School
Board Minutes
Red
Rock Central District No. 2884
Tuesday,
February 21, 2012
The regular
monthly meeting of the Board of Education, District No. 2884, was held in the Board
Room in Lamberton on Tuesday, February 21, 2012. Members present were: Clarke, Erickson, Johnson, Kelsey and
Rogotzke. Bierl and Stavnes were
absent. A quorum of 5 was present. Superintendent Brennan, Lead Teacher Riley,
Leonard Runck, Jan Wilson, Joe Dietl and Denise Clarke were also in attendance.
Chairman Rogotzke
called the meeting order at 6:30 p.m.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Johnson and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda as
amended, the minutes of the January 17, 2012 meeting, the minutes of the
February 6, 2012 special workshop meeting, and the treasurer’s report.
Lead Teacher
Riley reported the following: Jessica
Paul of the Hy-Vee Smart Points Team informed me recently that our elementary
school once again won the grand prize in the Smart Points Program which ran
from September – December of 2011.
Individuals who shopped at Hy-Vee during the time the program was
running, could earn points for the school of their choice and help them win a
Smart Board interactive white board. Dan
Steenhoek of the Windom Hy-Vee presented our second
Smart Board to us on February 17th.
He also informed us that Patty Mude was the
person this year who helped us to win it.
Because she did this for our school she was awarded an IPad 2 tablet.
Instead of keeping it for herself, she has donated it to our elementary
school. We are so very grateful to Patty
and her generosity. Last year it was
Jenifer Goblish who helped us win a Smart Board. Now we have 5 of them in our building. There are so many special days in February
that we celebrate at the Jeffers site.
The 100th Day of school was on February 8th. We had our Valentine’s Day party the 14th. February is Dental Health month, Black
History month, Presidents’ Day and “I Love to Read” month. For “I Love to Read” we have been doing
various activities to encourage our students to keep reading and enjoy reading
at their leisure. Throughout the month
we have invited other adults, who are not classroom teachers, to read a book of
their choice to our students. We had our
students wear their favorite hats while reading and also bring a stuffed animal
that they could have near them while they read.
On March 2nd, which is the birthdate
of Dr. Seuss, we will be participating in a fun Accelerated Reader Quiz day
with other schools across America. Read
the Most from Coast to Coast. We have
been challenged to help shatter the one day record for AR Quiz-taking. Progress will be tracked throughout the day
at the Accelerated Reading website. The
one-day record right now for Accelerated Reader Quiz-taking is well above 2
million. On February 28th, we
will have a lyceum presented by ventriloquist, Joe Gandelman. He will be featuring wooden and puppet
characters, audience participation, and tips on doing ventriloquism. The theme will be respect for others.
Principal
Goetstouwers’ report was distributed to the Board. First semester ended and our teachers have
continued to help our students strive for academic success. We only had 3 F’s for 1st semester
grades in grades 6-12. We tried a couple
of new things this year: a) Financial Aid Night (full house) and b) PLAN Test
Interpretation (1st time – positive feedback) i.
Emailed parents ahead of time, ii. Put it in the daily announcements, and iii.
Put it in School Notes. Although our One-Act
play did an amazing job, they did not advance to sections. The spring play will consist of two One-Act
plays. Events that are coming up: Midterms for 3rd quarter are on
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Friday. FFA officers and seniors will be going on a
two-day trip to Ankeny, IA to see the Monsanto analytical lab. They will be leaving on March 11th
and coming back on March 12th.
Knowledge Bowl: Sub-Region at
SMSU on March 5th and Region at SMSU on March 8th. Girls’ basketball sub-sections start March 1st. The Spring Play performances will be held on
March 9th at 7 p.m. and March 10th at 2 p.m. Wrestling individual sections are February 24th
and February 25th.
Upon motion of
Kelsey, seconded by Clarke and unanimously carried, to pay claims in the amount
of $47,204.34. Receipts were
$332,062.06.
Upon motion of
Johnson, seconded by Erickson and unanimously carried, to approve the July 1,
2011 – June 30, 2013 contract with the Red Rock Central Education Association
as written.
Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Kelsey and unanimously carried, to approve the 2011-2012
school calendar with 175 student/teacher days and 7 additional teacher
days. The Jazz Festival day has been set
as a non-teacher workday for the 2011-2012 school calendar, therefore, March
27, 2012 will be designated a non-teacher day.
The 2012-2013 school calendar was approved with 175 student/teacher days
and 7 additional teacher days with the understanding the 1 extra teacher day in
the printed calendar will be deleted at a later date.
Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Erickson and unanimously carried, to recognize the Red Rock
Central Educational Support Personnel Association and their notice to
negotiate.
Upon motion of
Erickson and seconded by Clarke, to consider placing Tasha Frasher on
Unrequested Leave. Roll call vote was
taken. Voting yes: Rogotzke, Clarke,
and Erickson. Voting no: Kelsey.
Abstain: Johnson. Bierl and Stavnes
were absent. Motion carried.
Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Kelsey and unanimously carried, to accept the attached
Letter of Agreement for Wellness Alliance Services through the Southwest/West
Central Service Cooperative.
Discussion was
held regarding the auditor, putting the work meeting dates and times on the
internet, and general discussion of the work meeting held February 6th.
Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Johnson and unanimously carried, to go into Closed Session
at 7:20 p.m. to discuss two personnel issues.
Upon motion of
Erickson, seconded by Clarke and unanimously carried, to come out of Closed
Session at 7:55 p.m.
Upon motion of
Erickson, seconded by Kelsey and unanimously carried, to adjourn at 7:55 p.m.
______________________________ _________________________________
Alan J. Clarke,
Clerk Denise
Clarke, Recorder