April 14, 2025 5:30 pm - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Kollar, Nierenhausen, Schurman, Thompson, 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 and the School Board Work Session held on March 24, 2025.
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meeting.

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

4.B.1. Richmond Elementary and John Clark Elementary Speech and Language Pathology Teacher for the 25-26 School Year - Theresa Ziebarth-Moritz.  

4.B.2. ROCORI Middle School Special Education teacher - Carrie LaCasse.  Carrie will be transitioning from a paraprofessional to a special education teacher for the 25-26 school year. 

4.B.3. ROCORI Middle School Agriculture Teacher for the 25-26 School Year - Nicole Luhr. 

4.B.4. Cold Spring Elementary Summer Spartan Spot Childcare Assistant - Kendall Eggert

4.B.5. Cold Spring Elementary Summer Spartan Spot Childcare Assistant - Addison Hansen

4.B.6. Cold Spring Elementary Summer Spartan Spot Childcare Assistant - Mason Schmitt

4.B.7. Cold Spring Elementary Spartan Spot Childcare Assistant - Abigail Stewart

4.B.8. ROCORI Secondary School Business Teacher for the 25-26 School Year - Connor Schoborg

4.B.9. Cold Spring Elementary Special Education Teacher for the 25-26 School Year - Sonja Annis

4.B.10. ROCORI Middle School Math Teacher for the 25-26 School Year - Mia Fiedler

4.B.11. ROCORI Middle School EL Teacher for the 25-26 School Year - Randi Branson

4.B.12. ROCORI High School English Teacher for the 25-26 School Year - Jon Koenig

4.B.13. ROCORI High School Long Term Substitute Choir Teacher  - Katrina Andrusick

4.C. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.C.1. ROCORI Secondary School Choir Teacher - Kimberly Morford.  Requesting leave from March 27-May 30, 2025 with an expected return date of the first day of the 25-26 contract. 

4.C.2. John Clark Elementary Paraprofessional, Grant Johnson, is requesting leave from April 14-May 5th. 

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

4.D.1. ROCORI Secondary School custodian - Judas Huffman.  Resignation effective March 27, 2025.

4.E. RETIRED-REHIRED CONTRACTS
The following contract is being presented for a retire-rehire teacher for the 2025-2026 school year. Recommendation: Approve the contract as presented.

4.E.1. ROCORI Secondary School Teacher for the 25-26 school year - Dave Hinkemeyer

5. PRESENTATION

5.A. FACILITIES AND GROUNDS UPDATE
Director of Facilities and Grounds, Brent Neisinger, will give an update on summer projects.

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. POLICY
Policy 203.2, Order of the regular school board meeting, is being brought forward for approval.  Recommendation to approve the policy as presented.  

6.B. RETIREMENT
ROCORI High School Social Studies Teacher, Gary Distel, will retire at the end of the 24-25 school year after 34 years of service.  Recommendation to approve the retirement.  

6.C. DISTRICT CALENDAR 2025-2026
The calendar for the 2025-2026 school year has been reviewed by the calendar committee. Proposed calendars #2A and #2B are being presented.  Recommendation to approve one of the calendars. 

6.D. COMMERCIAL LEASE AGREEMENT WITH STONE 3000
ROCORI and Stone 3000 will enter into a lease agreement for CTE classroom space from now until June 30 , 2026 with terms provided.  Recommendation to approve the lease agreement as presented. 

6.E. TECHNOLOGY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOR COPIER REPLACEMENT
The technology committee met to review the RFP's that were received for copy machine replacement.  Recommendation to approve the proposal from Marco.  

6.F. HVAC PROJECT CHANGE ORDER
Recommendation to approve the HVAC change order 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. MARCH 24TH CLOSED SESSION SUMMARY 
The School Board reviewed the non-renewal of a probationary teacher. 

8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

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

8.A.1. Enrollment Update

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