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 Derickson called the meeting to order at
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Upon motion of Moldan, seconded by Clarke and
unanimously carried, to approve the agenda, the minutes of the
Principal Olson reported that the System
Accountability Report has been sent to the State Department and will be
distributed to neighboring communities. The
plaque recognizing donations for the wellness center and shop is ready. NWEA testing is almost complete and results
will come in within a couple of weeks.
So far, we have had 1 fire drill, 1 evacuation drill, and 1 lock-up
drill all of which went very well. The
fire department and the police department will have floor plans and will be
briefed on our needs from them concerning security of the building. We are in the process of putting new bus
decals on some of the busses. I have
begun observations with the teaching staff as per the Q-Comp agreement. Our football team had an ineligible player on
the team according to MSHSL rules. We
had to forfeit our wins up to the point we were made aware of the
ineligibility, but we were able to keep our points earned. Mrs. McGee has a Freshman class that would be
willing to design a brochure relating to our school district. The trailer that was discussed at the last
meeting has been purchased. The auto
shop, welding class, and power mechanics class have been working on it.
Lead Teacher Riley’s report was distributed to the
Board: Our open house/activity night on
September 25th brought 35 families and 105 people to the Jeffers
site. They had a BBQ or hotdog meal,
visited classrooms, and went to the gym for karaoke. The meals brought us $500 to help with the
cost of our Accelerated Reading program.
The week of October 9-13 we completed the fall NWEA testing. We will be receiving results of this testing
before parent/teacher conferences in November.
The week of October 9-13 was also Fire Prevention Week. Joe Miller of the Jeffers Fire Department
came to the school and visited our preschool and 1st grade. On October 18th our student
teacher, Adam Kletscher, will be speaking to our 2nd through 5th
graders on fire safety. Adam is a
volunteer fireman with the Dovray Fire Department. He has also offered to wear his protective
gear while he speaks to our students. On
October 17th a group from New Horizons will be giving a presentation
on good touch/bad touch to our kindergarten through 5th
graders. A letter of explanation has
been sent home to parents. On October 25th
we will be going to sessions for the Integration Student Exchange program. This time our 4th graders will be
staying in Jeffers and hosting other 4th graders in the
collaborative. October 27th
is Grandparent’s Day. The children will
present a short program beginning at
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having our annual masquerade ball in the gym. The children can wear costumes if they wish
and participate in the limbo, chicken dance, bunny hop, etc. The teachers continue to meet in their
clusters for Q-Comp quite regularly.
Each teacher must do 2 observations a year, be observed 2 times a year
by cluster members, and have 1 evaluation by an administrator. In our case, Dr. Brennan will be doing the
evaluations. We have had 2 fire drills
and are getting closer to planning our first lockdown drill. Because of the age of our students, I have
asked the teachers to speak with their students before the first drill. We want to prepare them without frightening
them.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Westerman and
unanimously carried, to pay claims in the amount of $114,655.72. Receipts were $533,295.72.
The Board discussed the tax abatement request from
Highwater Ethanol.
Upon motion of Kelsey, seconded by Mattison and
unanimously carried, to postpone the vote regarding the tax abatement request
from Highwater Ethanol until the next regular board meeting on
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Kelsey and
unanimously carried, to set the special meeting to canvass votes from the
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Westerman and
unanimously carried, to accept the resignation of Annie Rezac as
paraprofessional in the elementary building.
Upon motion of Kelsey, seconded by Moldan and
unanimously carried, to approve 2 minor changes in the Districts’ Staff
Development Plan, which pertain to the amount of stipend for certified and
non-certified staff per day in the summer and a change in coaching workshops.
Discussion was held regarding the school parking
lot, which is working out well and the Kelsey Award.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Kelsey and
unanimously carried, to adjourn at
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Alan J. Clarke, Clerk Denise Clarke,
Recorder