SOUTHEAST AREA COOPERATIVE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Wednesday, August 17, 2022
A meeting of the Board of Directors of Southeast Area Cooperative was held on August 17, 2022 at the office of Southeast Area Cooperative, Beresford, South Dakota. The members of the Board of Directors
present were: Jessy Paulson, Alcester-Hudson School District (via zoom); Sabrina Saylor, Elk Point-
Jefferson School District (via Zoom); Brian Spurrell, Irene-Wakonda School District, and Faydra
Christensen, Viborg-Hurley School District. Also present were Brett Mellem, Superintendent Viborg-
Hurley School District; Ann Boden, Business Manager and Tricia West, Director, Southeast Area
Cooperative.
Faydra Christensen called the meeting to order at 5:32 p.m. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited
followed by introductions of board members.
A motion was made by Sabrina Saylor and seconded by Jessy Paulson to adopt the agenda. All present
voted yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sabrina Saylor and seconded by Brian Spurrell to elect Faydra Christensen as
President. All present voted yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Faydra Christensen and seconded by Jessy Paulson to elect Sabrina Saylor as Vice
President. All present voted yes. Motion carried.
It was determined that there were no existing conflicts of interest.
A motion was made by Brian Spurrell and seconded by Jessy Paulson to approve the May 18, 2022
minutes. All present voted yes. Motion carried.
The financial report as prepared by the Business Manager was presented with the three-month period
being reviewed. The following action in the General Fund was shown: Beginning Balance: $694,760;
Receipts from Local Sources: $167,608; Receipts from Federal Sources: $573,271; Disbursements of
$643,192, and a Closing Balance of $792,447. A motion was made by Sabrina Saylor and seconded by
Brian Spurrell to approve the financial report. All present voted yes. Motion carried.
A listing of bills for June, July and August 2022 was presented. A motion was made by Jessy Paulson and
seconded by Brian Spurrell to approve the payment of bills. All present voted yes. Motion carried. A
listing of paid vouchers follows:
Adaptive Tech Solutions, Supplies, $214.34; Adobe Inc, License, $162.84; Alcester Towing & Recovery,
Tow, $160.00; Amazon.com, Supplies, $1,345.45; Area II Business Managers, Dues, $125.00; Area II
Superintendents, Dues, $175.00; Associated School Boards of SD, Dues, $775.00; Bon Homme School
District, Refund, $400.00; Bridgewater-Emery School District, Refund, $200.00; Carlson’s Heating and
Cooling, Repairs, $910.00; Century Business, Copier Maintenance, $72.00; Chamberlain School District,
Refund, $200.00; City of Beresford, Utilities, $1,883.84; Cody, Carson, Fingerprints, $15.00; Dakota
Academic Consulting, SILDL, $4,500.00; Dakota Valley School District, Refund, $200.00; Dickerson, Kiley,
Mileage, $74.76; Different Roads to Learning, Supplies, $932.04; Documo, Fax, $75.00; Easy Time Clock,
License, $30.00; Edlund, Amanda, Mileage, $3.78; EMC Insurance, Insurance, $24,323.00; Erickson,
Jennifer, Fingerprints, $25.00; Etsy, Supplies, $26.63; Facebook, Advertising, $25.33; Fiesta, Supplies,
$21.88; Geek Dad, Webhosting, $102.00; Green Eggs and Ram, Computer, $1,087.00; Health Equity,
Fees, $46.00; HyVee, Kindergarten Academy Lunch, $2,575.00; Jaymar Business Forms, Checks, $136.50;
Jerry’s Chevrolet, Vehicle Maintenance, $1,620.04; Johnson, Tiffany, Mileage, $73.92; Kolb, Lisa,
Mileage, $113.40; McKee, Melissa, Fingerprints, $15.00; Microsoft, Software, $438.41; Namecheap,
Website, $15.16; Natus Medical Incorporated, Maintenance, $603.60; NCS Pearson Inc, Testing Supplies,
$1,367.22; New Century Press, Legals, $142.16; Olson’s Ace Hardware, Supplies, $3.99; Omnitech,
Database, $165.00; One Office Solutions, Paper & Supplies, $204,306.59; Parmenter, Dez, Mileage,
$77.78; Penn Tool Company, Perkins, $1,500.00; Petty Cash, Reimbursement, $3.00; Precision Irrigation
and Lawncare, Lawncare, $575.50; Printing Plus, Printing, $684.00; RealityWorks, Perkins, $3,330.90;
