March 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 and the work session on February 23, 2026. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

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

4.B.1. ROCORI ALC, Spartan Online teacher: Bruce Hall requesting a reduction to a FTE 0.5 for the 2026-2027 school year. 

4.B.2. ROCORI Spartan Online-Art teacher: Shelby Teal will have an additional FTE 0.2 overload for third trimester.

4.B.3. ROCORI Middle School: Randi Branson will have an additional FTE 0.067 overload for third trimester.

4.B.4. ROCORI Middle School: Levi Peterson will have an additional FTE 0.067 overload for third trimester.

4.B.5. ROCORI Middle School: Brenda Vierzba will have an additional FTE 0.067 overload for third trimester.

4.B.6. District Education Facility-Kid Care-Childcare Assistant: Heather Winters

4.C. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.C.1. Richmond Elementary School Paraprofessional, Kaylin Diaz, is requesting leave starting May 13, 2026, through the end of the year.  She will return at the beginning of the 2026–2027 school year on 08-24-2026.

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

4.D.1. Resignation-ROCORI Secondary Long Term Substitute: Nick Keppler, is resigning effective 02-23-2026

4.D.2. Resignation-ROCORI Community Education-Kid Care Program: Claudia Latare last day of employment is 03-13-2026.

4.D.3. Resignation-Cold Spring Elementary-4th Grade teacher: Aaron Schneider effective 05-29-2026.

4.D.4. Retirement-ROCORI Middle School-6th Grade teacher: Bob Stein effective 05-29-2026.

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. ACHIEVEMENT AND INTEGRATION PLAN 

5.B. BUDGET REDUCTIONS AND ALLOCATIONS FOR 2026-2027

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. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE EDUCATION MINNESOTA ROCORI AND INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT #750 REGARDING RETIRE/REHIRES. 
Recommendation to approve the MOU as presented. 

5.E. NON-RENEWAL RESOLUTION-TIER 1 TEACHERS
The resolution included is for the non-renewal of Tier 1 teachers at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
Recommend adoption of the resolution to terminate by non-renewal of these contracts.

5.F. NON-RENEWAL RESOLUTION-PROBATIONARY TEACHERS
The resolution included is for the non-renewal of Probationary teachers at the end of the 2025-2026 school year.
Recommend adoption of the resolution to terminate by non-renewal of these contracts.

5.G. NON-RENEWAL RESOLUTION-PROBATIONARY PARAPROFESSIONALS
The resolution included is for the non-renewal of probationary paraprofessionals at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. Recommend adoption of the resolution to terminate by non-renewal of these contracts.

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. POLICIES 
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. 

6.A.1. Policy 533 Wellness

6.A.2. Policy 104 School District Mission Statement

6.A.3. Policy 626 Class Size

6.A.4. Policy 105 Core Values
The policy committee recommends retiring this policy as this is information included in the Strategic Plan. 

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 March 1, 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