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

1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Habben, Hesse, Hentges, Schurman, and Wesenberg. 

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. TRUTH IN TAXATION PRESENTATION
Director of Business Services Downes has developed the annual Truth in Taxation presentation regarding the district financial operations. The opportunity to share this information with the general public is part of the purpose of the public hearing.
No formal action is required.

5. 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.

6. 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.

6.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the Regular meeting, Closed Meeting and Work Session on November 22, 2021. 
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

6.B. APPROVAL OF BILLS
Treasurer Bohnsack 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 $3,195,569.53 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer.

6.C. TREASURER REPORT
Board Treasurer Bohnsack will have reviewed financial information for the board. This information is included in the Treasurer's Report.

6.D. SENIORITY LISTS
The master agreements with some of the ROCORI employee groups require posting of seniority lists before the first of the year.  The seniority lists have been distributed and had preliminary postings to allow time for staff to request any corrections.  At this point, it is appropriate for the School Board to approve the seniority lists in formal manner in order to allow them to be used for personnel decisions and direction.
Recommend approval of the seniority lists among the employee groups in the district.

6.E. EMPLOYMENT
Recommend approval of the assignment as outlined.

6.E.1. Activities Department: Lacrosse Head Coaches
Girls Head Coach:Emily Vojtech-Wirtz   Assistant: Grant Johnson
Boys Head Coach: Mitchell Moczisko  Assistant: Chase Smetana

6.E.2. ROCORI Middle School-FACS teacher Long Term Sub: Kristi Warne 

6.E.3. ROCORI Spartan Online-Science teacher: Pete Spangler adding FTE 0.25 for trimester two for the 2021-2022 school year.

6.E.4. ROCORI Public Schools-COVID Health Technician: Sarah Wotrang

6.E.5. Cold Spring Elementary-SPED Paraprofessional: Madilynn Stuewe

6.E.6. ROCORI Public Schools-Multi-Cultural Liaison Long Term Substitute: Wendi Sauza effective December 18, 2021 through January 31, 2022.

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

6.F.1. Retirement-ROCORI Secondary-Math teacher: Paul Court effective January 21, 2022.

6.F.2. Resignation-ROCORI Secondary-ESL teacher: Sonia Eizenhoefer effective December 6, 2021

6.F.3. Resignation-Cold Spring Elementary-Paraprofessional: Carrie Dietman effective December 6, 2021.

6.G. LANE CHANGES
The Master Agreement with our teaching staff allows our teachers to request a lane change in September, December and March of each school year. A report of the requested lane changes is included in your documents for approval. Once approved, the change becomes part of their pay the following month.
Recommendation: Approve the lane changes as presented. 

6.H. MEDICAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST
Recommendation: Approve the medical leave of absence request as requested.

6.H.1. ROCORI Public Schools-District Nurse: Traci Kooiman requesting leave from December 6, 2021 to January 2, 2022. An expected return date of January 3, 2022.

6.I. POLICY: The following policy is being presented for a final reading. The policy committee has reviewed the policy.
Recommendation: Approve the policy as presented. 

6.J. ROCORI SUPERINTENDENT FORMATIVE EVALUATION SUMMARY
The midterm evaluation process focused on seven core competencies, an overall rating, and yearly goals.
Recommendation: Approve the Superintendent's Formative Evaluation Summary

7. 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.

7.A. JANUARY MEETING: Organizational School Board Meeting on January 3, 2022 at 6:30 PM
Per MSBA, the organizational meeting should be held on the first Monday in January (or as soon as practicable thereafter) each year to organize for the year.
Recommendation to approve the board meeting so it can scheduled. 

7.B. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO COLD SPRING BAKERY
Payment to Cold Spring Bakery Check 107553 in the amount of $1029.88
Recommend approval of the payment to Cold Spring Bakery

7.C. 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

7.D. RESOLUTION FOR COMBINED POLLING PLACES
Pursuant to Minnesota statute 205A.11, districts are required to pass a resolution to combine polling places by December 31 of each year.
Recommendation: Approve the combined polling place resolution as presented

7.E. CERTIFICATION OF SCHOOL TAX LEVY
In September, the preliminary tax levy certification was approved with the action to set the maximum levy.  As noted in the tax statements distributed by Stearns County, the district revenues include voter-approved levy authority and levy authority established by the School Board.  Ultimately, the decision to implement any or all of the local tax efforts is determined in action to certify the school tax levy.
Information related to the final tax levy for the ROCORI School District is included in the exhibits. 
Recommendation: It is recommended the full levy authority of the School District be assessed.  

7.F. STUDENT HANDBOOKS
The handbooks have been presented by the principals, and have been revised with input from the Equity Literacy Institute.We have also made revisions with recommendations from the MSBA Model Handbook. 
Recommendation: Approve the handbooks as presented.

7.G. ROCORI PROUD COMMUNITY RECOGNITION
The ROCORI Proud Community Recognition Committee has met, and established a process for nominations. The nomination form is attached.
Recommendation: Approve the nomination form as presented.

8. 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.

8.A. ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT REPORT
Activities Director, Joel Baumgarten, will be presenting a Fall Activities Participation Report. No formal action is expected.

8.B. TASKFORCE COMMITTEE MID-PROCESS UPDATE
The taskforce has been meeting consistently and WOLD will be providing the school board with an update.

8.C. HARASSMENT AND VIOLENCE POLICY 7-4
The following policy has been discussed in the policy committee. It is being presented for first reading and call for public comment. It will come back for approval in January, 2022.

9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

9.A.1. Minnesota School Boards Association Awards Program Recognition: Lynn Schurman for completing 100 or more hours of attendance at MSBA and NSBA-sponsored meetings and activities with a four-year period of time. 

9.A.2. ENROLLMENT UPDATE

9.A.3. COVID Update

9.A.4. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT NOVEMBER 2021
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.

9.B. BOARD COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.

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

11. ADJOURN