Official Proceedings - Board of Education

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS - BOARD OF EDUCATION

FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT #14-1

Chairperson Hlavacek called the September 14th, 2015 meeting of the Florence School Dist. #14-1 board of education to order at 7:03 pm. Other board members in attendance were Becking, Paulson, Roe and Schroeder. Others present were S. Busskohl, C. Reiter, J. Case, G. Leighton and S. Sumner (Business Manager).

Motion by Schroeder, second by Becking to approve the agenda moving executive session prior to 5.8 elementary staffing. Motion carried.

Motion by Roe, second by Paulson to approve the minutes of the monthly August 10th and the special August 3rd, 5th, 10th, 16th & 27th meetings. Motion carried.

Motion by Becking, second by Schroeder to approve the following unaudited financial reports. Motion carried. REVENUE RECEIVED DURING AUGUST, 2015: Local Sources – General Fund 1950.68; Capital Outlay 300.11; Sped 147.94; Pension 30.01; Bond Redemption 204.96; Capital Projects 159.27; Food Serv -0-; DRED -0-; Trust & Agency 28771.06. County Sources – General Fund 1636.17. State Sources – General Fund 79728.00; Sped 6481.00. Federal Sources – General Fund -0-. CASH BALANCES AUGUST 31, 2015: General Fund 577506.27; Cap Out 48332.78; Sped (18589.97); Pension 5907.71; Bond Redemption 95505.93; Cap. Proj. 303124.46; Food Serv 25931.34; Dr. Ed. 4098.47; Trust & Agency 151659.25.

J. Case, elem teacher, reported on the enrollment and the number of new students, elem open house, elem survey and vision screenings.

C. Reiter reported class sizes and the new honors study hall.

G. Leighton, supt., reported sports participation, FFA & OI numbers, transfer students, staff medical leave, Blue Ribbon Task Force, and on-line classes. Class schedule was also distributed.

NTHS & NESC agenda topics were discussed.

ACT report for the Class of 2015 was presented and reviewed.

The existing open gym policy was reviewed. A revised policy will be presented in October.

The gym, kitchen and commons project punch list was reviewed.

Co-op sports meeting is yet to be scheduled.

Motion by Schroeder, second by Becking to approve payment of the September bills presented with the exception of LaFramboise Construction. Motion carried. Associated School Boards of SD – conv reg (4) 860.00; Beld Tree Serv – serv 1450.00; Bendix – supp 36.99; Bernie’s Body & Glass – serv 125.00; M. Black – supp 9.79; T. Brewster – supp 119.98; Brown Clinic – DOT physical 60.00; P. Buus – serv 415.12; Carson Industries – supp 65.95; Chester Area School – tuition 500.00; Clark Ins. Agency – property & work comp ins. 29666.00; Cole Papers – supp 525.93; DSU – supp 135.60; Decker Equip – supp 117.30; Deutsch Chiropractic – DOT physicals 120.00; Dupont Electric – serv 1471.22; Farm Country Co-op – supp 82.92; Flinn Scientific – supp 791.25; Florence Sewer & Water – 293.25; Follett School Solutions – supp 1341.64; George’s Sanitation – 85.00; Gray Construction – construction pmt 124313.40; D. Gross – supp 91.95; Halse’s Storage & Rental – 70.00; Hauff Mid-America Sports – supp 792.98 & equip 12692.97; Hillyards – supp 1949.55 & equip 278.81; H. Hintz – serv 413.00; Human Serv Agency – serv 1647.69; Institutions Serv – serv 127.20; ITC – 138.64 & installation 3158.95; J. Jewell – supp 117.94; JW Pepper – supp 59.24; KMI – serv – 227.24; Lake City Fire Equip – serv 708.08; Lampoo Group – supp 84.92; G. Leighton – supp & milg 774.88; K. Mastel – conf reg reimb 155.00; Menards – supp 312.43 & shelving 3127.64; Midwest Medical Services – supp 24.00; Mid-States Audio – sound system 21816.37; Minmor Industries – supp 92.40; NE Administrators – membership 85.00; NESC – assessment (3) 20624.48 & supp 548.05; Northwestern Energy – 3672.84; Office of the Fire Marshall – serv 240.00; Office Peeps – supp 2881.18 & copier 3949.00; T. Paulson – supp 48.78; Pearson Education – supp 448.76; Pioneer Calley Books – supp 44.28; Pivotal Health Solutions – bal of 66 lockers 15066.22; Ramada Hotel – travel 474.80; Redlinger Bros – serv 4700.00; Roys Sport Shop – supp 132.97; Safeguard – supp 269.37; T. Schmidt – supp & dues 159.99; Scholastic – supp 1029.56; School Mate – supp 561.90; School Specialty – supp 96.45; Sherwin Williams – supp 15.09; Sioux Valley Co-op – supp 227.06; Star Laundry – serv 207.31; S. Sumner – milg 42.00; Teachers Pay Teachers – supp 303.39; Titan Machinery – serv 4911.63; Tree Farm – landscape 1583.20; Ultra – serv 4024.70; USD Dept of Communications – supp 28.51; Variety Foods – FS food & supp 3678.20; Watertown Public Opinion - publications 621.73; Waverly School District – used desks 200.00; K. Becking – custodial 1721.60; M. Black – summer contract 2289.00; S. Busskohl – custodial & summer school instruction 1313.08; T. Flemming – custodial 129.25; J. Hintz – bus trips 68.00; S. Huebner – bus trip 27.00; D. Peterson – dishwasher 165.00; S. Sumner – unused vacation 2000.00; certified teachers $400 each (pro-rated if part-time); Instructional Salaries 58338.52; Supportive Salaries 29188.67; Food Serv Salaries 2640.84; AFLAC – insurance withholdings 842.10; AXA Equitable – annuities 40.00; Delta Dental – group dental insurance 2199.20; Glacial Lakes Credit Union – withholding 350.00; People’s State Bank – FIT & FICA withholding 23036.72; Sanford Ins – group medical 20823.33; SDRS – contributions 12552.88; SD School Group Ins. Pool – life ins. 215.78; SD Supplemental Retirement – contributions 4300.00.

Motion by Roe, second by Becking to surplus 3 large chest freezers and 1 small chest freezer. Motion carried.

Motion by Becking, second by Schroeder to approve the issuance of a $400 bonus (pro-rated if need be) to certified staff. Motion carried.

Motion by Paulson, second by Schroeder to cast ballot for Supt. Brian Maher of Sioux Falls for the open seat on the SDHSAA board of directors. Motion carried.

Motion by Roe, second by Becking to approve the open enrollment applications presented. Motion carried.

Motion by Schroeder, second by Becking to accept the resignation of Patty Sieh. Motion carried.

Motion by Roe, second by Paulson to accept the signed employment agreements of RoseAnn Stemwedel, Carie Flemming and Tressa Flemming as part-time custodians at a rate of $11.00/hr; Debbie Peterson as dishwasher at a rate of $11.00/hr. and Jill Orthaus as football cheer advisor for a season stipend of $540.00. Motion carried.

Long-term custodial, maintenance and snow removal plans were discussed.

Motion by Becking, second by Roe to enter into executive session at 9:37 pm for staffing and employee contract matters (SDCL 1-25-2.1 & 1-25-2.4). Motion carried.

Chair Hlavacek declared the board out of executive session at 10:22 pm. Motion carried.

Motion by Becking, second by Paulson to adjourn at 10:22 pm. Motion carried.

This legal runs at an estimated cost of $______

Sherri Sumner, Business Manager Tracy Hlavacek, Chairperson