Riverside Insights, Testing Supplies, $787.60; Safe & Sound Storage, Rent, $600.00; School
Administrators of SD, Dues, $1,148.00; SD Department of Education, Training, $25.00; SDACTE, Perkins,
$602.00; Jason Selchert, SILDL, $2,187.50; SFM, Insurance, $4,233.00; Staples, Supplies, $262.70;
Summit Companies, Maintenance, $85.00; Sunshine Food, Kindergarten Academy Supplies, $281.87;
TCM Bank, Credit card, $103.68; Timber Lake School District, Refund, $200.00; Totem PD, Kindergarten
Academy, $3,987.00; Trust & Agency, Reimburse, $1,628.00; USPS, Postage, $604.00; US Bank Voyager,
Fuel, $2,081.03; Vannorsdel, Jessica, Mileage, $94.88; Verizon Wireless, Phones, $937.50; Walmart, Supplies, $85.70; West, Patricia, Kindergarten Academy Supplies, $322.56; Witkop, Missy, Mileage,
$322.14; Zweifel, Candace, Mileage, $111.30
Ann Boden gave a review of the 2022-2023 budget that was recommended for approval by the Advisory
Board. A motion was made by Brian Spurrell and seconded by Sabrina Saylor to adopt the 2022-2023
budget. All present voted yes. Motion carried.
There were no actions of the SILDL governing board to report.
A motion was made by Jessy Paulson and seconded by Brian Spurrell to ratify the following for the 2022-
2023 school year:
Designate Roberts Rules of Order as guide/reference for meetings
Premier Bank to act as the official depository for the Cooperative and that the following institutions be approved for investment depositories: Farmer’s State Bank of Canton, First Bank and Trust of Canton, First Dakota National Bank of Beresford and Elk Point, First Premier Bank of Wakonda, First Savings Bank of Beresford, Great Western Bank of Canton, Liberty National Bank of Elk Point, Merchant’s State Bank of Viborg, Hurley, and Irene, Premier Bank of Alcester and Hudson, Security Savings Bank of Canton, Security State Bank of Viborg, Wells Fargo of Beresford, and SD Public Funds Investment Trust (FIT).
Designate the Beresford Republic as the official newspaper of Southeast Area Cooperative, notification of special meetings
Appoint Ann Boden as Business Manager; declare Ann Boden, Business Manager as legal signature for all cooperative reports (social security, payroll, insurance, etc.) and authorize use of the president signature stamp
Declare Tricia West as authorized signature for all grants and grant application made for the cooperative
Set legal bond for the business manager and all other employees
Authorize approval of purchases by the business manager and director to the legal bid limit of
$25,000.00
Authorize Tricia West to authorize collaboration agreements between Universities and training
programs for 2022-2023
Authorize direct deposit payments for payroll and accounts payable with proper documentation
An attorney not be retained, but to utilize Sam Kerr or Frieberg, Nelson, & Ask when a need arises
Appoint Tricia West as Title IX Coordinator, Section 504 Coordinator, and American with Disabilities Act Coordinator for 2022-2023
Approve the submission of the Carl Perkins application for 2022-2023
Approve the submission of the IDEA application for 2022-2023
Adopt the 2022-2023 policy manual
Establish substitute pay at $110 per day for certified staff and classified staff
Approve publication of cooperative salaries for 2022-2023
Approve the following meeting dates and times for 2022-2023 Board of Directors meeting times as 5:30 p.m. and dates of November 16, 2022, February 15, 2023, and May 17, 2023 and the Advisory Board meetings time as 11:00 a.m. and dates of September 20, 2022, October 18, 2022, December 20, 2022, January 17, 2023, March 21, 2023, April 18, 2023.
Approve comprehensive plan.
All present voted yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Brian Spurrell and seconded by Sabrina Saylor to ratify the actions of the Advisory Board from the June and July 2022 meetings and to act on the following consent agenda items:
Approve SILDL contract for Jason Selchert and Bonnie Overweg
Approve contracts with Birth to Three staff
Approve hire of Carson Cody, Adapted PE Teacher; Lisa Vogt, Early Childhood SPED teacher; and
Jennifer Erickson Behavior Service Coordinator.
