November 16, 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. Rebels in the Spotlight (virtual) - Mrs. Amy Galletti  - Junior High Science

4.II. Other

5. REPORTS

5.I. PFK Report - Brittany Webb, President

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

5.III. Finance Summary Report - October 2020 (FY21) - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.IV. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

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

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

5.VII. Enrollment/Remote Learners Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes 

6.I.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board of Education Meeting - October 26, 2020

6.I.B. Approve Minutes of the District Health Insurance Committee Meeting - November 4, 2020

6.I.C. Approve Minutes of the Policy Committee Meeting - November 5, 2020

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

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

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

6.V. Approve Bills for November 2020

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Approve Resolution Estimating Tax Extension

7.II. Approve 2019-2020 Report Card and District Assessment Information

7.III. Approve Health Insurance Renewal with BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Effective January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021 

7.IV. Approve 1st Reading of Policies and Exhibits of PRESS Issue 105 - August 2020 - Excluding 5:330

2:250-E2 Immediately Available District Public Records and Web-Posted Reports and Records (updated)
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure (updated)
2:265 Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure (new)
2:265-E Title IX Sexual Harassment Glossary of Terms (new)
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment (updated)
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited (updated)
5:100 Staff Development Program (updated)
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal (reviewed)
5:220 Substitute Teachers (updated)
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities (updated)
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited (updated)
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment (updated)
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited (updated)
7:190-E2 Student Handbook Checklist (updated)

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. COVID-19 Management Plan

8.I.A. District's COVID-19 Statistics - Update

8.I.B. Future of Academic School Year - 2020-2021

8.I.C. Future of Winter Co-Curricular/Extracurricular Activities - 2020-2021

8.I.D. Other

8.II. IASB Governance Application

8.III. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.I. Administrative Procedures (AP) from PRESS ISSUE 105 - August - Added to District's AP Manual

9.II. Special Board Meeting - Self-Evaluation - IASB Reatha Owen - November 30, 2020, 6:00 p.m.

9.III. 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. Approve Executive Session Minutes for the Regular Board Meeting Held on October 26, 2020

12.II. Approve Memorandum of Understanding - Rankin Association of Teachers - COVID-19

13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, December 21, 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.