By Aberdeen Insider - May 22, 2025 in FREDERICK AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT #6-2
Regular Board of Education Meeting
May 12, 2025
A regular meeting of the Frederick Area Board of Education was called to order on May 12, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. by President Rich Schlosser. Members present were Rich Achen, Jon Ellwein, and Eric Sumption; Absent: Alex Hart. Also present were Superintendent/9-12 Principal/Athletic Director Jeff Kosters, PreK-8 Principal Jessica Ringgenberg and Business Manager Shauna Severson.
The meeting began with all present reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
No public comment.
2025-115 Motion by Sumption, second by Ellwein to amend the agenda to include Approve Cahill, Bauer & Associates as FY25 Auditor as action item 8f. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
No conflict of interest disclosures.
2025-116 Motion by Ellwein, second by Achen to approve the following consent agenda items. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
- April 10, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
- April 2025 Financial Report
- April 2025 Payroll
- District Bills
Financial Report:
General Fund- Bal 4-1-25: $355,685.68; Receipts: $142,099.18; Disbursements: $177,357.48; Bal 4-30-25: $320,427.38. Investments: Bal 4-1-25: $684,196.29; Interest: $18,028.99; Bal 4-30-25: $702,225.28. Ending Fund Balance: $1,022,652.66.
Imprest Fund: Bal 4-1-25: $4,046.39; Disbursements: $3,565.25; Bal 4-30-25: $481.14.
Capital Outlay Fund- Bal 4-1-25: $416,269.57; Receipts: $42,284.36; Disbursements: $32,147.64; Bal 4-30-25: $426,406.29. Investments: Bal 4-30-25: $2,565,519.41. Ending Fund Balance: $2,991,925.70.
Special Education Fund- Bal 4-1-25: $31,556.92; Receipts: $14,922.15; Disbursements: $30,412.01; Bal 4-30-25: $16,067.06. Investments: Bal 4-30-25: $1,379,239.75; Ending Fund Balance: $1,379,239.75.
Food Service Fund- Bal 4-1-25: ($490.80); Receipts: $8,190.33; Disbursements: $10,924.69; Bal 4-30-25: ($3,225.16).
Drivers Ed Fund: Bal 4-30-25: $1,808.02.
Custodial Funds- Bal 4-1-25: $51,342.10; Receipts: $8,886.74; Disbursements: $8,302.96; Bal 4-30-25 $51,925.88.
Ovid J Stevens Scholarship: Bal 4-30-25 $.85. Investments: Bal 4-30-25: $23,349.57. Ending Fund Balance: $23,350.42.
Claims approved: General Fund salaries 89,132.55; Special Education salaries 18,053.63; Food Service salaries 4,382.10; AFLAC, supplemental insurance 1,404.19; American Funds, retirement 512.09; Delta Dental, insurance 2,480.12; EFTPS, federal income tax/Social Security/Medicare 30,509.99; ID Shield 24.40; Northern Plains Insurance Pool 16,989.32; Optilegra, vision insurance 531.63; SDRS, retirement 17,373.96; SDRS, supplemental retirement, 3,508.33; Security Benefits, retirement 2,939.18; The Standard, life insurance 259.70;. Total: $188,101.19.
