Unapproved Minutes of School Board Meeting

The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Monday, August 13, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central Conference Room with the following present: Austerman, Miller, Olson, Schmit & VanLaecken. Others present Supt. Whitney; Prin. Vermeulen; Bus. Mgr. Bechen.
 
Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion by Austerman/VanLaecken, all aye, to approve the agenda as printed.

Motion by Olson/Schmit, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting July 13, 2007 as printed.

Visitors to Board Meeting. None.

Motion by VanLaecken/Austerman, all aye, to approve the Financial Statement and bills. Discussion was held.

General Fund balance: 6-30-07 429,068.93. Receipts: mje 39,473.86. Balance: 6-30-07 468,542.79. 7-01-07 468,542.79. Receipts: taxes 2,159.51, penalties/interest 51.16, interest 818.69, preschool tuition 80, other pupil income 71.20, other local income 52.56, state fines 1,487.90, state aid 60,959.00, 21st century fee 57.00, title I reimb 15,069.00, reap reimb 8,128.00, medicaid pymt 1,780.00, misc. revenue 608.20, 06/07 auction house 73,612.03.  Expenditures: 118,450.45.  Balance: 7-31-07 515,026.59.  Invested 25,000.  SD Public FIT balance: 7-01-07 281,200.83. Receipts: interest 1,137.81. Balance: 7-31-07 282,338.64.

Capital Outlay Fund balance: 7-01-07 363,282.16. Receipts: taxes 1,746.35, penalties/interest 26.81, interest 435.56. Expenditures 46,576.28. Balance: 7-31-07 318,914.60. SD Public FIT balance: 7-01-07 206,370.21. Receipts: interest 831.47. Balance: 7-31-07 207,201.68.

Special Education Fund balance: 7-01-07 387,315.02. Receipts: taxes 819.86, penalties/interest 14.44, interest 526.30, medicaid pymt 153. Expenditures 9,069.07. Balance: 7-31-07 379,759.55.  SD Public FIT balance: 7-01-07 53,824.19. Receipts: interest 218.81. Balance: 7-31-07 54,043.00.

Pension Fund balance: 7-01-07 5,631.85. Receipts: taxes 175.63, penalties/interest 3.09. Balance: 7-31-07 5,810.57.

Capital Projects Fund balance: 6-30-07 103,739.19. Expenditure: mje 42,300.42, ap correction .01. Balance: 6-30-07 61,438.76. 7-01-07 61,438.76. Receipts: interest 54.44. Expenditure: 26,323.46. Balance: 7-31-07 35,169.74.

Food Service Fund balance: 7-01-07 48,270.25. Receipts: interest 72.59, student lunches .10, federal reimb. 6,018.12. Expenditures 2,663.59. Balance: 7-31-07 51,697.47.

Trust and Agency Funds balance: 7-01-07 24,079.35. Receipts 702.92. Expenditures 157.12. Balance: 7-31-07 24,625.15.  Invested 20,000.

Salaries and benefits for the month of August, 2007 were as follows: General Fund: 105,402.25;
Special Education: 8,618.17; Food Service: 1,777.56.

