The Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular session December 14, 2009, 5:30 P.M., in the Middle/High School Learning Center with Sonny Harrowa, John Duffy, Darby Nutter, Mork Norman, Tina Titze, and student representative Seth Lopour.  Others in attendance were Superintendent Don Hotalling, Business Manager Jessi Fromm, and Principals Timothy Hollar and Merry Bleeker.  Visitors were Jennifer Milliken, David Montgomery, Arlene Krueger, Shirley Swanson, and Mike Falconer.
 

President Sonny Harrowa called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.

President Sonny Harrowa led the pledge of allegiance.

Norman moved, seconded by Titze to adopt the agenda. All voted aye.

Buff Highlights this month was the Christmas Program at Cheyenne Country School, which was held December 10, 2009 at Kirley Hall. This year’s theme was Elfis and the Sleigh Riders. Dr. Bleeker presented a slideshow, which included pictures of the students doing their different parts in the program. The students shared gifts with their parents. Santa also made an appearance. The parents brought food, and after the program they all ate and visited with each other.

Seth Lopour reported on the Operation Undergarment. They had a huge success and there were lots of donated items. Missouri Shores was very excited about the donation. Missouri Shores asked some of the students to be honorary guests at Hollywood nights.    

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

Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of November 9, 2009.

Approve the Financial Reports

GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, November 1, 2009 – 398,143.80; Receipts: Taxes – 481,178.61; Interest – 1,098.89;  Central Collections – 501.28; State Aid – 86,611.00; 21st Century Fees – 1,300; Child Care Reimbursement – 1,302.00; Yearbook Sales –290.00; Other Revenue – 712.55; Total Receipts – 572,994.33; Transfers into the Account – 88,000.00;  Total Available – 1,059,138.13; Disbursements – 18,133.80 Payroll – 285,191.75; Transfer Out – 306.05; Cash Balance, November 30, 2009 – 755,506.53; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, November 1, 2009 – 337,032.24; Receipts: Taxes – 121,828.97; Interest – 655.79; Total Receipts – 122,484.76; Total Available – 459,517.00;   Disbursement – 22,134.16; Cash Balance, November 30, 2009 – 437,382.84; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, November 1, 2009 – 574,398.35; Receipts: Taxes – 152,255.24; Interest – 1,036.53; State of SD – IDEA Preschool – 298.00; State of SD – IDEA Part B – 3,451.00; Total Receipts – 157,040.77; Total Available – 731,439.12; Disbursements – 6,450.38; Payroll – 35,677.19; Cash Balance, November 30, 2009 – 689,311.55; PENSION FUND: Cash Balance, November 1, 2009 – 3,830.75 ; Receipts: Taxes – 36,532.59; Interest – 60.61; Total Receipts – 36,593.20; Total Available – 40,423.95;  Cash Balance, November 30, 2009– 40,423.95; IMPACT AID: Cash Balance, November 1, 2009 – 437,083.53 Receipts: Interest – 806.87; Impact Aid – 188,255; Total Receipts – 189,061.87; Total Available – 626,145.40;  Transfer out – 88,000; Cash Balance, November 30, 2009 – 538,145.40; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, November 1, 2009 – 5,988.32; Receipts: Food Sales – 11,173.84; Milk Sales –28.00; Community Youth Involvement – 4,901.00; Total Receipts – 16,102.84; Transfer In – 251.23; Total Available – 22,342.39; Disbursements – 11,298.17; Payroll – 14,844.40; Cash Balance, November 30, 2009 – (3,800.18); FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS: Cash Balance, November 1, 2009 – 354,709.13; Receipts: Interest – 359.64; Central Collections – 66.00; Band – 597.50; Student Council – 905.00; FCCLA Fundraiser – 179.00; Stanley County Wrestling Inv. 140.00; Letterwinners – 110.00; District Girls Volleyball – 1,173.00; Triple S – 43.00;  Total Receipts – 3,573.14;  Transfer In – 4,228.84; Total Available 362,511.11; Disbursements – 15,870.27; Transfer Out – 23.00 Cash Balance, November 30, 2009 – 346,617.84.

