School Board Minutes
Red Rock Central District No. 2884
Monday, August 15, 2016
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education,
District No. 2884, was held in the Board Room in Lamberton
on Monday, August 15, 2016. Members
present were: Bierl, Clarke, Hansen,
Rasmussen, and Rogotzke. Members absent: Kelsey and Stavnes. Superintendent Olson and Bruce Grant were
also in attendance.
Chairman Rogotzke called the
meeting to order at 7:12 p.m after a brief
walk-through of the Lamberton building.
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Upon motion of Hansen, seconded by Rasmussen and unanimously
carried, to approve the meeting Agenda, the July 21, 2016 Board Minutes, and
the Treasurer’s Report as presented.
Superintendent Olson reported the following: The Band was invited to play at the MMEA
Convention! Mrs. Frasher was ecstatic
about this honor. I am currently looking
at purchasing a van since we had 2 go out of service last year. I will try to trade the blue Chevy Venture on
something that can haul 9 students plus the driver. These work well as the driver needs only van
training to drive them and they can transport many students. I applied for and we did receive the pre-school
award. That total amount was $103,832.97
including aid and levy. Part of that
award is contingent on the fact that we are paying our certified Pre-K teacher
on teacher level salary. We will need to
negotiate with Mrs. Wacker and the Education Association on the movement to
salary schedule. Keep in mind we still
get the Pathway Money. My understanding
is this money shows up in Gen Ed aid and can be spent as all Gen Ed except for
some compensatory dollars which must be spend in the Pre-K area. All in all, it is a great deal for the
district. We will change how the charges
for Pre-K are administered for our patrons.
We are planning a bus driver/van driver meeting this week. We have been fine tuning these routes in the
last month. With the Jeffers building
still being ours, we will have that as one of the pick up
points. An aid
will be at the building to supervise and let them in when necessary. She will then ride the bus when she can to Lamberton. Works
well for us all. There will be other
pick up points in Jeffers as well. There
will be some van routes back to the south end for Pre-K students that need this
in the middle of the day, as well as some morning pick ups. I have a signed contract back from the Duroe family for use of the gym for an auction. The building and playground are pretty much
ready for school to start. Need to get
Jeffers ready for the winter yet. There
have been discussions with 2 different companies that are interested in
RRCNET.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Bierl and unanimously
carried, to approve all claims for payment in the amount of $141,975.44. Receipts were $364,897.12.
RESOLUTION RELATING TO THE ELECTION OF SCHOOL BOARD
MEMBERS
AND CALLING THE SCHOOL DISTRICT GENERAL ELECTION
Member
Clarke introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
BE
IT RESOLVED by the School Board of Independent School District No. 2884, State
of Minnesota as follows:
It
is necessary for the school district to hold its general election for the
purpose of electing four (4) school board members for terms of four (4) years
each.
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The
clerk shall include on the ballot the names of the individuals who file or have
filed affidavits of candidacy during the period established for filing such
affidavits, as though they had been included by name in this resolution. The clerk shall not include on the ballot the
names of individuals who file timely affidavits of withdrawal in the manner
specified by law.
The
general election is hereby called and elected to be held in conjunction with
the state general election on Tuesday, the 8th day of November, 2016.
Pursuant
to Minnesota Statutes, Section 205A.11, the precincts and polling places for
this general election are those polling places and precincts or parts of
precincts located within the boundaries of the school district and which have
been established by the cities or towns located in whole or in part within the
school district. The voting hours at
those polling places shall be the same as for the state general election.
The
clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause written notice of said general
election to be provided to the county auditor of each county in which the
school district is located, in whole or in part, at least seventy-four (74)
days before the date of said election.
The notice shall include the date of said general election and the
office or offices to be voted on at said general election. Any notice given prior to the date of the
adoption of this resolution is ratified and confirmed in all respects.
The
clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said general
election to be posted at the administrative offices of the school district at
least ten (10) days before the date of said general election.
The
clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause a sample ballot to be posted
at the administrative offices of the school district at least four (4) days
before the date of said general election.
The
clerk is hereby authorized and directed to cause notice of said general
election to be published in the official newspaper of the school district for
two (2) consecutive weeks with the last publication being at least one (1) week
before the date of said election.
The
notice of election so posted and published shall state the offices to be
filled.
The
clerk is authorized and directed to acquire and distribute such election
materials as may be necessary for the proper conduct of this election, and
generally to cooperate with election authorities conducting other elections on
that date. The clerk and members of the
administration are authorized and directed to take such actions as may be
necessary to coordinate this election with those other elections, including
entering into agreements or understandings with appropriate election officials
regarding preparation and distribution of ballots, election administration and
cost sharing.
The
clerk is further authorized and directed to cause or to cooperate with the
proper election officials to cause ballots to be prepared for use at said
election.
The
following individuals have filed affidavits of candidacy for said election
during the period established for filing such affidavits:
Precinct
1 – 4 year term: Chad
Stavnes
Precinct
2 – 4 year term:
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Precinct
3 – 4 year term: Alex Pankonin
At
Large – 4 year term: Ronald
Kelsey
The
individuals designated as judges for the state general election shall act as
election judges for this election at the various polling places and shall
conduct said election in the manner described by law. The election judges shall act as clerks of
election, count the ballots cast and submit them to the school board for
canvass in the manner provided for other school district elections. The general election must be canvassed between
the third and tenth day following the general election.
The
motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Hansen
and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Bierl, Clarke, Hansen, Rasmussen and Rogotzke;
and the
following voted against the same: none;
Kelsey
and Stavnes were absent;
Whereupon
said resolution having received the affirmative votes of two-thirds of the
members, was declared duly passed and adopted.
Upon
motion of Rasmussen, seconded by Bierl and unanimously carried, to set December
19, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. for the Truth in Taxation Meeting.
Upon
motion of Clarke, seconded by Hansen and unanimously carried, to set the adult
lunch price at $3.60 and adult breakfast at $1.75.
Upon
motion of Clarke, seconded by Hansen and unanimously carried, to accept the
resignation of Amber Thomas as Cook and to thank her for her years of service
to the district.
The
Board had a First Reading of Policies regarding Student Surveys and Staff
Notification of Violent Behavior by Students.
Upon
motion of Bierl, seconded by Hansen and unanimously carried, to approve an
increase of $1.00 in the 2016-2017 school year and $.50 in the 2017-2018 school
year for Barb Johnson as Finance Clerk and High School
Secretary.
Upon
motion of Hansen and seconded by Bierl, to approve an increase of $1.00 in the
2016-2017 school year and $.50 in the 2017-2018 school year for Denise Clarke
as Payroll Clerk and Superintendent’s Secretary. Upon roll call vote being taken, the
following voted yes: Bierl, Hansen, Rogotzke, and Rasmussen.
The following voted no:
None. Clarke abstained from
voting. Motion carried.
There
will be an Open House at Red Rock Central on August 30 from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Upon
motion of Clarke, seconded by Rasmussen and unanimously carried, to adjourn at
7:47 p.m.
The
next regular monthly meeting will be held Monday, September 19, 2016 at 7:00
p.m.
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Alan
J. Clarke, Clerk