June 12, 2023 at 5:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting (Executive Session to follow)

Background:  The following personnel are presented for the board’s consideration:

New Hire (Certificated Staff): Jada Jones, teacher, Sturgis Elementary, $48,000.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Carol-Anne Hvalka, teacher, rural schools, $32,684.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Micah Holt, teacher, Sturgis Elementary, $48,000.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Karrie Wendt, nurse, district-wide, $50,025.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Cody Lesmeister, teacher, Sturgis Brown High School, $48,395.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Tanya Seyer, teacher, Sturgis Elementary, $55,118.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Michele Paulsen, special education teacher, Piedmont Valley Elementary, $57,200.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Kattie Bland, teacher, Stagebarn Middle School, $54,484.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year.

New Hire (Support Staff): Stacey Ross, ELL services, district-wide, $30.00/hr, eff. 7/1/2023; Tiffany Nelson, custodian, Sturgis Brown High School, $16.00/hr, eff. 5/22/2023.

Change in Hourly Rate (Support Staff): Sheri Crowser, food service worker, Sturgis Brown High School, step-up to level 4, $17.05/hr to $17.20/hr, eff. 5/8/2023.

New Hire (Extracurricular): Sherrie Kafka, assistant hs girls jv/c basketball coach, level 2, Sturgis Brown High School, $4,774.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Paul Smith, assistant boys soccer coach, Sturgis Brown High School, $4,147.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Kattie Bland, head girls basketball coach, Stagebarn Middle School, $2,504.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year; Kattie Bland, assistant track coach, Stagebarn Middle School, $2,130.00, eff. beginning of the 2023-24 school year.

Resignation (Certificated): Gabe Dirksen, teacher, Stagebarn Middle School, eff. end of the 2022-23 school year; Nicole Turner, teacher, Sturgis Elementary, eff. end of the 2022-23 school year; Derris Buus, teacher, Sturgis Elementary, eff. end of the 2022-23 school year;

Resignation (Extracurricular): Derris Buus, head boys basketball coach, assistant football coach, Sturgis Brown High School, eff. end of the 2022-23 school year; Zyairr Johnson-Landoll, assistant 8th grade basketball coach, Sturgis Williams Middle School, eff. 4/27/2023.

Resignation (Support Staff): Tim Asheim, custodian, Sturgis Brown High School, eff. end of the 2022-23 school year; Jessica Bruce, computer technician, district-wide, eff. 6/9/2023; Jamie Saivong, special education paraprofessional, Whitewood Elementary, eff. end of the 2022-23 school year; Hilary Loeher, paraprofessional, Piedmont Valley Elementary, eff. end of the 2022-23 school year.

Background:  Community members who have volunteered to work in schools throughout the district: None have been presented.

Background:  The Curriculum/Technology Department has identified student consumables that were not being used due to COVID-19 and a host of other factors. They will not be used in the future and should be declared surplus.

Background:  Board members and school administrators/officials need to request a conflict of interest waiver before participating in or voting upon a decision concerning an application in which that member has a direct personal or financial interest.  

Background:  Board member, Sandy Cass has submitted a conflict of interest waiver as her daughter EmmaLeigh will be substitute teaching for the Meade School District.

Background:  Open Forum is an opportunity for patrons to share their thoughts and concerns.  The school board will listen, but no discussion takes place and there will not be board action.  Board members may ask clarifying questions. The protocol established for open forum is to provide a time limit of three minutes to share concerns.  If a patron would like to have a two-way discussion, they are encouraged to schedule a meeting with the superintendent. 

Background:  Congratulations to the second semester Merit and High Honor Roll students for your hard work and dedication to your high school academics!

Background:  Students from Sturgis Elementary, Piedmont Valley Elementary and Stagebarn Middle School received perfect attendance or under ten (10) absences for the entire 2022-23 school year and were recognized! Bicycles were donated by a community group to encourage attendance.
  

Background:  The track and field team competed at the state track meet on May 25^th through May 27th in Sioux Falls. Both the boys and girls teams had several individuals and relay teams place in the top 8.



 

Background:  Congratulations to Aiden Hedderman for his impressive state track meet performances. Aiden successfully defended his state championship 110 hurdles title and also finished 4th in the 300 hurdles and placed 5th in the pole vault. 

Background:  SBHS Lillian Heisinger (10th gr.) shot 88 on the first day and 86 on the second day to place 34th in the individual portion at the State Golf Tournament held in Pierre on June 5th and 6th.

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Background:  Brittany Ragels, Planning Coordinator with the City of Sturgis, will be presenting the current options being presented on the Junction Corridor Study.

