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The
Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in
regular session January 14, 2008, 5:30 P.M., in the Middle
School Learning Center with Sonny Harrowa, John Duffy, Mork
Norman, Bridget Miller and Darby Nutter present. Others in
attendance were Superintendent Brad Caldwell, Business Manager
Kevin Merscheim and Principals Merry Bleeker and Brian Doherty.
Visitors were Rebecca Cruse, Arlene Krueger, Craig Rutschke,
Shirley Swanson, Guy Hunter, Laura Snow, Kim Doherty, Tanya
Badger, Roxanne Harms, Don Jacobsen, Marnie Haggert, Myron
Marlock, Andy Jackson, Kathy Riedy, Vera Cronin and interested
parents from the community.
President Sonny Harrowa called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.
President Sonny Harrowa led the pledge of allegiance.
Miller moved, seconded by Nutter, to adopt the agenda as
amended. 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 December 10,
2007.
B. Approve the Financial Reports
GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, December 1, 2007 728,691.44;
Receipts: Taxes 166,569.21; Interest 2,034.95; Misc. Revenue
655.32; Admissions 3,330.00; State Aid 89,582.00; National
Minerals Funds 18,771.32; Taylor Grazing Funds 4,739.35;
Total Receipts 285,682.15; Transfers into the Account
525.83; Total Available 1,014,899.42; Disbursements
129,534.49; Payroll 128,170.16; Transfer Out 17.45; Cash
Balance, December 31, 2007 757,177.32; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash
Balance, December 1, 2007 16,695.43; Receipts: Taxes
48,730.09; Interest 127.60; Donations 400.00; Total Receipts
49,257.69; Total Available 65,953.12; Disbursement
1,360.00; Cash Balance, December 31, 2007 64,593.12; SPECIAL
EDUCATION: Cash Balance, December 1, 2007 597,072.51;
Receipts: Taxes 45,888.84; Interest 1,716.64; IDEA Funds
9,967.00; Preschool Funds 328.00; Total Receipts 57,900.48;
Total Available 654,972.99; Disbursements 8,504.58; Payroll
32,484.39; Cash Balance, December 31, 2007 613,984.02;
PENSION FUND: Cash Balance, December 1, 2007 36,146.74;
Receipts: Taxes 11,020.80: Interest 3.25; Total Receipts
11,024.05; Total Available 47,170.79; Payroll 45,525.78;
Cash Balance, December 31, 2007 1,645.03; IMPACT AID: Cash
Balance, December 1, 2007 634,443.08; Receipts: Interest
2,214.74; Total Receipts 2,214.74; Total Available
636,657.82; Transfer Out 0; Cash Balance, December 31, 2007
636,657.82; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, December 1, 2007
(6,518.09); Receipts: Sales 9,905.56; State Food Reimbursement
8,508.77; Community & Youth Inv. 6,448.80; Total Receipts
24,863.13; Total Available 18,345.04; Disbursements
14,451.82; Payroll 15,922.77; Cash Balance, December 31, 2007
(12,029.55); FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS: Cash Balance, December 1,
2007 351,644.57; Receipts: Interest 951.99; Sixth Grade
12.41; Student Council 3,060.00; FCCLA 132.00; Band
363.75; District Girls Volleyball 50.89; Football Playoffs
126.00; Stanley County Wrestling Invitational 2,480.00; Boys
Basketball Fundraisers 188.00; Coaches Fundraisers 480.00;
Total Receipts 7,845.04; Transfers into the Account
2,662.62; Total Available 362,152.23; Disbursements 22,052.60;
Cash Balance, December 31, 2007 340,099.63.
C. Note Budget Report
D. Approve the Regular Bills
Abbott House, Tuition 1,801.45; Academic Improvement,
In-service 300.00; Ace Hardware, Supplies 15.60; American
Linen, Supplies 456.80; Kathryn Asmussen, Prof. Services
200.00; Avera Health, Supplies 120.00; 22X, Supplies 111.00;
BP, Gas 568.02; Best Business, Supplies 119.70; Bureau of
Administration, Telephone 26.01; Capital Journal, Minutes &
Advertising 43.39; Capital Sports, Supplies 104.00; Carolina
Biological, Supplies 374.19; Child and Adult Nutrition
Services, Food 878.24; 22X, Prof, Services 9,839.23; Christy
Lumber, Repairs 364.71; Cole Papers, Equipment 2,800.04;
Comfort Inn, Lodging 161.98; Comfort Inn, Lodging 240.00;
Connecting Point, Supplies 250.00; Country Carpet, Supplies
24.00; Crucial Technology, Supplies 211.96; CWD, Repairs
118.00; Days Inn, Lodging 97.00; Dean Foods, Milk 1,690.37;
Brian Doherty, Tuition 700.00; Earthgrains, Food 288.14;
Envirotech Waste Services, Waste Disposal 636.76; First
National Bank, Safe Deposit Box 25.00; Follett Software,
Supplies 816.20; Fort Pierre Body Shop, Repairs 179.03; City
of Fort Pierre, Utilities 5,956.63; Fresh Start, Gas 964.13;
FSH Communications, Telephone 127.20; G L Sports, Supplies
631.90; Jodi Gabriel, Gas 50.01; Gales Gas, Propane
1,801.10; Glass Products, Repairs 736.78; Golden West
Telephone, Telephone 196.85; Gray Lines of the Black Hills,
Bus Charters 3,601.35; Haggertys Musicworks, Supplies
1,295.35; Harkers, Food 389.20; Harves Sport Shop, Supplies
35.59; Hillyard, Supplies 782.00; International Reading,
Supplies 61.00; Johnson Controls, Repairs 2,142.55; Jostens,
Supplies 564.02; Jostens, Yearbook Deposit 2,350.00; Kleins
Office Plus, Supplies 30.06; 22X, Mileage 814.00; 22X, Prof.
