ISD #2184 School Board
meets Feb. 27
MINUTES OF REGULAR SCHOOL BOARD MEETING OF
INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 2184,
ROCK COUNTY, LUVERNE, MINNESOTA
A regular meeting of the Board of Education, ISD #2184, was held in the District
Office on February 27, 2023, at 7:00 p.m.
The following members were present: Michael DeBates, Ryan DeBates, Eric
Hartman, Tim Jarchow, Zach Nolz, Randy Sasker, and David Wrigg. Also present:
Craig Oftedahl, Tyler Reisch, Jason Phelps, Ryan Johnson, Stacy Gillette,
Becky Rahm, Cory Schmuck, Zoe DeBates, Lance Ripka, April Wallace,
Averill Sehr, and Mavis Fodness - Rock County Star Herald.
Chairperson Tim Jarchow opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion made by Eric Hartman, second by David Wrigg, to approve the
agenda as presented. Motion unanimously carried.
Child Guide Zoe DeBates reviewed this program with the School Board.
Administrative reports were given.
Motion made by David Wrigg, second by Ryan DeBates to approve the January 26, 2023, school board minutes as presented. Motion unanimously carried.
Motion made by David Wrigg, second by Eric Hartman, to accept
the following donations:
$200 - Grace Lutheran Church Women for Angel Fund
$2,000 - Grant from Luverne Area Community Foundation for field painter
$200 each from the following businesses for Community Ed Shirts: First Farmers
and Merchants, Manley Tire, Land & Home Realty, Connell Car Care,
Franken Construction, Papik Motors, Sterlings Cafe and Grill, McClure
Plumbing and Heating, Wayne’s Body Shop, and Luverne Building Center
$2,500 - Grant from Gene Haas Foundation for Robotics
Motion unanimously carried.
Business Manager Tyler Reisch reviewed the District and Student Activity bills with the School Board. Motion made by Ryan DeBates, second by Zach Nolz, to approve the bills as presented in the amount of $615,965.73 with payroll in the amount of $1,042,287.46 for a grand total of $1,658,253.19. Motion unanimously carried.
Motion made by Eric Hartman, second by Ryan DeBates, to accept the Student Activity report showing the balances as of January 31, 2023. Motion unanimously carried.
The following Parking Lot Improvements bids were received on February
21, 2023, at 11:00 a.m.:
Base Alternate A Alternate B Total
Diamond Concrete $888,351.00 $280,515.40 $312,889.07 $1,481.991.97
Spirit Lake, IA
Duininck, Inc. $852,351.00 $229,351.70 $253,741.20 $1,335,443.90
Prinsburg, MN
Henning Construction $1,049,497.02 $235,758.90 $261,485.45 $1,546,741.37
Adrian, MN
Hulstein Excavating Inc. $786,091.55 $209,728.35 $233,921.85 $1,229,741.75
Edgerton, MN
The recommendation from Matthew Knips with DGR Engineering was to
accept the bid from Hulstein Excavating, Inc.
Business Manager Tyler Reisch presented a preliminary statement of probable cost for the Luverne School 1997 Roof Replacement for the Elementary School. This estimated amount was $819,418.00. Tyler indicated to the School Board that he had $1,200,000.00 in the budget for this summer for capital outlay projects. The decision for the school board is on which project or projects they would like to spend those monies. It was noted that the parking lot improvement bids came in significantly under the projected cost. School Board members questioned if pushing the roofing project off for another year would result in any structural damage. Buildings and Ground Supervisor Cory Schmuck noted that we have had a couple of small leaks but nothing that is going to cause structural damage. His suggestion is to wait one year for the roofing project. He noted that doing the complete south parking lot area improvement this summer would be most cost effective for the school district.
Motion made by David Wrigg, second by Eric Hartman, to accept the bid
from Hulstein Excavation in the amount of $1,229,741.75 for the total parking lot
improvement project with all alternates to be completed in the timeframe from
June 1 through August 12. Motion unanimously carried.
Motion made by Ryan DeBates, second by Michael DeBates, to table the Luverne
Elementary School 1997 Roof Replacement project until 2024. Motion
unanimously carried.
Superintendent Craig Oftedahl requested the School Board adjust the school calendar for this school year to add May 25 and May 26 as student contact days to make up for the two snow days held at the beginning of January. Motion made by David Wrigg, second by Randy Sasker, to adjust the 2022-2023 calendar to show May 25 and May 26 as student contact days. Motion unanimously carried.
Discussion was held regarding the 2023-2024 school year calendar. Motion made by David Wrigg, second by Zach Nolz, to accept calendar option 1 which allows for two snow days before Memorial Day if needed. Motion unanimously carried.
The Annual Compliance/Vote of Concurrence or Noncurrence - American Indian Parent Advisory Committee was presented to the School Board with the Parent Advisory Board having a vote of concurrence for this school year. Motion made by David Wrigg, second by Eric Hartman, to recognize this vote of concurrence and authorize submission to the Minnesota Department of Education. Motion unanimously carried.
Motion made by Eric Hartman, second by Zach Nolz, to cancel the March 9 School Board work session due to Superintendent Oftedahl being
out of the district at a conference. Motion unanimously carried.
A letter from Superintendent Todd Holthaus of the Hills-Beaver Creek School District was presented to the school board. The letter was requesting a meeting to discuss the possibility of a sports pairing agreement between the Luverne School District and the Hills-Beaver Creek School District in the following sports: wrestling, baseball, softball, gymnastics, cross country, tennis and hockey. Discussion was held. Motion made by David Wrigg, second by Eric Hartman, to not entertain any discussion for a sports pairing agreement with the Hills-Beaver Creek School District at this time. Further discussion by the Board members was held. A roll call vote was taken as follows: David Wrigg - aye, Zach Nolz - nay, Ryan DeBates - aye, Tim Jarchow - aye, Michael DeBates - nay, Randy Sasker - nay, and Eric Hartman - aye. The motion passed.
Motion made by Eric Hartman, second by David Wrigg, to approve the
hiring of Corey Wynia as Elementary Administrative Assistant to begin
March 13, 2023. Motion unanimously carried.
Motion made by David Wrigg, second by Ryan DeBates, to approve the hiring
of Debra Remme as Paraprofessional beginning March 1, 2023. Motion
unanimously carried.
There were no committee reports given. Motion made by Ryan DeBates, second by Eric Hartman, to adjourn the meeting. Motion unanimously carried.
Dated: February 27, 2023 David Wrigg, Clerk
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