School Board Minutes
Red Rock Central District No. 2884
Monday, September 21, 2009
The
regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education, District No. 2884, was held
in the elementary school library in Jeffers on Monday, September 21, 2009. Members present were: Johnson, Kelsey, Rogotzke,
Stavnes, and Westerman. Clarke was absent. Superintendent Brennan, Principal Olson,
Gerald Dammann, Ethan Quade, Cory Engen,
Spencer Batalden, Denise Clarke, and Joe Dietl were
also in attendance.
Chairman
Kelsey called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
The
Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Upon
motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Westerman and
unanimously carried, to approve the agenda as amended, the minutes of the
August 17, 2009 meeting, and the treasurer’s report.
Three
members of the FFA, Ethan Quade, Cory Engen, and Spencer Batalden,
along with their advisor, Mr. Dammann presented their idea to hold the annual
corn drive on a school day instead of a weekend.
Upon
motion of Rogotzke and seconded by Johnson to select
a Saturday for the annual corn drive. If
that day gets rained out, the corn drive may be held on a school day at the
administration and advisor’s discretion.
Voting yes: 4; voting no: 1.
Motion carried.
Lead
Teacher Riley’s report was handed out to the Board and reads as follows: On the first day of school we had an open
house from 8:30-10:00. The day began
with students riding the buses and their parents meeting them in their
classrooms at 8:30. Around 9:00 everyone
met in the gym where I was able to explain some of our school’s policies. I introduced our new art teacher, Clayton
Hubert, new paraprofessional, Heather Huset, and
student teacher, Lily Applegren. On September 10th we had a lyceum
entitled “Games from Around the World” with Greg Kaler. We had our first fire drill for the year last
week. All staff was told of this drill
so they would be sure to have their students prepared. For the remaining 4 fire drills, they will
not be notified. We will also be having
4 lockdowns and 1 evacuation this school year.
School pictures were taken on September 17th. Letters were sent home to all families
explaining our integration program for this year. The 1st and 2nd grade
teachers from Jeffers will be responsible for our first integration day on
October 9th. We began NWEA
fall testing September 21st and expect to be finished October 2nd. Students will be tested in reading, language,
and math. We had our first Q-Comp
cluster meetings this week and will be working on deciding our goals for this
year. We will be striving to make this
2009-10 school year productive and we want to see all of our students reach
their personal goals.
Principal
Olson reported that we are planning a fall tornado drill. We have done 1 fire drill so far. Our new staff with their classroom teaching
and added responsibilities is working out well.
Mrs. Bev Larson would like to advise the Knowledge Bowl which took the
place of the Academic Decathlon. There
is a big red box for clothing and shoe recycling located near the pod area of
the school grounds. The Student Council
will receive 2 cents for every pound of donations. The Student Council met today. Juniors and Seniors in the Student Council
and some staff, will meet to discuss cell phone and detention policies. Our sports teams seem to be competitive this
year.
Upon
motion of Stavnes, seconded by Rogotzke
and unanimously carried, to accept the 2 building reports.
Chairman
Kelsey introduced Tasha Frasher and Kathy Penner who were this evening’s
teacher representatives.
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Upon
motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Johnson and
unanimously carried, to pay claims in the amount of $52,258.43. Receipts were $524,040.17.
Upon
motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Westerman and
unanimously carried, to approve the hiring of Darla Haugen as paraprofessional
in the Lamberton building and Heather Huset as paraprofessional in the Jeffers building.
The
Flexible Learning Year calendar was discussed.
Schools want to have subject area workshops/conferences, provide
opportunities for planning and purchasing textbooks, and conduct joint
curriculum projects. All parties would
be working within a similar educational year.
The basic concern with last years’ plan had school starting about 2
weeks earlier than what was normal. If
we can start around August 30th or September 1st this
concept could get off the ground. The
Board gave Superintendent Brennan a general directive to go ahead and work on
the planning process.
Upon
motion of Johnson, seconded by Westerman and unanimously carried, to accept the
5% increase and other changes in the two-year cycle Master Agreement with the
certified staff. Base salary starts at
$33,000 this year and $33,300 base for the 2010-2011 school year.
Upon
motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Johnson and
unanimously carried, to approve the projected levy at the Maximum amount
certified by the Commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Education for the
2009 Payable 2010 property tax.
Upon
motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Stavnes
and unanimously carried, to set December 21, 2009 as the date to discuss our
budget and taxes before the final tax request is set and sent to the
County. The meeting will be held in the
Superintendent’s office at the Lamberton Building
starting at 7:30 p.m.
Upon
motion of Johnson, seconded by Rogotzke and
unanimously carried, to approve the System Accountability Report and to publish
it as in the past.
Discussion
was held regarding 6th graders being in the Fall Musical, Board
Members attending City Council meetings, reorganizing Board Committees, and bus
No. 8.
Upon
motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Johnson and
unanimously carried, to go into Closed Session at 9:05 p.m. to discuss a
personnel issue.
Upon
motion of Rogotzke, seconded by Johnson and
unanimously carried, to come out of Closed Session at 9:21 p.m. and to adjourn
at 9:21 p.m.
___________________________________ _______________________________
Alan
J. Clarke, Clerk Denise
Clarke, Recorder