School
Board Minutes
Red
Rock Central District No. 2884
Monday,
March 21, 2016
The regular
monthly meeting of the Board of Education, District No. 2884, was held in the Board
Room in Lamberton on March 21, 2016.
Members present were: Bierl,
Clarke, Hansen, Kelsey, Rasmussen, Rogotzke, and Stavnes. Others in attendance: Superintendent Olson, Principal Goetstouwers,
and Lead Teacher Altermatt.
Chairman Rogotzke
called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
Upon motion of
Rasmussen, seconded by Kelsey and unanimously carried to approve the agenda,
the February 23, 2016 minutes and the treasurer’s report as presented.
Lead Teacher
Altermatt reported the following: Jill
Pederson will continue to be gone until March 29th. Water Festival in Mankato –
March 9th – 880 students from 17 schools from 3 counties (Nicollet,
Cottonwood, and Brown). Students
attended many sessions about water which included learning about glaciers,
exploring an example of a septic system, creating bracelets from dice and beads
to simulate the movement of water within the water cycle. In addition, the Science Museum of MN was
there to present information about water and the water cycle. Students explored an exhibit room where they
enjoyed a variety of games and activities about water. Pictures with Lifetouch were March 2nd. Had difficulties and was delayed for a couple
of hours. Fire Drills – we had a
scheduled one on the 14th of March, which went well. On the 15th before school, the
alarms went off. We exited until called
back in. It was the photo detector in
the kitchen. It optically detects smoke
or dust. Nothing was found. Color Contest for St. Patrick’s Day. One boy and one girl from each class: Preschool – Quintin Willhite and Josie Timm;
Kindergarten – Aron VanMeveren and Allison Schoer; 1st – Morgan
Hubert, Grant Kronback and Sophie Paplow; 2nd – Brooke Timm, Carter
Therkilsen, Mikayla Weise and Brekken Determan; 3rd – Travis Rogers
and Rachel Jeong; 4th – Eva Redman, Gavin Willardson, Reagan Carter
and Ashton Holman. Caught Being Good –
Addison Irlbeck, Camryn Therkilsen, Quintyn Vold, Jack Grant,
Morgan Hubert, Jake Erickson and Rachel Jeong. A lyceum on bullying was held March 11th. It was a magic show with Kelvin Saline. The 3rd and 4th graders
participated in a Godfather’s incentive program for reading. Thirty seven 3rd and 4th
grade students enjoyed pizza on March 17th. These students met their reading goal 4 out
of 5 months. The winners of Caught
Reading a Book during the month of February were 1st grade – Camryn
T and Morgan Hubert, 2nd grade – Jake Erickson and Jack Grant, 3rd
grade – Rachel Jeong, 4th grade – Quintyn Vold and Addison Irlbeck.
Principal
Goetstouwers reported the following: Winter
sports – Wrestling: State consolation
runner-up; Girls’ Basketball: South
sub-section runner-up; Both wrestling and girls’
basketball were Gold Academic Award winners.
Large Group Contest – Band: 3
superiors (38,39,40) and invited to apply to perform
for Music Educators Convention February 2017; Choir: 3 superiors (36,36,38). ACT Prep in Marshall March 8th –
27 out of 28 juniors attended. Mrs.
Larson taught math to roughly 120 students that day – Good feedback! Knowledge Bowl – 2 teams advanced to Regions
(12th and 15th).
Brakken Bierl, Cody Coulter, Ryan Determan, Reid Goeman, Payton Vold and
Jamie Derickson, Devon Evans, Dani Wacker, Logan Pankonin, Kegan
Zimmermann. Results of regions were 22nd
and 24th. Red Rock Central
Honor Society Induction March 14th at 7 pm in the cafeteria. New members:
Cody Coulter, Laura Kastner, Jamie Derickson, Ramsey Piotter, Maddie
Einck, Logan Pankonin, Mikayla Myers, and Kegan Zimmermann. K-8 spring pictures with Lifetouch –
technical difficulties and concerns with quality and price. We will not have spring pictures next
year. Already committed with Lifetouch
for fall school pictures, but
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we
are exploring other options for the future.
Spring play “Lagooned” was on March 11 and 12. Giving away old trophies, sewing tables and
machines, 1960’s emergency containers – FCCLA (Ms. Zarrett), contact the
program’s advisor or Mr. Goetstouwers if interested. Will keep trophies for one
month (until April Board meeting) for anyone to take. Sewing tables, machines and
containers accessible for next 2 weeks only. Items will be disposed of after these
timeframes. Commencement lineup – All
students will line up alphabetical, Valedictorian/Salutatorian will continue to
give speeches during commencement, Gold Cords continue to be given to students
with cumulative GPA of 3.67 and above, White Cords continue to be given to
students with cumulative GPA of 3.00 and above, RRC Honor Society students will
continue to wear stoles. Upcoming
events: FFA Advisory Committee meeting
tomorrow, Senior Trip parents’ meeting tomorrow (March 30 – April 3), Prom is
April 9th, MCA testing starts tomorrow, 6th grade Circus
and History Center trip on April 1st, 9th grade Boys’ and
Girls’ County Day on April 5th.
Superintendent
Olson reported the following: Shall we
sell the current playground (just the main piece) to the City of Jeffers? Original cost was approx. $25,000 – ask
$10,000. The swings etc. could/should be
moved to our playground, not sure what to do with the wooden structure. If we keep the current playground – may cost
$8-9,000 to move it. A new playground
system with us doing some of the work would be $28,000 - $35,000. I recommend the engineered wood for a base
(will have to dig out for this 12”).
Also, we have a fence to build at least 2 sides. We may have extra of this around. SW/WC refund of $20,806.85 (we could use this
money for the playground). Locker Room
proposal – The Coaches and Athletic Director would like permission to renovate
the locker rooms. They will through find
raisers be able to contribute at least ½ of the cost which could be close to
$40,000. ELL Workshop for staff after school March 22nd – 30
teachers @ $150 total cost. New storage space idea – not attached, 14 x 34 @ $11,900 plus
cement. Gym curtain - $7,000
installed. Any more
concern about the Wrestling tournament day? We will have 1083 hours and we need a minimum
of 1020.
Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Hansen and unanimously carried, to approve all claims for
payment in the amount of $108,668.33.
Receipts were $802,299.66.
Upon motion of
Kelsey, seconded by Clarke and unanimously carried, to approve the 2016-2017
Achievement and Integration Budget as presented.
The Board asked
that administration survey the classes as to their
feelings on changing the way the graduating seniors line up for commencement.
Open
discussion: The meeting at Jeffers, sent
out another letter to all people with students attending RRC, playground.
Upon motion of
Rasmussen, seconded by Kelsey and unanimously carried, to adjourn at 6:10 p.m.
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Alan J. Clarke,
Clerk