Bills approved: General Fund: Aberdeen Asphalt-snow removal 1,540.00; Aberdeen School District-atec 3,744.90; Agtegra-fuel 2,393.39; Amazon Capital Services-supplies 415.83; AmericInn-fccla slc travel 1,296.00; Arrowwood-ad conference travel 359.16; BP-fuel 123.56; Best Western-fbla slc travel 1,320.00; Boston Fern-grad flowers 105.00; Cash-Wa Distributing-FFVP 1,238.02; Century Business Products-copier overage/supplies 498.52; Coaching Distance-xc subscription 159.75; Cole Papers-Supplies 1,083.18; Community Store-nutrition supplies 6.18; Crawford Tracks & Equipment-bus repairs 568.12; Dakota Electronics-maintenance 250.40; Dakota Outdoors-fitness center equipment 824.96; Delta-fbla nlc travel 4,897.28; FASD Imprest Fund-misc 3,585.25; Foreman-bus repairs 1,135.54; Get n Go-fuel 74.97; Grammarly-subscription 105.03; Holiday-fuel 75.72; Johnson Controls-fire alarm system 1,404.58; Jostens-diplomas 73.70; JVT-Phone 243.31; JW Pepper-music 33.40; Kens-nutrition supplies 249.76; Kesslers-nutrition supplies 29.17; McDonalds-4th grade trip 76.76; Mcquillen Creative Group-publishings 112.39; Merchant Services-CC Processing 130.21; Mid-American Research Chemical-supplies 2,496.84; Midstates Group-awards 410.50; Montana-Dakota Utilities-Utilities 4,127.81; NSU- track registration 312.03; O’Reilly Auto-bus parts 63.70; Oakes Truck & Trailer-bus repairs 3,678.11; Pantorium Cleaners-supplies 133.40; SD FBLA-national registration 1,897.00; STG Travel-national fbla lodging 4,092.00; Teachers Pay Teachers-curriculum supplements 88.39; Titan Machinery-mower service 419.55; Town of Frederick-Utilities 637.24; Ventris Learning-curriculum supplements 160.00. Capital Outlay Fund: Century Business Products-copier lease 306.66, Savvas-social studies curriculum 27,118.15; SUI-accounting software 6,550.00. Special Education Fund: Avera-OT/PT 4,246.73; Community Store-supplies 5.78; SD Dept of Human Services-Benchmark Human Services/Aspire 251.43. Food Service Fund: Cash-Wa-food/supplies 6.196.11; Child & Adult Nutrition-commodities processing 68.81; Community Store-food 16.97; FASD General-concessions leftovers 391.45; Pantorium Cleaners-supplies 130.00; SNA-membership 55.25. Imprest Fund: Britton/Hecla-track meet registration 50.00; Brown Co Sheriff-fingerprints 20.00; DCI-background check 43.25; Eureka Golf Course-golf meet registration 50.00; Eureka School-track meet registration 60.00; First National Bank-fbla/fccla meal money 1,137.00; Groton Area-track meet registration 200.00; Huron School-track meet registration 150.00; Oakes Public School-track meet registration 300.00; Redfield School-track meet registration 150.00; Rolling Hills Golf Club-golf meet registration 100.00; SD FCCLA-state fccla registration 1,295.00; Split Rock Country Club-golf meet registration 15.00; Webster Area-golf meet registration 15.00. Custodial Fund: Aberdeen Awards-LRC Awards 2,169.50; Breakdown Sports-gbb summer camps 550.00; Brotzel, Julie-sadd supplies 58.96; FASD Booster Club-from SD Community Foundation 1,500.00; MB, LLC-bbb shirts 870.51; SD FCCLA-slc shirts/events 384.00; Target-fbla slc supplies/scholarship basket 130.89; Texas Roadhouse-fbla slc meal 423.05; VanTilburg, Trevor-fbla meal 45.00; WalMart-fccla basket 36.11; West Central FCCLA-state fundraiser 75.00; World Finest Chocolate-music fundraiser 3,093.93.
The following reports were presented:
Administration: Jeff Kosters: Superintendent/9-12 Principal/Athletic Director; Jessica Ringgenberg: K-8 Principal; Shauna Severson: Business Manager; Sumption: NCSEC; Achen: Coop/Building Committee.
Ovid Stevens Scholarship recipients were Jocelynn Ellwein and Laura Sumption; Bernice Rollo Memorial Scholarship recipient was Laura Sumption; Kenser/Bowman Memorial Scholarship recipients were: Noah Kippley, Gabby Millard and Clayton Peterson.
The Preliminary Budget for FY2026 was presented by Business Manager Severson.
The current 3-year HVAC contract with Johnson Controls will end 8/31/25. Options for future HVAC services were discussed.
