By Aberdeen Insider - December 19, 2024 in ABERDEEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
12/9/24 MEETING MINUTES
The Aberdeen School Board met at 5:30 PM on Monday, December 9, 2024. Mr. Aaron Schultz called the meeting to order with the following members present: Mr. Aaron Schultz, Dr. Gayle Bortnem, Mr. Brian Sharp, Mr. Mark Murphy, and Mr. Duane Alm, and Mr. Kevin Burckhard. Mr. Brad Olson was absent.
Aglaia Ramey was congratulated for receiving the QuestBridge Scholarship which is a full four-year scholarship to Notre Dame.
It was moved by Mr. Brian Sharp and seconded by Dr. Gayle Bortnem to approve the agenda.
All voted Aye.
Mr. Duane Alm provided an update on a recent meeting held with state legislators.
It was moved by Mr. Mark Murphy and seconded by Mr. Duane Alm to approve the November 11, 18, and 25, 2024 minutes.
All voted Aye.
It was moved by Mr. Kevin Burckhard and seconded by Dr. Gayle Bortnem to approve the consent agenda including the following: a. Approval of Financial Statement b. Approval of Bills and Payroll c. Approval of Ratifications and Authorizations Under separate cover) 1. Open Enrollment Application #2025-16 for one (1) child 2. Open Enrollment Application #2025-17 for one (1) child d. Approval of Personnel 1. Certified/Co-Curricular Approval – Shauna Larson, Occupational Therapist, effective January 2, 2025 e. Approval of Aberdeen Central High School Parking Lot Lighting Improvements, Change Order 1: add $1,737.42 to install adapter plates for (6) light poles in west parking lot; add $2,419.00 to replace existing damaged underground feeder to light pole in west parking lot. Total change order $4,156.42.
All voted Aye.
Dr. Jason Uttermark, CHS principal and Dr. Karen DeBrine, ATEC teacher, provided an update regarding the HOSA student organization and progress made toward District goals.
Dr. Becky Guffin provided an update on progress made toward the 2024-25 District goals.
It was moved by Mr. Brian Sharp and seconded by Mr. Mark Murphy to approve the Second Reading of 2025-26 and 2026-27 School Calendar.
All voted Aye.
It was moved by Mr. Brian Sharp and seconded by Mr. Kevin Burckhard to approve the Second Reading Policy Review/Revision DID.
All voted Aye.
It was moved by Mr. Duane Alm and seconded by Dr. Gayle Bortnem to adjourn the meeting at 6:10 PM.
All voted Aye.
Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements and Cash Balances for the month ended November 30, 2024.Cash Balance as of October 31, 2024: General 5,962,009.51 Capital Outlay 1,589,350.24 Special Education 2,878,212.99 Arena 9,754.21 Debt Service 1,080,848.42 Food Service 636,334.03 Other Enterprise 54,700.54 Self Insurance 4,147,035.56 Trust & Agency 481,486.32 Total All Funds:
16,839,731.82.Receipts by Fund: General 5,923,148.70 Capital Outlay 3,064,970.47 Special Education 2,303,737.19 Arena 0.00 Debt Service 313,132.26 Food Service 314,742.55 Other Enterprise 6,500.00 Self Insurance 553,200.61 Trust & Agency 27,793.09 Total All Funds: 12,507,224.87. Disbursements by Fund: General 3,193,282.26 Capital Outlay 217,343.41 Special Education 1,281,413.70 Arena 0.00 Debt Service 0.00 Food Service 365,762.59 Other Enterprise 2,840.55 Self Insurance 568,828.56 Trust & Agency 63,968.95 Total All Funds:5,693,440.02. Cash Balance as of November 30, 2024: General 8,691,875.95 Capital Outlay 4,436,977.30 Special Education 3,900,536.48 Arena 9,754.21 Debt Service 1,393,980.68 Food Service 585,313.99 Other Enterprise 58,359.99 Self Insurance 4,131,407.61 Trust & Agency 445,310.46 Total All Funds:23,653,516.67. Cash Balance as of November 30, 2024: Checking 0.00 Savings 21,903,624.44 CD’s & Govt. Bonds 1,749,892.23 Total All Account Types 23,653,516.67.
