Stanley County
School Board Meeting
July 9, 2001
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The
Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met
in regular session July 9, 2001, at 5:30 P.M. in the computer
lab of the elementary building with Charlene Foster, Gary
Johnson, Mary Beth Fravel, John Bucholz and Steve Brown
present. Others in attendance were Superintendent Larry Jaske,
Business Manager Kevin Merscheim and Principal Kevin
Mutchelknaus. Visitors were Mary Askren, Sara Hagen, Craig
Rutschke, Mitch Norman, Corrine Norman, Bruce Lefler, John
Moisan, Shirley Swanson, Tony Mangan and Arlene Krueger. The
meeting was called to order by President Charlene Foster at
5:30 P.M. President
Charlene Foster led the pledge of allegiance. Brown
moved, seconded by Bucholz, to adopt the agenda as amended.
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 June 11, 2001 and Special
meeting June 25, 2001.
B. Approve
the Financial Reports GENERAL
FUND: Cash Balance, June 1, 2001 - 694,436.13; Receipts: Taxes
102,816.3 1; Interest - 2,234.48; Drug Free Schools -
2,455.78; Misc. Revenue 546.22; State Aid - 95,358.36;
Yearbook Sales - 60.00; Rentals - 51.00; Sale of Surplus
Property - 419.18; Title IV - 5,972.00; Title 11 - 800.00;
Total Receipts 210,713.33; Transfers into the Account
1,871.83; Total Available - 907,021.29; Disbursements
-108,349.36; Payroll 121,036.52; Transfer Out - 55,000.00;
Cash Balance, June 30, 2001 - 622,635.41; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash
Balance, June 1, 2001 136,326.12; Receipts: Taxes - 14,308.09;
Interest -332.00; Total Receipts 14,640.09; Transfers into the
Account - 0; Total Available - 150,966.2 1; Disbursement
68,491.25; Cash Balance, June 30, 2001 - 82,474.96; SPECIAL
EDUCATION: Cash Balance, June 1, 2001 - 214,033.61; Receipts:
Taxes - 23,560.64; Interest - 486.77; State Aid - 4,896.17;
Total Receipts - 28,943.58; Transfers into the Account - 0;
Total Available - 242,977.19; Disbursements - 13,703.22;
Payroll - 18,422.89; Cash Balance, June 30, 2001 - 210,851.08;
UNEMPLOYMENT: Cash Balance, June 1, 2001 19,040.09; Interest -
680.57; Total Receipts - 680.57; Total Available - 19,720.66;
Disbursements 0; Cash Balance, June 30, 2001 - 19,720.66; FOOD
SERVICE: Cash Balance, June 1, 2001 - (46,923.83); Receipts:
Sales - 9,338.81; Food Reimbursement 5,261.50; Community &
Youth Inv. - 6,001.60; Total Receipts - 20,601.9 1; Transfer
into the Account - 55,000.00; Total Available - 28,678.08;
Disbursements - 4,113.83; Payroll - 9,999.14; Cash Balance,
June 30, 2001 - 14,565.11; TRUST & AGENCY FUND: Cash
Balance, June 1, 2001 - 533,929.75; Receipts: Interest -
2,153.96; SC Athletic Program - 1,500.00; Student Council -
213.25; Shooting Shirts - 116.00; State Wrestling - 69.68;
Impact Aid - 181,653.00; Girls Basketball Fundraiser 360.00;
Golf Fundraiser - 100.00; Total Receipts - 186,165.89;
Transfers into the Account - 4,352.27; Total Available -
724,447.9 1; Disbursements - 1,814.6 1; Transfers Out - 0;
Cash Balance, June 30, 2001 - 722,633.30.
