Stanley County

The Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular session November 14, 2005, 5:30 P.M., at the high school learning center with Gary Johnson, John Bucholz, Mork Norman, Bridget Miller and Darby Nutter present. Others in attendance were Superintendent Larry Jaske, Business Manager Kevin Merscheim and Principals Brian Doherty and Merry Bleeker. Visitors were Rebecca Cruse, Craig Rutschke, Shirley Swanson, Arlene Krueger, Roxanne Harms, Linda Clair, Kathy Riedy, Kim Doherty and many honored students and their families.

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 Norman, to adopt the agenda. All voted aye.

Miller moved, seconded by Nutter, to approve the Consent Calendar. All voted aye.

A. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of October 10, 2005.

B. Approve the Financial Reports

GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, October 1, 2005 – 366,658.27; Receipts: Taxes – 22,234.03; Interest – 782.22; Misc. Revenue – 691.89; Admissions 5,848.00; State Aid – 92,985.25; Yearbooks – 120.00; Insurance Proceeds 6,116.88; Total Receipts – 128,778.27; Transfers into the Account – 527.62; Total Available – 495,964.16; Disbursements – 109,314.87; Payroll 173,563.93; Transfer Out – 17.45; Cash Balance, October 31, 2005 – 213,067.91; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, October 1, 2005 – 29,968.14; Receipts: Taxes – 2,885.52; Interest – 23.00; Total Receipts – 2,908.52; Transfers into the Account – 0; Total Available – 32,876.66; Disbursement – 14,346.04; Cash Balance, October 31, 2005 – 18,530.62; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, October 1, 2005 – 312,301.84; Receipts: Taxes – 3,665.79; Interest – 253.00; State Aid – 4,225.50; Total Receipts – 8,144.29; Total Available – 320,446.13; Disbursements – 1,594.71; Payroll – 25,920.26; Cash Balance, October 31, 2005 – 292,931.16; PENSION FUND: Cash Balance, October 1, 2005 – 775.68; Receipts: Taxes – 878.06: Interest – 0; Total Receipts – 878.06; Total Available – 1,653.74; Payroll – 0; Cash Balance, October 31, 2005 – 1,653.74; IMPACT AID: Cash Balance, October 1, 2005 – 738,797.98; Receipts: Interest – 873.98; Total Receipts – 873.98; Total Available – 739,671.96; Transfer Out - 0; Cash Balance, October 31, 2005 – 739,371.96; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, October 1, 2005 – (9,546.36); Receipts: Sales – 5,451.70; Community & Youth Involved – 5,865.20; Total Receipts – 11,316.90; Transfers into the Account – 0; Total Available – 1,770.54; Disbursements – 12,941.89; Payroll – 17,830.98; Cash Balance, October 31, 2005 – (29,002.33); FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS: Cash Balance, October 1, 2005 – 302,543.03; Receipts: Interest – 814.14; Resale – 1,682.28; Senior Class – 786.00; Student Council – 202.00; Letterwinners 759.09; FCCLA – 1,266.75; Band – 13,272.50; Cheerleaders – 11.74; Triple S Group – 50.50; Football Playoffs – 2,315.75; Coaches Fundraisers – 1,591.00; Weight Room Donations – 143.73; Total Receipts – 22,895.48; Transfers into the Account – 5,898.97; Total Available - 331,428.48; Disbursements – 13,083.74; Cash Balance, October 31, 2005 – 318,344.74.

