| September 9, 2002 | September 23, 2002 |
| October 14, 2002 | October 28, 2002 |
| November 12, 2002 | November 25, 2002 |
The regular meeting of the Brandon Valley
Board of Education was held at 7:00 p.m. on the 25th day of November,
2002 at Brandon Valley Middle School Media Center with the following members
present: Patricia Simmons, Bonnie Duffy, Casey Auch, John Whitelock, and Mike
Klumpp. Absent: None. Also present were Superintendent George A. Gulson,
Business Manager Paul J. Lundberg and other members of the administration.
The meeting was called to order by President
Simmons and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Duffy to
approve the agenda as revised. Motion carried.
Middle School teachers, Richard Henn, Patrick
Donelan, and Beth Slowey demonstrated the projects of their Industrial
Technology and Life Skills classes to the Board of Education.
Administrative reports were heard. They
included the following:
1.
Immunization Deficiency
Letter, November, 2002.
2.
Request from Karen
Heyden, Brandon Elementary Principal, to terminate the elementary after school
tutoring program and use the money to hire retired teachers to help during the
school day. The matter will be referred to the Curriculum Committee for review.
Motion by Klumpp, seconded by Whitelock to
approve the following general business items:
1.
Approve Open Enrollment request #128036.
2.
Approve Public School Exemption #25.
3.
Approve Matthew Merritt for substitute
teaching for the 2002-03 school year.
4.
Approve renewal of membership to East Dakota
Educational Cooperative for the 2003-04 school year.
Motion carried.
Motion by Auch, seconded by Duffy to approve
the following personnel items:
1.
Approve resignation from Cathy Rogers, Child
Nutrition Director.
2.
Recommendation to hire Carol F. Nangle, ESL
Long Term Substitute for 2002-03 school year.
3.
Recommendation to hire Terri Whipkey, Brandon
Elementary Secretary, 40 hrs/week@ $9.25/hour.
Motion carried.
The following communications received in the Central Office were reviewed. They
included:
1.
Thank you from Harold
Versteeg family.
2.
Thank you from Brandon
Elementary 3rd Grade Teachers.
3.
Thank you from Valley Springs
Staff.
Board of Education committee reports were heard. Board member Duffy reported on
Bennis Elementary building project. Board member Whitelock reported on
Curriculum Committee.
Travel reports were reviewed.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Duffy to adjourn the meeting at 7:55 p.m.
Motion carried.
Signed
_________________________________
Business Manager
Approved by the Board of Education this 9th day of December, 2002.
Signed
___________________________________
Chairperson
The regular meeting of the Brandon Valley Board of Education,
Brandon, SD was held at 7:00 p.m. on the 12th day of November, 2002
at the High School Library with the following members present: Patricia Simmons,
Bonnie Duffy, Casey Auch, and John Whitelock. Absent: Mike Klumpp. Also
present were Superintendent George A. Gulson, Business Manager Paul J. Lundberg,
and other members of the administration.
The meeting was called to order by President Simmons and opened
with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Auch to approve the agenda as
presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Auch, seconded by Whitelock to approve the minutes of
the regular board meetings of October 14th and October 28th
2002 as presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Duffy to approve the bills and
claims as submitted with the agenda (see attached). Motion carried.
The cash report for the month of October, 2002 showed receipts
of $1,343,292.68, and disbursements of $1,763,539.03, leaving a balance of
$5,904,505.05. General Fund had receipts of $1,095,091.23 and disbursements of
$983,747.73, leaving a balance of $1,394,463.10. Capital Outlay Fund had
receipts of $111,447.75 and disbursements of $99,339.10 leaving a balance of
$12,108.65. Special Education Fund had receipts of $104,925.23 and
disbursements of $131,272.41, leaving a balance of $154,417.13. Bond Redemption
Fund had receipts of $23,249.47 and disbursements of 0.00, leaving a balance of
$27,469.86. Capital Projects Fund had receipts of $8,579.00 and disbursements
of $549,179.79, leaving a balance of $4,316,046.31.
