By Aberdeen Insider - August 20, 2026 in ABERDEEN PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT
AUGUST 10, 2026 MEETING MINUTES
The Aberdeen School Board Met At 5:30 PM On Monday, August 10, 2026. Mr. Brian Sharp Called The Meeting To Order With The Following Members Present: Mr. Brian Sharp, Mr. Brad Olson, Dr. Gayle Bortnem, Mr. Aaron Schultz, Mr. Elliot Gall, Mr. Mark Murphy, And Mr. Darin Beckius.
The Sertoma Club Service To Mankind Award Was Presented To Mikaela Waiflein And Katie Blocker. Kim Zimmerman Was Recognized As Girls’ Golf Coach Of The Year. Matt Osborne And Steph Daly Were Recognized As Middle School Assistant Coaches Of The Year. Katie Anderson Was Recognized As Boys’ Athletic Assistant Coach Of The Year.
It Was Moved By Olson And Seconded By Beckius To Approve The Agenda.
All Voted Aye.
Board Members Bortnem And Gall Reported On Their Participation In The ASBSD Conference, Noting That The Sessions Were Valuable And Provided A Good Use Of District Resources.
It Was Moved By Schultz And Seconded By Bortnem To Approve The July 13, 2026, And July 27, 2026, Minutes.
All Voted Aye.
It Was Moved By Olson And Seconded By Gall 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 #2027-7 2. Open Enrollment Application #2027-8 D. Approval Of Donation- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, A Donation Of White Art Paper That Will Be Used At Aberdeen School District, A Value Of $600.00.
All Voted Aye.
It Was Moved By Schultz And Seconded By Olson To Approve The 2026-2027 District Goals.
All Voted Aye.
Jared Ahlberg Gave An Update Of The Summer Projects Throughout The District.
It Was Moved By Olson And Seconded By Bortnem To Approve The Second Reading Policy Review/Revision, Policy JJE.
All Voted Aye.
It Was Moved By Olson And Seconded By Gall To Adjourn The Meeting At 6:01 PM.
All Voted Aye.
Cash Receipts, Cash Disbursements And Cash Balances For The Month Ended June 31, 2026. Cash Balance As Of June 30, 2026: General 9,472,556.53 Capital Outlay 10,898,207.52 Special Education 3,782,492.97 Arena 29,846.96 Food Service 204,486.72 Other Enterprise 77,027.98 Self Insurance 4,141,075.37 Trust & Agency 463,320.03 Total All Funds: 29,069,014.08.
Receipts By Fund: General 2,646,910.77 Capital Outlay 274,194.80 Special Education 1,318,196.34 Arena Fund 0.00 Food Service 76,889.35 Other Enterprise 0.00 Self Insurance 434,009.81 Trust & Agency 27,452.59 Total All Funds: 4,777,653.66.
Disbursements By Fund: General 3,408,901.13 Capital Outlay 1,265,566.37 Special Education 1,210,503.58 Arena Fund 0.00 Food Service 33,731.31 Other Enterprise 9,520.51 Self Insurance 520,802.31 Trust & Agency 25,191.58 Total All Funds: 6,474,216.79.
Cash Balance As Of July 31, 2026: General 8,710,566.17 Capital Outlay 9,906,835.95 Special Education 3,890,185.73 Arena Fund 29,846.96 Food Service 247,644.76 Other Enterprise 67,507.47 Self Insurance 4,054,282.87 Trust & Agency 465,581.04 Total All Funds: 27,372,450.95.
Cash Balance As Of July 31, 2026: Checking 0.00 Money Market 27,372,450.95 Total 27,372,450.95.
General Fund Aberdeen Chrysler Center Vehicle Repairs & 46.40 Amazon Capital Services Supplies 3,718.17 Asset Inspection Solutions Repairs & Maintenance 3,600.00 Ban-Koe Systems Inc Repairs & Maintenance 2,277.00 Benco Equipment Repairs & Maintenance 749.00 Best Western Ramkota Lodging 402.00 Brandon Valley High School Large Schools Group Fees 2,982.80 City Treasurer W/S 11,884.06 Cole Papers Warehouse Supplies 26,733.16 Dakota Supply Group Repairs & Maintenance 45.75 Emberline Press Inc Mailing Services 798.85 Esd Conference Esd Dues 2,900.00 G & R Controls Repairs & Maintenance 165.00 Geffdog Designs Repairs & Maintenance 34.56 Hal Leonard Llc Instructional Supplies 1,794.00 Hillyard Inc Sioux Falls Warehouse Supplies 18,078.84 House Of Glass Repairs & Maintenance 381.68 Hub City Roofing Inc Repairs & Maintenance 1,970.00 Innovative Office Solutions Instructional Supplies 1,743.22 Insurance Plus Policy Change 1,860.00 K & D Busing Inc Transportation Services 613.94 Kapco Instructional Supplies 848.71 Lighthouse Electric Repairs & Maintenance 140.94 Linde Gas & Equipment Inc Instructional Supplies 84.95 Mac’s Inc Repairs & Maintenance 53.98 Marco Technologies Llc 131411 Repairs & Maintenance 2,993.96 Mcquillen Creative Group Legals Notice Of Hearing 264.72 Menards Repairs & Maintenance 58.29 Midwest Special Instruments Health Supplies 1,161.00 Northwestern Energy Utilities 59,844.17 Plank Road Publishing