Stanley County

The Stanley County School District, #57-1, Board of Education met in regular session August 12, 2002, 5:30 P.M., in the computer lab of the elementary building with Gary Johnson, Mary Beth Fravel, John Bucholz, Mitch Norman and John Moisan present. Others in attendance were Superintendent Larry Jaske, Business Manager Kevin Merscheim and Principals Kevin Mutchelknaus and Merry Bleeker.  Visitors were Mary Askren, Craig Rutschke, Kaye Scheibe, Wanda Seiler, Lori Rathbun, Brad and Linda Taylor, Jennifer Milliken, Ken and Lynn Larsen and Carol Olson.  

 

President Gary Johnson called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M.

 

President Gary Johnson led the pledge of allegiance.

 

Fravel moved, seconded by Moisan, to adopt the agenda as amended.  All voted aye.

 

Norman moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the Consent Calendar.  All voted aye.

 

A.     Approve the minutes of the regular meeting of July 8, 2002

 

B.     Approve the Financial Reports

 

GENERAL FUND: Cash Balance, July 1, 2002 – 663,225.73; Receipts: Taxes – 10,131.06; Interest – 975.14; School To Work Grant – 6,223.80; Misc. Revenue – 10,000.00; Yearbook – 25.00; State Aid – 91,691.00; Title 1 – 11,636.44; Title II – 6,469.25; Title IV – 5,014.26; Class Size Reduction – 8,325.39; Total Receipts – 150,491.34; Transfers into the Account – 1,305.43; Total Available – 815,022.50; Disbursements – 82,836.51; Payroll – 150,451.89; Transfer Out - 0; Cash Balance, July 31, 2002 – 581,734.10; CAPITAL OUTLAY: Cash Balance, July 1, 2002 – 6,939.02; Receipts: Taxes – 378.48; Interest – 53.11; Total Receipts – 431.59; Transfers into the Account 0; Total Available – 7,370.61; Disbursement – 9,506.97; Cash Balance, July 31, 2002 – (2,136.36); SPECIAL EDUCATION: Cash Balance, July 1, 2002 – 184,775.71; Receipts: Taxes – 576.84; Interest – 190.19; Total Receipts – 767.03; Transfers into the Account – 0; Total Available – 185,542.74; Disbursements 5,315.32; Payroll – 20,509.31; Cash Balance, July 31, 2002 – 159,718.11; UNEMPLOYMENT: Cash Balance, July 1, 2002 – 19,947.05; Interest – 0; Total Receipts – 0; Total Available – 19,947.05; Disbursements 0; Cash Balance, July 31, 2002 – 19,947.05; FOOD SERVICE: Cash Balance, July 1, 2002 – (12,233.75); Receipts: Sales – 2,397.15; State Food Reimbursement – 1,456.57; Community & Youth Inv. – 0; Total Receipts – 3,853.72; Transfer into the Account – 0; Total Available  (8,380.03); Disbursements – 0; Payroll – 5,062.26; Cash Balance, July 31, 2002 – (13,442.29);  TRUST & AGENCY FUND: Cash Balance, July 1, 2002 – 624,596.36; Receipts: Interest – 1,098.68; SC Coaches Fundraiser – 1,100.00; Total Receipts – 2,198.68; Transfers into the Account – 0; Total Available – 626,795.04; Disbursements 225.24; Cash Balance, July 31, 2002 – 626,795.04.

 

C.     Note Budget Report

 

D.  Approve the Regular Bills

 

