March 30, 2026 5:30 pm - Regular Meeting

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

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 March 9, 2026. Recommend approval of the minutes from the meeting.

4.B. APPROVAL OF BILLS
Treasurer Thompson 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 $3,999,995.72 subject to any adjustments or direction offered by the Treasurer.

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

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

4.D.1. ROCORI Middle School Science Teacher, Angie Trisko, will have a .033 FTE overage for one class during term 5. 

4.D.2. ROCORI Secondary School evening cleaner - Yaritza Cordova Aviles

4.D.3. Cold Spring Elementary Long Term Substitute Kindergarten Teacher - Shery Krippner

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

4.E.1. ROCORI High School Special Education Para, Rose Mueller, is retiring at the end of the 25-26 school year after 28 years with the district. 

4.F. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.F.1. ROCORI Middle School Math Intervention Teacher, Payton Mayers, is requesting leave from August 24, 2026 through November 6, 2026.

4.F.2. John Clark Elementary Teacher, Megan Ronning, is requesting leave from August 24, 2026 through January 3, 2027 with an expected return date of January 4, 2027. 

4.F.3. Cold Spring Elementary paraprofessional, Sam Udermann, is requesting to extend her leave until May 27, 2026.

4.G. POLICY
The following policies have been discussed by the policy committee. They are being presented for a third and final reading. Recommendation: Approve the policies as presented.

4.G.1. Policy 533 Wellness

4.G.2. Policy 104 School District Mission Statement

4.G.3. Policy 626 Class Size

4.G.4. Policy 105 Core Values
The policy committee recommends retiring this policy as the information is included in the Strategic Plan. 

5. 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.

5.A. MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT BETWEEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 750, RAMONA TORBORG, AND THE ROCORI EDUCATION ASSOCIATION.
This agreement has been reviewed by the negotiations committee and is being recommended for approval.

5.B. 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

5.C. FIELD TRIP REQUEST
A field trip request is being presented by Tamara Berger for the Minnesota FFA Convention April 19-21, 2026.

5.D. PLC STAFF DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
Recommendation to approve the PLC staff development agreement with Solution Tree as presented. 

5.E. STUDENT EXPULSION
Recommendation to approve the student expulsion as presented. 

5.F. NOTICE OF NON-RENEWAL FOR HEAD VARSITY COACH
It is recommended to approve the non-renewal resolution for the head varsity hockey coach for the 26-27 school year. 

5.G. 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 for 2026.

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. PROM
The school board will have a discussion around the question raised about 9th grade students attending prom. 

6.B. GRADUATION
The school board will discuss student recognition and other graduation logistics. 

7. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

7.A.1. Enrollment Update as of March 1, 2026

7.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT FEBRUARY 2026
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.

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

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