Board of Education Proceedings Big Stone City School District #25-1 • December 30, 2020

Board of Education Proceedings
Big Stone City School District #25-1
 
The Big Stone City School District’s Board of Education met in a regular session on December 30, 2020 at 6:00 PM in the school gymnasium with the following members present or absent:
Officers and others present:
Christopher Folk, CEO/Business Manager
Anne Lester, Learning Center/OST Director/Teacher
Ashley Stoel, Teacher
Erin Julius, Teacher
Kristin Roe, Teacher
Jennifer Cronen, Teacher
Nichole Cooper, Teacher
Kerstin Cooper, Paraprofessional
Meeting called to order by Vice President Sue Westermeyer at 6:06 PM
Roll call was taken with Sue Christensen, Hillary Henrich, Amy VanLith, and Sue Westermeyer present. Quorum established. Jennifer Wiik was absent. 
The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.
Motion by Henrich, seconded by Christensen, to approve the proposed agenda. 4 votes yes. Motion Carried.
Community Input Session: none presented
Communication Items
• School Board Communication: LAN Member and 2020-21 Sick Leave Bank Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) presented by BSCEA. After discussion on the items above:
Motion by Henrich, seconded by VanLith, to approve the appointment of Sue Westermeyer to the LAN Member. 4 votes yes. Motion Carried.
Motion by Christensen, seconded by Henrich, to approve the 2020-21 Sick Leave Bank Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). 4 votes yes. Motion Carried.
• Principal Report: non presented
• CEO/Business Manager Report: the following reports were presented; Revenue/Expenditure Summary Report, BSCS Board Report – Detail, Bills and BMO PCard, Payroll Register – Unitemized Report, Balance Sheet, Check Reconciliation Report, and Manual Journal Entry Board Report. Other items discussed were Learning Center financials and future outlook, Governor’s Budget Address, general fund state aid payments, and IDEA Special Education Maintenance of Effort (MOE)
Financial Report
General Fund: November 1, 2020, beginning balance, $46,978.97; total receipts, $255,545.49; total disburse- ments, ($126,009.91); November 30, 2020, ending balance, $176,514.55.
Capital Outlay Fund: November 1, 2020, beginning balance, $137,107.33; total receipts, $45,692.70; total disbursements, ($7,009.86); November 30, 2020, ending balance, $175,790.17.
Special Education Fund: November 1, 2020, beginning balance, $71,755.38; total receipts, $45,605.92; total disbursements, ($16,135.05); November 30, 2020, ending balance, $101,226.25.
Food Service Fund: November 1, 2020, beginning balance, ($8,015.18); total receipts, $7,000.73; total disbursements, ($7,132.21); November 30, 2020, ending balance, ($8,146.66)
Preschool/Out-Side School Time (OST)/LLLC Fund: November 1, 2020, beginning balance, $6,709.53; total receipts, $17,578.47; total disbursements, ($25,905.48); November 30, 2020, ending balance, ($1,617.48).
Certificate of Deposit – $304,572.58
Advance Payment (Fund 11) & Flex Account (Fund 71) – $11,643.12
Student Council (Fund 72) – $2,337.83
The following bills were approved:
GENERAL FUND: BMO MASTERCARD,(PCARD), 6,990.19; CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING CO, (FOOD SERVICE), 229.50; CITY OF BIG STONE CITY, (UTILITIES), 1,417.45; FOOD SERVICE FUND, (SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE FUND), 122.85; GRANT COUNTY REVIEW, (ADVERTISING), 35.68; JAYMAR BUSINESS FORMS, (BUSINESS SUPPLIES), 36.25; NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, (UTILITIES - NATGAS), 612.02; US FOODS, (FOOD PURCHASES), 552.20; VOLKENANT, JOANN, (REIMBURSEMENT), 20.00
CAPITAL OUTLAY FUND: BMO MASTERCARD, (PCARD), 1,068.85; REALLY GREAT READING COMPANY LLC, (READING CURRICULUM), 1,000.03
SPECIAL EDUCATION FUND: NONE
FOOD SERVICE FUND: ANDERSON, SHELLY, (REIMBURSEMENT), 44.11; BMO MASTERCARD, (PCARD), 1,433.46; CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING CO, (FOOD SERVICE), 1,199.81; SOUTH DAKOTA DEPT OF EDUCATION, (COMMODITIES), 81.58; US FOODS, (FOOD PURCHASES), 718.16 
PRESCHOOL/LEARNING CENTER/OST FUND: BMO MASTERCARD, (PCARD), 1,008.64; CASH-WA DISTRIBUTING CO, (FOOD SERVICE), 55.75; CITY OF BIG STONE CITY, (UTILITIES), 222.52; LESTER, ANNE, (REIMBURSEMENT), 22.97; NORTHWESTERN ENERGY, (UTILITIES - NATGAS), 66.81; ST. CHARLES CHURCH, (RENT PAYMENT), 500.00; US FOODS, (FOOD PURCHASES), 444.68
Action Items
Motion by VanLith, seconded by Henrich, to approve the Consent Agenda as presented. 4 votes yes. Motion Carried.
• Approval of minutes from previous meeting(s); November 16, 2020 meeting
• Approval of the financial reports
• Approval of the bills, including BMO Mastercard purchases
• Approval of the Disclosure of Conflict of Interest; none presented
• Approval of the second and final reading of Policy ABBA – Title I Parent Involvement
• Approval of Lori Brandt as paraprofessional for the 2020-2021 school year
• Approval of Edann Cloos as Long-Term Substitute for the first grade classroom for a designated time in the 2020-2021 school year
• Approval of the Title I Coordination/Transition Plan
• Approval of surplus property listing 
Separate Action Items
Motion by VanLith, seconded by Henrich, to approve the new savings account for the LLLC building project. 4 votes yes. Motion Carried.
Discussion
There were discussions on the following items:
• School basketball plan for the 2020-2021 season
• Looking ahead, school board annual election date, Principal/Counselor evaluation, CEO/Business Manager evaluation, and the 2021-2022 school calendar.
• Next school board meeting: Based on reorg meeting, third Monday of the month: January 18, 2021 (regular meeting) at 6:00 p.m. in the gymnasium due to COVID-19 social distancing procedures.
Motion by VanLith, seconded by Henrich, to adjourn the meeting at 7:15 PM. 4 votes yes. Motion Carried.
 /s/ President
/s/ Business Manager
 

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