By Aberdeen Insider - July 23, 2026 in FREDERICK AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT #6-2
ANNUAL BUDGET HEARING, REORGANIZATIONAL MEETING, REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
JULY 13, 2026
This being the time and place as advertised, at 6:45 p.m. the Annual Budget Hearing was held. Printouts of each fund’s planned revenue and expenditures by chart of account were presented by the Business Manager. The fiscal year 2027 budget will be finalized and approved in September.
A regular meeting of the Frederick Area Board of Education was called to order on July 13, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. by President Rich Schlosser. Members present were Rich Achen, Jon Ellwein, Alex Hart and Eric Sumption. Others present were Superintendent/Athletic Director Jeff Kosters, Prek-12 Principal Alexis Liknes and Business Manager Shauna Severson. A list of community members present at the meeting can be found in the business office; others attended via zoom.
The meeting began with all present reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
No public comment.
Motion 2026-145 Motion by Achen, second by Hart to amend the agenda to add 8b-Accept Resignation and 14e-Approve Cahill, Bauer & Associates as the official auditor for FY26; include June 24, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes to 9a. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
Motion 2026-146 Motion by Hart, second by Ellwein to approve Conflict of Interest Disclosures per SDCL 23-3 presented to the board by Jeff Kosters and Troy Podoll. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
Reports heard: Superintendent, Principal, Business Manager.
Representatives from Dacotah Bank presented an opportunity to the board. No action taken.
Current open meeting laws were reviewed and acknowledged by the board.
Motion 2026-147 Motion by Sumption, second by Ellwein to declare surplus – Thinkpad – Value $50. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
Motion 2026-148 Motion by Achen, second by Hart to accept the resignation from Jenelle Brunson – Librarian/E-Mentor. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
Motion 2026-149 Motion by Ellwein, second by Sumption to approve the following FY 2026 consent agenda items. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
- June 8, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes and June 24, 2026 Special Meeting Minutes
- June 2026 Payroll`
- June 2026 Financial Report
- FY 2026 July District Bills
Financial Report (includes fund transfers Motion 2026-151):
General Fund- Checking: Bal 6-1-26: $8,065.09; Receipts: $245,404.89; Disbursements: $188,594.58; Transfer to Food Service: $9,200.00; Transfer from Capital Outlay: $286,067.00; Transfer from Custodial: $109.71; Bal 6-30-26 $341,742.40. Investments: Bal 6-1-26: $952,946.41 Interest: $905.86; Bal 6-30-26: $953,852.27. Ending Fund Balance: $1,295,594.67.
Imprest Fund: Bal 6-1-26: $3,159.06; Receipts: $5,639.75; Disbursements: $2,931.50; Bal 6-30-26 $5,867.31.
Capital Outlay Fund- Checking: Bal 6-1-26: $519,221.07; Receipts: $79,800.98; Disbursements: $38,130.63; Transfer to General Fund: $286,067.00; Bal 6-30-26 $274,824.42. Investments: Bal 6-1-26: $2,784,336.91; Interest: $2,426.15; Bal 6-30-26: $2,786,763.06. Ending Fund Balance: $3,061,587.48.
Special Education Fund- Checking: Bal 6-1-26: $48,653.72; Receipts: $21,269.96; Disbursements: $27,405.24; Bal 6-30-26 $42,518.44. Investments: Bal 6-1-26: $1,326,407.27; Interest: $1,146.89; Bal 6-30-26 $1,327,554.16. Ending Fund Balance: $1,370,072.60.
Food Service Fund: Bal 6-1-26: ($178.01); Receipts: $1,588.91; Disbursements: $9,710.93; Transfer from General Fund: $9,200.00; Bal 6-30-26 $899.97.
Drivers Ed Fund: Bal 6-30-26 $2,769.85.
Custodial Fund: Bal 6-1-26: $61,195.87; Receipts: $9,663.28; Disbursements: $7,270.48; Bal 6-30-26 $63,588.67.
Ovid J Stevens Scholarship: Bal 6-30-26 $.85. Investments: Bal 6-1-26: $19,192.86; Interest: $5.72; Bal 6-30-26: $19,198.58. Ending Fund Balance: $19,199.43.
