By Aberdeen Insider - August 8, 2024 in WARNER SCHOOL DISTRICT
July 10, 2024, Minutes
The regular meeting of the Board of Education, Warner School District #6-5, Brown County, SD was called to order by President Jensen at the Warner School Board Room on July 10, 2024, at 6:00 pm. Board members present: Sarah Bierman, Valerie Jensen, Melissa Dulany, and Chad Fischbach. Also present were Superintendent Mike Kroll, Business Manager Angie Vetter, HS Principal/AD Tyler Severson, Megan Smidt, Preston Cavalier, Drew Bakeberg, Shannon Knuppe, and Cody Bruns.
Pledge of Allegiance
Motion by Bierman, second by Dulany and carried to approve agenda.
Board President asked for Public Comment: Preston Cavalier and Drew Bakeberg discussed items they would like to add or change for students.
Motion by Fischbach, second by Bierman and carried to approve the minutes from the meeting held on June 10, 2024.
Motion by Dulany, second by Fishbach and carried to approve the bills for payment and financial report (as printed below).
District Goals: will update again next month.
Motion by Bierman, second by Dulany and carried to select Chris Long for SDHSAA West River At-Large Representative.
Motion by Dulany, second by Bierman and carried to approve amendments to the budget.
President Stroschein adjourned the 2023-2024 school board at 6:10 p.m. in favor of the 2024-2025 school board.
Thank You to Kipp Shanley, Melissa Dulany, and Chad Fischbach for your years of service and dedication to the Warner School!
The School Board Membership Oaths were administered to Shannon Knuppe and Cody Bruns and the Business Manager Oath was administered to Angie Vetter. Board members’ oaths are on file in the business office and the Business Manager Oath is on file with the County Auditor.
With Superintendent Kroll presiding, nominations were opened.
Val Jensen nominated for President by Bierman.
Motion by Knuppe, second by Bierman and carried to cease nominations and to cast a unanimous ballot for Jensen as President.
Val Jensen declared Chairman for the 2024-2025 school year.
Sarah Bierman nominated for Vice President by Jensen.
Motion by Jensen, second by Knuppe and carried to cease nominations and to cast a unanimous ballot for Bierman as Vice-President.
President Jensen now presided over meeting.
President Jensen asked for any contract disclosures. None
Motion by Bierman, second by Bruns and carried to approve Membership with SD United Schools Association.
Motion by Bruns second by Knuppe and carried to approve the following FY25 regular items:
- Board Meeting Date – second Monday at 6:00 PM unless otherwise indicated.
- Board Member Salaries – $75 per regular & $50 per special meetings.
- Official Publication – Aberdeen Insider.
- Authorize Business Manager to invest all school funds in the best interest of the district and to establish such accounts as needed to account for these funds.
- Substitute Teacher Pay – $110 per day. Long Term Sub Pay for more than five consecutive days – $125 per day.
- School District Attorney – Rodney Freeman.
- Official Depository – BankNorth.
- Purchasing Agents for School – Supt. Kroll and Business Manager Vetter.
- Representative for Application for Federal Funds – Supt. Kroll.
- Special Education Director – Supt. Kroll and Homeless Liaison contact – Prin. Johnson
- Transportation Officer – Supt. Kroll and School Lunch Fiscal Agent – Business Manager, Mrs. Vetter.
- School Lunch Hearing Officer – Grant Seaman.
- Truancy Officer – Supt. Kroll.
- Asbestos Designated Person – Dan Duenwald – $ 400.00.
- Officer for Title IX – Coordinator-Angie Vetter, Investigator-Jeremy Smidt, Decision Maker-Michael Kroll
- 504 Coordinator – Angela Robinson.
- Authorize Superintendent to close school in emergency situations, in case of inclement weather and set the chain of command in event the superintendent is absent.
- Approve Membership in NC Special Education Coop and Northern High Tech Consortium.
- a) Approve Leah Haaland as the voting member for NCSEC Governing Board.
- Join the Emergency Bus Pact with South Dakota School Districts.
- Approve Warner School District Comprehensive Special Education Plan for FY25.
- Make student insurance available to Warner School students through Student Assurance Service.
- Appoint Mr. Kroll as the Designated Representative on the Northern Plains Insurance Pool.
- Appoint Business Manager as Trust Account Trustee
- Saturday School Supervision -$50 for ½ day and $100 for full day.
- Approve Sarah Bierman as the ASBSD Voting Delegate.
- Appoint Glen Armstrong, Michael Kroll, and Pam Lane as appraisers.
- Set meal prices:
Kind. – 12th Breakfast……. $2.25
Kind. – 5th Lunch…………… $3.05
6th – 12th Lunch …………… $3.25
Seconds for Lunch………….$1.00
Adult Breakfast ……………. $2.50
Adult Lunch ………………… $5.00
Second Milk………………..$ .40
- Set Activity Ticket prices:
K-5–$15.00
6-12–$25.00
Adults–$50.00
Family–$130.00
Sr. Citizen (55-65 yrs old)–$40.00
Royal Blue Ticket (over 65 yrs old or Military)–Free
- Set Kids Care Rates
Single Before Care – $30.00
Family Before Care – $45.00
Before Care Drop In – $4.00
Discussion on the ASBSD/SASD Joint Convention.
