December 12, 2022 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. TRUTH IN TAXATION COMMENTS OR REQUESTS FROM VISITORS
This is the opportunity for community members to come forward with questions regarding Truth in Taxation. 

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 Board meeting and Work Session held on November 14, 2022.
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

6.B. APPROVAL OF BILLS
Treasurer Hentges 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 $3,728,100.00 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer.

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

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

6.D.1. Facilities and Grounds-District Education Facility-Cleaner: Danny Kuechle 

6.D.2. Facilities and Grounds-ROCORI Secondary-Custodian: Clay Hellickson

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

6.E.1. Resignation-ROCORI Secondary-Cook's Helper: Brenda Libbesmeier

6.E.2. Retirement-John Clark Elementary-Title One teacher: Nancy Anderson effective June 2, 2023

6.E.3. Retirement-Facilities and Grounds Department-ROCORI Secondary-Custodian: Daniel Evans effective January 6, 2023.

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

6.F.1. ROCORI Secondary-Middle School Counselor: Amy Olson requesting leave from November 17, 2022 through December 22, 2022. An anticipated return date of January 3, 2023.

6.F.2. ROCORI Secondary-Custodian: Rebecca Mrosla requesting leave from December 5, 2022 through January 16, 2023. An anticipated return date of January 17, 2023.

6.G. 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.H. 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.I. EQUIPMENT AND REDUCTION REQUEST
The following baby grand piano has been deemed obsolete and will be sold by public auction via K Bid.
Recommendation: Approve the designation of obsolete equipment.

6.J. MEMBERSHIP
The annual membership dues invoice for the Richmond Civic and Commerce has been received. The School District has been a member of the organization for many years and continued membership is recommended.
Recommendation: Approve the membership dues for the Richmond Civic and Commerce.

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 9, 2023 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. INTERACTIVE CLASSROOM DISPLAYS
Director of Technology Brian Michalski has discussed the implementation of interactive class displays around the district on November 14, 2022.
Recommendation: Approve the purchase from CDW-G that was the lowest quote received.

7.C. 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.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. 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.F. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO COLD SPRING BAKERY
Payment to Cold Spring Bakery Check #110252 in the amount of $627.58.
Recommendation: Approve the Cold Spring Bakery Payment 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. ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS PROGRAM UPDATE
Nicole Wurdak will be presenting on the EL Program at ROCORI Public Schools. She will be explaining the EL Program Manual. No formal action is expected.

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

8.C. POLICIES
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee. It is being presented for a second reading and call for public comment. No formal action is expected.

8.C.1. 102 Equal Educational Opportunity

8.C.2. 222 Acceptance of Gifts and Naming of School Properties

8.C.3. 402 Disability Nondiscrimination Policy

8.C.4. 601 School District Curriculum and Instruction Goals

8.C.5. 603 Curriculum Development

8.C.6. 610 Field Trips

8.D. POLICIES
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee. It is being presented for a first reading and call for public comment. No formal action is expected.

8.D.1. 208 Policy Development

8.D.2. 417 Chemical Use and Abuse

8.D.3. 420 Students and Employees with Severe Communicable Diseases

8.D.4. 521 Section 504 Nondiscrimination

8.D.5. 534 School Meal Policy

8.D.6. 722 Public Data Requests

9. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

9.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT NOVEMBER 2022
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.C. BOARD COMMITTEE AND REPRESENTATIVE REPORTS
Board members will report on activities within their portfolio of committee and representative assignments.

10. 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.

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

12. ADJOURN