By Aberdeen Insider - January 22, 2026 in FREDERICK AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT #6-2
REGULAR BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
NOTICE OF JANUARY 12, 2026 MINUTES
A regular meeting of the Frederick Area Board of Education as called to order on January 12, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. by President Rich Schlosser. Members present were Rich Achen, Jon Ellwein, Alex Hart and Eric Sumption. Also present were Superintendent/9-12 Principal/Athletic Director Jeff Kosters, PreK-8 Principal Jessica Ringgenberg and Business Manager Shauna Severson. Other members of the community were present via Zoom.
The meeting began with all present reciting the Pledge of Allegiance.
No public comment.
2026-066 Motion by Hart, second by Ellwein to approve the agenda as presented. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
No conflict of interest disclosures.
The following reported to the Board: Jeff Kosters: Superintendent/9-12 Principal/Athletic Director; Jessica Ringgenberg: K-8 Principal, Shauna Severson: Business Manager.
2026-067 Motion by Achen, second by Sumption to approve the following consent agenda items. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
- December 8, 2025 Regular Meeting Minutes
- December 2025 Financial Report
- December 2025 Payroll
- District Bills
Financial Report:
General Fund- Bal 12-1-25: $236,727.09; Adjustments ($537.30); Starting Balance: $236,189.79; Receipts: $140,383.36; Disbursements: $190,844.95; Bal 12-31-25: $185,728.20. Investments: Bal 12-1-25: $1,043,102.98; Adjustments ($27,433.73); Interest: $3,156.65; Bal 12-31-25: $1,18,825.90. Ending Fund Balance: $1,204,554.10.
Imprest Fund: Bal 12-1-25: $5,366.00; Receipts: $148.00; Disbursements: $1,323.20; Bal 12-31-25: $4,190.80.
Capital Outlay Fund: Bal 12-1-25: $537,712.29; Receipts: $65,539.72; Disbursements: $306.66; Bal 12-31-25: $602,945.35. Investments: Bal 12-1-25: $2,639,180.78; Adjustments: $17,409.50; Interest: $6,435.91; Bal 12-31-25: $2,663,026.19. Ending Fund Balance: $3,265,971.54.
Special Education Fund- Checking: Bal 12-1-25: $$111,659.24; Adjustments ($160.00); Receipts: $21,025.58; Disbursements: $26,232.92; Bal 12-31-25: $106,291.90. Investments: Bal 12-1-25: $1,293,535.15; Interest Adjustments: $10,024.23; Interest: $3,888.35; Bal 12-31-25: $1,307,447.73. Ending Fund Balance: $1,413,739.63.
Food Service Fund: Bal 12-1-25: $30,459.85; Interest Adjustments: ($57.00); Receipts: $6,418.98; Disbursements: $13,504.11; Bal 12-31-25 $23,317.72.
Drivers Ed Fund: Bal 12-31-25: $4,747.60.
Custodial Funds: Bal 12-1-25: $69,485.29; Receipts: $5,114.29; Disbursements: $7,322.37; 12-31-25 $67,277.21.
Ovid J Stevens Scholarship: Checking: Bal 12-31-25 $.85. Investments: Bal 12-1-25: $21,907.61; Interest: $5.68; Bal 12-31-25: $21,913.29. Ending Fund Balance: $21,914.14.
Claims approved: General Fund salaries 94,510.81; Special Education salaries 14,369.86; Food Service salaries 4,375.19; AFLAC-supplemental insurance 1,874.73; American Funds-retirement 225.00; Delta Dental-insurance 2,303.66; EFTPS-federal income tax/Social Security/Medicare 29,539.73; ID Shield-identify theft, 8.45; Northern Plains Insurance Pool-insurance 20,822.50; Optilegra-insurance 442.57; SDRS-retirement 16,931.80; SDRS Supplemental-retirement 3,483.33; Security Benefits-retirement 2,739.18; The Standard-life insurance 180.42; Total: $191,807.23.