Spring Concert dates were discussed for next school year.
2025-117 Motion by Sumption, second by Achen to approve the Construction Manager at Risk contract with Huff Construction. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2025-118 Motion by Ellwein, second by Sumption to vote for the following SDHSAA Board/Constitutional Amendments: Billy Clanton (Small School Group Board of Ed Rep), Ryan Rollinger (East River At-Large Rep), Jordan Bauer (Division I Rep), and Chad Allison (Division III Rep); yes to all five amendments. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2025-119 Motion by Achen, second by Ellwein to approve the following 2025-2026 contracts:
Certified Contracts: Jennifer Anliker, Janelle Barondeau, Jennifer Dallmann, Braden Freeman, Ashley Gibbs, Sadie Hanna, Morgan Johnson, Jackie Kessler, Christine Kosters, Melissa Meidinger, Marty Morlock, Brock Pashen, Jennifer Pashen, Caitlin Podoll, Ashley Schmidt, Sarah Sumption, Maggie Ulmer, Tonya Zinter.
Non-Certified Employee Work Agreements: Michelle Dosch-Paraprofessional, Misty Dosch-Paraprofessional, Alicia Eckhart-Asst. Cook, Janet Elsen-Paraprofessional, Kristi Feil- Asst. Custodian, Faye Gunther-Head Cook, Christine Kosters-Transportation, Jeff Kosters-Transportation, Zachary Kosters-Head Custodian, Dana Maunu-Summer Grounds Maintenance, Lance Podoll-Transportation, David Score-Transportation, Keith Underberg-Transportation.
Administrative Contracts: Julie Brotzel-Technology Coordinator, Christine Kosters-Special Education Director, Jeff Kosters-Superintendent/9-12 Principal/Athletic Director/Transportation Director, Jessica Ringgenberg-PK-8 Principal, Shauna Severson-Business Manager, Stacey Sumption-Administrative Assistant.
FASD Coaching and Extra-Curricular Contracts: Faye Gunther-Concessions, Wayne Haas-Asst. Track, Jackie Kessler-FFA Advisor/SAE, Jeff Kosters-Head Golf/Drivers Education, Marty Morlock-Head Track, Brock Pashen-Yearbook, Megan Russo-Asst. Track, Shauna Severson-FBLA Advisor, Sarah Sumption-Head Cross Country/Science Fair.
Leola-Frederick Coop Coaching Contracts: Alura Johnson-Asst. VB, Jeff Kosters-Head GBB/Head FB, Kennedy Kosters-Asst. FB, Marty Morlock-JH FB, Brock Pashen-Head BBB, Troy Podoll-JH GBB, Alex Sumption-Asst. BBB, Jim Sumption-JH BBB.
All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2025-120 Motion by Sumption, second by Ellwein to accept resignations from Rich Bakeberg-Transportation and Traci Reineke-Paraprofessional. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2025-121 Motion by Sumption, second by Ellwein to approve the Staff Handbook. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2025-122 Motion by Sumption, second by Achen to approve Cahill, Bauer & Associates as FY25 Auditor. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
The board would like to extend their appreciation to Rich Bakeberg and Mrs. Reineke for their time with the district. Congratulations to Ruby Dallmann on her 5th place finish at the LRC golf meet; the teams of Hadleigh Hoggarth & Addison Wolbeck and Jillian Ellwein & Ella Kempf for receiving Top Superior Gold at State FCCLA; Kalyce Achen, Malona Cox, Samantha Dallmann, Jax Holmes, Alivia Little, Erik Losure, Howard Sumption, and Milo Sumption for qualifying for National FBLA; Malona Cox (Computer Applications), Jax Holmes (Securities & Investments), and Howard Sumption (Intro to Business Presentation) were all state champions in their events.
2025-123 Motion by Ellwein, second by Sumption to adjourn at 8:13 p.m. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
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Rich Schlosser, President
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Shauna Severson, Business Manager
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