January 24, 2024 at 6:30 PM - Rescheduled Regular School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Debbie Lowman, President

2. ROLL CALL - Nena Cox, Secretary

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

4.I. Other

5. REPORTS

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

5.II. Finance Summary Report - December 2023 (FY24) - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.III. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

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

5.V. Enrollment Report and Class Sections Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - December 18, 2023

6.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending December 31, 2023

6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending December 31, 2023

6.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending December 31, 2023

6.V. Approve Bills for January 2024, Excluding Payment to Donnie Uselton - Plowing Service Invoice 20240109, 20240118, and 20240119

6.VI. Approve Amended School Calendar - 2023-2024 School Year- Emergency Days - January 16, 2024  and January 22, 2024

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Approve Payment - Donnie Uselton - Plowing Service Invoice 20240109, 20240118, and 20240119

7.II. Employment Items

7.II.A. Approve Employment - Dawn Mullins - Teacher's Aide - 2023-2024 School Year

7.II.B. Approve Employment - Noelle Bowling - Head Softball Coach - 2024-2025 School Year

7.III. Approve Monetary Increase - Home Indoor Athletic Event Workers Rate (Ticket Taker, Scoreboard, and Scorebooks)

7.IV. Approve School Calendar - 2024-2025 School Year

7.V. Approve Tentative Class Sections - 2024-2025 School Year

7.VI. Approve Dates, Times, and Location for Board of Education - Regular Meetings - 2024-2025 School Year

7.VII. Approve Student Council's Overnight Trip - IAJHSC 2024 State Convention - April 19-20, 2024

7.VIII. Approve Schoolwide Title I Plan and Schoolwide Waiver Application

7.IX. Approve HP Quote and Purchase - Teacher Laptops 

7.X. Approve STL Quote - Labor for Install - Teacher Laptops

7.XI. Approve 1-Year Agreement - STL - District's Managed Internal Broadband Services Provider - July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

7.XII. Approve STL - Quote - Monthly Anti-Virus Software - February 1, 2024 - June 30, 2025

7.XIII. Approve 2nd Reading/Adoption - Policies - PRESS Issue #113 - October 2023, Excluding 6:230
2:20 Powers and Duties of the School Board; Indemnification (updated)
2:110 Qualifications, Term, and Duties of Board Officers (reviewed)
2:120 Board Member Development (updated)
2:200 Types of School Board Meetings (updated)
2:220 School Board Meeting Procedure (updated)
3:50 Administrative Personnel Other than the Superintendent (updated)
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management (updated)
4:30 Revenue and Investments (updated)
4:60 Purchases and Contracts (updated)
4:90 Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds (reviewed)
4:130 Free and Reduced Price Food Services (updated)
4:160 Environmental Quality of Buildings and Grounds (updated)
4:170 Safety (reviewed)
5:30 Hiring Process and Criteria (updated)
5:50 Drug-and Alcohol-Free Workplace; E-Cigarette, Tobacco, and Cannabis Prohibition (updated)
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting (reviewed)
5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest (reviewed)
5:150 Personnel Records (reviewed)
5:190 Teacher Qualifications (updated)
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal (updated)
5:210 Resignations (updated)
5:220 Substitute Teachers (updated)
5:250 Leaves of Absence (updated)
5:330 Sick Days, Vacation, Holidays, and Leaves (updated and specifically modified for the District)
6:15 School Accountability (updated)
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day (reviewed)
6:30 Organization of Instruction (updated)
6:60 Curriculum Content (updated and specifically modified for the District)
6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development (reviewed)
6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program (reviewed)
6:280 Grading and Promotion (reviewed)
7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools (reviewed)
7:60 Residence (updated and specifically modified for the District)
7:70 Attendance and Truancy (updated)
7:160 Student Appearance (updated)
7:165 School Uniforms (updated)
7:190 Student Behavior (updated)
7:250 Student Support Services (reviewed)
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students (updated and specifically modified for the District)
7:285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program (updated)
7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention (updated)
7:345 Use of Educational Technologies, Student Data Privacy, and Security (updated)
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property (updated)

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. Solar Energy Project - Clean Energy Design Group

8.II. Electric Supplier Agreement - Nextera Energy Services/Illinois Energy Consortium - Expires - February 29. 2024 - Next Steps 

8.III. Process for Board of Education Self-Evaluation

8.IV. Future of Rankin Shed (North) 

8.V. Potential Parking Lot Project - Rebel Lane and Back Parking Lot - Summer 2024

8.VI. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.I. Rankin School District #98 - Junior High Honor Roll - 2023-2024 School Year - 2nd Quarter - Congratulations! 

9.II. "Rebels in the Spotlight" - February 26, 2024 - Mrs. Withrow - Junior High STEM - Coding

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)(6) The setting of a price for sale or lease of property owned by the public body.

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 - Regular Board Meeting - December 18, 2023

12.II. Approve Setting of Initial Sale Prices - Rankin Barn and Rankin Shed (North)

12.III. Consideration of Release of Executive Session Minutes - Six Month Review

12.IV. Consideration of Destruction of Executive Session Recordings - 18 Months or Older

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