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The
Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in
regular session January 12, 2009, 5:30 P.M., in the Middle/High
School Learning Center with Sonny Harrowa, Darby Nutter, Mork
Norman and John Duffy. Tina Titze was absent. Others in
attendance were Superintendent Don Hotalling, Business Manager
Kevin Merscheim and Principals Brian Doherty and Merry Bleeker.
Visitors were David Montgomery, Arlene Krueger, Craig Rutschke,
Shirley Swanson, Kim Doherty, Guy Hunter, Scott & Kim
VanDenHemel, Don Shields and Don Jacobsen.
President Sonny Harrowa called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.
President Sonny Harrowa led the pledge of allegiance.
The Board thanked all the students who prepared posters and
cards for the Board members in recognition of National School
Board Members week.
Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter, to adopt the agenda. All voted
aye.
Nutter moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the Consent
Calendar. All voted aye.
A. Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 8,
2008.
B. Approve the Financial Reports
GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, December 1, 2008 911,229.26;
Receipts: Taxes 80,020.12; Interest 1,638.05; Misc. Revenue
879.05; Yearbooks 190.00; State Aid 91,556.00; Admissions
2,353.00; National Minerals 33,430.09; 21st Century Grant
1,320.00; Taylor Grazing 4,516.18; Medicaid Funds 7,796.00;
Title 1 1,719.00; Total Receipts 225,417.49; Transfers into
the Account 1,177.92; Total Available 1,137,824.67;
Disbursements 140,556.73; Payroll 148,340.61; Transfer Out
20.25; Cash Balance, December 31, 2008 848,907.08; CAPITAL
OUTLAY: Cash Balance, December 1, 2008 335,009.77; Receipts:
Taxes 27,244.15; Interest 761.43; Total Receipts 28,005.58;
Total Available 363,015.35; Disbursement 2,515.06; Cash
Balance, December 31, 2008 360,500.29; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash
Balance, December 1, 2008 691,408.91; Receipts: Taxes
20,504.21; Interest 1,003.08; Medicaid Funds 834.00; IDEA
Funds 10,063.00; Preschool Grant 326.00; Total Receipts
32,730.29; Total Available 724,139.20; Disbursements
21,164.93; Payroll 33,374.68; Cash Balance, December 31, 2008
669,599.59; PENSION FUND: Cash Balance, December 1, 2008
53,688.09; Receipts: Taxes 4,889.18; Interest 40.55; Total
Receipts 4,929.73; Total Available 58,617.82; Payroll
39,416.91; Cash Balance, December 31, 2008 19,200.91; IMPACT
AID: Cash Balance, December 1, 2008 201,553.94; Receipts:
Interest 615.16; Impact Aid Funds 188,255.00; Total Receipts
188,870.16; Total Available 390,424.10; Cash Balance,
December 31, 2008 390,424.10; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance,
December 1, 2008 (7,356.26); Receipts: Interest 0; Sales
9,608.87; Community & Youth Involved 0; State Food
Reimbursement 14,313.60; Total Receipts 23,922.47; Total
Available 16,566.21; Disbursements 10,783.74; Payroll
15,617.61; Cash Balance, December 31, 2008 (9,835.14);
FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS: Cash Balance, December 1, 2008 343,969.68;
Receipts: Interest 615.15; Senior Class 201.25; Junior Class
386.15; Sixth Grade Class 376.49; Student Council
3,429.00; FCCLA 140.00; Band 1,232.00; Triple S Group
437.38; Girls District Volleyball 1,038.73; Stanley Co.
Wrestling Inv. 2,920.00; Big Dakota Wrestling 60.00;
Gymnastics Fundraisers 628.06; Total Receipts 11,464.21;
Transfers into the Account 4,370.76; Total Available
359,804.65; Disbursements 17,807.37; Cash Balance, December
31, 2008 - 341,997.28.
