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School Board Minutes : May 6, 2008

The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Tuesday, May 6, 2008 at 7:03 p.m. in the Sanborn Central Conference Room with the following present: Austerman, Miller, Olson, Schmit & VanLaecken. Others present Supt. Whitney; Prin. Vermeulen; and Bus. Mgr. Bechen.

Pledge of Allegiance.

Motion by Olson/Schmit, all aye, to approve the agenda as printed.

Motion by VanLaecken/Austerman, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting April 14, 2008 as printed.

Visitors to Board Meeting. None.

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

Reviewed 2008-2009 preliminary budget. Discussion was held.

General Fund balance: 4-01-08 439,516.19. Receipts: taxes 21,842.66, penalties/interest 15.71, interest 556.84, other pupil income 318.61 other local income 127.73, state fines 1,150.46, state aid 60,131, yearbook 1,076; 21st cent fee 299, state grant 700; admissions 158.75; donation 25.46; title III 300. Expenditures: 123,167.88. Balance: 4-30-08403,050.53. Invested 25,000, cash box 260. SO Public FIT balance: 4-01-08 290,002.76. Receipts: interest 488.40. Balance: 4-30-08 290,491.16.

Capital Outlay Fund balance: 4-01-08 279,036.72. Receipts: taxes 21,567.90, penalties/interest 6.01, interest 340.29. Expenditures 16,894.60. Balance: 4-30-08284,056.32. SO Public FIT balance: 4-01-08 212,802.39. Receipts: interest 356.91. Balance: 4-30-08 213,159.30.

Special Education Fund balance: 4-01-08 431,241.68. Receipts: taxes 10,063.00, penalties/interest 2.81, interest 510.44, idea preschool 260.00, idea part B 5,267.00. Expenditures 23,760.05. Balance: 4-30-08 423,584.88. SO Public FIT balance: 4-01-08 55,516.84. Receipts: interest 93.92. Balance: 4-30-08 55,610.76.

Pension Fund balance: 4-01-08 31,493.71. Receipts: taxes 2,157.26, penalties/interest .60, interest 46.40. Balance: 4-30-08 33,697.97.

Capital Projects Fund balance: 4-01-08 375.17. Receipts: interest 46.41. Expenditure: 0.00. Balance: 4-30-08 421.58.

Food Service Fund balance: 4-01-0841,033.50. Receipts: interest 46.40, student lunches 2,563.12, adult lunches 618.77, federal reimb 6,324.11, misc. revenue 25.05. Expenditures 11,780.43. Balance: 4-30-08 38,830.52.

Trust and Agency Funds balance: 4-01-08 61,381.27. Receipts 9,265.90. Expenditures 16,695.68. Balance: 4-30-08 53,951.49.

Salaries and benefits for the month of May, 2008 were as follows: General Fund: 112,960.33;
Special Education: 13,755.83; Food Service: 5,742.12.

Claims approved: GENERAL FUND - A & B Business, colony copier maint 16.58, colony copy cost
72.75; Automatic Building Controls, fire alarm battery 76.78; Shawna Baysinger, 21" cent coach 100;
Business Products, Inc., envelopes 12.49; Carquest Auto Parts, bus supply 96.17; Central Electric,
electricity 2,871.67; Channing Bete Co., kdgn screening supply 26.30; ComData Corporation, ms supply
28.39, testing snacks 34.92, kdgn screening supply 7.53; Department of Revenue, water testing 24;
Graham Tire Co, bus tires 1,628.04; Hillyard, janitor supply 249.32; Homestead Building Supply, bldg
trades house material 52,702.93; [IMPREST FUND: Bon Homme HS, hs track fee 100; Corsica School,
jh track fee 50; Hanson School Dist., ms track fee 75; High Plains Soccer League, insurance/dues 620;
Howard Wood Dakota Relays, hs track fee 50; Madison Central School, 7/8 track fee 65; Papa Murphy's,
ar supply 23.30; Redfield School Dist., hs track fee 125; Sam's Club, awards night supply 57.20; Sunshine Bible Academy, hs track fee 100; Wessington Springs HS, hs track fee 100; Wolsey Lions, hs
track fee 100]; Independent Viking Glass, bus windshield 220.70; Jostens, ms diploma 109.85; McFarland Supply, bldg trade house plumbing 1,288.58; McLeod's, office supply 5.92; Menards, bldg trades house supply 65.64, janitor supply 11.52, hs play supply 64.91; Mitchell Technical Institute, bldg trades house supply/mileage 336.64; Noble Ink & Toner, ink cartridges 26.58; Palace Cleaners and Laundry, prof service 11.50; Lowell Perman, soccer stop watches 24.13; Petty Cash, postage 39.56; Ramkota Inn, room 77; Reliable, copier paper 339.43; Sanborn Central Food Service, bldg trades house meals 233.50; Sanborn Weekly Journal, publish proceedings 117.67, informational ads 73.13, renewal 34.98; SREB, hstw supply 12.50; Sun Gold Trophies, hs awards 803.75, ms awards 228.75; Thomas Bus Sales, bus supply 140.05; Thunes True Value, janitor supply .60; United Laboratories, janitor supply 233.59; United States Postal Service, stamped envelopes 482.60; VanOverschelde Construction, bldg trades consultant 7,500; Walmart, envelopes 9.51; Linda Whitney, reimb title transfer 5; Woonsocket School Dist, 1/3 spanish instructor expense 10,961.44.

CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund - A&B Business Equipment, copier lease principal 278.07, interest 75.69; [IMPREST FUND: Hard Drive Central, intel dual core Pentium D 935 processor 2,049.95]; Santel Communications, rural dev loan pymt 4,166.67, telephone system 18,233.22; School Specialty, audio visual cart 412.54.

SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund - MacMillianlMcGraw-Hill, reading books 1,684.90; Pearson Assessments, kdgn screening speech 58.75; Reliable, copier paper 30.85.

CAPITAL PROJECTS Fund - None.

FOODSERVICE Fund - Child/Adult Nutrition Service, processed food 187.26; ComData Corporation, food
294.16; Dean Foods, milk 873.37; Earth Grains, food 250.36; Reinhart, food 4,153.53, supply 416.59; SNA, membership 33; United State Postal Service, envelopes 235; Upland Colony, reimb Feb. breakfasts/lunches 816.55.

Linda Whitney reported on the auction on Sunday, where the house went to Larry and Linda Hostler for $78,000 and the other surplus items that sold went for $572.50 total; graduation, SMART boards for elementary; getting an I-beam free from Trail King to use as a box scraper and purchasing a 60" trail mower; the resignation of Mr. Trandall as the SIVN Spanish teacher at the end of the school year; and Mark VanOverschelde building bleachers for the FB field so we don't have to move the ones from Artesian all the time.

Connie Vermeulen reported on graduation at the Colony set for May 13 @ 2:30; the language arts teachers reviewing curriculum; CPR and AED training held for 8th graders on April 28; and Discovery Day set for May 14 for the MS students.

Discussion was held on the long jump run and shot put/discus rings that will be poured as soon as it dries out and or quits snowing and building a cover for the outside freezer units and over the door of the east freezer this summer.

Old Business: None.

New Business:
Motion by VanLaecken/Austerman, all aye, to approve advertising for bids for a used passenger bus.

Motion by Olson/Schmit, all aye, to approve the Summer Food Service Coordinator Contract for Joyce Everhart for 2008 for the salary of $1 ,967.

Motion by VanLaecken/Schmit, all aye, to approve the district's 2008-2009 annual membership in the Associated School Boards of South Dakota.

Motion by Austerman/VanLaecken, all aye, to approve a contract for the County Nurse with the SD Department of Health for certain services at a cost of $800.00 for the 2008-09 school year.

Motion by Olson/Schmit, all aye, to approve the resignation of Justin Siemsen and Brian Daughters as co-prom advisors effective immediately and contingent on finding suitable replacements.

Motion by VanLaecken/Austerman, all aye, to approve the resignation of Monica Larson as SPED para-educator effective the end of the 2007-08 school year.

Motion by Olson/VanLaecken, all aye, to approve the agreement to share a Technology Coordinator, Craig
Waldron, with the Plankinton School District and pay half of the costs for the 2008-09 school year.

Motion by Austerman/Schmit, all aye, to approve hiring Shelly Selland as 5/6 GBB coach for the 2008-09 school year.

Motion by VanLaecken/Olson, all aye, to approve hiring Brian Daughters as HS Student Council Advisor and 7/8 FB coach for the 2008-09 school year.

Motion by Schmit/Austerman, all aye, to approve voting "no" on Amendment I and "yes" on Amendments 2, 3, 4, and 5 to the SDHSAA by-laws.

Motion by VanLaecken/Schmit, 4 aye and I nay, to approve Terry Nebelsick as Division II representative and Debbie Hoffman as the Large School Group Board of Education representative to the SDHSAA board of directors.

Motion by Schmit/Austerman, all aye, to go into executive session to discuss administrative contracts at 8:13 pm.

Regular session resumed at 9:44 pm.

Regular Board meeting will be held on June 9, 2008 at 7:00 pm in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room in Forestburg.

Motion by VanLaecken/Schmit, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 9:45 pm.