Colome Consolidated School Board held their regular meeting on January 9th, 2017 at 5:00 p.m. in the Supt
Office/Conference Room at the Colome High School.
Meeting was called to order by Co-Chairman, Todd Shippy at 5:03 pm. Other members present: Vince Thieman,
Shannon Kortan, Chandra Cudmore, Joel Koskan, and Justin Heath. Quorum established. Chairman Pam Haukaas
arrived at 5:12.
School Administration Present: Ryan Orrock, Supt, Anna LaDeaux, Princ, and Betsy Rohde, Bus Mgr. Motions are
unanimous, unless otherwise stated.
The meeting was opened by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
Agenda: Motion by Koskan, second by Thieman, to approve the agenda as amended. All voted aye.
Visitors: None
New Board Member: School Board Member Oath was signed by appointed board member, Justin Heath.
Minutes: The minutes from the December Colome School Board meeting and the December Mid-Central Education
Cooperative were presented to the Board for their approval. Motion by Cudmore, second by Kortan to approve both
sets of minutes. All Aye.
Core Educational Cooperative Report: Supt. Orrock and Board Member Koskan discussed the CORE meeting. CORE has
hired a Director and Business Manager. Approved.
At this time, Pam Haukaas joined the meeting and took over as Chairman.
Claims: Board reviewed the January claims. After discussion, motion made by Cudmore to pay the claims as presented,
second by Koskan. Approved.
Financial Report: The December Financial reports were presented for consideration. Koskan made a motion to approve
the financial reports as presented, second by Shippy. All voted aye.
Elections: Discussion on the open school board positions to fill in FY 18. Up for an election is a 1 year term currently
being held by appointed member Heath, a 2 year term currently being held by appointed member Shippy and two 3 year
terms currently being filled by Kortan and Cudmore. Motion by Thieman, second by Koskan to set the election date for
April 11th, 2017. Petitions can be picked up starting Jan. 27th with the business manager. Precincts were set for Colome,
Wood, and Witten.
Academic Calendar: Supt Orrock requested we alter the academic schedule to move Parent/Teacher Conferences from
Feb. 2nd to Feb. 9th due to a rescheduled basketball game. Motion by Cudmore, second by Heath to amend the calendar.
All Aye.
Open Enrollment: Supt Orrock presented an open enrollment application. Motion by Koskan, second by Cudmore to
accept application #310. Approved.
Coke Agreement: Supt Orrock presented an agreement from Coke to sponsor the purchase of two shot clocks and a
scorer’s table if we would agree to only purchase Coke products for our concession stands. Motion by Cudmore, second
by Kortan to approve the agreement. All Aye.
At this time, it was 5:30 and the general meeting was paused in order to have the IPP meeting.
The Indian Policies and Procedures meeting was called to attention and Prin LaDeaux presented the current IPP and
some suggestions for changes to the policy. There were no visitors to deliver input. Prin LaDeaux would like to organize
biannual meetings with the parents of those affected by the policy to get their input. She explained the requirement of
the school to have the Indian Policy and Procedure meeting as a stipulation of the Impact Aid grant that we apply for
each year. The board requested she prepare a draft of her changes and present it at the next board meeting for review.
At 5:42, the board resumed their regular meeting.
Resignations: Supt Orrock presented three letters of resignation from Greg Sherman after 43 years of teaching, Renee
Sherman after 44 years of teaching, and Cindy Sealey after 43 years of teaching. Motion by Cudmore, second by
Thieman to accept the resignations. Approved. The board wishes to express their thanks for the dedication these three
teachers have provided to the school, not just with teaching, but also with participating in school events and
volunteering of their time. All of them will truly be missed. After some discussion, motion by Koskan, second by
Cudmore to advertise for these open positions. All Aye.
Teaching position: Supt Orrock reported that he interviewed an applicant for the open Math position for FY 18. He
requested to be able to offer the applicant a $2,000 moving incentive. Motion by Koskan, second by Cudmore to allow
him to offer the moving incentive. Approved.
Insurance: Supt Orrock reported he has been reaching out to insurance carriers for quotes. He hopes to have more
information by next meeting.
Lighting bids: The only bid for the energy efficient lighting was opened. GenPro bid an installation cost of $90,824.99
with an estimated annual cost savings of $11,312.16. After some discussion, motion made by Thieman, second by
Cudmore to accept the bid from GenPro but under the terms that we want placed on the list to receive state funds when
they are again available and will not be proceeding with the project until we have accepted the funding terms.
Approved.
Reports: Prin. LaDeaux presented her report including academic achievements, activities from the last month, and also
presented letters from the choir students. The board acknowledged the letters with a discussion. Supt Orrock presented
his report including building maintenance, staffing, and the changes to the Great Plains Conference. He also wished to
acknowledge Brian and Edna Jorgensen and Melanie Cole for their efforts to move some elementary rooms around over
the Holiday break.
Executive Session: Motion by Thieman, second by Koskan to enter into Executive session at 6:38 as per SDCL1-25-2(3)
Legal and for SDCL 1-25-2(1) annual Supt evaluation.
Chairman Haukaas declared out of Executive Session at 7:30.
The board changed the February board meeting to start at 5:00 due to a conflict with a basketball game. The policy
committee will meet at 5:15 on Feb. 6th.
Adjourn: Being nothing further, a motion was made by Cudmore, second by Koskan to dismiss at 7:35 p.m.
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Pam Haukaas, Chairman
Betsy Rohde, Business Manager
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