March 13, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Hentges, Hesse, Nierenhausen, Schurman, Thompson

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. 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.

4.A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
The minutes from the Regular Board Meeting held on February 27, 2023.
Recommend approval of the minutes from the meeting.

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

4.B.1. John Clark Elementary-Grade 5 teacher moving to Title 1 Reading/Math Intervention teacher: Brianna Koltes for the 2023-2024 school year.

4.B.2. District Education Facility-Childcare Assistant: Ben Dewey

4.B.3. District Education Facility-Childcare Assistant: Maura Salchow

4.B.4. Cold Spring Elementary-Grade 2 teacher-Long-term substitute: Arianna Mollgaard from approximately March 27, 2023 through June 3, 2023.

4.B.5. Facilities and Grounds-ROCORI Secondary-Custodian: David Vouk

4.C. RETIREMENTS-RESIGNATIONS
Recommend approval of the following resignations and/or retirements.

4.C.1. Resignation-ROCORI Secondary-Custodian: Michael Loos effective March 10, 2023.

4.C.2. Resignation-ROCORI Activities-Girls Basketball Coach-B/C Squad: Rachel McDougall

4.C.3. Resignation-ROCORI Activities-Girls Basketball Coach-B/C Squad: Kara Linz

4.D. POLICIES
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee. It is being presented for a third and final reading and call for public comment. 
Recommendation: Approve the policies as presented.

4.D.1. 201 Legal Status of the School Board

4.D.2. 202 School Board Officers

4.D.3. 203.6 Consent Agenda

4.D.4. 207 Public Hearings

4.D.5. 209 Code of Conduct

4.D.6. 210 Conflict of Interest

4.D.7. 601 School District Curriculum and Instruction Goals

4.D.8. 417 Chemical Use and Abuse

4.D.9. 627 Selection and Review of Resources

4.E. FACILITIES AND GROUNDS EQUIPMENT AND REDUCTION REQUEST
Brent Neisinger-Cameron Goude have deemed the In-FUN-ity Climbing System and Mat obsolete due to no longer needed by the program and would like to sell it via K Bid.
Recommendation: Approve the designation of obsolete equipment.

4.F. PERMISSION TO REINSTALL NEW RECORD BOARD AT BLATTNER STADIUM
The following request has been approved at the Facilities and Grounds Committee. 
Recommendation: Approve the request to allow ROCORI Track and Field to reinstall the record board that had to be replaced due to the construction of Blattner Stadium.

4.G. PERMISSION TO REINSTALL PLAQUE FOR JACK WIEBER AT BLATTNER STADIUM
The following request has been approved at the Facilities and Grounds Committee.
Recommendation: Approve the request to allow the plaque to be displayed on the north end of the track on the new track shed.

4.H. REQUEST TO USE DISTRICT PROPERTY
A request to allow the Red River Run will be held on district property located between  Cold Spring Elementary and ROCORI High School. 
Recommendation: Approve the request as presented.

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

4.I.1. Cold Spring Elementary-Paraprofessional: Chelsey Winter requesting extension of medical leave from March 10, 2023 through April 10, 2023. An anticipated return date of April 11, 2023.

5. 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.

5.A. Calendar 2023-2024 
The calendars for the 2023-2024 school year have been approved through the calendar committee. The 2024-2025 school year will be presented at a future board meeting.
Recommendation: Approve the calendar as presented.

5.B. Government Entity Settlement Agreement with JUUL Labs
This agreement is regarding the vaping settlement with ROCORI Public Schools.
Recommendation: Recommend allowing Milestone Pathway to move forward, and allow Superintendent Thein to accept the settlement when it is awarded to ROCORI Public Schools.

5.C. TRANSPORTATION CONTRACT AMENDMENTS
The following contract amendments have been approved through the negotiations committee. 
Recommendation: Approve the contract amendments for Voigts and Richmond Bus Companies as presented.

6. 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.

6.A. 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.

6.A.1. 626 Class Size Policy

6.B. 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.

6.B.1. 203 Operation of the School Board-Governing Rules

6.B.2. 203.1 School Board Procedures; Rules of Order

6.B.3. 203.2 Order of the Regular School Board Meeting

6.B.4. 203.5 School Board Meeting Agenda

6.B.5. 211 Criminal or Civil Action Against School District, School Board Member, Employee, or Student

6.B.6. 212 School Board Member Development

7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

8. 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.

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

10. ADJOURN