By Aberdeen Insider - April 17, 2025 in NORTH CENTRAL SPECIAL EDUCATION COOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE BOARD
REGULAR BOARD MEETING
APRIL 7, 2025
Bukaske called the meeting to order at 7:08 p.m. The meeting was held in the NCSEC Conference Room. Present: Leah Haaland-Warner, Megan Clemensen-Northwestern Area, Toni Bukaske-Edmunds Central, Samantha Kallas-Leola, Eric Sumption-Fredrick, and Krissa Sampson-Langford Area. Absent: Jeremy Bottum-Hitchcock-Tulare, Grant-Rix-Groton, Amy Hofer-Doland. Others present were Director Becky Erickson and business manager Becky Hubsch.
Moved by Sampson, second by Clemensen, to approve the agenda as amended with the addition of the reduction of employment request by Sue Neiger. Motion carried.
Pursuant to SDCL 23-3, no potential conflict disclosure was reported.
Members of the public are allowed five minutes to address the board on any topic of their choice. With no public members present to speak, the board proceeded with their remaining agenda items.
Hubsch presented the bills and financial statements as follows:
NON-COOP RELATED SERVICES Treasure’s Report balance February 1, 2025 13,830.29; 0.00 Receipts 639.06 Expenditures; Balance February 28, 2025 13,191.23; Net Salary 324.45 Net Benefits 251.67; REYELTS, DIANE NON COOP MILES 78.40;
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE-COOP Treasure’s Report balance February 1, 2025, 375,121.54 Receipts 106,837.61, Expenditures 80,154.74; Balance February 28, 2025, 401,804.41. Reserve Unemployment 12,000.00. Net Salary 41,785.56, Net Benefits 30,551.36; BECK, TAMMI COOP MILES/PHONE 954.40; BENNETT, MICHELE PD PRESENTER 350.00; CENTURY BUSINESS PRODUCTS COPIES 29.45; ERICKSON, BECKY COOP MILES/PHONE1,136.90; GOETHEL, CATHY COOP MILES/PHONE 1,034.20; HABECK, ANGIE PHONE 50.00; HUBSCH, REBECCA PHONE 50.00; JOHNSON, PAULA COOP MILES/PHONE 440.60; MASTERCARD WESTERN PSYCH MOSYLE CORP SPED CONF.509.80; NEIGER, SUSAN COOP MILES /PHONE 274.00; NSU FINANCE OFFICE RENT, PAPER 365; PERRION, ANNIE COOP MILES/PHONE 382.50; PRAIRIE HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE SLP CONTRACTED SERVICES/SLP CONTRACTED MILES 4,799.70; RASMUSSEN, LYNDSAY COOP MILES /PHONE, CONFERENCE 1,739.00; REYELTS, DIANE COOP MILES PHONE/SUPPLIES 808.80; SCHUMACHER, NITA PHONE/COOP MILES 358.00; SORENSEN, STEPHANIE PSYCH SERVICES AND MILES 1,221.70; WALTMAN, DIANE COOP MILES/PHONE/CONTINUING EDUCATION 617.80.
