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The Stanley County School
District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular session
December 10, 2007, 5:30 P.M., in the Middle School Learning
Center with Sonny Harrowa, Darby Nutter, John Duffy and Mork
Norman present. Bridget Miller was absent. Others in attendance
were Superintendent Brad Caldwell, Business Manager Kevin
Merscheim and Principals Brian Doherty and Merry Bleeker.
Visitors were Rebecca Cruse, Arlene Krueger, Kim Doherty, Kim
Larson, Richard Gloe, Laura and Pat Wade Pogany, Jamie Frey,
Jeff Willcom, Brian and Stacey LaCompte, Tanya Badger, Don
Shields, Steven Sweetman and Wilma Staples.
President Sonny Harrowa called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.
President Sonny Harrowa led the pledge of allegiance.
Nutter moved, seconded by Norman, to adopt the agenda. All voted
aye.
Norman moved, seconded by Duffy, to approve the Consent
Calendar. All voted aye.
A. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 12 and
special meeting November 29, 2007 as amended.
Nutter moved, seconded by Miller, to approve the purchase of the
uniforms with half the cost to be paid by the Stanley County
Booster Club. Harrowa, Miller, Nutter and Norman voted aye.
Duffy voted no.
B. Approve the Financial Reports
GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, November 1, 2007 497,562.92;
Receipts: Taxes 462,472.17; Interest 1,240.89; Misc. Revenue
1,240.88; State Aid 89,583.00; Yearbooks 270.00; Donations
300.00; Medicaid 4021.00; Coordinated Health 500.00; Total
Receipts 559,627.94; Transfers into the Account 525.83;
Total Available 1,057,716.69; Disbursements 134,359.31;
Payroll 183,203.04; Transfer Out 19.95; Cash Balance,
November 30, 2007 740,134.39; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance,
November 1, 2007 (92,121.85); Receipts: Taxes 133,251.97;
Interest 20.37; Total Receipts 133,272.34; Total Available
41,150.49; Disbursement 21,454.89; Cash Balance, November 30,
2007 19,695.60; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, November 1,
2007 477,181.16; Receipts: Taxes 125,252.54; Interest
1,828.40; Medicaid 447.00; IDEA Funds 9,967.00; Preschool
Funds 328.00; Total Receipts 137,822.94; Total Available
615,004.10; Disbursements 3,510.19; Payroll 30388.33; Cash
Balance, November 30, 2007 581,105.58; PENSION FUND: Cash
Balance, November 1, 2007 6,010.23; Receipts: Taxes
30,092.48: Interest 44.10; Total Receipts 30,136.58; Total
Available 36,146.81; Payroll 0; Cash Balance, November 30,
2007 36,146.81; IMPACT AID: Cash Balance, November 1, 2007
631,400.69; Receipts: Interest 3,042.35; Total Receipts
3,042.35; Total Available 634,443.04; Transfer Out 0; Cash
Balance, November 30, 2007 634,443.04; FOOD SERVICE: Cash
Balance, November 1, 2007 (827.12); Receipts: Sales
11,117.64; State Food Reimbursement 9,333.40; Community &
Youth Inv. 5,227.20; Total Receipts 25,678.24; Total
Available 24,851.12; Disbursements 16,147.60; Payroll
14,184.09; Cash Balance, November 30, 2007 (5,481.17);
FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS: Cash Balance, November 1, 2007 350,364.53;
Receipts: Interest 1,009.96; Junior Class 100.00; Freshman
Class 340.50; Student Council 716.00; Band 24.31; FCCLA
150.00; District Girls Basketball 1,156.87; Football Playoffs
569.92; Stanley County Wrestling Invitational 60.00; Coaches
Fundraisers 1,120.00; Gymnastics Fundraisers 1,494.50; Total
Receipts 6,906.58; Transfers into the Account 6,714.71;
Total Available - 363,985.82; Disbursements 8,854.38; Cash
Balance, November 30, 2007 355,131.44.
