By Aberdeen Insider - April 2, 2026 in WARNER SCHOOL DISTRICT
March 9, 2026 MINUTES
The regular meeting of the Board of Education, Warner School District #6-5, Brown County, SD was called to order by President Haaland at the Warner School Board Room on March 9, 2026 at 6:00 pm. Board members present: Aimee Anderson, Sarah Bierman, Cody Bruns, Leah Haaland and Shannon Knuppe. Also present were Superintendent Mike Kroll, Business Manager Angie Vetter, Elem/MS Principal Ashley Brockhaus, HS Principal/AD Tyler Severson, and Danielle Hoglund.
Pledge of Allegiance
Motion by Knuppe, second by Anderson and carried to approve agenda with addition 6. District Goals
Good News: Congrats to our Warner One-Act Cast and Crew for their performance at state! 4 individual superior acting awards going to Addisyn Heinrich, Laura Robinson, Paxton Johnson, and Teigan McKown and a superior ensemble award winners including Jenessa Carda, Iley Ryckman, Leah Heinrich, and Dalton Lee. Congrats to the following for placing at the Regional MathCounts competition: Madden Buisker 6th place and Tucker Ryckman 4th place in the individual category. Congrats to the following for placing as a team at MathCounts and will move on to state: Madden Buisker, Tucker Ryckman, Hudson Hofer and Hadley Kienow. Congratulations to HS band members and 7-12th choir members on a successful Region Solo/Ensemble Contest! Congratulations to Aiden Scarborough, Lincoln Kroll, Paxton Johnson, and Preston Helwig on qualifying for the State E-sports Tournament! Congratulations to our 2026 NCWIT winners: Addisyn Heinrich, MaKenna Leidholt, Summer Huettl, Amelia Johnson, Courtney Leidholt, Jenessa Carda, and Jenna Haselhorst; Honorable Mention: Abigail Cooper, Jaycee Jung, Tatum Hanson, Alexandra Bunke, Carly Wirth, Laura Robinson, Miah Leidholt, and Keira Steger; Rising Stars: Reagan Wood, Iley Ryckman, Lilly Meehan, Presley Volk, Camryn Liebl, Adyson Vetter, Kaydee Mackner, Leah Heinrich, Delaney Johnson, and Haivyn Schuchhardt. Congratulations to our Wrestling, Girls Basketball, Boys Basketball, and E-Sports teams on great seasons!
Board President asked for potential conflicts: None
Board President asked for Public Comment: None
Motion by Bruns, second by Bierman and carried to approve the minutes from the meeting held on February 9 and February 25, 2026.
Motion by Knuppe, second by Bruns and carried to approve the bills for payment and financial report (as printed below).
District Goals were discussed as well as the legislative updates and athletic complex restrooms.
Motion by Bruns, second by Knuppe and carried to approve 2026-2027 school calendar.
Motion by Anderson, second by Bruns and carried to set a special board meeting for Monday, March 23, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. for negotiations.
Motion by Knuppe, second by Bierman and carried to approve contract to Larry Robinson as Business Manager for June of 2026 at $4080.00.
Motion by Bruns, second by Anderson and carried to approve contract to Larry Robinson as Business Manager for FY27.
Motion by Knuppe, second by Bierman and carried to approve resignation from Brenda Carey as part-time kitchen help at the end of FY26.
Motion by Anderson, second by Bruns and carried to approve resignation from Glen Armstrong as Head Custodian at the end of FY26.
BILLS:
GEN FUND: February PR (Certified—105409.12; Aides/Paras—13617.74; Admin-24819.65; Classified-12510.60; Board Salarys-0.00; Sub Salarys-1370.90; Student Salarys-0.00; PR Benefits—38665.57). Total February PR—196393.58; Aberdeen Insider, Minutes, 10.97; Agtegra Cooperative, Gasoline/Fuel, 287.11; Amazon, Supplies, 449.67; Beyond The Balloon, Graduation Balloons 2026, 183.50; Century Business Products, Inc, Supplies, 873.81; Cole Papers Inc, Supplies, 2,489.82; Dependable Sanitation Inc, Service, 786.00; Fairfield Inn By Mariott, One Act Play Lodging, 728.00; Farm Power Mfg, Oper Maint/Repair, 1,229.36; Gas, Gas Purchases, 106.44; Hase Plumbing & Heating, Inc, Maintenance, 835.72; Herff Jones Llc, Diplomas, 141.70; Hmesc, Supplemental Insurance, 12.85; Kirks Auto Repair, Oil Change-Sub, 110.06; Linde Gas & Equip Inc, Supplies, 191.91; Mac’s, Supplies, 127.84; Menards, Supplies, 72.02; Nassp, National Honor Society, 385.00; Northern Plains Insurance Pool, Health Insurance, 18,962.90; Northwestern Energy, Service, 2,471.27; Npip Vision, Vision Insurance, 173.08; Nvc, Phones, 225.43; Purchase Power, 8000909005058156, 24.39; Runnings Supply Inc, Supplies, 137.89; Standard Insurance Company, Dental-Feb, 1,049.82; Target Stores, Distilled Water, 19.01; Taylor Music, Supplies, 313.56; Town Of Warner, Water/Sewer, 397.14; Trust & Agency Fund, Imprest, 3,812.02; Verizon Wireless, Feb Cell Phone, 39.91; Vestis, Towel Service, 441.28. TOTAL GENERAL FUND BILLS: 37089.48.