Bills approved: General Fund: Agtegra-fuel 2,955.82; Amazon Capital Services-Supplies 677.55; Avera St. Luke’s-PT Athletes 136.64; Cash-Wa Distributing Fargo Division-FFVP/Concessions 1,658.64; Century Business Products-Copier Overage/Supplies 324.94; Cole Papers Inc-supplies 1,377.38; Comfort Suites University-ag lodging 224.00; Farmers Union Oil-bus service 372.99; FASD Imprest Fund-Misc. 1,323.20; Foreman Sales & Service-Bus Repair 637.72; Fork Farms-ag supplies 399.80; Fred Duncan Performance-track supplies 99.99; Holiday- fuel 89.25; JVT-Phone 249.43; Kapco-library supplies 30.55; Kens-concessions 496.75; Kessler, Jackie-mileage/meal 165.20; Mcquillen Creative Group-publishings 157.05; Menards-freezer/supplies 551.18; Merchant Services-CC Proccessing Fees 92.38; Midco-fitness center cable 102.65; Midwest Wall Systems-house repair 459.00; Montana-Dakota Utilities Co.-Utilities 5,201.05; Pantorium Cleaners Inc-supplies 163.40; Pashen, Jennifer-education reimbursement 111.38; Praxis-test/certification 196.89; Prorate Services-DOT test 87.83; Region 4 Music-small/large group registration 197.50; Scholastic Book Fairs-book fair 1,132.61; SD Association of Ag Educators-winter PD 65.00; SD DOE-zoom license 13.20; SD FFA-state lodging 517.59; SDIAAA-AD conference registration 104.00; Target-supplies 44.04; Taylor Music-Repairs 211.00; Teachers Pay Teachers-Curriculum Supplements 42.10; Time Management Systems-red rover hiring implementation 1,300.00; Town of Frederick-utilities 643.77; Wal-Mart-Supplies 133.48; Weber Associates-professional presentations/PD 5,800.00. Capital Outlay Fund: Century Business Products-copier lease 306.66. Special Education Fund: Avera St Luke’s-OT/PT 3,216.40; Eventbrite-conference registration 160.00. Food Service Fund: Amazon-supplies 120.08; Cash-Wa Distributing-food 2,655.82; Child & Adult Nutrition-commodities processing 559.81; Frederick Area School-food 152.72; Ken’s-Food 36.26; Pantorium Cleaners Inc-Supplies 100.00. Imprest Fund: Buckwalter, Kurt-ref/mileage 228.20; First National Bank-state FFA meals 266.00; Frericks, Kris-ref/mileage 186.00; Kjellsen, Jordan-ref/mileage 125.00; Lorenz, Daren-ref/mileage 150.00; Planteen, Dave-ref/mileage 210.00; Weismantel, Martin-ref/mileage 158.00. Custodial Funds: Anthem Sports-fb supplies 106.10; BSN Sports-gbb warmups 246.24, youth jerseys 1,036.80; Cenex-fbla supplies 12.48; Crumbl Cookie-FFA food 34.76; CWD Direct-FBLA holiday ext. meal 99.86; Frederick Area School-concessions credit card machine 652.17; Hobby Lobby-FBLA supplies 3.18; Kesslers-FBLA holiday ext. meal 45.61; MB,LLC-FFA shirts 104.08; myfruitsale.com-FBLA fundraiser 4,780.26; National FFA-FFA supplies 18.00; Plainview Colony-FBLA holiday ext. food 198.00; Target-FBLA supplies 16.97, FFA supplies 46.58; Wal-Mart-FBLA holiday ext. meal 413.73, FFA supplies 473.89.
2026-068 Motion by Sumption, second by Hart to offer and approve a part-time custodial contract to Jean Schmidt. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2026-069 Motion by Ellwein, second by Achen to accept the resignation from Zoe Olson effective December 19, 2025. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
2026-070 Motion by Sumption, second by Achen to approve the addition of a custodial account – Class Trip. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
The board would like to recognize Zoe Olson for her time with the district and congratulate Milo Sumption on being one of two recipients of a $100,000 scholarship to Dakota Weslyan University.
2026-071 Motion by Hart, second by Sumption to go into executive session at 6:17 p.m. for 1-25-2 (1) Personnel. All voted Aye. Motion carried.
Schlosser declared the board out of executive session at 9:57 p.m.
2026-072 Motion by Achen, second by Ellwein to adjourn at 9:58 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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