May 20, 2024 6:30 pm - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Hesse, Nierenhausen, Schurman, Thompson, Humbert

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 April 29, 2024  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 $3,191,615.87 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. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Toni Brown

4.D.2. District Education Facility Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Josie Stenger

4.D.3. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Aide Summer Staff - Regan Trisko

4.D.4. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Samuel Christoffersen

4.D.5. John Clark Elementary School 3rd grade teacher for the 24-25 school year - Ryan Stark. 

4.D.6. Richmond Elementary School 5th grade teacher for the 24-25 school year - Tia Volker

4.D.7. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Aide Summer Staff  - Kailey Gazett

4.D.8. ROCORI Middle School Math Teacher for the 24-25 school year - Payton Mayers

4.D.9. ROCORI High School English Learner Teacher for the 24-25 school year - Erin Tollefsrud

4.D.10. District wide summer food service program and child and adult care food program workers - Sue Schmitz, Lisa Hilsgen, Jordon Barker, Jessica Guggenberger, Vicki Simon. 

4.D.11. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Addison Kremer

4.D.12. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Summer Staff -  Rylee Brown

4.D.13. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Olivia Metzger

4.D.14. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Mary Chappuis

4.D.15. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Kason Kerzman

4.D.16. Cold Spring Elementary/District Education Facility Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Mariah Huichapa

4.D.17. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant Summer Staff - Mallory Evens

4.D.18. ROCORI High School Social Studies Teacher for the 24-25 School Year - Greg Enz

4.E. RESIGNATION - RETIREMENTS
Recommend approval of the following resignations and/or retirements.

4.E.1. ROCORI High School Family Consumer Science Teacher - Emily Captain.  Resignation is effective at the end of the 23-24 School Year. 

4.E.2. ROCORI High School Science Teacher - Matt Captain.  Resignation is effective at the end of the 23-24 School Year. 

4.E.3. ROCORI Middle School Counselor - Amy Olson.  Resignation effective May 3, 2024. 

4.E.4. Cold Spring Elementary Special Education Teacher - Kaija Mattson.  Resignation is effective May 13, 2024. 

4.E.5. ROCORI High School Mathematics Teacher - Cassandra Deering.  Resignation effective at the end of the 23-24 school year. 

5. PRESENTATION 

5.A. BENTON STEARNS EDUCATION DISTRICT FACILITY UPDATE
Erin Dohrmann from Benton Stearns Education District will provide a review of their current facilities. 

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. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO COLD SPRING BAKERY
Payment to Cold Spring Bakery Check #2401 in the amount of $131.98 and Check #114323 in the amount of $69.38.
Recommendation: Approve the Cold Spring Bakery Payments as presented.

6.B. NON-RENEWAL RESOLUTION
The resolution included is for the non-renewal of probationary paraprofessionals for the 2024-2025 school year.
Recommend adoption of the resolution to terminate by non-renewal of these contracts.

6.C. NON-RENEWAL RESOLUTION
The resolution included is for the non-renewal of Probationary teachers for the 2024-2025 school year.
Recommend adoption of the resolution to terminate by non-renewal of these contracts.

6.D. 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

6.E. BUDGET REDUCTIONS
Superintendent Enerson will provide a list of proposed budget reductions for the 24-25 school year.  Recommendation to approve the budget reductions as presented.

6.F. 2024-2025 AND 2025-2026 SCHOOL CALENDAR
Superintendent Enerson will present a proposed calendar for the 2024-2025 and the 2025-2026 school years. Recommendation to approve the calendars 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. POLICIES - 1ST READING
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee. They are being presented for a first reading and call for public comment.  No formal action is expected.

7.A.1. Policy 425 Staff Development and Mentoring  
Retire ROCORI Policy 430 Attendance at Professional Meetings once Policy 425 is approved. 

7.A.2. Policy 302 Superintendent 

7.A.3. Policy 304 Superintendent Contract, Duties, and Evaluation

7.A.4. Policy 709 Student Transportation Safety 

7.A.5. Policy 710 Extracurricular Transportation 

7.A.6. Policy 711 Video Recording on School Buses

7.A.7. Policy 728 Electronic Fund Transfer
Recommendation from the policy committee to retire this ROCORI policy as this delegation is done at the annual organizational meeting. 

7.A.8. Policy 732 Post-Issuance Debt Compliance 

7.A.9. Policy 733 Transportation Driver and Vehicle Policy
Recommendation from the policy committee to retire this ROCORI policy as it is covered in policy 709

7.A.10. Policy 721 Uniform Grant Guidance Policy Regarding Federal Revenue Sources

8. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

8.A.1. Enrollment Update 

8.B. FINANCIAL REPORTS

8.B.1. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT APRIL 2024
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.

8.B.2. BUDGET PLANNING 2024-2025
Jason from CESO will provide an update on budget planning for the 2024-2025 school year. 

8.C. BOARD COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.

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