NON-COOP RELATED SERVICES Treasure’s Report balance March 1, 2025 13,191.23 Receipts 0.00 Expenditures 616.66 Balance March 31, 2025 12,574.57; Net Salary 233.84 Net Benefits 342.22; REYELTS, DIANE NON-COOP MILES 78.40
OTHER SPECIAL REVENUE-COOP Treasure’s Report balance March 1, 2025 401,804.41 Receipts 101,865.00, Expenditures 87,523.68; Balance March 31, 2025 416,145.73; Reserve Unemployment 12,000.00; Net Salary 39,644.66, Net Benefits 32,245.29; BECK, TAMMI COOP MILE/PHONE 1,212.00; CENTURY BUSINESS PRODUCTS COPIES 27.30; ERICKSON, BECKY COOP MILES/PHONE 516.20; GOETHEL, CATHY COOP MILES/PHONE 1,276.40; GROTON AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT PAPER/COPIES/REPORT COVERS $327.98; HABECK, ANGIE PHONE 50.00; HUBSCH, REBECCA PHONE 50.00; JOHNSON, PAULA COOP MILES/PHONE 269.80; MASTERCARD HOBBY LOBBY/TARGET/AMAZON/SPED DIR. STRAND 197.06; MCQUILLEN GROUP PUBLICATION 77.87; NEIGER, SUSAN MILES/PHONE 311.80; NSU FINANCE OFFICE RENT 350.00; PERRION, ANNIE COOP MILES/PHONE 745.80; PRAIRIE HEIGHTS HEALTHCARE CONTRACTED SPEECH SERVICES 4,629.72; RASMUSSEN, LYNDSAY MILES/PHONE 1,921.80; REYELTS, DIANE; COOP MILES/PHONE 1,200.80; SCHUMACHER, NITA PHONE/COOP MILES 386.00; SDSLHA MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL 75.00; SORENSEN, STEPHANIE PSYCHOLOGY SERVICES 1,478.10; WALTMAN, DIANE COOP MILES/PHONE 504.40.
Business manager Hubsch reviewed ASBSD Protective Trust insurance and workers’ compensation rates and went through local share proposals for FY 2026.
Erickson gave the Director’s report, including caseload numbers, year-to-date evaluation numbers, pre-ETS summer initiative grant, and summer autism groups. Doland, Northwestern, and Warner are 2025-2026 schools up for accountability reviews, and they have been notified to review their SPED procedure manuals. Erickson gave the board updates on open positions. Spring screenings are complete, and upcoming staff training is on Safety Care renewal and ADOS training.
Moved by Haaland, second by Sumption, to approve Sue Neiger, SLP, for the 2025-2026 school year at 107 contract days. Motion carried.
Moved by Sumption, second by Kallas, to approve Supplemental Budget Resolution #FY25-2.
Motion carried.
North Central Special Education Cooperative Board Motion – Adopt Supplemental Budget #FY25-2
RESOLUTION TO ADOPT SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET #FY25-2
Let it be resolved that the school board of the North Central Special Education Cooperative, in accordance with SDCL 13-11-3.12, and after duly considering the proposed supplemental budget, hereby approves and adopts the following supplemental budget in total:
Appropriations
NON-COOP FUND-11
COOP FUND-29
11 2211 000315 616
$200.00
11 2211 000 319 616
$2500.00
11 2211 000 334 616
$831.60
11 2211 000 411 616
$718.40
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Means of Finance
$4,250.00
11 4900 000 616
Pre-Employment Transition
Services-Department of
Human Services Grant
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Total Means of Finance
$4,250.00
Presiding Officer
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Business Manager
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Moved by Clemensen, second by Sampson, to approve the Cooperative Membership School Agreement. Motion carried.
Moved by Sumption, second by Haaland, to approve issuing Ipswich School District contract for psychological services for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried.
Moved by Sampson, second by Sumption, to approve negotiated agreements for certified staff for the 2025-2026 school year, Speech-Language Pathologist Assistant for the 2025-2026 school year, and NCSEC Director for the 2025-2026 school year. Motion carried.
Motion by Clemensen second by Haaland, to approve issuing staff contracts with a return date of April 17, 2025. Motion approved.
Moved by Haaland, second by Clemensen, to approve the following consent agenda items: minutes from the February 3, 2025, Governing Board meeting, February and March 2025 bills and financial statements, ASBSD Protective Trust Health Fund Participation Agreement and Plan Options, ASBSD Protective Trust Workers’ Compensation Renewal Agreement, ASBSD Protective Trust Joint Powers Agreement and Bylaws, authorize NCSEC Advisory Board of Superintendents to make recommendations to the Governance Board concerning the employment of personnel, budgets, policy and other matters deemed necessary, and authorize NCSEC Advisory Board of Superintendents to approve bills for payment with final approval at the next meeting of the Governance Board. Motion carried.
Moved by Sampson, second by Sumption, to adjourn the meeting at 7:55pm. Motion carried.
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Becky Hubsch, Business Manager
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Grant Rix, President
The addition of signatures to this page verifies these minutes as official.
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