November 17, 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 - Olivia Myers, President

4.II. Other

5. REPORTS

5.I. PFK Report - Amanda Cline, Treasurer

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

5.III. Finance Summary Report - October 2025 (FY26) - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.IV. Principal/Athletic Director's Report - Nick Beard

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

5.VI. District Assessment Report - Mr. Beard and Dr. Gordon

5.VII. Enrollment Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes 

6.I.A. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - October 27, 2025

6.I.B. Approve Minutes - District Health Insurance Committee Meeting - November 4, 2025

6.II. Approve Treasurer's Reports Ending October 31, 2025

6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending October 31, 2025

6.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending October 31, 2025

6.V. Approve Bills - November 2025

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Approve 2024-2025 Report Card and District Assessment Information

7.II. Approve 2nd Reading/Adoption - Policy 7:60 Residence (Updated)

7.III. Approve Health Insurance - Proposed Plan (Medical only) - BlueCross BlueShield of Illinois - Effective January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

7.IV. Approve Dental Insurance - Proposed Plan - Lincoln Financial Group - Effective January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

7.V. Approve Life Insurance - Proposed Plan - Lincoln Financial Group - Effective January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

7.VI. Approve Voluntary Vision 

7.VII. Approve Healthiest You By Teledoc (Telehealth) - Proposed Plan - Effective January 1, 2026 - December 31, 2026

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

7.IX. Employment Items

7.IX.A. Approve Employment Ashley Martin - Short-Term Substitute Teacher - Through December 19, 2025

7.IX.B. Approve 2nd Shift Lead Custodian - Job Description and Evaluation Template

7.X. Approve Tuition Rate - 2026-2027 School Year

7.XI. Approve Financial Investment Plan via Purchase of U.S. Treasury Bills

7.XII. Approve Electric Supplier Quote and Agreement

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. Solar Energy Project - Update

8.II. Final Preparations and Plan for Sharing of Information - 92nd Annual Triple I (IASB-IASA-IASBO) Joint Committee - "Lighting the Way" - November 21-23, 2025

8.III. Determine Date/Time - Policy Committee Meeting - PRESS Issue #120

8.IV. Student Behavior and Administration of Discipline

8.V. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.I. Rankin School District #98 - Thank you to PFK and to the Rankin Community - Successful PFK Chili Supper 2025!

9.II. Illinois State Board of Education - Issues 2025 Summative Designation for Rankin - Exemplary - Top 10% of Schools in the State - 3rd Year in a row and 5th Time in the Last 6 Opportunities!

9.III. School Board Members Day - November 15, 2025 - Thank you to Rankin School District #98 Board of Education Members! 

9.IV. Technology Committee Meeting - December 8, 2025 - 4:45 p.m. 

9.V. Board of Education / Staff Holiday Dinner - Sangalli's - December 13, 2025 - 6:00 p.m. 

9.VI. Building and Grounds Committee Meeting - December 15, 2025 - 4:15 p.m. 

9.VII. Finance Committee Meeting - December 15, 2025 - 5:00 p.m. 

9.VIII. Rankin School District #98 - Annual Statement of Affairs (FY25) - Released

9.IX. 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)(2) Collective Negotiating matters between the public body and its employees, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more class of employees.

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 - October 27, 2025 

13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, December 15, 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.