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Roseville board unanimously approves routine business; superintendent outlines budget changes
Summary
The Roseville Community Schools Board unanimously approved minutes, personnel hires and changes, tuition-student requests, fundraiser by-laws, an 8th-grade Washington, D.C. trip, and the September warrant list; Superintendent Mark Blaszkowski provided a preliminary budget summary noting a $1.7M foundation increase and per-pupil funding of about $10,050.
The Roseville Community Schools Board of Education unanimously approved a slate of routine business at its Oct. 6, 2025 meeting, including meeting minutes, personnel recommendations, tuition-student requests, fundraiser by-laws, an 8th-grade trip to Washington, D.C. and Gettysburg, and the General Fund warrant list for the month ending Sept. 30, 2025.
Vice President Kevin Switanowski moved to approve the minutes of the Sept. 15 regular meeting; Trustee Denise Brun supported the motion, which carried 7-0. The board then approved personnel recommendations that included multiple new hires (interventionists, custodial staff, paraprofessionals, bus driver), one retirement (George Scopas, Data Tech Coach, effective Sept. 1, 2025) and one rescinded appointment (Brandon Hrelja). The motion to approve personnel was made by Matthew McCartney and supported by Kevin Switanowski; it passed unanimously.
Trustee Denise Brun moved and Gina Aiuto supported approval of tuition-student requests for Javeon Amos (Dort Elementary, grade 4), Kennedy Amos (Dort, grade 5) and Karmelo Jordan (Steenland Elementary, Y5); the board approved the requests 7-0. The board also approved fundraiser by-laws for multiple school clubs (Model United Nations, Robotics Club, Safety Squad, Service Squad, VR Club, Yearbook Club) on a motion by Matthew McCartney supported by Denise Brun.
The board approved an application for Roseville and Eastland Middle Schools' 8th-grade classes to travel to Washington, D.C., and Gettysburg from May 18–21, 2026, to enhance English language arts and social studies curriculum. Faculty sponsors listed in the application were Denise Parks (Eastland Middle) and Stasi Earl (Roseville Middle). Michelle Williams-Ward moved to approve the trip; Kevin Switanowski supported the motion, and the vote was 7-0.
Business Office staff recommended approval of the General Fund warrant list for the month ending Sept. 30, 2025; Kevin Switanowski moved and Michelle Williams-Ward supported the motion. A roll-call vote recorded AYES from Genest, Switanowski, DeFelice, McCartney, Aiuto, Brun and Williams-Ward; the motion carried 7-0.
Superintendent Mark Blaszkowski provided a brief budget summary: a $1.7 million foundation increase, an approximately $400,000 reduction related to MPSERS, per-pupil funding of about $10,050 (roughly a 4% overall increase), a special-education funding increase of about 5.7%, and school meals funded at 100% through federal — not state — funds. Board members offered brief remarks on recent events before the meeting adjourned at 7:53 p.m.
"Great Homecoming," Secretary Joseph D. DeFelice said during board comments, reflecting community events reported earlier in the meeting.
