The School Board of Sanborn Central School District 55-5 met in regular session on Thursday, February 12, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the Sanborn Central library with the following present: Curtis Adams, Clayton Dean, Mark Goral, Emma Klaas, and Gary Spelbring Jr. Others present were Superintendent/High School Principal Corey Flatten, Elementary/Middle School Principal Connie Vermeulen and Business Manager Gayle Bechen.

  The Pledge of Allegiance was recited.

Visitors to Board Meeting: None.

Motion by Goral, seconded by Spelbring, all aye, to approve the agenda as amended. 59. Motion to set a max price on a purchase of a passenger vehicle at $45,000.00 and to give Gayle Bechen, Business Manager, and Clayton Dean, Board Chair, authority to sign a check prior to a meeting if an item is found.

Motion by Spelbring, seconded by Adams, all aye, to approve the minutes of the regular board meeting on January 11, 2024, as printed.

Motion by Adams, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to approve the Financial reports and bills:   

General Fund balance, January 1, 2024: $1,003,831.38. Receipts: taxes $6,076.82, penalties/interest $179.17, interest $1,007.46, admission $1,211.00, other – pupil $11.95, other $141.45, state fines $758.62, state aid January $77,451.00, medicaid $648.34, manual journal entry $256,605.00. Expenditures: $176,928.88. Balance, January 31, 2024: $1,170,993.31. CorTrust Savings balance, January 1, 2024: $50,899.36. Receipts: interest $0.00. Expenditures: $0.00.  Balance, January 31, 2024: $50,899.36. CDs $50,000.00.

Capital Outlay Fund balance, January 1, 2024: $452,168.73. Receipts: taxes $662.95, penalties/interest $18.54, interest $503.73.  Expenditures: $4,286.73. Balance, January 31, 2024: $449,067.22. CDs $250,000.00.

Special Education Fund balance, January 1, 2024: $390,934.43. Receipts: taxes $664.77, penalties/interest $18.62, interest $406.86, medicaid $64.12. Expenditures: $18,745.60, manual journal entry $232.90. Balance, January 31, 2024: $373,110.30. CDs $150,000.00.

Food Service Fund balance, January 1, 2024: $12,561.33. Receipts: student meals $5,753.20, adult meals $410.80, ala carte $4,310.50, federal reimbursement $3,051.50. Expenditures: $16,492.37. Balance, January 31, 2024: $9,594.96.

Enterprise Fund balance, January 1, 2024: $16,446.20. Receipts: interest $19.37, preschool tuition $2,255.84. Expenditures: $4,419.41. Balance, January 31, 2024: $14,302.00.

Custodial Funds balance, January 1, 2024: $67,991.78. Receipts: $1,367.38. Expenditures: $4,282.47. Balance, January 31, 2024: $65,076.69.

Scholarship Fund balance, January 1, 2024: $8,501.15. Receipts: interest $1.77. Expenditure: $0.00. Balance, January 31, 2024: $8,502.92. Peters Scholarship balance: $7,752.92; Nelson Scholarship balance: $750.00.

Salaries and benefits for the month of February 2024 were as follows: 

General Fund: $172,802.41; 

Special Education: $21,216.96; 

Food Service: $11,476.31; 

Enterprise Fund: $4,419.41.

Claims approved: GENERAL FUND – A-Ox Welding, cylinder rent $41.12; Brooks Oil Co., LP $4,038.25, unleaded gas $2,676.00, 50/50 diesel $3,811.40; CarQuest, bus supply $247.25; Central Electric, December electric $3,551.18, January electric $3,600.33; Clayton’s Repair, bus service $210.00; Cole Paper Inc., small scrubber repair $385.91, janitor supply $703.60, copier paper $1,528.00; Core Educational Cooperative, two virtual courses fees $320.00; CorTrust, air cards $55.00, hotspot $35.00;  Dawson Construction, January-March garbage fees $1,080.60; Casady Dean, reimburse fingerprints $43.25; Direct Digital Control, replace HVAC motors/fans $5,138.40; Farmers Elevator, skid steer supply $73.08; Cooper Goldammer, reimburse December/January wrestling mileage $501.84;

[IMPREST: CorTrust, ag class supply $126.44, Superintendent chair $96.07; Evan Easton, three junior high basketball referee $105.00; Groton Area School District, wrestling fee $30.00; Carrie Howard, clock junior varsity/varsity doubleheader basketball $110.00; Erica Howard, shot clock junior varsity/varsity doubleheader basketball $110.00; Caleb Kneen, reimburse December wrestling mileage $190.74; Miller School District, wrestling registration $125.00; Nepstadt’s Flowers, Goudy funeral $43.00; Jordan Opp, doubleheader basketball referee/ride $167.00; Joel Osborn, doubleheader basketball referee/ride $167.00; Region 5, solo registration $6.00; South Dakota Department of Education, maintenance of effort $426.00; Greg Stroh, doubleheader basketball referee/mileage $216.50; Bobbi White, official book doubleheader basketball $70.00]; 

J.W. Pepper, band music $83.84, vocal music $112.47; K&D Busing, half of busing basketball bus $1,476.14, basketball charter bus $975.00; Caleb Kneen, January wrestling mileage $229.50; Krohmer Plumbing, professional service $303.47; McLeods, business office supply $11.00; Menards, ag shop supply $296.97; Mid-Dakota Technologies, January tech support $175.00; Performance Foodservice, janitor supply $487.50; Plainsman, subscription renewal $185.38; Plank Road publishing, chorus subscription $152.95; Public Health Laboratory, water tests $15.00; Puetz Design & Build, chains for skid steer $362.11; Sam’s Club, membership $50.00; Sanborn Central Food Service, January lunch supervisor food $221.15; Sanborn Weekly Journal, board proceedings $107.67; Santel Communications, telephone/fax $223.66; TC Enterprises, professional service $495.54; Thunes True Value, janitor supply $15.92.

