Sioux County School Board of Education
District #83-500
Special Budget Workshop
August 11th, 2025
5:00 pm
SCHS FCS Room
1. Call to Order
2. Open Meetings Act
3. Pledge of Allegiance
4. Roll Call
5. Agenda as Presented
6. Consent Agenda
7. Student/Staff Recognition
8. Recognition of Visitors/Individuals To Address The Board
9. Budget presentation
Superintendent Liz Baker
10. Adjourn
Sioux County School Board of Education
District #83-500
Regular School Board Meeting
August 11th, 2025, 6 pm
SCHS FCS Room
REVISED
Meeting called to order by President Jud Skavdahl at _____p.m.
Open Meetings Act
Pledge of Allegiance
Attendance Present
Joleen Falkenburg _____
Justin Harkless _____
Jess Holmgren _____
David Howell _____
Lane Grote _____
Jud Skavdahl _____
Consent Agenda
Motion by ___________________, seconded by __________________ to accept the consent agenda.
Reading of minutes from the previous meeting.
Agenda is presented.
Excuse board members.
Accept the treasurer's report and approve payment of bills.
Meeting notice publication date: August 6, 2025
On roll call vote: Justin Harkless-_____, Joleen Falkenburg-_____,
Jess Holmgren-_____, David Howell-_____, Lane Grote-_____,
Jud Skavdahl-______.
Staff/Student recognition
Recognition of visitors/individuals wishing to address the board.
Thank you to Phillip Skavdahl, Stephani Starkey, Annette Brase, and Craig Raymer for
doing a great job on the buildings and the grounds. They look fantastic!!
Discussion and/or reports
a. Superintendent
i. Enrollment update: 68 students. Pink-1, Chalk Butte-13, HES-34 , SCHS-20.
ii.
Principal
Board reports
Discussion items
Business
A) Motion by _____________________________, seconded by ____________________, to approve the proposal from Snell Services to replace the heat exchanger in the Ag shop for $40,957.
On roll call vote: -Jess Holmgren-____; David Howell-_____; Jud Skavdahl-______; Joleen Falkenburg-____; Justin Harkless-_____, Lane Grote-_____.
Motion carried/not carried ______
B) Motion by _____________________________, seconded by ____________________, to rescind board policy 6410 “Combined District and School Title I Parent and Family Engagement”.
On roll call vote: -Jess Holmgren-____; David Howell-_____; Jud Skavdahl-______; Joleen Falkenburg-____; Justin Harkless-_____, Lane Grote-_____.
Motion Carried/Not Carried _____.
C) Motion by ___________________________, seconded by _________________________, to approve the transfer of $30,000 from the general fund to the depreciation fund.
Roll call vote: David Howell-_____; Jud Skavdahl-_____; Lane Grote-_____; Jess Holmgrem-_____; Justin Harkless-_____; Joleen Falkenburg-_____.
Motion carried/not carried_____.
10. The next regular meeting is Monday, September 8th, 2025 at 6:15 pm in the SCHS FCS room. The budget and tax resolution hearing will be on Monday, September 8th at 6 pm
11. Motion by _____________________________, seconded by _____________________, to adjourn the meeting at ______pm
Motion carried/not carried _____