At 7:00 p.m. the Budget Hearing was held. Budget hearing adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
BILLS:
GEN FUND: July PR (Certified—$114174.93; Aides/Paras—$242.90; Admin-$14480.89; Classified-$5197.22; Board Salarys-$0.00; Sub Salarys-$0.00; Student Salarys-$1960.00; PR Benefits—$32731.98). Total July PR—$168787.92; Agtegra Cooperative,Gasoline/Fuel, $68.41; Amazon,July Requisition Purchases, $3,167.37; Asbsd, Fy25 Asbsd Dues, $1,002.59; Band Shoppe, Band Supplies, $275.43; Bridgemark Insurance, Insurance Buy Down, $7,604.77; Century Business Products, Inc, Supplies, $163.23; Dba/ Graves It Solutions, Fy25 Support Contract, $4,306.00; Dick Blick Art Supplies, Supplies, $1,515.96; Direct Digital Control Llc, Support Contract/Maint., $5,501.50; Distributed Website Corp, Activity Scheduler, $300.00; Eide Bailly Llp, Fy23 Audit-Final Billing, $6,039.30; Fay’s Refrigeration, Llc, Repair, $153.06; Flinn Scientific, Supplies/Texts/Equipment, $444.58; Foreman Sales And Service, Bus 9 Repairs, $4,468.73; Hase Plumbing & Heating, Inc, Repairs, $241.43; Hofer’s Repair, 2 Batteries, $365.90/; Kirks Auto Repair, Explorer/Suburban Maint, $3,294.74; Lakeshore Learning, Supplies, $57.49; Midwest Technology Products,Supplies,$100.20; Northern Plains Insurance Pool, August Health Insurance, $16,356.60; Northwestern Energy,Service, $5,059.17; Npip Vision, Vision Insurance, $126.88; Plan Services,403(B) Plan Administration, $300.00; Plank Road Publishing,Supplies, $427.15; Prorate Service, Llc,Bus Driver Testing, $40.00; Riddell/All American Sports,Fb Supplies, $141.95; Rockler Woodworking And Hardware, Supplies, $180.51; Runnings Supply Inc,Supplies, $24.17; School Administrators Of Sd,Fy25 Dues, $3,149.00; Sd Department Of Health,Health Screenings, $368.00; Sd High School Activities Assn, Rule Books, $104.00; Standard Insurance Company, August Life Insurance, $395.37; Swanson Electric Llc, Repair/Maint, $443.37; Taylor Music, Pearl Concert Snare, $486.00; Thee Glass Dokter, Glass Repairs, $677.57; Town Of Warner,Water/Sewer, $285.05; Trust & Agency Fund, Imprest, $531.00; Vexrobotics,Supplies, $531.13; Wal Mart,Supplies/Equipment, $96.09; Workers’ Comp Fund,Fy25 Workers Comp Ins, $11,002.00. TOTAL GENERAL FUND BILLS: $79,795.70.
CAP OUTLAY FUND: Alpha Card Services,Id Badge Printer, $2,619.42; Amazon,July Requisition Purchases, $389.90; Ambient Weather,Weather Station, $629.35; Apptegy, Inc,Fy25 Media Subscription, $6,258.00; Budget Challenge, 23 Student Licenses, $575.00; Century Business Products, Inc, Supplies, $779.01; Derksen Floors, Inc,Welke Gym Floor Re-Done, $26,900.00; Esgi,Software-Erickson, $259.00; Hudl,Online Video Editing, $8,000.00; Logitech Store,E-Sports Headphones, $451.25; Newegg Business,E-Sports Supplies, $1,499.65; Project Lead The Way,Participation Fee Software, $950.00; Renaissance Learning, Inc,Accelerated Reader/Star Reading/Star Mat, $4,294.00; Riddell/All American Sports,Fb Supplies, $2,434.84; Riverside Technologies, Inc, Computer Bags/Chromebooks, $15,228.00; Sherwin Williams,Paint-Esports Room, $251.09; Software House International,Annual Software, $2,856.00; Staples Business Advantage, 5 Aed’s, $8,250.00; Time Management Systems,Annual Contract, $2,626.68; U.S. Bank St. Paul,Capital Outlay Certificates, $131,225.00. TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY BILLS: $216,476.19.
SPECIAL ED FUND: July PR (Certified- $8,385.51; Non Cert- $561.45; Admin- $1,458.29; Sub Salarys- $0.00; PR Benefits- $3837.28). Total July PR- $14,242.53. Provider- $202.02; Provider- $722.80; Provider-$5.48. TOTAL SP ED FUND BILLS: $930.30.
NHTC FUND: Trust & Agency Fund,Imprest, $1,350.24. TOTAL FOOD SERVICE FUND BILLS: $1,350.24.
