February 24, 2025 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 - Lewis Beckham, President

4.II. Other

5. CLEAN ENERGY DESIGN GROUP PRESENTATION / QUESTION AND ANSWER - SOLAR ENERGY PROJECT 

6. REPORTS

6.I. PFK Report - Gina Perry, President

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

6.III. Finance Summary Report - January 2025 (FY25) - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.IV. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

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

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

6.VII. Enrollment Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.I. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - January 27, 2025

7.II. Approve Treasurer's Reports Ending January 31, 2025

7.III. Approve Financial Report Ending January 31, 2025

7.IV. Approve Student Activity Fund Report Ending January 31, 2025

7.V. Approve Bills for February 2025, Excluding Payment - Donnie Uselton Invoices 

7.VI. Approve Amended School Calendar - 2024-2025 School Year - Emergency Day February 12, 2025

8. ACTION ITEMS

8.I. Approve Payment - Donne Uselton - Invoices 20250123 and 20250212 

8.II. Approve Year-End Dates (8th Grade Graduation) - 2024-2025 School Year

8.III. Approve 8th Grade Class Modified Lock-In

8.IV. Approve Addendum - Solar Power Purchase Agreement - Clean Energy Design Group (Solar Energy Project)

8.V. Approve (Adopt) Resolution - Support for Vision 2030 Education Improvement Policy

8.VI. Approve 1-Year Agreement - STL - District's Managed Internal Broadband Services Provider - July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

9. DISCUSSION ITEMS

9.I. Minimum Wage Law - Future Support Staff Wage Adjustments

9.II. Invitation - City of Pekin - Community Banner Program 

9.III. Policy Committee Meeting - Proposed Meeting Date and Time - March 3, 2025 - 4:45 p.m. 

9.IV. IASB - Central Illinois Division - Region Meeting - Hosted at Rankin - April 2, 2025 - Dinner at 6:00 p.m. 

9.V. Finance Committee Meeting - Proposed Meeting Date and Time - June 2, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. 

9.VI. Student Behavior and Administration of Disciplinary Action 

9.VII. ISBE - School Nutrition Programs - Site Review/Audit - February 11, 2025

9.VIII. Food Supplier - 2025-2026 School Year

9.IX. Milk Provider - 2025-2026 School Year

9.X. Sale of Baseball/Softball Shed

9.XI. Projector System - Gymnasium - Update

9.XII. District Options for Approved Purchases - Update

9.XIII. Future IESA Emerging Activities Survey

9.XIV. Other

10. INFORMATION ITEMS

10.I. Spencer Vetter - Letter of Resignation - Food Services Director-Cook-Custodian

10.II. John Hale - Letter of Resignation - Custodian   

10.III. April McLaughlin - Letter of Resignation - Principal/Athletic Director

10.IV. "REBELS IN THE SPOTLIGHT!" - Ms. Oesch - Scholastic Bowl Team - March 24, 2025

10.V. 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)(9) Student disciplinary cases.

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

12.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.

13. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

13.I. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Regular Board Meeting - January 27, 2025

13.II. Personnel/Employment Items

13.II.A. Approve Food Services Director / Head Custodian Job Description and Evaluation 

13.II.B. Approve Employment - Ronda Bryant - Food Services Director / Head Custodian - Beginning Retroactively - February 14, 2025

13.II.C. Approve Assistant Food Services Director / Custodian - Job Description and Evaluation

13.II.D. Approve Employment - Valerie Hoehn- Assistant Food Services Director / Custodian - Beginning Retroactively - February 20, 2025 

13.II.E. Approve Employment - Huston Gillespie - Custodian - Beginning February 24, 2025

13.II.F. Approve Employment - Nicholas (Nick) Beard - Principal / Athletic Director - July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

13.II.G. Approve Employment - Nicole Washkowiak -  Assistant Track and Field Coach (Boys) 2024-2025 School Year

14. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, March 24, 2025, 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.