The
October, 2002 payroll totaled $749,907.89 of which $407,779.87 was
instructional, $229,563.33 was support services, $23,016.03 was co-curricular,
and $89,548.66 was Special Education.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Duffy to approve the financial
reports as presented for the month of October, 2002. Motion carried.
Administrative reports
were heard.
Board of Education gave the 2nd and final reading to
the following board policies:
1.
JC School Attendance
Areas
2.
JECC Assignment of
Students to Schools
Motion by Auch, seconded
by Duffy to approve the policies as presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Whitelock,
seconded by Duffy to approve the following General Business items:
1.
Approve the following
additional substitute teachers for the 2002-03 school year:
a)
Melissa
Heckman
b)
Amber
Blume
2.
Approve Open Enrollment
requests #128034 and #128035.
3.
Approve change order #1
for Robert Bennis Elementary + $59,116.00.
Motion carried.
Motion by Auch, seconded
by Whitelock to approve the following personnel items:
1.
Notice of maternity
leave for Lisa Johnson, Brandon Elementary beginning 12/16/2002.
2.
Resignation of Jeramie
Olson, Grounds Dept., effective 11/11/02.
Motion carried.
Communications received by the Central Office were reviewed.
They included the following:
1.
Thank you from Kent Anderson and Family.
Board of Education
committee reports were heard. Board member Duffy reported on Buildings and
Grounds – Bennis Elementary. Board member Whitelock reported on Curriculum
committee – Kindergarten Surveys.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Duffy to adjourn the meeting at
8:02 p.m. Motion carried.
Business Manager
Chairperson
The regular meeting of the Brandon Valley Board of Education was held at 7:00 p.m. on the 28th day of October, 2002 at Valley Springs Elementary with the following members present: Patricia Simmons, Bonnie Duffy, Casey Auch, John Whitelock, and Mike Klumpp. Absent: None. Also present were Superintendent George A. Gulson, Business Manager Paul J. Lundberg and other members of the administration.
The meeting was
called to order by President Simmons and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
A group of parents spoke to
the Board of Education regarding the possibility of combination classrooms at
Valley Springs Elementary for the 2002-03 school year. The parents posed
questions and concerns over combination classes. The Board of Education assured
the parents that the teachers would be properly trained and all children will
continue to receive the high quality of education that is expected at Brandon
Valley.
·
Carrie
Bakken and Linda Heeren gave a report to the Board of Education regarding the
newly implemented Guided Reading program at Brandon Valley School District.
There are 2,300 titles/books at Valley Springs Elementary for student use with
the program.
1.
JC
School Attendance Areas
2.
JECC
Assignment of Student to Schools
Motion by Auch, seconded by
Whitelock to approve the following general business items:
1.
Approve Open Enrollment
requests #128032 and #128033.
2.
Approve Public School
Exemption #23.
3.
Approve the following
for substitute teaching for the 2002-03 school year:
a.
Sara Hoffman
b.
Janet Liesinger
c.
Teresa Speiser
4.
Approve Middle School
Ski/Snowboarding Exploratory for 2002-03.
5.
Approve changing the
meeting for the Board of Education from Monday, November 11, 2002 to Tuesday,
November 12, 2002.
6.
Approve Jeremy Scadden
quote for snow removal for the 2002-03 school year.
7.
Set the Board of
Education retreat for December 18, 2002.
Motion
carried.
Motion by Klumpp, seconded by
Duffy to approve the following personnel items:
1.
Resignation Kathy Lind,
Brandon Elementary Secretary, effective 10/18/2002.
2.
Recommendation to hire
Cathy Rogers, Child Nutrition Director @ $25,000/yr. – 10 months.
3.
Notice of maternity
leave from Jami Ray- Special Services beginning approximately March 12, 2003.
Motion
carried.
