Stanley County
School Board Meeting
July 13, 2009

The Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular session July 13, 2009, 5:30 P.M., in the Elementary Computer Lab of the Elementary Building with Sonny Harrowa, Mork Norman, Tina Titze, John Duffy and Darby Nutter present. Others in attendance were Superintendent Don Hotalling, Business Manager Jessi Fromm and Principals Merry Bleeker and Timothy Holler.  Visitors were Arlene Krueger, Craig Rutschke, Shirley Swanson, Jennifer Milliken, Scott VanDenHemel, and David Montgomery.

 

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 as amended.  All voted aye.

 

Norman moved, seconded by Nutter, to approve the Consent Calendar as amended.  All voted aye.

 

Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of June 15 and special meeting June 30, 2009.

 

Approve the Financial Reports

 

GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, June 1, 2009 – 906,313.58; Receipts: Taxes – 83,580.74; Interest – 1,889.98; Misc. Revenue – 342.86;   State Aid – 86,473.00; T-CAP Reimbursement – 15,556.00; Yearbook – 110.00; 21st Century Summer Tuition – 4,833.69; Donations – 250.00; Medicaid Reimbursements – 8,510.00; Total Receipts – 201,546.27; Transfers into the Account – 2,797.93; Total Available – 1,110,657.78; Disbursements – 89,981.09; Payroll – 151,746.54; Transfer Out – 583.70; Cash Balance, June 30, 2009 – 868,346.45; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, June 1, 2009 – 408,139.89; Receipts: Taxes – 19,334.74; Interest 920.82; Total Receipts – 20,255.56; Total Available – 428,395.45; Disbursement – 23,590.99; Cash Balance, June 30, 2009 – 404,804.46; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, June 1, 2009 – 729,590.15; Receipts: Taxes – 24,058.57; Interest – 1,407.17; Medicaid Reimbursements – 862.00;  Total Receipts – 26,327.74; Total Available – 755,917.89; Disbursements – 31,685.72; Payroll – 41,039.77; Cash Balance, June 30, 2009 – 683,192.40; PENSION FUND: Cash Balance, July 1, 2009 – 68,905.55; Receipts: Taxes – 5,772.81; Interest – 94.09; Total Receipts – 5,866.90; Total Available – 74,772.45; Payroll – 33,411.04; Cash Balance, June 30, 2009– 41,361.41; IMPACT AID: Cash Balance, June 1, 2009 – 213,435.50; Receipts: Interest – 441.03; Total Receipts – 441.03; Total Available – 213,876.53; Transfer Out – 20,000.00; Cash Balance, June 30, 2009 – 193,876.53; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, June 1, 2009 – (2,655.49); Receipts: Sales – 8,380.78; State Food Reimbursement – 12,813.58; Community & Youth Inv. – 3,157.50; Total Receipts – 24,351.86; Transfers into the Account – 20,000.00; Total Available – 41,696.37; Disbursements 8,384.43; Payroll – 9,342.36; Cash Balance, June 30, 2009 – 23,969.58; FIDUCIARY ACCOUNTS: Cash Balance, June 1, 2008 – 351,298.60; Receipts: Interest – 458.38; Cross Country – 182.39; Triple S Fund – 35800; District Girls Basketball – 46.19; Gymnastics – 530.00; Student Council – 115.00; Total Receipts – 1,689.96; Transfers into the Account – 2,533.93; Total Available 355,522.49; Disbursements – 3,738.41; Cash Balance, June 30, 2009 – 351,784.08.

 

Note Budget Report

 

Approve the Regular Bills

 

