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The Stanley County
School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular
session September 13, 2004, 5:30 P.M., in the High School
Learning Center with Gary Johnson, Bridget Miller, Darby Nutter,
John Bucholz and Mork Norman present. Others in attendance were
Superintendent Larry Jaske, Business Manager Kevin Merscheim and
Principals Brian Doherty and Merry Bleeker. Visitors were Mary
Askren, Arlene Krueger, Shirley Swanson, Craig Rutschke, Kim
Doherty, Jennifer Milliken, Daniel Mach, Laura Snow, Kathy Riedy,
Deb Stoeser, Kayleen Stoeser and Deb Harrison.
President Gary Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.
President Gary Johnson led the pledge of allegiance.
Bucholz moved, seconded by Nutter, to adopt the agenda. All
voted aye.
Bucholz moved, seconded by Miller, to approve the Consent
Calendar. All voted aye.
A. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of August 9, 2004.
B. Approve the Financial Reports
GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, August 1, 2004 615,748.84;
Receipts: Taxes 6,347.53; Interest 575.28; Misc. Revenue
275.00; Advanced Placement Funds 881.50; State Aid
109,911.84; Admissions 893.00; Rentals 225.00; Total
Receipts 119,109.15; Transfers into the Account 1,224.70;
Total Available 736,082.69; Disbursements 142,108.92;
Payroll 117,540.15; Transfer Out 59.95; Cash Balance, August
31, 2004 476,373.77; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, August 1,
2004 80,348.54; Receipts: Taxes 507.67; Interest 23.88;
Total Receipts 531.55; Transfers into the Account 0; Total
Available 80,880.09; Disbursement 45,951.93; Cash Balance,
August 31, 2004 34,928.16; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance,
August 1, 2004 239,190.33; Receipts: Taxes 608.92; Interest
167.19; State Aid 8,547.00; Total Receipts 9,323.11; Total
Available 248,513.44; Disbursements 4,653.37; Payroll
11,598.26; Cash Balance, August 31, 2004 232,261.81; PENSION
FUND: Cash Balance, August 1, 2004 2,524.54; Receipts: Taxes
133.19: Interest 1.93; Total Receipts 135.12; Total
Available 2,659.66; Payroll 0; Cash Balance, August 31, 2004
2,659.66; IMPACT AID: Cash Balance, August 1, 2004
578,469.98; Receipts: Interest 421.96; Total Receipts
421.96; Total Available 578,891.94; Transfer Out - 0; Cash
Balance, August 31, 2004 578,891.94; FOOD SERVICE: Cash
Balance, August 1, 2004 (3,712.80); Receipts: Sales
3,100.05; State Food Reimbursement - 0; Community & Youth Inv.
0; Total Receipts 3,100.05; Transfers into the Account 0;
Total Available (612.75); Disbursements 60.16; Payroll
3,624.92; Cash Balance, August 31, 2004 (4,297.83); FIDUCIARY
ACCOUNTS: Cash Balance, August 1, 2004 322,620.54; Receipts:
Interest 481.67; Resale 266.05; Cheerleaders 150.00;
Coaches Fundraisers 3,100.00; Total Receipts 3,997.72;
Transfers into the Account 1,892.60; Total Available
328,510.86; Disbursements 3,653.49; Cash Balance, August 31,
2004 324,857.37.
C. Note Budget Report
D. Approve the Regular Bills
Additude, Subscription 19.97; All American Sports, Accessories
2,076.61; All-Around Graphics, Supplies 10.00; American
School, Membership 90.00; American School Food Service,
Membership 31.00; Amoco, Bus Gas 362.33; Anderson Tire,
Repairs 252.18; ASBSD, Registration 520.00; Avera Pace, Food
120.00; Brenda Bak, Supplies 72.00; Band Shoppe, Uniforms
884.95; Best Business, Supplies 3,062.82; 22X, Tuition
1,987.10; Bottom Line Welding, Repairs 40.00; Buhls, Supplies
17.16; Tim Burgard, Meals 76.00; 22X, Supplies 250.00;
Glennys Case, HP Stipend 500.00; CCV Software, Supplies
748.95; Cellular One, Telephone 152.31; 22X, Tuition
1,167.56; Christy Lumber, Repairs 866.28; Cole Paper, Supplies
& Equipment 12,707.85; CDW, Supplies 62.82; Connecting
Point, Repairs & Supplies 3,749.65; Steve Cronin, Open Gym
270.00; Crucial Technology, Supplies 182.99; Dakota Supply
Group, Supplies 382.28; Dakotamart, Supplies 48.00; Dean
Foods, Milk 636.52; Delta Education, Textbooks 5,423.83;
