February 24, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Regular

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

Student Members: Emily Haus, Shelby Gebault

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:  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.

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 closed meeting regular meeting and work session on January 27, 2020 are included in the exhibits.
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

Description:  Treasurer Humbert will have reviewed financial information for the board. This information is included in the Treasurer's Report.
Recommendation: Approve the Treasurer's report as presented. 

Description:  Treasurer Humbert will have been at the school site to review bills, ask questions, and confirm information prior to the meeting. 
Recommendation: to approve the bill payment of $3,406,392.98 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer. 

Description:  Recommend approval of the assignment as outlined.

Description:  Every three years, school districts that participate in Minnesota’s Achievement and Integration program (AI) submit an AI plan to the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE).
Recommendation: Approve the Achievement and Integration Plan as presented. 

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.

Description:  The proposed calendar for the upcoming school year is attached.
Recommendation: Approve the 2020-21 school calendar.

Description:  Mr Kelvington will be reviewing the timeline for the High School Parking Lot 

Description:  Recommendation: Approve the dental insurance as presented.

Description:  Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.

Description:  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.

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