Brandon Valley School District: June 2
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE BRANDON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT WILL HOLD A PUBLIC AUCTION OF SURPLUS PROPERTY ON JUNE 12, 2021.
Auction will take place on Saturday, June 12, at 10:00 a.m. at Interstate Auction, LLC, 26047 478th Ave., Brandon, SD 57005.
Auction items may consist of tractors, trucks, buses, vans, cars, mowers, heavy equipment, office equipment, and many other items.
All items are subject to sales tax. Items will be available for inspection one hour prior to the auction. If interested in a specific item, please contact Interstate Auction, LLC on Friday,
June 11, to ensure the item is still on the auction. All items are sold as is, where is, and must be removed from the auction sites on the day of the auction unless other arrangements are made with management. No secondary sales will be allowed on the premises.
Bank letter or proof of funds required for substantial purchases.
Additional information may be obtained by contacting Interstate Auction, LLC at 605-331-4550 or Bppage1@gmail.com.
Published twice at the approximate cost of $22.72
May 26 & June 2, 2021
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CHILD NUTRITION DAIRY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)
BRANDON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT - #49-2
RFP CLOSES: JUNE 17, 2021 – 1:00 p.m. Local Time
Notice is hereby given that sealed RFP’s will be received at the George A. Gulson Administrative Center of the Brandon Valley School District #49-2, 300 South Splitrock Boulevard, Brandon, South Dakota, until 1:00 p.m. local time on the 17th day of June, for the Dairy Vendor for the Brandon Valley Child Nutrition Department , in accordance with specifications prepared by the Brandon Valley School District #49-2, 300 S. Splitrock Boulevard, Brandon, South Dakota 57005 to the attention of Andrea Kruse, CNS Director.
Proposals will be received until 1:00 pm, June 17th, 2021 local time. Proposals will be opened informally and reviewed at that time. RFP’s received after said time will be returned unopened. Oral, telegraphic, or telephone proposal and modifications will not be considered. Proposals shall not be withdrawn by any bidder for a period of thirty (30) calendar days after opening of bids. Proposals submitted on forms other than the one provided will not be considered.
Brandon Valley School District Board of Education will review the RFP’s received and pass upon them at a regular or special Board meeting to be held no later than thirty (30) days following the RFP opening.
The Board of Education of the Brandon Valley School District #49-2, reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, to accept proposals it deems to be in its best interest, and to waive any or all informalities in bidding procedures.
By virtue of statutory authority, preference will be given to materials, products, and supplies found or produced within the State of South Dakota.
Paul Lundberg
Business Manager
Brandon Valley School District
Legal Advertising Dates
1) June 2, 2021 The Brandon Journal
2) June 9, 2021 The Brandon Journal
Published twice at an approximate cost of $39.30.
June 2 & 9, 2021
__________ Notice __________
NOTICE OF SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION
BRANDON VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 49-2
A School District Election will be held on the 15th day of June, 2021 in all the voting precincts in School District No. 49-2, Brandon, South Dakota. If the polls cannot be opened because of bad weather, the election may be postponed one week.
The election polls will be open from seven o’clock a.m. to seven o’clock p.m. central daylight savings time on the day of the election.
At the election, the following offices will be voted upon:
• Two (2) 3-year terms for two board member residing anywhere in the District.
The following polling place in each precinct will be as follows:
Precinct 1: Valley Springs (Valley Springs American Legion):
City of Valley Springs, Valley Springs and Red Rock Townships.
Precinct 2: Brandon (Brandon Valley High School Community Room):
City of Brandon, Brandon and Mapleton Townships and those portions of Sverdrup and Edison Townships that lie in the Brandon Valley School District.
Precinct 3: Splitrock Township (Fred Assam Elementary Gymnasium):
Splitrock Township and that portion of Sioux Falls Township that lies in the Brandon Valley School District.
Voters with disabilities may contact the Business Manager for information and special assistance in absentee voting or polling place accessibility.
