September 13, 2021 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Habben, Hentges, Hesse, Schurman, and Wesenberg. 
Student Members: Anna Hennen, Greta Wesenberg, Jasmine Sieben

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. 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.

5. 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.

5.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the Regular board meeting held on August 23, 2021.
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meeting.

5.B. EMPLOYMENT
Recommend approval of the assignment as outlined.

5.B.1. District Education Facility-Childcare Aide positions:

• Chloe Nelson
• Jacob Congdon
• Madison Albers
• Abby Gamradt
• Charlie Albers
• Ava Bayer
• Estle Nelson

5.B.2. ROCORI Public Schools-Multicultural Liaison: Jamal Elmi

5.B.3. ROCORI Secondary-Special Education teacher: Nickolas Szymanski

5.B.4. Food Service Department-District Education Facility Head Cook: Connie Jenniges

5.B.5. ROCORI Spartan Online-Social Studies and Elective teacher: Nate Guetter for 0.44 FTE

5.B.6. ROCORI Secondary-Paraprofessional: Michelle Sauer 

5.B.7. ROCORI Spartan Online-Science teacher: Pete Spangler adding FTE 0.25 for trimester one for the 2021-2022 school year.

5.C. MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST
Recommendation: Approve the absence as presented.

5.C.1. Cold Spring Elementary-Administrative Assistant: Loraine Ashfeld requesting medical leave from August 24, 2021 through approximately December 31, 2021.

5.C.2. John Clark Elementary-5th Grade teacher: Brianna Koltes requesting medical leave from December 8, 2021 through approximately February 27, 2022.

5.D. RETIREMENT-REHIREMENT CONTRACT
Recommendation: Approve the retire-rehire contracts as presented.

5.D.1. ROCORI Spartan Online-English teacher: Pam Teal for 0.25FTE

5.D.2. ROCORI Spartan Online-Math teacher: Marlys Pennertz for 0.25FTE

6. ACTION  ITEMS
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. EDUCATION MINNESOTA ROCORI 2021-2023 MASTER AGREEMENT
The negotiations with Education Minnesota ROCORI for the 2021-2023 term has been completed. The group's members ratified the contract on September 8, 2021.
Recommendation: Approve the contract with Education Minnesota ROCORI as presented.

6.B. JOB DESCRIPTIONS
The following job description has been introduced to the negotiations committee and had discussion at the August 23, 2021 board meeting.
Administrative Assistant (SPED)
Recommendation: Approve the job description as presented.

6.C. CONSIDERATION OF TEACHER'S REQUEST FOR EXTENDED LEAVE OF ABSENCE

6.D. APPROVE COMMUNITY TASKFORCE CHARGE STATEMENT
Recommendation: Approve the Charge Statement as presented

7. 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.  Discussion items will typically return to the agenda at a future point for more specific action.

7.A. HEALTH AND SAFETY MEASURES FOR 2021-2022 SCHOOL YEAR
Recommendation: Approve the plan for the 21-22 school year

7.B. EQUITY INCLUSIVE ACTION UPDATE

1. Independent investigation specifically addressing allegations of racism and discrimination.
2. Expanded the scope of our equity committee to conduct a needs assessment and provide recommendations back to the full school board.
3. Suspended the ROCORI PROUD award until a full review is completed. 
4. Conduct listening sessions facilitated by a third party. 
5. Review equity of resources in extracurricular and co-curricular activities.  
6. Retain additional legal counsel with expertise in human and civil rights

7.C. PARAPROFESSIONAL MASTER AGREEMENT
The paraprofessional group, SEIU Local 284.The redlined agreement is included in the documents. This is presented for a first reading.

7.D. ESSER III Funding
In the Grant Management section of SERVS, each local education agency (LEA) must upload an application document for both FIN 160 and FIN 161 in Fiscal Year 2021 and the superintendent or executive director must sign the application. There is no need to submit an application for the Fiscal Year 2022. The deadline to upload and sign these documents for FIN 160 and 161 is October 1, 2021.

7.E. TAX ABATEMENT REQUEST: ALLIANCE BUILDING CORPORATION
Regarding the development of apartments in Cold Spring, MN. 

8. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

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

9. UPCOMING EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES
A calendar of upcoming issues of concern to the school board is included as part of the agenda.

10. ADJOURNMENT TO CLOSED SESSION
Description:  It is recommended that the School Board adjourn to a closed session to the ROCORI District Office Boardroom.
Closed portion of the meeting, pursuant to Section 13D.05, subd. 3(b) of the Minnesota Open Meeting Law, for communication with District legal counsel.

11. ADJOURN