Claims approved: General Fund salaries 89,275.02; Special Education salaries 13,212.75, Food Service salaries 3,430.49. AFLAC, supplemental insurance 1,874.73; American Funds, retirement 235.00; Delta Dental, insurance 2,233.60; EFTPS, federal income tax/Social Security/Medicare 27,211.25; ID Shield, fraud protection 8.45; Northern Plains Insurance Pool 25,344.30; Optilegra, vision insurance 442.57; SD Retirement 15,507.44; Security Benefits, retirement 2,906.70; The Standard, life insurance 128.60. Total: $181,810.90.
FY26 Bills approved: General Fund: Aberdeen Awards-track awards 86.00; Agtegra-fuel 802.87; Amazon Capital Services-supplies 291.04; AmericInn Mitchell-ag lodging 224.00; Athletic.net-track 9.99; Austin Private Car Service-NLC FBLA transportation 1,714.25; Avera Patient Financial Services-DOT test 80.00; Avera St. Luke’s-PT summer training 429.78; Cash-Wa Distributing-FFVP 28.19; Century Business Products-copier overage 30.94; Edgebrook Golf Course-state golf 148.80; Ellendale Country Club-golf course fee 150.00; Farmers Union Oil-services/supplies 275.29; FASD Imprest Fund-misc. 2,931.50; Holiday Inn Ft. Pierre-food service lodging 618.60; JVT-phone 305.22; Kessler, Jackie-meal reimbursement 153.00; Ketterling Photography-services 96.00; Lodge at Deadwood-principal lodging 489.00; Lyft-NLC FBLA transportation 146.91; McQuillen Creative Group-publishings 17.42; Menards-supplies 794.06; Merchant Services-CC processing fees 14.95; Mid-American Research Chemical-supplies 849.42; Midco-fitness center cable 109.15; Montana-Dakota Utilities-utilities 2,960.17; My Place Brookings-state golf lodging 655.64; ProRate Services-DOT tests 115.00; SASD-superintendent registration 100.00; Schwan Electric-services 111.62; Sheyenne Transport-bus repair 4,311.57; Sinclair-fuel 79.33; Sumption, Warren-NLC FBLA transportation 143.17; Town of Frederick-utilities 626.36. Capital Outlay Fund: Century Business Products-copier lease 306.66; Interior Design Concepts-flooring supplies 3,503.84; Mid-American Research Chemical-gym floor refinish 4,825.79.
Special Education Fund: Avera St. Luke’s-OT/PT services 5,389.68; Parent-speech mileage reimbursement 156.00.
Food Service Fund: Gunther, Faye-meal reimbursement 102.00. Imprest Fund: Brown County Sheriff-fingerprints 80.00; Dickey County Sheriff-fingerprints 10.00; Division of Criminal Investigation-background checks 250.00; Liknes, Alexis-leadership conference meals/mileage 217.50; Severson, Shauna-National FBLA meal money (students/chaperones) 2,134.00; Zeeland Public School-used textbooks 240.00. Custodial Funds: A&M Products Company-region golf medals 333.00; Achen, Kalyce-basketball camp worker 200.00; Amazon Capital Services-FBLA student incentives 100.00; BSN Sports-football jerseys 751.14; Clark, Arabella-basketball camp worker 120.00; Clark, Winston-basketball camp worker 120.00; Hardina, Hannah-FBLA raffle winner 500.00; Holmes, Jax-basketball camp worker 120.00; Housken, Terry-FBLA raffle winner 750.00; Instacart-NLC FBLA food 204.03; Kippley, Titus-basketball camp worker 120.00; Kosters, Jeff-region golf chair 500.00; Maier, Will-FBLA raffle winner 1,000.00; Papa Johns-NLC FBLA food 66.52; SD FFA-state registration 319.00; Sea Life-NLC FBLA activity 84.45; Sumption, Preston-basketball camp worker 120.00; Target-FBLA student incentives 50.00; Thorpe, Jace-basketball camp worker 120.00; Trophies Plus-region golf medals 115.13.
Motion 2026-150 Motion by Sumption, second by Hart to approve Resolution 2026-005 – 2025-2026 Supplemental Budget. Upon roll call, all present voted Aye. Motion carried.
