Summit School Board Proceedings
Summit School Board Proceedings
August 12, 2026
Members present: Lisa Amdahl, Tamijo Bronson, Dustin Nelson, and Jevon Zirbel. Mark Miller via phone.
Also present: Beth Hills, Mike Schmidt, Dori Minder, Hillori Pearson, and Kaitlyn Christofferson.
At 6:01 p.m. Chairman Amdahl called the meeting to order. Chairman Amdahl recognized a conflict of interest with the contract approvals.
27011 Motion by Zirbel Second by Nelson approve the agenda as written. All voted aye. Motion carried.
Public Communications: Mrs. Minder & Mrs. Pearson reported about going to speaker Brian Mendler.
27012 Motion by Bronson Second by Miller to approve the July 8th, 2026 regular meeting minutes. All voted aye. Motion carried.
27013 Motion by Nelson Second by Zirbel to approve the financial statements. All voted aye. Motion carried.
27014 Motion by Miller Second by Zirbel to approve the monthly claims for the month of August 2026. All voted aye. Motion carried.
GENERAL FUND
ACTIVE HEATING INC, SERVICE CALL, 254.00; AUTOMATIC BUILDING CONTROLS, ANNUAL INSPECTION, 1,494.00; BIO CORPORATION, SUPPLIES, 96.32; BLICK, ART MATERIALS SUPPLIES, 165.25; CAL’S REPAIR, REPAIR, 1,308.42; CENTURY BUSINESS, LEASE PRINTING, 418.45; COMBINED BUILDING SPECIALTIES, INSPECTION, 1,809.00; EMC, INSURANCE COMPANIES ADD PREMIUM, 260.00; HILLYARD INC, SUPPLIES, 2,397.17; IMPREST, IMPREST, 3,001.31; Innovative Office Solutions LLC, SUPPLIES, 287.89; MENARD’S, SUPPLIES, 649.76; MINDER, DORI, ELA REIMBURSEMENT, 1,595.81; MRG HAUFF, SUPPLIES, 995.40; NASCO EDUCATION, LLC / SCHOOL SPECIALTY, LLC, SUPPLIES, 112.27; NORTHEAST TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, AUG 2026, 7,462.00; NOTABLE INC, 26-27 LICENSE, 596.00; OLSON’S PEST TECHNICIANS, PEST CONTROL, 150.00; OVERDRIVE, ANNUAL CONTRACT, 375.00; PERFORMANCE OFFICE PAPERS, COPY PAPER, 1,403.00; PIES FIRE EQUIPMENT, INSPECTION, 396.90; POWER SPELLING 27, SUBSCRIPTION, 200.00; RC TECHNOLOGIES, PHONE SERVICES, 190.09; REALLY GOOD STUFF INC, SUPPLIES, 113.96; REPORTER & FARMER, ADVERTISING, 202.80; SCHOOL SPECIALTY LLC, SUPPLIES, 2,169.08; SCHWINGER, COREY, MOWING, 600.00; SD UNITED SCHOOL ASSOCIATION, 26-27 MEMBERSHIP, 700.00; SHEYENNE TRANSPORT LLC, TRANSPORTATION REPAIR, 8,359.54; SHRED-IT, SHREDDING, 91.60; T & T HEATING AND AIR CONDITIONING, REPAIR, 1,606.50; TOWN OF SUMMIT, WATER, SEWER, AND GARBAGE, 353.19; TRI STATE WATER INC, SUPPLIES, 157.80; TWIN VALLEY TIRE INC, REPAIR, 567.45; TWOTREES TECHNOLOGIES, CASES, 2,700.00; ULINE, DRY ERASE BOARDS, 1,569.22; ZIRBEL, CHERI, ELA REIMBURSEMENT, 2,591.39; COFFEE CUP, FUEL, 733.35; MASTERCARD, AUG 2026, 3,741.39; TIME MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, SERVICES, 123.12; PAYROLL, $105,724.74; BENEFITS $26,477.98.