Inc Instructional Supplies 1,100.20 Premier Auto Vehicle Repairs & 1,698.30 Runnings Supply Inc Repairs & Maintenance 19.99 Schwan Welding & Boiler Repair Inc Instructional Supplies 165.00 Sherwin-Williams Repairs & Maintenance 346.98 Taylor Music Inc Repairs & Maintenance 1,166.00 Varsity Spirit Fashions Athletic Supplies 905.50 Vestis Laundry Services/Mops 1,247.54 Weisz Tim Reimbursement 8,908.87 Fund Total:163,787.53 Capital Outlay Fund Amazon Capital Services Supplies 8,128.94 Blick Art Materials Instructional Supplies 1,598.04 Easyvista Inc Tech Supplies 9,524.70 Element Consulting Engineers Llc Building Remodeling 2,768.75 Harves Sports Athletic Supplies 806.88 Helms And Associates Asphalt & Concrete 5,892.70 House Of Glass Building Remodeling 5,384.27 Huff Construction Inc Builidng Remodeling 144,375.97 Innovative Office Solutions Buildings Furniture 143,186.65 Jensen Joshua Reimbursement 1,024.00 Johnson Controls Building Builidng Remodeling 1,493.43 Kami Notable Inc Tech Supplies 10,428.00 Menards Tech Supplies 351.84 Mohawk Usa Llc Tech Supplies 10,388.48 Productivity Inc Instructional Supplies 1,560.00 Redlinger Bros Plumbing & Heating Building Remodeling 205,843.50 Sherwin-Williams Building Repairs & 483.52 Steve Weiss Music Instructional Supplies 1,479.95 Superior Blinds Llc Building Remodeling 8,745.00 Sweetwater Sound Holdings Llc Instructional Supplies 8,806.76 Taylor Music Inc Instructional Supplies 6,029.60 Wells Fargo Vendor Fin Serv Copier Maintenance 2,171.62 West Music Instructional Supplies 91.95 Fund Total:580,564.55 Special Education Fund Alpine Academy Transportation Services 62,373.20 Amazon Capital Services Supplies 1,191.29 Emberline Press Inc Mailing Services 117.07 K & D Busing Inc Transportation Services 12,648.00 Schwab Audiology Student Services 2,610.00 Fund Total:78,939.56 Food Service Fund Amazon Capital Services Supplies 48.33 Auto Value Parts Stores Repairs & Maintenance 15.98 Emberline Press Inc Mailing Services 117.07 Fay’s Refrigeration Llc Repairs & Maintenance 564.72 Fund Total:746.10 Checking Account Total: 824,037.74 General Fund Chs Athletic Boosters Reimbursement 1,000.00 Guffin Dr Becky Reimbursement 272.00 Rieck Christopher Mileage Reimbursement 12.81 Timm Kelsey July 2026 Mileage 113.12 Fund Total:1,397.93 Special Education Fund Harlow Michelle June 2026 Mileage 280.00 Fund Total:280.00 Food Service Fund Rayman Wade Lunchbox Refund 30.80 Wagner Sonya Lunchbox Refund 93.50 Fund Total:124.30 Checking Account Total:1,802.23 General Fund Diamond Dry Cleaning & Laundry Uniform Dry Cleaning 633.50 Festival Of Bands Parade Registration Fee 250.00 Ford Linda Uniform Allowance 114.66 Goscicki Jennifer Meals Reimbursement 204.00 Guffin Dr Becky Reimbursement 66.70 Keller Angela Meals Reimbursement 158.00 Ketterling Elizabeth Reimbursement 247.20 Konda Kerry Reimbursement 32.00 Kost Tammy Meals Reimbursement 158.00 Lillis Michael Reimbursement 247.20 Litzen Stephanie Meals Reimbursement 204.00 Mayer Scott Uniform Allowance 109.43 Miller Father Scott Meals Reimbursement 158.00 Mitzel Ed Meals Reimbursement 204.00 Raml Elizabeth Meals Reimbursement 158.00 Scholastic Instructional Supplies 319.68 School Mate Instructional Supplies 744.50 School Specialty Instructional Supplies 87.20 Schwaab Inc Office Supplies 79.49 Smid Amanda Meals Reimbursement 158.00 Stone Mark Meals Reimbursement 158.00 Uhler Chris Reimbursement 387.72 Voeller Alyssa Reimbursement 291.51 Weischedel Daniel Reimbursement 247.20 Fund Total:5,417.99 Capital Outlay Fund Fitness Factory Instructional Supplies 609.99 Fund Total:609.99 Special Education Fund Kjer Elliot Mileage Reimbursement 280.00 Fund Total:280.00 Checking Account Total:6,307.98 Custodial Funds Aberdeen School District Reimbursement 1,000.00 Bombs Llc Camp Registration 1,380.00 Bsn Sports Llc Athletic Supplies 49.68 Rushmore Music Camp Music Camp Scholarships 2,100.00 Fund Total:4,529.68 Checking Account Total:4,529.68 Custodial Funds Frederick Lynn Camp Instructor 1,121.00 Geffdog Designs Office Supplies 72.96 Ken’s Superfair Foods Food 177.23 Midstates Printing Inc Embroidery 516.00 Swag Shoppe The State Softball Shirts 416.00 Fund Total:2,303.19 Checking Account Total:2,303.19
July 2026 Payroll General Fund $1,211,930.27 Of Which $813,503.12 Instruction $362,015.68 Support And $42,942.77 Co-Curricular Special Education $367,059.36 Food Service $2,316.04
Total Payroll $1,581,305.67
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