Stanley County

School Board Meeting
August 14, 2000

The Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular session August 14, 2000, 5:30 P.M., in the computer lab of the elementary building with Charlene Foster, John Bucholz, Gary Johnson and Steve Brown present. Others in attendance were Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser, Business Manager Kevin Merscheim and Principals Denise Gebur and Tony Glass.  Visitors were Sara Hagen, Eileen Aberle, Sharon O’Daniel, Candy Boes, Dorothy Fischer, Jo Mikkelsen, John Moisan, Norma Schilling, Marsha Davenport, Pam Sowards, Steve & Ronnette Stewart and Hugh Neumiller.

The meeting was called to order by President Charlene Foster at 5:30 P.M.

Brown moved, seconded by Bucholz, to adopt the agenda.  All voted aye.

Brown moved, seconded by Fravel, to approve the Consent Calendar as amended.  All voted aye.

A.   Approve the minutes of Regular meeting of July 10, 2000

B.   Approve the Financial Reports

GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, July 1, 2000 – 867,445.17; Receipts: Taxes – 12,043.28; Interest – 3,879.19; Misc. Revenue – 100.00; Class Size Reduction – 1,388.95; State Aid – 78,489.83; Title 1 – 3,394.59; Yearbook Sales – 80.00; Total Receipts – 99,375.84; Transfers into the Account 635.51; Total Available – 967,456.52; Disbursements – 58,582.99; Payroll 105,102.45; Transfer Out – 0; Cash Balance, July 31, 2000 – 803,771.08; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, July 1, 2000 – 87,717.76; Receipts: Taxes – 810.87; Interest – 225.46;  Total Receipts – 1,036.33; Transfers into the Account – 0; Total Available – 88,754.09; Disbursement – 104,756.20; Cash Balance, July 31, 2000 – (16,002.11); SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, July 1, 2000 – 127,457.96; Receipts: Taxes – 1,245.71; Interest – 574.09; State Aid – 4,900.55; Total Receipts – 6,720.35; Transfers into the Account – 4,045.90; Total Available – 138,224.21; Disbursements – 2,946.05; Payroll – 9,824.00; Cash Balance, July 31, 2000 – 125,454.16; UNEMPLOYMENT: Cash Balance, July 1, 2000 – 20,120.14; Interest – 0; Total Receipts – 0; Total Available – 20,120.14; Disbursements 0; Cash Balance, July 31, 2000 – 20,120.14; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, July 1, 2000 – (12,142.64); Receipts: Sales – 1,528.32; Food Reimbursement – 0; Community & Youth Inv. – 0; Total Receipts – 1,528.32; Transfer into the Account – 0; Total Available – (10,614.32); Disbursements – 0; Payroll – 2,503.93; Cash Balance, July 31, 2000 – (13,118.25);  TRUST & AGENCY FUND: Cash Balance, July 1, 2000 – 677,960.96; Receipts: Interest – 2,918.03; Stanley County Foundation – 3,000.76; Impact Aid – 371.58; Total Receipts – 6,290.37; Transfers into the Account – 9.00; Total Available – 684,260.33; Disbursements – 0; Transfers Out – 0; Cash Balance, July 31, 2000 – 684,260.33.

