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The Stanley County School District,
#57-1, Board of Education met in regular session August 8, 2005,
5:30 P.M., in the Elementary Computer Lab of the Elementary
Building with Gary Johnson, Mork Norman, Bridget Miller, Darby
Nutter and John Bucholz present. Others in attendance were
Superintendent Larry Jaske, Business Manager Kevin Merscheim and
Principals Merry Bleeker and Brian Doherty. Visitors were Leta
Childers, Arlene Krueger, Shirley Swanson, Craig Rutschke,
Jennifer Milliken, Laura Snow, Bill Ellwanger and Guy Hunter.
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 as
amended. All voted aye.
Miller moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the Consent
Calendar. All voted aye.
A. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 11, 2005.
B. Approve the Financial Reports
GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, July 1, 2005 813,626.77; Receipts:
Taxes 12,115.88; Interest 1,629.00; State Aid 92,999.50;
Title I 19,924.86; Title 2 5,670.04; Total Receipts
132,339.28; Transfers into the Account 554.84; Total Available
946,520.89; Disbursements 185,810.02; Payroll 161,920.59;
Transfer Out 19.95; Cash Balance, July 31, 2005 599,770.33;
CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, July 1, 2005 65,654.35;
Receipts: Taxes 992.20; Interest 77.41; Total Receipts
1,069.61; Transfers into the Account 0; Total Available
66,723.96; Disbursement 0; Cash Balance, July 31, 2005
66,723.96; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, July 1, 2005
354,355.26; Receipts: Taxes 1,257.96; Interest 371.55; State
Aid 4,225.50; Total Receipts 5,855.01; Total Available
360,210.27; Disbursements 0; Payroll 17,361.40; Cash
Balance, July 31, 2005 342,848.87; PENSION FUND: Cash Balance,
July 1, 2005 12,930.11; Receipts: Taxes 301.28: Interest
15.48; Total Receipts 316.76; Total Available 13,246.87;
Payroll 0; Cash Balance, July 31, 2005 13,246.87; IMPACT
AID: Cash Balance, July 1, 2005 679,247.90; Receipts: Interest
696.65; Total Receipts 696.65; Total Available 679,944.55;
Transfer Out - 0; Cash Balance, July 31, 2005 679,944.55; FOOD
SERVICE: Cash Balance, July 1, 2005 4,254.03; Receipts: Sales
1,486.88; Total Receipts 1,486.88; Transfers into the
Account 0; Total Available 5,740.91; Disbursements 0;
Payroll 3,966.33; Cash Balance, July 31, 2005 1,774.58;
FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS: Cash Balance, July 1, 2005 305,874.15;
Receipts: Interest 1,395.44; Student Council 32.00;
Cheerleaders 266.73; Coaches Fundraisers 2,100.00; Total
Receipts 3,794.17; Transfers into the Account 5,429.59;
Total Available 315,097.91; Disbursements 1,093.00; Cash
Balance, July 31, 2005 314,004.91.
