August 24, 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. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

4.I. Student Council Report - Lisa Thompson, Advisor

4.II. Other

5. REPORTS

5.I. PFK Report - Brittany Webb, President

5.II. Rankin Association of Teachers' Report - Lisa Thompson, President

5.III. Board President's Report - Debbie Lowman

5.IV. Finance Summary Report - 2020-2021 (FY21) - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.V. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

5.VI. Enrollment/Class Sections/Remote Learners Report - August 2020 - Dr. Matt Gordon 

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

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board of Education Meeting - July 27, 2020

6.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending July 31, 2020

6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending July 31, 2020

6.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending July 31, 2020

6.V. Approve Bills for August 2020

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Approve Selection of First Midstate Inc. as Underwriter/Placement Agent and Chapman and Cutler LLP as Bond/Disclosure Counsel to the Underwriter/Placement Agent with respect to the District's General Obligation Refunding School Bonds

7.II. Approve the Establishment of the District Health Insurance Committee Per Negotiated Contract with Rankin Association of Teachers

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. District Health Insurance Committee - Planning and Future Meeting

8.II. Policy Committee Meeting -  August 31, 2020, @ 5:15 p.m. 

8.III. COVID-19 Management Plan - 2020-2021 School Year

8.IV. Employment of an Additional Teacher's Aide - Update

8.V. IASB - School Board Governance Application - Update

8.VI. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

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

9.II. Congratulations to Hilarie Withrow - Winner of Meemic Foundation Back-to-School Grant 

9.III. Karie Parker - Letter of Transition- (Resignation as Kitchen Aide/Custodian (Part-Time) Upon Hiring/Employment as the District's Assistant Food Services Director/Cook/Custodian (Full-Time)

9.IV. Other

10. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (2nd Session)

10.I. 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)(2) Collective negotiating matters or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees.

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

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

11.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.

12. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

12.I. Personnel Items

12.I.A. Job Description and Evaluation Tool

12.I.A.a. Approve Assistant Food Services Director-Cook-Custodian Job Description and Evaluation Tool

12.I.B. Employment 

12.I.B.a. Approve Employment of Karie Parker - Assistant Food Services Director/Cook/Custodian (Full-Time)

12.I.B.b. Approve Employment of Barb Walker - Food Services Director/Cook (Part-Time)

12.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting - June 22, 2020

12.III. Approve Executive Session Minutes of the Regular Board Meeting - July 27, 2020

12.IV. Consideration of Student Tuition Requests for 2020-2021

12.V. Approve Wage Adjustment for Ron Uselton - Director of Facilities- Beginning August 25, 2020

12.VI. Approve Establishment of an Appeals Process (Teachers - Unsatisfactory Ratings)

12.VII. Approve Memorandum of Understanding - Rankin Association of Teachers - Evaluation for 2020-2021 School Year

13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, September 28, 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.