June 24, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Debbie Lowman, President

2. ROLL CALL 

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. PUBLIC BUDGET HEARING FY19

4.I. Overview of the 2018-2019 (FY19) Amended Budget

4.II. Approve Budget Hearing Resolution

4.III. Close Budget Hearing

5. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

5.I. Farnsworth, Inc. - Tim Kiefer, Principal Consultant, and Kasey Doering, Senior Project Manager

5.II. Other

6. REPORTS

6.I. PFK Report - Brittany Webb

6.II. Construction Funds Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.III. Construction Progress and Master Capital Improvement Plan Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.IV. Board President Report - Debbie Lowman

6.V. Finance Summary Report - May 2019 - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.VI. Principal and June 2019 Enrollment Report - April McLaughlin

6.VII. District Assessment Update - April McLaughlin and Dr. Matt Gordon

6.VIII. Board Committee Reports - Dr. Matt Gordon

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.I. Approve Minutes 

7.I.A. Regular Board of Education Meeting - May 20, 2019

7.I.B. Board Finance Committee Meeting - June 17, 2019

7.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending May 31, 2019

7.III. Approve Financial Report Ending May 31, 2019

7.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report/Ledger Ending May 31, 2019

7.V. Approve Bills for June 2019, Excluding Payments to The PIPCO Companies, Ltd., PCM-G, and the LockerRoom (10.1500.500).

7.VI. Designate Depositories and Signatories

8. ACTION ITEMS

8.I. Approve Resolution Authorizing the Partial Abolition or Abatement of the Working Cash Fund to the Education Fund of Rankin School District #98

8.II. Adopt Amended Budget for 2018-2019 (FY19)

8.III. Adopt Board Policy 5:330 - Educational Support Personnel - (Updated - Health Insurance Clarification and Vacation Days) 

8.IV. Approve Substitute Teacher Daily Rate 

8.V. Approve Substitute Custodian Hourly Rate

8.VI. Approve Payment to The PIPCO Companies, Ltd for Pay Application M9RANK-JUN for HVAC Upgrade

8.VII. Approve the PIPCO Companies, Ltd. Change Request #1 Dated 5/30/19

8.VIII. Approve Tri County Painting & Sand Blasting's Bid and Work - Painting of Roof - Rankin Barn

8.IX. Approve Quote and Payment - LockerRoom (10.1500.500) - Softball and Baseball Pitching Machines

8.X. Approve District's Consolidated Plan (Title Grants) 

8.XI. Approve Quote and Payment - PCM-G -Teacher Laptops

8.XII. Approve Tazewell County Asphalt's Bid and Work for Patching Along Rebel Lane

9. DISCUSSION ITEMS

9.I. Fuel Tank Insurance Coverage for Pollution 

9.II. Superintendent Evaluation Timeline

9.III. Board of Education Team Building Activity 

9.IV. Before and After Care Program Off-Site with the YWCA for the 2019-2020 School Year

9.V. Damage to the Grounds - February 24, 2019 - Update

9.VI. Application for Temporary Facility - Modular Units - No Longer Required - Tazewell County Regional Office of Education

9.VII. Healthy Schools Investment Grant - Update

9.VIII. Strategic Planning - Finance 

9.IX. Other

10. INFORMATION ITEMS

10.I. Congratulations to Hilarie Withrow - Chosen as Presenter - Raising Student Achievement Conference - December 9-10 in Schaumburg, IL 

10.II. Congratulations to Mike Jones - Successful Completion of Water Sample Collection Certification - Illinois Department of Public Health

10.III. Congratulations to Debbie Lowman - Nominated and Appointed to Vice Chair of the Illinois Association of School Boards - Central Illinois Valley Division

10.IV. Rankin School District #98 and Tazewell County Health Department - Linkage Agreement - Fully Executed - June 3, 2019 - Before and After School Care Program - 2019-2020

10.V. Miller, Hall, & Triggs, LLC - Schedule of Rates - Effective July 1, 2019

10.VI. Rankin School District #98 - Letter of Appreciation - PFK!

10.VII. Registration for 2019-2020 School Year - Online - Begins July 9, 2019

10.VIII. Thomas Fuller - Letter of Resignation - Yearbook Advisor

10.IX. Brooke Bukovsky - Letter of Resignation - Social Worker

10.X. Other

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION

11.I. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the District or legal counsel for the District, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the District or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity.

11.II. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) Student disciplinary cases.

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

11.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.

12. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

12.I. Personnel

12.I.A. Employment

12.I.A.a. Hayley Brienen - Cheerleading (2nd Position)

12.I.A.b. Approve Extracurricular Assignments for the 2019-2020 School Year

12.I.A.c. Approve Support Staff Salary Wages for the 2019-2020 School Year

12.I.A.d. April McLaughlin - Approve Amendment No. 6 Addendum to Principal's Employment Contract - (Salary for 2019-2020)

12.I.A.e. Dr. Matt Gordon - Approve Amendment No. 5 Addendum to Superintendent's Employment Contract - (Salary for 2019-2020).

12.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting - May 20, 2019

12.III. Approve Executive Session Minutes for the Finance Committee Meeting - June 17, 2019

13. ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, July 22, 2019, at 6:30 p.m. in the Art Room.

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.