ABDO Publishing Co., Library Media – 55.35; Access Elevator, Chair Lift – 21,200.00; American Guidance Service, Supplies – 311.08; American Linen Supply, Supplies – 185.30; Amoco, Gas – 186.13; Anderson Tire, Repairs – 97.69; ASAP Software Express, Supplies – 19,823.65; Associated School Boards, Workshop & Property Insurance – 28,344.51; Associated School Boards, Workman’s Comp – 15,141.00; Auto Owners, Auto Insurance – 436.59; Avera Pace, Dues – 120.00; Best Business Products, Repairs  96.00; Bottom Line Welding, Repairs – 85.00; Brodart, Supplies – 386.15; Brooklyn Publishers, Supplies – 95.35; Bureau of Administration, Telephone – 116.01; Capstone Press, Library Media – 1,213.90; Carolina Biological, Supplies – 926.50;  Central Supply, Supplies – 25.00; Childwork/Childsplay, Supplies – 84.95; Christy Lumber, Repairs – 883.08; Comark, Equipment – 16,758.55; Cole Papers, Supplies – 4,709.52; Compaq Computers, Equipment – 7,959.00; CDW, Supplies – 146.99; Conoco, Gas – 22.32; Pam Cwach, Meals – 62.00; Dakota One Stop, Gas – 9.67; Dakota Sports, Supplies – 417.60; Dakota Supply Group, Repairs – 15.03; Day Timers, Supplies – 480.94; Demco, Supplies – 760.89; EBSCO, Periodicals – 1,675.99; Educators Publishing, Supplies – 103.18; Envirotech Waste Services, Garbage – 786.48; The Family Handyman, Periodicals – 19.97; Follett Educational, Supplies – 703.96; Fonder Sewing Machine Co., Equipment – 1,467.00; City of Fort Pierre, Utilities – 3,009.05; Franklin Covey, Supplies – 50.33; Glencoe, Textbooks – 2,658.00; Glencoe/McGraw Hill, Textbooks – 1,867.48; Globe Fearon Co., Textbooks – 896.78; Golden West Telephone, Telephone – 177.62; Great Source Education, Textbooks – 1,203.61; Grolier Education Corp., Library Media – 1,087.12; Harcourt Brace Jovanovic, Textbooks – 3,051.04; Harlow’s Bus Sales, Repairs – 30.63; Harves Sport Shop, Supplies – 485.27; Heartland Paper, Supplies – 574.60; Hillyard, Supplies – 323.34; Hipple Printing, Minutes & Advertising – 178.15; Hirsch Landscaping, Repairs – 830.00; Hogg Restaurant Service, Equipment – 2,621.44; Hollywood Box Office, Postage – 435.21; IBM, Repairs – 1,320.00; JW Pepper & Son, Supplies – 1,063.78; Tom and Carrie Kelly, Parent Mileage – 394.40; Klein’s Office Plus, Supplies – 46.60; Arlene Krueger, Meals and Mileage – 367.08; Lakeshore Lifeskills, Supplies – 988.23; Gloria Lawrence, Meals 18.00; Love & Logic Institute, Supplies – 117.65; M&T Fire and Safety, Repairs – 156.50; Mainstay Suites, Lodging – 110.00; Master Card, Supplies – 894.85; The Master Teacher, Supplies – 139.55; May-Adam-Gerdes-Thompson, Prof. Services – 157.30; McLeod’s Printing, Supplies – 542.02; McLeod USA, Telephone – 79.80; Medco, Supplies – 1,793.80; Melvin’s Flower Shop, Supplies – 30.00; Kevin Merscheim, Prof. Services – 1,655.00; Modern Curriculum Press, Textbooks – 151.76; Montana Dakota Utilities, Utilities – 74.46; Morris, Repairs – 6.00; Nasco, Supplies – 474.98; North Star Turf, Repairs – 99.28; Oasis Too, Water – 480.00; 100% Educational Video, Textbooks 275.26; Oriental Trading Co., Supplies – 83.90; Pietz Heating & Cooling, Repairs – 831.53; Pierre School District, Prof. Services – 2,250.00; Plank Road Publishing, Periodicals – 122.20; Porter’s Camera Store, Supplies – 1,307.32; Praxair, Supplies – 134.38; Premier Agenda, Supplies – 1,608.80; Prentice Hall, Textbooks – 323.25;  Qwest, Telephone – 378.53; Ramkota Inn, Lodging – 120.00; Redleaf Press, Supplies – 10.90; Regent Book Co., Library Media – 198.44; Resilite, Equipment – 6,501.00; Rigby Education, Supplies – 142.70; Right Turn, Tuition – 268.19; Riverside Publishing, Supplies – 1,285.25; Robin’s Water Cond’ting, Water – 10.00; Tom Rogers, Carpet – 20,987.00; Susan Schanzenbach, Meals – 42.00; Scholastic, Supplies – 463.65; School Specialty, Supplies & Equipment – 10,625.92; Vickie Schumacher, Meals – 42.00; Small Engine House, Supplies – 1,400.13; Software Services, Repairs – 801.25; Sports Imports, Equipment – 4,319.50; State Publishing, Supplies – 34.45; Steck-Vaughn Supplies – 178.03; Summit Supply, Supplies – 2,134.00; Sunburst, Supplies – 351.00; Super 8 Motel-Aberdeen, Lodging – 300.00; Teacher Treasurers, Supplies – 72.78; Teacher’s Video Co., Library Media – 409.66; TIE, Registration – 107.50; Titze Electric, Repairs – 234.12; Tobin’s Country Carpet, Carpet – 1,219.14; Thomson Learning, Textbooks – 2,406.69; Town & Ranch Market, Supplies – 69.26; Venator Team Sales, Uniforms – 1,232.50; Walmart, Supplies – 13.84; Weekly Reader, Periodicals – 948.33;  West Central Electric, Utilities – 134.71; White House Inn, Travel – 396.00; H.W. Wilson Co., Library Media – 289.00; Winning Hoops, Periodicals – 44.95; Workbench, Periodicals – 15.94; World Almanac Education, Library Media – 1,159.42; The Wright Group, Supplies – 450.44; JR/LJ Rural Water, Water – 40.00; Youngberg & Sons, Inc., Supplies – 292.12; GRAND TOTAL BILLS APPROVED $223,620.02.  (A more detailed listing is in the Administration Office of the Elementary Building.

