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Rochester School District board meeting, date not confirmed yet

40 min

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What happened at this meeting

Rochester board approves pre-construction contract for water system project 30:24

  • District staff presented the district's highly capable plan and its transitional bilingual program, both of which staff said must be reviewed every year. 13:44
  • The board also approved a classroom technology purchase of interactive panels for Grand Mound Elementary. 38:45
Item by item (8)
  1. Opening and consent agenda 0:15
    • Grant Rodeheaver called the meeting to order and led the Pledge of Allegiance. 0:33
    • Roll call was taken, and a motion to approve the consent agenda was made and seconded. 0:54
  2. Superintendent's report 1:38
    • The superintendent reported roof projects at RMS, the Boys and Girls Club and the GMES boiler room, and LED replacement of RHS parking lot lights whose fixtures are 38 years old. 1:25
    • A staff member said 9th grade orientation is August 31st, only freshmen will attend the high school on September 2nd, and all students start September 8th. 11:38
  3. Highly capable plan 13:35
    • The staff member said between 6.5 to 7.5% of the district's population is identified as highly capable and that the district uses locally normed data to identify students. 13:44
    • A staff member said the district screens all students in 2nd grade using the NNAT and again in 5th grade using iReady. 15:13
    • The motion to approve the plan passed. 22:49
  4. Transitional bilingual program 22:49
    • A staff member said students in Rochester are typically in the program for about 5 and a half years before exiting. 23:07
    • The staff member said 27 students reached English language proficiency last year, or 8.9% of the program population, compared with a state average of 7.9%. 23:07
    • Grant Rodeheaver asked for a motion to approve the program, and a motion was made and seconded. 28:56
  5. Special education shared services agreement 29:21
    • A staff member said the memorandum of understanding with the Rochester Education Association covers sharing special education staff and is meant to keep employees protected under their bargaining agreement. 29:33
    • The staff member said the memorandum had been signed and was now before the board for approval. 30:07
    • The motion to approve the memorandum passed. 30:24
  6. Water system pre-construction contract 30:24
    • A staff member said 3 contractors applied, were scored on statements of qualifications and interviews, and Roglins Incorporated was selected. 30:40
    • A staff member said the district would negotiate a guaranteed maximum price contract for construction in late February or early March. 33:59
    • Asked whether other bids would be invited, a staff member said the district could go to another company only if the contractor could not meet the budget. 36:18
    • The motion to approve the contract for pre-construction services passed. 37:31
  7. Classroom technology purchase 38:40
    • A staff member said the purchase is for interactive panels at Grand Mound Elementary as the next phase, with high school panels to come later. 38:45
    • The motion to approve the classroom technology passed. 39:16
  8. Public comment and adjournment 39:16
    • A staff member said no one was online for public comment. ~39:35
    • Grant Rodeheaver adjourned the meeting at 7:09 and said the board would hold a closed session after a 5-minute break. 39:38

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Video: posted by the district as “Rochester School Board Business Meeting 7-22-26”