November 9, 2026 5:30 pm - 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 October 19, 2026. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meeting.

4.B. EMPLOYMENT
Recommend approval of the assignment as outlined.

4.B.1. ROCORI High School Long Term Substitute Art Teacher — Teagan Fee

4.B.2. ROCORI Secondary School Substitute Cleaner - Carlos Ferra

4.B.3. ROCORI Secondary School Substitute Cleaner - Alexis Hernandez

4.B.4. Cold Spring Elementary Long Term Substitute Media Center Paraprofessional — Jordan Delozier-Homer

4.B.5. John Clark Elementary Head Cook Substitute - Sandy Fink

4.B.6. Richmond Elementary School part time cleaner - Jane Ruiz

4.C. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.C.1. ROCORI Secondary School cook's helper, Melinda Ruprecht, is requesting leave from December 28, 2026 to February 5, 2027 with an expected return date of February 8, 2027. 

5. PRESENTATION

5.A. ROCORI SCHOOL DISTRICT RADON TESTING SUMMARY
Between January 2025 and January 2026, IEA placed more than 400 short term radon test kits in roughly 350 locations across six district buildings, including Cold Spring, John Clark, and Richmond Elementary Schools, the District Education Facility, the Alternative Learning Center, and ROCORI High School/Middle School, following Minnesota Department of Health and ANSI/AARST testing protocols. Nearly all locations tested below the EPA and MDH action level of 4.0 picocuries per liter (pCi/L), with only four rooms across the district measuring at or above it. Three of those, Room 108 at the District Education Facility and the Cafeteria and Room 203 at John Clark Elementary, were retested in March 2025 using continuous radon monitors, which recorded averages between 1.3 and 2.3 pCi/L during occupied hours. The fourth, Room C102 (the District Office Board Room), measured 4.7 pCi/L in the December 2025 round and was retested with a continuous monitor in January 2026, averaging 1.6 pCi/L during occupied hours. Every room that initially exceeded the action level has now been confirmed below it under normal occupancy, no mitigation systems were required, and the district will continue retesting every five years as recommended by MDH and EPA, with these results reported to the board and to MDH as required by Minnesota Statutes section 123B.571.  No formal action to be taken. 

5.B. ROCORI Secondary School principal, Ryan Hauge, will give an update on the year at the high school and middle school level. 

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. BAND AND CHOIR FIELD TRIP REQUEST
Tony Hutar is requesting a band and choir field trip to Chicago from March 5, 2027-March 8, 2027. Recommendation to approve the field trip as presented. 

6.B. 5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP
The 5th grade team is requesting an overnight field trip to the Long Lake Conservation Center on May 20-21, 2027.  Recommendation to approve the field trip as presented. 

6.C. HVAC INDOOR AIR QUALITY PROJECT FINAL
The Buildings and Grounds committee met and provided the following recommendations to complete the Indoor Air Quality Project: Replace the existing AHU-8 in the Secondary Building and add dehumidification controls at Cold Spring Elementary and John Clark Elementary. Recommendation to approve the project as presented. 

6.D. CHILDCARE RATES FOR 2027
Steph Ruegemer will be proposing childcare rates for 2027-2028.  Recommendation to approve the rates as presented. 

6.E. RESOLUTION CANVASSING THE RETURN VOTES FOR THE ELECTION 2026
The school district board serves as the canvassing board for school district elections. The board must meet to canvass the returns and declare the results between the third and fourteenth day after the general election. Recommendation: Approve the Resolution Canvassing the Election as presented.

6.F. RESOLUTION CANVASSING RETURNS OF VOTES OF SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL ELECTION ON BALLOT QUESTION
As specified in the attached Abstract and return of votes cast, at said election a total of ____ voters of the School District voted on the question of renewing the expiring capital project levy authorization to fund technology for taxes payable in 2028 and thereafter.  Recommendation to adopt the resolution as presented. 

7. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

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

7.A.1. Enrollment

8. COMMENTS FROM VISITORS
The agenda is open to visitors of the meeting to offer comments to the school board. The comments 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 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.

Novermber 11, 2026  7:00 am   Buildings and Grounds Committee Meeting
November 17, 2026   3:45 pm   Technology Committee Meeting 
November 18, 2026   3:30 pm   Benton Stearns Education Board Meeting
November 23, 2026   5:30 pm   School Board Meeting

10. ADJOURN