C. Note Budget Report

D. Approve the Regular Bills

All American Sports, Uniforms – 935.83; Americinn, Lodging – 66.00; American Linen, Supplies – 799.74; Amoco, Bus Gas – 2,339.97; AMPride, Gas – 109.11; Anderson Tire, Repairs – 47.47; ASBSD, Registration – 75.00; Brenda Bak, Meals & Mileage – 96.00; Band Shoppe, Supplies – 96.95; Best Business, Repairs – 262.83; Merry Bleeker, Meals – 42.00; Tamara K. Brechenridge – 1,607.90; Buhl’s, Supplies – 7.20; Bureau Of Administration, Telephone – 101.24; 22X, Supplies – 300.00; Capital Sports, Equipment – 110.00; Cellular One, Telephone – 63.62; Character Counts, Supplies – 10.20; Chet’s Janitorial Supply, Supplies – 300.00; Christy Lumber, Repairs – 219.24; Cole Paper, Supplies – 3,428.02; Department of Corrections, Prof. Services – 443.13; Dakota Laminating, Supplies – 61.25; Dakota Supply Group, Supplies – 364.13; Days Inn, Lodging – 88.16; Dean Foods, Food – 1,895.10; Kim Doherty, Meals – 52.00; Earthgrains, Food – 531.04; Education Week, Supplies – 39.00; Envirotech Waste Service, Waste Disposal – 1,281.07; Experiential Dynamics, Supplies – 30.00; Fastenal, Supplies – 1.88; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities – 4,801.12; Friendship House, Supplies – 75.80; FSH Communications, Telephone – 226.60; Gale’s Gas, Utilities – 931.30; Globe Fearon, Supplies – 217.55; Golden West Telephone, Telephone – 262.56; Gray Lines, Bus Charters – 4,926.54; Gumdrop Books, Library Media – 738.60; H&H Industries, Supplies – 13.98; Harcourt Brace Jovanovic, Textbooks – 466.63; Harker’s, Food – 2,957.07; Hauff Mid-America Sports, Supplies – 18.65; Hewlett-Packard, Supplies – 195.00; Hillyard, Supplies – 437.55; Hipple Printing, Advertising & Minutes – 129.85; Hobart Sales, Repairs – 685.40; Hogens Hardware, Supplies – 28.98; Hogg Restaurant, Food – 2,762.39; Holt, Reinhart & Winston, Textbooks – 23,449.57; Ingram Pest Service, Supplies – 240.00; Johnson Control, Repairs – 620.00; Don Johnston, Supplies – 565.00; Kimbo Educational, Supplies – 20.70; Klein’s Office Plus, Supplies – 149.12; Larry’s Plumbing, Repairs – 1,858.93; Leber Irrigation, Repairs – 178.50; Mathcounts Foundation, Registration – 80.00; May-Adam-Gerdes-Thompson, Prof. Services – 116.00; McDorman Piano Service, Repairs – 60.00; Kevin Merscheim, Mileage – 68.80; Microtel Inn, Lodging – 43.00; Montana Dakota Utilities, Utilities – 2,805.63; Morris, Repairs – 21.92; Music Treasures, Supplies – 311.83; NADIS National, Registration – 150.00; North American Book, Membership – 600.00; Office of Weights, Supplies – 10.00; Oriental Trading, Supplies – 87.95; Peitz Service, Repairs – 180.74; Pepper At Eckroth, Supplies – 207.00; Perma-Bound, Supplies – 16.87; Phillips 66 Company, Gas – 113.97; 22X, Prof. Services – 1,495.00; Pitney Bowes, Postage – 500.00; Praxair, Supplies – 489.14; Radio Shack, Supplies – 11.49; Reinhard Instructional, Food – 4,251.77; Renaissance Learning, Library Media & Prof. Services – 574.60; Renneberg Hardwood, Supplies – 2,049.68; Right Turn, Tuition – 1,377.29; Robin’s Water Cond’ting, Water – 181.95; Royal Flush, Supplies – 630.00; Lois Russell, Meals – 52.00; School Specialty, Supplies & Equipment – 11,277.94; Scott Foresman, Textbooks – 4,942.38; SDVBCA, Membership – 20.00; Servall Uniform, Supplies – 90.53; Sioux Auto Electric, Repairs – 437.95; Kayla Sivertson, Registration – 95.00; Blaine Snyder, Book Fine Refund – 12.00; Software House International, Supplies – 6,021.59; South Dakota Teacher Placement, Membership – 350.00; Sportime, Supplies – 485.26; 22X, Prof. Services – 8,120.22; Stanley County Booster Club, Ticket Takers – 208.19; Stanley County School District, Imprest Expenses – 2,980.17; State Property Management, Supplies – 190.00; State Publishing, Supplies – 239.40; Taylor Music, Supplies – 1,042.00; Thomson Course Technology, Textbooks – 1,014.82; Town & Ranch Market, Supplies & Food – 1,024.31; Ultimate Team Sales, Uniforms – 1,456.00; US Environmental Protection Agency, Asbestos Loan – 2,500.00; US Food Service, Food – 2,345.87; VISA, Supplies – 63.30; Walker Refuse, Waste Disposal - 232.39; Walmart, Supplies – 868.07; West Central Electric, Utilities – 300.10; World Almanac Education, Library Media – 8.95; WR/LJ Rural Water, Water – 100.00; Youngberg & Sons, Repairs – 588.00; Zander Auto Parts, Repairs – 28.95; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $126,292.49. (A more detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the Elementary Building.

