September 9, 2024 6:30 pm - Regular Board Meeting

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

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 held on August 26, 2024.
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

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

4.B.1. Cold Spring Elementary Childcare Assistant - Finn Lupo

4.B.2. ROCORI Secondary School Cook's Helper - April Simon

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

4.C.1. ROCORI High School FACS Teacher - Angela Thompson.  Resignation effective August 29, 2024.

4.C.2. Cold Spring Elementary Paraprofessional - Emma Sogge.  Resignation effective October 4, 2024.

4.D. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.D.1. ROCORI Middle School Counselor Kendra Schlangen is requesting leave from approximately February 18 - April 25, 2025.

4.D.2. Cold Spring Elementary paraprofessional, Samantha Udermann, is requesting medical leave from November 5, 2024 to January 2, 2025.

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

4.E.1. Policy 507 - Corporal Punishment and Prone Restraint

4.E.2. Policy 602 - Organization of School Calendar and School Day

4.E.3. Policy 522 - Title IX Sex Nondiscrimination policy, grievance procedure and process

4.E.4. Policy 625 - Balancing Class Sections within the Three Elementary Schools

4.E.5. Policy 503 - Student Attendance

4.E.6. Policy 604 - Instructional Curriculum

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. 5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP
Brian Kothrade, from Cold Spring Elementary, is requesting a 5th grade overnight field trip to the Long Lake Conservation Center on May 15-16, 2025.  

5.B. BENTON STEARNS BY-LAWS 
Erin Dohrmann will be here to present and discuss possible changes to the by-laws with Benton Stearns. 

6. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

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

6.A.1. MCA Results

6.A.2. Enrollment Update

7. 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.

8. UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
A calendar of upcoming issues of concern to the school board is included as part of the agenda.

9. ADJOURN