May 24, 2021 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 - Kyleigh Gardner, President

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 - April 2021 (FY21) - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.IV. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

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

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

5.VII. Facilities Report (Summer 2021) - Ron Uselton, Director of Facilities, and Dr. Matt Gordon

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes 

6.I.A. Approve Minutes of the Regular Board of Education Meeting - April 26, 2021

6.I.B. Approve Minutes of Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting - May 4, 2021

6.I.C. Approve Minutes of the Special Board Meeting - May 17, 2021

6.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending April 30, 2021

6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending April 30, 2021

6.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending April 30, 2021

6.V. Approve Bills for May 2021, Excluding Payments to (James Unland & Co., Accident Fund,  Perdue Pavement Solutions, Insight Public Sector, Johnson HVAC & Foodservice Equipment, Bradfield's Inc., and Rohlfs Implement Co.) 

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Personnel

7.I.A. Approve Employment of Aubrey Brooks - Special Education Teacher (K-8 Full-Time)

7.II. Approve James Unland & Co., Inc's Quote and Payments for Property and Casualty Insurance for July 1, 2021 - June 30, 2022

7.III. Approve Before and After Care (Off-Site) Linkage Agreement with the YWCA for the 2021-2022 School Year

7.IV. Approve Before and After School Care (On-Site) Linkage Agreement with the Tazewell County Health Department for the 2021-2022 School Year

7.V. Approve Cafe Fees for the 2021-2022 School Year 

7.VI. Approve 1st Reading/Adoption of School Handbook for 2021-2022

7.VII. Appoint IASB Governing Board Representative/Voting Delegate 

7.VIII. Approve Quote, Work, and Payment - Perdue Pavement Solutions for Repair and Sealcoating of Rebel Lane and Back Parking Lot

7.IX. Approve Quote, Purchase, and Payment - Insight Public Sector SLED - Chromebooks

7.X. Approve Quote, Purchase, and Payment - Johnson HVAC & Foodservice Equipment - Rankin Cafe Equipment

7.XI. Approve Quote, Purchase, and Payment of Smartboard Bradfield's Inc. 

7.XII. Approve Trade-In, Quote, Purchase, and Payment - Rohlfs Implement Co. for RTV Worksite Utility Vehicle 

7.XIII. Consideration of Staff Gifts for Appreciation of Showing the Rankin Resilience 

7.XIV. Approve LED Upgrade Integrated Efficiency Addendum Agreement and 60-month Energy Extension with Energy Provider - NextEra Energy Services - Illinois Energy Consortium

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. COVID-19 Management Plan

8.I.A. COVID-19 Protocols

8.I.B. 2021-2022 Planning Committee - Update

8.I.C. Other

8.II. IASB Governance Application and Special Meeting June 7, 2021 - 5:30 p.m. 

8.III. Triple I - Joint Conference - "Educate. Inspire. Lead." - November 19-21, 2021 - Confirmation of Attendance and Consideration of Submission for Delegate Assembly

8.IV. SOPPA Compliance Process

8.V. Consideration of Ideas for Grounds North of 2018 Addition and Rebel Square 

8.VI. Board of Education Nametags 

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.I. Lucie Lamberson, Rankin's Facility/Therapy Dog Retires - Thank you to Lucie and to the Lamberson Family! 

9.II. Tazewell County Health Department Successful Inspection of Rankin Cafe - May 10, 2021

9.III. Board of Education - Finance Committee Meeting - June 16, 2021 - 5:15 p.m. 

9.IV. Hearing for Amended Budget - June 28, 2021 - 6:30 p.m. 

9.V. Online Registration for 2021-2022 School Year to Begin June 29, 2021

9.VI. 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)(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 April 26, 2021

12.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes for the Special Board Meeting Held on May 17, 2021

12.III. Consideration of Student Tuition Requests for 2021-2022

13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, June 28, 2021, 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.