The following communications received in the Central Office were reviewed. They
included:
1.
Thank you Gretchen Anderson &
family
2.
Thank you from Amy/Dan
Mutschelknaus.
Board of Education committee reports were heard. Board member Whitelock
reported on Alternative Education. Board member Whitelock reported on 3 surveys
for the Curriculum Committee to be distributed in the future regarding all day
kindergarten. One survey to be distributed at conferences, one survey to be
sent to Kindergarten students that have opened enrolled out of our district, and
one survey to be distributed at Kindergarten screening.
Travel reports were reviewed.
Motion by Klumpp, seconded by Auch to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 p.m. Motion
carried.
Signed
__________________________________
Business Manager
Approved by the Board of Education this 12th day of November, 2002.
Signed ______________________________________
Chairperson
The regular meeting of the
Brandon Valley Board of Education was held at 7:00 p.m. on the 14th
day of October, 2002 at the High School Library with the following members
present: Patricia Simmons, Bonnie Duffy, Casey Auch, John Whitelock, and Mike
Klumpp. Absent: none. Also present were Superintendent George A. Gulson,
Assistant Business Manager James Schobert and other members of the
administration.
The meeting was called to
order by President Simmons and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Auch, seconded by
Whitelock to approve the agenda as revised. Motion carried.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded
by Duffy to approve the minutes of the regular board meetings of September 9 and
September 23, 2002 as presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Klumpp to approve the bills and claims as
submitted with the agenda (see attached). Motion carried.
The cash report for the month
of September, 2002 showed cash receipts of $772,598.28 and disbursements of
$2,275,676.51 leaving a balance of $6,324,751.40. General Fund had receipts of
$708,866.51, sent a temporary interfund transfer of $58,849.51 to Capital Outlay
Fund and disbursements of $1,023,949.79, leaving a balance of $1,283,119.60.
Capital Outlay Fund had receipts of $10,554.09, received a temporary interfund
transfer of $58,849.51 from the General Fund and disbursements of $69,403.60,
leaving a balance of 0.00. The Special Education Fund had receipts of
$48,081.74 and disbursements of $121,001.71, leaving a balance of $180,764.31.
The Bond Redemption Fund had receipts of $1,664.52 and disbursements of 0.00,
leaving a balance of $4,220.39. The Capital Project Fund had receipts of
$3,431.42 and disbursements of $1,055,321.44, leaving a balance of
$4,856,647.07.
The September, 2002 payroll
totaled $753,821.29 of which $397,912.48 was instructional, $251,203.97 was
support services, $19,205.62 was co-curricular, and $85,499.22 was Special
Services.
Motion by Klumpp, seconded by
Auch to approve the financial reports as presented for the month of September,
2002. Motion carried.
Brett Erickson reported to the
Board of Education his concerns over combination classrooms, boundary changes,
and other issues at Valley Springs Elementary.
Administrative reports were heard. Superintendent Gulson reported on student immunization deficiency letters for September, 2002 and on the building improvements report for Valley Springs Elementary. Gregg Talcott, High School Principal reported on the mentoring program training he recently attended in Mitchell. Brad Thorson, Assistant High School Prinicipal, reported on a 9-day conference on leadership that he is currently attending. Dan Pansch, Middle School Principal, reported on the new Chinese students currently attending Brandon Valley and on the staff that will be attending a conference on English as a Second Language in Sioux Falls. Randy Hill, Assistant Middle School Principal, reported on testing changes under the new federal program “No Child Left Behind”. Joel Grim, Valley Springs Elementary Principal, reported on Laurie Bluch, Artist in Residence and on the October teacher in-service reviewing the 6 Traits of Writing Program.
The Board of Education
reviewed and discussed the following board policies:
1.
JC School Attendance Areas
2.
JECC Assignment of Students to
Schools.
Motion by Auch, seconded by
Whitelock to approve the following general business items:
1.
Approve Public School
Exemption request #23.
2.
