The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Monday, October 8, 2018, at 7:00 a.m. in the Sanborn Central Conference room with the following present: Adams, Dean, Schmit, and Spelbring. Others present were Superintendent Siemsen, and Business Manager Bechen. Enfield was absent.

The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Visitors to Board Meeting: None.

Motion by Adams, seconded by Schmit, all aye, to approve the agenda as printed. 

Motion by Schmit, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting September 10, 2018, as printed. 

Motion by Adams, seconded by Spelbring, all aye, to approve the Financial Statement and bills. 

General Fund balance, September 1, 2018: 292,078.00. Receipts: taxes $5,477.76, penalties/interest $76.89, interest $58.41, other pupil $17.92, other local income $336.00, state fines $1,552.70, state aid $53,790.00, admission $3,217.00, 2017-18 Reap $6,011.00, 2017-18 Title I $935.00, donation $50.00, medicaid $762.41. Expenditures: $148,804.48, manual journal entry $1,687.51. Balance, September 30, 2018: $213,871.10. CorTrust Savings balance, September 1, 2018: $50,207.26. Receipts: interest $18.98. Expenditures: $0.00.  Balance, September 30, 2018: $50,226.24. 

Capital Outlay Fund balance, September 1, 2018: $905,024.23. Receipts: taxes $3,127.09, penalties/interest $21.96, interest $224.43. Expenditures: $69,982.96, manual journal entry $506.75. Balance, September 30, 2018: $837,908.00.

Special Education Fund balance, September 1, 2018: $92,136.94. Receipts: taxes $542.05, penalties/interest $3.04, interest $18.45, 2017-18 IDEA 611 $527.00, 2017-18 IDEA 619 $28.00, medicaid $64.00, voided check $3,123.24. Expenditures: $21,821.90. Balance, September 30, 2018: $74,620.82.  

Pension Fund balance, September 1, 2018: $423.29. Receipts: taxes $0.00, penalties/interest $0.00. Expenditures: $0.00.  Balance, September 30, 2018: $423.29.

Food Service Fund balance, September 1, 2018: $3,348.91. Receipts: student meals $4,675.08, adult meals $394.50, ala carte $305.25, meal certification $93.54, federal reimbursement $3,070.94, manual journal entry/voided check $2,478.78. Expenditures: $13,738.15. Balance, September 30, 2018: $628.85.

Enterprise Fund balance, September 1, 2018: $23,314.49. Receipts: interest $6.15, preschool tuition $3,125.25. Expenditures: $4,158.97. Balance, September 30, 2018: $22,286.92.

Trust and Agency Funds balance, September 1, 2018: $49,975.91. Receipts: $11,064.75. Expenditures: $4,936.71, manual journal entry $149.03. Balance, September 30, 2018: $55,954.92.

Scholarship Fund balance, September 1, 2018: $11,690.27. Receipts: interest $0.94, contributions $0.00. Expenditures: $0.00. Balance, September 30, 2018: $11,691.21. Peters Scholarship balance: $11,691.21; Nelson Scholarship balance: $0.00.

Salaries and benefits for the month of October, 2018 were as follows: 

General Fund: 134,549.71; 

Special Education: 18,285.34; 

Food Service: 8,275.31; 

Enterprise: 3,718.04.

Claims approved: GENERAL FUND – A-Ox Welding, cylinder rent $32.30; Brooks Oil Co., #2 diesel $1,834.86, gas $2,093.00, liquid petroleum $525.00, oil barrel $748.00; Carquest, bus supply $51.66; Central Electric, electricity $3,052.30; Churchill, Manolis, Freeman, Kludt, Shelton & Burns LLP, lawyer national conference $135.00; Clayton’s Repair, bus batteries $271.92, bus repairs $210.00; Core Educational Cooperative, four online class tuitions $960.00; CorTrust, air cards $120.03; DB Electric, install cell booster $343.29; Department of Revenue, water testing $15.00; Dial Corporation, membership $600.00; Doland School District, 50 percent CTE conference room – ag $212.99; Eric Armin Inc., elementary supply $148.35; Golden West Technologies, fix ph lines $125.00; Heartland Paper, janitor supply $1,723.98, copier paper $637.00; High Point Networks, subscription license $147.00;  