CAP OUTLAY FUND: Budget Challenge, License, 463.50; Century Business Products, Inc, Supplies, 739.70; Direct Digital Control Llc, Replace Boiler Controller, 697.00; Fairfield Inn By Mariott, Lodging, 119.00; Infinite Campus, Service, 746.40; Montgomerys, Bd Room Chairs/Arena Chairs, 3,245.89; Runnings Supply Inc, Air Compresser For Hvac, 764.63; Sioux Falls Regional Airport, Parking – Kroll, 36.00; Trust & Agency Fund, Imprest, 99.41. TOTAL CAPITAL OUTLAY BILLS: 6911.53.
SPECIAL ED FUND: February PR (Certified-12576.42; Non Cert-2250.60; Admin-1476.52; Sub Salarys-230.00; PR Benefits-3131.90). Total February PR-19665.44. Provider-4127.92; Provider-6426.00; Provider-722.80; Provider-560.00; Provider-11196.30; Provider-4.20. TOTAL SP ED FUND BILLS: 23037.22.
NHTC FUND: Trust & Agency Fund, Imprest, 375.00. TOTAL NHTC BILLS: 375.00.
FOOD SERVICE FUND: February PR (Non Cert-7584.64; PR Benefits-989.70). Total February PR-8574.34. Bimbo Bakeries Usa, Food, 261.05; Cash-Wa Distributing Co Of Fargo, Llc, Fy26 Food/Supplies, 6,202.32; Kemps Llc, Milk, 1,251.30; Ken’s Superfair Foods, Supplies, 56.81; Performance Foodservice, Food, 1,398.34; Sna, Annual Dues, 166.00; Standard Insurance Company, Life Insurance, 5.60; Vestis, Towel Service, 249.28. TOTAL FOOD SERVICE FUND BILLS: 9590.70.
OTHER ENTERPRISE FUND: February PR (Non Cert-108.81; PR Benefits-14.89). Total February PR-123.70. TOTAL OTHER ENTERPRISE FUND BILLS: 0.00.
FINANCIAL REPORT:
GEN FUND; Bal 2-1-26: $318129.05; Receipts: $231393.83; Disbursements: $240309.91; Bal 2-28-26: $309212.97.
CAP OUTLAY; Bal 2-1-26: $719568.44; Receipts: $15837.44; Disbursements: $8552.00; Bal 2-28-26: $726853.88.
SPED; Bal 2-1-26: $247453.74; Receipts: $9466.28; Disbursements: $43353.85; Bal 2-28-26: $213566.17.
NHTC; Bal 2-1-26: $-4526.85; Receipts: $0.56; Disbursements: $275.00; Bal 2-28-26: $-4801.29.
BOND #2; Bal 2-1-26: $89901.95; Receipts: $0.00; Disbursements: $0.00; Bal 2-28-26: $89901.95.
FIELD PROJECT: Bal 2-1-26: $-242.13; Receipts: $0.00; Disbursements: $0.00; Bal 2-28-26: $-242.13.
FOOD SERVICE; Bal 2-1-26: $-39865.68; Receipts: $15977.43; Disbursements: $20502.47; Bal 2-28-26: $-44390.72.
ENTERPRISE; Bal 2-1-26: $1762.48; Receipts: $575.28; Disbursements: $152.20; Bal 2-28-26: $2185.56.
TRUST & AGENCY; Bal 2-1-26: $217536.60; Receipts: $25448.54; Disbursements: $13344.20; Bal 2-28-26: $229640.94.
SCHOLARSHIP; Bal 2-1-26: $11630.78; Receipts: $100.00; Disbursements: $0.00; Bal 2-28-26: $11730.78.
Reports Heard:
JK-8 Principal report-Ms. Brockhaus
9-12 Principal/AD report-Mr. Severson
Business Manager report-Mrs. Vetter
Superintendent/Transportation/SPED Director Reports-Mr. Kroll
Motion by Bruns, second by Anderson and carried to go into executive session pursuant to SDCL 1-25-2 (1) Personnel and SDCL 1-25-2 (4) at 8:06 p.m.
President declared executive session over at 10:16 p.m.
Next regular meeting will be held on April 13, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. at the school board room.
Motion by Knuppe, second by Anderson and carried to adjourn at 10:17 p.m.
Leah Haaland, President
Angie Vetter, Business Manager
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