Approve the following for
substitute teaching in the 2002-03 school year:
a.
Shelly Hoefs
b.
Stephanie Leinen
3.
Approve school lawyer
attendance to the Education Law Association Meeting.
4.
Recommendation to approve
petroleum quotes from Palisade Oil Company
5.
Approval of not offering
gymnastics due to the lack of students in the program and difficulty in finding
coaching.
6.
Approve scenario #1 boundary
recommendation for Robert Bennis Elementary, Brandon Elementary, and Valley
Springs Elementary.
Motion
carried.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Duffy to approve the following personnel items:
1.
Recommendation to hire Patrick
Murphy, substitute van driver.
Motion carried.
Communications
received in the Central Office were reviewed. They included the following:
1.
Thank you from Kyle Babb and
family.
2.
Thank you from Carol Dressen
and family.
The Board of Education Committee reports were heard. Board Member Klumpp
reported on transportation. Board President, Simmons, reported on the
Legislative Committee.
Travel reports and facility use events schedules were reviewed.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Auch to move into executive session to discuss
personnel matters @ 8:25 p.m. Motion carried.
After coming out of executive session it was moved by Whitelock, seconded by
Duffy to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 p.m. Motion carried.
Signed
_________________________________
Assistant Business Manager
Approved by the Board of Education this 11th day of November, 2002.
Signed
___________________________________
Chairperson
The regular meeting of Brandon Valley Board of
Education, Brandon, SD was held at 7:00 p.m. on the 23rd day of
September, 2002 at the High School library with the following members present:
Patricia Simmons, Bonnie Duffy, Casey Auch, John Whitelock, and Mike Klumpp.
Absent: None. Also present were Superintendent George A. Gulson, Business
Manager Paul J. Lundberg, and other members of the administration.
The meeting was called to order by President
Simmons and opened with the pledge of allegiance.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Klumpp to
approve the agenda as revised. Motion carried.
Dan Pansch, Middle School Principal, gave a
presentation on the North Central Accreditation 5 year process at Brandon Valley
School District.
Elementary Reading Specialist, Karen Kluin and
Educational Assistants Sheri McNamara, Bonnie Fjerestad, and Joan Krueger
presented to the Board of Education a new reading system that was implemented
this year. The program is called the “Sonday System”. It is a phonics based,
individualized program to help the struggling readers.
Superintendent Gulson gave a report on the
State of South Dakota opt outs. There have been 80 school districts opt out
since 1996. 30 opt outs have been uncontested, 23 opt outs have passed, 21 opt
outs have been defeated, and 6 opt outs have yet to be determined.
Board member Whitelock presented information
to review the all day kindergarten issue. He has suggested committee structure,
potential survey questions/participants, issues to explore, and questions to be
answered.
Board Policy BDDI –
Board Member Use of E-Mail was given the second reading by the Board of
Education. Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Auch to approve the policy as
presented. Motion carried.
Motion by Klumpp, seconded by Duffy to
approve the following general business items:
1.
Approve lane change request – Kevin Kessler BA
to BA+15.
2.
Authorize Public School Exemption requests
#23.
3.
Approve Open Enrollment request #128031.
4.
Approve the following substitute teachers for
the 2002-03 school year:
(a)
Mo Bousseta
(b)
Kevin Schaefbauer
(c)
Paul Watson
(d)
Tara White
(e)
John Sinding
(f) Matthew Skilbred
5.
Approve written agreement between Brandon Valley School District
and Sioux Falls Soccer Association.
6.
Approve Amanda Bonander to attend school at Brandon Valley as per
South Dakota Department of Education.
Motion carried.
Motion by Whitelock, seconded by Duffy to
approve the following personnel items:
1.
Resignation from Marcie Kemnitz, Food Service Director,
effective 09/30/2002.
2.
Notification from Beth Slowey, Middle School Teacher, maternity
leave approximately 04/17/03.
3.