C. Note Budget Report
D. Approve the Regular Bills A&E
Home Video, Library Media - 158.45; A&Z Music, Repairs -
442.20; Advantage Learning Systems, Supplies - 296.95;
American Guidance Service, Supplies - 151.63; AMOCO, Gas -
314.47; Anaconda Sports, Supplies - 86.38; Anatomical Chart
Co., Supplies - 348.95; Anderson Tire, Repairs - 41.00;
Deseree Angyal, Summer School 108.00; Apple Books, Library
Media - 899.76; Associated School Board of South Dakota,
Workman's Comp - 15,718.00; Associated School Board of South
Dakota, Dues - 618.90; Associated School Board of South
Dakota, Property Insurance 22,565.24; Auto Owners Insurance,
Insurance - 205.35; The Band Shoppe, Supplies 228,60; Beck
Motors, Drivers Ed - 22.95; Bell Discount Store, Supplies -
106.40; BMI Educational Services, Library Media - 595.86;
Bureau of Administration, Telephone 77.89; Cellular One,
Telephone - 70.35; Center for Learning, Supplies - 290.40;
Christy Lumber, Repairs - 2,123.18; Cole Paper, Supplies -
250.52; Conoco, Gas 49.52; Cued Speech Discovery, Supplies -
151.25; Dakota One Stop, Gas - 299.14; Dakota Supply Group,
Repairs - 119.7 1; Day Timer, Supplies - 159.99; Educational
Resources, Textbooks - 37.95; ETA, Supplies - 24.95; Flinn
Scientific, Supplies 86.05; Follett Educational Service,
Supplies & Textbooks - 869.42; City of Fort Pierre,
Utilities - 1,525.55; Frey Scientific, Supplies - 129.45;
Geyer Instructional Aids, Supplies - 98.05; Glencoe, Textbooks
- 653.72; Glencoe/McGraw Hill, Textbooks 274.79; Globe Fearon,
Textbooks - 298.80; Golden West Telephone, Telephone 156.90;
Great Source Education, Textbooks - 1,536.69; Greg Larson
Sports, Supplies 67.26; Harcourt Brace Jovanovic, Supplies -
308.85; Harlow's Bus Sales, Bus 32,463.00; Hillyard, Supplies
- 2,812.43; Hipple Printing, Minutes & Advertising 450.98;
22X, Prof. Services - 75.00; Houghton Mifflin Co., Textbooks -
2,328.88; HRS Food Service, Equipment - 1,642.00; Instruction
Fair, Supplies - 81.9 1; Karl's, Supplies - 3,524.23;
Lakeshore Lifeskills, Supplies - 187.90; 22X, Prof. Services
115.00; Learning Resources, Supplies - 134.40; Leber
Irrigation, Repairs - 3,826.54; Life Skills Products, Supplies
- 208.38; Linguistystems, Supplies - 180.18; McLeod's
Printing, Supplies - 264.58; Modem Curriculum Press, Textbooks
- 156.49; Montana Dakota Utilities, Natural Gas - 56.77;
Mountain Press, Library Media - 132.201 New Bridge, Textbooks
- 299.20; North American Book, Textbooks - 205.00; Plank Road
Publishing, Supplies - 430.11; Porter's Camera Store, Supplies
- 2,128.77; Jamie Porter, Summer School - 120.00; Prentice
Hall, Textbooks - 299.00; Prentice Hall, Supplies -109.27;
Pro-Ed, Supplies - 201.30; Quill, Supplies - 152.0 1; Qwest,
Telephone - 375.13; Regent Book Co., Library Media - 12 1. 10;
Renaissance Learning, Supplies - 1,039.22; Rockler
Woodworking, Supplies - 89.97; Safe Dakota, Alarm Maintenance
- 25.00; Sagebrush, Repairs - 450.00; SASD, Dues - 1,755.75;
Scott Foresman, Textbooks - 3,330.96; Scott Foresman, Supplies
- 33.07; Slosson Educational Pub., Supplies -640.15; Tom
Snyder Productions, Textbooks - 215.95; Software House
International, Supplies - 3,455.20; Software Services, Repairs
- 81.25; SRA, Textbooks - 3,656.96; 22X, Prof. Services -
2,776.47; State Publishing, Supplies 724.99; Steck-Vaughn,
Textbooks - 944.85; Sundance, Supplies - 53.00; Sundance,
Supplies - 95.45; Surfside Software, Supplies - 225.00;
Teacher's Video, Supplies 573.14; Vo Wac Publishing, Textbooks
- 1,303.68; Walmart, Supplies - 186.09; Wenger Corporation,
Supplies - 652.00; White House Inn, Lodging - 39.00; Winning
Hoops, Periodicals - 44.95; The Wright Group, Supplies -
29.70; Youngberg & Sons, Repairs - 6,404.80; Zander Auto
Parts, Repairs - 115.29; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $134,593.
10. (A more detailed listing is in the Administration Office
of the Elementary Building.
E. Note Imprest Expenses First
National Bank, Saving Bond - 25.00; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES -
$25.00.