C.     Note Budget Report

D.  Approve the Regular Bills

Academic Communications, Supplies – 143.00; Ace Hardware, Repairs – 18.25; American Guidance Service, Supplies – 578.98; American Linen Supply, Supplies – 7.57; American School Food Service Association, Certification – 23.00; AMOCO, Gas – 287.47; Anatomical Chart Co., Supplies – 189.90; Anderson Tire Co., Repairs – 41.40; ASAP Software Express, Supplies – 158.82; Associated School Board of South Dakota, Workshop & Supplies – 135.00; AT&T, Telephone – 51.15; Auto Owners Insurance, Insurance – 416.88; Best Lawn Care, Repairs – 500.00; Best Western, Travel – 196.00; BSN Corp., Supplies – 382.19; Bugbusters, Supplies – 285.00; Bureau of Administration, Supplies – 7.48; Cambridge Educational, Supplies – 633.14; Carlex, Inc., Supplies – 124.50; Carolina Biological, Supplies – 214.71; Carson-Dellosa Pub. Co., Supplies – 11.90; Cellular One, Cell Phone – 47.97; Center for Youth Issues, Supplies – 211.89; Chase Roofing, Repairs – 11,638.00; Christy Lumber, Repairs – 1,771.63; Chuck Wagon Gage, Meals – 203.70; Cole Paper, Supplies – 3,408.05; Communication Skills, Supplies – 343.77; Conoco, Gas – 13,57; Country General, Repairs – 23.97; 22X, Tuition – 148.72; Shane Cronin, Open Gym – 155.00; Curriculum Associates, Supplies – 52.75; Pam Cwach, Travel – 192.92; Dakota Mill and Grain, Supplies – 420.13; Dakota One Stop, Bus Gas – 17.17; Dakota Sports, Supplies – 518.55; Decker, Inc., Repairs – 4,325.66; Elite Business Systems, Equipment – 3,427.40; Empire Inn, Travel – 265.70; Envirotech Waste Service, Utilities 550.84; Facts on File, Library Media – 72.23; Flinn Scientific, Equipment – 752.22; Fonder Sewing Machine Co., Equipment – 1,494.09; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities – 2,211.56; Fort Pierre Motel, Prisoner Rooms – 176.00; Friendship House, Supplies – 43.70; Frey Scientific, Supplies – 415.95; Geyer Instructional Aids, Equipment – 751.10; Glencoe/McGraw Hill, Supplies – 1,629.76; Globe Book Co., Supplies – 480.76; Globe Fearon, Textbooks – 7,243.44; Golden West Telephone, Telephone – 171.60; Gopher Sports, Supplies – 189.44; Great Ideas for Teaching, Supplies – 97.74; Hammond & Stephens, Supplies – 203.01; Harlow’s Bus Sales, Repairs – 58.18; Hipple Printing, Minutes & Advertising – 196.25; Hollywood Box Office, Postage -  158.12; Houghton Mifflin Co., Textbooks – 913.51; HRS Food Service, Equipment – 8,068.99; Huron Daily Plainsman, Subscription – 84.00; IBM, Repairs – 1,248.00; Imaginart, Supplies – 96.80; Instrumentalist Magazine, Periodicals – 24.00; Klein’s, Supplies – 300.00; Klein’s Office Plus, Supplies – 37.40; Benjamin Kramer, Open Gym – 145.00; Larry’s Plumbing, Sprinklers – 2,300.00; J.H. Larson Electrical, Repairs – 504.32; Steven Leber, Travel – 57.00; Linguisystems, Supplies – 252.78; Lucent Technologies, Telephone – 23.77; M&T Fire And Safety, Repairs – 167.50; Macmillan, Supplies – 162.96; May-Adam-Gerdes-Thompson, Prof. Services – 113.15; McLeod’s Printing, Supplies – 280.09; McLeod USA, Telephone – 71.80; Fred J. Miller, Supplies – 449.98; Jennifer Milliken, Travel – 100.92; Mirmont Uniforms, Supplies – 91.07; Modern Curriculum Press, Textbooks – 157.86; Montana Dakota Utilities, Natural Gas – 269.03; Morris, Repairs – 37.52; Music Treasures, Supplies & Equipment – 493.45; Nasco, Supplies – 38.26; Natl. Assoc. Educational Office Personnel, Dues – 80.00; Oasis Too, Water – 480.00; Olson Plumbing, Repairs – 6,235.63; On Cue, Supplies – 32.48; Overhead Door Co., Repairs – 76.50; Paper Warehouse, Supplies – 24.13; Parker Publishing, Supplies – 37.88; Pietz Heating, Repairs – 742.00; Perfection Learning, Supplies – 513.00; Perma-Bound, Supplies – 483.09; Philip 66 Co., Gas – 113.24; Pierre School District, Tuition – 4,038.53; Plainsco, Repairs – 410.08; Plank Road Publishing, Periodicals – 120.70; Praxair, Supplies – 143.08; Premier Agenda, Supplies – 2,318.80; Prentice Hall, Textbooks – 142.11; Pro-Ed, Supplies – 138.60; Professional Training, Periodicals – 48.00; Prorodeo Sports New, Periodicals – 37.00; Psychological Assessment, Supplies – 329.12; Psychological Corp., Supplies – 2,687.61; The Rapid City Journal, Subscription – 99.70; Red Flag Green Flag, Supplies 117.25; Remedia Publications, Supplies – 24.71; Resource Dynamics, Supplies – 227.87; Resources for Reading, Supplies – 106.98; Reube’s Welding, Repairs – 151.52; Rigby Education, Supplies – 92.40; Right Turn, Tuition – 200.00; Riverside Publishing, Supplies – 112.77; Tom Rogers, Repairs – 2,145.00; Safe Dakota, Alarm Maintenance – 25.00; Sargent Welch Scientific, Supplies – 781.81; Sax Arts & Crafts, Supplies – 202.78; Scholastic Software Club, Supplies – 14.95; School Specialty, Supplies & Equipment – 15,381.27; Silver Burdett & Ginn, Textbooks – 2,572.38; Slosson Educational Pub., Supplies – 86.90; Small Engine House, Repairs – 184.40; Software Services, Prof. Services – 577.50; 22X, Prof. Services – 1,635.40; State Publishing, Supplies – 257.97; Pat Storms, Travel – 146.08; Super I Motel, Travel – 121.84; Supreme School Supply, Supplies – 318.93; Surfside Software, Supplies – 178.77; Teacher’s Discovery, Supplies – 121.99; Teacher’s Helper, Supplies – 28.30; Teacher Treasures, Supplies – 127.54; Teacher’s Video, Supplies – 36.93; TIE, Supplies – 100.00; Titze Electric, Repairs – 412.80; Tobin’s County Carpet, Repairs – 229.45; Thomson Learning, Supplies – 1,115.05; Town & Ranch Market, Supplies – 24.13; United Building Center, Repairs – 23.18; US West, Telephone – 1,430.22; USA Studies Weekly, Periodicals – 192.50; Vo Wac Publishing, Textbooks – 1,299.26; Walmart, Supplies – 750.62; Wegner Auto, Drivers Ed – 220.00; West Central Electric Co., Utilities – 457.78; Western Psychological, Supplies – 98.84; Winning Hoops, Periodicals – 49.95; Woodwind & Brasswind, Supplies – 318.88; Wrestling USA, Periodicals – 29.00; Youngberg & Sons, Supplies – 1,392.87; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $118,832.46.  (A more detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the Elementary Building.