C. Note Budget Report
D. Approve the Regular Bills
Alltel, Cell Phones 64.33; American Linen, Supplies 570.49;
Avera Health, Fees 120.00; Best Business, Supplies 1,073.09;
Merry Bleeker, Mileage 59.20; Blick Art Materials, Supplies
2,262.06; Lila Briggs, Supplies 117.50; Bureau of
Administration, Telephone 32.70; Capital Area Counseling, 2nd
Step Training 495.00; Capital Journal, Minutes & Advertising
404.19; Capital Sports, Supplies & Uniforms 2,335.97; Central
Supply, Supplies 109.20; CANS, Food 576.04; 22X, Prof.
Services 6,132.30; Christy Lumber, Repairs 301.97; Cole
Paper, Supplies 1,942.68; Comfort Inn-Vermillion, Lodging
199.50; Conoco, Gas 28.08; Dakota Supply Group, Supplies
181.06; Dean Foods, Food 1,250.14; Earthgrains, Food 495.52;
Envirotech Waste Services, Waste Disposal 1,436.90; Fastenal,
Supplies 18.72; Forell Limo Service, Bus Charter 5,282.00;
City of Fort Pierre, Utilities 5,865.59; FSH Communications,
Telephone 258.46; Jodi Gabriel, Supplies & Gas 64.20; Gales
Gas Service, Propane 2,098.80; Glass Products, Repairs
351.69; Glencoe, Supplies 31.10; Golden West Telephones,
Telephone 284.51; Great Source Education, Textbooks 801.65;
H&H Repair, Repairs 394.46; Haggertys Musicworks, Supplies
980.14; Harves Sport Shop, Supplies 44.80; Hillyard, Supplies
539.47; Philip Hubbard, Supplies 15.08; Guy Hunter, Mileage
62.90; Jostens, Supplies 5.78; Kleins Office Plus, Supplies
198.70; Korner Grocery, Supplies 450.00; 22X, Mileage
488.40; Larrys Plumbing, Repairs 55.10; Leidholt, McNeely &
Leidholt, Repairs 63.60; LJ Tech Systems, Supplies 110.00;
Jessica Lounsbury, Mileage 43.14; Mad-Adam-Gerdes-Thompson,
Prof. Services 945.00; 22X, Mileage 350.02; Montana Dakota
Utilities, Natural Gas 8,042.96; Neff Company, Supplies
1,132.80; Omni Center, Supplies 144.00; Parkston School,
Tuition 913.24; Peitz Service, Repairs 136.07; J.W. Pepper,
Supplies 1,105.77; Pitney Bowes, Postage 18.26; Pitney Bowes,
Postage 500.00; Praxair, Supplies 240.52; Pro-Ed, Supplies
262.90; Qwest, Telephone 128.70; Reinhart, Food 4,688.39;
Renaissance Learning, Supplies 754.26; Right Turn, Tuition
836.18; Robins Water Condting, Water 120.35; Runnings,
Supplies 77.42; Lois Russell, Meals 78.00; SD Dept. of
Health, Prof. Services 498.00; School Specialty, Supplies
568.08; SDAESP, Registration 175.00; Security Locksmith,
Supplies 22.70; Servall Uniform, Supplies 112.55; 22X,
Tuition 1,719.04; Software House International, Supplies
2,735.40; 22X, Prof. Services 917.17; Stanley Co. Booster
Club, Ticket Sales 88.42; Stanley County School District,
Imprest Expenses 7,253.28; State Publishing, Supplies
169.40; Supreme School Supply, Supplies 38.11; Titan Machine,
Repairs 598.76; Titze Electric, Repairs 331.56; Town & Ranch
Market, Food & Supplies 437.53; University of South Dakota,
Prof. Services 700.22; US Food Service, Food 1,149.85; VISA,
Supplies 51.41; Volunteers of America, 2nd Step Training
504.19; Walker Refuse, Waste Disposal 165.96; Walmart,
Supplies 768.28; West Central Electric, Utilities 260.78; WR/LJ
Rural Water, Water 127.00; WW Tire Service, Repairs 220.82;
GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED - $78,784.56. (A more detailed
listing is in the Administration Office of the Elementary
Building.
