Official Proceedings - Board of Education

OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS - BOARD OF EDUCATION

FLORENCE SCHOOL DISTRICT #14-1

ChairpersonHlavacek called the April 11th, 2016 meeting of the Florence School Dist. #14-1 board of education to order at 7:01pm. Other board members in attendance were Becking, Paulson, Roe and Schroeder. Others present wereJoAnn Paulson, Bob Reiter, C. Reiter, G. Leighton and S. Sumner (Business Manager).

Motion by Schroeder, second by Roe to approve theagenda. Motion carried.

Motion by Becking, second by Paulson to approve the minutes of the monthly March 14th and special March 23rdmeetings. Motion carried.

Motion byRoe, second by Becking to approve the following unaudited financial reports. Motion carried. REVENUE RECEIVED DURING MARCH, 2016:Local Sources – General Fund 14392.25; Capital Outlay 13571.53; Sped 6518.33; Pension1351.00; Bond Redemption 7807.90; Capital Projects .44; Food Serv 7230.25; DRED -0-. County Sources – General Fund 1317.29. State Sources – General Fund 87975.62; Sped 5350.00 . Federal Sources – General Fund 23434.00; Food Serv 6526.17. CASH BALANCES MARCH 31, 2016: General Fund 503439.66; Cap Out113923.69; Sped (92472.42); Pension 25474.07; Bond Redemption 37764.71; Cap. Proj. 7228.98; Food Serv38005.00; Dr. Ed. 4098.47.

Motion by Schroeder, second by Paulson to enter into executive session at 7:09 pm for personnel issues (SDCL 1-25-2.1). Motion carried.

Chairperson Hlavacek declared the board out of executive session at 8:23 pm.

J. Case, elem lead teacher, reported on Pre-K screening, NESODAK and other field trips, circus tickets, and PACH.

C. Reiter, secondary lead teacher, reported that there is a new 8th grader, testing has begun, JH OI meets, school play, spring conference, FFA convention and gave recognition to Alec Paulson, Bryan Reiter and Callie Mueller for their accomplishments at Region Science Fair.

G. Leighton, supt., reported on track & golf, the ECC Math & Business contest, upcoming mid-terms, that the ’04 bus had died, and that no one will attend Boys & Girls state because of the Washington DC trip schedule conflict.

NTHS & NESC agendaswere reviewed.

The cost of an attenuator in regards to the noise level of the air handler fans and a CO2 sensor both for the new gymwere reviewed. Two quotes fora floor cover for the new gym were presented. No action was taken. The drain cover grate has been installed in the parking lot.

Motion bySchroeder, second by Roe to approve payment of the Aprilbills presented. Motion carried. S. Arnesen – supp 65.50; Bendix – supp 42.99; Benthin Blading – sand 280.00; Burchatz Construction – grate 8367.62; Carolina Biological Supp – supp 37.85; Cole Paper – FS supp 248.93; Firestone Tire – serv 212.50; Florence Post Office – postage & box rent 321.00; Florence Water & Sewer – 576.50; George’s Sanitation – 85.00; J. Guest – counseling serv 829.50; Halse’s Storage & Rental – 70.00; Hauff Mid-America Sports – supp 371.25; Hillyards – supp 1387.00; Human Serv Agency –serv 2099.69; D. Lund – milg 42.00; Milbank School – ACE tuition 225.00; NESC – assessments 6744.06; NESODAK – 6th gr. Science camp deposit 257.25; Northwestern Energy – 4753.97; Office Peeps – maint agreement 694.07; Pan-O-Gold – bread 193.20; Performance Towing – serv 300.00; C. Reiter – milg 54.60; SDASBO – reg 50.00; SD Dept of Ed-CANS – processed food 295.68; SD Dept of HSA – serv 1551.69; SDHSAA – fee & supp 834.00; Sioux Valley Co-op – LP, diesel & misc supp 4009.47; Titan Machinery – serv 2503.74; Ultra – serv 441.80; US Foods – food 620.33; Variety Foods – food 3715.15; Watertown Public Opinion – publications 236.43; Watertown Radio – ad 99.00; Watertown School Dist – 2nd half ADM transfer 2137.00; K. Becking – custodial 1129.60; J. Cariveau – custodial 1729.00; C. Flemming – custodial 217.25; T. Flemming – custodial 159.50; R. Stemwedel – custodial 280.50; D. Peterson – dishwasher 698.50; J. Orthaus – kitchen sub 40.00 and sub teach 277.73; K. Larson – kitchen sub 30.00; T. Brewster – CC bus sub 28.00; R. Gusso – sub bus & bus trip 51.50; J. Hintz – extra curr bus trip 141.75; G. Leighton – sub bus, sub CC bus & extra curr bus trips 185.00; D. Lund – sub bus 47.00; Randy Mason – extra curr bus trip 118.13; R. Nelson – extra curr bus trips 56.00; P. Paulson – sub bus & extra curr bus trips 128.38; T. Paulson – sub bus 141.00; T. Schmidt – sub bus 446.50; A. Stevens – sub bus & extra curr bus trips 305.50; D. Harmel – sub teach 331.63; P. Knudson – sub bus 87.50; J. Paulson – sub teach 441.51; M. Steinhoff – sub teach 87.50; Instructional Salaries 58100.89; Supportive Salaries 30788.67; Food Serv Salaries 2557.74;AFLAC – insurance withholdings 954.46;AXA Equitable – annuities 40.00;Delta Dental – group dental insurance 2110.40;Glacial Lakes Credit Union – withholding 350.00;People’s State Bank – FIT & FICA withholding21241.77; Sanford Ins – group medical 20906.60;SDRS – contributions 11054.82;SD School Group Ins. Pool – life ins. 235.28; SD Supplemental Retirement – contributions 3900; Vision Services Plan – vision ins. 272.15.

Motion by Becking, second by Schroeder to change the education structure from elementary/secondary to elementary/middle school/secondary. Motion carried.

Motion by Becking, second by Paulson to approve membership in the SDHSAA for 2016-17. Motion carried.

Motion by Roe, second by Becking to authorize the superintendent to employ a Spanish teacher in the range of .3 to .5 FTE. Motion carried.

May school board meeting will be rescheduled in May.

Motion by Roe, second by Schroeder to enter into executive session at 9:23 pm forcontractualand negotiation matters (SDCL 1-25-2.4). Motion carried.

Chair Hlavacek declared the board out of executive session at 9:49 pm. Motion carried.

Motion by Roe, second by Becking to non-renew the contract of Tera McDonnell for the 2016-17 school year. Motion carried.

Motion by Schroeder, second by Becking to issue certified staff contracts based on last years contract pending the new negotiations package and to issue business manager and superintendent’s contracts with salaries to be determined. Motion carried.

Motion by Schroeder, second by Becking to adjourn at 9:52pm. Motion carried.

This legal runs at an estimated cost of $______

Sherri Sumner, Business Manager Tracy Hlavacek, Chairperson