Paul J. Lundberg, Business Manager
Published: Brandon Valley Journal
June 2, 2021
June 9, 2021
Published twice at an approximate cost of $32.54.
June 2 & 9, 2021
_________ Minutes _________
The regular meeting of the Brandon Valley Board of Education, Brandon, SD was held at 6:30 p.m. on the 24th of May, 2021 at the Brandon Valley High School Community Room with the following members present: Renee Ullom, Gregg Ode, Ellie Saxer, Gregg Talcott, and Nick Scott. Absent: None. Also present were Superintendent Jarod Larson, Brandon Valley High School Assistant Principal Bill Freking, Brandon Valley Middle School Principal Brad Thorson, Brandon Valley Intermediate School Principal Nick Skibsted, Brandon Valley Intermediate Assistant Principal Rick Pearson, and Director of Instruction Sherri Nelson.
Renee Ullom called the regular meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., beginning with the Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Talcott, seconded by Ode to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried.
Administrative reports were presented. Superintendent Jarod Larson outlined the Inspiration Elementary School construction timeline:
Spring 2020:
° Construction in progress
° Collaborative BVSD/Sioux Falls Playground/Park Development/Expense Agreement ($336,823)
Fall 2020: Naming Facilities Committee: November 23, 2020 recommendation; Process completed
Fall 2020: Elementary boundary line committee: Process completed
2020-21 School year: Construction continues
Fall 2021: School opens (July 30, 2021: Substantial Completion; August 13, 2021: Punch List Completed)
The new elementary school staffing continues, with a majority of the teaching staff hiring (regular and special education) complete. All encore staffing will be provided through other building shared staff while the Classified staff assignments/hiring is in progress.
The 2021-22 Budget process is on-going. The Business Office has reviewed and compiled completed budget requests, returning them to each building/department. In February 2021, the 5-year plan was presented, and at the March 8, 2021 regular Board of Education meeting, the preliminary Capital Outlay budget was presented and approved for major items to be bid in a timely manner. At the May 10, 2021 Regular School Board Meeting, Business Manager Paul Lundberg presented the 2021-22 preliminary budget presentation and in July 2021, we will hold the public budget hearing.
Dr. Jarod Larson reviewed the updated COVID-19 Pandemic Response Plan. The CDC/SD DOH Close Contact Quarantine Update protocols include two alternative timelines for 7-day and 10-day quarantine that both require specific criteria. Summer 2021 Facility Use COVID-19 restrictions, beginning June 1st, we will allow buildings to be open to all Brandon Valley students and staff with summer school close contact tracing with individuals and groups notified if exposure occurs. Close contact quarantine for the summer is recommended. A Pandemic Response Planning Committee has been reinstituted for the week of July 12, 2021 and any necessary mitigation strategies/plans will be finalized the week of August 2, 2021.
The 2021-22 BV Distance Learning Academy will continue as follows: Grades K-4: Brandon Valley Teachers/Platform; Grades 5-12: SD Virtual School (5-6 Black Hills On-line Learning and 7-12 SD Virtual School).
Brandon Valley High School addition priorities have been reviewed and discussed as follows:
- General Classrooms, Ground Floor Special Education, Science Lab Classrooms, Maximize Land Usage/ Upgrade East Facility Face, Minimize Impact to parking.
The tentative BVHS Addition timeline is as follows:
- Preliminary planning in-progress: Preliminary planning with the Building and Grounds Board Committee, Central Office Administration and BVHS Administration
- Fall 2021 – Information sharing as follows: Community with Board of Education, Administrative Council, Teacher Liaison Council, Classified Council, and the Brandon Valley High School Staff
- Winter 2022 – Bid the project
- Spring/Summer 2022 – BVHS Addition begins
- 2022-2023 School year – Construction in-progress
- Fall 2023 – Addition opens
Information sharing regarding the BVHS Addition begins with preliminary planning (in-progress) with Building and Grounds Committee, Central Office Administration and BVHS Administration. In the Fall of 2021, Communication will continue with the Board of Education, Administrative Council, Teacher Liaison Council, Classified Council, and the Brandon Valley High School Staff.