 ASBSD, Dues – 979.66; Bureau of Administration, Telephone – 30.05  Capital Journal, Advertising – 572.78; Capital Sports, Supplies – 830.79; Christy Lumber, Repairs – 778.64; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities – 4,318.37; Clint Menning, Meals – 61.00; Cole Paper, Supplies & Paper – 20,875.49; Comfort Inn, Rapid City , Lodging – 485.96; Conoco Phillips Fleet, Gas – 48.84; Craig, Rutschke, Meals – 61.00; DSG, Supplies – 269.41; DCI, Background Checks – 259.50; Dean Food NC, Milk – 111.79; Dunes Golf, Aerate FB Field – 500.00; Envirotech Waste Services, Waste Disposal – 375.88; Forell Limo Service, Bus Carter – 3,254.70; FSH Communications, Telephone – 127.20; Jolynn Haberling, Meals – 104.00; Ingram Pest Services, Pest Services – 250.00; Jodi Gabriel, Gas – 72.76; Klein’s Office Plus, Supplies – 462.22; Miller Area School District, Track Fees – 40.00; Montana Dakota Utilities, Natural Gas – 97.71; Nat’l Assoc. of Federally, Dues – 350.00; NCS Pearson, Inc., SAT packages – 151.69; Peitz Service, Repairs – 83.57; Phillip Hubbard, Meals – 61.00; Pierre Solid Waste, Waste Disposal – 7.77; Pitney Bowes, Postage – 500.00; Play to Learn, Supplies – 140.65; Praxair, Supplies – 84.13; Premier School Agendas, Agendas – 554.49; Reinhart Institutional, Food – 745.64; Runnings, Supplies – 115.71; Safe Dakota, Alarm Monitoring – 360.00; Sarah Etzkorn, Meals & Mileage – 150.88; School Administrators of SD, Dues – 2,006.72; School-Aged Notes, Supplies – 82.75; SD Association of Child Care Directors – Registration, 100.00; Section 8002, Dues – 250.00; Security Lock Smith, Supplies – 114.09; Simplex, Fire Alarm System – 1,967.21; Sinclair Fleet Service, Gas – 36.35; Small Engine House, Supply -114.09; Software House Internat’l – Supply – 35.00; Software Services, Repairs – 560.00; Sungard Public Sector, Curriculum Mapping – 1,496.95; Technology and Innovation, Dues – 1,200.00; Titze Electric, Repairs – 82.65; Town and Ranch Mart,17.83; Supply -  VISA, Supply – 168.85; Walker Refuse, Waste Disposal – 179.10; Workplace Technology, Supplies – 3841.75; Youngberg & Sons, Supplies – 1,018.95; Zander Auto Parts, Repairs -192.76; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED - $51,636.24.  (A more detailed listing is on file in the Administration Office.)

 

Approve Contract for Shannon Utter – Vocal Music $37,324.50

 

Approve Letter of Intents for Scott VanDenHemel – Activities Director $10,000.00 and Sharon Freier – Head Volleyball Coach – 3,357.50

 

Approve Amended Teacher Contracts for Linda Clair – Elementary – $40,875.00; Lori Nemec – Elementary - $30,350.00; Kim Doherty – Secondary - $38,875.00; Katherine Riedy - Secondary – $40,275.00

Leroy Heibel – Secondary - $43,609.00; Jenifer Milliken – Elementary - $35,025

 

Approve Resignation of Philena Edwards as Assistant Volleyball Coach.

 

President Sonny Harrowa called for the conclusion of any old business.

The board briefly discussed the Parkview parking lot, and the summer projects with the City of Fort Pierre.

 

Business Manager Jessi Fromm administered the oath of office to board members John Duffy and Sonny Harrowa.

 

Norman nominated Sonny Harrowa as Board President.

 

Duffy moved, seconded by Norman, that all nominations cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Sonny Harrowa as Board President for the 2009-2010 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Norman nominated John Duffy as vice-president. The motion dies for lack of a second.

 

Duffy nominated Tina Titze as vice-president.

 

Nutter moved, seconded by Duffy, that all nomination cease and cast a unanimous ballot for Tina Titze as vice-president for the 2009-2010 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Duffy moved, seconded by Norman, to designate the First National Bank of South Dakota as depository for cash flow funds and the American State Bank, South Dakota FIT, BankWest, Wells Fargo and the First National Bank of South Dakota for funds not obligated during the fiscal period.  Sonny Harrowa, Jessi Fromm and Dr. Don Hotalling will be authorized signators. All voted aye.

 

Norman moved, seconded by Titze, to designate the Business Manager as the custodian of all accounts.  All voted aye.

 

Sonny moved, seconded by Norman, to designate the Capital Journal as the legal newspaper for all school board publications.  All voted aye.

 

Darby moved, seconded by Titze, to designate the Superintendent as Truant Officer for the Stanley County School District.  All voted aye.

 

Titze moved, seconded by Duffy, to authorize the Elementary Principal and the Superintendent as representatives of Title 1 and Special Education programs.  All voted aye.

 

Duffy moved, seconded by Norman, to authorize the Superintendent as authorized representative for consolidated grants, vocational education and school food programs, and to authorize Dr. Don Hotalling to file the application for school assistance in federally affected areas (PL81-874) and to act as the authorized representative of the applicant in connection with this application.  ­­­­­­­­­­­­­­All voted aye.

 

Norman moved, seconded by Titze, to authorize the Superintendent, Business Manager, and Board President as authorized purchasing agents.  All voted aye.

 

Harrowa moved, seconded by Nutter to authorize the Superintendent, Business Manager and Board President as authorized purchasing agents for federal surplus property.  All voted aye.

 

Nutter moved, seconded by Norman, to publish the fiscal year 2009-2010 staff salaries as prescribed by South Dakota Codified Law. All voted aye.