C. Note Budget Report
D. Approve the Regular Bills
All-Around Graphic, Supplies & Awards 170.00; Americinn,
Lodging 60.00; American Linen, Supplies 323.12; Best
Business, Repairs 316.63; Tony Blake, Team Physician
1,250.00; Merry Bleeker, Meals & Mileage 142.80; Bureau of
Administration, Telephone 31.47; Capital Journal, Minutes &
Advertising 394.97; Capital Sports, Supplies 1,671.98;
Chandlers, Repairs 610.00; Child and Adult Nutrition
Services, Food 491.55; 22X, Prof, Services 4,747.90; Christy
Lumber, Repairs 137.62; Linda Clair, Meals 12.00; Cole
Papers, Supplies 2,021.70; Comfort Inn, Lodging 179.97;
Comfort Inn, Lodging 407.94; Tim Creal, Mileage & Meals
190.46; Curriculum Associates, Supplies 446.60; Dakota Supply
Group, Supplies 328.07; Dean Foods, Milk 2,257.75; Dick
Blick Company, Supplies 947.74; Brian Dozark, Team Physician
1,250.00; John Duffy, Mileage 158.36; Earthgrains, Food
503.60; Envirotech Waste Services, Waste Disposal 636.76;
Fastenal, Supplies 6.81; Floor Express, Supplies 317.60;
Forell Limo Service, Chartered Buses 1,610.00; City of Fort
Pierre, Utilities 5,093.71; Fresh Start, Gas 497.07; Fresh
Start, Gas 30.70; Friendship House, Supplies 84.95; Friman
Oil, Propane 312.62; FSH Communications, Telephone 127.20;
Gales Gas, Propane 740.00; Gateway 2000, Supplies & Equipment
2,320.00; Glass Products, Repairs 219.50; Golden West
Telephone, Telephone 167.58; Gray Lines of the Black Hills,
Bus Charters 619.50; Harkers, Food 1,510.02; Hauff
Mid-America Sports, Supplies 2,683.42; Jostens, Supplies
190.48; Jostens, Yearbook Deposit 2,350.00; Kleins Office
Plus, Supplies 306.12; KWYR Radio, Advertising 100.00; 22X,
Prof. Services 90.00; Larrys Plumbing, Repairs 5,974.80;
Leidholt, McNeely & Leidholt, Repairs 1,470.50; LJ Tech
Systems, Supplies 243.00; Love & Logic Institute, Registration
396.00; McClellands Restaurant, Supplies 385.20; Medco
Sports Medicine, Supplies 125.72; Jennifer Milliken, Meals
24.00; Monick Pipe, Repairs 478.00; Montana Dakota Utilities,
Utilities 2,384.41; National Honor Society, Supplies 179.30;
Oasis Inn, Lodging 322.00; Office Weights & Measures, Supplies
16.00; Oriental Trading, Supplies 53.62; 22X, Prof. Services
225.00; Pioneer Drama Service, Supplies 239.00; Pitney
Bowes, Royalty Fees 262.83; Pitney Bowes, Postage 556.69;
Praxair, Supplies 391.90; Qwest, Telephone 258.44; Ramkota
Inn, Lodging 253.60; Recorded Books, Supplies 108.22;
Reinhart, Food 6,894.36; Renaissance Learning, Supplies
587.00; Robins Water, Water 218.79; 22X, Prof. Services
550.00; S.D. Dept. of Health, County Nurse 140.00; School
Specialty, Supplies 1,011.68; SD Association of Educational
Office Personnel, Membership 15.00; SD Counselors Association,
Registration 220.00; SD State Historical Society, Supplies
40.00; Security Lock Smith, Repairs 30.00; Servall Uniform &
Linen, Supplies 120.48; Shell Fleet Plus, Gas 179.62;
Krystal Simons, Supplies 43.94; Software House International,
Supplies 10,105.55; Software Services, Prof. Services 97.50;
SD Teachers Placement Center, Membership 375.00; 22X, Prof.
Services 1,002.65; Stanley County Booster Club, Ticket Sellers
35.10; Stanley County School District, Imprest 1,032.60;
Stanley County Law Enforcement, Fingerprinting 150.00; State
Publishing, Supplies 16.44; Town And Ranch Market, Food
530.77; US Food Service, Food 2,382.08; US Games, Supplies
84.98; Walker Refuse, Waste Disposal 153.00; Walmart, Supplies
563.50; West Central Electric, Utilities 373.43; West River
Foundation, Systems Change 1,200.00; Julie Willoughby, Meals
61.00; WR/LJ Rural Water, Utilities 75.00; WW Tire Service,
Repairs 107.25; Youngberg & Sons, Repairs 339.50; Zander
Auto Parts, Supplies 11.34; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED
$82,162.06. (A more detailed listing is in the Administration
Office of the Elementary Building.
E. Note Imprest Expenses
Allen Brakke, Supplies 38.57; Region VII Music, Entry Fees
40.00; Black Hills State University, Registration 72.00; SD
for the Arts, Registration 350.00; DCI, Background Checks
117.75; Mobridge School District, Region Volleyball 156.19;
Littlewound School, Oral Interp Fees 237.00; Federal Express,
Postage 21.09; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES $1,032.60.
