May 18, 2026 5:30 - Regular Meeting

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

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 April 27, 2026. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meeting.

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 $1,806,009.74 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. John Clark Elementary 4th Grade long term substitute teacher for the Fall of 26-27 - Kari Dombrovski

4.D.2. ROCORI Activities Department Head Boys Hockey Coach — Mike Bowman

4.D.3. ROCORI Secondary School Industrial Technology Teacher for the 26-27 school year - Jacob Masters

4.D.4. ROCORI Secondary School night shift custodian - Joseph Schneider

4.D.5. District Education Facility and Cold Spring Elementary Childcare staff - Lukas Terwey

4.D.6. Food Service Summer Staff 

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

4.E.1. ROCORI Middle School math teacher, Dave Madsen, is retiring at the end of the 25-26 school year after 36 years in the district. 

4.E.2. District Education Facility childcare assistant, Andrea Spott, is resigning effective May 8, 2026. 

4.E.3. ROCORI High School special education teacher and boys basketball coach, Tyler Barker, will be resigning effective at the end of the 25-26 school year. 

4.E.4. District Education Facility early childhood special education teacher, Mitch Beaudry, is resigning effective May 29, 2026. 

4.F. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.F.1. ROCORI Middle School counselor, Katlyn Pitra, is requesting leave from October 11, 2026 to January 4th, 2027.

4.G. POLICY
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee. They are being presented for a third and final reading. Recommendation: Approve the policies as presented.

4.G.1. Policy 415 — Mandated Reporting of Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adults
Last updated 8/15/2022.  No MSBA changes since. 

4.G.2. Policy 502- Search of Student's Lockers, Desks, Personal Possessions, and Students person. 
Last updated 8/6/2022.  NO MSBA changes since.

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

4.H.1. Student Desks (Qty 127+)

4.H.2. ROCORI Food Service disposition 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. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO THE COLD SPRING BAKERY
Payment to Cold Spring Bakery check #119414 in the amount of $87.41.  Recommendation to approve the payment to Cold Spring Bakery as presented. 

5.B. ST BONIFACE REQUEST TO USE PROPERTY
A request for the use of school grounds for the St. Boniface Parish Festival to be held on Saturday, August 8, 2026 and Sunday, August 9, 2026. Recommend formal approval of the request.

5.C. RESOLUTION TO ACCEPT A DONATION
Be It Resolved, by the School Board of ISD 750, ROCORI, as follows, that the following donation be accepted with gratitude: Thank you to all the organizations and individuals for their donations. The school district appreciates your generosity and continued support. Recommend adoption of the resolution to accept the donation

5.D. COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT WITH STONE 3000
ROCORI and Stone 3000 will enter into a lease agreement for CTE classroom space until June 30, 2027, with terms provided.  Recommendation to approve the lease agreement 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. AUTOMOTIVE PROGRAM FACILITY
Discuss lease options for the automotive program facility.  No formal action is expected. 

6.B. FACILITY FEE SCHEDULE
Review the ROCORI School District Community Use of School Facilities Regulation and Chargers.  No formal action is expected. 

6.C. SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM
The ROCORI school board will discuss the summer meal program.  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. Enrollment Report as of May 1, 2026

7.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT APRIL 2026
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.

* Technology - Jennifer Bohnsack
* Finance and Budget - Matt Thompson
* Booster Club - Matt Thompson
* MSHSL - Matt Thompson
* Buildings and Grounds - Robin Vettleson
* Community Education Advisory  - Robin Vettleson
* Negotiations/Personnel - Lynn Schurman
* Schools Advocating for Fair Funding (SAFF) - Lynn Schurman
* Policy - Kayla Nierenhausen
* Benton Stearns Education District - Kayla Nierenhausen
* Community ROCORI Proud - Jenna Kollar
 

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.

May 18, 2026          4:15 p.m       Finance/Budget Committee Meeting – Board Room
May 18, 2026          5:30 p.m       Board Meeting – District Office Boardroom
May 20, 2026          3:30 p.m       Benton Stearns Education District Meeting-BSED
May 20, 2026          7:00 p.m       ROCORI Evening of Excellence – RHS Auditorium
May 28, 2026                                 Last Day of School for Students
May 29, 2026          7:00 p.m       ROCORI Graduation – RHS Gym
June 8, 2026            5:30 p.m       Board Meeting – District Office Boardroom
 

10. ADJOURN