Background:  We are required by law to hold a public hearing on our proposed budget. A presentation of the budget will be given during the first portion of the hearing and then we can open it up for comments and/or questions.  

We will need to move this item up or down in the agenda as this is publicized to begin at 6:00 p.m.

Background:  The monthly financial reports for the board’s review.  Brett Burditt will answer any questions you might have regarding financials. 

Background:  Business Manager, Brett Burditt is requesting the Board amend the FY23 budget in Fund 21 by $42,000.00 to drain, flush, and replace the glycol in the PVE heating system. The existing water needs to be replaced so it does not contaminate or compromise the new addition.  This was brought to the Buildings and Grounds Committee by Mr. Battles verifying pricing and availability of contractors to complete. Attached is a proposal from Krohmer Plumbing for Board review.

Background:  Business Manager, Brett Burditt is requesting approval from the Board to amend the budget in Fund 42, the SBHS Cafeteria Project, by $250,000.00 for expenses incurred in June 2023.

Background:  Business Manager, Brett Burditt, is requesting the Board to approve the service agreement with Rasmussen Mechanical to replace the existing radiant heaters in the Williams Administrative Building and install new heaters. The cost of this project, $45,070.00 will be added to the FY24 capital outlay budget through a budget amendment in September. These units will be replaced when the existing boiler system is upgraded, but due to difficulties in maintaining the heaters, we are recommending this phase be completed this summer. This was presented to the buildings and grounds committee with recommendation for approval.

Background:  Business Manager, Brett Burditt is requesting the Board to accept the haying agreement with Daniel Woodring on 6.5 acres at Stagebarn MS. Mr. Woodring did the work last summer and has agreed $35/ton for hay that is produced on the acreage.

Background:  Meade School District has worked in collaboration with Behavior Management Systems, Inc. to provide services. BMS’s Family Pathways program is a fee-for-service program which is paid by the families utilizing the services. The MOU outlines the terms of the agreements for those services at Piedmont Valley Elementary.

Background:  Mr. Wormstadt is requesting the Board approve the Handle with Care MOU between the Meade School District and the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department.

Background:  The recommended Learning Guidelines and Learning Agreement have been updated and will need the Board's approval for students that consider participating in the program through Edgenuity.  We may consider other suitable options, but our primary source for online will be Edgenuity.

Background:  Public schools in South Dakota are required to review and renew their Back-School-Plans every six months.  Schools receive ESSER funding for purposes of COVID recovery.  Plan renewal is a requirement for receipt of these funds.

This plan has been thinned to essentials.  We are waiting for any additional changes that we may make since the Public Health Emergency (PHE) has ended in May.
 

Background:  Because there was no election this year, the district is required to report the number of registered voters in the district. There are 15,247 registered voters in Meade and Lawrence counties.

Background:  The rural schools follow a four-day school week. The district is recommending the following rural calendar for the 2024-25 school year. The calendar reflects reduction of one student day and changed to a teacher work day.

Background:  Currently, the district has two students interested in dance for the 2023-24 school year.  

There are 24 girls total in cheer, 21 in competition cheer and 14 in sideline cheer (11 are the same as competition).  With the increased stunting in competition and sideline cheer, I recommend the following:

1. Suspend for next year or eliminate dance
2. Take the coaching position from dance and add an assistant coach to cheer for safety.

Note: With the addition of girls softball, we have increased the number female athletes participating even with the suspension or elimination of  dance. 

Background:  The district has received several bus route change requests for the upcoming 2023-24 school year. Harlow's and the Transportation Committee will need to set a date & time to review the requests for recommendations to go to the Board in August.

Mr. Wormstadt suggests the committee meet on Monday, June 26th at 1:30 p.m. prior to the Buildings and Grounds Committee meeting scheduled at 3:00 p.m., which is followed by the Policy Committee meeting at 4:30 p.m.

The Transportation Committee consists of Koontz, Good, Odegaard, and Urbaniak.

Background:  This is the Second Reading of School Board Policy JFCL: Student Registered Sex Offenders.

Background:  This is the Second Reading of School Board Policy JEG (JECC): Students Enrolling from Alternative Instruction and Unaccredited Schools.

Background:  Administrators will not be providing board reports for the months of June, July and August unless they have updates or information they feel deemed necessary. Activities has provided a June board report.

Background:  End of year reporting is finishing and due to the SD Department of Education on June 16th.  This does not include financial reporting for the end of the year.

 

Background:  June 12 - Site Visit to Curriculum/Technology
June 12 - Site Visit to Buildings & Grounds/Central Copy
June 12 - School Board Meeting
June 26 - B&G Committee Meeting
June 26 - Policy Committee Meeting
August 3 & 4 - ASBSD Convention