The 2021 Summer Lunch Program has been approved for June and July of 2021. The format will be “Grab & Go” on Tuesdays (5 breakfasts/lunches provided every Tuesday) from June 1 – July 27, 2021 with the following times and places designated for pick up: Brandon Elementary, pick up at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm; Valley Springs Elementary, pick up at 11:00 am to 12:00 pm; Corner of East Renee and North Cory Place, pick up at 11:00 am to 11:45 am; and lastly at Granite Valley Park (6101 N. Gold Nugget Avenue, Sioux Falls), pick up at 12:15 pm to 1:00 pm. There will be on-site service for EL Summer School and Boys & Girls Club summer programs.
Brandon Valley School Board up-coming items/events:
Policy. Public school Exemptions (Homeschool) Activity Participation policy information will be forthcoming with guidance from the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD), South Dakota Board of Education (SDBOE) and the SD Department of Education. These entities are working together to furnish School Districts with guidance and FAQ’s to guide in the modification and creation of public school exemptions and the allowed participation in extra-curricular activities due to the recent legislative change.
Medicinal Cannabis. Recently the SDBOE reviewed and adopted administrative rules which will now work through the joint rules committee process. The recommendation from my office is that we will take the most conservative approach allowed and outlined within the administrative rules regarding medical cannabis. Superintendent Larson recently met with BV nursing staff and is confirming two very important points regarding Medical Cannibis. First, BV Staff will not administer medical cannabis; only the registered designated caregiver will be permitted to administer medical cannabis. Secondly, medical cannabis will not be stored on school property. That policy will be in place prior to the start of the 2021-22 school year.
School Board Election – Tuesday, June 15, 2021. There are two seats open with the following candidates vying for those seats: Gregg Ode, Carrie Roberts, and Nick Scott. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on election day. Please contact the Business Office with any questions.
Annual Meeting – Monday July 12, 2021. Budget Hearing @ 6:00 p.m. and Business Meeting @ 6:30 p.m.
The LYNX Summer Reading Program will run in collaboration with Siouxland Library and Pizza Ranch again this summer. Goals are: Birth-5 years: 100 Books; K-5th grade: 600 Minutes, 6th – 12th grade: every three books receives an entry in the Grand Prize Drawing.
The USDA has approved the extension of the Waiver for Free Meals for the 2021-22 school year. South Dakota must “opt in” for schools to be eligible to participate and additional information will be provided as it becomes available. The “Share our Strength” grant has been confirmed for school year 2021-22. This grant covers the cost of the Registered Dietician while we, in turn, share services with our rural school district partners.
2021-22 School Calendar items include the following: July 6 – 30, 2021 ~ Bus Passes Available; August 18, 2021 ~ New Staff in-service day; August 19, 2021 ~ In-service/workshop day; August 23, 2021 ~ In-service/workshop day; August 24, 2021 ~ In-service/workshop day; August 25, 2021 ~ First Day of School!
Lastly, Superintendent Larson presented updated pictures of work in progress for Inspiration Elementary School including school signage on the outside of the building, the front entrance/bus loop exterior asphalt, front entrance, front office, front office conference room, gym water fountain/water bottle filling station, carpet completion in the music room, commons girls restroom, Library/Media Center, Kindergarten wing and classroom, 1st – 4th Grade wing, restroom sink area, and classroom, and the exterior of the north side of the building.
