July 27, 2020 at 6:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Debbie Lowman, President

2. ROLL CALL - Lori Davis, Board Secretary

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. PUBLIC HEARING - SCHOOL CODE SECTION 105ILCS 5/10-20.12a (Staff-Children - Tuition Waiver)

5. PRESENTATION - SCHOOL REOPENING PLAN - 2020-2021 - Dr. Matt Gordon, Superintendent 

6. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

6.I. Student Council Report - Lisa Thompson

6.II. Rachel Lamberson

6.III. Other

7. REPORTS

7.I. Board President's Report - Debbie Lowman

7.II. Finance Summary Report - 2019-2020 (FY20) - Dr. Matt Gordon

7.III. Finance Summary Report - 2020-2021 (FY21) - Tentative Budget - Dr. Matt Gordon

7.IV. Principal's Report  - April McLaughlin

7.V. Summer Maintenance-Custodial Report - Update - Dr. Matt Gordon

7.VI. Board Committee Reports - Dr. Matt Gordon

8. CONSENT AGENDA

8.I. Approve Minutes 

8.I.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board of Education Meeting - June 22, 2020

8.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending June 30, 2020

8.III. Approve Financial Report Ending June 30, 2020

8.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending June 30, 2020

8.V. Approve Bills for July 2020

8.VI. Approve Administrator and Teacher Salary and Benefits Report - 2019-2020 (FY20)

9. ACTION ITEMS

9.I. Approve Resolution to Adopt School Reopening Plan for the 2020-2021 School Year

9.II. Approve Waiver Application for School Code Section 105ILCS 5/10-20.12a (Staff Children - Tuition Waiver)

9.III. Approve District FOIA Officer and Assistant FOIA Officer

10. DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.I. School Handbook - Student Illnesses - Temperatures

10.II. Extracurricular Activities - 2020-2021

10.III. Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Staff Absences 

10.IV. Projected Enrollment - Class Sections - Staffing - 2020-2021

10.V. Initial Investment Plan for 2020-2021 (FY21) - Update

10.VI. Master Capital Improvement Plan - Update

10.VII. Mechanics/Procedures of Rankin Board of Education Meetings

10.VIII. Policy Committee Meeting - July 30, 2020 - 5:15 p.m.  

10.IX. General Election Day - November 3, 2020 - Holiday 

10.X. Other

11. INFORMATION ITEMS

11.I. Hayley Brienen - Letter of Resignation - Cheerleading (2nd Position)

11.II. Candi Overcash -  Letter of Resignation - Assistant Food Services Manager/Cook 

11.III. Ginnette Soupos - Letter of Resignation - Teacher's Aide

11.IV. Public Budget Hearing - 2020-2021 (FY21) - September 28, 2020 - 6:30 p.m. 

11.V. Miller, Hall, & Triggs, LLC - Schedule of Rates - 2020-2021 - No Increase from Previous Year

11.VI. Triple I - Joint Annual Conference - November 20-22, 2020 - Canceled

11.VII. The Rankin Review Vol. 2 Edition - Publication - Delayed to End of Fall

11.VIII. Other

12. EXECUTIVE SESSION

12.I. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.

12.II. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

12.III. 5 ILCS120/2(c)(10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.

12.IV. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(21) Discussion of minutes of meetings lawfully closed under this Act, whether for purposes of approval by the body of minutes or semi-annual review of the minutes as mandated by Section 2.06.

13. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

13.I. Approve Executive Session Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting Held on June 22, 2020

13.II. Consideration of Student Tuition Requests for 2020-2021

13.III. Consideration of Destruction of Executive Session Recordings - 18 Months or Older

13.IV. Consideration of Release of Executive Sessions Minutes from Six-Month Review

14. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, August 24, 2020, at 6:30 p.m. 

Rankin School District #98 "Our School is a Great Place to Learn"

Mission: Empowering all students to reach their maximum potential and become productive, respectful, responsible, and well-rounded citizens.  

Vision: Building the foundation of the future by engaging youth through rigorous and diverse educational opportunities.