December 15, 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 November 24, 2025. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meeting.

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. ROCORI Middle School Paraprofessional - Jessica Forsythe

4.D.2. Spartan Online Art Teacher, Stacey Hornsby, will have an additional .2 overload for the second trimester. 

4.D.3. Cold Spring Elementary Cleaner - Deborah Schutz

4.D.4. ROCORI Middle School Math Teacher, Brittany Herrig, will have a .033 overage for term 4. 

4.D.5. ROCORI Middle School English Teacher, Amanda Rosengren, will have a .067 overage for trimester 2. 

4.D.6. ROCORI Middle School Math Teacher, Megan Steil, will have a .033 overage for term 4.

4.D.7. ROCORI Middle School Science Teacher, Kris Illies, will have a .067 overage for trimester 2. 

4.D.8. ROCORI High School Long Term Substitute FACS Teacher - Sarah Onstad

4.E. RETIREMENTS-RESIGNATIONS
Recommend approval of the following resignations and/or retirements.

4.E.1. ROCORI Secondary School Cooks Helper, Reese Callais.  Resignation effective December 15, 2025.

4.E.2. Cold Spring Elementary Cleaner, Greyson Zenner.  Resignation effective December 5, 2025.

4.E.3. ROCORI Middle School Special Education Teacher, Leslie Buttweiler, will be retiring effective December 20, 2025.

4.E.4. ROCORI Secondary School liaison, Jamal Elmi, is resigning effective December 25, 2025.

4.F. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.F.1. ROCORI High School Math Teacher, Paul DeMorett, is requesting leave from January 20, 2026 through May 29, 2026.

4.G. SENIORITY LISTS
The master agreements with some of the ROCORI employee groups require posting of seniority lists before the first of the year.  The seniority lists have been distributed and had preliminary postings to allow time for staff to request any corrections.  At this point, it is appropriate for the School Board to approve the seniority lists in a formal manner in order to allow them to be used for personnel decisions and direction.
Recommend approval of the seniority lists among the employee groups in the district.

4.H. COLD SPRING STREET MACHINES USE OF SCHOOL PROPERTY
The Cold Spring Street Machines, the local car club, has requested the use of school property at the DEF on the north and south side for their car show scheduled for Saturday, July 25, 2026.
Recommendation: Approve the request for the use of school district property on July 25, 2026.

4.I. 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. 

5. PRESENTATION 

5.A. AUDIT REPORT
The auditing firm engaged by the ROCORI School District has conducted the annual financial audit of the district. Creative Planning (fka BerganKDV) is expected to be present to guide the School Board in the review of the financial audit.

5.B. TRUTH IN TAXATION PRESENTATION
Kevin Enerson will present the annual Truth in Taxation presentation regarding the district financial operations. The opportunity to share this information with the general public is part of the purpose of the public hearing.
No formal action is required.

5.C. TRUTH IN TAXATION COMMENTS OR REQUESTS FROM VISITORS
This is the opportunity for community members to come forward with questions regarding Truth in Taxation. 

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. ACCEPTANCE OF AUDIT REPORT
The audit report was presented at this meeting for formal acceptance. Recommendation: Accept the audit as presented.

6.B. CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL TAX LEVY
In September, the preliminary tax levy certification was approved with the action to set the maximum levy.  As noted in the tax statements distributed by Stearns County, the district revenues include voter-approved levy authority and levy authority established by the School Board.  Ultimately, the decision to implement any or all of the local tax efforts is determined in action to certify the school tax levy. Information related to the final tax levy for the ROCORI School District is included in the exhibits.  Recommendation: It is recommended the full levy authority of the School District be assessed.  

6.C. MASTER AGREEMENT FOR 2023-2025 BETWEEN ISD #750 AND SCHOOL SERVICE EMPLOYEES LOCAL 284 PARAPROFESSIONAL AND HEALTH TECHNICIAN EMPLOYEES 
The paraprofessional and health technician group, SEIU Local 284, master agreement for 2025-2027.  Recommendation: Approve the contract as presented.

7. 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.

7.A. POLICIES - MODEL POLICY SUBSTANTIVE UPDATES
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee and are being brought back for 2nd reading.  No action is expected at this time.  This policy will move to the next meeting for approval. 

7.A.1. Policy 722—Public Data and Data Subject Records
Adds 2025 legislative updates to Minnesota Stat 13.03 on data requests to Art. IV

8. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

8.A.1. Enrollment Report

8.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT NOVEMBER 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.

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

9. 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.

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

11. ADJOURN