The following new Board Policies were presented for review as follows:
1. DDB – Allowable Costs for Federal Funds
2. DDC – Cash Management for Federal Funding
3. DDD – Title I Part A Supplement, not Supplant
Motion by Talcott, seconded by Scott to approve the following general business items:
1. Approve Brandon Valley School District 2021-22 Comprehensive Plan for Special Education, as presented.
2. Approve change order #4 for Inspiration Elementary for an additional amount of $14,890.00 as presented.
3. Approve recommendation to award split bid for custodial supplies, at a total cost of $48,886.59 as follows:
i. Cole Papers: Riding Scrubber ($6,233.12), and Manual Floor Scrubber ($2,310.90); Total: $8,544.02.
ii. Hillyard: Riding Scrubber ($13,336.50), Riding Vacuum ($15,929.00), All-surface Cleaning Unit ($2,409.86), Spot Extractor ($3,891.60), and Backpack Vacuum ($872.20); Total: $36,439.16.
iii. Innovative: West-Dry Vacuum ($1,066.98); Upright Vacuum ($2,051.88 for four); Air Mover ($784.55); Total: $3,903.41.
4. Approve tuition agreement by and between the Brandon Valley School District and Out Home, Inc, for residential service for one student, $75.93/day, effective for the 2021-22 school year as presented.
5. Approve Share Our Strength – Shared Child Nutrition Services Grant for $65,000.00, effective May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022, as presented.
Motion carried.
Motion by Saxer, seconded by Scott to approve the following Personnel items:
1. Approve resignation from Janna Conrad, BVIS Special Education Educational Assistant, effective May 19, 2021.
2. Approve resignation from Tanner Zittlau, BVMS Special Education Educational Assistant, effective May 19, 2021.
3. Approve resignation from Becky Smithy, RBE part-time Child Nutrition Services, effective May 19, 2021.
4. Approve recommendation to hire Rachel Schaeffer, RBE Special Education Educational Assistant, $15.90/hour, effective August 25, 2021.
5. Approve recommendation to hire Chloe Mayo, BE Sign Language Interpreter, $27.00/hour, effective August 25, 2021.
6. Approve recommendation to adjust Print Shop Operator hours from 18.75 hours/week to 12.5 hours/week, effective July 1, 2021, as presented.
7. Approve recommendation to hire Elizabeth Tjeerdsma, VSE 3rd Grade Teacher, MA+15 Step 6 ~ $49,752.00, effective for the 2021-22 school year.
8. Approve recommendation to hire Kara McDougall, BVIS 6th Grade English Language Arts Teacher, BA+15 Step Base ~ $47,054.00, and Assistant Softball Coach, 8.5% of Extra-curricular Step 1 ~ $3,484.00; total contract of $50,538.00, effective for the 2021-22 school year.
9. Approve updated recommendation to hire Mitzi Moore, BVHS Associate Principal increased to a 219-day contract ~ $85,000 for a one-year contract, effective August 2, 2021.
10. Approve removal of Elementary General Music Extra-curricular assignment from Jodi Ackerman, $362.00, based on change in teaching assignment, effective for the 2021-22 school year.
11. Approve Extra-curricular assignment to Cassandra Nack for VSE Elementary General Music, .75% of Extra-curricular Step Base ~ $305.00 additional contracted salary, effective for the 2021-22 school year.
12. Approve recommendation to hire Jay Merrigan, BVIS Special Education Teacher, BA+15 Step 9 ~ $50,125.00, effective with the 2021-22 school year.
13. Approve recommendation to hire Leah Bethoney, Inspiration Elementary Special Education Educational Assistant, $15.90/hour, effective August 25, 2021.
14. Approve recommendation to hire Victoria Heinrichs, BVHS Special Education Teacher, MA Step 5 ~ $49,031.00, effective with the 2021-22 school year.
15. Approve recommendation to hire Cassie Paulsen, Substitute Van Driver, paid according to the trip schedule, effective May 25, 2021 (summer employment only).
16. Approve recommendation to hire Brenda Winter, Substitute Van Driver, paid according to the trip schedule, effective May 25, 2021 (summer employment only).
17. Approve recommendation to hire (through transfer) Tanis Rieffenberger from BVIS / BVMS Administrative Assistant, to BVMS Administrative Assistant, 12-month position, effective June 14, 2021.
