Sanborn Central School Board proceedings

November 12, 2012

Unapproved Minutes
The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Monday, November 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central Conference Room with the following present: Austerman, Miller, Olson, Schmit and VanLaecken  Others present were Superintendent Whitney, Principal Vermeulen and Business Manager Bechen.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Olson, seconded by Austerman, all aye, to approve the agenda as printed.
Motion by VanLaecken seconded by Schmit, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting October 8, 2012 as printed.
Visitors to Board Meeting –  Lincoln Feistner from Central Electric met with the board to go over the proposal to install mini-split air conditioning units. The board asked questions and will discuss further and possibly make a decision at the December board meeting. The Board thanked Lincoln for attending the meeting.
Motion by Austerman, seconded by Schmit, all aye, to approve the financial statement and bills.
General Fund balance October 1, 2012: 171,093.80. Receipts: taxes 21,128.33, penalties/interest 261.18, interest 5.67, pupil activity 28.95, other activity 128.05, state fines 1,755.54, state aid 39,619.00, admissions 486.00, EMC insurance check – wind damage 14,422.03. Expenditures: 119,307.96. Balance October 31, 2012: 129,620.59.  Invested 25,000. CorTrust Savings balance October 1, 2012: 407,656.63. Receipts: interest 0.00. Balance October 31, 2012: 407,656.63.
Capital Outlay Fund balance October 1, 2012: 569,466.15. Receipts: taxes 11,595.88, penalties/interest 162.14, interest 23.82. Expenditures 15,702.01. Balance October 31, 2012: 565,545.98.
Special Education Fund balance October 1, 2012: 535,708.70. Receipts: taxes 424.98, penalties/interest 34.04, interest 22.11. Expenditures 18,004.23. Balance October 31, 2012: 518,185.60. CorTrust Savings balance October 1, 2012: 1,867.96. Receipts: interest 0.00. Balance October 31, 2012: 1,867.96.
Pension Fund balance October 1, 2012: 77,773.53. Receipts: taxes 551.04, penalties/interest 12.05, interest 3.40. Expenditures: 0.00. Balance October 31, 2012: 78,340.02.
Food Service Fund balance October 1, 2012: 44,948.41. Receipts: interest 1.70, federal reimbursement 5,448.60, student meals 2,656.15, adult meals 423.65, ala carte 274.94. Expenditures 13,385.12. Balance October 31, 2012: 40,368.33.
Scholarship Fund balance October 1, 2012: 20,370.93. Receipts: interest 0.88, Expenditures: 0.00. Balance October 31, 2012: 20,371.81.
Peters Scholarship balance: 20,371.81; Nelson Scholarship balance: 0.00.
Trust and Agency Funds balance October 1, 2012: 36,682.65. Receipts 7,994.85. Expenditures 9,597.01. Balance October 31, 2012: 35,080.49.
Salaries and benefits for the month of November 2012 were as follows:
General Fund: 122,799.79;
Special Education: 20,651.87;
Food Service: 6,364.13.
Claims approved:
GENERAL FUND – A & B Business, copier maintenance 309.45; A&G Diesel, bus repair, 75.00; A-Ox Welding, ag supply 152.70; CarQuest, bus supply 145.35, shop supply 19.95; Daktronics, Inc., scoreboard cable 45.00; Demco, colony supply 49.00; Department of Revenue, water testing 13.00; Groth Music Instruments, vocal supply 49.85; Harlow’s Bus Sales, bus supply 324.75; Heartland Paper Co., janitor supply 743.95, paper 1,119.40; Hillyards, janitor supply 589.16, scrubber repair 202.50;
[IMPREST: Gayle Bechen, All-State Chorus meals 144.00; Ethan School District., oral interp fee 246.94; Florence Oral Interp, contestant fee 15.00; Kimball School District, cbh oral interp fee 111.30; Northern State University, All-State Chorus workshop 48.00; Jesse Schlimgen, volleyball referee/mileage 93.50; Joe Schlimgen, volleyball referee 75.00; South Dakota High School Activities Association, All-State Chorus registration 10.00; SDSU Music Department, All-State Chorus prep 40.00; Starfall Education, membership 270.00];
