School Board Minutes

Red Rock Central District No. 2884

Monday, November 18, 2002

The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Education, District No. 2884, was held in the elementary school library in Jeffers on Monday, November 18, 2002. Members present were: Derickson, Gransee, Imker, Mattison, Meyer, and Moldan. Myers was absent. Superintendent Brennan, Administrative Assistant Olson, Gerald Dammann, Joe Dietl, and Denise Clarke were also in attendance.

Chairman Gransee called the meeting to order at 7:34 p.m.

Upon motion of Moldan, seconded by Mattison and unanimously carried, to approve the agenda as amended, the minutes of the October 21, 2002 and November 12, 2002 meetings, and the treasurer’s report.

Gransee reported on the MREA Conference that he attended on October 23-24. Mattison reported on the Systems Accountability Committee meeting held on October 24^th.

Principal Johnson’s report was distributed and read as follows: Results of the Iowa Test of Basic Skills were received and will be reviewed by Jan Benedict and Principal Johnson. All this week there will be an Artist in Residence in the building. Trooper Kathy will give a safety presentation in the gym on November 19^th at 10:00 a.m. On November 21^st at 9:00 a.m. there will be a lyceum, "Aladin" in the gym. Parent-Teacher Conferences went well with two nights - Tuesday night for parents with students in both buildings and Thursday night with parents having students in Jeffers only. Fund Raisers this past month were Club’s Choice, with student sales of $17,500 of which we get a percentage, and Scholastic Book Fair. Book sales totaled $2,200 and we were allowed to choose $1,100 worth of books. A Community Education Meeting will be held at Jeffers Elementary on November 25^th at 7:30 p.m. The Holiday Music Program will be held on Monday, December 9^th at 7:00 p.m.

Administrative Assistant Olson’s report is as follows: A policy change on unexcused tardiness/unexcused absences and grade reductions was discussed. We had a 90% attendance rate at Parent-Teacher-Student Conferences which were held on November 14^th from 4:00-10:00 p.m. The Student Council handed out surveys to parents at conferences. After tallying up the survey, our school rated very highly in the eyes of our parents. The "Step Up" lyceum dealt with self esteem and handling peer pressure in a positive manner. The FLA Blood Drive collected 61 units while their goal was 45 units. We will be partnering with SSU to bring student teachers to our school. We currently have an SSU student observing for 20 hours with Mr. Nordby and Mr. Kedl in Social Studies. We also have one student teacher tentatively assigned to Mrs. Goblish 2^nd semester. Scheduling for the 2^nd semester has begun with some classes that weren’t offered 1^st semester, such as horticulture, ag business, inventive foods, world of children and Novell. Informal observations are about ¾ complete. The Student Council has been discussing recycling of plastics and Share the Spirit. They will be meeting with the Mountain Lake Student Council to plan an Integration Day in the first part of December. The 8^th grade will spend an afternoon bowling with Mountain Lakes’ 8^th grade. They have been emailing to get acquainted. Winter sports practices are underway.

Upon motion of Meyer, seconded by Derickson and unanimously carried, to pay claims in the amount of $97,213.96. Receipts were $455,669.56.

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Administrative Assistant Olson recommended changes, concerning absentee policy and privacy policy, to the Student Handbook.

Upon motion of Moldan, seconded by Mattison and unanimously carried, to accept the proposed policy changes as written and take them under advisement until the next meeting.

Upon motion of Meyer, seconded by Moldan and unanimously carried, to employ Casey Pack as Junior High Boys Basketball Coach for the 2002-2003 season.

Upon motion of Meyer, seconded by Mattison and unanimously carried, to accept the resignations of Leonard Koch as part-time summer groundskeeper, and Pat Irlbeck as assistant wrestling coach.

Upon motion of Imker, seconded by Derickson and unanimously carried, to appoint Judy Westerman as the Lead Teacher in the Jeffers building.

Member Mattison introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:

BE IT RESOLVED, that this school district enter into an agreement with the State of Minnesota, MnSCU, for the purpose of providing student teaching experiences for students from Southwest State University.

BE IT RESOLVED, that the chairman and the clerk be and they hereby are authorized to execute such agreement.

The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by Member Imker and upon vote being taken thereon the following voted in favor thereof: Derickson, Gransee, Imker, Mattison, Meyer, and Moldan.

and the following voted against the same: None

whereupon said resolution, having received the favorable vote of at least two-thirds of the Members of the Board, was declared duly passed and adopted.

The Board discussed projects that may be implemented soon. Tuckpointing at the Lamberton building is the largest concern. Along with that, a new roofing system and gym floor rank high on the list. Other projects include: carpet in the music, choir and pod area, day care center, voice mail system, update science labs, bus storage in Jeffers, sound system in both schools, and light bulbs for Jeffers scoreboards. The newsletter was also discussed.

The Board reviewed the Superintendent’s evaluation summary.

Upon motion of Moldan, seconded by Imker and unanimously carried, to adjourn the meeting at 10:15 p.m.

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Paula R. Derickson, Clerk Denise Clarke, Recorder