January 26, 2026 5:30 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 December 15, 2025, the work session on December 15, 2025,  and the Organizational Meeting January 5, 2026 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 $5,082,984.76 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 Secondary School Cook's Helper - Gabrielle Schmitz

4.D.2. ROCORI High School Special Education Teacher - Timothy Nordland

4.D.3. Richmond Elementary School paraprofessional - Jack Kneip

4.E. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.E.1. Cold Spring Elementary paraprofessional, Samantha Uderman, is requesting leave from February 27, 2026 to April 10, 2026 with an expected return to work date of April 13, 2026.

4.E.2. ROCORI High School Paraprofessional Erin Truesdell is requesting leave from February 25th through March 20th with an expected return date of March 23, 2026.

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

4.F.1. ROCORI Middle School English Teacher, Brenda Vierzba, will be retiring at the end of the 25-26 school year.  Her last day will be May 29, 2026. 

4.F.2. ROCORI High School special education teacher, David Nienaber, is resigning effective at the end of the 25–26 school year. 

4.G. POLICY
The following policy has been discussed in the policy committee. It is being presented for a third and final reading. Recommendation: Approve the policy as presented.

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

4.H. POLICY UPDATE
Policy 522 Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination Policy, Grievance Procedure and Process has been updated to align with current administrative rules.  Recommendation to approve the policy as presented. 

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. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO THE COLD SPRING BAKERY
Payment to Cold Spring Bakery check #118626 in the amount of $16.49.  Recommendation to approve the payment to Cold Spring Bakery as presented. 

5.B. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN ROCORI SCHOOL DISTRICT AND TRI-CITY CABLE TV COMMISSION.  
This MOU establishes the framework for collaboration between the two parties to enhance public access to educational programming and community events.  Recommendation to approve the MOU as presented. 

5.C. MEMBERSHIP
The annual membership dues invoice for the Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce has been received. The School District has been a member of the organization for many years and continued membership is recommended.
Recommendation: Approve the membership dues for the Cold Spring Chamber of Commerce for 2026

5.D. EDUCATION MINNESOTA ROCORI 2025-2027 MASTER AGREEMENT
The negotiations with Education Minnesota ROCORI for the 2025-2027 term has been completed. Recommendation: Approve the contract with Education Minnesota ROCORI as presented.

5.E. CONFIDENTIAL ADMINISTRATORS EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT 2025-2027
The Board Negotiation Committee has negotiated and met with the Confidential Administrators Association group (Director of Human Resources).  The strike out copy of the contract with recommended settlement is attached.  Recommendation:  Approve the contract as presented

5.F. PROGRAM MANAGERS EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT 2025-2027
The Board Negotiation Committee has negotiated and met with the Program Managers Group.  The strike out copy of the contract with recommended settlement is attached.  Recommendation:  Approve the contract as presented

5.G. CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEE AGREEMENT 2025-2027
The Board Negotiation Committee has negotiated and met with the Classified Group.  The strike out copy of the contract with recommended settlement is attached.  Recommendation:  Approve the contract 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. PARAPROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION WEEK 2026
Governor Walz declared January 19–25, 2026 as Paraprofessional Recognition Week in Minnesota.  We acknowledge and thank the paraprofessionals of ROCORI Schools for the work they do. 
 

7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

7.A.1. Enrollment Update as of January 1, 2026

7.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT DECEMBER 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. DATE CHANGE FOR BOARD MEETING
There is a scheduling conflict for the board meeting on March 23, 2026.  Recommendation to approve changing the March 23, 2026 board meeting to March 30, 2026. 

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