Services 140.00; Library Video, Library Media 898.32; LJ
Tech Systems, Supplies 109.10; Travis Lopour, Gas 55.74;
MENC, Supplies 30.75; Kevin Merscheim, Mileage 64.80;
Montana Dakota Utilities, Utilities 4,599.60; Pierre Solid
Waste, Waste Disposal 11.18; Pitney Bowes, Postage 516.43;
Pitsco, Supplies 76.90; Prairie Pages, Library Media 228.52;
Praxair, Supplies 74.91; Prentice Hall, Supplies 443.70;
Qwest, Telephone 128.07; Ramkota Inn, Lodging 85.99;
Recorded Books, Supplies 108.22; Reinhart, Food 4,614.27;
Kathy Riedy, Meals 12.00; Right Turn, Tuition 1,958.89;
Robins Water, Water 149.83; Santel Communications, Repairs
75.00; School Specialty, Supplies 905.79; SD Counselors
Association, Registration 225.00; SDTEA, Registration 35.00;
Servall Uniform & Linen, Supplies 88.11; Software Services,
Prof. Services 357.50; South Dakota Law Review, Periodicals
33.02; SDSU Music Department, Registration 42.00; Stanley
County Booster Club, Ticket Sellers 257.42; Stanley County
School District, Imprest 3,756.54; State Publishing, Supplies
13.69; Texs Jack Repair, Repairs 116.50; Titze Electric,
Repairs 247.69; Town And Ranch Market, Food 344.75; US Food
Service, Food 1,467.53; VISA, Supplies 1,223.36; Walker
Refuse, Waste Disposal 166.01; Walmart, Supplies 161.68;
West Central Electric, Utilities 386.75; WR/LJ Rural Water,
Utilities 125.00; WW Tire Service, Repairs 13.95; Youngberg
& Sons, Repairs 205.65; Zander Auto Parts, Supplies 22.88;
GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $70,668.58. (A more detailed listing
is in the Administration Office of the Elementary Building.
E. Note Imprest Expenses
District VII FCCLA, Registration 218.00; Region VII Music,
Entry Fees 33.00; SDHSAA, All State Band 24.00; Robert
Prentice, In-service 525.00; SD for the Arts, Void Check
(350.00); Mork Norman, Mileage 266.40; Quinton Cermak, Official
75.00; Noel Gabriel, Official 155.00; V. Thomas McGough,
Official 172.54; Jeremy Mikkelsen, Official 330.64; Todd
Palmer, Official 120.00; Sarah Seamands, Official 95.00;
Brett Sether, Official 120.00; Jeff Turning Heart, Official
152.60; Louis Young, Official 200.00; Gregory School, Entry
Fee 50.00; Lyman School, Entry Fee 75.00; Webster School,
Entry Fee 50.00; Ron Bertram, Official 60.00; Eric Booth,
Official 35.00; Rob Davis, Official 35.00; Warren Friesz,
Official 149.40; Quint Garnos, Official 95.00; Randy Kludt,
Official 60.00; Greg Warren, Official 153.98; Bobby Fossum,
Official 255.98; Michelle Johnson, Official 125.00; Bonnie
Miller, Official 125.00; Shavonne Mitchell, Official 125.00;
Rebecca Uhrig, Official 125.00; Vermillion School, Entry Fee
100.00; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES $3,756.54.
Marnie Haggert, sixth grade girls basketball coach, requested
more use of the Parkview gymnasium for practices. The girls
basketball usage of the Community and Youth Involved Center has
been limited which resulted in very fewer practices for the
team. The Board discussed the need for additional gym space
along with new classrooms in the future.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell presented a proposed school
calendar if the four day school week were to be approved.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell recommended to take public comments
at this meeting and to make a final decision in February. The
parents discussed with the Board the need for this change and
what are the advantages. The staff voiced their opinions on both
sides of the issue.