E.     Note Imprest Expenses

TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES – $0.

F.     Approve Contracts

Curtis Wilbur – Elementary Counselor - $27,550.00

William Ellwanger – Athletic Director - $5,287.50

Carla Wagner – Cheerleaders - $406.25

Carol Olson – Cheerleaders - $406.25

Don Shields – Assistant Girls Basketball - $1.00

    G.   Approve Resignation

    Tanya Fletcher

John Moisan, representing the Stanley County Parents Organization, presented suggestions to improve the school system.  Items suggested were to present more information to the press, a parent, teacher and board member brat feed, improve attendance by the staff and the public at school events, offered parental help to the school for projects such as cleaning up around the buildings, review the possibility of requiring students to attend awards night, review the dress code for students, offering the email addresses of the board to the public, use surplus computers from the state for a student repair and assembly class, requested a student and a community member be appointed to the committee to select a new superintendent, review the teacher selection process, review the number of students in the study hall, review all student handbook policies for consistency, request Board members be present at parent teacher conferences, replace the current building signs, move unused rural school buildings into town, include the rural school students in more school activities, parents will volunteer to serve on school policy committees, emphasis that parents can eat in the lunchroom with their children at any time, review the drug and alcohol program, more job shadowing by students with local businesses, reconvene the middle school student council, requested more pep rallys during the year for activities, make information available for Section 504 funds, review the policy for building homecoming floats, start a follow up procedure for students using open enrollment to other schools, start a review process for suggestions made by the public during board meetings and review the code of conduct policy with the staff before school starts this year.  The parent organization also requested that an information letter about the organization be included in the information given to students on the first day of school to be taken home to the parents.  The Board requested the Administration provide a listing of the current school committees and the members at the September meeting for review.

Hugh Neumiller representing the Right Turn reported that an Even Start grant would be requested in the near future.  This grant will assist with the educational needs of parents.  It was requested to approve a letter of collaboration from the Stanley County Schools for the program. 

Brown moved, seconded by Johnson, to approve the letter of collaboration for the Even Start grant and authorized President Charlene Foster to sign the letter.  All voted aye.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser presented information about the Stanford test taken by student in Stanley County last spring.  The comparison summary report shows a definite improvement of test scores as compared to the previous year.

Brown moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the open enrollment applications.  All voted aye.

Brown moved, seconded by Johnson, to approve the public school exemption applications.  All voted aye.

Business Manager Kevin Merscheim presented the results of the quote received from Land O’Lakes for the purchase of milk for the 2000-2001 school year.  The quote is as follows:

                                          Escalator Price            Firm Price

     2 % Milk                               $0.145                  $0.165

     2 % Chocolate Milk                 0.155                    0.175

     Skim Milk                               0.138                    0.158

     Skim Chocolate Milk               0.143                    0.163

Fravel moved, seconded by Brown, to accept the quote from Land O’Lakes for the purchase of milk for the 2000-2001 school year at the firm price.  All voted aye.

Brown moved, seconded by Bucholz, to adopt the following resolution:

RESOLUTION #1-2001 – Be it resolved, that the school board of the Stanley County School District #57-1, after duly considering the budget and its amendments to be published in accordance with SDCL 13-11-2, hereby approves and adopts its budget and amendments to be its annual budget for the fiscal year July 1,2000, through June 30, 2001.  The adopted annual budget is as follows:

GENERAL - $2,789,907.93; CAPITAL OUTLAY - $337,879.14; and SPECIAL EDUCATION - $355,499.46.  Tax levies certified to the County Auditor will be as follows:  GENERAL - $1,048,991.84; CAPITAL OUTLAY - $157,743.15; and SPECIAL EDUCATION - $235,944.77.

All voted aye.

Brown moved, seconded by Fravel, to go into Executive Session according to SDCL 1-25-2 for personnel reasons at 7:15 P.M.  All voted aye.

President Charlene Foster declared the Board out of Executive Session at 8:27 P.M.

The Board discussed the value placed on the standardized tests by the school, parents and students.

The Board discussed conducting the October board meeting at the Hayes School and using the new distance learning equipment during the meeting.  This will be further discussed at the September meeting.

The Board requested Henry Kosters from the Associated School Boards of South Dakota meet with the Board at the September meeting to explain their process of selecting a new superintendent for the next school year.

The Board discussed the proposal to building homecoming floats during the week of homecoming instead of only on the day of the parade.

Brown moved, seconded by Johnson, to adjourn at 9:15 P.M.  All voted aye.

Charlene Foster, President                                 

Kevin Merscheim, Business Manager