasser presented the Open Enrollment applications for eight (8) students for the 1999-2000 school year that will be attending school outside the Stanley County Schools.

Pat Lindemann and Amy Iversen, school guidance counselors, presented the results of last fall's Stanford Writing Assessment for grades five and nine. This test was presented throughout the State of South Dakota. The results were discussed in detail and improvements that can be made in the future to help students score at a higher level.

Principal Denise Gebur reported the schedule of school activities for the elementary for the next thirty days. The Stanley County Schools was notified by the Technology in Education office that an equipment donation will be made to the rural schools. Three (3) televisions and Zilog Internet appliances will be installed to access the Internet in the rural schools. The proposal for next year's textbooks and workbooks will be presented in April for approval. The staff will be working with the new Content Standards for the remaining staff inservice meetings this year. The Stanley County Elementary School has achieved a level one rating from the Computer Learning Foundation and will work towards the next level.

Principal Tony Glass presented the proposed guidelines for taking courses from other sources other than at Stanley County. The South Dakota Board of Regents Feedback Report was discussed in detail. The teachers will be revising the Curriculum on the Wall and applying it to the new Content Standards until June and then it will be presented to the Board for approval.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser informed the Board of the results of this year's state legislative session. House Bill 1138 for manufactured homes is in the hands of the governor, the governor's special education bill has been approved, the school calendar will remain the same and open enrollment requirements have been amended.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser presented as request from the Capital Area Counseling Service, Inc., for financial support in the sum of $756.50 to pay the cost of the Profiles of Student Life survey recently conducted. The Board authorized the payment.

Business Manager Kevin Merscheim presented the 1999-2000 proposed list of equipment and repairs lists to the Board. These lists will be again be presented in April with final approval in May.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser discussed with the Board the dates for the first negotiations session with the teachers for the 1999-2000 school year. The dates established were either March 15 or 22 at 5:30 P.M.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser reported that seventy-seven (77) athletes would participate in this year's track and field program. It was requested to approve to hiring of a fourth track coach because of this large number of students.

Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to negotiate a salary with an applicant for the fourth track coach position this school year. All voted aye.

The Associated School Boards of South Dakota Area Legislative Meeting will be March 11 in Pierre at the Ramkota at 6 P.M.

Foster moved, seconded by Tibbs, to go into Executive Session according to SDCL 1-25-2 for personnel reason at 6:50 P.M. All voted aye.

President Arlene Poncelet declared the Board out of Executive Session at 7:23 P.M.

Foster moved, seconded by Tibbs, to adjourn at 7:24 P.M. All voted aye.


Arlene Poncelet, President
Kevin Merscheim, Business Manager

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