May 22, 2023 at 6:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Debbie Lowman, President

2. ROLL CALL - Nena Cox, Board Secretary

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. RECOGNITION OF TRACK AND FIELD TEAMS 

5. COMPLETION OF REORGANIZATION OF THE NEW BOARD OF EDUCATION

5.I. Appoint Two Board of Education Members - Two-Year Terms

5.II. New Members - Oath of Office

5.III. New Members - Individual Pictures

5.IV. Approve Depositories, Signatories, and Preparers

5.V. Finalize Board of Education Committees

5.VI. Board Member Trainings and (ANCRA) Abused and Neglected Report Act (Mandated Reporting)

5.VII. Board of Education - Regular Meeting Schedule - 2023-2024 School Year

6. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

6.I. Other

7. REPORTS

7.I. PFK Report - Whitney Renfro - President

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

7.III. Board Committee Reports - Dr. Matt Gordon

7.IV. Finance Summary Report - April 2023 (FY23) and Preliminary Amended Budget (FY23) - Dr. Matt Gordon

7.V. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

7.VI. Assessment Report - April McLaughlin and Dr. Matt Gordon

7.VII. Maintenance-Custodial Team Report- Summer Plan 2023 - Ron Uselton and Dr. Matt Gordon

7.VIII. Enrollment Report - 2022-2023 School Year - Dr. Matt Gordon

7.IX. Projected Enrollment Report - 2023-2024 School Year - Dr. Matt Gordon

8. CONSENT AGENDA

8.I. Approve Minutes 

8.I.A. Approve Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - April 24, 2023 

8.I.B. Approve Minutes - Special Board Meeting - April 26, 2023

8.I.C. Approve Minutes - Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting - May 8, 2023 

8.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending April 30, 2023

8.III. Approve Financial Report Ending April 30, 2023

8.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending April 30, 2023

8.V. Approve Bills for May 2023 (Excluding Payments to James Unland & Co., Inc., Accident Fund and Bradfield's, Inc.)

8.VI. Approve Final Public School Calendar - 2022-2023 School Year

9. ACTION ITEMS

9.I. Approve James Unland & Co., Inc.'s Quote and Payments to Unland & Co., Inc. and Accident Fund for Property and Casualty Insurance - July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2024 

9.II. Approve Cross County Co-op  - South Pekin Grade School District #137 (Host) and Good Shepherd Lutheran- Two Years - July 1, 2023 - June 30, 2025

9.III. Approve Cafe Prices - 2023-2024 School Year

9.IV. Approve Quote, Purchase, and Payment - Bradfield's Inc. - Smartboard

9.V. Approve 1st Reading/Adoption - Student Handbook - 2023-2024 School Year

9.VI. Approve 2nd Reading/Adoption - Policies - PRESS ISSUE #111 - March 2023
2:110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers (Updated)
3:40 Superintendent (Updated)
4:60 Purchases and Contracts (Updated)
5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria (Updated)
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting (Updated)
5:125 Personal Technology and Social Media; Usage and Conduct (Updated)
5:150 Personnel Records (Updated)
5:170 Copyright (Reviewed)
5:260 Student Teachers (Updated)
6:135 Accelerated Placement Program (Updated)
6:230 Library Media Program (Updated)
8:20 Community Use of School Facilities (Updated)

10. DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.I. Security Access Controls Project - Bid Results - April 19, 2023 - Future Steps

10.II. Finalize Board of Education Members to Assist with Presentation of Diplomas - Graduation - May 23, 2023, 7:00 p.m. 

10.III. IASB Governance Application - Progress Check #5

10.IV. Usage of P.E. Uniforms - 6-8 Grades - 2023-2024 School Year

10.V. Student Behaviors, Administration of Disciplinary Action, and Administration Staffing 

10.VI. Consideration of Purchase - Softball and Baseball Combination Batting Cage 

10.VII. Rankin School District #98 - Special Meeting June 5, 2023, 5:45 - Meeting Logistics and Agenda 

10.VIII. Attendance and Planning - 90th Annual Triple I (IASB,IASA, and IASBO) Joint Conference - "Learn Together, Lead Together" - November 17-19, 2023

10.IX. Other

11. INFORMATION ITEMS

11.I. Danielle Fisher - Letter of Resignation - Special Education and Volleyball Coach

11.II. Rankin School District #98 - 8th Grade Graduation - May 23, 2023 - 7:00 p.m. - Gymnasium

11.III. Board Finance Committee Meeting - June 5, 2023 - 4:45 p.m. 

11.IV. Public Budget Hearing - Amended Budget for FY23 - June 26, 2023 - 6:30 p.m. 

11.V. Online Registration - 2023-2024 School Year - Begins July 10, 2023

11.VI. Kari Behrends - Rankin School District #98 - Secured $1000 Grant - The Hambrick Foundation - Update of Sensory Room

11.VII. Other

12. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (2nd Session)

12.I. Other

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION

13.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.

13.II. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees, or deliberations concerning salary schedule for one or more classes of employees.

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

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

13.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.

14. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

14.I. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Regular Board Meeting - April 24, 2023

14.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Special Board Meeting - April 26, 2023

14.III. Approve Employment - Candis Clement - Special Education Teacher - 2023-2024 School Year

14.IV. Consideration - Student Tuition Requests - 2023-2024 School Year

15. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, June 26, 2023, 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.