SOUTHWEST STAR CONCEPT SCHOOL

Board of Education Regular Meeting

July 17, 2007

 

The Board of Education of Independent School District #330 held its regular meeting on Tuesday, July 17, 2007, in the Media Center, in Okabena.  Larry Diemer, Harvey Kruger, John Volk, Dale Hesemann, John Stenzel, Jill Liepold, and ex officio Becky Cselovszki, Superintendent, were present.  Tracy Freking, Deb Mathias, and Kevin Mathias were also present.

 

John Stenzel, chairman, called the meeting to order after the re-organizational meeting.  A quorum was declared with all members present.  Kruger moved, seconded by Hesemann to approve the agenda with the additional items.  The motion carried unanimously.  Stenzel moved, seconded by Hesemann, to approve the minutes of the June 26, 2007, regular Board meeting.  The motion carried unanimously.  Hesemann moved, seconded by Liepold, to approve the Treasurer’s report.  The motion carried unanimously.  Hesemann moved, seconded by Diemer, to approve payment of the additional June bills.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

                        GENERAL FUND                                                           $6,491.36

                        FEDERAL PROGRAMS                                                    3,293.66

                        ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES                                          559.29

                        FOOD SERVICE                                                                     0.00

                        COMMUNITY EDUCATION                                                  579.46

                        DEBT REDEMPTION                                                              0.00

                       

                        TOTAL                                                                          $10,923.77

 

Hesemann moved, seconded by Diemer, to approve payment of the July bills.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

GENERAL FUND                                                           $ 67133.56

FEDERAL PROGRAMS                                                          763.36

ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES                                          2,041.25

FOOD SERVICE                                                                         0.00

COMMUNITY EDUCATION                                                     370.62

DEBT REDEMPTION                                                        61,831.25

 

TOTAL                                                                          $132,140.04

GROSS PAYROLL JULY 2007                                        $134,462.56

FIXED CHARGES                                                              22,613.77

 

Deb Mathias gave the Activity Director’s report.  SSC received a $5,000 matching grant from the Twins organization for improvements to the Laker baseball field.  There will also be an account for donations and future fundraisers.  Athletic eligibility meeting will be held on August 9, in the Brewster gymnasium at 7:00 p.m.  There was nothing to report for TEAM. 

 

There was nothing to report from the Dean of Students. 

 

Becky Cselovszki gave the Superintendent report.  She had met with a pool engineer along with Larry Diemer.  He was concerned with the replacement liner and the filtration system.  Typically, liners are not approved by the Minnesota Department of Health.  Also, all renovations must comply with current standards when finished.  All items that have been “grandfathered” will need to meet these standards.  He also estimates the cost of a swirl slide would cost approximately $150,000.  No renovations will be done to the pool until they are approved by the MDH.  The HLOCF road race will be on August 11, and the HLOCF golf outing will be on Sunday, September 9, at Emerald Valley in Lakefield.  Cost for the outing will be $40.00 per person. 

 

Bids for bread and mild were opened and reviewed by the Board.  Diemer moved, seconded by Kruger, to approve the bid from Interstate Brands company for bread products for the ’07-’08 school year.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

            20 oz. Butter top wheat  $ .95     1 ½ lb. White Sandwich  $ .90

            1 ½ lb. Wheat Sandwich    .95     Hamburger buns, 12 ct     1.05

            Hot Dog buns, 12 count  1.05     Steak buns, 24 count                   2.50

 

Hesemann moved, seconded by Liepold, to approve the bid from Joe’s Dairy for milk products for the ’07-’08 school year.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

            ½ pt Skim milk                          $ .2224             ½ pt 1% milk                 $ .2165

            ½ pt Choc skim milk                  $ .2260             ½ pt orange juice           $ .2494

            5 # Cottage Cheese                   $ 9.05               5 # Sour Cream              $5.25

            6 oz. Individual yogurt                 $  .48                ½ Gallon Soft Serve       $2.08

 

Hesemann moved, seconded by Diemer, to approve the propane bid form FCA at $1.43/gallon, based on last year’s usage.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

Superintendent Cselovszki informed the Board of changes in the Students’ Handbook.  The first is that absences must have written documentation to qualify as legitimate absences.  Five unexcused absences in a quarter will be considered an act of truancy.  The second change will be with the use of cell phones.  Since the phones can be interruptive and be used for cheating, no student will be allowed to have a cell phone with them during school hours.  Cell phones will be taken from the student(s) and the parents will be informed to pick up the phones.  Hesemann moved, seconded by Diemer, to approve these changes.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

Policy and Procedure for Fraud prevention and Fraud reporting was reviewed.  This is required by the school’s auditor.  Stenzel moved, seconded by Kruger, to approve this policy/procedure.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

Hesemann moved, seconded by Diemer, to approve an elementary open-enrollment student from the Fulda district. The motion carried unanimously. 

 

Diemer moved, seconded by Hesemann, to adjourn the meeting.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Jill Liepold, Clerk