C. Note Budget Report
D. Approve the Regular Bills
ALA Graphics, Library Media 123.50; Amateur Wrestling News,
Periodicals 29.00; American Linen, Supplies 28.25; Amoco,
Gas 465.55; Association for Supervision, Periodicals 79.00;
Band Shoppe, Supplies & Awards 158.60; Best Business, Supplies
& Equipment 10,701.00; Bigger, Faster & Stronger, Improvements
4,000.00; Bottom Line Welding, Repairs 306.50; Bright Apple,
Supplies 76.99; Budgetext, Textbooks 2,597.68; Bureau Of
Administration, Telephone & Microfilm 58.17; Carolina
Biological, Supplies 2,587.61; Cellular One, Telephone
63.98; Chase Roofing, Repairs 188.70; Christy Lumber, Repairs
576.87; Cole Paper, Supplies 83.55; Department of
Corrections, Prof. Services 190.74; Country Carpet, Supplies
60.00; Pam Cwach, Meals 78.00; DJs Cellular, Supplies
10.99; Dakota Supply Group, Supplies 224.40; Datateam Systems,
Supplies 710.00; Demco, Supplies 334.13; Brian Doherty,
Tuition Reimbursement 700.00; EBSCO, Periodicals 1,607.77;
ETA, Supplies 85.47; ESTR Publications, Supplies 199.90;
Follett Educational, Textbooks 1,263.67; Fonder Sewing
Machines, Supplies 75.92; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities
3,075.00; Franklin Covey, Supplies 42.62; Glass Products,
Repairs 35.72; Glencoe, Supplies 28.39; Golden West
Telephone, Telephone 226.29; Grand Rental Station, Supplies
55.95; Grizzly Imports, Supplies 413.20; Harcourt Achieve,
Supplies 473.17; Harves Sport Shop, Supplies 317.38;
Hillyard, Supplies 1,890.06; Hipple Printing, Advertising &
Minutes 208.95; B.F. Hurley Mat Co., Repairs 1,019.00;
Impact Schools of SD, Dues 1,253.24; Insight Media, Supplies
603.75; The Instrumentalist Co., Awards 96.45; IBM,
Maintenance Agreement 1,392.00; Larry Jaske, Tuition 870.61;
JW Pepper, Supplies 140.00; Karls, Supplies 567.00; Kleins
Office Plus, Supplies 116.39; Lakeshore, Supplies 292.10;
Leber Irrigation, Repairs 43.08; Leidholt, McNeely & Leidholt,
Repairs 805.80; Library Store, Library Media 122.21;
Linguisystems, Supplies 934.70; LJ Tech Systems, Supplies
441.36; The Master Teacher, Supplies 274.50; May-Adam-Gerdes-Thompson,
Prof. Services 72.50; McDougal, Littell & Co., Textbooks
641.20; McLeods Printing, Supplies 56.13; Kevin Merscheim,
Mileage 44.00; Modern Curriculum Press, Textbooks 86.08;
Montana Dakota Utilities, Utilities 16.85; Morris, Repairs -
9.12; National Association of Secondary Principals, Dues
131.00; Mary Olson, Mileage 64.80; Options Publishing,
Supplies 65.67; PCI Educational, Supplies 122.98; Perfection
Learning, Textbooks 27.95; Phillips 66 Company, Gas 176.77;
Pierre Solid Waste, Supplies 87.82; Pitney Bowes, Postage
500.00; Pitsco, Supplies 617.02; Plank Road Publishing,
Periodicals 122.20; Praxair, Supplies 66.00; Pro-Ed,
Supplies 897.60; Quill & Scroll Society, Awards 130.50;
Qwest, Telephone 109.44; Ramkota Inn, Lodging 964.00;
Research & Education, Supplies 58.14; Right Turn, Tuition
876.01; 22X, Prof. Services 26.35; Riverdeep, Repairs
6,390.00; Robins Water Condting, Water 41.50; Tom Rogers,
Repairs 2,598.00; Runnings, Supplies 41.63; SD Department of
Health, County Nurse 70.00; Sax Arts & Crafts, Supplies
15.54; School House Global, Textbooks 207.60; Ronald L. Schur,
C.P.A., Audit Services 11,600.00; Security Locksmith, Supplies
166.14; Small Engine House, Repairs 59.07; Smiths Fire
Extinguishers, Supplies 217.40; Software House International,
Supplies 501.46; Software Services, Repairs 595.00;
Southwestern Publishing, 3,553.40; 22X, Prof. Services
2,653.47; State Publishing, Supplies 19.25; Steck-Vaughn,
Supplies - 406.89; Syskos Basketball Books, Supplies 111.40;
Titze Electric, Repairs 2,490.57; United Laboratories,
Supplies 1,240.62; Upstart, Library Media 241.45; Walker
Refuse, Waste Disposal 116.22; Wards, Supplies 603.01; West
Central Electric, Utilities 146.25; H.W. Wilson, Library Media
353.00; Workbench, Periodicals 16.00; Youngberg & Sons,
Supplies & Repairs 5,712.56; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED
$87,663.42. (A more detailed listing is in the Administration
Office of the Elementary Building.