F. Approve Letters of Intent
Sarah Etzkorn Elementary Secretary - $10.50
Lori Gropper Educational Assistant - $9.00
Dodie Hardy Educational Assistant - $9.00
Tami Herren Educational Assistant - $9.00
Burnette Howe Custodian - $9.10
Lily Mitchell Food Worker - $9.00
Eugene Trudo Custodian - $9.10
Brenda Underdahl Educational Assistant - $9.00
Deseree Corrales Educational Assistant - $10.75
Lu Heibel Educational Assistant - $10.00
Laura Snow representing the Classroom Connections Committee,
presented information that is referred to as the Laptop
Initiative. Currently forty-one schools have implemented the
program. The benefits of the program were presented by the Wade
Pogany and Jamie Frey from the state education department. It
was proposed to purchase computer tablets for the teachers this
year, install the wireless infrastructure and equipment with
training next year, and lease 175 tablet computers and software
needed in the following year. The State of South Dakota would
partially fund the cost of the tablet computers for the
students. More information will be presented at the January
Board meeting.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell reported an administrative decision
was made for the players and coachers to not use the folding
chairs during athletic events at Parkview and to use the
bleachers because of safety issues. Don Shields requested that
the teams use the chairs and to make other arrangements for the
public to use the bleachers. The Board affirmed the
administrative decision to not use the chairs.
Board members Sonny Harrowa and John Duffy reported that the
State of South Dakota Department of Transportation and the Board
are still waiting for the results of a survey for traffic and
pedestrian patterns in the school area. More public discussions
are planned in the future.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell reported that four structural
engineers have been contacted and only two have responded with
quotations. Additional quotations will be requested and
presented to the Board in January.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell presented multiple school calendars
with starting and ending time for classes. One calendar
discussed was to include Monday holidays, tutoring on Fridays
and to keep the food services on a five-day cycle. Block
scheduling with the proposed calendars were questioned. Further
discussion will continue in January.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell reviewed the proposed 2009 Teacher
Compensation Assistant Program application and recommended that
the administration be authorized to submit the application to
the State of South Dakota for approval.
Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter, to authorize the administration
to submit the 2009 Teacher Compensation Assistant Program
application as presented. All voted aye.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell presented the amended District
Operations Plan for the Stanley County School District. The
policy is the emergency operations plan for conditions that may
occur during the school year.
Norman moved, seconded by Duffy, to approve the amended District
Operations Plan as presented. All voted aye.
Duffy moved, seconded by Norman, to approve applications for
open enrollment for student numbers 5700119980824 and
570011980825. All voted aye.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell presented a letter from the South
Dakota Secretary of State reported the Stanley County School
Foundation has been dissolved. The foundation currently has
approximately $5,000 in the account.
Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter, to apply for a continuation the
Stanley County School Foundation. All voted aye.
Principal Merry Bleeker reported the special education child
count was December 3, 2007, for special education funding. The
Christmas concerts and programs will be December 13 at the
Cheyenne School, December 17 in Fort Pierre, December 18 at
Hayes and December 20 at the Orton School. Christmas classroom
parties will be held on December 20. The first meeting of the
Title 1 committee will be in early January, 2008. Mork Norman
was appointed as the Board representative on the Title 1
committee. A one-credit class Winning Words will be offered
for the staff during the spring semester with the credit from
the University of Sioux Falls.
Principal Brian Doherty reported a sixth and seventh grade music
concert will be presented at the state capital building on
December 19. The results of the Pride survey were reviewed by
the Board and administration. The Pride survey is a report of
student behaviors concerning drugs, alcohol and tobacco use.
Nutter moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the payment of Ole
Williamson Scholarships for the 2008 school year as presented by
Business Manager Kevin Merscheim. All voted aye.
Nutter moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the list of
volunteers for the Stanley County School District. All voted
aye.
Julie Jeffries, Karmen Meyer, Michele Lopour, Travis Lopour,
Jeri Wieczorek, Abby Albers, Scott VanDenHemel, Kim VanDenHemel,
Diane Deis, Cullan Deis, Scott Lind, Paula Lind, Jim Meyer, Barb
McQuistion, Vivian Asmussen, Dawn Stover, Arlene Poncelet, Jean
Rasmussen, Onie Neuharth, Joann Barden, Bob Barden and Linda
Brown.
Business Manager Kevin Merscheim presented an agreement with the
Stanley County Commissions for the Stanley County School
District to combine elections on June 3, 2008.
Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter, to approve the Combined
Election Agreement between the Stanley County Commissioner and
the Stanley County School Board for a combine election on June
3, 2008.
All voted aye.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell presented the results of the
substitute teacher survey. The daily pay rate for the
substitutes was discussed by the Board. The discussion for the
rate of pay for substitutes will continue at the January
meeting.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell thanked the Stanley County
Sheriffs office for increasing traffic control around the
school building.
Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter, to adjourn at 8:57 P.M. All
voted aye.
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