January 28, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Regular
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1. CALL TO ORDER
Presenter:
Habben, Board Chair
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Bohnsack, Habben, Hesse, Humbert, Schurman, and Wesenberg.
Student Members: Emily Haus, Grace Sauer, Alexa Hennen, and AnnaMaria Tomovic.
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2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Presenter:
Habben, Board Chair
Description:
The School Board Chair will lead the board and attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.
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3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Presenter:
Habben, Board Chair
Description:
Board action to approve the agenda for the meeting is expected.
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4. COMMENTS AND REQUESTS FROM VISITORS
Presenter:
Habben, Board Chair
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.
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5. CELEBRATION OF EXCELLENCE
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This agenda item is intended to be a formal opportunity for the School Board and its members to recognize and celebrate success within the ROCORI School District. Most of the recognition comes in the form of ROCORI Proud presentations although the recognition is not limited to that format.
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5.A. Minnesota Baseball Association Coach of the Year for Class AAA
Description:
Jeff Illies was awarded the Minnesota Baseball Association Coach of the Year for Class AAA for the 2018 season.
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5.B. Expand Shot Put Area
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Dave Rarick used his personal resources and labor to expand the shot put area for track and field.
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5.C. Girls Cross Country Team State Qualification
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The Girls Cross Country Team earned the first team trip to state in nearly 25 years.
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5.D. Girls Swimming and Diving State Qualification
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Maggie Headlee and Olivia Motter qualified for state competition in diving.
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5.E. All-State Football Game
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Matt Koshiol was selected to play in the All-State Football Game and was chosen by his teammates to be a captain.
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6. CONSENT ITEMS
Presenter:
Habben, Board Chair
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.
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6.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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The minutes from the Organizational meeting of January 14, 2019 are included in the exhibits.
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.
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6.B. TREASURER REPORT
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Board Treasurer Jason Wesenberg will have reviewed financial information for the board. This information is included in the Treasurer's Report.
Approval of Treasurer’s Report is recommended.
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6.C. APPROVAL OF BILLS
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Treasurer Wesenberg will have been at the school site to review bills, ask questions, and confirm information prior to the meeting.
Recommendation is to approve bill payment subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer.
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6.D. EMPLOYMENT
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Director of Community Education Hillman presented a proposal at the January 14, 2019 meeting for the addition of a Child Care Coordinator position. This position would be to oversee the Kid Care wrap around program already in operation and also the Spartan Spot that will soon be put into operation.
Director of Buildings and Grounds Neisinger presented a proposal at the January 14, 2019 meeting to change a custodial position to cover the needs at the District Education Facility and the Secondary Schools. The current position is for a 30 hour Custodial position and the change would be for a 20 hour cleaner at the District Education Facility and an up to 16 hour position at the Secondary Schools to help cover the seasonal weekend events. Director of Community Education has submitted a recommendation to increase the hours of Special Education Paraprofessional Kaylin Diaz by 4 hours per week. The increase is due to an increase in a student's service time. Denee Kalkbrenner and Correne Keefauver have agreed to work an overload to cover lost time for an employee that needs to attend regular medical appointments. Ms. Kalkbrenner will increase her contract by .04 FTE and Ms. Keefauver will increase her contract by .03 FTE. Director Hillman is also recommending Ashley Polzin as a Kid Care Aide for the 2018-2019 school year. This is to replace an employee who is no longer available to work in this position. Recommend approval of the position proposals and changes as outlined.
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6.E. FINAL READING OF POLICY
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This the third and final reading of the following policies:
#4-15 Transportation #4-16 Nonpublic Transportation #8-5 School District Curriculum and Instruction Goals #8-6 School District System Accountatbility #8-20 Instructional Curriculum Recommendation: Adopt the policies as presented.
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6.F. WASHINGTON D.C. AND NEW YORK TRIP OF 2020
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Members of the Social Studies Department were present at the January 14, 2019 meeting to share information on the proposed trip to Washington D.C. and New York in 2020.
Recommendation: Approve the out of state travel to Washington D.C. and New York as presented in 2020.
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6.G. RESIGNATION
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Marina Schroeder, Paraprofessional in the ECSE program has submitted a letter of resignation effective immediately.
Christine Olson, Paraprofessional at Richmond Elementary has submitted a letter of resignation effective January 22, 2019. Jeanne Viere, Accountant in the District Office has submitted a letter of resignation effective immediately.
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6.H. LEAVE OF ABSENCE
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Michelle Staub, Paraprofessional at the Secondary Schools, has requested an unpaid leave of absence until February 18, 2019.
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7. ACTION ITEMS
Description:
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.
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7.A. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO COLD SPRING BAKERY
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Payment to Cold Spring Bakery Check #100311 and Check #100495 in the total amount of $2,749.80.
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8. PAY EQUITY REPORT
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9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS
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9.A. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS
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Administrative reports are requested of each administrator for update purposes.
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9.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT
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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.
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10. UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITES
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A calendar of upcoming issues of concern to the school board is included as part of the agenda.
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11. ADJOURN
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