January 27, 2020 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. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

4.I. Student Council Report - Lisa Thompson

4.II. Other

5. REPORTS

5.I. PFK Report - Brittany Webb

5.II. Rankin Association of Teachers - Lisa Thompson

5.III. Board President Report - Debbie Lowman

5.IV. Finance Summary Report - December 2019 (FY20) - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.V. Principal Report - April McLaughlin

5.VI. District Assessment Report- April McLaughlin and Dr. Matt Gordon

5.VII. Enrollment Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

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

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes 

6.I.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting - December 16, 2019

6.I.B. Approve Minutes of the Special Board Meeting - January 22, 2020

6.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending December 31, 2019

6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending December 31, 2019

6.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending December 31, 2019

6.V. Approve Bills for January 2020, Excluding Donnie Uselton's Plow Invoices 20191216,20200111, and 20200120

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Personnel

7.I.A. Job Description and Evaluation Template

7.I.A.a. Kitchen Aide/Custodian

7.I.B. Employment

7.I.B.a. Karie Parker - Kitchen Aide/Custodian - Part-Time

7.I.B.b. Jayza Riley - Physical Education

7.I.B.c. Clint Gossmeyer - Spelling Bee Coordinator

7.II. Approve Rescheduling of the May 18, 2020, Regular Board Meeting to May 19, 2020

7.III. Approve Acceptance of Monetary Donation/Gift to Rankin School District #98 from Kim Ferizi and the Family of the Late Tom Ruschmeyer

7.IV. Approve K-8 STEM Program for 2020-2021

7.V. Approve Tentative Class Sections for 2020-2021

7.VI. Approve Payment - Donnie Uselton's Plow Invoices 20191216, 20200111, and 20200120

7.VII. Approve Letter of Engagement with Gorenz and Associates to Perform FY20 Audit 

7.VIII. Approve Calendar for 2020-2021

7.IX. Approve Board of Education Schedule for Regular Meetings for 2020-2021

7.X. Approve Rankin Sale in March/April of 2020  

7.XI. Approve Software Purchases

7.XII. Approve 2nd 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)

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. Transportation Renewal with City of Pekin - Update

8.II. Architectural Services and Facility Goals - Future Special Meeting

8.III. Future Board Date - Special Meeting (Strategic Planning) 

8.IV. Picture of Rankin Board of Education

8.V. District to Host IASB's Central Illinois Valley Division Fall Meeting - October 7, 2020, 5:00 p.m.  

8.VI. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.I. Deb Smith - Letter of Resignation - Kitchen Aide/Custodian

9.II. Shannon Rogers - Letter of Resignation - Physical Education

9.III. Eric Myers - Letter of Resignation - Board Member

9.IV. Rankin School District #98 - Letter of Appreciation - Kim Ferizi and the Family of the Late Tom Ruschmeyer

9.V. "Rebels in the Spotlight" - Miss Gabby Lewis - Solo and Ensemble - February 24, 2020

9.VI. Other

10. EXECUTIVE SESSION

10.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.

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

10.III. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) Student disciplinary cases.

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

10.V. 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.

11. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

11.I. Approve Executive Session Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting Held on December 16, 2019

11.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes for the Special Board Meeting Held on January 22, 2020

11.III. Consideration of Tuition Requests for 2019-2020 School Year

11.IV. Consideration of Release of Executive Session Minutes from Six Month Review

11.V. Consideration of Destruction of Executive Session Recordings - 18 Months or Older 

12. ADJOURNMENT

The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, February 24, 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.