E. Note Imprest Expenses
DCI, Background Checks 39.00; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES $39.00.
Athletic Director Guy Hunter reported the second annual Oahe
Prep Bowl will be September 3, 2005. The activities will include
the football games between Stanley County and Winner and Pierre
and Huron. A dance group, the cheerleaders and the Pierrettes
will perform. The Pierre/Fort Pierre Lions Club youth football
teams will be recognized and a fireworks display will complete
the nights festivities. The funds raised for the Oahe Prep Bowl
are donated back to the Pierre and Fort Pierre schools for
projects.
Bill Ellwanger representing the Stanley County Coaches
Association presented the Board with complimentary refrigerator
magnets in appreciation of the support the association has
received. Fundraisers this year include the sale of stadium
seats and plastic wristbands with the profits to be given to
three Stanley County families to defray medical expenses.
Norman moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the open
enrollment applications for students #5700119980753,
5700119980754, 5700119980755 and 5700119980756. All voted aye.
Miller moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the public school
exemptions as presented for the 2005-2006 school year. All voted
aye.
Principal Merry Bleeker reported the preliminary elementary and
rural student school enrollments for this fall. Special
education students will be assessed to evaluate the need for
additional special educational assistants. Capital Area
Counseling will be available for services during the school year
if necessary. At the present time, all elementary schools will
be fully staffed for the 2005-2006 school year.
Principal Brian Doherty presented the current class schedules
for the middle and high school students for the coming school
year. The scheduling committee staff members were thanked for
their work on this new schedule. The lunch schedules revamped to
segregate middle and high school students. Student records are
being reviewed to meet current graduation requirements.
Superintendent Larry Jaske reported the results of the Dakota
Step Student Data for the 2004-2005 school year were presented.
This test measures the skill levels for students as basic,
proficient and advanced in reading and math. The test results
showed that Stanley County School District has met the
requirements in all areas this year but will strive to improve
the proficiency of all students.
Business Manager Kevin Merscheim detailed the proposed 2005-2006
fiscal year budget. A detailed listing showing the increases and
decreases in the budget and graphs were presented.
Miller moved, seconded by Bucholz, to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION #1-2006 Let it be resolved, that the School Board
of the Stanley County School District #57-1, after duly
considering the budget and its changes thereto, to be published
in accordance with SDCL 13-11-2, hereby approves and adopts its
proposed budget and changes thereto, to be its Annual Budget for
the fiscal year July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2006. The adopted
annual budget levy requests are as follows:
TAX LEVY REQUEST
General Fund $ Maximum Mill Levy Allowed By Law
Capital Outlay Fund $ 1.23/ per $1,000 of Total Valuation
Special Education Fund $ 1.25/per $1,000 of Total Valuation
Pension Fund $ 0.30/per $1,000 of Total Valuation
All voted aye.
Nutter moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the Emergency
School Bus Mutual Assistance Pact between schools for the
2005-2006 school year. All voted aye.
Superintendent Larry Jaske reported information about federal
funding received during this years superintendent conference in
July. Requested approval to do a survey of all Stanley County
families for perception of the open enrollment opportunities for
all students in South Dakota. The Associated School
Boards/School Administrators annual joint convention will be
August 10 thru 12, 2005, in Sioux Falls. The regular October
board meeting will be at the Orton School this year.
Miller moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the request from
Superintendent Larry Jaske to conduct a survey on the open
enrollment opportunities. All voted aye.
Norman moved, seconded by Bucholz, to go into Executive Session
according to SDCL 1-25-2 for personnel and student reasons at
6:48 P.M. All voted aye.
President Gary Johnson declared the Board out of Executive
Session at 7:03 P.M.
Miller moved, seconded by Nutter, to adjourn at 7:04 P.M. All
voted aye.
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