MID-CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE

RESOLUTION
At the regular monthly meeting of the Mid-Central Educational Cooperative Board of Directors,
held on Thursday, April 14, 2016, the following resolution was proposed and approved:
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED:
WHEREAS, on July 15, 2010, Member Districts of Mid-Central Educational Cooperative
entered into an Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides for the termination procedure of Mid-Central
Educational Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement provides in relevant part:
TERMINATION OF MID-CENTRAL EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE
In the event the governing Board, by resolution passed by majority vote, resolves to
terminate the Mid-Central Educational Cooperative, such resolution shall be presented to
the Member District School Boards no later than December 1st. The resolution calling for
termination must include a specific statement proposing termination, the reason or
reasons for the proposal, and a projected plan for meeting the continuing contract
requirements of the Mid-Central Educational Cooperative staff as specified in SDCL 1243, as well as any additional continuing financial requirements.
Prior to December 31st, each Member District Board of Education shall vote to adopt or
reject the resolution to terminate. If a majority of the Member District Boards of
Education votes to adopt the resolution of termination, approval for termination will be
requested from the Office of the Secretary, Department of Education, whose
determination shall be final unless appealed to the courts. The effective date of
termination shall be on June 30th.
In the event of termination of the Mid-Central Educational Cooperative, all property
owned by the Mid-Central Educational Cooperative shall be disposed of as provided by
SDCL 6-13, within ninety (90) calendar days of receipt of approval to terminate from the
Office of the Secretary, Department of Education.
All funds on hand and proceeds received from said disposal of property shall first be
applied toward existing financial obligations, including long-term (capital improvement)
indebtedness. After the necessary funds have been applied toward existing financial
obligations and such there be any remaining funds, said funds shall be returned to the
Member Districts at the time of termination, computed pro-rata, and based upon the
number of children listed in the current Annual Accreditation Report, plus any children
served in private schools in each Member District.

WHEREAS, on April 14, 2016, the Mid-Central Educational Cooperatives Governing

Board, by resolution passed by unanimous vote, resolved to terminate Mid-Central Educational
Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, this resolution will be presented to the Member District School Boards no
later than December 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, this resolution constitutes a specific statement proposing termination of
Mid-Central Educational Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, the reason for the termination is for the educational and financial well-being
of the Member Districts of Mid-Central Educational Cooperative; and
WHEREAS, Mid-Central Educational Cooperative plans to meet the continuing contract
requirements for Mid-Central Educational Cooperatives staff through June 30, 2017; and
WHEREAS, Mid-Central Educational Cooperative plans to meet any additional financial
requirements as provided by the Agreement and South Dakota law; and
WHEREAS, if a majority of the Member District Boards of Education vote to adopt this
resolution of termination, approval for termination will then be requested from the Office of the
Secretary, South Dakota Department of Education, whose determination shall be final unless
appealed to the courts; and
WHEREAS, if this resolution of termination is approved by a majority of Member
District Boards of Education and the Office of the Secretary, South Dakota Department of
Education, the effective date of termination for Mid-Central Educational Cooperative to provide
educational services shall be June 30, 2017; and
WHEREAS, if Mid-Central Eduational Cooperative is involved in pending legal
proceedings or other matters that require Mid-Central Educational Cooperative to remain an
organized entity after June 30, 2017, Mid-Central Educational Cooperative shall remain an
organized entity until final resolution of these legal proceedings or other matters.

By: ________________________________
Pamela Haukaas
MCEC Board Chairperson

By: ________________________________
Nicole Bamberg
MCEC Vice Chairperson

By: ________________________________
Merna Bye
MCEC Interim Business Manager