October 27, 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 on October 13, 2025 and the Special Meeting on October 20, 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 $____________ 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. District Education Facility Childcare Assistant — Caleb Zabinski

5. PRESENTATION 

5.A. FIRST ROBOTICS
Jay Femrite and the First Robotics team will provide an update on the Robotics program. 

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. MINNESOTA PAID LEAVE LAW
Minnesota's paid leave law takes effect on January 1, 2026, providing up to 12 weeks of paid medical leave and 12 weeks of paid family leave, for a total of up to 20 weeks per year. It is funded by a payroll tax shared between employers and employees, and all employees (except certain federal, tribal, or seasonal workers) who spend at least 50% of their time working in Minnesota and have been employed for 90 days are covered. Employers must post notices and provide written information about the program by December 1, 2025.  

7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

7.A.1. Stearns County Survey

7.A.2. Leaders in Education Excellence Awards (LEEA)

7.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT SEPTEMBER 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.

7.C.1. NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE 
The negotiations committee will provide an update on teacher and/or paraprofessional negotiations. 

7.C.2. STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE
An update will be given on the strategic planning process. 

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