The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Monday, November 9, 2015, at 7:00 a.m. in the Sanborn Central Conference Room with the following present: Adams, Dean, Enfield, Olson, & Schmit. Others present, Supt. Whitney; HS Prin. Siemsen; Elem/MS Prin. Vermeulen; & Business Mgr. Bechen.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Schmit, seconded by Enfield, all aye, to approve the agenda as printed.
Motion by Dean, seconded by Schmit, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting October 12, 2015 as printed.
Visitors to Board Meeting. None.
Motion by Enfield, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the Financial Statement and bills.
General Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $50,304.44. Receipts: taxes $20,350.49, penalties/interest $262.86, interest $7.03, other pupil income $54.10, other local income $190.86, state fines $1,491.42, state aid $32,736.00, admission $799.96, manual journal entry $199,900.00. Expenditures: $147,880.98.  Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $158,216.18.  Invested $25,000. CorTrust Savings balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $409,495.24. Receipts: interest $0.00. Expenditures: manual journal entry $200,000.00.  Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $209,495.24.
Capital Outlay Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $868,173.97. Receipts: taxes $13,706.17, penalties/interest $180.79, interest $36.56.  Expenditures: $19,801.05. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $862,296.44.
Special Education Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $87,014.89. Receipts: taxes $388.49, penalties/interest $5.17, interest $2.81. Expenditures: $19,926.06. Balance: 10-31-15. $67,485.30. CorTrust Savings balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $1,820.85. Receipts: interest $0.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $1,820.85.
Pension Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $566.15. Receipts: taxes $776.32, penalties/interest $10.33. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $1,352.80.
Food Service Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $11,994.86. Receipts: interest $0.47, student lunches $5,753.43, adult lunches $757.86, lunch certification $206.88, federal reimbursement $7,731.36, manual journal entry $100.00. Expenditures: $13,270.43. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $13,274.43.
Enterprise Fund balance, Oct. 01, 2015: $50.15. Receipts: $0.00. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $50.15.
Scholarship Fund balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $14,667.66. Receipts: interest $0.66. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015 $14,668.32.
Peters Scholarship balance: $14,668.32; Nelson Scholarship balance: 0.00.
Trust and Agency Funds balance, Oct. 1, 2015: $53,678.42. Receipts: $16,906.10. Expenditures: 15,609.78. Balance, Oct. 31, 2015: $54,974.74.
Salaries and benefits for the month of November, 2015 were as follows:
General Fund: $138,372.78;
Special Education: $19,105.35;
Food Service: $7,630.89.
Claims approved: GENERAL FUND – A&B Business, copies $142.22; A-Ox Welding, cylinder rent $29.05; Brightarrow Technologies, digital voice dialer $220.00; Brown & Saenger, tickets $5.99; Burnison Plumbing, prof service $2,994.85, filter separator $940.70; Card Services, board supply $10.37; Carquest, bus supply $120.93; Dakota Two Way, noise filters $250.00; Department of Revenue, water testing $15.00; First National Insurance, 2015 workmen comp $577.00; Foreman Sales & Service, bus supply $151.99; Harlow’s School Bus Service, dual horn $41.47; Heartland Paper Co., janitor supply $1,616.27, gym floor $2,250.00;
[IMPREST FUND: Gayle Bechen, All-State Chorus student meals $144.00; Rowan Byrd, CBH judge $76.50; Dean Duxbury, volleyball referee $80.00; Nicole Dvorak, CBH judge $49.34; Craig Fonder, football referee $80.00; Freeman High Schol, All-State Chorus registration $35.00; Dan Thelen, volleyball referee/mileage $103.52; Gloria Vavra, football referee/mileage $101.00];
Jostens, High School diplomas $89.87, middle school covers $123.58; Mid-Dakota Technologies, prof service $415.05; Premier Implement, bus supply $99.41; Quill, supply $395.08; Sanborn Weekly Journal, board proceedings $79.10, back-to-school ad $55.35; Justin Siemsen, lock boxes $60.68; Sturdevant’s Auto Parts, bus supply $163.53; VISA, air cards $120.03, All-State Chorus, gas $166.92; Walmart, supply $17.52.
CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund — A&B Business, Inc., copier rent $741.49; Central Electric, elect. $2,447.41; Hauff Mid-America Sports, girls basketball uniforms white $1,478.95, girls basketball uniforms black $1,478.95; Santel Communications, telephone/internet service $245.90, paging horn $1,999.86; Wards National Science, science equipment $8,225.48.
SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Children’s Home Society, Sept./Oct. tuition $3,701.01; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing, SPED tests 166.10; Huron School Dist., Sept. tuition $473.79; Mitchell School Dist., Sept. tuition $585.27; Mileage reimbursement $159.60; Paula Sanderson, postage $10.80; Walmart, ink $23.97.
FOOD SERVICE Fund – Card Services, food $148.69; Darrington Water Conditioning, SS tank $48.00; Dean Foods, milk $537.31; Earthgrains, bread $102.90; Reinhart Foodservice, food $4,524.43, supply $108.30.
Mrs. Whitney reported on the following:
•    No school on Thursday, Nov. 12 so fans may attend the Championship 9AA football game at the Dome in Vermillion,
•    Volleyball team is in the Region Championship game at Sanborn Central,
•    Girls basketball practice will start on November 23 and boys basketball practice starts on November 30, and
•    a Foreman rep stopped to ask if we would be interested in contracting buses after this year.
Mr. Siemsen reported on the following:
•    First quarter report cards distributed on October 22nd,
•    First eligibility for 2nd Quarter tabulated on November 5th,
•    Volleyball and football postseason play,
•    Attended Perkins Program Improvement Meeting with Mr. Gross on November 5th,
•    FFA represented SC/W well at the National Convention,
•    Veteran’s Day program scheduled for November 11th at 9:00 a.m.,
•    Senior Financial Aid night on November 17th starting at 6:00 p.m., and
•    Extra Help Day on November 23rd followed by Thanksgiving Break on November 26th & 27th.
Mrs. Vermeulen reported on the following:
•    5/6 Basketball Cancer Tournament on November 14th,
•    SCW Marching Band Concert on November 16th,
•    5-8 Declaim on November 24th, and
•    Members of the Artesian Volunteer Fire Department visited the Kindergarten and first grade classes during Fire Prevention week in October.
Other discussion items:
•    Clayton Dean reported on a request from the Booster Club as to what would be needed for the school. New bleachers for the south side of the gym, the equipment to broadcast events from the Cube, and football pads on goal posts were discussed as needs; and
•    Troy Olson brought up ASBSD Delegate Assembly on November 20th.
Regular Board meeting will be held on December 14, 2015, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room.
Motion by Schmit, seconded by Dean, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 7:30 a.m.
Gayle Bechen
Business Manager
Troy Olson
Board Chair