School Board Minutes

Red Rock Central District No. 2884

Tuesday, January 21, 2003

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education, District No. 2884, was held in the elementary school library in Jeffers on Tuesday, January 21, 2003. Members present were: Clarke, Derickson, Gransee, Imker, Mattison, Meyer, and Myers. Superintendent Brennan, Administrative Assistant Olson, Lead Teacher Judy Westerman, Arlyce Anderson, Joe Dietl, and Denise Clarke were also in attendance.

Gransee called the meeting to order at 7:43 p.m.

New board members Clarke, Mattison, and Meyer read over and signed the oath of office.

Meyer nominated Gransee for Chairman, Myers seconded the nomination. Superintendent Brennan called that nominations cease and a unanimous ballot was cast for Gransee as Chairman. Motion carried.

Imker nominated Clarke for Vice Chairman, Derickson seconded the nomination. Chairman Gransee called that nominations cease and a unanimous ballot was cast for Clarke as Vice Chairman. Motion carried.

Clarke nominated Derickson for Clerk, Myers seconded the nomination. Chairman Gransee called that nominations cease and a unanimous ballot was cast for Derickson as Clerk. Motion carried.

Derickson nominated Mattison for Treasurer, Clarke seconded the nomination. Chairman Gransee called that nominations cease and a unanimous ballot was cast for Mattison as Treasurer. Motion carried.

Upon motion of Derickson, seconded by Myers and unanimously carried, to set the Board compensation as follows: Chairman - $400, Clerk - $200, Treasurer - $200, Board/Committee meetings - $50, all day meetings - $100. Mileage will be reimbursed at the district rate of $0.30 per mile.

Chairman Gransee appointed the following committee members:

MSHSL – Meyer

Legislative – Gransee

CRTC – Gransee and Derickson; Mattison as alternate

Negotiations and Personnel of Certified Staff – Imker, Gransee & Mattison; Clarke as alternate

Negotiations and Personnel of Non-certified Staff – Mattison, Meyer and Clarke; Derickson as alternate

Staff Development – Myers; Imker as alternate

System Accountability – Myers & Mattison; Derickson as alternate

Redwood County Joint Powers Board – Gransee; Myers as alternate

Tri-County Joint Powers Board – Myers

Community Education – Meyer; Myers as alternate

Finance Committee – Imker, Mattison & Gransee

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Upon motion of Myers, seconded by Clarke and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda, the minutes of the December 16, 2002 meeting and the treasurer’s report.

Administrative Assistant Olson reported the following: Integration Day with Mt. Lake will be held on January 29^th. Mt. Lake will be bringing their 11^th and 12^th graders. Mixed Blood Theatre will be here with a presentation on Martin Luther King, Jr. We will be bringing in pizza for the 11t^hand 12^th graders. We’ll finish up the day with a presentation by the Homebound Theatre concerning teen issues. Our 9^th and 10^th graders will be involved in some parts of the day. The Student Council used the money raised by Gifts of Hope to purchase goats and 2 broods of chickens to be given to families in Third World Countries. Snow week festivities will begin with coronation on February 3^rd and conclude with the dance on February 8^th. Second quarter will end on January 24^th and grades will be out next week. Regular monthly child study meetings are now in session. The 7^th and 8^th grade study periods are working very well.

Elementary Lead Teacher Westerman presented the following report: There are three new students in the elementary. We had a fire drill in January. Paraprofessional Week was last week. Students did special things all week to thank them for their service. A green ribbon ceremony will be held on January 29^th for the 2^nd – 5^th graders who met their goals in the Accelerated Reading Program. Norm Johnson will be in charge of the noon basketball program.

Superintendent Brennan reported the he, along with Directors Gransee and Derickson, met with the Springfield School Board and Superintendent to discuss options for the CRTC.

Upon motion of Mattison, seconded by Imker and unanimously carried, to pay claims in the amount of $71,297.23. Receipts were $352,751.29.

Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Derickson and unanimously carried, to accept the resignation of Gary Gillis and to thank him for his many years of service to the children of our District.

The Superintendent’s Advisory Committee of the Des Moines River Valley Tele-Media System has voted to close out the system as it is today. In doing so, the DMRV TM plans to discontinue their ownership of seven towers ranging in height from 75 to 120 feet in our area. The committee has requested us to either take over ownership of the tower, just east of the high school, or they will pay to remove the tower. After speaking with Leonard Runck, it is recommended that we take ownership of the tower because of our wireless Internet system plus our bus radios.

Upon motion of Meyer, seconded by Myers and unanimously carried, to take ownership of the aforementioned tower.

Superintendent Brennan brought to the Boards’ attention that the bid for roofing which was accepted at the December 16, 2002 meeting contained an error. The gym lobby roof

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repair by Nohave Roofing was stated as 1,725 sq. ft for a cost of $10,647 which should have read 4,859 sq. ft. for a cost of 17,503.

Upon motion of Meyer, seconded by Clarke and unanimously carried, to amend the motion made last month to contain the change for the high school gym lobby roof as follows and accept the bids as listed:

Roof Sq. Ft. Nohava Roofing

High School Gym 11,302 $37,778

High School Gym Lobby 4,859 $17,503

Elementary Gym 8,134 $28,674

Café/Music 5,632 $13,040

$96,995

Motion passed.

Our district took the lead and had area schools (Springfield, Comfrey, Wabasso, Westbrook-Walnut Grove, Butterfield-Odin, and Red Rock Central) bid together for the GASB 34 appraisal bid (unfunded mandate). As a result, each school found a lower price, through Industrial Appraisal Company, since we had guaranteed the company six districts. The six districts will meet next week to discuss whether to use a $500 or a $1,000 cutoff price.

Upon motion of Myers, seconded by Meyer and unanimously carried, to give Superintendent Brennan authority to go ahead with the $1,000 cutoff price.

The Board discussed many projects which need to be completed in the future. Among the topics were all-day every-day Kindergarten for which we would need to hire another teacher, Day Care in Jeffers and Lamberton, part-time business teacher next year, update the pod area, tuckpointing in the Lamberton building, gym floor for the Lamberton building, pay off Johnson Controls, and update the science labs.

Upon motion of Imker, seconded by Myers and unanimously carried, to get bids on tuckpointing for the Lamberton building.

The Board asked Superintendent Brennan to check into refinancing our loan currently with Wells Fargo.

The Board instructed Superintendent Brennan to place ads for a part-time business teacher and a full-time elementary school teacher.

Upon motion of Myers, seconded by Clarke and unanimously carried, to adjourn the meeting at 10:05 p.m.

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Paula R. Derickson, Clerk Denise Clarke, Recorder