18. Approve recommendation to hire Elise Oren, RBE Reading Interventionist, 74% of BA Step Base ~ $34,598.00, effective for the 2021-22 school year.
19. Approve recommendation to hire Terry Gullickson, Performing Arts Center Coordinator, 14.5% of Extra-curricular Step Base ~ $5,899.00, effective with the 2021-22 school year.
20. Approve recommendation to hire the following as summer custodians, effective June 1, 2021: Julie Kirby (BE) - $12.00/hour; Ardis Lippert (BVIS) - $12.00/hour; Sherri Pickthorn (FAE) - $12.00/hour; Jo Roozenboom (VSE) - $12.00/hour; Alison Statema (BE) - $12.00/hour; Jeremiah Donahoe (BVIS) - $11.50/hour; Lisa Ducheneaux (BVMS) - $11.00/hour; Zach Hentschel (RBE) - $11.00/hour; Jennifer Kranz (FAE) - $11.00/hour; Sandy McIlravy (VSE) - $11.00/hour; Eli Peyton (BVMS) - $11.00/hour; and Ben VanDeBerg (RBE) - $11.00/hour.
21. Approve recommendation to hire the following as summer grounds workers, effective June 1, 2021: Seth Fjerestad - $11.00/hour; Taylor Huisman - $11.00/hour; Dawson Johnson - $11.00/hour; Denette Leenderts - $11.00/hour; and Jack McCarthy - $11.00/hour.
Motion carried.
(Information Only):
22. Transfer of Special Education Educational Assistant, 1.0 FTE (vacated by Breanna Zobel) from Brandon Elementary to Robert Bennis Elementary, effective for the 2021-22 school year.
23. Transfer of Jessica Swanson from BVHS to Brandon Elementary Special Education Educational Assistant, effective for the 2021-22 school year.
24. Transfer Larenzo Williams from BVHS to BVIS Special Education Educational Assistant, effective beginning with the 2021-22 school year.
25. Transfer Anne Anderson’s 1.0 FTE Special Education Educational Assistant position from Brandon Elementary to BVMS, effective with he 2021-22 school year.
26. Transfer D’Lisa McKenzie from BVIS Educational Assistant to BVHS (Edgeunity) Educational Assistant, effective beginning with the 2021-22 school year.
The following communication was presented from the Central Office and Board of Education:
1. Thank you from Terri Bastian for support, recognition of years of service and Sunshine gift card.
2. Thank you from Lisa Johnson for Virtual BV Employee Recognition Banquet and Sunshine gift card.
3. Thank you from JoAnn Presler for Sunshine gift card and recognition of years of service.
4. Thank you from Jessica Hunsaid for Sunshine gift card and her years of service recognition.
5. Thank you from Kelly Eichelberg for years of service recognition and Sunshine gift card.
6. Thank you from Jolene Weber for the Sunshine gift card.
7. Thank you from Kerri Christensen for the Sunshine gift card.
8. Thank you from Carolyn Ebright for the Sunshine gift card and years of service recognition.
9. Thank you from Nita Madetzke for years of service recognition and Sunshine gift card.
10.Thank you from Lynn Bartscher for the Sunshine gift card.
Board Reports were heard. Board member Gregg Ode reported on the recent Transportation Committee meeting. They discussed and reviewed changes that were made for the 2020-21 school year as well as upcoming changes for 2021-22. Starting July 1, 2021, a new office staff member will be added to help with office duties in the Transportation Department. Important note: Students need to be registered to ride the bus by the July 30th deadline. Failure to register by the deadline will delay your transportation start date to October 4th. This information will be shared on various forms of notices to parent throughout the summer. Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten students will begin school two days later than other school district students. This proved to be helpful with transportation issues as we start the school year.
Motion by Saxer, seconded by Talcott to adjourn at meeting at 6:52 p.m. Motion carried.
Signed
Superintendent Clerk Pro tem
Approved by the Board of Education this 14th day of June 2021
Signed
Chairperson
Published at the approximate cost of $158.11
June 2, 2021
