Stanley County

Stanley County School Board Meeting
January 10, 2000

The Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular session January 10, 2000, 5:30 P.M., in the study hall of the high school building with Steve Brown, Peggy Tibbs, Charlene Foster, Arlene Poncelet and David Carlisle present. Others in attendance were Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser, Business Manager Kevin Merscheim and Principals Tony Glass and Denise Gebur. Visitors were Patrick Baker, Ron Block, John and Sylvia Moisan, Dorothy Fischer and Tanya Martin.

The meeting was called to order by President Steve Brown at 5:30 P.M.

Carlisle moved, seconded by Tibbs, to adopt the agenda. All voted aye.

Foster moved, seconded by Poncelet, to approve the Consent Calendar. All voted aye.

Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of December 13, 1999
Approve the Financial Reports

GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, December 1, 1999 – 623,301.38; Receipts: Taxes – 202,669.20; Interest – 1,397.51; Misc. Revenue – 203.05; Admissions – 1,726.40; Yearbook – 20.00; State Aid – 87,804.16; Rentals – 585.00; TTL – 3,864.78; Title 1 – 17,360.15; Total Receipts – 315,630.25; Transfers into the Account – 686.27; Total Available – 939,617.90; Disbursements – 84,355.49; Payroll – 119,221.23; Transfer Out – 17.78; Cash Balance, December 31, 1999 – 736,023.40; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, December 1, 1999 – 141,932.19; Receipts: Taxes – 23,940.59; Interest – 275.72; Total Receipts – 24,216.31; Transfers into the Account – 0; Total Available – 166,148.50; Disbursement – 42,275.92; Cash Balance, December 31, 1999 – 123,872.58; SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, December 1, 1999 – 83,747.73; Receipts: Taxes – 36,773.83; Interest – 381.76; State Aid – 1,528.80; 94-142 Funds – 17,671.50; Preschool Funds – 3,094.00; Total Receipts – 59,449.89; Total Available – 143,197.62; Disbursements – 8,456.96; Payroll - 15,965.40; Cash Balance, December 31, 1999 – 118,775.26; UNEMPLOYMENT: Cash Balance, December 1, 1999 – 19,000.76; Interest – 0; Total Receipts – 0; Total Available – 19,000.76; Disbursements – 0; Cash Balance, December 31, 1999 – 19,000.76; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, December 1, 1999 – (14,607.68); Receipts: Sales – 8,385.31; Food Reimbursement – 7,504.63; Community & Youth Inv. – 2,992.00; Total Receipts – 18,881.94; Transfer into the Account – 0; Total Available – 4,274.26; Disbursements – 10,442.90; Payroll – 9,773.46; Cash Balance, December 31, 1999 – (15,942.10); TRUST & AGENCY FUND: Cash Balance, December 1, 1999 – 516,813.27; Receipts: Interest 1,804.69; Resale – 5,893.55; Stanley County Wrestling Inv. – 3,147.00; Holiday Hoopla – 10,716.00; Cheerleaders – 52.00; Y-Tourneys – 275.00; Total Receipts – 21,888.24; Transfers into the Account – 4,087.61; Total Available – 542,789.12; Disbursements – 12,958.94; Transfers Out – 0; Cash Balance, December 31, 1999 – 529,830.18.
Note Budget Report