F. Approve Contracts
Jill Mutchelknaus - Asst Gymnastics - $2,130.00
Lorrie Rathbun - Cheerleader Advisor - $420.00
Ann Foster Douglas - Middle/High School Art - $6,000.00 Brown
moved, seconded by Johnson, to approve the resignation of Pat
Kramer. All voted aye. Brown
moved, seconded by Fravel, to approve the contract for Cheryl
Sorenson for the Spanish and middle school English in the
amount of $27,825.00. All voted aye. The
Board discussed changing the format for the fifth and sixth
grade basketball programs. The discussion will continue at the
August meeting. President
Charlene Foster called for the conclusion of any old business. Business
Manager Kevin Merscheim administered the oath of office to new
board member Mitch Norman. Bucholz
moved, seconded by Johnson, to nominate Charlene Foster and
cast a unanimous ballot for Board President for the 2001-2002
school year. All voted aye. Foster
moved, seconded by Norman, to nominate Gary Johnson and cast a
unanimous ballot for Board Vice President for the 2001-2002
school year. All voted aye. Bucholz
moved, seconded by Fravel, to designate the First National
Bank of South Dakota for depositories for cash flow funds and
the American State Bank, BankWest and the First National Bank
of South Dakota for funds not obligated during the fiscal
period. Charlene Foster, Kevin Merscheim, Gary Johnson, Larry
Jaske will be authorized signatories. All voted aye. Fravel
moved, seconded by Bucholz, to designate the Business Manager
as the custodian of all accounts. All voted aye. Johnson
moved, seconded by Fravel, to designate the Capital Journal as
the legal newspaper for all school board publications. All
voted aye. Bucholz
moved, seconded by Norman, to designate the Superintendent as
Truant Officer for the Stanley County School District. All
voted aye. Fravel
moved, seconded by Bucholz, to authorize the Elementary
Principal and the Superintendent as representatives of Title I
and Special Education programs. All voted aye. Johnson
moved, seconded by Fravel, to authorize the Superintendent as
authorized representative for block grants, consolidated
grants, vocational education and school food programs and to
authorize Larry Jaske 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. Bucholz
moved, seconded by Fravel, to authorize the Superintendent,
Business Manager and Board President as authorized purchasing
agents. All voted aye. Johnson
moved, seconded by Fravel, to authorize the Superintendent,
Business Manager and Board President as authorized purchasing
agents for federal surplus property. All voted aye. Superintendent
Larry Jaske reported a proposal would be made in August or
September for Internet service to the rural schools. John Moisan representing the parent
organization requested the use of the school buses to
transport people from Fort Pierre to the state capitol
building on September 15, 200 1, for the World War II memorial
parade and dedication. The liability for the school district
was discussed and will be investigated. The parents will be
installing the new letters on the Parkview building in the
near future. Bruce
Lefler, representing the Ameritas Investment Corporation,
proposed refinancing the current capital outlay certificates
to a lower interest rate. The minimum amount of savings from
the certificates will be $25,000. Johnson
moved, seconded by Bucholz to approve the following resolution
# 1-2002. RESOLUTION
NO. 1-2002 RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION, TERMS, ISSUANCE, SALE
AND
PAYMENT OF CAPITAL
OUTLAY REFUNDING CERTIFICATES IN THE
AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL
AMOUNT OF NOT TO EXCEED SIX HUNDRED FORTY
THOUSAND ($640,000.00) OF THE STANLEY COUNTY
SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 57‑1 The following account is a synopsis of the above
entitled resolution, for a full reading a copy of the
resolution is on file with the Business Manager and open for
public inspection during normal business hours of the Business
Manager. The District authorized pursuant to
SDCL §§ 6-813-30 though 6-813-52, inclusive, to issue
Capital Outlay Refunding Certificates, Series 2001 (the
"Certificates"), dated August 15, 2001 in an amount
of $640,000.00 to refund and refinance validly issued Capital
Outlay Refunding Certificates, Series 1995, dated October 15,
1995, maturing June 15, 2002 through June 15, 2010, as
follows:
The School Board has called for refunding the Capital
Outlay Refunding Certificates, Series 1995 on August 15, 2001
and directs BankWest, the registrar and paying agent to send
notice of redemption. The School Board has determined that
refunding will reduce the interest expense to the School
District. Ameritas Investment Corp., Omaha, Nebraska shall act
as underwriter on the Certificates on behalf of itself and
such securities dealers as it may designate. The terms of the
Certificates shall be set by the Purchase Agreement,
authorized to be executed by the President and the Business
Manager. Bank West, Inc. has been appointed registrar and
paying agent for the Certificates. The above account is a synopsis of the above entitled
resolution, for a full reading a copy of the resolution is on
file with the Business Manager and open for public inspection
during normal business hours of the Business Manager. Superintendent
Larry Jaske proposed amending the library selection policy.
The draft copy of the policy will be presented at the August
board meeting for approval. Superintendent
Larry Jaske proposed using a golden buffalo card to be
presented free of charge to all Stanley County patrons’
sixty-five (65) years or older, which will allow for free
admission to all activities of the schools except tournaments. Johnson,
moved, seconded by Fravel, to give Stanley County patrons
sixty-five (65) years or older, upon request, the "Golden
Buffalo Card" which gives them free admission to all home
activities, except South Dakota High School Activities
Association tournaments, in appreciation for past support. All
voted aye. Fravel
moved, seconded by Johnson, to appoint Charlene Foster as the
voting delegate for the Associated School Boards of South
Dakota Convention in August. All voted aye. Superintendent
Larry Jaske informed the Board of the new board members'
workshop in Pierre on July 24, 2001. Mitch Norman will attend. Superintendent
Larry Jaske reported the State of South Dakota would be giving
the Stanley County School District seventy-four (74) computers
to enhance the improvement of technology in the school. The
staff in-service scheduled to August 27 and 28, 2001, was
discussed briefly. The Stanley County Schools will be
receiving a school-to-work grant during this school year which
will used for Cisco training, A Plus training and renovations. Bucholz
moved, seconded by Fravel, to accept the School-to-work grant
as proposed by Superintendent Larry Jaske for the 2001-2002
school year. All voted aye. Bucholz
moved, seconded by Johnson, to approve the open enrollment
applications as presented. All voted aye. The
Board discussed the E-Rate funding and proposed starting
a Stanley County Schools report card. The report card will
include information for the public about the school. More
information will be presented at a later date.
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Charlene Foster, President Kevin Merscheim, Business Manager |