School Board Minutes
Red Rock Central District
No. 2884
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education,
District 2884, was held in the Board Room in Lamberton on
Chairman Gransee called the meeting to order at
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Upon motion of Myers, seconded by Mattison and
unanimously carried, to approve the agenda as amended, the minutes of the
Principal Olson distributed copies of the changes to
the Student Handbook to the Board for a first reading. The changes will be acted upon at the next
meeting.
Principal Olson explained a program called Channel 1
News, which he would like to implement at the high school, whereby TV sets and
VCRs would be given to the classrooms at no cost to Red Rock Central. News programs would be utilized during the 4A
portion of the school day.
Lead Teacher Westerman reported that school ended on
a positive note. The summer cleaning is
going well.
The non-certified staff would like to meet with our
negotiations committee, consisting of Clarke, Mattison,
and Meyer, on Wednesday, July 7th at
The CRTC Board will be meeting tomorrow evening.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Myers and
unanimously carried, to pay claims in the amount of $92,057.57. Receipts were $390,527.83.
The CRTC Board has accepted the high bid of Ochs for
$304,000. Each School Board –
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Mattison and
unanimously carried, to approve the sale of the CRTC building to Ochs for
$304,000.
Upon motion of Derickson, seconded by Myers and
unanimously carried, to accept the resignations of Jackie Imker as Junior High
Volleyball Coach, and Elly Trebesch as bus driver and to thank them for the
fine job they have done for the district.
Upon motion of Derickson, seconded by Clarke and
unanimously carried, to accept the preliminary General Budget of $4,529,377,
Food Service Budget of $222,500, and a Community Education Budget (including
RRCNET) of $367,200 for a total of $5,119,077 with a
projected Revenue of some $80,000 above expenditures for the 2004-2005
school year.
Upon motion of Myers, seconded by Imker and
unanimously carried, to approve the revised calendar for the 2004-2005 school year.
Because of a decrease in the pre-school handicap
program enrollment for next year, it is recommended that Stacey Bottelberghe, a
part-time educational assistant not be renewed.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Imker and
unanimously carried to non-renew Stacy Bottelberghe as part-time educational
assistant and to thank her for her service to the district.
Upon motion of Mattison, seconded by Myers and
unanimously carried to set the following fees and prices for the 2004-2005
school year: Driver Education: $250.00.
Hot Lunch Lamberton Bldg: Lunch $1.75; Breakfast $0.95; Adult lunch
$2.65; Hot Lunch Jeffers Bldg: Lunch
$1.55; Breakfast $0.95; Adult lunch $2.65.
Athletic Events Admission: Adult $5.00; Students K-12 $3.00. Athletic
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Myers and
unanimously carried, to employ Kathy Lofgren as High School Chemistry and
Physics teacher for the 2004-2005 school year.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Myers and
unanimously carried, to work with the City of
Upon motion of Myers, seconded by Mattison and
unanimously carried, to extend the lease with Meadowland Farmers Coop. to June
30, 2005, let them reclaim the land for our use during the summer months, and
to charge them ˝ of the current lease amount for the extended 6 months which
would be $600.00.
Meadowland Farmers Coop. has expressed an interest
in using the dirt that would be left over after lowering the high school
parking lot. The consensus of the Board
was that Meadowland could have the dirt hauled away and use it for their needs.
Upon motion of Imker, seconded by Myers and
unanimously carried, to approve a contract with the
Upon motion of Imker, seconded by Clarke and
unanimously carried, to hire the auditing firm of Nester and Nester of Wabasso
to perform the school district audit for the 2003-2004 school year.
Discussion was held regarding MREA membership dues
in the amount of $1,575.00 for the upcoming school year. Action was tabled until next meeting.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Derickson and
unanimously carried, Principal Olson was asked to move ahead with the Channel 1
News TV and VCR project.
Upon motion of Derickson, seconded by Myers and
unanimously carried, to put a notice in the local papers that the tennis courts
that are owned by the district are up for bids.
At
Upon motion of Mattison,
seconded by Derickson to set the wages for the 2004-2005 school year of the
Superintendent’s Secretary at $11.49 per hour with associated benefits, and the
District’s Bookkeeper at $13.45 per hour with associated benefits. Voting yes: Derickson, Myers, Imker, Mattison, and
Gransee. Clarke abstained. Motion carried.
The meeting was declared adjourned by Chairman
Gransee at
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Paula R. Derickson, Clerk Denise Clarke, Recorder