 

E.     Note Imprest Expenses

 

Bonnie Libner, Mileage – 36.24; SD Superintendents Association, Registration – 100.00; TOTAL IMPREST EXPENSES – $136.24.

         

Kaye Scheibe reported that the Even Start grant has targeted sixty adults and eighty children in Pierre and Fort Pierre for services.  The program has been evaluated for state and national standards this past year.  It was requested to approve a letter of collaboration from the Stanley County Schools for this grant.

 

Moisan moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the letter of collaboration between the Even Start program and the Stanley County School District and authorization of Superintendent Larry Jaske to sign the letter.  All voted aye.

 

President Gary Johnson acknowledged a thank you from Arlene Krueger for flowers received from the school board and administration for the recent passing of her husband.

 

Wanda Seiler representing the Parent Organization reported that they have discussed the possibility of changing the monthly meetings to Wednesdays instead of Sundays to boost attendance.  The school has requested the Parent Organization provide refreshments at the open house on August 27, 2002.

 

Bucholz moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the open enrollment requests for students #57001199807211 and #57001199807210 pending two student openings at the Hayes School.  All voted aye.

 

Fravel moved, seconded by Bucholz, to disapprove the open enrollment request for student #57001199807209.  All voted aye.

 

Moisan moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the open enrollment request for student #57001199807207.  All voted aye.

 

Fravel moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the open enrollment request for student #57001199807212.  All voted aye.

 

Norman moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the open enrollment request for student #57001199807208.  All voted aye.

 

Moisan moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the open enrollment request for students #57001199807213, #57001199807214 and #57001199807215.  All voted aye.

 

Board member John Moisan proposed cleaning away the dead trees and brush along the Bad River between the new bridge and the Bad River bridge.  The inmates from Pierre could be used for this project on a Saturday and Sunday.  Superintendent Larry Jaske will meet with the Fort Pierre City Counsel for help with equipment for this project.

 

Board member John Moisan proposed a draft policy for training rules to be presented to the students and parents at the beginning of each athletic sport season.  The Board and the public discussed the proposal in detail.  It was suggested to have the coaches prepare a list of their team expectations that could be presented to the students and parents.

