School Board Minutes
Red Rock Central District
No. 2884
The regular monthly meeting of the Board of
Education, District No. 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 as amended, the minutes of the
The Truth in Taxation property tax/levy history of
Red Rock Central from 1999-2006 was distributed to all present.
Upon motion of Moldan and
seconded by Myers to set the 2005 payable 2006 levy at $408,766.22. Roll call vote was taken. Voting yes: Myers, Kelsey, Mattison, Clarke, Moldan, and
Derickson. Voting
no: None. Motion passes.
Moldan reported that the Redwood County
Collaberative cancelled their meeting for this month. Myers reported that the numbers look good at
Tri-County Day Treatment. They have added
a high school program and are running at 17 on average. The rent has been increased significantly.
Lead Teacher Riley’s report was distributed to the
Board: The Prairie Ecology Bus presented
“MAD about Winter.”
They had fun hands-on activities to help students learn about how
animals survive in the winter. The
elementary Christmas Concert was December 12.
Our play this year was about an elf named Elfis who was different from
the other elves. The theme was accepting
differences and allowing others to be themselves. On December 16th, the 6th-8th
graders came to Jeffers to give us a Christmas concert. Mrs. Larson and Mr. Van Maasdam had their
band and choir perform several selections. On Wednesday, Santa will be coming to visit
our preschoolers through 2nd graders. We will be having brunch starting at
The Board recessed at
The meeting reconvened at
Principal Olson reported that we should be in the
new building by the 1st of the year.
The System Accountability Meeting produced a good discussion about
testing and results. The Student Council
raised $160 for Share the Spirit with the “Kiss the Pig Contest.” Midterms have gone out. The winter sports season is well
underway. Mrs. Goblish has started
working with the new speech team as well.
Ms. Zwaschka is planning to meet with those interested in the One Act
Play. Scheduling for the 2nd
semester is for all practical purposes complete. Principal Olson will be attending the
National Indoor Air Quality Conference in
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Mattison and
unanimously carried, to pay claims in the amount of $106,008.40. Receipts were $300,384.22.
Upon motion of Myers and seconded by Moldan to adopt
the proposed State mandated policy, related to Board travel out of State, as
written. Roll call vote was taken. Voting yes: Myers, Kelsey, Mattison, Clarke, Moldan, and
Derickson. Voting
no: None. Motion passes.
Upon motion
of Clarke, seconded by Kelsey and unanimously carried, to approve the changes
in Board meeting dates: The January,
February, and April 2006 meetings will be held on the 2nd Monday of
the month instead of the 3rd Monday because of Federal holidays and
Easter break.
Letters of
interest for the open Board seat in Precinct 2 were received from Norm Johnson
and Judy Westerman. Interviews will be
held on January 9th beginning at
Upon motion of Moldan, seconded by Clarke and
unanimously carried, to approve the four goals and objectives written by the
staff in regards to Quality Compensation.
Discussion was held regarding the school audit,
dedication of the new addition, extra-curricular activities policy statement
first reading, Superintendent evaluation, and last
month’s meet and confer.
Upon motion of Clarke, seconded by Mattison and
unanimously carried, to adjourn the meeting at
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Alan J. Clarke, Clerk Denise Clarke,
Recorder