BE IT RESOLVED, by the school board of the Frederick Area School District that the budget in the General, Capital Outlay and Special Education Funds be supplemented as follows:
10 1131 000 111 – Certified Salaries–HS $27,147.00; 10 1131 000 120 – Sub Salaries–HS $5,508.00; 10 1131 000 220 – Retirement–HS $2,075.00; 10 2213 902 319 – Instructional Staff Training (REAP) $6,675.00; 10 2227 000 640 – Technology–Dues & Fees $1,030.00; 10 2311 000 240 – BOE–Workers Comp $1,995.00; 10 2311 000 319 – BOE–Professional & Technical Services $6,735.00; 10 2311 000 350 – BOE–Advertising $1,370.00; 10 2317 000 319 – Audit $500.00; 10 2321 000 113 – Admin Salaries–Supt $4,096.00; 10 2545 000 323 – Repairs & Maintenance–Vehicles $2,595.00; 10 2569 219 399 – Purchased Services–Concessions $800.00; 10 2569 914 461 – Cost of Sales–FFVP $1,268.00; 10 6500 000 114 – Salaries–Transportation $1,925.00; General Fund Total: $63,719.00.
21 2213 902 319 – Instructional Staff Training (Title II) $5,040.00; 21 2410 000 472 – Computer Software–Principal $1,199.00; 21 2529 000 473 – Computer Licensing Fees $200.00; 21 2549 000 550 – Vehicles $52,554.00; 21 2559 000 549 – Other Equipment–Transportation $10,267.00; 21 2559 000 550 – Vehicles $10,500.00; Capital Outlay Total: $79,760.00.
22 1226 000 313 – Coop–Early Childhood $62.00; 22 2142 000 313 – Coop–Psych Testing $103.00; 22 2171 000 319 – Physical Therapy $282.00; 22 2740 000 332 – Mileage Paid to Parents–Speech $16.00; Special Education Total: $463.00.
Supplements will be funded by the General, Capital Outlay and Special Education revenues and cash on hand.
Motion 2026-151 Motion by Achen, second by Sumption to transfer $286,067 from the Capital Outlay fund to the General fund; $9,200 General fund to Food Service Fund; $109.71 from the Custodial fund to General fund.
President Schlosser dissolved the present board and called a recess to begin the annual organizational and regular meeting at 7:57 p.m.
President Schlosser administered the Oath of Office to Shauna Severson for her title as Business Manager.
Business Manager Severson called the annual organizational meeting to order at 7:57 p.m. and administered the Oath of Office to Derik Bretsch and Troy Podoll for a three-year term.
The new board resumed at 8:00 p.m. and held an election for Board President and Vice President for 2026-2027.
Motion 2027-001 Hart nominated Rich Schlosser for Board President. Schlosser seconded the nomination. Podoll nominated Derik Bretsch for Board President. Achen seconded the nomination. Voting was conducted by ballot. Bretsch received three (3) votes, and Schlosser received two (2) votes. Derik Bretsch was elected Board President.
Motion 2027-002 Podoll nominated Rich Achen for the office of Vice President. The nomination failed for lack of a second. Hart nominated Rich Schlosser for the office of Vice President, seconded by Achen. There being no further nominations, nominations were declared closed. Schlosser was elected Vice President by unanimous vote.
Motion 2027-003 Motion by Hart, second by Achen to approve the following 2026-27 custodial duties of the board. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
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- Establish Date, Time, and Place of Regular Monthly Meetings (2nd Monday of Month at 7:00 PM at the School Library)
- Appoint Business Manager Severson as Custodian of all district funds and to serve as School Board Secretary and Investment Officer
- Authorize Business Manager to continue existing funds and establish new accounts and to invest/reinvest funds in local institutions which serve the greatest advantage to the District
- Continue Custodial Account; Add Volleyball, Eliminate Girls Basketball
- Designate First National Bank of Frederick as the official bank depositories and Plains Commerce Bank in Aberdeen and SD FIT as investment depositories.
- Authorize participation in the South Dakota Public Funds Investment Trust
- Authorize Electronic Fund Transfers
- Authorize for prepayment of bills to avoid late fees and to make monthly credit card payments
- Authorize the Board President to counter sign checks for governmental accounts
- Authorize Business Manager to Act as Official Representative of all federal funds
- Authorize transfer of interest earned of all funds, including Custodial, to General Fund
- Designate Aberdeen Insider as official newspaper
- Authorize Business Manager to publish 2026-2027 staff salaries
- Designate Rodney Freeman Jr. as school attorney
- Set school board member meeting salary at $75.00 per meeting plus mileage at .70 per mile
- Set substitute teacher/para/secretary salary at $110/day for non-certified and $135/day for certified (includes current or lapsed, but not revoked); substitute kitchen and custodian salaries at $14.00/hour, substitute bus route driver salary at $45/route
- Identify Frederick Area School District #6-2 as an Equal Opportunity Employer
- Approve Public Notices of Non-Discrimination and Federal Programs Assurances
- Authorize Superintendent as:
- Representative for Special Education and to administer all federal programs
- Liaison for Homeless Children and Youth
- Truancy officer
- Public Records officer
- Asbestos Compliance officer
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- Designate Alexis Liknes as Coordinator of Federal Law/Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
- Designate Title IX Officers: Shauna Severson – Coordinator/Investigator, Alexis Liknes – Decision-Maker, Ashley Schmidt – Mediator, Jeff Kosters – Appellate Decisions-Maker.
