November 10, 2025 5:30 pm - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER
Bohnsack, Kollar, Nierenhausen, Schurman, Thompson, Vettleson

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 October 27, 2025 and the special meeting held on November 3, 2025. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meetings.

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

4.B.1. ROCORI Middle School Special Education Long Term Substitute Teacher - Nicholas Keppler

4.B.2. Cold Spring Elementary 1st Grade Long Term Substitute Teacher - Sherry Krippner

4.B.3. Cold Spring Elementary 1st Grade Long Term Subsitute Teacher — Alex Dusha

4.B.4. District Education Facility Childcare Assistant - Claudia Latare 

4.C. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.C.1. ROCORI Secondary School paraprofessional, Michelle Orth, is requesting leave from December 3, 2025 through January 14, 2026.  

4.C.2. ROCORI Middle School Math Teacher Brittany Herrig is requesting leave from April 15, 2026, through the end of the 25–26 school year. 

5. PRESENTATION 

5.A. ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT FALL UPDATE
Director of Activities, Mitch Dorr, will give an update on the activities department. 

6. ACTION
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. 5TH GRADE FIELD TRIP
Brian Kothrade, from Cold Spring Elementary, is requesting a 5th grade overnight field trip to the Long Lake Conservation Center on May 14-15, 2026.  

6.B. PRESCHOOL PROGRAMMING
The District Education Facility Administrator, Stephanie Ruegemer, will be presenting preschool options and recommendations for 2026-2027.  Recommendation to approve these changes as presented. 
 

6.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. ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTS

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

7.A.1. Enrollment Update

7.A.2. Debt Obligation

7.B. PARAPROFESSIONAL AND TEACHER NEGOTIATIONS UPDATE
The negotiations' committee will give an update on paraprofessional and teacher negotiations. 

7.C. STRATEGIC PLANNING UPDATE

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