CAPITAL OUTLAY Fund — A&B Business, copier lease $1,011.83.

SPECIAL EDUCATION Fund – Cole Paper, copier paper $39.00; 

[IMPREST: CorTrust, SPED registration $160.00, speech registration $160.00]; 

James Valley Education Co-op, psych services $2,301.00, physical therapy services $3,510.00, occupational therapy services $5,092.00, administrative services $6,357.00. 

FOOD SERVICE Fund – Bimbo Bakeries, bread $27.90; Card Services, food $13.61, ink $51.45, supply $12.83; Child/Adult Nutrition, processed commodities $283.41; CorTrust, supply $167.76; Darrington Water Conditioning, January SS tank $28.00; East Side Jersey Dairy, milk $644.81; 

[IMPREST: CorTrust, supply $121.58]; Midwest Fire & Safety, professional service $175.00, supply $309.00; Performance Foodservice, food $7,298.76, ala carte $1,052.46, supply $523.24, COVID Fruit and Vegetable program $560.86; School Nutrition Association, dues $155.00; TC Enterprises, wire oven $367.35; Woony Foods, food $56.27.

ENTERPRISE Fund – None.

Mr. Flatten reported on the following: 

• February 19-23 is South Dakota School Board Recognition Week. Sanborn Central would like to thank the board for their service. 

• Kayla Olson-Van Winkle’s Environmental Science class won the state competition for Samsung Solve for Tomorrow contest. They have been awarded $12,000 in Samsung technology. They are moving on to the national competition and have been working diligently on their prototype. 

• Aaron Roth of Brooks Oil and Flatten are formulating a plan to do some updating of gas pipes and exhaust in the spring that will better fit the building. 

• It was with a heavy heart that the board said goodbye to long-time driver and transportation director, Gary Goudy. They express their deepest sympathies to the family and will always remember his selfless dedication to the district.

• Direct Digital Control came and replaced numerous fan motors in the classroom heating units on January 15th. They have been running smoothly since. 

• The FFA program is gearing up for the spring CDE season. Mr. Welch took the meat judging team to Dakota Butcher in Clark to watch meat getting processed on January 12th. 

• The school updated the software for their streaming service, Liveticket. There will still need to be some slight adjustments, but most of the glitches were corrected. 

• An update was given on the South Dakota legislature and the impact on the school district.

Mrs. Vermeulen’s Report: 

• The local spelling bee winners were successful at the Mitchell Area Spelling Bee: Kiera Pollard, fifth grade, second place; Kelly Wilson, sixth grade, fourth place; and Hunter Morris, fourth grade, third place. 

• Mrs. Vermeulen will be attending a test coordinator meeting in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, February 13. 

• There is early dismissal on February 16 at 12:30 p.m. for Better Lesson professional development regarding engagement in the classroom. 

• There is no school on February 19 – President’s Day.

• There will be a seventh through 12th grade assembly featuring Lynn Riemer, who is an accomplished speaker and retired DEA agent who now educates parents, teens, and professionals on legal and illegal drugs, on February 21 at 9:00 a.m. Woonsocket will be joining. Parents are welcome to attend. 

• Ag Olympics will be held on February 23 at 1:45 p.m. Students in grades seven through 12 will participate. 

• Two Department of Education representatives visited Sanborn Central to observe and ask questions regarding the ACCESS testing and English Language Learners. Vermeulen drove them to the colony, and they observed Mrs. Foster administering the language domain. Vermeulen was asked questions on the way back to Sanborn Central. Mrs. Foster did an excellent job. 

Discussion Items: 

• Mr. Flatten, Clayton Dean, and Mark Goral informed the rest of the board on the football co-op meeting that was held on February 5th. The three schools discussed matters moving forward to best serve the communities and student-athletes. No action was taken during the meeting. 

• Transportation issues and remedies were discussed. Mr. Flatten brought up a need for an activity van to better suit the school district. Mini-buses may all need to be used on routes in the future.

Old Business: None.

New Business:

Motion by Klaas, seconded by Goral, all aye, to direct the business manager to contact banks to locate the highest return on CDs and give Gayle Bechen, Business Manager, and Clayton Dean, Board Chair, authority to sign a check prior to a meeting: $100,000.00 out of Capital Outlay and $100,000.00 out of Special Education.

Motion by Goral, seconded by Spelbring, all aye, to approve the proposed calendars for the 2024-2025 school year with the understanding that there may be adjustments needed.

Motion by Spelbring, seconded by Adams, all aye, to set a max price on a purchase of a passenger vehicle at $45,000.00 and to give Gayle Bechen, Business Manager, and Clayton Dean, Board Chair, authority to sign a check prior to a meeting if an item is found.

Motion by Adams, seconded by Klaas, all aye, to go into executive session SDCL 1-25-2(1) to discuss personnel and evaluation of the business manager with possible motions to follow at 8:21 p.m. Regular session resumed at 9:08 p.m.

Regular Board meeting will be held on Monday, March 11, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. at the Sanborn Central School.  

Motion by Goral, seconded by Spelbring, all aye, to adjourn the meeting at 9:09 p.m.

Gayle Bechen

Business Manager

Clayton Dean

Board Chair

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