Monday, March 25, 2024 6:30 pm - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Hesse, Nierenhausen, Schurman, Thompson, Humbert

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
The School Board Chair will lead the school board and attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Board action to approve the agenda for the meeting is expected.

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.

4.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on March 11, 2024 and the Work Session on March 11, 2024. 
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

4.B. APPROVAL OF BILLS
Treasurer Thompson 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 $2,986,155.87 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer.

4.C. TREASURER REPORT
Treasurer Thompson will have reviewed financial information for the board. This information is included in the Treasurer's Report.

4.D. EMPLOYMENT
Recommend approval of the assignment as outlined.

4.D.1. ROCORI High School Teacher Denise Fransen will cover 2 classes per day for special education for Trimester 3.  March 13-May 30.

4.D.2. ROCORI High School teacher Tyler Barker will cover 1/2 class per day for special education for Trimester 3.  March 13-May 30. 

4.D.3. ROCORI High School teacher Shannon Pooler will cover 1 class per day for special education for Trimester 3.  March 13-May 30

4.D.4. Cold Spring Elementary/Kid Care Summer Care Childcare Assistant - Jada Bierschbach 

4.D.5. Cold Spring Elementary/Kid Care Summer Care Childcare Assistant - Mackenzie Illies

4.D.6. Cold Spring Elementary/Kid Care Summer Care Childcare Assistant - Amaya Marwitz

4.D.7. Cold Spring Elementary/Kid Care Summer Care Childcare Assistant - Ava Hirschfeld

4.D.8. District Education Facility Childcare Aide Colleen Arceneau

4.D.9. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Aide Ashlyn Fuchs

4.D.10. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Evan Acheson

4.D.11. ROCORI Secondary School Cleaner Andy McDonald

4.D.12. ROCORI Secondary School EL Teacher Rachel Thompson will have an overload for Trimester 3 March 19-May 30. 

4.D.13. ROCORI Secondary School physical education teacher. Lisa Swan Anderson will be a long term sub to cover an employee leave from May 6- May 30.  

4.E. LANE CHANGES
The Master Agreement with our teaching staff allows our teachers to request a lane change in September, December and March of each school year. A report of the requested lane changes is included in your documents for approval. Once approved, the change becomes part of their pay the following month.
Recommendation: Approve the lane changes as presented. 

4.F. FACILITIES AND GROUNDS EQUIPMENT AND REDUCTION REQUEST
Director of Facilities Brent Neisinger, has deemed the following equipment obsolete due to no longer being needed and would like to sell it via K Bid.
Recommendation: Approve the designation of obsolete equipment.

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. NON-RENEWAL RESOLUTION
The resolution included is for the non-renewal of Tier 1 teachers at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Recommend adoption of the resolution to terminate by non-renewal of these contracts.

5.B. NON-RENEWAL RESOLUTION
The resolution included is for the non-renewal of Probationary teachers at the end of the 2023-2024 school year.
Recommend adoption of the resolution to terminate by non-renewal of these contracts.

5.C. POLICY
911 Volunteer Policy.  The policy committee reviewed this policy and clarified the process in which background checks are done.  Recommendation: Approve the volunteer policy with recommended clarification. 

5.D. FIELD TRIP REQUEST
A field trip request is being presented by Tamara Berger for the Minnesota FFA Convention scheduled for April 21-April 23.
 

5.E. TELEPHONE SYSTEM BID
The Director of Technology has reviewed the specifications and worked with office staff to review the product offerings for a new phone system. They recommend TECHCHECK due to its usability, features, and training options.  Recommendation: Approve the bid as presented. 

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. CALENDAR 2024-2025 
The calendar for the 2024-2025 school year has been reviewed by the calendar committee. It is being presented for discussion.  No formal action is expected. 

6.B. CALENDAR 2025-2026
The calendar for the 2025-2026 school year has been reviewed by the calendar committee. It is being presented for discussion.  No formal action is expected. 

6.C. POLICIES - 1ST READING
The following policies have been discussed by the policy committee. They are being presented for a first reading and call for public comment.  No formal action is expected.

6.C.1. 904 Distribution of Materials on School Property by Non-School Persons

6.D. POLICIES - 2ND READING
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee. They are being presented for a second reading and call for public comment.  No formal action is expected.

6.D.1. 509 Enrollment of Non-Resident Students

6.D.2. 613 Graduation Requirements

6.E. APPLE EDUCATION MACBOOK PROPOSAL
The Director of Technology will present information on replacement of MacBooks.
No formal action is expected. 

7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

7.A. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT
The Superintendent will make his report about ROCORI Public Schools.

7.A.1. Benton Stearns Facility Issue

7.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT FEBRUARY 2024
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.

7.C. BOARD COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.

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.

9. UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
A calendar of upcoming issues of concern to the school board is included as part of the agenda.

10. ADJOURN