E. Note Imprest Expenses

Augustana College, Registration – 90.00; Region VII Honor Band, Entry Fees – 192.00; SD Library Association, Registration – 105.00; UPS, Postage – 54.17; Eric Booth, Official – 35.00; Brad Cruse, Official – 65.00; Brian Doherty, Official – 35.00; Cory Edson, Official – 65.00; Brian Doherty, Void – (80.00); Helmet Keller, Announcer – 50.00; Brian LaCompte, Security – 25.00; Norm Lingle, Official – 130.00; Clint Menning, Clock – 50.00; Todd Palmer, Official – 210.00; Steve Rounds, Official – 130.00; Lowell Somsen, Official – 65.00; Steven Sweetman, Announcer – 25.00; Terry Tople, Clock – 92.50; Louis Young, Official – 35.00; SD Basketball Coaches, Registration – 150.00; Keaton Durkin, Official – 20.00; Kelli Gabriel, Official – 47.50; Lyndsey Hackett, Official – 65.00; Kayla Hedman, Official – 37.50; Kathy Heiss, Official – 45.00; Guy Hunter, Triangular Chairman – 30.00; Larry Jaske, Official – 65.00; Terrance Keller, Official – 65.00; Gloria Lawrence, Official – 295.00; Jennifer Neuhauser, Official – 25.00; Renee Osterkamp, Official – 120.00; Sheila Ricketts, Official – 5.00; Todd Sandal, Void – (45.00); Larisa Schoenfelder, Official – 30.00; Loren Schoenfelder, Clock – 110.00; Jessica Simons, Official – 27.50; Tiffany Stoeser, Official – 20.00; Whitney Stoeser, Official 42.50; Megan Sutley, Official – 55.00; Terry Tople, Clock – 307.50; Jeanie Votava, Official – 45.00; Pierre School District, Entry Fees – 32.00; Winner School District, Entry Fees – 12.00; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES – $2,980.17.

The Board recognized the following students in grades three through five who received all “A’s” and students in grade six through twelve for achieving at least a 3.6 grade point average for the first nine-weeks of the school year. President Gary Johnson and Superintendent Larry Jaske presented the certificates.
 

The North Central Association Certification coordinator Kim Doherty presented a seventeen (17) item problem and solutions list for the Boards review. The Steering Committee will be meeting to prepare for the North Central Accreditation review scheduled for this spring.

Superintendent Larry Jaske proposed the Stanley County School District revised Wellness Policy for Board approval. This policy was proposed to meet the new federal mandate to support wellness, good nutrition and regular physical activity as a part of the total learning environment in the Stanley County Schools. Further revisions were made during the meeting.

Norman moved, seconded by Miller, to approve the Stanley County School District Wellness Policy as revised. All voted aye.

Business Manager Kevin Merscheim requested approval for a revision to the Food Service Collection Policy adopted in June, 2005. The filing of delinquent food bills after sixty days (60) with a collection agency was added to the current policy.

Nutter moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the revised Food Service Collection Policy as presented. All voted aye.

Principal Brian Doherty proposed student requirements for students in grades nine through eleven to receive an open lunch period. A student must achieve a minimum grade average in a class, must have perfect attendance and have parental permission to leave during the lunch period during that quarter. The Board authorized the policy on a trial basis.

Principal Merry Bleeker reported that curriculum mapping workshops are being presented for college credit during the school year. The information presented will be used to achieve the North Central Accreditation goals. The Character Counts (We Are All Relatives) Caring workshop for students will be December 2, 2005. The Christmas programs for the Cheyenne School will be December 8, Orton School will be December 12, and for the Hayes School, it will be December 15, 2005.

The Board appointed Bridgett Miller to the Stanley County School District and City of Fort Pierre Board of Equalization that will meet next spring.

Business Manager Kevin Merscheim presented a resolution from the Associated School Boards of South Dakota to approve amendments to the ASBSD Protective Trust Joint Powers Agreement and Bylaws.

Miller moved, seconded by Nutter, to approve the resolution approving amendments to the Associated School Boards Protective Trust Joint Powers Agreement and Bylaws. All voted aye.

Business Manager Kevin Merscheim reported the notice of the Ole Williamson scholarships was published in the Capitol Journal and the Reminder newspapers and is available on the Stanley County School web page. The deadline for the applications is November 30, 2005.

Kathy Riedy, oral interpretation advisor, reported that Vida Hernandez has qualified for the state oral interpretation contest.

The Associated School Board of South Dakota will present its annual area legislative meeting on December 6 at the Ramkota in Pierre.

Superintendent Larry Jaske reported that Impact Aid funds would remain at the same level as the previous year. The projected amount of Impact Aid funds for this fiscal year is $400,000. Information was presented to replace the trailer house at the Orton School. The One-To-One Initiative as discussed at the October Board meeting has been placed on hold until information is received from the State of South Dakota Department of Education, which is proposing to start the program statewide. The Harold School District has contacted the administration to share students for activities between the two schools. The Board instructed the administration to further investigate the proposal. Meeting dates for the Superintendent were reported for the months of November and December. A brochure was presented from Capital Area Counseling Services for the Prime for Life curriculum along with the 2001 results of a student survey of high-risk behavior patterns.

Bucholz moved, seconded by Nutter, to go into Executive Session according to SDCL 1-25-2 for student and personnel reasons at 7:14 P.M. All voted aye.

President Gary Johnson declared the Board out of Executive Session at 7:48 P.M.

Miller moved, seconded by Bucholz, to adjourn at 7:49 P.M. All voted aye.
 

Gary Johnson, President                                   

Kevin Merscheim, Business Manager