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Chamberlain School District #7-1 Board of Education – Regular Meeting January 25, 2016

A regular meeting of the Chamberlain School District #7-1 Board of Education was held at 7:00 P.M. at the High School Media Center with the following members present: President Jay Blum, Board Members Foster Iversen, Casey Hutmacher, Annette Priebe, Keith Reuer, Marlo Natwick, and Leanne Larson. Also present were Superintendent Dr. Deb Johnson, Principals Rocky Almond, Rick Pearson and Business Manager Holly Nagel.

President Blum called the meeting to order and noted a quorum present to conduct business.

Motion #15-131, duly made by Mrs. Priebe, seconded by Ms. Natwick, all votes yes to amend the agenda to include a transfer request as presented. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-132, duly made by Mr. Hutmacher, seconded by Mr. Iversen, all votes yes to approve the agenda as amended. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-133, duly made by Mr. Hutmacher, seconded by Mr. Reuer, all votes yes to approve the minutes of the January 11, 2016 Regular Meeting. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-134, duly made by Mr. Reuer, seconded by Mr. Iversen, all votes yes to approve December Trust & Agency, Food Service, and Fund Balance Report as follows:

Balance Balance 12/01/15 Receipts Disbursements 12/31/15 General Fund $290,233.59 $506,394.56 $613,839.05 $182,789.10 Capital Outlay $1,234,467.30 $115,804.38 $91,650.43 $1,258,621.25 Special Education $369,135.04 $132,494.17 $106,717.97 $394,911.24 Pension Fund $116,994.29 $11,564.90 $0.00 $128,559.19 Impact Aid Fund $2,673,045.18 $394,170.22 $0.00 $3,067,215.40 Enterprise Fund ($10,954.43) $18,675.60 $11,275.71 ($3,554.54) Unemployment Fund $21,835.76 $0.00 $0.00 $21,835.76 Food Service $180,179.45 $39,252.32 $66,707.27 $152,724.50 Total $4,874,936.18 $1,218,356.15 $890,190.43 $5,203,101.90

Further information on file at the Business Office. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-124, duly made by Mr. Hutmacher, seconded by Mrs. Larson, all votes yes to approve the bill list as presented. Motion Carried.

The following reports were presented to the Board:

Reports to the Board A. Delegations – None

B. Jerry Spethman-D.A. Davidson – The board had a conference call with Jerry Spethman regarding project financing. Mr. Spethman reviewed the Limited Tax Capital Outlay Certificate information with the board and answered board questions.

C. 2016-17 School Calendar – Mrs. Priebe and Dr. Johnson reviewed the calendar, which is recommended by the CSD Calendar Committee. Discussion regarding a possible change in graduation (Saturday vs. Sunday) has taken place within the calendar committee for future school years.

D. CES Class Sizes – Mr. Almond and Dr. Johnson discussed class sizes and how the current class sizes effect CES in terms of number of students/classroom and space issues. Additional information will take place at future meetings.

E. Governor Daugaard’s Education Proposal/Resolution – A basic outline of the Governor’s plan was reviewed along with the formula projections.

F. Legislative Update – Dr. Johnson reviewed with the board the current bills from either the Senate or House.

G. Staffing Update – Currently there are two 1st grade teacher openings, one custodial position, and a Special Ed. Para-professional position. A transfer to one of the 1st grade openings will be voted on later in the meeting.

H. Transfer $22,000 from Impact Aid fund to General Fund

--$150.00/employee extra pay on Dec. 10, 2015

--2015-16 negotiated agreements for certified and classified staff

Business Manager Nagel requested that the board transfer $22,000 from Impact Aid to the General Fund for the extra-pay for employees as negotiated.

I. Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Johnson reported on the CES PTO donation of a laptop cart and Chrome laptops, the Social Studies Curriculum Committee will suspend the purchasing of materials until the 2016-217 school year due to the low number of sample to review and outdated copyrights, Important Dates and Riding of Bus Routes.

Motion #15-135, duly made by Ms. Natwick, seconded by Mr. Reuer, all votes yes to approve the 2016-17 School Calendar as presented. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-136, duly made by Mr. Hutmacher, seconded by Mrs. Priebe, all votes yes to accept the donation of the laptop cart and Chrome laptops from the CES PTO. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-137, duly made by Mr. Iversen, seconded by Mrs. Larson, all votes yes to approve the transfer of $22,000 from the Impact Aid fund to the General fund for the Dec. 10, 2015 extra-pay as negotiated. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-138, duly made by Mr. Hutmacher, seconded by Mr. Reuer, all votes yes to accept resignation from Mikayla Luing, CHS/CMS Special Education Para-professional. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-139, duly made by Mr. Reuer, seconded by Mr. Iversen, all votes yes to schedule a special meeting to discuss building project bids on Monday, 2/1/16, at 6:30 PM. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-140, duly made by Mrs. Larson, seconded by Ms. Natwick, all votes yes to approve transfer of Stacey Tveit to 1st grade position for the 2016-17 school year. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-141, duly made by Mr. Hutmacher, seconded by Mr. Reuer, all votes yes to enter into Executive Session SDCL 1-25-2, Subsection 1-Superintendent & Business Manager Contracts at 8:35 PM. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-142, duly made by Mr. Iversen, seconded by Mr. Hutmacher, all votes yes to exit out of executive session at 8:41 PM. Motion Carried. Motion #15-143, duly made by Mr. Hutmacher, seconded by Mr. Reuer, all votes yes to offer contracts to Superintendent Deb Johnson and Business Manager Holly Nagel for the 2016-17 school year with wages to be determined at a later date. Motion Carried.

Motion #15-144, duly made by Mrs. Priebe, seconded by Ms. Natwick, all votes yes to adjourn at 8:42 P.M. Motion Carried.

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