[IMPREST: Shawna Baysinger, volleyball line judge $240.00; Daniel Bechen, football chain $30.00; Kim Collins, volleyball referee $85.00; CorTrust, high school supply powercords $714.67; Candi Danek, football clock $30.00; Rich Danek, football clock $30.00; Tim Dockendorf, football referee $125.00; Craig Falor, football referee $125.00; Ed Fiegen, football referee/mileage $167.00; Craig Fonder, volleyball referee $85.00; Vickie Fox, volleyball line judge $35.00; David Hunsley, football referee $125.00; Kimball School, CBH volleyball tournament loss $121.34; Jason Kolousek, junior varsity football referee $35.00; Jimmy Materese, football referee $125.00; Tim McCain, junior varsity football referee $35.00; Tim Nihart, volleyball referee/mileage $108.52; Northern State University, all state chorus fee $48.00; South Dakota Council of Teachers of English, conference registration $80.00; Justin Siemsen, junior varsity football referee $35.00; Clark Slykhuis, junior varsity football referee $35.00; Jeremy Uecker, football chain $30.00; Gloria Vavra, volleyball referee/mileage $106.00; Rod Vermeulen, football chain $30.00]; 

J.W. Pepper, choral music 109.98; K&D Busing, shared busing $2,367.84; Kormanagement Services, LLC, drug testing $127.46; Lodge at Deadwood, activities director conference $162.00; Menards, janitor supply $90.81, ag supply $20.64, high school supply $32.95, elementary supply $54.96; Mid-Dakota Technologies, September tech support $140.00; Paulson Sheet Metal, reseal roof $3,350.00; Pearson Education, colony workbooks $51.23; Premier Equipment, bus supply/service $1,557.32; Ramada Inn, Joint Convention rooms $1,048.00; Sanborn Central Food Service, back to school night meal/labor $613.01; Sanborn Weekly Journal, renew subscription $40.19; Santel Communications, phone $245.46; Scholastic, weekly reader $792.43; South Dakota State University Music, all state chorus $40.00; Kayla Vetter, reimburse fingerprints $43.25; Wheelco, bus brakes $116.09; Williams Musical & Office Equipment, reeds $116.26; Megan Wilson, reimburse fingerprints $43.25. 

CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund — A&B Business, copier rent $866.41; BrainPop, elementary subscriptions $700.00; Foreman Sales/Service, 2018 Chevy Collin 14 passenger Bus $47,700.00; Menards, library desk material $432.70, 10 cubic feet chest freezer $259.00; School Specialty, furniture ag room $237.24; Starfall Education, subscription $270.00.  

SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Behavior Care Specialists, September tuition services $6,242.00; September 2018 mileage, $273.00.

FOOD SERVICE Fund – Arctic Refrigeration, outside freezer repair $1,659.26; Child/Adult Nutrition Services, processed commodities $102.90; Darrington Water, SS tank $24.00; Dean Foods, milk $550.54; Earthgrains Baking, bread $48.60; Reinhart Foodservice, food $4,932.66, supply $264.09; Woony foods, food $17.50. 

ENTERPRISE Fund – Scholastic, weekly reader $144.38.

Mr. Siemsen reported on the following: 

•The cell booster was installed in the gym and works well. 

•Eighth – 12th grade students will be attending a presentation from a Holocaust survivor in Huron on October 10th. 

•Foreman Bus Company provided the best trade-in value so they received our business for the new mini-bus. 

•October 17th brings an onsite Title review for our district – He and Mrs. Vermeulen have been working on the documentation.

  • End of the first quarter is October 12th. 

•A sound system for the gym has been ordered to bring the system up to code. 

•Junior and Senior students attended the college fair at Dakota Wesleyan University on October 3rd. 

•Homecoming was a success again this year. A big thank you to the Sanborn Central Booster Club for all their help, including providing lunch to the staff and students.  Also, thank you to all the parental assistance provided to the classes to construct the floats. 

•No School on October 22nd. 

•Sanborn Central hosted the 281 Conference Volleyball Tournament – thank you to all who helped put on the tournament (Blackhawks got second place). 

•The Sanborn Central/Woonsocket Marching Band has performed well thus far. 

•The National FFA Convention is October 24th – 27th. The FFA participants continue to participate in various activities and perform well. 

•The end of the month brings the post season for Volleyball, Football and Cross Country.     

Mrs. Vermeulen’s report included the following: 

•End of the first quarter is October 12. 

•Fifth/sixth grade basketball has officially started.

•The Sanborn Central Board of Education would like to congratulate Ms. Susan Farrell-Poncelet, who was presented with the SDCTE (South Dakota Council Teachers of English) Young Leader Award – Congratulations! 

•No school on October 22.

•Volleyball Cancer Awareness Night is scheduled for October 19. 

•Mrs. Fouberg and Mrs. Ogle are acting as substitute teachers for Mrs. Reimer while she is away. Her treatments started in Sioux Falls on September 26.

Discussion Items: None. 

Old Business: None.

New Business: Motion by Adams, seconded by Spelbring, all aye, to approve changes to the district’s LAU plan.

Regular Board meeting will be held on Monday, November 12, 2018, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central School Conference Room. 

Motion by Adams, seconded by Schmit, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 7:27 a.m.

Gayle Bechen

Business Manager

Clayton Dean

Board Chair