McLeod’s, checks 189.80; Mid-American Research Chemical, janitor supply 366.74; Nepstad’s, All-State Chorus flowers 100.00; Olsen Implement, bus parts 852.53; Petty Cash, postage 57.17; Quill, elementary supply 10.72, colony ink 47.34, middle school ink 23.67, high school ink 29.19, library ink 36.31, business office supply 15.98; Sanborn Central Food Service, oral interp judges meals 7.00; Sanborn Weekly Journal, board proceedings 105.92; SDASFAA, financial aid workshop fee 25.00;         ShopKo, library supply 10.49, middle school supply 11.24, middle school recognition 40.00, high school recognition 40.00; Sunburst Digital, Web site membership 200.00; Wanda Swenson, chaperone meals All-State Chorus 45.89; Tessiers, filters 393.40; United Laboratories, janitor supply 100.91; VISA, air cards 192.27, All-State Chorus gas 102.61; Ward’s National Science, high school supply 21.81; Bobbi White, fifth/sixth boys basketball referee 12.00; Williams Musical Repair, two trombone repairs 246.00.
CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund – Aurora Security Products, replacement security monitors 1,025.84; Brooks Oil Co., fuel 2,777.32; Central Electric, two months electricity 4,544.64; Dawson Construction, garage 992.46; Farmers Alliance, propane 1,635.11; Farmers Elevator, #2 Diesel 3,232.97; Santel Communications, rural development loan payment 4,166.67.
SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Jenni Greenway, reimburse fingerprints 43.25; Heartland Paper Co., supply 29.00; mileage 175.01; Petty Cash, postage 5.82; Quill, ink 77.30.
FOOD SERVICE Fund – Card Services, food 232.66; Child/Adult Nutrition Services, breakfast commodities 319.06; Darrington Water Conditioning, water softener 24.00; Dean Foods, milk 1,313.80; DSG, two kitchen faucets 498.18; Hillyard, supply 378.87; Reinhart, food 5,306.29, supply 194.79; Sara Lee, bread 184.40.
Superintendent Whitney’s report included the following:
• Girls basketball practice will start on November 19 and boys basketball practice starts on November 26;
• Two new students starting on October 22, a ninth grader and a sixth grader;
• Summary of meeting between head football coach Jason Kolousek and the Athletic Directors from all three school;
• Long-term sub, Jenny Easton, will be at Sanborn Central and Woonsocket for Gwen Senska, who will be out on sick leave for a few weeks; and
• Masey Pechholt has submitted her resignation as Co-Head Volleyball Coach and the board will formally act on it at the December meeting.
Mrs. Vermeulen reported on the following:
• New student in sixth grade;
• Grades five through eight declam on November 21;
• Middle school honor roll percentages;
• Rebel Booster Club distributing special T-shirts to all students in grades six through 12 who achieved “A” honor roll status (students have three more quarters to achieve that goal and receive a T-shirt);
• Grades five and six basketball has come to an end;
• Seventh/eighth girls basketball earned first place win at the Hanson tournament this past weekend; and
• The seventh/eighth boys basketball will participate in a Hanson Basketball Tournament on December 1st.
Other discussion items: None.
Motion by Olson, seconded by VanLaecken, all aye, to approve long-term substitute pay as follows: first five days of continuous subbing equals $80/day with a teacher’s certificate. The sixth day and on equals $100/day with a teacher’s certificate.
Motion by Schmit, seconded by Austerman, all aye, to approve an executive session for personnel at 7:41 p.m. Regular session resumed at 8:12 p.m.
The next regular Board meeting will be held on December 10, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room at Forestburg.
Motion by VanLaecken, seconded by Olson, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 8:13 p.m.
Gayle Bechen
Business Manager
Rick Miller
Board Chair

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