General Fund
Aberdeen Area Chamber Of Commerce Membership Dues 1,110.00 Amazon Capital Services Instructional Supplies 4,384.44 Apperson Instructional Supplies 458.45 Auto Value Parts Store Repairs & Maintenance 184.77 Bluum Of Minnesota Llc Instructional Supplies 39.00 Borns Group Mailing Services 2,316.11 City Treasurer W/S 2,970.76 Cole Papers Warehouse Supplies 2,356.60 Comfort Inn & Suites Debate Lodging 1,506.70 Dakota Supply Group Repairs & Maintenance 831.38 Eta/Hand2mind Instructional Supplies 20,956.72 Fastenal Repairs & Maintenance 48.38 Gary’s Engine & Repair Inc Repairs & Maintenance 182.26 Hardin’s Photography Competitive Cheer 2,044.00 Innovative Office Solutions Instructional Supplies 1,060.14 Jw Pepper & Son Inc Instructional Supplies 405.48 K & D Busing Inc Transportation Services 58,411.71 Ken’s Superfair Foods Instructional Supplies 1,731.54 Lunchtime Solutions Veterans Day Breakfast 110.00 Marco Inc Copier Maintenance 330.82 Marco Inc Office Supplies 822.30 Matheson Tri-Gas Inc Instructional Supplies 467.62 Northwestern Energy Utilities 66,615.39 Overdrive Digital Library Renewal 6,000.00 Premier Auto Vehicle Repairs & 175.88 Quality Inn And Suites Lodging- J. Smith 107.00 Runnings Supply Inc Repairs & Maintenance 49.99 Sage Publications Instructional Supplies 139.80 School Datebooks Instructional Supplies 470.93 School Specialty Instructional Supplies 575.70 Schwan Welding & Boiler Repair Inc Instructional Supplies 179.54 Taylor Music Inc Repairs & Maintenance 205.00 Van Diest Supply Company Repairs & Maintenance 1,712.55 Verizon Wireless Cell Phone Services 479.68 Vestis Laundry Services/Mops 1,017.98
Fund Total: 180,458.62
Capital Outlay Fund
Amazon Capital Services Supplies 3,687.25 B & H Foto Electronic Corp Instructional Supplies 14,249.52 Bluum Of Minnesota Llc Tech Supplies 3,538.00 Co-Op Architecture Building Remodeling 2,200.00 Demco Instructional Supplies 297.61 Easyvista Inc Instructional Supplies 3,641.40 Efraimson Electric Inc Building Remodeling 2,668.45 Fay’s Refrigeration Llc Building Remodeling 63,997.20 Follett Content Solutions Llc Instructional Supplies 238.56 House Of Glass Building Remodeling 454.63 Intelligent Marking Usa Inc Building Remodeling 15,000.00 Kramp Enterprise And Investment Building Remodeling 34,272.72 Marco Inc Copier Maintenance 184.12 Menards Tech Supplies 129.48 Otis Elevator Co Building Remodeling 5,891.52 Trufinish Woodworx Llc Building Remodeling 3,182.59 Verizon Wireless Tech Supplies 400.10 Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv Copier Maintenance 2,068.88
Fund Total: 156,102.03
Special Education Fund
Aberdeen Ride Line Student Services 46.00 Alpine Academy Student Services 71,145.20 Amazon Capital Services Supplies 670.31 Borns Group Mailing Services 68.94 Children’s Care Hospital Student Services 19,062.00 Community Playthings Instructional Supplies 756.00 Crisis Prevention Institute Inc Membership Fee 200.00 K & D Busing Inc Transportation Services 58,271.00 Quality Inn And Suites Lodging- B. Dannen 110.00 Sd Department Of Human Services Student Services 32,136.33 Therapy Shoppe Inc Instructional Supplies 276.90 Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv Copier Maintenance 102.74
Fund Total: 182,845.42
Food Service Fund
Ace Refrigeration Llc Repairs & Maintenance 424.32 Borns Group Mailing Services 68.93 Is Restaurant Design Equipment & Food Service Equipment 878.98 Lunchtime Solutions Food Service Meals 210,466.53
Fund Total: 211,838.76
Checking Account Total: 731,244.83
Weekly Checks Written 11/22/2024
General Fund
