May 23, 2022 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" - 2022 IESA State Track and Field Participants

4.II. Student Council Report - Kyleigh Gardner, President

4.III. Other

5. SPECIAL RECOGNITION & PRESENTATION - Dr. Thomas Fuller - Completion - Doctor of Education (EdD) - American College of Education  

6. REPORTS

6.I. PFK Report - Brittany Webb, President

6.II. Maintenance-Custodial Summer 2022 - Report - Ron Uselton

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

6.IV. Finance Summary Report - 2021-2022 (FY22) - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.V. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

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

6.VII. 2022 HVAC Renovation Project - Report

6.VIII. Enrollment Report 2021-2022 - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.IX. Enrollment Report 2022-2023 (Projected) - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.X. District Assessment Report - April McLaughlin and Dr. Matt Gordon

6.XI. 5Essentials Survey Report - April McLaughlin and Dr. Matt Gordon

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.I. Approve Minutes 

7.I.A. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - April 25, 2022

7.I.B. Approve Minutes - Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting - May 10, 2022 

7.I.C. Approve Minutes - Wellness Committee Meeting - May 17, 2022

7.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending April 30, 2022

7.III. Approve Financial Report Ending April 30, 2022

7.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending April 30, 2022

7.V. Approve Bills for May 2022 (Excluding Payments for James Unland & Co., Inc. and Commercial Mechanical, Inc.)

8. ACTION ITEMS

8.I. Approve Payment - Commercial Mechanical, Inc. - Pay Application #4

8.II. Approve Letter of Engagement with Gorenz and Associates, Ltd. to Perform FY23 Audit

8.III. Approve School Improvement Goals and Action Template

8.IV. Approve 1st Reading/Adoption - School Handbook - 2022-2023 School Year

8.V. Approve Cafe Fees - 2022-2023 School Year

8.VI. Approve James Unland & Co., Inc.'s Quote and Payments for Property and Casualty Insurance for July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023

8.VII. Approve Resolution Authorizing the Partial Abolition Abatement of the Working Cash Fund to the Capital Projects Fund

8.VIII. Approve Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of Operations and Maintenance Fund (Building) to the Capital Projects Fund

8.IX. Approve Employment - Vivian Pham - Yearbook (Sponsor) - 2022-2023

8.X. Approve 2022 HVAC Renovation Project Change Order 001

9. DISCUSSION ITEMS

9.I. COVID-19 - Management Plan

9.II. Confirmation of Attendance - Annual Triple I Joint Conference - "Partners in Excellence" - November 18-20, 2022

9.III. Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools - Quadrennial Compliance Audit of Rankin School District #98

9.IV. Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act (ANCRA)- Mandated Reporters 

9.V. Policy Committee Meeting - May 31, 2022 - 6:00 p.m. - PRESS Issue 109 (May 2022)

9.VI. Board Policy 8:20 - Community Use of School Facilities

9.VII. IESA Golf 

9.VIII. Other

10. INFORMATION ITEMS

10.I. Rankin School District #98 - 8th Grade Graduation - May 26, 2022 - 7:00 p.m. 

10.II. Board of Education - Finance Committee Meeting - May 31, 2022 - 4:45 p.m.

10.III. Public Hearing - Amended Budget - Regular Board of Education Meeting - June 27, 2022 - 6:30 p.m. 

10.IV. Online Registration - 2022-2023 School Year - Begins June 28, 2022

10.V. Lisa Thompson - Letter of Resignation - Yearbook (Sponsor)

10.VI. Stacy Stotler - Letter of Resignation - Literary (Speech Tournament/Speech Team Coach)

10.VII. Other

11. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (2nd Session)

11.I. Other

12. EXECUTIVE SESSION

12.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.

12.II. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(6) The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body. 

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

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

12.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.

13. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

13.I. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Regular Board Meeting -  April 25, 2022

13.II. Approve Updated Sale Price - Rankin Modular Units

13.III. Consideration of Student Tuition Requests - 2022-2023 School Year

14. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, June 27, 2022, 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.