July 17, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Hentges, Hesse, Nierenhausen, Schurman, Thompson
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Board Chair
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The School Board Chair will lead the school board and attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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Board Chair
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Board action to approve the agenda for the meeting is expected.
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Board Chair
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4. CONSENT ITEMS
Action is requested on the following items of the consent agenda. Consent agenda items are typically adopted without discussion of the individual items because they are routine or ordinary in action. Any consent agenda item may be removed for further discussion and deliberation by any member of the board.
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4.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the Regular and Closed Board Meeting held on June 26, 2023. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.
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4.B. APPROVAL OF BILLS
Treasurer Nierenhausen will have been at the school site to review bills, ask questions, and confirm information prior to the meeting. Recommendation is to approve the bill payment of $ 1,760,994.24 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer.
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4.C. TREASURER REPORT
Treasurer Nierenhausen will have reviewed financial information for the board. This information is included in the Treasurer's Report.
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4.D. EMPLOYMENT
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4.D.1. ROCORI High School-Business teacher: Jon Voss
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4.D.2. ROCORI Middle School-Science teacher: Grace Scegura
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4.D.3. Cold Spring Elementary-Paraprofessional moving to John Clark Elementary Paraprofessional: Chelsey Winter
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4.D.4. ROCORI Middle School Counseling Secretary: Erica Evens
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4.D.5. Richmond Elementary School-Fourth Grade teacher: Alyssa Gehrke
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4.D.6. Cold Spring Elementary School-Kindergarten teacher: Olivia Hoelz
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4.D.7. Richmond and John Clark Elementary Schools-STEAM teacher: Cassidy Baker
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4.D.8. ROCORI District Office-Executive Assistant to the Superintendent: Amy Dierkes
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4.D.9. Cold Spring Elementary-Special Education teacher: Paige Griggs
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4.D.10. ROCORI High School-Special Education teacher: Denise Jorgensen-Fransen
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4.D.11. Cold Spring Elementary Principal: James Mitteness
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4.E. RETIREMENTS-RESIGNATIONS
Recommend approval of the following resignations and/or retirements. |
4.E.1. Resignation-John Clark and Richmond Elementary-STEAM teacher: Kyle Benson effective 06/29/2023.
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4.E.2. Resignation-Technology Department-Tech Assistant: Sheila Court effective 07-28-2023.
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4.F. 5.F. MEMBERSHIPS
The School District is a member in long standing with SEE, Schools for Equity in Education. The invoice for the renewal the membership has been received along with a description of services the district receives or in which the district engages. The district should continue membership during the 2023-2024 school year. Recommend approval of the memberships for FY24.
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4.G. FACILITIES AND GROUNDS EQUIPMENT AND REDUCTION REQUEST
Director of Facilities Brent Neisinger, has deemed the deck over trailer obsolete due to no usage and would like to sell it via K Bid. Recommendation: Approve the designation of obsolete equipment.
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4.H. POLICIES
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee. It is being presented for a third and final reading. Recommendation: Approve the policies as presented. |
4.H.1. 214 Out of State Travel
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4.H.2. 220 Students Representatives on Board
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4.H.3. 412 Expense Reimbursement
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4.H.4. 535 Service Animals in Schools
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4.H.5. 725 Fundraising
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5. ACTION
Action items receive individual attention because of the nature of the issues, the need to discuss or review the information prior to taking action, or the specific kind of action required for the item. |
5.A. LONG TERM FACILITIES MAINTENANCE PLAN
The District is required to submit the 10 year Long Term Facilities Maintenance (LTFM) Plan to the Minnesota Department of Education each July. Attached are the updated revenue and expenditure projections plan for LTFM. Recommendation: Approve the LTFM 10 year revenue and expenditure projections.
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Beth Downes
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5.B. RESOLUTION STATING THE INTENT OF THE SCHOOL BOARD TO ISSUE BONDS
The District is authorized to issue bonds for certain Indoor Air Quality Projects as part of the Long Term Facilities Maintenance plan. The Facilities and Grounds Committee has reviewed the need and recommends approval.
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5.C. 2023-2024 RESOLUTION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN THE MINNESOTA STATE HIGH SCHOOL LEAGUE
Membership in the Minnesota State High School League (MSHSL) must be renewed on an annual basis. MSHSL provides a renewal notice which allows District activities and programs to be conducted under the League's umbrella. This allows the programs to compete and participate in section and state events during the course of the year. Recommend approval of the MSHSL membership.
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5.D. RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A DONATION
Be It Resolved, by the School Board of ISD 750, ROCORI, as follows, that the following donation be accepted with gratitude: Thank you to all the organizations and individuals for their donations. The school district appreciates your generosity and continued support. Recommend adoption of the resolution to accept the donation
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Board Chair
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5.E. ST BONIFACE REQUEST
A request for the use of school grounds for the St. Boniface Parish Festival to be held on Saturday August 12, and Sunday August 13, 2023 has been received. Recommend formal approval of the request.
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6. DISCUSSION ITEMS
Discussion items receive individual attention because of the nature of the issues and the need for introductory or other discussion in order to review the information prior to taking action. This is also the agenda location for items which simply need school board review, but no formal action on the item is required. Discussion items will typically return to the agenda at a future point for more specific action. |
6.A. Q-COMP UPDATE
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PLAT
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6.B. STUDENT HANDBOOK 2023-2024
The following attachments are the recommendation revisions, and full handbook for review for K-12.
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7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS
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7.A. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
The Superintendent will make his report about ROCORI Public Schools.
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Superintendent
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7.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT JUNE 2023
The business office provides an update of district expenditures and revenues through the Budget Comparison report. The report is intended to provide a financial picture of the district in a couple ways. One is to compare current year expenditures to the previous year. The second is to simply give a report on the current financial status. In addition to the report, special items of note are highlighted in the explanations offered. This report does not require formal action but is provided as an informational item.
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7.C. BOARD COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.
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Board Members
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Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.
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8. COMMENTS AND REQUESTS FROM VISITORS
The agenda is open to visitors of the meeting to offer comments to and/or requests of the school board. The comments and requests should follow the adopted district guidelines which are printed and available at the meeting. As a general rule, items introduced in the opportunity for comments and requests do not receive action from the School Board, but are taken under advisement or consideration for future action.
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Board Chair
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9. UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
A calendar of upcoming issues of concern to the school board is included as part of the agenda.
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Board Chair
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10. ADJOURN
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Board Chair
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