Fund TOTAL $184,201.15
CAPITAL OUTLAY
ACTIVE HEATING INC, BATHROOM REMODEL, 23,158.20; MRG HAUFF, NET, 529.25; NORTHEAST TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL, AUG 2026, 3,388.00; SODAK, CONCRETE COATINGS FLOORING, 37,741.89.
Fund TOTAL $64,817.34
SPECIAL EDUCATION
PAYROLL, $11,808.46; BENEFITS, $2,238.91.
Fund Total $14,047.37
FOOD SERVICE
PAYROLL, $6,243.19; BENEFITS $698.18.
Fund TOTAL $6,941.37
DRIVERS EDUCATION
ULRICH, MEGAN, DRIVERS EDUCATION INSTRUCTION, 5,850.00.
FUND TOTAL $5,850.00
Superintendent Report: Mr. Schmidt discussed SY27 transportation, fall athletics beginning, enrollment, highway patrol initiative on Sept 10th and moving graduation to Friday. Summit School District has an Athletic Director, JH VB Coach and Activity Bus Driver job opening.
Business Manager Report: Mrs. Christofferson reported the iCan application for School Nutrition has been approved for SY27. Summer meal service served a total of 903 breakfasts and 1,439 lunches. Mrs. Christofferson is working on submitting the Annual Report to the DOE. The 26-27 Insurance Plus insurance proposal and ELO engagement letter were discussed.
Dean of Students Report: Mrs. Hills discussed a successful open house, attendance works program, amending students schedules if needed, and 7 students attending NTHS.
Conflict of Interest Disclosure: “3-23-6. No board member, business manager, chief financial officer, superintendent, chief executive officer, or other person with the authority to enter into a contract or spend money in an amount greater than five thousand dollars of a local service agency, school district, cooperative education service unit, education service agency, nonprofit education service agency, or jointly governed education service entity that receives money from or through the state may have an interest in a contract nor receive a direct benefit from a contract in amount greater than five thousand dollars or multiple contracts in an amount greater than five thousand dollars with the same party within a twelve-month period to which the local service agency, school district, cooperative education service unit, or education service agency is a party except as provided in § 3-23-8.”
27015 Motion by Nelson Second by Bronson to amend adult meal prices to $5.34 per meal in accordance with USDA’s minimum requirement. Motion Carried.
27016 Motion by Zirbel Second by Miller to approve surplus items at no value, list available in business office. All voted aye. Motion Carried
27017 Motion by Bronson Second by Nelson to approve contracts. Teera Haug Paraprofessional $17.43/hr., Lisa Forcier Special Education Teacher $51,000 & Director $5,678, Lisa Amadahl Asst. VB Coach $3,103, All voted aye. Motion Carried.
27018 Motion by Miller Second by Zirbel to approve Prairie Farms Milk Contract. All voted aye. Motion Carried.
27019 Motion by Nelson Second by Bronson to approve open enrollment applications 27.1, 27.2. All voted aye. Motion Carried.
27020 Motion by Zirbel Second by Bronson to approve bus pickup points. All voted aye. Motion Carried.
27021 Motion by Nelson Second by Miller to approve the mill levy request for the 26-27 school year. All voted aye. Motion Carried.
RESOLUTION NO. FY2027-#1
ADOPTION OF ANNUAL BUDGET
Let it be resolved, that the School Board of the Summit School District 54-6, after duly considering the proposed budgets and its changes thereto, to be published in accordance with SDCL 13-11-2 hereby approves and adopts its proposed budgets and changes thereto, to be its Annual Budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027. The adopted Annual budget levy requests are as follows:
TAX DOLLAR REQUEST– General Fund: 365,619.00, Opt Out Amount $50,000.00; Special Ed Fund: 303,701.00, or max by law Capital Outlay $225,519.00; Bond Redemption $244,275.00.
Chairman-Lisa Amdahl
Business Manager
Kaitlyn Christofferson
27021 Motion by Zirbel Second by Bronson to adjourn the meeting at 6:34 p.m. All voted aye. Motion Carried.
The next regular meeting is at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, September 9th, 2026.
/s/ Chairman
/s/ Business Manager