Claims approved: GENERAL FUND – A & B Business, copier maint 348.19, copier supply 26.56, colony copier maint 15.05; ACP Direct, ms supply 15.99; A-Ox Welding, cylinder rent 8.68; Apple Tree, colony supply 14.99; Automatic Building Controls, annual monitor contract 240, annual fire alarm check 343; Gayle Bechen, mileage wwale 23.56; Best Computer Supplies, library supply 188.59; Better Teaching, renew subscription 98; Budgetext, hs paperbacks 137.34, ms paperbacks 78.48; Carquest Auto Parts, bus supply 46.04; CDW-G, ms computer lab supply 25.69; Central Electric, electricity 1,069.53; Classroom Direct, elem reading recovery 14.82; Barbara Coulthard, mileage wwale 27.30; Darins Market, janitor supply 54.81; Dauby’s Sport Shop, sport equipment 643.71; Demco, library supply 193.33; Dept of Revenue, water testing 147; DIAL Corporation, membership 06/07 500; EBSCO, periodical renewals 212.93; Farmers Elevator Co, janitor supply 63.21; First National Insurance, insurance 24,212.12, crime bond 100; Franklin Covey, ms supply 29.70, vocal supply 29.71; Gopher, ms pe supply 235.52; Graves It Solutions, prof. service 100; Harcourt Achieve, colony wkbk 132, elem wkbk 430.43, preschool supply 24.94; Heartland, library supply 35; Houghton Mifflin Co, colony wkbk 141.52, elem wkbk 111.20, hs wkbk 50.50; [IMPREST FUND: Tim McCain, coaches clinic meals 61; Sanborn Co Treasurer/DMV, bus title transfer/lic fee 6; Justin Siemsen, coaches clinic meals 61]; JW Pepper, vocal music 70.74, vocal supply 78.99; Lakeshore, preschool supply 537.35, elem supply 206.93; Library Video Company, hs videos 26.90, elem videos 49.85, library videos 59.75; Tim McCain, reimb praxis test 115; McLeod’s, business office supply 178.90, signature stamp 35.65; Menards, janitor supply 197.30; Miner County Pioneer, periodical 31.80; Mitchell School Dist., second chance high 3,000; Music Is Elem., vocal supply 108.02; NAESP, principal literature 38.45; NASCO, ms health 58.05; Neff, fb stickers 112.48; Paulson’s Music Center, instrument repair 296.61; Pearson Education, colony wkbks 426.87, elem wkbk 697.73, elem/ms princ. supply 72.05; Performance Pathways, techpaths SD 350.75; Perma Bound, colony reading bks 116.30; Lowell Perman, mileage wwale 27.30; Pitney Bowes Global Fin. Service, meter fee 133.89; Popplers Music Center, music 37.70; Pro-Tuff Decals, student of month supply 335.49; Purchase Power, postage annual fee 39.99; Ramkota Inn, vo-ag conv 222, writing to win conf 370; Ramkota Inn, coaches clinic rooms 148; Resources for Reading, elem reading recovery 28; Sanborn Weekly Journal, board proceedings 141.62; Santel Communications, prof serv. 75; Sax Arts & Crafts, art supply 274.21; School Mate, ms lesson planners 259.25; School Specialty, disting. school grant 287.68, business office supply 66.47, hs chairs 191.28, colony supply 330.73, hs supply 45.24, elem supply 435.50; SD Coalition of Schools, membership 550; SD Federal Property Agency, rope fencing 60; Service Master of Mitchell, carpet cleaning 579.69; Sport Supply Group, sports supply 1,033.29; Supreme, supplies 262.32; Suzuki, vocal supply 30.70; Teacher’s Discovery, ms paperbacks 41.35, ms supply 119.78, hs videos 50.53; Teachers Media, vocal supply 26.93; Town of Letcher, pond treatment 33.24; Training Room Inc, athletic supply 526.10; Vernier, hs science supply 402.73, elem resource 40; Ward’s Natural Science, hs science supply 501.66; Whiting Memorial Clinic, bus driver physical 126; Linda Whitney, mileage wwale 23.56.

CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund — A&B Business Equipment, copier lease principal 353.76; Gateway Computers, 26 computers 32,019; Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Spanish teacher books 173.47; Homestead Building Supply, crows nest 1,666.45, locker room add. 9,933.19; The Hunter Boys, skidsteer rent 150; J. Hohn, Inc., computer equip 2,446; Local Lumber & Supply, crows nest supply 26.95; Santel Communications, rural dev loan pymt 4,166.67; World Almanac Education, library books 1,053.81.

SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Classroom Direct, supply 29.71; First National Insurance, workman comp 300.84; Lingui Systems, speech supply 459.85; Macmillian/McGraw-Hill, supply 870.95; Super Duper Publications, speech supply 14.95. 

CAPITAL PROJECTS Fund – Campbell Supply, fencing/grass seed 491.02.

FOOD SERVICE Fund – First National Insurance, workman comp 1,805.04; Upland Colony, reimb june breakfasts/lunches 2,051.25.

Linda Whitney discussed the teacher in-service, Teacher Compensation Assistance Program in-service, Back-to-School meetings and Open House, first day of school, the District and all the attendance centers made AYP, John Deere tractor, and the school car.

Connie Vermeulen informed the board about the Math Counts workshop, student list, and Parent Action Team goals.

Old Business:
Motion by Olson/VanLaecken, all aye, to award bid for building materials for the Building Trades auction house to Homestead Lumber – Howard for $47,034.82. No other bids were received.

New Business:
Motion by VanLaecken/Schmit, all aye, to approve the Parent/Student Handbook for 2007/2008.

Motion by Austerman/Schmit, all aye, to approve the resignation of Brian Daughters as 7/8 FB coach effective immediately, approve a contract for Arin Winger for 7/8 FB coach $1,038 and Assistant BBB coach $1,730 for the 2007/2008 school year. Discussion was held.

Motion by VanLaecken/Olson, all aye, to approve the resignation of Sandra Zander as route bus driver effective immediately; approve the contract for Grant Goudy as route bus driver for the 2007-2008 school year at the rate of $8,787 per year.

Motion by Austerman/Schmit, all aye, to approve the contract for Mary Collins as janitorial help in the gym and locker rooms for not more that 20 hours per week at $7.97 per hour.

Motion by VanLaecken/Olson, all aye, to approve membership in the South Dakota Coalition of Schools for 2007-2008.

Regular Board meeting will be held on September 10, 2007 at 7:00 pm in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room in Forestburg.

Motion by Austerman/Olson, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 8:03 pm.