D. Approve the Regular Bills

A&Z Music, Repairs & Supplies – 242.70; Advantage Learning Systems, Software – 11,178.50; All Around T’s & Trophies, Awards – 25.00; American Linen, Supplies – 339.33; Amoco Oil, Bus Gas – 342.78; Anderson Tire, Repairs – 180.97; ASBSD, Registration – 30.00; ASBSD, Workman’s Comp – 893.00; AT&T. Telephone – 38.80; AT&T, Telephone – 8.20; 22X, Prof. Services – 392.00; Auto Owners Insurance, Insurance – 147.18; Best Business Products, Repairs & Supplies – 1,653.31; Best Western Regency, Travel – 354.00; 22X, Tuition – 4,840.65; Bluff’s Scale Service, Repairs – 792.90; Boystown National, Registration – 1,035.00; Boys Town Press, Supplies – 33.95; Bugbusters, Pest Control – 220.00; Buhl’s, Supplies – 36.26; Bureau of Administration, Supplies – 5.76; Capital Sports, Supplies – 459.94; Cellular One, Cell Phone – 46.88; Chec Systems, Supplies – 23.55; Christy Lumber, Repairs – 27.71; Cole Papers, Supplies – 229.50; 22X, Registration – 204.00; Conoco, Gas – 77.65; Dakota State University, Travel – 3,250.90; Educational Research, Supplies – 74.25; Educational Resources, Supplies – 62.95; Envirotech Waste Services, Utilities – 632.74; Food Service of America, Food – 2,125.47; Forell Limo Service, Bus Rental – 300.00; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities – 4,219.87; Friman Oil, Supplies – 7.40; Gale’s Gas Service, Utilities – 393.87; Gateway 2000, Computers – 16,812.00; Denise Gebur, Travel – 246.50; GFG Food Service, Food – 1,020.26; Golden West Telephone, Telephone – 171.88; GMR, Supplies – 110.00; Brita Griese, Travel – 58.48; Hammond & Stephens, Supplies – 220.73; Harker’s, Food – 997.27; Hipple Printing, Minutes & Advertising – 180.35; Hogg Restaurant, Food – 349.67; Hollywood Box Office, Postage – 554.85; Huron Schools, CDL Tests – 30.00; Inacom, Supplies – 149.70; IBM, Repairs – 33.00; Amy Iversen, Meals – 11.00; Connie Johnson, Mileage – 361.92; Johnson Controls, Repairs – 1,000.00; Jostens, Supplies – 441.73; 22X, Prof. Services – 135.00; Jerry Kleinsasser, Travel – 198.80; Kmart, Supplies – 26.75; Lakeside Dairy, Food – 1,429.78; LJ Tech Systems, Supplies – 108.00; Lucent Technologies, Telephone – 24.01; Marchmaster, Supplies – 156.79; May-Adam-Gerdes-Thompson, Prof. Services – 393.21; McLeod’s Printing, Supplies – 315.08; Metz Baking, Food – 218.70; Modern Electric, Supplies – 45.99; Montana Dakota Utilities, Natural Gas – 4,295.82; NASSP, Registration – 250.00; Harold Nichols Wrestling, Supplies – 248.25; Office of Weights, Supplies – 10.00; Olson Plumbing, Repairs – 130.01; Pegler/Sysco, Food – 477.79; Pepper At Eckroth, Supplies – 287.72; 22X, Prof. Services – 3,307.50; Plainsco, Repairs 360.53; Porter’s Camera Store, Supplies – 235.03; Praxair, Supplies – 46.70; PRS Associates, Repairs – 291.17; Recording For The Blind, Supplies – 300.00; Reinhart, Food – 901.85; Right Turn, Tuition – 435.48; Robin’s Water, Water – 57.05; SDHSAA, Registration – 36.20; Safe Dakota, Alarm Maintenance – 25.00; School Administrators of South Dakota, Registration – 20.00; School Specialty, Supplies – 1,814.75; Software Services, Repairs – 68.75; South Dakota Teachers, Membership – 150.00; 22X, Prof. Services – 3,034.55; Stanley County Booster Club, Ticket Takers – 91.89; State Publishing, Supplies – 224.31; Robin Stoner, Mileage – 14.50; Students Against Drinking, Supplies – 72.95; TAMS-Witmark Music, Supplies – 454.00; Thomson Learning, Supplies – 53.00; Town & Ranch Market, Food & Supplies – 844.03; US West Interact Service, Internet – 222.60; US West, Internet – 72.03; United Laboratories, Supplies – 482.90; US West, Telephone – 1,097.78; Walmart, Supplies – 210.86; West Central Electric, Utilities – 124.53; Woodwind & Brasswinds, Supplies – 218.00; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $81,695.95. (A more detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the Elementary Building.)

Note Imprest Expenses

FCCLA, State & National Dues – 270.00; SDHSAA, All State Band – 20.00; SDSU – Music Department, Registration – 22.00; Denise Gebur, Meals – 106.00; Amy Iversen, Meals – 106.00; Jerry Kleinsasser, Meals – 102.00; Pat Lindemann, Meals – 106.00; Marriott Hotel, Lodging – 263.07; USPO, Postage – 33.00; Jeff Berringer, Official – 45.00; Brian Doherty, Official – 75.00; William Olander, Official – 75.00; Todd Palmer, Official – 50.00; Arden Rapp, Official – 45.00; Greg Rislov, Official – 50.00; Frank Schaefbauer, Official – 50.00; Wayne Schaefbauer, Official – 50.00; Steve Rounds, Official – 80.00; Justin Tupper, Official – 149.60; Valentine High School, Entry Fees – 25.00; Denise Evan, Official – 92.92; Lisa Gould, Official – 50.00; Kathy Hess, Official – 30.00; Kim Klinger, Official – 50.00; Julie King, Official – 127.20; Jill Mutchelknaus, Official – 75.00; Rose Pierce, Official – 176.50; Le Alan Rowse, Official – 30.00; Wegner Community School, Entry Fees – 60.00; Philip High School, Entry Fees – 30.00; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES – $2,444.29.
Approve Letter of Intent
William Engberg - Spanish - $5,775.00

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser reported the school attorney’s legal opinion on the proposal to change the current policy to allowing students attending after-school activities to return home with another adult as designated by the parents or a guardian. The attorney’s opinion was the change would make the school more liable than if the policy were left unchanged. The Board requested the attorney’s opinion be sent to the Board in writing and also asked the Administration to contact the school liability insurance carrier for their formal opinion of this proposal.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser presented the results of the bids received for the purchase of a fourteen-passenger bus to replace the school vans. The bids were as follows:

Foreman Sales and Service - $31,899.00

Harlow’s Bus Sales, Inc. (Proposal A) - 31,991.00

Harlow’s Bus Sales, Inc. (Proposal B) - 32,559.00

Dietrich and Sons, Inc. - 33,955.00

Foster moved, seconded by Carlisle, to accept the low bid from Harlow’s Bus Sales in the amount of $31,991.00 for the purchase of a fourteen-passenger bus that meets the school specifications. All voted aye.