All present voted yes. Motion carried.
A motion was made by Sabrina Saylor and seconded by Jessy Paulson to approve the hire of Haley
McDowell, Speech Language Pathologist. All present voted yes. Motion carried.
There was no public input.
Tricia West presented the Leadership Team report which included:
An overview of trainings and in-services that have been offered to Cooperative and district staff.
There will be a statewide cooperative directors meeting in September.
Changes were made to special education codes.
A motion was made by Brian Spurrell and seconded by Sabrina Saylor to adjourn the meeting. All
present voted yes. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 5:53 p.m.
The next meeting of the Board of Directors will be November 16, 2022.
2022-2023 Contracts and Employment Agreements
Talen Ahlgrim, Early Childhood Paraprofessional, $14.00/hour
Christal Anderson, Early Childhood Paraprofessional, $14.25/hour
Melissa Baker, Early Childhood Paraprofessional, $16.12/hour
Ann Boden, Business Manager, 260 days, $76,452.50
Debra Braaten, Early Childhood Paraprofessional, $14.00/hour
Angela Carlson, Early Childhood SPED Teacher, 175 days, $50,816.40
Joshua Carlson, Physical Therapist, 175 days, $79,950.50
Carson Cody, Adapted Physical Education Teacher, 70 days, $17,927.70
Robyn Dattilo, School Psychologist, 140 days, $48,336.00
Kylie Dickerson, Speech Language Pathology Assistant, 175 days, $35,504.70
Jennifer Erickson, Behavior Intervention Coordinator, 175 days, $55,862.79
Grant Fodness, School Psychologist, 175 days, $58,300.00
Lela Hall, Birth to Three Coordinator, $22.73/hour
Cari Hansen, Speech Language Pathology Assistant, 175 days, $34,304.00
Kristina Hansen, Early Childhood SPED Teacher, 175 days, $45,163.70
Tawnya Heer, Occupational Therapist, 90 days, $31,808.48
Lisa Kolb, Birth to Three Coordinator, $22.39/hour
Haley McDowell, Speech Language Pathologist, 140 days, $45,655.40
Melissa McKee, Speech Language Pathology Assistant, $24.50/hour
Michael Mettler, School Psychologist, 175 days, $63,600.00
Holly Neth, Birth to Three Coordinator, 260 days, $47,544.39
Kimber Olson, Speech Language Pathologist, 175 days, $63,865.00
Desiree Parmenter, Behavior Intervention Coordinator, 180 days, $57,458.87
Carol Pepper, Occupational Therapist, 175 days, $64,110.68
Macy Quartier, Custodian, $15.50/hour
Lisa Schmitz, Adapted Physical Education Teacher, 35 days, $9,547.95
Laura Streff, Speech Language Pathology Assistant, 175 days, $33,904.00
Tali Vander Stouwe, Medicaid Billing Specialist, $18.58/hour
Jessica Vannorsdel, Speech Language Pathologist, 140 days, $53,530.00
Lisa Vogt, Early Childhood SPED Teacher, 175 days, $47,379.00
Patricia West, Director, 260 days, $91,828.86
Melissa Witkop, Birth to Three Coordinator, 260 days, $51,165.14
Candace Zweifel, Speech Language Pathologist, 175 days, $63,070.00
Summer 2022
Angela Carlson, Early Childhood SPED Teacher, $40.30/hour
Joshua Carlson, Physical Therapist, $62.11/hour
Kylie Dickerson, Speech Language Pathology Assistant, $29.36/hour
Kristina Hansen, Early Childhood SPED Teacher, $36.26/hour
Tawnya Heer, Occupational Therapist, $48.18/hour
Jeri Keenan-Cattnach, Speech Language Pathologist, $49.62/hour
BreAnn Morris, Early Childhood SPED Teacher, $37.02/hour
Kimber Olson, Speech Language Pathologist, $49.62/hour
Carol Pepper, Occupational Therapist, $49.79/hour
Laura Streff, Speech Language Pathology Assistant, $28.21/hour
Jessica Vannorsdel, Speech Language Pathologist, $51.79/hour
Candace Zweifel, Speech Language Pathologist, $49.05/hour
Faydra Christensen, President
Ann Boden, Business Manager