 

Ken and Lynn Larsen reported the importance of families hosting foreign exchange students in our community.  It was requested to increase the maximum number of student the Stanley County Schools will accept from two to three students starting this current school year. 

 

Fravel moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the proposal to increase the maximum number of foreign exchange students in the Stanley County Schools from two to three students per year.  All voted aye.

 

Fravel moved, seconded by Moisan, to approve the proposed amendments to the school board policy handbook for the 2002-2003 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Moisan moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the elementary teacher handbook as amended for the 2002-2003 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Moisan moved, seconded by Norman, to approve the elementary student handbook as amended for the 2002-2003 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Fravel moved, seconded by Moisan, to approve the middle/high school teacher handbook as amended for the 2002-2003 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Moisan moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the middle/high school student handbook as amended for the 2002-2003 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Norman moved, seconded by Bucholz, to designate 315 student lockers as surplus property and require this equipment to be sold at an auction or if not sold the equipment will be destroyed pursuant to SDCL 6-13-1.  All voted aye.

 

Business Manager Kevin Merscheim presented the amended fiscal year 2002-2003 budget for the board’s approval.

 

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

 

RESOLUTION #1-2003 – Let it be resolved, that the school board of the Stanley County School District #57-1, after duly considering the budget and its changes thereto, be published in accordance with SDCL 13-11-2, hereby approves and adopts its proposed budget and changes thereto, to be its annual budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.  The adopted annual budget is as follows:

 

 

General Fund                         $3,117,014.06

Opt Out Amount                                 0

Total General Fund Request   $3,117,014.06

Capital Outlay Fund                    287,203.51

 

TAX LEVY REQUEST

Special Education Fund          $1.35/per $1,000 of total valuation

Pension Fund                          $0.30/per $1,000 of total valuation

 

All voted aye.

 

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

 

RESOLUTION #2-2003 - Let it be resolved, that the school board of the Stanley County School District #57-1, after duly considering the budget and its changes thereto, be published in accordance with SDCL 13-11-2, hereby approves and adopts its proposed budget and changes thereto, to be its annual budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2002, through June 30, 2003.  The certified annual budget levy is as follows:

 

 

 

 

 

 

TAX LEVY REQUEST

 

General Fund                         $1,172,934.44

Opt Out Amount                                 0

Total General Fund Request   $1,172,934.44

Capital Outlay Fund                    224,812.56

 

Special Education Fund          $1.35/per $1,000 of total valuation

Pension Fund                          $0.30/per $1,000 of total valuation

 

All voted aye.

 

Norman moved, seconded by Bucholz, to approve the Emergency School Bus Pact through Associated School Boards of South Dakota for the 2002-2003 school year.  All voted aye.

 

Superintendent Larry Jaske reported information about the new No Child Left Behind Act and the compliance notice to parents.  The damaged sections of the wood floor in the Parkview building are scheduled to be replaced starting on August 19 pending the insurance approval.  The gym will be closed for approximately one month for these repairs.  New student lockers for the middle/high school have been ordered and are expected on September 1.  The school will be asking for help from the state women’s prison to install these lockers. The annual Associated School Boards of South Dakota Convention will be held in Pierre on August 15 and 16, 2002.  Educational assistants training will be held at the St. John’s Catholic Church on August 20.  The Renaissance Learning Accelerated Reader training course will be held next week with forty-nine teachers to attend.  The school staff in-service will be August 26 and will include training for the staff on how to work with prison inmates.  The school open house will be August 27 from 6:30 P.M. to 7:30 P.M.  The Under Secretary of the Department of Agriculture will be visiting the schools on August 29 with a student assembly to be presented after a tour of the buildings. 

 

The Board announced the regular October Board meeting will be at the Orton School on Tuesday, October 15, 2002 at 5:30 P.M.

 

Moisan moved, seconded by Bucholz, to go into Executive Session according to SDCL 1-25-2 at 9 P.M. for personnel reasons.  All voted aye.

 

President Gary Johnson declared the Board out of Executive Session at 9:18 P.M.

 

Moisan moved, seconded by Bucholz, to adjourn at 9:19 P.M.  All voted aye.