Board members Sonny Harrowa and John Duffy advised Myron Marlock
and Andy Jackson from the State of South Dakota Department of
Transportation were in attendance and requested approval for the
Right of Way agreement with the school to complete the Highway
83 project. The agreement allows bollards and jersey barriers to
be built on the property to protect students and the school
buildings from the traffic. A portion of the additional cost
will be covered by the Stanley County School District. The
placement of the bollards and fencing is still an issue between
the Board and the Department of Transportation.
Duffy moved to authorize the Stanley County School District
Board President to meet with Department of Transportation and if
the proposed changes were agreed upon that the Right of Way
agreement could be signed by the Board President. The motion
died for lack of second.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell reported that three quotations for
a structural engineer have been received. The need for an
elevator installed on the outside of the high school building
was discussed.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell reported that information has been
received about a South Dakota Public Utilities grant that would
place a wind generator near one of the rural schools with a
matching cost of $3,500. West Central Electric would provide the
matching funds of $3,500 for the school district.
Duffy moved, seconded by Miller, to authorize the Superintendent
to apply for the Wind for Schools grant. All voted aye.
Principal Merry Bleeker reported student report cards were sent
home on January 14 and rural school report cards will be sent on
January 15. The Title 1 planning committees first meeting was
January 8 and the second meeting will be January 22. The first
vocabulary class for Winning Words as held on January 10 with
fourteen teachers attending the class. January 31, 2008, marks
the 100th Day of School and various activities are being
planned. The Stanley County Booster Club has approved a donation
for the student membership in the Discovery Center again this
year. Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled February 11 and
12, 2008.
Principal Brian Doherty advised the State of South Dakota
currently requires student testing for grades three, eight and
eleven. It was proposed to test students in all grades using the
Stanford 10 tests and scoring. The proposal was deferred until
February.
Duffy moved, seconded by Miller, to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION #3-2008 Be it resolved, the School Board of the
Stanley County School District #57-1, in accordance with SDCL
13-7-10, hereby approves the next school board election date as
June 3, 2008. Voter registration, absentee voting and procedures
used in counting ballots shall be in accordance with Title 12
except as specifically provided in SDCL 13-7. The Stanley County
School Board in accordance with SDCL 13-7-11, hereby approves
the following voting precincts and polling places for the 2008
school board election.
Precinct # 1 Triple U Plant Office
Precinct #3 Kirley Hall
Precinct #14 Hayes Hall
Precincts #2, 4, 5, 6 & 9 Community & Youth Involved Center
All voted aye.
Norman moved, seconded by Duffy, to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION #4-2008, Be it 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 Food Service Fund.
TO: Food Service Fund (Transfers In) - $30,000
FROM: Impact Aid (Transfers Out) - $30,000
All voted aye.
Business Manager Kevin Merscheim presented a ballot from the
Associated School Boards of South Dakota to select members to
the health and workers compensation insurance boards. The Board
selected Deanne Booth of the Pierre School District for the
health insurance board and Joe Stoddard of the Kadoka School
District for the workers compensation board.
Miller moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the list of
volunteers for the Stanley County School District. All voted
aye.
Lana Chase, Andrea Calkins, Sharon Gienger, Beth
Todd, Brad Gienger, Marla Anderson,
Kim Wieczorek and Brian Wieczorek.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell recommended the teacher and staff
substitute daily rate be increased from $75 to $80.
Nutter moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the recommended
increase for teacher and staff substitute daily rate to $80
effective January 14, 2008. All voted aye.
Superintendent Brad Caldwell presented information on state
legislation. Teresa Johnson from the Right Turn will meet with
the Board in February to present the 2008-09 proposed budget for
tuition services. The Board was presented with the annual
superintendents evaluation form which will be completed at the
February meeting.
Principal Merry Bleeker proposed increasing the working hours
for Lu Heibel from six to eight hours per week.
Miller moved, seconded by Nutter, to approve the increase of
hours for Lu Heibel as presented. All voted aye.
Miller moved, seconded by Nutter, to go into Executive Session
according to SDCL 1-25-2 for student reasons at 8:19 P.M. All
voted aye.
President Sonny Harrowa declared the Board out of Executive
Session at 8:49 P.M.
Miller moved, seconded by Norman, to permit Kimberly Miller to
graduate in December, 2008. All voted aye.
Miller moved, seconded by Norman to enter in agreement with
Swan-Huising Partnership for structural integrity and building
code review in the amount of $3,450.00. All voted aye.
Miller moved, seconded by Duffy, to adjourn at 8:55 P.M. All
voted aye.
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