- Designate Superintendent and/or Business Manager as purchasing agents for the district
- Authorize Superintendent and/or Principal to cancel and/or close school due to inclement weather or other emergencies
- Set travel reimbursement rates: Employees – meals per state rate; lodging at the state or best possible rate; mileage at .70/mile and only to be paid when a school vehicle is not available; if a personal vehicle is used by choice, mileage reimbursement will be at .25/mile; Students – breakfast-$5, lunch-$10, dinner-$15 for state sanctioned events and breakfast-$9, lunch-$14, dinner-$23 for national events.
- Join the Emergency Bus Pact with South Dakota School Districts
- Designate Superintendent to authorize DOE Child and Adult Nutrition Service application
- Set 2026-2027 school lunch prices: Grades Pre-K-5 $3.25, Grades 6-12 $3.75, Adult $5.15 Seconds $1.00 and Milk $.35
- Set 2026-2027 activity ticket prices: Adults $70, Senior $30 for 65 and older.
- Appoint three surplus appraisers: Julie Brotzel, Jeff Kosters and Zach Kosters
- Appoint board members to the following committees:
- Negotiations: Rich Schlosser and Rich Achen
- Athletic Co-op: Alex Hart and Troy Podoll
- Building/Grounds: Derik Bretsch and Rich Achen
- Voting member of the North Central Special Education Cooperative Governing Board: Rich Schlosser
- ASBSD delegate: Derik Bretsch
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- Designate Division of Criminal Investigation as background check provider
- Designate Prorate Services as DOT drug/alcohol testing provider
- Adopt Handbooks with proposed changes:
- 2026-27 Technology Handbook
- 2026-27 Student Handbook
- 2026-27 Titan Student Activity Handbook
- 2026-27 Leola/Frederick Sports Coop Agreement.
State law requires the wages of School District employees to be published in the month of July. FY 2026-2027 salaries and wages are as follows: Certified Staff: Jennifer Anliker $53,366.90, Jennifer Bagley $52,762.06, Braden Freeman $46,500, Sadie Hanna $48,906, William Kadlec $46,500, Jackie Kessler $47,400, Christine Kosters $57,750.72, Melissa Meidinger $52,110.12, Katelyn Mehlhaff $46,250, Shelby Nash $46,500, Brock Pashen $52,224.36, Jennifer Pashen $50,272.08, Ashley Schmidt $54,671.34, Faith Schulte $46,500, Jayden Streifel $49,000, Ashley Sumption $47,310, Sarah Sumption $57,596.70, April Tollefson $46,800, Maggie Ulmer $52,059.12, Tonya Zinter $66,607.38. Non-Certified Work Agreements: Jennifer Bagley (Transportation) $20.35-51.81/bus route + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement + $15/mo bus cleaning/maintenance, Joshua Bagley (Bus Maintenance Supervisor) $3,051.90, Janel Bergan $16.28/hr (Paraprofessional) Michelle Dosch $16.52/hr (Paraprofessional), Janet Elsen $28.56/hr (Paraprofessional), Faye Gunther $22.81/hr (Head Cook), Christine Kosters (Transportation) $51.81/bus route + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement + $15/mo bus cleaning/maintenance, Jeff Kosters (Transportation) $51.81/bus route, Kristi Kosters $16.52/hr (Asst. Custodian) + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement, Zachary Kosters $20.69/hr (Head Custodian) + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement, Elizabeth Labesky $16.28 (Paraprofessional), Belle Lunders $16.28 (Paraprofessional), Dana Maunu $14.16 (Summer Grounds Maintenance), Brock Pashen $14.16 (Winter Grounds Maintenance), Lance Podoll (Transportation) $53.81/bus route + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement + $15/mo bus cleaning/maintenance + $25/mo electricity for three winter months + mileage once per day to and from home address, David Score (Transportation) $51.81/bus route + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement + $15/mo bus cleaning/maintenance, Michelle Sumption $16.28 (Asst. Cook), Keith Underberg (Transportation) $51.81/bus route + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement + $15/mo bus cleaning/maintenance + $25/mo electricity for three winter months + mileage once per day to and from home address. Extra-Curricular: Braden Freeman $1,525.95 (Band Extra Duty) + $1,017.30 (Chorus Extra Duty), Faye Gunther $778.23 (Concessions Manager), Jackie Kessler $2,034.60 (FFA) + $292.59/day (SAE – max 20 days), Jeff Kosters $2034.60 Classroom + $25.43/hr Driving (Drivers Ed), Brock Pashen $3,155.72 (Yearbook), Shauna Severson $1,634.29 (FBLA), Sarah Sumption $865.18 (Science Fair). Coaching Staff: Wayne Haas $4,282.39(Asst. Track), Alura Johnson $4,156 (Head Volleyball), Jeff Kosters $6,211.99 (Head Golf) + $7,455.17 (Head Football), Kennedy Kosters $3,554.29 (Asst. Football), Brock Pashen $5,447.21 (Head Boys Basketball), Megan Russo $3,662.40 (Asst. Track), Alex Sumption $3,707.08 (Asst. Boys Basketball), Sarah Sumption $4,023.50 (Head Cross Country) + $4,063.73 (Head Track). Admin: Julie Brotzel $55,585.66 (Tech Coordinator) + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement, Christine Kosters $8,819.99 (Special Ed Director), Jeff Kosters $100,023.99 (Superintendent) + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement + 6,222.34 (Athletic Director) + $3,138.15 (Transportation Director), Alexis Liknes $73,000 (PK-12 Principal) + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement Shauna Severson $63,591 (Business Manager) + $25/mo cell phone reimbursement, Amanda Wolbeck $18/hr (Administrative Assistant).
2026-004 Motion by Schlosser, second by Hart to approve the payment of FY27 July 2026 bills. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
FY27 Bills approved: General Fund: ASBSD- dues 953.40; ASPi Solutions-Bound 500.00; Brown Co Landfill-waste 9.70; Dakota Broadcasting-radio ads 500.00; Dakota Electronics-alarm monitoring 240.00; Frederick Forward-cost share 1,800.00; Graves IT Solutions-online backup renewal 2,290.00; Iboss-ipad management 1,361.18; Kosters, Jeff-Mileage/coaching reimbursement 72.20; McQuillen Creative Group-budget publishing 96.69; Menards-supplies 28.94; Pioneer Athletics-fb field paint 650.50; Planbook-lesson plan management 342.00; TMS-timeclock/absence management 3,275.40. Capital Outlay Fund: Foreman Sales & Service-Mini Bus 103,000.00; Graves IT- servers 25,808.00; Riddell-FB equipment reconditioning, 1,490.16; SHI-tech licensing 2,763.81.
2027-005 Motion by Achen, second by Podoll to approve the North Central Special Education Cooperative Comprehensive Plan All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2027-006 Motion by Schlosser, second by Achen to approve Open Enrollments for the 2026-2027 school year: 2627-3, 2627-4. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2027-007 Motion by Hart, second by Schlosser to approve the Purchase Agreement for the sale of a Mini Bus. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
The board would like to recognize Kalyce Achen, Jax Holmes, Erik Losure, Ian Nickelson, Howard Sumption and Milo Sumption for competing at the National FBLA Conference, as well as Jon Ellwein and Eric Sumption for their time and dedication serving on the School Board.
2027-008 Motion by Achen, second by Podoll to go into executive session at 8:32 p.m. for SDCL 1-25-2 (1) Personnel. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
Bretsch declared the board out of executive session at 10:55 p.m.
2027-009 Motion by Podoll, second by Bretsch to remove Jeff Kosters from all non-admin duties. Roll call vote: Schlosser: Nay, Achen: Nay, Hart: Nay, Bretsch: Aye, Podoll: Aye. Motion failed on a 2-3 vote.
2027-010 Motion by Schlosser, second by Podoll to adjourn at 10:56 p.m. All Aye, carried.
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Derik Bretsch, President Shauna Severson, Business Manager
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