School Board Minutes
Red Rock Central District
No. 2884
Monday, May 17, 2010
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of
Education, District No. 2884, was held in the Board Room in Lamberton
on Monday, May 10, 2010. Members present
were: Clarke, Johnson, Kelsey, Rogotzke, and Westerman. Bierl and Stavnes
were tardy due to the 6-8 grade Fine Arts program. Superintendent Brennan, Principal Olson, Lead
Teacher Riley, Lynn Keck, Denise Clarke, and Joe Dietl were also in attendance.
Chairman Kelsey called the meeting to order at 8:00
p.m.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Upon motion of Rogotzke
and seconded by Johnson, to approve the agenda, the minutes of the April 19,
2010 meeting, and the treasurer’s report.
Voting yes: 5. Voting no:
None. Absent: 2.
Motion carried.
Lead Teacher Riley offered the following
report: On May 3rd we had our
annual spring concert under the direction of Mrs. Jolene Dammann. The theme this year was centered around the
students and their love for music class.
It began with the 5th grade band playing several selections
and also many of those band members playing solos or in small groups. The concert ended with all of the elementary
students singing the final song. After
the concert the parents were given the opportunity to see the art work of their
children displayed in the hallways. As
usual, we had a good crowd. We thank
Mrs. Dammann for all of the work she puts into our concerts throughout the year
and also many thanks goes to Mr. Hubert for the hours he put in displaying our
students’ art work for the spring concert.
On May 4th our 3rd graders went to the Cottonwood
County Historical Society Museum, the courthouse, and the Law Enforcement
Center in Windom. On May 10th
we had the kindergarten round up at the Jeffers site. It is anticipated that 29-30 students will be
in kindergarten next fall. The children
and their parents were taken on a tour of the school and then the children were
involved in some fun activities. We had
good attendance at this round up. On May
11th the 4th graders attended the Water Education Day at
the Shalom Hill Farm near Jeffers. On
May 12th the 5th graders were given the MCA Science test
in our computer lab. This marked the end
of our standardized testing for this school year. On May 14th the kindergartners
were involved in a field day as part of our integration program. They traveled to Walnut Grove. This ends integration activities for this
school year. On May 19th Ms. Ryker will be holding a Title I Parent Meeting at 3:00. She will be discussing the Parent Compact and
also the Parent Involvement Program with those who attend. She also sent home a survey for the parents
to fill out and return. We have just the
annual evacuation left to do for this year which will probably take place
sometime this week. On May 25th
we will be having a lyceum on American Tall Tales. The usbank in Lamberton has requested that our students either write
letters or draw pictures for our troops to be sent by the bank at the end of
this month. Our students are more than
happy to do this for our troops. We are
very excited that we will be having author Catherine Friend visit our school
library on June 2nd. Mrs.
Pederson has been reading books to our students by this author so they are
familiar with her books before she comes to visit us. This visit is being sponsored by the Lamberton Public Library and the Plum Creek Library
System. The public is invited to
attend. The 2009-10 school year went by
quickly. I want to
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thank the teachers, support staff, and the students
for facing many challenges and turning them into successes. We thank Dr. Brennan for his leadership
throughout the year. I wish to
personally thank him for the encouragement he gives me as Lead Teacher. On behalf of the entire staff at the Jeffers
site, we wish to thank Mel Hannemann, Heather Huset, and Konnie Rogotzke for their dedication in helping our students be
the best they can be. They each brought
their own unique talents to our Title I program. We also wish to thank Rosie Schultz who
helped keep our school clean. We
appreciate these individuals and they will be greatly missed.
Board Member Westerman
reported that she attended a Tri-County Day Treatment meeting on April 20,
2010. They are now inhabiting the whole
building in Windom. All programs remain
full.
Upon motion of Clarke and seconded by Westerman, to pay claims in the amount of $126,743.05. Receipts were $399,857.99. Voting yes:
5. Voting no: None.
Absent: 2. Motion carried.
The Negotiation Committee continues to work on the
contract with support staff.
Upon motion of Clarke and seconded by Johnson, to
hire the auditing firm of Kinner & Company to
perform the school district audit for
the 2010-2011 school year at a cost of $11,700.
Voting yes: 5. Voting no:
None. Absent: 2.
Motion carried.
Board Members Bierl and Stavnes
arrived at the meeting at 8:25 p.m.
The Board discussed a future referendum and asked
Superintendent Brennan to bring materials from the past referendum to the June
Board meeting.
Principal Olson gave the following report: Once again I have concerns for a couple of
seniors. This year probably is going to
be the biggest challenge for these students that I have seen. Baccalaureate and the Honor Banquet are this
Sunday and Monday and of course Commencement will be on the 30th. I appreciate all the extra work the clergy
does for Baccalaureate. The staff goes
the extra mile as well to make these things happen. Tonight was the Junior High Fine Arts
Evening. Our arts people do a great job
of preparing students and promoting their programs. Our new art instructor, Mr. Hubert, has
continued a successful art program. We
did have students who showed art projects at the Regional Art Show held in Westbrook. We did not have any entrants this year
advancing to state. Mr. Hubert along
with his dad, Larry Hubert, did an amazing aluminum pour with the older
students. The design to completion of
this project was outstanding. I have
sent letters out inviting community members to become part of the System
Accountability Committee. I have had
many positive responses to this request.
It will be good to get some new members for this group. The awards assembly is scheduled for the last
day of school for grades 7-11. We look
forward to wrapping up another good year at RRC. We faced many weather challenges this
year. We are concerned yet optimistic
that our test results will not be down this year because of those
challenges. The staff has been very
professional about “catching up” our students to be ready for testing, which
with the science test finished is now complete.
From my observations I thought our students took the tests seriously and
worked very hard at
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them. A
personal thank you to this school board that I have the opportunity to work
with. Through your professional approach
to your role on the school board, you have made administrating in this district
a very manageable task. My next report
will include a synopsis of my trip to Europe!
Upon motion of Westerman,
seconded by Stavnes and unanimously carried, to
approve a potential 43 members of the Senior Class for graduation.
Upon motion of Rogotzke,
seconded by Westerman and unanimously carried, to go
into closed session at 8:43 p.m. to discuss the Superintendent’s Contract and
to invite Superintendent Brennan to join them.
Dr. Brennan left closed session at
9:00 p.m.
Upon motion of Rogotzke,
seconded by Johnson and unanimously carried, to come out of closed session at
9:50 p.m.
Upon motion of Rogotzke,
seconded by Johnson and unanimously carried, to adjourn at 9:50 p.m.
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Alan J. Clarke, Clerk Denise Clarke, Recorder