December 15, 2022 at 6:00 PM - TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING immediately followed by SCHOOL CODE WAIVER HEARING immediately followed by REGULAR BOARD MEETING

Description:  Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.

Description:  During the public forum, comments from the public should be limited to only the Tax Levy (Truth in Taxation Hearing).

The District's fund balances are available in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). The AFR is publicly available in this Board Packet.

The Board may address public forum comments and discuss the Tax Levy during that action item during the regular meeting of the board.

Description:  Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.

Description:  During the public forum, comments from the public should be limited to only the waiver of school code.

The Board may address public forum comments and discuss the waiver of school code during that action item during the regular meeting of the board.

Currently, Rantoul City Schools #137 holds eight half-day School Improvement Days per year. The District will continue to meet the intent of the School Code by holding four full-day school improvement days (in lieu of the current eight half-days) by accumulating six or more hours of school attendance time, beyond the minimum five clock hours,  to be applied towards each full school improvement day, and by utilizing each full-day for the purpose of professional development in conjunction with schools’ School Improvement Plans.

During the regular meeting, the Board is asked to approve the request for a waiver. If ISBE and the General Assembly approve the requested waiver, the District will revise the 2023-2024 school calendar. At this time, the district does not anticipate that this will change the beginning and end of the 2022-2023 school year.

Description:  Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.

Description:  Russ Leigh and Associates will present the District's Annual Financial Report which includes our Annual Audit.

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Board Policy 2:230. At each regular and special open meeting, members of the public and District employees may comment to or ask questions of the School Board, subject to reasonable constraints. The individuals appearing before the Board are expected to follow these guidelines:

1. Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board President.
2. Identify oneself and be brief. Ordinarily, comments shall be limited to 5 minutes. In unusual circumstances, and when an individual has made a request in advance to speak for a longer period of time, the individual may be allowed to speak for more than 5 minutes.
3. Observe the Board President's decision to shorten public comment to conserve time and give the maximum number of individuals an opportunity to speak.
4. Observe the Board President's decision to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise covered in Board policy.
5. Conduct oneself with respect and civility toward others and otherwise abide by Board Policy, 8:30, Visitors to and Conduct on School Property.

Members of the public may speak during this portion of the meeting. Comments are limited to five minutes. Board members will not respond to public comments or questions during "Public Comments". Should total Public Comments approach or exceed a cumulative time of 30 minutes, the Board may suspend additional Public Comments until immediately prior to the Board and Superintendent Comments portion of the agenda.

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Board Policy 2:220 The President shall designate a portion of the agenda as a consent agenda for those items that usually do not require extensive discussion before Board action. Upon the request of any Board member, an item will be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda for independent consideration. 

There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Board Member so requests, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as the first item after approval of the Consent Agenda.

Description:  Regular personnel items.

Description:  The District's fund balances are available in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). The AFR is publicly available in this Board Packet.

The Board is asked to approve the tax levy which will result in a reduction in the likely property tax rate. The proposed property tax levy is in the amount of $6,496,360. If the extension (taxes collected) matches the levy, this would represent a 6.09% increase in total local property tax revenues to the District. However, due to the "tax cap" law, the likely extension will not exceed $6,835,684, a 5.01% increase in revenues. Additionally, the likely tax rate will decrease from 4.6560 to 4.5689. The increase in revenue is a result of an increase in property value, not an increase in the tax rate.

 

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Currently, Rantoul City Schools #137 holds eight half-day School Improvement Days per year. The District will continue to meet the intent of the School Code by holding four full-day school improvement days (in lieu of the current eight half-days) by accumulating six or more hours of school attendance time, beyond the minimum five clock hours,  to be applied towards each full school improvement day, and by utilizing each full-day for the purpose of professional development in conjunction with schools’ School Improvement Plans.

During the regular meeting, the Board is asked to approve the request for a waiver. If ISBE and the General Assembly approve the requested waiver, the District will revise the 2023-2024 school calendar. At this time, the district does not anticipate that this will change the beginning and end of the 2022-2023 school year.

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The Superintendent is placing his evaluation before the Board:

The Board and the Superintendent shall meet during December and January of each annual period to discuss and evaluate their working relationship, rapport, and understanding, as well as progress toward established goals and objectives for the school district.  No later than February 1 of each year of the Superintendent's Contract, the Board shall evaluate the Superintendent’s performance and a written evaluation of that performance shall be given to the Superintendent...It shall be the duty of the Superintendent to cause review of the Superintendent's performance to be placed before the Board of Education at its regular December meeting.

Description:  The Board is provided a monthly report detailing student in-school suspension, out-of-school suspensions, and placements in CARE. Due to the student record data contained in this report, this report remains confidential. 

Description:  This document is required to be posted on the District website and submitted to ISBE annually. 

Description:  Reason for Closed Session:

• The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in an 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 independent contractors in an educational setting or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity.
• The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.

Description:  Secretary to the Board will take attendance.