ROCORI Schools Superintendent Brad Kelvington to Step Down

(KNSI) — ROCORI School District Superintendent Brad Kelvington says he is stepping down at the end of the year.

The announcement was made at the school board meeting Monday night and in an email sent to parents before the meeting.

School Board Chair Jennifer Bohnsack said that the district wishes him “all the best in his future endeavors, and on his behalf, I pass on his thanks to the district and its staff, board, students and families for his time in ROCORI.”

Kelvington’s resignation was not on the public meeting agenda we received and reviewed Monday afternoon. Only a report about ROCORI Public Schools was to be given by Kelvington, who was not at the meeting Monday night.

Kelvington came to the ROCORI School District after former Superintendent Scott Staska was arrested and charged with several counts of indecent exposure. Staska was accused of exposing himself at St. Cloud and Waite Park stores between May 2017 and April 2018.

Before coming to ROCORI, Kelvington served as the Aitkin School District Superintendent and Foley Intermediate School Principal.

The announcement of his resignation comes after a local family filed a federal lawsuit against the district in late January, alleging school officials did nothing to stop discrimination and racist harassment of their children. KNSI also reported a story on Monday, February 14th, regarding parents expressing concerns over a contract signed with the group Equity Literacy Institute for teacher training and an equity committee. Parents said ELI used discriminatory tactics to deal with social problems and accuse the school of being less than transparent regarding who is on the equity committee, who vetted it, and how people are chosen to serve.

Kelvington’s next move has not been announced. His last day on the job will be June 30th.

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