Note Budget Report

Approve the Regular Bills

All-Around Graphics, Supplies – 48.00;  Alltel, Communication – 30.39; American Linen Supply,  Supplies – 658.00; Americinn of Madison –  Travel – 418.50; Best Business Products, Supplies & Repairs – 975.18; Black Hills Special Services, Refund – 1,487.00; Brian Dozark, Professional Services – 1,250.00; Bureau of Administration, Communication – 48.73; Capital Journal, Advertising – 586.67; Capital Sports, Supplies – 41.00; Christy Lumber, Repairs – 51.77; Comfort Inn -  Rapid City, Travel – 179.97; Dakota Business Center, Repairs – 100.00; Don’s Sinclair, Gasoline – 47.00; Michael Falconer, Travel – 258.50;  Fastenal Company, Supplies – 113.67; FSH Communications, Communications – 127.20;  Glass Products, Repairs – 102.05; Golden West Telephone, Communication – 74.45; Gopher Performance, Supplies – 928.50; Grand Rental Station, Rental – 90.00; Gray Lines of the Black Hills, Transportation – 439.59; H&H Industries, Inc., Supplies – 359.35; H&H Repair, Repairs – 1,097.60; Haggerty’s Musicworks, Supplies – 25.50; Holiday Inn Express, Travel – 129.99; Home Medical Equipment, Supplies – 974.69; Don Hotalling, Travel – 324.35; Impact School of SD, Dues – 2,521.38; KCCR AM Radio, Supplies – 72.00; Klein’s Office Plus, Supplies – 1,121.12; Lariat Lanes, Supplies – 50.00; Linkyo Corporation, Supplies – 781.52; Melvin’s Flower Shop, Supplies – 79.50; Morris Equipment, LCC, Rental – 80.00; Office Weights & Measure, Supplies – 56.00; Pitney Bowes, Postage – 500.00; Prairie Pages, Supplies – 382.80; Praxair Distribution, Supplies – 380.44; Pro-Build, Supplies – 58.89; Ramkota Inn – Sioux Falls; Travel – 269.97; Reede’s Lawn and Snow, Repairs – 40.00; Reinhart Institutional, Food – 8,029.19; Renneberg Hardwood, Supplies – 1,317.38; Right Turn, Professional Services – 200.00; Runnings, Supplies – 199.77; Scholastics, Supplies – 110.18; School Specialty, Supplies – 132.57; SD Department of Labor, Professional Services – 1,448.00; SD Urban Indian Health, Professional Services – 274.00; Security Lock Smith, Supplies – 47.80; SHI International Corp, Supplies – 179.95; Software Services, Repairs – 60.00; Software Unlimited, Professional Services – 150.00; State Property Management, Supplies – 180.00; Titze Electric, Repairs – 2,598.32; Tony Blake, Professional Services – 1,250.00; Town & Ranch Market, Food and Supplies – 565.18; US Food Service, Food – 1,293.62; Visa, Supplies – 90.23; Wal-Mart, Supplies – 316.05; WW Tire Service, Repairs – 119.90; YMCA, Supplies – 24.00; Youngberg & Sons, Inc, Supplies – 107.00; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities – 5,931.85; Dakota Bus Services, Transportation – 5,334.25; Envirotech, Utilities – 668.44; Glencoe/McGraw/Hill, Textbooks – 2,911.33; MDU, Utilities – 3,893.03; Pierre Solid Waste, Utilities – 7.77; Robin’s Water Cond’ting, Water – 183.85; Social Studies School,  Textbooks – 311.30; Walker Refuse, Utilities – 87.80;  West Central Electric, Utilities – 114.00; WR/LJ Rural Water, Water – 97.50; 22x, Professional Services – 6,243.31; 22x, Travel – 162.80; 22x, Professional Services – 1,250.00; 22x, Professional Fees – 1,566.22; Child & Adult Nutrition, Food – 923.47; Dean Food, Milk – 1,978.19; Earthgains Company, Food – 731.26; Hobart Sales Services, Supplies – 42.40; Peitz Service, Repairs – 376.68; Servall Uniform & Linen, Supplies – 163.85; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED - $69,033.71.  (A more detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the Elementary Building.

Note Imprest Expenses

Bankwest, Interest & Fees – 2,300; Belle Fourche School District, Entry Fees – 43.00; Brenda Bak, Refund – 588.96; Chamberlain School District, Fees – 46.92, DCI, Background Checks – 216.25; Deanne Jensen, Fees – 40.00; Jennifer Milliken, Fees – 40.00; Karen Sharp, Fees – 40.00; Littlewound School, Entry Fees – 271.00; Shells Fleet Plus, Gasoline – 1,699.96; Sinclair, Gasoline – 27.33; Terrance Keller, Official – 75.00; Tiffany Roderick, Fees – 40.00. GRAND TOTAL – 5,428.42.

Approve Krystal Simons - $33,725, Special Education Director - $5,000, Head Cheerleading Coach - $2,366.