Demco, Supplies 364.09; E&R Mailers, Postage 379.76;
Earthgrains, Food 146.15; Easter Seals, Supplies 64.00;
EBSCO, Periodicals 1,560.96; Kathy Ellenbecker, Pro. Services
2,290.08; Envirotech Waste Services, Utilities 698.21; City
of Fort Pierre, Utilities 2,986.39; GFG Food Service, Food
400.38; Glass Products, Repairs 106.92; Glencoe/McGraw Hill,
Textbooks 20,224.23; Lori Gloe, HP Stipend 500.00; Golden
West Telephone, Telephone 225.97; H&H Industries, Supplies
378.84; Haggertys Musicworks, Repairs 2,629.45; Harcourt
Brace Jovanovic, Supplies & Textbooks 4,080.48; Harkers, Food
1,090.51; Jim Hartung Gym Supply, Equipment 2,860.00; Harves
Sport Shop, Supplies 670.72; Hauff Mid-America Sports,
Supplies 1,133.08; Hiller Investigative Services, Equipment
1,997.00; Hipple Printing, Advertising & Minutes 1,181.88;
Hogg Restaurant, Supplies & Equipment 2,437.01; J Hohn, Inc.,
Prof. Services 2,400.00; Impact Schools of SD, Membership
1,099.60; Larry Jaske, Tuition & Meals 430.22; Jostens,
Yearbook 1,492.05; Kelly Inn, Lodging 414.00; Kleins Office
Plus, Supplies 23.11; Kmart, Supplies 27.98; Larrys
Plumbing, Repairs 2,492.88; Gloria Lawrence, Supplies 33.36;
Leonards Studio, Composites 760.00; Linguisystems, Supplies
709.00; May-Adam-Gerdes-Thompson, Prof. Services 448.27;
McLeods Printing, Supplies 207.18; Medco, Supplies
1,408.32; Monick Pipe, Repairs 16.48; Montana Dakota
Utilities, Utilities 42.03; National Geography Bee,
Registration 50.00; Shawn Oligmueller, Prof. Services
121.08; Denise Overweg, HP Stipend 500.00; Jenifer Palmer, HP
Stipend 500.00; Pepper At Eckroth, Supplies 1,227.59; Quill
Corporation, Supplies 409.67; Qwest, Telephone 373.86; Radio
Shack, Supplies 19.64; Reinhart, Food 2,858.94; Renaissance
Learning, Library Media 296.75; Right Turn, Tuition 549.46;
22X, Transportation 6.20; River City Band Festival,
Registration 75.00; Robins Water Condting, Water 105.70;
Sagebrush Corporation, Repairs 450.00; Santel Communications,
Repairs 195.00; School Specialty, Supplies 9,258.66; Scott
Foresman, Textbooks 1,940.03; SDASBO, Registration 140.00;
SD Cheer/Dance Coaches Association, Registration 75.00; SD
Counselors Association, Dues 105.00; Security Lock Smith,
Supplies 208.38; Small Engine House, Supplies 283.77;
Software House International, Supplies 1,252.00; Software
Services, Repairs 113.75; Sports Imports, Supplies 616.40;
22X, Prof. Services 701.75; Stanley County Booster Club,
Ticket Sellers 61.69; Stanley County School District, Imprest
Expenses 773.57; Diane Stofferahn, HP Stipend 500.00; David
Tate, Meals 81.00; Taylor Music, Supplies 4,733.00; Darla
Tibbs, Mowing 45.00; Titze Electric, Repairs 1,148.77; Town
& Ranch Market, Food & Supplies 258.27; VISA, Supplies
124.74; VoWac Publishing, Textbooks 1,529.60; Walmart,
Supplies 80.83; Warner Bros, Publications 8,678.75; West
Central Electric, Utilities 170.43; World Almanac Education,
Library Media 31.74; WR/LJ Rural Water, Water 72.50;
Youngberg & Sons, Supplies 1,334.97; Zander Auto Parts,
Supplies 1.61; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $139,241.85. (A more
detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the
Elementary Building.
E. Note Imprest Expenses
AAA Travel, Lodging 375.71; USPO, Postage 200.00; Melody
Gross, Official 65.00; Dan Thelen, Official 132.86; TOTAL
IMPREST EXPENSES $773.57.
F. Teacher Salary Lane Change
Joyce Larsen - $31,200.00
Kim Doherty, representing the North Central Association Steering
Committee, reported the committees progress during this first
year of school improvement. Information is being collected that
will be used to build a school profile and goals. This profile
will be analyzed during the next six months. The members of the
committee are Kim Doherty, Jennifer Milliken, Lee Heibel, Cheryl
Sorenson, Kathy Riedy, Lois Russell and Linda Drewes.
Principal Brian Doherty presented a proposal from the Stanley
County Booster Club and the Stanley County Coaches Association
to raise funds to construct a weight lifting room in Parkview.