 

Shari Beeghly-36,325.00; Merry Bleeker-68,495.00; Tim Burgard-34,625.00; Tim Burgard,  Activities – 7,365.00;  Kevin Carter, Activities  2.017.75; Christine Christopherson – 32,000.00; Linda Clair – 40,875.00; Jacalyn Crawford – $11.50 per hour. Vera Cronin-30,925.00; Kim Doherty-38,375.00; Kim Doherty, Activities – 919.75; William Ellwanger-40,825.00; William Ellwanger, Activities -2,861.00; Jeremy Ellwein, Activities – 1.00; Sarah Etzkorn-11.10 per hour; Michael Falconer-38,235.99; Michael Falconer, Activities – 5,993.50; Judy Fosheim-10.20 per hour;  Sharon Freier, Activities – 3,357.50; Jessi Fromm – 46,000; Jodi Gabriel, Activities -3,052.50; Michelle Glodt-32,025.00; Lori Gloe-32,350.00; Michelle Guelde – 11.00 per hour; Jolynn Haberling – 9.60 per hour;  Roxanne Harms-37,825.00; Roxanne Harms, Activities -566.50; Leroy Heibel-43,609.00; Leroy Heibel, Activities -2,861.00; Lu Heibel-10.60 per hour; Craig Heller, Activities -3,592.50;  Timothy Hollar – 62,000; Don Hotalling-70,000.00; Burnette Howe-9.70 per hour; Phillip Hubbard-13.35 per hour; DeAnne Jensen – 31,000; Matthew Jensen – 29,950.00; Connie Johnson-34,625.00; Helmet Keller-10.25 per hour; Ruth Kilber-12.72 per hour; Cindy Kindle – 11.55; Tina Konechne – 28,325.00 Tina Konechne Activities  – 1,699.50; Arlene Krueger-49,477.30; Marcy Kuper-12.40 per hour; Joyce Larsen-35,500.00; Bonnie Libner-14.87 per hour; Jessica Lounsbury – 9.25; Avany McPeak – 15.00 per hour; Brian Menning-13.10 per hour; Clint Menning-11.55 per hour; Kevin Merscheim-30.00 per hour; Jennifer Milliken-35,025.00; Jennifer Milliken, Activities – 4,715.50; Lily Mitchell-9.60 per hour; Audrey Nelson-28,650.00; Audrey Nelson, Activities – 2,336.00;  Lori Nemec-30,350.00; Carol Olson-12.15 per hour; Mary Olson-40,175.00; Denise Overweg-32,675.00; Bria Peppel-32,850.00; Leah Peterson – 29,625.00; Katherine Riedy-40,275.00; Katherine Riedy, Activities – 2,682.75; Tiffany Roderick-28,975.00; Tiffany Roderick, Activities – 2,977.50; Tom Rogers-38,404.44; Tom Rogers, Activities – 3,255.75.;  Barbara Rose-39,004.44; Craig Rutscke-36,668.00; Susan Schanzenbach-14.90 per hour; Vickie Schumacher-19,829.00; Maria Scott-38,254.44;  Buddy Seiner Activities - $2,301.00; Karen Sharp-33,072.00; Krystal Simons-33,725.00; Barbara Sogaard-43,404.44; Karen Somsen-37,125.00; Brandon Spencer Activties-2,371.00;    Melissa Stewart – 28,650.00; Suzanne Stoeser-11.50 per hour; Thomas Stotts-32,675.00; Thomas Stotts Activities – 5,157.00; Shirley Swanson-44,954.44; Shirley Swanson, Activities – 2,207.75; Dave Tate-37,079.44; Dave Tate, Activities - 3,682.50; Amber Thomas-28,650.00;  Amber Thomas, Activities -1,441.25; Holly Thorson – 9.00 per hour; Eugene Trudo-9.70 per hour; Shannon Utter - $35,625.00; Shannon Utter Activities – 1,699.50; Scott Vandenhemel - 10,000; Jeri Wilcox-44,004.44; Janet Williams-15.30 per hour. (A more detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the Elementary Building)

 

Titze moved, seconded by Duffy, to authorize the Stanley County School District to join the Emergency School Bus Pact.  All voted aye.

 

Duffy moved, seconded by Titze, to appoint Sonny Harrowa as the Stanley County School District legislative liaison for the 2009-2010 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Norman moved, seconded by Titze, to appoint John Duffy as the Stanley County School District voting delegate for legislative issues.

All  voted aye.

 

President Sonny Harrowa appointed as the Board representative for the Board of Equalization. All voted aye.

 

Titze moved, seconded by Darby, to approve the consolidated application for the 2009-2010 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Board deferred action to declare the washing machine and dryer surplus until a later date.

 

Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter, to approve the open enrollment applications for student #880-881.  All voted aye.

 

Superintendent Don Hotalling reported the painting projects for the school were wrapping up. The summer program has been very successful this summer.

 

A Special Board Meeting was set for July 27, 2009, to approve the handbooks.

 

Titze moved, seconded by Nutter to go into Executive Session according to SDCL 1-25-2 for personnel reasons at 6:21 P.M. All voted aye.

 

President Harrowa declared the Board out of Executive Session at 6:41 P.M.

 

Duffy moved, seconded by Nutter, to adjourn at 6:41 P.M.  All voted aye. 
 

Sonny Harrowa, President                                   

Jessi Fromm, Business Manager