Recommendation to hire George Houtsma, Substitute Bus Driver.
Motion carried.
Communications
received by the Central Office were reviewed. They included the following:
1.
Thank you from Brian McMartin and family.
Travel Reports and
Facility Use requests were reviewed.
Business
Manager
Signed
__________________________
Chairperson
The regular
meeting of the Brandon Valley Board of Education, Brandon, SD was held at 7:00
p.m. on the 9th day of September, 2002 at the High School Library
with the following members present: Patricia Simmons, Bonnie Duffy, Casey Auch,
John Whitelock and Mike Klumpp. Absent none. Also present were Superintendent
George A. Gulson, Business Manager Paul J. Lundberg, and other members of the
administration.
The meeting was
called to order by President Simmons and opened with the Pledge of Allegiance.
The August, 2002
payroll totaled $507,008.31 of which $263,769.43 was instructional, $172,671.30
was support services, $15,456.05 was co-curricular, and $55,111.53 was Special
Education.
Margaret Larson
and Curt Van Oort spoke to the Board of Education requesting all day
kindergarten program at Brandon Valley School District as an “optional”
offering. The matter will be referred to the Curriculum Committee for review.
Administrative reports were
heard. Business Manager, Paul Lundberg, presented preliminary 2003-04 budget
information. Lyn Heidenson, Special Services Director, reported Early Childhood
Screenings will be held on 09/17/2002. Karen Heyden, Brandon Elementary
Principal, presented to the Board of Education information on all day
kindergarten. Mrs. Heyden showed test score data, schedules, etc. Activities
Director, Randy Marso, reported to the Board of Education on the great success
of the Pigskin Classic.
Board Policy BDDI Board
Member Use of E-Mail was given the first reading by the Board of Education.
Motion by Auch, seconded by
Klumpp to approve the following General Business items:
(1)
Approve Open Enrollments #128029, #128030, & #128031.
(2)
Approve Public Exemption requests #20, #21, & #22.
(3)
Approve the following lane change requests:
·
Lisa Johnson –
BA to BA+15
·
Tom Kerr – BA
to BA+15
·
Justin Lovrien
– BA to BA+15
·
Peggy Reiter –
BA to BA+15
·
Jennifer Strand
– BA to BA+15
·
Troy Sturgeon –
BA to BA+15
·
Kent Anderson –
BA+15 to MA
·
Shelly Duke –
BA+15 to MA
·
Scott Guse –
BA+15 to MA
·
Kathy Hunt –
BA+15 to MA
·
Kristin Mulder
– BA+15 to MA
·
Jeff Trout –
BA+15 to MA
(4) Approve the following for
substitute teaching for the 2002-2003 school year:
·
Jessica
Hermanson
·
Donna Kinnan
·
Matthew Onnen
·
Jill Van Voorst
·
Robert Donner
Motion carried.
1.
Recommendation to hire Sandy
Albers, High School Food Service @ $8.50/hr, 3.25 hrs/day starting 09/03/2002.
2.
Recommendation to hire Debbie
Bird, Brandon Elementary Educational Assistant @ $8.75/hr, 17.5 hrs/week.
Motion carried.
1.
Thank you from Karn Barth – Staff In-service.
2.
Letter from Curt Van Oort concerning all day kindergarten.
3.
Letter from Deb Paauw concerning all day kindergarten.
4.
Letter from Shawn Smith concerning all day kindergarten.
5.
Email from Mike/Diane Laycock concerning all day kindergarten.
6.
Email from Dan/Chrisann Etrheim concerning all day kindergarten.
Board of Education committee
reports were heard. Board member Klumpp reported on Transportation Committee and
Board Member Whitelock reported on Curriculum Committee.
Motion by Duffy, seconded by
Auch to adjourn the meeting at 8:55 p.m. Motion carried.
Signed____________________________________
Business Manager
Approved by the
Board of Education this 14th day of October, 2002.
Signed____________________________________
Chairperson