Aberle Grant Debate Judge 150.00 Bengs Imogen Debate Judge 80.00 Brookings High School Entry Fees/Judge 144.00 Carda Toby Reimbursement 89.34 Compton Elizabeth Debate Judge 75.00 Dohrer Jonah Ms Girls Basketball Official 250.00 Ehs Show Choir Show Choir Competition Fee 600.00 Fleckenstein Madyson Debate Judge 150.00 Garafolo Rob Football Worker 188.00 Graf Caitlyn Debate Judge 60.00 Hansen Kent Ms Girls Basketball Official 150.00 Hegge Samantha Debate Judge 150.00 Hollis Al Oral Interp Judge 60.00 Holmstrom Layton Ms Girls Basketball Official 150.00 Johnson Rylan Debate Judge 60.00 Markley Steve Ms Girls Basketball Official 150.00 Mccafferty Roger Debate Judge 75.00 Midstates Printing Inc Office Supplies 75.00 Milbank Ffa Ffa Dues 32.00 National Association For Music Sdmea Membership 126.00 Nguyen Melissa Accompanist/Recording Music 200.00 Nygaard Calvin Ms Girls Basketball Official 150.00 Ringgenberg Hunter Debate Judge 150.00 Ringgenberg Kaleb Debate Judge 60.00 Ryan Katelyn Debate Judge 60.00 Rystrom Zoe Debate Judge 75.00 Salem Noah Debate Judge 75.00 Schott Marvin Uniform Allowance 42.46 Sd Ffa Association Membership Dues 305.00 Sioux Falls O’gorman Show Choir Competition Fee 550.00 Soundara Adriana Debate Judge 60.00 Waltman Kayla Debate Judge 75.00 Washington Debate Entry Fees 548.00 Web Water Co Water 42.75 Wilson Sage Debate Judge 80.00 Wollman Breanna Debate Judge 80.00
Fund Total: 5,367.55
Special Education Fund
Kjer Elliot Mileage Reimbursement 536.00
Fund Total: 536.00
Food Service Fund
Ferguson Alex Uniform Allowance 115.25
Fund Total: 115.25
Checking Account Total: 6,018.80
Weekly Checks Written 11/27/2024
General Fund
Aberdeen School District Debate Clean-Up 200.00 Alm Duane Meal Reimbursement 20.00 Alphacard Instructional Supplies 670.89 Anderson Mark Reimbursment 68.26 Bergan Cole Ms Girls Basketball Official 100.00 Carrels Brian Ms Girls Basketball Official 100.00 Daly Stephanie Ms Girls Basketball Official 100.00 Dohrer Jonah Ms Girls Basketball Official 100.00 Gopher Sports Instructional Supplies 45.80 Hansen Kent Ms Girls Basketball Official 100.00 Holmstrom Layton Ms Girls Basketball Official 100.00 Jackson Levi Uniform Allowance 191.13 Markley Steve Ms Girls Basketball Official 100.00 Mohr Bailey Mileage Reimbursement 369.97 Phillips Jake Mileage Reimbursement 139.36 Rieck Christopher Uniform Allowance 200.00 Schaunaman Chad Ms Girls Basketball Official 100.00 Scholastic Instructional Supplies 509.47 Seiler Dawn Mileage/Meals Reimbursement 388.00 Smith Sr Richard Hand Drum Class 750.00 Uttermark Robert Mileage/Meals Reimbursement 216.00
Fund Total: 4,568.88
Checking Account Total: 4,568.88
Weekly Checks Written 11/22/2024
Custodial Funds
Bsn Sports Llc Athletic Supplies 7,085.00 College Board The Testing Material 864.00 Driven Coffee Roasters Fundraiser 19.95 Midstates Printing Inc Athletic Supplies 218.75 Miller Abigail Reimbursement 107.94 Rook Kevin Fundraiser Card Design 2,625.00 Simply Cupcakes Cupcakes 55.00 Wyhe’s Choice Fundraising Fundraiser 6,738.00
Fund Total: 17,713.64
Checking Account Total: 17,713.64
Weekly Checks Written 11/27/2024
Custodial Funds
Aberdeen School District Reimbursement 11.98 Ahlberg Anna Reimbursement 11.59 Huck Jenna Reimbursement 34.56 Midstates Printing Inc Athletic Supplies 362.00 Miller Abigail Reimbursement 150.00 Seeklander Ashley Reimbursement 139.60 World’s Finest Chocolate Fundraiser 6,021.54
Fund Total: 6,731.27
Checking Account Total: 6,731.27
November 2024 Payroll: General Fund – $1,654,360.60 Of Which $858,881.50 Instruction, $711,186.91 Support, And $84,292.19 Co-Curricular; Special Education – $563,371.46; Food Service – $72,224.97. Total Payroll $2,289,957.03
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