E. Note Imprest Expenses
District VII FCCLA, Registration 235.00; SDFCCLA, Registration
9.00; SDHSAA, All State Band 36.00; DCI, Background Checks
39.25; UPS, Postage 31.09; BP, Gas 78.50; Conoco, Gas
29.27; Shell, Gas 559.09; Corey Baruth, Official 120.00; Lee
Johnson, Official 197.70; Eric Booth, Official 120.00; Brian
Duxbury, Official 345.08; Quint Garnos, Official 306.66; V.
Thomas McGough, Official 172.54; Brett Sether, Official
120.00; Just Score It, Scoring 130.00; Chad Uhrig, Official
95.00; Gregory School, Entry Fees 75.00; Lyman School, Entry
Fees 75.00; Webster School, Entry Fees 60.00; Pam Arneson,
Official 291.90; Bobby Fossum, Official 135.00; Kelli
Hanson, Official 265.98; Michelle Johnson, Official 135.00;
Julie King, Official 231.22; Bonnie Miller, Official 85.00;
Shavonne Mitchell, Official 280.00; Tanya Taylor, Official
155.00; Rebecca Uhrig, Official 240.00; Vermillion School,
Entry Fees 100.00; Tony Blake, DC, Team Physician 1,250.00;
Brian Dozark, DC, Team Physician 1,250.00; GRANT TOTAL
7,253.28.
F. Approve Resignations
Michelle Glodt, Assistant
Track Coach
Lois Russell, Teacher
The Board expressed their gratitude to Lois Russell for her many
years of service for the Stanley County School District.
Allen Brakke, high school science teacher, reported the Life
Star Five Project will again be conducted and requested Board
members be on the panel and to review the presentations on March
4, 2008, at 2:30 P.M. in the middle/high school building. The
high school science department presented a rocket program in
December during a tutor Friday for students, and they are
planning a water bottle rocket program this spring.
Principal Merry Bleeker reported that January 9, 2008, was a
staff in-service where a variety of topics were discussed, such
as, the implementation of Response to Intervention and Title 1
Schoolwide content standards and curriculum mapping. The SAT
committee met to review referrals, teachers met in small groups,
teams and individually to plan for students needs. The 100th
Day of School Committee met to plan activities for February 23
in Fort Pierre and March 2 in the rural schools. Report cards
will be sent home in Fort Pierre and the rural schools on
January 14 and January 20 respectively. The 21st Century
Learning Community Center management team will have a retreat on
January 14, 2008. Plans are being made for the annual student
testing of fourth and eighth graders in February and March.
Principal Brian Doherty reported information received during a
recent meeting for the 2009-2010 state mandated planning program
for eighth grade students to select career goals and structure
their curriculum to meet these goals.
Shirley Swanson reported information on the Virtual Schools
project which will allow for middle and high school students to
receive classes on the internet and the DDN system.
Shirley Swanson also reported that One Act Plays presentations
will be at the Riggs High School on January 28. Rehearsals will
be January 25 and 27 at the Riggs Theater.
Nutter moved, seconded by Norman, to adopt the following
resolution:
RESOLUTION #3-2009 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 16, 2009. Voter registration, absentee voting, and
procedures used in counting ballots shall be 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 2009 school board election:
Precinct #1 Orton School
Precinct #2 Kirley Hall
Precinct #14 Hayes School
Precincts #2, 4, 5, 6 & 9 Stanley County High School
All voted aye.
Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter, to approve the open enrollment
applications for students number 862, 863 and 864 as presented.
All voted aye.
Don Shields, representing a group of coaches and parents,
reported the gym space for practices for the basketball,
wrestling and gymnastics is not adequate. A meeting of Board
members, Administration, parents and coaches was conducted on
January 11 to discuss the problem and possible remedies. The
Board took the request under advisement and will discuss the
proposal more in the future.
Superintendent Don Hotalling reported the legislative agenda of
the South Dakota School Superintendents, and they will monitor
the legislative session in January and February. The community
and staff surveys sent in December have been received and the
results will be tabulated and presented to the Board in
February.
Nutter moved, seconded by Duffy, to go into Executive Session
according to SDCL 1-25-2 for personnel reasons at 6:29 P.M. All
voted aye.
President Sonny Harrowa declared the Board out of Executive
Session at 6:45 P.M.
Norman moved, seconded by Duffy, to adjourn at 6:46 P.M. All
voted aye.
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