Unapproved Minutes of School Board Meeting

The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Monday, September 10, 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 Olson/VanLaecken, all aye, to approve the agenda as printed.

Motion by VanLaecken/Austerman, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting August 13, 2007 with corrections. Food Service Fund: June should be capitalized.

Visitors to Board Meeting. Alan Amick and Brooke Zoss represented the senior class to discuss senior privileges. They were thanked by the board and granted privileges.

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

General Fund balance: 8-01-07 515,026.59. Receipts: taxes 1,174.99, penalties/interest 22.20, interest 665.80, other pupil income 246.50, other local income 471.82, admissions 4,328.00, state fines 828.11, state aid 60,959.00, yearbook 287.00, gross receipts-tele 39,497.65, 21st cent. reimb 12,494.22, sale of surplus buses 1,399.00, mje/void ck 16.00.  Expenditures: 151,569.93.  Balance: 8-31-07 485,846.95.  Invested 25,000.  SD Public FIT balance: 8-01-07 282,338.64. Receipts: interest 1,127.91. Balance: 8-31-07 283,466.55.

Capital Outlay Fund balance: 8-01-07 318,914.60. Receipts: taxes 802.43, penalties/interest 13.25, interest 366.19. Expenditures 51,989.30. Balance: 8-31-07 268,107.17. SD Public FIT balance: 8-01-07 207,201.68. Receipts: interest 824.24. Balance: 8-31-07 208,025.92.

Special Education Fund balance: 8-01-07 379,759.55. Receipts: taxes 374.49, penalties/interest 6.19, interest 499.35. Expenditures 11,415.55. Balance: 8-31-07 369,224.03.  SD Public FIT balance: 8-01-07 54,043.00. Receipts: interest 216.90. Balance: 8-31-07 54,259.90.

Pension Fund balance: 8-01-07 5,810.57. Receipts: taxes 80.24, penalties/interest 1.32, interest 16.65. Balance: 8-31-07 5,908.78.

Capital Projects Fund balance: 8-01-07 35,169.74. Receipts: interest 49.94, donation 500.00. Expenditure: 491.02. Balance: 8-31-07 35,228.66.

Food Service Fund balance: 8-01-07 51,697.47. Receipts: interest 66.58, student lunches 1,040.71, adult lunches 5.00, federal reimb. 6,416.35. Expenditures 6,519.88. Balance: 8-31-07 52,706.23.

Trust and Agency Funds balance: 8-01-07 24,625.15. Receipts 1,842.72. Expenditures 2,636.72. Balance: 8-31-07 23,831.15.  Invested 20,000.

Salaries and benefits for the month of September, 2007 were as follows: General Fund: 111,200.26;
Special Education: 10,934.71; Food Service: 4,344.61.

Claims approved: GENERAL FUND – A & B Business, copier maint 350.81, copier supply 64.56, colony copier maint 15.05; ABOUT, business office dues 25; ASBSD, convention registration 875, dues 524.99; Automatic Building Controls, fire alarm batteries 230.38; Bio Corporation, hs science supply 372.63; CBH Conference, dues 325; Central Electric, electricity 1,336.00; Mary Collins, bus driver physical 58; CORD Communications, am guides 196.25; Creative Educational Services, hs supply 135.00; Dakota Two Way, antenna 12, radio battery 55; Dauby’s Sport Shop, vb supply 42.60; Dept of Revenue, water testing 12; Erincort Consulting, writing to win books 671; Farm Plan, mower parts/blades 206.09; First National Insurance, public offcial bond 175, bus premium 235; Harcourt Achieve, elem wkbk 17.10; Hillyard, janitor supply 2,851.51; Hoffman Digging & Well Repair, prof service 164; Houghton Mifflin Co, elem wkbk 28.72; [IMPREST FUND: Matt Clark, fb ref/mileage 99.56; Dennis Heinz, fb ref 65; Jeremy Jones, fb ref 65; Larry Larson, vb ref/mileage 81; Don McClean, vb ref 65; SDACTE, vo-ag conf reg/dues 282; Rich Skorheim, fb ref 65; Merle Veenhof, fb ref 65]; Josten’s, 1st deposit 07/08 yrbk 2,757.40; Jennifer Larson, document frames 4.16; Menards, flag kit 16.99; Noble Ink & Toner, ink cartridges 306.33; Orthopedic Institute, bus driver physical 141; Palace Cleaners, prof service 11.50; Paulson’s Music Center, reeds 70.28; Lowell Perman, ag ed meals 25.04, conf registration 10, gas 10.14; Petty Cash, postage 19.64; Pioneer Drama Service, one act pieces 21; Ramada Inn, joint convention rooms 719.55; Sal’s Gals, inservice meals 200; Sanborn Weekly Journal, board proceedings 219.25, back to school notice 67.50; School Bus Inc., train the trainer 75; School Specialty, hs supply 225.83, colony supply 137.24, ms supply 428.31, music supply 32.53, elem supply 406.88; SD ACTE, writing to win registraion 260; SDHSAA, journalism dues 20, cat ins/liab ins 312.70, nat’l fed news/postage 106; Sherwin Williams, janitor supply 79.44; Summit Learning, ms supply 74; Thunes True Value, keys 3.57; University of SD, reading recovery membership 550; Dawna VanOverschelde, draft/design spec ouse 68.90; Walmart, janitor supply 298.84; Whiting Memorial Clinic, bus driver physicals 252; Wholesale Electronics, computer connectors 27.23; Arin Winger, reimb fingerprinting 44.

CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund — A&B Business Equipment, copier lease principal 353.76; Automatic Building Controls, locker room fire system 1,904.34; Gateway Computers, tablet/2 desktop computers 2,834.24; Harcourt Achieve, elem txtbks 1,817.09; Heisinger Construction, prof service 933.70; Hoffman Digging & Well Repair, addn drain field/tank 2,500; Homestead Building Supply, addn material 13,582.71; Houghton Mifflin Co, preschool txtbks 1,782; Lakeshore, preschool equip 325.73; Lehrman’s Plumbing, prof service 6,000; Menards, crows nest 580.95, locker room 262.10; Perma Bound, library books 853.56; Renaissance Learning, Inc., ar on-line 1,599; Santel Communications, rural dev loan pymt 4,166.67.

SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Noble Ink & Toner, ink cartridges 83.55; School Specialty, speech supply 5.48. 

CAPITAL PROJECTS Fund – none.

FOOD SERVICE Fund – ComData Corporation, food 368.24; Darrington Water Conditioning, water softener 21.50; Dean Foods, milk 703.40; Earth Grains, food 310.52; Harkers Distribution, food 1,525.07; Ramkota Inn, fs conf rooms 164; Reinhart, food 3,884.13, supply 127.36; Upland Colony, reimb July breakfasts/lunches 2,112.55, Walmart, food 18.48.

Linda Whitney discussed a motivational speaker for 6-12th graders on Sept. 25, Parent-Teacher Conferences Sept. 27 2:00-7:00, Fall Planning Days Oct. 1, Homecoming week Oct. 1-5, the locker room addition is progressing, Building Trades class waiting for floor trusses, Central Electric installed 400-amp transformer for football field, old concession stand, consolidation meeting with Carthage, National Food Service Convention, Tracy Moody was awarded a $2500 grant for science equipment, cover for the cooler, snow removal equipment, and the school car/pickup.

Connie Vermeulen informed the board that a few MS and Elem students moved, preschool increased by 2, Summer Reading program, open house at the colony a success, networking for colony teachers and ELP students, Homework Club/eligibility notices, and we will be selling Rebel Gear at Parent/Teacher conf-profit goes to Children’s Theatre.

Old Business: None.

New Business:
Motion by Schmit/VanLaecken, all aye, to approve a level change from BA/S+30 to MA/S for both Brian Daughters $30,470 and Justin Siemsen $29,670 effective immediately and to approve a level change from BA/S+15 to BA/S+30 for Robin Moody $29,470 effective immediately.

Motion by Olson/Schmit, all aye, to approve the applications for public school exemption as required by law.

Motion by Schmit/Austerman, all aye, to approve an executive session regarding a personnel issue at 8:19 pm.  Regular session resumed at 9:09 pm.

Regular Board meeting will be held on October 8, 2007 at 4:00 pm in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room in Forestburg.

Motion by Austerman/Schmit, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 9:12 pm.