The new room would create a safer, cleaner, more attractive and
more useful area for lifting and/or conditioning. The committee
members from both groups and the school administration will meet
in the near future to decide the type of fundraiser to be used
during the school year.
Bucholz moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the open
enrollment applications for students #57001199807321,
57001199807322, 57001199807324, 57001199807326, 57001199807327,
57001199807329, 57001199807330, 57001199807331, 57001199807332,
57001199807333, 57001199807334, 5701199807335, 5701199807336,
5701199807337 and 57001199807338. All voted aye.
Principal Brian Doherty reported Stanley County School will host
the Region Seven (7) Vocal Music Festival on November 23. The
South Dakota High School Activities Association rules have
changed and will split the golf program into two seasons with
the boys golf being during the fall and the girls golf season
being in the spring starting with the 2005-2006 school year.
Geoffrey Reed is teaching a high school calculus course three
days per week before regular school hours. A new computer
software program is being used to track middle and high school
discipline during the school year. Reports will be made
available to the Board on a quarterly basis. Kayleen Stoeser
proposed an intramural sport program be started and conducted
during the open gym periods during the school year. The Board
approved the intramural sports program for grades nine through
twelve. Kayleen Stoeser also advised the Turner Foundation could
possibly have grant funds available to help with the
construction of the weight room in Parkview and also for the
intramural sports program. The application for this grant will
be filed before October 1.
Principal Merry Bleeker reported that thirty (30) students took
advantage of the summer reading program this year. The special
education on site review was conducted last week with the
written report to be sent in two weeks. School pictures will be
September 14 and 15, 2004. The kindergarten and fourth grade
classes will be visiting Mary House, the Lewis and Clark
exhibition will be September 20 at the Discovery Center and
October 4 will be the writing assessment test for grades five
and nine. Fire Prevention and Public Works week is October 4
through 8, and parent-teacher conferences will be September 27
and 28.
Bucholz moved, seconded by Miller, to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION #2-2005 Let it be resolved, that the School Board
of the Stanley County School District #57-1, transfer the
following cash balance from the General Fund to the Food Service
Fund Account.
TO: Food Service Fund (Transfers In) - $20,000.00
FROM: General Funds (Transfers Out) - $20,000.00
All voted aye.
Nutter moved, seconded by Bucholz, to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION #3-2005 Let it be resolved, that the School Board
of the Stanley County School District #57-1, transfer the
following cash balance from the Impact Aid Fund to the General
Fund Account.
TO: General Funds (Transfers In) - $200,000.00
FROM: Impact Aid Funds (Transfers Out) - $200,000.00
All voted aye.
Superintendent Larry Jaske proposed a new lawn mower and grass
catcher be purchased from Small Engine House in the amount of
$8,989.97. It will be required to supplement the 2004-05 fiscal
year budget for this purchase.
Bucholz moved, seconded by Nutter, to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION #4-2005 Let it be resolved, that the School Board
of the Stanley County School District #57-1, in accordance with
SDCL 13-11-3.2 and after duly considering the proposed
supplemental budget, hereby approves and adopts its following
supplemental budget in total;
Capital Outlay Fund
Appropriations:
2549 Equipment
$9,000.00
Total Appropriations
$9,000.00
Means of Finance:
704 Fund Balance
$9,000.00
Total Means of Finance
$9,000.00
All voted aye.
The regular monthly Board meeting on October 11, 2004 will be
held at 5:30 P.M. at the Cheyenne School, and the public is
invited to attend.
The Associated School Board of South Dakota will present the
annual school law seminar on October 6 and the negotiations
workshop on November 3 in Pierre.
Superintendent Larry Jaske presented a request for schools to
donate $1,300 for a summer study on the lack of adequate school
funding. The Administration recommended disapproving this
proposal. The annual fall Impact Aid conference is in
Washington, DC on October 2 through 5 and the reauthorization
regulations will be negotiated. The Board reviewed the past and
current results of the ACT tests. A listing of the open
enrollment students attending Stanley County Schools and Stanley
County students attending other schools was presented to the
Board. The Stanley County band and the flag corp. will be
performing at the Korean Memorial festivities on September 18.
The spring band and choral trip to Florida was discussed. The
Stanley County Technology Plan has been approved by the
Department of Education, which will qualify the school for
E-Rate funding. The current enrollment in Stanley County Schools
is 591 as compared to 578 for the 2003-2004 school year.
Superintendent Larry Jaske reported two ballot issues affecting
schools on the November ballot being transportation and food
services for students in private and alternative schools and the
elimination of the sales tax on food items.
Bucholz moved, seconded by Miller, to go into Executive Session
according to SDCL 1-25-02 for student reasons at 7:17 P.M. All
voted aye.
President Gary Johnson declared the Board out of Executive
Session at 8 P.M.
Bucholz moved, seconded by Nutter, to adjourn at 8:01 P.M. All
voted aye.
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