School Board Minutes
Red Rock Central District
No. 2884
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of
Education, District No. 2884, was held in the elementary school library in
Jeffers on Tuesday, January 13, 2009.
Members present were: Clarke,
Derickson, Johnson, Kelsey, Rogotzke, Stavnes, and Westerman. Superintendent Brennan, Loy Storey, and
Denise Clarke were also in attendance.
Temporary Chairman Brennan called the meeting to
order at 7:30 p.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
The Oath of Office was read by newly elected board
members, Derickson, Johnson, Kelsey, and Stavnes.
Temporary Chairman Brennan called for nominations
for Chairman. Clarke nominated
Derickson, seconded by Kelsey. Temporary
Chairman Brennan declared the nominations closed and a unanimous ballot be cast
for Derickson as Chairman. Motion
carried.
Loy Storey presented to the Board an overview of a field
trip/tour of the Cottonwood County Historical Society, Courthouse and Law
Enforcement Center that could include our 3rd graders. The Board thanked Mr. Storey for the
presentation and will take it under advisement.
Chairman Derickson called for nominations for Vice
Chairman. Clarke nominated Kelsey,
seconded by Westerman. Chairman
Derickson declared the nominations closed and a unanimous ballot be cast for
Kelsey as Vice Chairman. Motion carried.
Kelsey nominated Clarke for Clerk, seconded by
Johnson. Chairman Derickson declared the
nominations closed and a unanimous ballot be cast for Clarke as Clerk. Motion carried.
Kelsey nominated Westerman for Treasurer, seconded
by Clarke. Chairman Derickson declared
the nominations closed and a unanimous ballot be cast for Westerman as
Treasurer. Motion carried.
Chairman Derickson appointed the following committee
members:
MSHSL – Stavnes
Legislative – Derickson; Kelsey alternate
Negotiations and Personnel of Certified Staff –
Clarke, Johnson, and Rogotzke; Derickson
alternate
Negotiations and Personnel of Non-Certified Staff –
Clarke, Kelsey, and Derickson; Westerman alternate
Staff Development – Westerman; Kelsey alternate
System Accountability – Westerman and Derickson;
Kelsey alternate
Redwood County Joint Powers Board – Kelsey; Stavnes
alternate
Tri-County Joint Powers Board – Westerman; Johnson
alternate
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Community Education – Kelsey; Rogotzke alternate
Finance Committee – Clarke, Rogotzke, and Westerman
Technology Planning – Derickson
RRCNet – Clarke, Derickson, and Rogotzke
Building Committee – Kelsey, Clarke, and Stavnes
Upon motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Kelsey and
unanimously carried, to approve the agenda as amended, the minutes of the
December 15, 2008 meeting, and the treasurer’s report.
Lead Teacher Riley’s report was distributed to the
Board – On January 9th Trenton Dammann showed our students some
pictures of national monuments and the FBI Headquarters in Washington D.C. The SMSU Field Coordinator has asked our
teachers to fill out a survey which will indicate as to whether or not any of
our staff is interested in hosting one of their teacher candidates. On January 15th our students will
be learning about the life of Martin Luther King, Jr. and the contributions to
civil rights and equality that he made.
January 16th is the end of the second quarter. Report cards will be sent home with students
on January 23rd.
Principal Olson’s report is as follows: I have been researching the Knowledge Bowl as
to who may be willing to coach and costs involved. Mrs. Wilmes is coaching the One Act Play
which will enter competition the last weekend in January. Mrs. Goblish again had her 7th
grade classes put together cancer care packages. This project is coordinated with the Redwood
Falls Hospital with the help of Cindy Moldan.
The packages were delivered last Friday and the patients really
appreciate this gesture. The feeling our
students have after doing this “volunteer” work is tremendous. We have 90 plus members of the Fitness Center
as of now. Congratulations to the board
as we hear often of how lucky we are in this community to have this available.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Westerman and
unanimously approved, to pay claims in the amount of $74,921.83. Receipts were $510,077.92.
Upon motion of Kelsey, seconded by Rogotzke and
unanimously approved, to cut the Cross Country program in conjunction with
Westbrook-Walnut Grove’s decision to cut the program also.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Rogotzke and
unanimously approved, to discontinue Academic Decathlon beginning with the
2009-10 school year.
Upon motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Clarke and
unanimously approved, that the Board in conjunction with Dr. Brennan and in
light of all the tight budget problems within the State of Minnesota, have
agreed to a deferred compensation plan for the Superintendent’s third year of
his three-year contract. Basically, the
Board and Superintendent have agreed to not complete the raise in his contract
and to hold off the salary increase until a later date, but before the
Superintendent retires, the Superintendent
will collect the compensation increase for the 2009-2010 school year. All other aspects of the contract remain
intact and will allow the Superintendent to transfer the TSA to the State’s
post-retirement insurance savings plan.
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Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Kelsey and
unanimously approved, to accept the attached Testing Policy as written and it
will become a new District policy.
Discussion was held regarding Loy Storey’s
presentation and the blog that Chairman Derickson has set up at
http://rrcschoolboard.blogspot.com.
At 8:30 p.m. the Board went into closed session to
discuss a personnel issue.
At 8:40 p.m. the Board came out of closed session.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Rogotzke and
unanimously carried, to adjourn at 8:40 p.m.
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Alan J. Clarke, Clerk Denise Clarke, Recorder