August 26, 2024 at 6:30 PM - 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. Student Council Report 

4.II. Other

5. REPORTS

5.I. PFK Report - Gina Perry, President

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

5.III. Finance Summary Report - 2024-2025 (FY25) - Tentative Budget - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.IV. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

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

5.VI. Enrollment Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.VII. Building and Facility Improvement Projects Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes 

6.I.A. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - July 22, 2024

6.I.B. Approve Minutes - Special Board of Education Meeting  - August 12, 2024

6.II. Approve Treasurer's Report Ending July 31, 2024

6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending July 31, 2024

6.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending July 31, 2024

6.V. Approve Bills for August 2024 - Excluding Payments - Tazewell County Asphalt Co. Inc. and Insight Public Sector Inc.

6.VI. Authorize Superintendent to Let Snow Removal Bid

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Approve (Adopt) Resolution Authorizing the Transfer of the Education Funds ($329,809.17) to the Capital Projects Fund

7.II. Approve Payment - Tazewell County Asphalt Co. Inc. - Paving Improvements Project

7.III. Approve Chromebooks Quote, Purchase, and Payment via Title I Grant Funds - Insight Public Sector, Inc.  

7.IV. Approve Board of Education Protocols

7.V. Approve Superintendent Job Description and Evaluation Tool

7.VI. Approve Student Council Bonfire - September 14, 2024 - 7:00 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.

7.VII. Approve Employment - Destani Garza - Challenge Coordinator - 2024-2025 School Year

7.VIII. Approve 2nd Reading/Adoption - Policies - PRESS Issue #115 - June 2024
2:70 Vacancies on the School Board - Filling Vacancies (reviewed)
2:125 Board Member Compensation; Expenses (reviewed)
2:160 Board Attorney (updated)
4:15 Identity Protection (updated)
4:40 Incurring Debt (updated)
4:70 Resource Conservation (updated)
4:80 Accounting and Audits (updated)
4:140 Waiver of Student Fees (updated)
5:130 Responsibilities Concerning Internal Information (updated)
5:180 Temporary Illness or Temporary Incapacity (reviewed)
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal (updated)
5:285 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers (updated)
5:310 Compensatory Time-Off (updated)
6:110 Programs for Students At Risk of Academic Failure and/or Dropping Out of School and Graduation Incentives Program (updated)
6:140 Education of Homeless Children (updated)
6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction (updated)
6:230 Library Media Program (updated)
7:170 Vandalism (updated)

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. Superintendent Evaluation Process and Timeline

8.II. FY24 Audit

8.III. Board of Education Picture - September 23, 2024

8.IV. Attendance and Planning - 91st Annual Triple I (IASB, IASA, and IASBO) Joint Conference  - "Lighting the Way" - November 22-24, 2024

8.V. Policy Committee Meeting - Future Meeting - Determination of Date / Time

8.VI. Annual Board of Education-Staff - Holiday Dinner - Determination of Date / Time

8.VII. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.I. Thank you to Mrs. Shelly Hall, the Rankin Office Team, and Participating Students - Captured the History of Rankin - Creation of “Decade Collages” - Proudly Displayed in the Main Hallway at Rankin!

9.II. Public Budget Hearing - 2024-2025 (FY25) - Original Budget - September 23, 2024, 6:30 p.m. 

9.III. Congratulations Rankin - Named as "Featured School - Presenter" for the Raising Student Achievement Conference -  December 9-10, 2024 - Presentation - Overview of Leadership Builds Community and Rankin Families Initiatives! 

9.IV. Board of Education Member Petition Packets - Election April 1, 2025

9.V. 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 - Regular Board Meeting - July 22, 2024

12.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Special Board Meeting -  August 12, 2024

13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, September 23, 2024, 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.