Principal Denise Gebur, using PowerPoint, made a presentation of the Boys Town Model to train students for appropriate behavior in the classroom. Denise Gebur, Amy Iversen and Pat Lindemann attended the workshop in December in Omaha. The presentation included the mission, vision statement, the administrative interventions, goals and the desired end results. All the teaching staff will attend this training during the annual inservice days next fall.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser reported the results of the Stanford Writing Test conducted last fall. The ninth grade scored seventy-one (71) with a state average of seventy-six (76). The fifth grade scored fifty-seven (57) with a state average of fifty-two (52). The SAT 9 test will be given to students in March. These test results will be compared with the Otis Lennon test results.

Principal Denise Gebur reported the elementary school’s calendar of events for the next thirty days. School will be dismissed on January 17, report cards will be sent home on January 19, Theme Day will be January 28, early childhood screening will be February 1, dismissal for staff development will be at 2:30 P.M. on February 2, the Technology Committee Meeting will be 4:15 P.M. on February 2 and the DARE graduation will be at 7 P.M. on February 10 in the Parkview gymnasium.

A proposed policy from the school’s attorney for child abuse and neglect was presented.

Poncelet moved, seconded by Foster, to approve the child abuse and neglect policy for the elementary, middle-high school and board policy handbooks. All voted aye.

Principal Tony Glass reported Laura Snow has been selected to the South Dakota High School Activities Association advisory board for music. A survey of fourteen schools of comparable size was conducted to investigate increasing the graduation requirements at the Stanley County Schools. Dorothy Fischer and Tanya Martin discussed with the Board the need to increase these requirements. This proposal will be discussed in more detail at the February meeting. The end of the first semester will be January 12 and Wellness Day is scheduled for January 14, 2000. The writing test scores for the ninth grade were again discussed and the implementation of the writing improvement program that will be extended to sixth, seventh and eighth grades.

Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to approve the Open Enrollment applications as presented. All voted aye.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser questioned the value of the school’s support for the Channel Two community broadcast channel because the calendar of events and activities is not being broadcast. The Board requested the Administration investigate why the information is not being broadcast.

Business Manager Kevin Merscheim presented an agreement between the Stanley County Schools and Stanley County to combine the school board election with the primary election on June 6, 2000.

Foster moved, seconded by Carlisle, to adopt the following resolution:

RESOLUTION #2-2000 – BE IT RESOLVED, the School Board of the Stanley County School District #57-1, in accordance with SDCL 13-7-10, hereby approves the combined election agreement between Stanley County and the Stanley County School District for the purpose of conducting a combined election as provided under provisions of SDCL 9-13-37, 13-7-10.3 and 12-2-5. The election date will be June 6, 2000.

All voted aye.

Poncelet moved, seconded by Tibbs, to adopt the following resolution:

RESOLUTION #3-2000 – 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 6, 2000. 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 2000 school board election.

Precinct #1 – Orton School

Precinct #3 – Kirley Hall

Precinct #12 – New Liberty School

Precinct #14 – Hayes School

Precincts #2, 4, 5, 6 & 9 – Community & Youth Involved Center

All voted aye.

Foster moved, seconded by Carlisle, to adopt the policies and procedures insuring tribal and Indian parental involvement in the development of educational programs and equal participation by Indian students in those programs for the Stanley County School District, #57-1. All voted aye.

Foster moved, seconded by Tibbs, to approve the resolution from the American State Bank to be a designated depository of public funds. All voted aye.

The Board appointed David Carlisle as the Associated School Board of South Dakota legislative representative for the Stanley County Schools during this legislative session.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser presented a proposal from several education organizations to support a legislative package to place any excess state aid not used because of decreasing student enrollment back into the state aid formula. Currently, the funds are used for programs such as wiring and connecting the schools, Technology and Teaching and Learning Academies and to purchase technology for schools. The Board supported the current use of the funds for technology.

Superintendent Jerry Kleinsasser informed the Board of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Round Table discussions on January 17, the legislative day on January 18, the legislative cracker barrel in Pierre on January 22 and the legislative cracker barrel at the Holiday Inn Express in Fort Pierre sponsored by the Fort Pierre Lions Club on February 5, 2000. The Board was also informed of the Community Foundation meeting at the Community and Youth Involved Center on January 11, 2000.

Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to go into Executive Session according to SDCL 1-25-2 for personnel reason at 7:05 P.M. All voted aye.

President Steve Brown declared the Board out of Executive Session at 9:07 P.M.

Carlisle moved, seconded by Foster, to adjourn at 9:08 P.M. All voted aye.

Steve Brown, President
Kevin Merscheim, Business Manager

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