February, 2014

Faulkton Area School District 24-4 Board of Education

Monday, February, 2014

6:00 p.m.

The regular meeting of the Faulkton Area Schools 24-4 Board of Education was called to order by Chairman Heather Bode at 7:30 p.m. in the office of the superintendent.

Roll call of members present were Kelly Aesoph, Heather Bode, Gary Bowar, Todd Brand and Grady Heitmann. Also present were Supt. Joel Price, Business Official Lisa Raethz, Secondary Principal/AD Craig Cassens, and Garrick Moritz.

Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

2013-14 084. Agenda Approval. Motion by Aesoph, second by Heitmann to approve the proposed agenda. All members voted aye.

2013-14 085. Minutes & Financial Approvals. Motion by Brand, second by Bowar to approve the minutes of the January 13, 2014 meeting, and January 2014 Trust and Agency Fund and Imprest Fund Reports, the January 2014 Financial Statement, and payment of the presented bills for February 11, 2014. All members voted aye.

January 2014 Imprest Fund: Miller School District $70.00 WR Fee, Joel Osborne $80.00 GBB Official, Greg Stroh $113.30 GBB Official, SDMEA $525 Festival Choir Fee (Replaces Ck#10378 Voided), DCI $43.25 Background Check, Gettysburg HS $85.00 WR Fee, Chad Schaunaman $164.40 WR Official, Jon Davidson $120.00 WR Official, Chris Sargent $250.00 In-service/Sped. Speaker, Parkston HS $100.00 WR Fee, Matthew Clark $120.00 GBB Official, Mike Ruth $113.30 GBB Official, Region IV Music $85.00 Contest Fee, Center for Disabilites $280.00 Sped. Conference Fees, Chris Ulrich $61.75 HS Supplies, Don Cassels $80.00 BB Official, Kris Frericks $124.40 BB Official, Kim Zimmerman $80.00 BB Official.

February 11, 2014 Bill Payment: 3D Security $58.89 Supplies, A-1 Locksmithing $90.00 Supplies, Bauer’s Super Valu $161.55 Supplies, BerMac $25.00 Repair, Brentwood Colony $627.16 Food Service Contract, Cardmember Services $1,595.71 Supplies & Equipment, Carolina Biological $145.47 Supplies, Cash-Wa Distributing $2,068.69 Food &Other Supplies, Century Business $250.91 Copier Usage, City of Faulkton $157.23 Water/Sewer, Cole Papers $1,964.84 Supplies, Dakota Dust-Tex $108.80 Services, Dakota Security Systems $172.74 Supplies, Days Inn-Watertown $286.96 Oral Interp Travel, Dean Foods $1,827.38 Milk, Delta Dental $2,969.80 Insurance, Earthgrains Baking Companies $504.90 Bread, Education Testing Service $100.00 Assessment, Faulk County Record $256.18 Publishing, Faulkton Drug $12.98 Supplies, Faulkton Hardware $146.52 Repairs, Faulkton School $1,970.40 Reimb. Imprest fund, Follett Library Resources $602.33 Books, GE Capital $503.46 Copier Lease, Hanson’s Inc. $631.25 Snow Removal, Hase Plumbing $235.72 Repairs, Houghton Mifflin Co. $63.12 Supplies, K&D Busing $22,381.80 Busing Contract, KC Lumber $41.34 Supplies, Kohlman, Bierschbach & Anderson $2,716.00 Final Audit Pymt, Marc $987.22 Supplies, McCrossan Boys Ranch $5,247.77 Out of District Student Housing & Tuition, Menards $98.05 Supplies & Equipment, NCFE-Faulkton Branch $184.36 Gas, Northern Plains $10,020.17 Propane, Northwestern Energy $2,316.03 Electricity, PlanBookEdu. $123.50 Subscription, Reuer Sanitation $585.00 Services, Schatz Electric $702.20 Repairs, SDDOE Food Distribution Program $811.81 Supplies, SD School Benefit Fund $24,131.61 Insurance, SDHSAA $31.00 Dues, Thunderbird Colony $1,114.75 Food Service Contract, Time Management Systems $73.68 Services, Training Room $56.54 Supplies, US Food Service $3,390.21 Supplies, Venture Communications $431.60 Phones, etc., Wells Fargo $64,867.03 HVAC loan, February 2014 Payroll: General Fund: $171,323.07 w/ benefits, Special Ed. $22,260.31 w/ benefits, Food Service $6,901.01 w/ benefits, Preschool $234.12 w/ benefits.

Secondary Principal/AD Report: Mr. Cassens informed the board of the upcoming events and then told the board that the process of 2014-2015 class registration will begin in February TAP and Advisory periods. The board inquired on the possibility of earlier start times for District BB Tournaments. Cassens stated he would look into it but said it was unlikely. Cassens said explanations of official rulings will be printed on the programs of home events again and the sports schedules for next year are 99% complete at this time. The discussion of a shot clock in basketball was brought up and Cassens stated this is an AA and A school rule now and he could foresee that requirement for B schools within the next 2 years and wanted to make the board aware of that possible expense.

Superintendent’s Report: Joel Price. Articulation Agreement. Mr. Price provided the board with an articulation agreement with Lake Area Technical Institute (LATI) that explained which HS courses could be articulated into credits at LATI. He stated all technical institutes have different requirements and the board of regents requires the instructor to have a master’s degree. Standard Based Report Cards. Mr. Price explained the advantages and disadvantages of moving to a standard based report card with the board. He stated Mrs. Hammond is currently using this method in her class and said all of the elementary could possibly start using this in the Fall 2015. Mr. Price and 1-2 teachers will attend a training seminar on it this year. Legislative & Funding Update. Price gave an update on SB 63 & SB 64 and urged board members to contact their legislators about concerns. He also stated the original 3% Gov. Daugaard proposed is still in place with no opposition but there is still a house bill to raise the ADA up to $4,805 (where it was 4 years ago) out there. Testing. Mr. Price then covered the Smarter Balance and Dakota STEP testing schedule for this year with the board.

2013-14 086. 2012-2013 Audit & 2013-2014 Audit Proposal. Lisa Raethz provided the board with the 2012-2013 audit report from Kohlman, Bierschbach, and Anderson and stated it has been rev