October 19, 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 on September 21, 2026. 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 $3,116,617.24 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. District Education Facility Childcare Assistant—Anastasia Koenig

4.D.2. District Education Facility Chioldcare Aide-Finn Krekelberg

4.D.3. Cold Spring Elementary special education paraprofessional-Rebecca Schneider

4.D.4. ROCORI School District Technology Assistant — Jay Rockensock

4.E. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.E.1. ROCORI Secondary School Ag teacher, Brandon Thurk, is requesting leave from October 19 - October 30, 2026 and again January 25-April 2, 2027.

4.E.2. John Clark Elementary Head Cook, Jodi Boganrief, is requesting leave from November 17, 2026 to December 16, 2026. 

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

4.F.1. ROCORI High School paraprofessional, Courtney Loso, is resigning effective September 21, 2026.

4.G. FACILITIES AND GROUNDS EQUIPMENT AND REDUCTION REQUEST
Director of Facilities and Grounds, Brent Neisinger, has deemed the following equipment obsolete due to repair costs outweighing value and need and would like to dispose of it:  Advance scrubber, Advance reel cleaner, and Admiral Windsor ADM8 extractor. Recommendation: Approve the disposal of obsolete equipment.

5. PRESENTATION 

5.A. STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT UPDATE
The Director of Teaching and Learning, Amy Notch, will give an update on student achievement. 

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. 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.B. INSURANCE RENEWAL
The insurance committee met to review the insurance renewal proposal. Recommendation to approve the medical and dental insurance policies with United Healthcare as presented. 

6.C. THIRD GRADE ENROLLMENT AT JOHN CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
It is being recommended to open 4 spots for 3rd grade at John Clark Elementary. 

7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

7.A.1. Enrollment

7.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT SEPTEMBER 2026
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.C. BOARD COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.

* Technology - Jennifer Bohnsack
* Finance and Budget - Matt Thompson
* Booster Club - Matt Thompson
* MSHSL - Matt Thompson
* Buildings and Grounds - Robin Vettleson
* Community Education Advisory  - Robin Vettleson
* Negotiations/Personnel - Lynn Schurman
* Schools Advocating for Fair Funding (SAFF) - Lynn Schurman
* Policy - Kayla Nierenhausen
* Benton Stearns Education District - Kayla Nierenhausen
* Community ROCORI Proud - Jenna Kollar
 

8. COMMENTS FROM VISITORS
The agenda is open to visitors of the meeting to offer comments to the school board. The comments 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 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.

October 19, 2026    4:30 pm   Buildings & Grounds Committee Meeting – DO Board Room
October 19, 2026     5:30 pm    School Board Meeting - DO Board Room 
October 26, 2026     4:30 PM    Meet & Confer - DO Board Room
November 9, 2026   5:30 p.m    School Board Meeting - District Office Board Room  

10. ADJOURN