December 16, 2019 at 6:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Debbie Lowman, President

2. ROLL CALL - Lori Davis, Secretary

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. PUBLIC HEARING - Truth in Taxation - Proposed Property Tax Increase 2019 - Hearing @ 6:30 p.m.

5. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

5.I. Student Council Report - Lisa Thompson

5.II. Other

6. REPORTS

6.I. PFK Report - Brittany Webb

6.II. Rankin Association of Teachers - Lisa Thompson

6.III. Board President Report - Debbie Lowman

6.IV. Finance Summary Report - November 2019 (FY20) - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.V. Principal Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.VI. Enrollment Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

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

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.I. Approve Minutes 

7.I.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting - November 18, 2019

7.I.B. Approve Minutes of Board Policy Committee Meeting - December 9, 2019

7.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending November 30, 2019

7.III. Approve Financial Report Ending November 30, 2019

7.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending November 30, 2019

7.V. Approve Bills for December 2019

8. ACTION ITEMS

8.I. Personnel

8.I.A. Employment

8.I.A.a. Clint Gossmeyer - Assistant Track and Field Coach - 2nd Position

8.I.A.b. Shannon Rogers - Spelling Bee Coordinator

8.I.A.c. Cassie Smock - Science Club

8.I.B. Job Descriptions

8.I.B.a. Band

8.I.B.b. Challenge Coordinator

8.II. Approve Proposed 2019 Tax Levy and Truth and Taxation Certification  

8.III. Approve Tuition Rate for 2020-2021 School Year

8.IV. Approve Investment Plan for Education Fund via Purchase of a U.S. Treasury Bill

8.V. Approve Resolution Signifying Completion of Health and Life Safety Work - North and South Vestibules - Project - Amendment #11

8.VI. Approve Adoption of Policies 4:170 (Safety) and 4:190 (Targeted School Violence Prevention Program).

8.VII. Approve 1st Reading/Adoption of Policies and Exhibits from Press Issue 102, October 2019, Excluding 4:170, 4:190, 5:330, 6:300, 6:300-E1, 6:300-E2, 6:300-E3, 6:310, and 6:320

2:20 Powers and Duties of the School Board; Indemnification (updated)
2:20-E Waiver and Modification Request Resource Guide (updated)
2:70 Vacancies on the School Board - Filling Vacancies (updated)
2:70-E Checklist for Filling Board Vacancies by Appointment (updated)
2:100 Board Member Conflict of Interest (updated)
2:105 Ethics and Gift Ban (updated)
2:110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers (updated)
2:200 Types of School Board Meetings (updated)
2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure (updated)
2:220-E2 Motion to Adjourn Closed Meeting (updated)
2:220-E6 Log of Closed Meeting Minutes (updated)
2:250 Access to District Public Records (reviewed)
2:250-E2 Immediately Available District Public Records and Web-Posted Reports and Records (updated)
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure (updated)
3:40-E Checklist for the Superintendent Employment Contract Negotiation Process (updated)
3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent (reviewed)
4:15 Identity Protection (updated)
4:30 Revenue and Investments (updated)
4:40 Incurring Debt (reviewed)
4:60 Purchases and Contracts (updated)
4:80 Accounting and Audits (updated)
4:110 Transportation (reviewed)
4:140 Waiver of Student Fees (reviewed)
4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs (updated)
4:175 Convicted Child Sex Offender; Screening: Notifications (reviewed)
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment (updated)
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited (updated)
5:20-E Resolution to Prohibit Sexual Harassment (updated)
5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria (updated)
5:50 Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition (renamed and updated)
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting (updated)
5:100 Staff Development Program (updated)
5:120 Employee Ethics; Conduct; and Conflict of Interest (updated)
5:125 Personal Technology and Social Media: Usage and Conduct (reviewed)
5:150 Personnel Records (reviewed)
5:190 Teacher Qualifications (reviewed)
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal (reviewed)
5:220 Substitute Teachers (reviewed)
5:250 Leaves of Absence (as amended)
5:260 Student Teachers (reviewed)
5:285 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers (reviewed)
5:290 Employment Termination and Suspensions (updated)
6:15 School Accountability (reviewed)
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day (reviewed)
6:60 Curriculum Content (updated)
6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development (reviewed)
6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction (updated)
6:180 Extended Instructional Programs (reviewed)
6:210 Instructional Materials (reviewed)
6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program (reviewed)
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited (updated)
7:150 Agency and Police Interviews (updated)
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment (updated)
7:190 Student Behavior (reviewed)
7:190-E3 Memorandum of Understanding (reviewed)
7:200 Suspension Procedures (reviewed)
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students (updated)
7:270-E1 School Medication Authorization Form (updated)
7:270-E2 School Medication Authorization Form - Medical Cannabis (updated)
7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness Prevention (reviewed)
7:340 Student Records (reviewed)
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property (updated)
8:95-E1 Letter Notifying Parents/Guardians of School Visitation Rights (updated)

9. DISCUSSION ITEMS

9.I. STEM Program at Rankin - Update

9.II. Sharing of Information from Attendance at 87th Annual Triple I Joint Conference - "Transform Vision Into Reality" - November 22-24, 2019

9.III. ISBE - Physical Restraints and Seclusion - (Emergency Action, Follow Up Amendment, and Proposed Permanent Rules) 

9.IV. Special Meeting - February 2020 (TBD)

9.V. Transportation - Update

9.VI. Other

10. INFORMATION ITEMS

10.I. Administrative Procedures (AP) of Press Issue 102, October 2019, Updated or Added to District's AP Manual

10.II. Rankin School District #98 - Participating in Pekin Area School Districts - Professional Development Activity - Presenter Rick Wormeli Held at Pekin High School - January 6, 2020

10.III. Rankin School District #98 - Letter of Appreciation - Oak Grove School District #68

10.IV. Hilarie Withrow - Letter of Resignation - Science Club and Spelling Bee Coordinator

10.V. Other

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION

11.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.

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. Approve Executive Session Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting Held on November 18, 2019

12.II. Consideration of Tuition Requests for 2019-2020 School Year 

13. ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, January 27, 2020, 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.