March 27, 2025

Personnel

The Board approved the resignation of Glenn Hancock, director of research, evaluation and assessment, effective June 30. Mr. Hancock has worked for Rockwood for 27 years.

The Board also approved the retirement of Jeffrey Tamaroff, coordinator of English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and world language, effective June 30. Mr. Tamaroff has worked for Rockwood for 25 years.

Superintendent Comments

In his Superintendent Comments at the March 27, 2025, Board of Education meeting, Dr. Curtis Cain shared the following updates:

Storms impacted a number of buildings across the Rockwood School District on March 14. Our Facilities team was on site first thing the next morning to assess the damage and check every building. I want to send a heartfelt thank you to our Facilities and Technology teams for their prompt response - especially when the rest of the district was on Spring Break - to address any issues and prepare our buildings to welcome students and staff back on Monday.
Late last month, the ROSE Award patrol crisscrossed the district to honor this year’s 15 recipients of the prestigious ROSE Award. The ROSE Award honors the best of Rockwood. Nearly 230 nominations were submitted for this year's ROSE Awards, with stories highlighting excellence of character, leadership, performance and extraordinary service to Rockwood. Congratulations to this year’s ROSE Award recipients!
Throughout February, each Rockwood school announced its own Teacher of the Year. That teacher is now eligible to complete the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education application for the district-level program. In the coming weeks, we will be selecting our grade-level Teachers of the Year, who will then be under consideration for the 2025-2026 Rockwood School District Teacher of the Year. Our building-level recipients will be honored – along with ROSE and Cornerstone Award recipients, Service Award honorees and retirees – and our district Teacher of the Year will be named at the ROSE Awards ceremony and dinner on April 27 at the DoubleTree in Chesterfield. Congratulations to all 31 of our outstanding building-level Teachers of the Year.
Green Pines Elementary students Brynn and Maggie are traditional Irish dancers, and they recently teamed up with Rockwood South Middle student Marijo to treat us to this rousing rendition of "Rattlin' Bog." Brynn and Maggie also performed for their classmates at Green Pines the morning of March 14, the last day before Spring Break. Let’s watch.

To view Dr. Cain's entire Superintendent Comments from the meeting, click here.

Patron Comments

There were no patron comments at last night's meeting.

Agenda Items

Adoption of Board of Education/Rockwood National Education Association Current Agreement for 2025-26, 2026-27, and 2027-28 School Years; and Teacher Salary Schedules for 2025-26 and 2026-27 School Years - The Board approved the negotiated agreement between the Rockwood School District and the Rockwood National Education Association. This agreement is effective July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028. RNEA President Thomas Cook provided a statement to the Board regarding the agreement. View the agreement.

Board Discussion

COPE: Onboarding Staff Presentation - Board members heard an overview on the onboarding protocol for new staff throughout various departments in the district. View the presentation.

Policy 1220 School Calendar and School Day - First Reading - Board members reviewed a proposed update of Policy 1220 School Calendar and School Day. View the policy.

Advocacy Committee Update - The Rockwood Board of Education established the Advocacy Committee in 2024 to monitor and communicate legislation that could impact the quality and condition of education and resources in the district. Members of the committee shared an update from their last meeting on March 24, 2025. View the Advocacy Committee website for more information.

Review of April 10, 2025 Board of Education Meeting Date - Board members and Cabinet members reviewed the April 10, 2025 Board of Education meeting date. View the planning calendar.

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