November 18, 2024 6:30 pm - Regular 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 and the School Board Work Session held on October 28, 2024 and the Regular Board Meeting held on November 12, 2024. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

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 $1,794,936.46 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer.

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

4.C.1. Cold Spring Elementary Spartan Spot Childcare Aide - Shelby Thelen

4.C.2. ROCORI Childcare Assistant - Kali Wilcken

4.C.3. ROCORI Childcare Assistant - Sadie Phillipp

4.C.4. Cold Spring Elementary Spartan Spot Site Leader - Katilyn Bayerkohler 

4.C.5. Cold Spring Elementary 3 hour lunchroom monitor - Theresa O'Connell

4.C.6. ROCORI High School .333 FAC's teacher - Erin Peterson

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

4.D.1. ROCORI Secondary School Special Education paraprofessional - Olivia Spychala.  Resignation effective December 20, 2024.

4.D.2. ROCORI Secondary School Cook's Helper - Jordon Barker.  Resignation effective December 20, 2024. 

4.E. TERMINATION
Recommend approval of the following termination

4.E.1. ROCORI Secondary School Head Custodian - John Homer.  Termination effective November 15, 2024. 

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. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO THE COLD SPRING BAKERY
Payment to Cold Spring Bakery check #115683 in the amount of $81.47.  Recommendation to approve the payment to Cold Spring Bakery as presented. 

5.B. BAND/CHOIR FIELD TRIP REQUEST
Tony Hutar and Kim Morford are requesting approval for a semi-annual band and choir trip from March 6, 2025 - March 10, 2025. Recommendation to approve the trip as presented. 

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. ROCORI SCHOOLS 25-26 BUDGET PLANNING TIMELINE
Recommendation to approve the 2025-2026 budget planning timeline as presented. 

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.  

6.A. POLICIES - 2ND READING
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee.  They are being presented for a second reading and call for public comment.  No formal action is expected.

6.A.1. Policy 431 - Preparation Time 

6.A.2. Policy 432 Certified Staff Evaluation 

6.A.3. Policy 503 Student Attendance

6.A.4. Policy 543 Governing International Studies

6.A.5. Policy 713 Student Activity Accounting

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 November 1, 2024

7.A.2. Multifunction school activity bus

7.A.3. 2024 House Build Sale

7.A.4. Educational Support Staff Banquet

7.A.5. Principal MOU work

7.B. ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT UPDATE
Activities Director, Mitch Dorr, will give an update on the activities department. 

7.C. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT OCTOBER 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.

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

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