April 28, 2025 6:30 pm - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Nierenhausen, Schurman, Thompson, Kollar, Vettleson

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 April 14, 2025. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

4.B. APPROVAL OF BILLS
Treasurer Vettleson 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 $3,711,685.66 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer.

4.C. TREASURER REPORT
Treasurer Vettleson 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 School District Literacy Lead and Instructional Coach for the 25-26 School Year - Cody Lewis

4.D.2. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant - Rachel Dorr

4.D.3. Cold Spring Elementary Spartan Spot Childcare Assistant - Harrison Schwieters

4.D.4. Cold Spring Elementary Spartan Spot Childcare Assistant - Mylie Hesse

4.D.5. District Education Facility Childcare Assistant - Jersey Burke

4.D.6. ROCORI Secondary School Technology Teacher (.63 FTE) for the 25-26 School Year - Jay Femrite. 

4.E. RETIRED-REHIRED CONTRACTS
The following contract is being presented for a retire-rehire teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Recommendation: Approve the contract as presented.

4.E.1. ROCORI Seconday School 0.6 FTE Social Studies-Electives Teacher - Gary Distel

4.F. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.F.1. ROCORI Secondary School Ag Teacher, Tamara Berger, is requesting leave from the beginning of the 25-26 school year to approximately October 14, 2025.

5. PRESENTATION

5.A. Director of Community Education, Brandii Thomas, will provide an update on her program. 

6. 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.

6.A. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO THE COLD SPRING BAKERY
Payment to Cold Spring Bakery check #2546 in the amount of $131.96.  Recommendation to approve the payments to Cold Spring Bakery as presented. 

6.B. ROCORI K-3 DISTRICTWIDE IPAD LEASE
Recommendation to approve the ROCORI districtwide ipad lease for grades Kindergarten - 3rd Grade

6.C. SENIOR CLASS REQUEST
The senior class of 2025 has submitted a request to have the last three student days forgiven for the 2024-2025 school year.  Recommendation:  Approve the request as presented

6.D. HVAC PROJECT CHANGE ORDER
Recommendation to approve the HVAC change order as presented. 

6.E. FY24-25 REVISED BUDGET
CESO has prepared the 2024-2025 revised budget.  Recommendation to approve the revised budget as presented. 

7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

7.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT MARCH 2025
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. ENTER CLOSED SESSION

11. RE-OPEN MEETING
A motion is needed to re-open the meeting. 

12. ADJOURN