October 8, 2018 at 6:30 PM - Regular

Description:  Demuth, Habben, Hesse, Humbert, Schurman, and Wesenberg. 

Student Members:  

Description:  The School Board Chair will lead the board and attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Description:  Board action to approve the agenda for the meeting is expected.

Description:  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.

Description:  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.

Description:  The minutes from the regular meeting of September 24, 2018 are included in the exhibits.

Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

Description:  Director of Community Ed Hillman is recommending an increase of hours for Cindy Voigt and Kaylin Diaz, Paraprofessionals in the Special Education in the Preschool Program.  Cindy will increase 4 hours per week and Kaylin will increase by 7 hours per week.

Director of Activities Baumgarten has submitted a recommendation of Levi Peterson as Boys Head Basketball Coach, Valerie Klockl-Fraley as Girls Head Basketball Coach, and Rand Roske as Girls Head Hockey Coach.

Director of Activities Baumgarten has submitted a list of coaches for winter activities for Board approval

Recommend approval of the assignments as outlined.

Description:  Amy Johnson, Paraprofessional at Cold Spring Elementary, has requested a leave of absence beginning approximately December 15,2018 and continuing to approximately March 15, 2018.

Recommendation: Approve the request for a leave of absence from Amy Johnson, Paraprofessional at Cold Spring Elementary.

Description:  Nicholas Kremer has donated a 3D printer to the district that is valued at $1,000.

Recommendation: Accept the donated 3D printer.

Description:  The District Goals were presented at the September 24, 2018 meeting for review.  They are brought back for approval.

Recommendation: Approve the District Goals as presented.

Description:  Director of Activities Baumgarten has shared the form for MSHSL Application for Grant for Student Participation.  This allows the district to apply for grants to assist students with the cost of participating in activities.  The board approves the resolution (Form A) in the documents.

Recommendation: Approve the resolution as presented.

Description:  The auditing firm engaged by the ROCORI School District has conducted the annual financial audit of the district.  Nancy Schulzetenberg from BergenKDV is expected to be present to guide the School Board in the review of the financial audit.

The audit report is presented at this meeting for formal acceptance.

Recommendation:  Accept the audit as presented.

Description:  The FACS teachers at the Secondary Schools have submitted a proposal to add the FCCLA program for all middle school and high school students registered in FACS classes.  This is a federally recognized career and technical student organization and may be eligible for Perkins dollars to support the program.  This program is similar to an FFA program in that it runs in conjunction with the classroom work.

Recommendation: To approve the addition of the FCCLA program.

Description:  A calendar of upcoming issues of concern to the school board is included as part of the agenda.

Please RSVP to the District Office for the MSBA Leadership conference by November 1, 2018 in order to reserve hotel rooms in a timely manner.