Letters of Intent – Assistant Wrestling Coach, Micheal Rothschal – $2,136.00; Assistant Cheerleading Coach, Amanda Stoeser – $1,133.00; 5th and 6th Grade Girls Basketball Coach, Marne Haggart – $1,133.00; ISS Supervisor, David Pritzlaff – $15.00 per hour; Custodian, Shane Reede - $10.50 per hour; Educational Assistant - Polly Dimmitt – $11.25 per hour; Educational Assistant – Amanda Jones – $9.00 per hour; Educational Assistant, Kris Kroll – $11.25 per hour.

Mr. Falconer reported on the Financial Aid information for Seniors. On December 10, 2009 there was a financial aid night for Senior parents. On February 7, 2010 there will be a meeting to help parents and students fill out the financial aid forms. The scholarship and the financial aid information can be found at http://mf036.k12.sd.us

Titze moved, seconded by Norman to accept the Negotiated Agreements for the Certified Staff. All voted aye.

Norman moved, seconded by Duffy to accept the Negotiated Agreements for the Classified Staff. All voted aye.

Norman moved, seconded by Duffy to accept the 3% salary increase for the Principals, Business Manager, and Athletic Director. Four voted aye, and Nutter voted nay.

Ole Williamson – Principal = $180,427.26

Ole Williamson – Interest = $104,902.32

Grand Total = $285,329.58.

Total Interest Earned from December 2008 – November 2009 = $5,383.41

Last Year the scholarship paid out $8,900

Thirty-six applications were received.

Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter to approve the $9,550.00 be spent from the Ole Williamson interest expense on the Ole Williamson Scholarship, as long as all students meet the qualifications of the applications. All voted aye.

The following items are to be declared surplus property:

1.    Stairs from the Orton Trailer

2.    1985 White Dodge Pickup

Nutter moved seconded by Titze, to declare the proposed items as surplus property. All voted aye.

Duffy moved, seconded by Titze, to approve open enrollment 921. All voted aye.

Dr. Bleeker reported the Geographic Bee is December 15, 2009 for grades 4-8. Christmas Dinner is on December 16, 2009. On December 18, 2009 there is a character counts assembly. The theatre club will be presenting the Wizard of Oz on December 19, 2009 at 7pm, December 20, 2009 at 2pm, and December 21, 2009 at 1:30 pm. All students will be attending the Wizard of OZ play on December 21, 2009.
 

Ms. Milliken reported she and Mrs. Swanson took seven students to Vermillion to a Peter Pan production. She reported the students really enjoyed it, and they are hoping to go to a few more.

Mr. Hollar reported Jacy McComsey competed in the state competition for Oral Interp. The winter sports are underway and seem to be off to a great start. The Pizza Ranch has decided to buy each of the students of the month and one chaperone a lunch buffet. There will be a potluck for the staff on December 22, 2009.

Dr. Hotalling reported there is a change in the Special Education Directorship. Dr. Hotalling reported he is very grateful to Dr. Bleeker for the past nine years of dedicated service in the Special Education Directorship. A decision has been made to name another individual as Special Education Director so the needs of the special education program could better be met and allow Dr. Bleeker to devote more quality time to her Principal responsibilities and administer the Title 1 Program.
 

Krystal Simons has agreed to accept the responsibilities as the Director of Special Education. She will maintain some special education teaching responsibilities along with her administrative duties. The school district plans to hire a 6-12 Special Education teacher and have this individual in place around January 11, 2010.
 

Dr. Hotalling reported on the light replacement progress. All the Parkview gym lights with protective grills have been installed and the school received a $2,600 rebate. Lights for the old gym and the kitchen have also been ordered.

Tuesday January 12, 2010 @ 5:30pm will be the next board meeting.

Nutter Moved, Seconded by Titze to go to Executive Session according to SDCL 1-25-2 for contract purposes at 6:30 pm. Duffy excused himself from the executive session.

Harrowa declared Board out of Executive session at 6:54 pm.

Nutter moved, seconded by Titze to approve Dr. Hotalling to make a counter offer on the land owned by Bernard Duffy. Four voted aye, and Duffy did not vote.

Titze moved, seconded by Norman to go to Executive session according to SDCL 1-25-2 for personnel and student purposes at 6:57 pm.

Harrowa declared Board out of Executive session at 8:05 pm.

Duffy moved, seconded by Norman to approve Superintendent Dr. Hotalling a salary for $76,500 for the 2009-2010 school year. Four voted aye, and Titze voted nay.  

Nutter moved, seconded by Titze to adjourn at 8:07 pm All voted aye.
 

Sonny Harrowa, President                                   

Jessi Fromm, Business Manager