February 23, 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 January 26, 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 $3,549,239.58 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. John Clark Elementary, Richmond Elementary, St Boniface, and St Peter and Paul Speech and Language Pathologist — Connie Beaumont 

4.D.2. ROCORI Middle School Long Term Sub Math Teacher — Olivia Maselter

4.D.3. ROCORI High School Long Term Math Teacher Substitute — Grace Acheson

4.E. LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUEST

4.E.1. Cold Spring Elementary Kindergarten Teacher, Kara Linz, is requesting a leave of absence from March 26, 2026 through April 27, 2026 with the possibility of returning on April 20, 2026 for 1/2 days. 

4.E.2. John Clark Elementary Teacher, Megan Gaebel, is requesting leave from the start of the 2026-2027 school year until approximately January 13, 2027.  

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

4.F.1. Cold Spring Elementary Teacher, Sandy Asfeld, will be retiring at the end of the 25-26 school year after 16 years with the district. 

4.F.2. Cold Spring Elementary School Counselor, Kathy Van Der Hagen, will be retiring at the end of the 25-26 school year after 34 years with the district.  

4.F.3. Cold Spring Elementary Teacher, Ramona Torborg, will be retiring at the end of the 25-26 school year after 31 years with the district. 

4.F.4. Cold Spring Elementary Teacher, Joyce Baumann, will be retiring effective at the end of the 2025-2026 school year after 31 years with the district. 

4.F.5. Cold Spring Elementary EL Teacher, Elizabeth Chandler, will be resigning at the end of the 2025-2026 school year. 

4.F.6. ROCORI Secondary School cleaner, Melissa Villagomez, will be resigning effective February 19, 2026. 

4.F.7. ROCORI Middle School Teacher, Grace Scegura, is resigning effective at the end of the 25-26 school year. 

4.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. There have been some changes due to the recent approval of the contract, so the attached changes are being requested.  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. 

4.H. POLICY UPDATE
Policy 731 Development and Maintenance of an inventory of fixed assets and a fixed asset accounting system has been updated to align with what was approved at the January 6, 2026 organizational meeting. Recommendation to approve the policy as presented. 

5. PRESENTATION 

5.A. Director of Teaching and Learning, Amy Notch, will present information on I Love to Read Month. 

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. APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO THE COLD SPRING BAKERY
Payment to Cold Spring Bakery check #118812 in the amount of $111.18.  Recommendation to approve the payment to Cold Spring Bakery as presented. 

6.B. SENIOR CLASS REQUEST
The senior class of 2026 has submitted a request to have the last three student days forgiven for the 2025-2026 school year.  Recommendation:  Approve the request as presented

6.C. CHILD CARE ASSISTANTS AND AIDES TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT FOR 2025-2027
The strike out copy of the contract is attached.  Recommendation:  Approve the contract as presented

6.D. 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

6.E. DISTRICT CALENDAR 2026-2027
The calendar for the 2026–2027 school year has been reviewed by the calendar committee. The proposed calendar is being presented for approval.  Recommendation to approve the district calendar for 2026-2027. 

6.F. PRELIMINARY DISTRICT CALENDAR 2027-2028
The preliminary calendar for the 2027–2028 school year has been reviewed by the calendar committee. The proposed calendar is being presented for approval.  Recommendation to approve the preliminary district calendar for 2027-2028. 

6.G. RESOLUTION TO LIMIT THE ENROLLMENT OF NONRESIDENT PUPILS 
The following resolution is brought to the school board on an annual basis. Recommendation: Approve the resolution as presented.

7. 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.

7.A. POLICIES 
The following policies have been discussed in the policy committee. They are being presented for a first reading.  No formal action is expected.

7.A.1. Policy 533 Wellness

7.A.2. Policy 104 School District Mission Statement

7.A.3. Policy 626 Class Size

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

7.B. 2026-2027 BUDGET UPDATE
Superintendent Enerson will give an update on the 2026-2027 budget.  No formal action is expected. 

8. ADMINISTRATIVE AND BOARD REPORTS

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

8.A.1. Enrollment Update as of February 1, 2026

8.B. BUDGET COMPARISON REPORT JANUARY 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.

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

9. 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.

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