The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Friday, January 15, 2016 at 7:00 a.m. in the Sanborn Central Conference Room with the following present: Adams, Dean, Enfield and Olson. Others present were Superintendent Whitney; High School Principal Siemsen; Elementary/Middle School Principal Vermeulen; and Business Manager Bechen.  Absent: Schmit.
Pledge of Allegiance.
Motion by Enfield, seconded by Dean, all aye, to approve the agenda as printed.
Motion by Dean, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting December 14, 2015 as printed.
Visitors to Board Meeting: None.
Motion by Enfield, seconded by Dean, all aye, to approve the Financial Statement and bills.
General Fund balance, November 30, 2015: $379,120.68. Expenditures: correcting $0.10. Balance, December 1, 2015: $379,120.58. Receipts: taxes $72,419.54, penalties/interest $577.36, interest $15.07, other pupil income $1.50, other local income $4.40, state fines $1,506.89, state aid $32,736.00, admission $27.82, donation $150.00. Expenditures: 153,215.19, manual journal entry/auditor entries 12,525.37. Balance, December 31, 2015: $320,818.60. Invested $25,000.00. CorTrust Savings balance, December 1, 2015: $209,495.24. Receipts: interest $89.67. Expenditures: 0.00. Balance, December 31, 2015: $209,584.91.
Capital Outlay Fund balance, December 1, 2015: $1,066,922.45. Receipts: taxes $45,018.98, penalties/interest $363.96, interest $43.39, sale fixed asset $10,500.00, auditor entries $12,459.36.  Expenditures: $196,737.35. Balance, December 31, 2015: $938,570.79.
Special Education Fund balance, December 1, 2015: $49,276.71. Receipts: taxes $1,277.31, penalties/interest $10.72, interest $1.21. Expenditures: $30,456.87. Balance, December 31, 2015: $20,109.08. CorTrust Savings balance, December 1, 2015: $1,820.85. Receipts: interest $0.91. Balance, December 31, 2015: $1,821.76.
Pension Fund balance, December 1, 2015: $13,258.01. Receipts: taxes $2,554.74, penalties/interest $21.45, interest $0.60. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, December 31, 2015: $15,834.80.
Food Service Fund balance, December 1, 2015: $9,874.05. Receipts: interest $0.00, student lunches $3,439.70, adult lunches $659.45, lunch certification $116.34, federal reimbursement $3,791.30, misc. revenue $83.64, manual journal entry $100.00. Expenditures: $11,680.02. Balance, December 31, 2015: $6,384.46.
Enterprise Fund balance, December 1, 2015: $50.15. Receipts: $0.00. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, December 31, 2015: $50.15.
Scholarship Fund balance, December 1, 2015: $14,669.01. Receipts: interest $0.69. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, December 31, 2015: $14,669.70. Peters Scholarship balance: $14,669.70; Nelson Scholarship balance: $0.00.
Trust and Agency Funds balance, December 1, 2015: $46,009.56. Receipts: $10,447.47. Expenditures: $8,636.55, manual journal entry non-sufficient funds check $124.00. Balance, December 31, 2015: $47,696.48.
Salaries and benefits for the month of January 2016 were as follows:
General Fund: $129,267.09;
Special Education: $17,390.95;
Food Service: $7,538.64.
Claims approved:
GENERAL FUND – A-Ox Welding, cylinder rent $29.05; C&B Operations, LLC, delco alt $321.18;  Carquest, bus supply $225.66; Cedar Shore Resort, superintendent room $91.95; Country Pumper, sports ice $6.23; Dauby’s Sport Center, girls basketball practice jerseys $62.00; Eldridge Publishing, scripts $49.60, royalty fee $80.00; Harlows Bus Sales, bus supply $62.26; Heartland Paper, janitor supply $1,718.29;
[IMPREST FUND: Shane Gross, reimburse ag supply $33.99; Hanson School, junior high boys basketball tourney $80.00; MCM boys basketball, JV/C jamboree registration $60.00; SDMEA, middle school All-State band registration $9.00; SDAAE, professional development registration $50.00];
Jaymar Business Forms, w-2/1099s $47.70; Menards, janitor supply $95.08; Petty Cash, bus transfer title/plate $10.00, postage $59.51; Premier Implement, bus supply $164.00; Quill Corp, middle school supply $85.41; SunGold Sports, volleyball plates and engraving $88.00; VISA, air cards $120.05; Wheelco, bus supply $112.90; Williams Musical & Office Equipment, reeds $100.10; Woonsocket School, 50 percent share winterguard dues $200.00.
CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund — Brooks Oil, #1 diesel $2,528.00; Central Electric, electricity $2,277.41; Dawson Construction, three month garbage service $663.75; Farmers Alliance, propane $2,069.48; Santel Communications, telephone/internet service $251.76.
SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Huron School District, November tuition $501.66; Reimbursement November/December mileage $121.80.
FOOD SERVICE Fund – Card Services, food $72.93; Darrington Water Conditioning, SS tank $24.00; Dean Foods, milk $573.96; Earthgrains, bread $85.44; Reinhart Foodservice, food $2,287.48, supply $72.80; Tessiers, oven service $162.16.
Mrs. Whitney reported on the following:
•    Legislature beginning on Tuesday, January 12 and will keep the board and the patrons posted throughout the session;
•    The Cube should be ready to broadcast our January 25 game; and
•    That Wessington Springs would like to have a meeting with Woonsocket and us to talk about possible sharing options both academic and athletic in March. This would be just preliminary discussion and not a full board meeting.
Mrs. Vermeulen reported on the following:
•    One student moving to Wyoming;
•    Teachers attending SIVN sharing sessions with other grade-level/subject area teachers in either January or February;
•    Mrs. Miller will be taking maternity leave in February; and
•    Tutoring schedule has changed due to the number of students staying, Middle School/High School students on Tuesdays and Elementary on Thursdays.
Mr. Siemsen reported on the following:
•    Discussion beginning on science curriculum;
•    Students have until January 15 to change their schedules;
•    Many juniors and seniors taking advantage of dual credit classes;
•    A change that any student on the “D” or “F” list will not be allowed to use their computer unless a teacher gives them a note for study hall or they need it for class;
•    Both the boy’s and girl’s basketball teams are in the Hanson Classics and the 281 Tournaments this next week or so;
•    Winterguard competes in Minnesota on January 30; and
•    No school on January 18.
Old Business: Open bids for south side of gym bleachers. Combined Building Specialties $33,468.00 and “Stadium” Steve $31,208.00. Discussion was held.
Motion by Enfield, seconded by Dean, all aye, to award the bid for south side of gym bleachers to “Stadium” Steve in the amount of $31,208.00 installed.
New Business:
Motion by Dean, seconded by Adams, all aye, to set School Board Election Day for June 21, 2016 in the Sanborn Central School in Forestburg and appointed Joanne Nelson, Judy Wormstadt, and Shirley Northrup as election officials with alternate Myron Sonne.
The next Regular Board meeting will be held on Monday, February 8, 2016 at 7:00 a.m. in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room.
Motion by Dean, seconded by Enfield, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 7:49 a.m.
Gayle Bechen
Business Manager
Troy Olson
Board Chair
Published once at the total approximate cost of $70.00.
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