SOUTHWEST STAR CONCEPT SCHOOL

Board of Education Regular Meeting

October 16, 2007

 

The Board of Education of Independent School District #330 held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 in the Media Center in Okabena.  Larry Diemer, Harvey Kruger, John Volk, Dale Hesemann, John Stenzel and ex officio Becky Cselovszki, Superintendent were present.  Tracy Freking, Brad Doherty, Deb Mathias, and Cindy Owen were also present.  Jill Liepold was present at the end of the meeting. 

 

John Stenzel, chairman, called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.  A quorum was declared with five of six members present.  Volk moved, seconded by Diemer, to approve the agenda with the additional items.  The motion carried unanimously.  Hesemann moved, seconded by Volk, to approve the minutes of the September 18, 2007, regular board meeting as amended.  The motion carried unanimously.  Kruger moved, seconded by Hesemann to approve the Treasurer’s report.  The motion carried unanimously.  Hesemann moved, seconded by Diemer, to approve the payment of the bills.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

                        GENERAL FUND                                               $93,690.66

                        FEDERAL PROGRAM                                           6,568.13

                        ATHLETICS/ACTIVITIES                             3,421.78

                        FOOD SERVICE                                                    5,381.54

                        COMMUNITY EDUCATION                                     1,132.38

                        DEBT REDEMPTION                                                    0.00

           

                        TOTAL                                                             $110,194.49

                        TOTAL GROSS PAYROLL OCTOBER 2007         165,738.10

            FIXED CHARGES                                                28,727.52

 

Deb Mathias gave the Activity Director report.  Two students from SSC will be participating with the Windom cross-country team at the conference Cross Country meet on October 16.  The renovation of Laker field is progressing.  Twenty-five students signed up for the fall play

Maxwell PI.

 

Mathias then gave the TEAM report.  The cookie dough fundraiser was successful, raising $7,000 for the playground resurfacing fund.  NWEA testing was completed during the week of October 8-12.  Vision/Hearing screening was completed on October 15.  On October 17, Joni Garrison had the students in grades 4-6 present a character education play to the K-3 grade students.  Parent/Teacher conferences will be on November 15.

 

Cindy Owen gave the Dean of Student report.  Mid-Quarter conferences were held on October 8.  153 people were in attendance.  A career night was held for Juniors and Seniors.  The Band/Choir concert will be on October 29 at 7:00 p.m.  First quarter will end on November 2.  On November 16, there will be a teacher’s in-service.  The FFA Greenhand night will be on November 19, serving pancakes/sausage from 5-7 and a program afterwards.  The wellness committee met on October 15.  Wellness fairs at the high school and elementary school are being planned as well as a promotional week for the Wellness Center for students and community members. 

 

The wellness policy was also reviewed.  Stenzel moved, seconded by Diemer, to approve the changes recommended by the wellness committee.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

Becky Cselovszki gave the Superintendent report.  There have been two negotiation meetings so far.  The next meeting will be on November 17, at 7:00 a.m.   The pool update was given.  Olympic pools were not able to service us at this time.  They also quoted up to $200,000 to replace the pool with a new one.  No other companies have returned our request for information.  No action will be taken.  The MSBA Conference will be held on January 17 – 18, 2008.  Registration will need to be in before December 14.  The liability lawsuit filed against the District had complete settlement after mediation on October 8, 2007.  The Building and Grounds committee will be meeting to discuss the options of the land swap with the City of Heron Lake.  They will be reporting to the Board at a future date. 

 

Volk moved, seconded by Kruger, to approve an open-enrollment secondary student from the Windom district effective immediately.  The motion carried unanimously.  Kruger moved, seconded by Volk, to approve an open-enrollment secondary student from the JCC district for the ’08-’09 school year.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

Stenzel moved, seconded by Hesemann, to approve the Assurance of Compliance with State and Federal laws, prohibiting discrimination.  This states that we are compliant with non-discrimination practices, title IX, harassment, and 504 issues.  The motion carried unanimously.

 

The Staff Development Report was reviewed and the goals have been met.  Stenzel moved, seconded by Diemer to approve the report for the ’06-’07 school year.  The motion carried unanimously. 

 

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

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

Jill Liepold, Clerk