FOOD SERVICE FUND: July PR (Non Cert- $3,481.31; PR Benefits- $529.70). Total July PR- $4,011.01. Standard, Life Insurance Payment, $5.48. TOTAL FOOD SERVICE FUND BILLS: $5.48.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
GEN FUND; Bal 6-1-24: $418,353.13; Receipts: $313,827.82; Disbursements: $222,912.11; Bal 6-30-24: $509,268.84.
CAP OUTLAY; Bal 6-1-24: $746,930.22; Receipts: $176,070.78; Disbursements: $36,548.35; Bal 6-30-24: $886,352.65.
SPED; Bal 6-1-24: $263,534.61; Receipts: $52,483.05; Disbursements: $14,016.52; Bal 6-30-24: $30,2001.14.
NHTC; Bal 6-1-24: $4,996.78; Receipts: $7,578.30; Disbursements: $9,612.00; Bal 6-30-24: $2,963.08.
BOND #2; Bal 6-1-24: $23,074.01; Receipts: $17,995.73; Disbursements: $0.00; Bal 6-30-24: $41,069.74.
FIELD PROJECT: Bal 6-1-24: $1,757.87; Receipts: $0.00; Disbursements: $0.00; Bal 6-30-24: $1,757.87.
FOOD SERVICE; Bal 6-1-24: $-13,605.87; Receipts: $14,345.69; Disbursements: $6,073.44; Bal 6-30-24: $-5,333.62.
ENTERPRISE; Bal 6-1-24: $5,248.89; Receipts: $0.04; Disbursements: $5,592.16; Bal 6-30-24: $-343.23.
TRUST & AGENCY; Bal 6-1-24: $193,307.75; Receipts: $11,029.95; Disbursements:$15,392.37; Bal 6-30-24: $188,945.33.
SCHOLARSHIP; Bal 6-1-24: $10,165.04; Receipts: $1,000.00; Disbursements: $0.00; Bal 6-30-24: $11,165.04.
Reports Heard:
JK-8 Principal report-Mr. Johnson
Business Manager report-Mrs. Vetter
Superintendent/Transportation/SPED Director Reports-Mr. Kroll
2024-25 school year certified personnel salaries: (contract amount listed first with the plus being extra duties) Jennifer Barkmeier- $51,178; Bobbie Deuter- $60,696 + $4221; Jody Erickson- $58,298 + $1,500; Shannon Evans- $57,243; Ashley Gunn- $27,693 + $1,508; Amber Haselhorst- $54,630; Brad Heath- $50,620; Jami Heinrich- $51,178 + 1,125; Danielle Hoglund- $50,620 + $2,872; Roby Johnson- $76,489; Kari Jung-$58,258 + $6,030; Michael Kroll- $95,365 + $2,500; Pamela Lane- $14,070; Chelsey Liebl-$49,350 + $2,412; Matthew Mackner- $54,899; Jackie McNeil- $49,866 + $905; Rochele Moser-$52,765; Kayla Nilsson- $49,573 + $3,618; Cheryl Ochsner- $66,381; Sophie Olson- $46,301 + $7,951; Angela Robinson- $53,003 + $500; Mackenzie Rose- $50,124; Sarah Rozell- $48,225; Carla Schopp- $58,270; Tyler Severson-$70,448 + $10,457; Jeremy Smidt- $7,989 + $945; Megan Smidt- $49,500; Christina Winter- $48,488+ $8,478.
2024-25 school year classified personnel salaries: Glen Armstrong- $49,817; Marilyn Bender- $19.15/hr.; Taylor Brown- $16.24/hr.; Brenda Carey- $16.00/hr.; Kayla Cavalier- $16.21/hr.; Dan Duenwald- $400; Douglas Griffith- $2,500; Troy Haaland- $17.86/hr.; Derek Hoellein- $11,457; Julie Hoellein- $3,015; Jo Huettl- $16.24/hr.; Kati Johnson- $16.00/hr.; Jason Jung- $3618; Patrick Kline- $17.43/hr.; Keith Knuppe- $3,618; Pam Lane- $20.91/hr.; Jeff Larson- $6,633; Hallie McKown- $16.75/hr.; Jackson Metz- $4,688; Austin Nath- $2,977; Deanna Nelson- $16.00/hr; Casey Nilsson- $4,221; Jill Palmer- $16.00/hr.; Melissa Reeb- $40,388; Brenda Rozell- $3,473; Allen Ryckman- $2,605; Taryn Ryckman- $17.43/hr.; Landon Seaman- $1,890; Jeremy Smidt-$50,267 + $1,000; Angie Vetter- $58,815 + $2,000; Amy Wanous- $16.36/hr.
2024-25 school year bus driver salaries: Brad Heath- $44.00/route; Kirby Kiesz- $44.00/route; Matt Mackner-$44.00/route; Amy Wanous- $44.00/route; Athletic and activity trips will be paid at $11.00/hr. Bus substitutes will be paid $44.00/route trip. $100/year will be paid to drivers who house their bus at a location other than the school. Extra duty will be paid at $11.00/hour (time spent on duty other than that covered by normal requirements).
Next regular meeting will be held on August 12, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the school board room.
Motion by Bierman, second by Bruns and carried to adjourn at 8:25 p.m.
Val Jensen, President
Angie Vetter, Business Manager
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