School
Board Minutes
Red
Rock Central District No. 2884
Monday,
April 15, 2013
The regular
monthly meeting of the Board of Education, District No. 2884, was held in the Board
Room in Lamberton on Monday, April 15, 2013.
Members present were: Bierl, Clarke,
Erickson, Kelsey, Rasmussen, Rogotzke and Stavnes. Superintendent Brennan, Principal
Goetstouwers, Lead Teacher Altermatt, Derek Stevenson, Joe Dietl, and Denise
Clarke were also in attendance.
Chairman Rogotzke
called the meeting order at 7:30 p.m.
The Pledge of
Allegiance was recited.
Upon motion of
Kelsey, seconded by Bierl and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda as
amended, the minutes of the March 19, 2013 meeting, and the treasurer’s report.
Lead Teacher
Altermatt presented the following report:
MCA’s are this week, Wednesday and Thursday. Math is this week and reading is next
week. The Student Council is purchasing
doughnuts for students this week and the Lamberton Legion Auxiliary is
furnishing muffins for next week. We
will have a lyceum this Thursday the 18th – Yo-Yo. It is on bullying. Kindergarten Round Up is April 29th
at 6:30 p.m. in Jeffers. The K-1-2
grades will be attending the play, “Who Can Fix the Dragon’s Wagon”, in New Ulm
on the 25th and 26th of April. The elementary concert will be May 6th. Our new fire alarm system was tested on the 4th
of April. It went well considering it
was a new sound and was unexpected.
There is still more work to be done on the system.
Principal
Goetstouwers reported the following: State
testing started last week. The National
Honor Society will recognize 5 new students from this year along with 8
students from last year at an Induction Ceremony at a date still to be
determined. Mrs. Manthei will be
presenting a workshop to the 5th and 6th grade teachers
on Learning Navigator which uses data from MCA test results to determine areas where
improvement is needed. It’s an
opportunity for students to receive extra practice lessons during the summer to
be prepared for the next grade level.
Monsanto in Redwood Falls will be donating 40 safety eye glasses (shop,
chemistry, etc) and a box of foam ear plugs (band, choir, shop). On April 29th law enforcement from
Redwood and Cottonwood County will do a presentation on bullying for our 7th
and 8th graders. It will be
introduced by 2 of our Middle School students.
Cisco Networking Academy recognized Mr. Wegman and RRC for 10 years of
Active Participation. We have applied
for a $150,000 grant from Monsanto to be used towards Engineering Methods
Lab. The Jazz Festival was very
organized and the students really loved the clinicians. The FCCLA will advance 11 students to the
National competition. A Thank You note
from the participants was distributed to the Board. The FFA held a parent informational meeting
regarding the summer trip. FFA judging
competition was rescheduled from last Friday to this Thursday. Next years’ master schedule is complete. The Scholarships and Senior Honor Banquet
fall on the scheduled board meeting date in May. Candice Duerksen, our Spanish teacher, will
be resigning.
Upon motion of
Stavnes, seconded by Rasmussen and unanimously carried, to change the date of
the May Board Meeting to Tuesday, May 21st, at 7:30 p.m. in Jeffers
as to not conflict with the Senior Honor Banquet.
Board members
Rogotzke and Kelsey volunteered to hand out diplomas at graduation.
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Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Stavnes and unanimously carried, to pay claims in the
amount of $96,147.79. Receipts were
$592,777.13.
Upon motion of
Kelsey, seconded by Erickson and unanimously carried, to grant a 3-5 year Leave
of Absence to Jenifer Goblish. Mrs.
Goblish must contact the District in writing by February, of any year, of her
desire to return to the District. She
will move 1 step on the salary schedule when she returns.
Upon motion of
Erickson, seconded by Clarke and unanimously carried, to approve the proposed
budget of $43,258.40 for the Southwest Integration Collaborative as presented.
Upon motion of
Erickson, seconded by Bierl and unanimously carried, to acknowledge and accept
the RRC Education Association as the sole agent for the local teachers during
this negotiation period.
Discussion
items: FCCLA, Monsanto Grant,
Superintendent selection, and Common Core Standards.
Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Erickson and unanimously carried, to go into Closed Session
at 8:22 p.m. to discuss the Superintendent search.
Upon motion of
Clarke, seconded by Rasmussen and unanimously carried, to come out of Closed Session
at 9:26 p.m.
Upon motion of
Stavnes, seconded by Clarke and unanimously carried, to adjourn at 9:28 p.m.
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Alan J. Clarke,
Clerk Denise
Clarke, Recorder