November 15, 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 - October 2021 (FY22) - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.IV. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

5.V. 2022 HVAC Renovation Project Report - Dr. Matt Gordon 

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

5.VII. Enrollment Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes 

6.I.A. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - October 25, 2021

6.I.B. Approve Minutes - District Health Insurance Committee Meeting - November 10, 2021

6.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending October 31, 2021

6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending October 31, 2021

6.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending October 31, 2021

6.V. Approve Bills for November - 2021

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Approve AIA Document A101-2017 - Standard Form of Agreement Between Rankin School District #98 and Commercial Mechanical, Inc. for 2022 HVAC Renovations

7.II. Approve Life Insurance Renewal with BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois Effective January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

7.III. Approve Health Insurance Renewal (Medical and Dental) with BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois for January 1, 2022 - December 31, 2022

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. School Plan for 2021-2022

8.I.A. COVID-19 - Mitigation Strategies, Requirements, Mandates, and Legal Guidance

8.I.B. COVID-19 - Testing Services - Update

8.II. Student Behavior and Administration of Disciplinary Action

8.III. Annual 8th Grade Trip 

8.IV. Policy Committee Meeting - December 8, 2021 - 4:45 p.m. 

8.V. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.I. School Board Members Day - November 15, 2021 - Thank you to Rankin School District#98 Board of Education Members!

9.II. Technology Committee Meeting - November 29, 2021 - 4:45 p.m. 

9.III. Holiday/Emerging Stronger Together - Board/Staff Dinner - December 4, 2021, 5:30 p.m.- Sangalli's 

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. 5ILCS 120/2/(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees, 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 - October 25, 2021

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