February 16, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting
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1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
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Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.
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2. Action: Agenda - Additions, Corrections and Modifications
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3. Action: Closed Session
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Reason for Closed Session: Personnel; Purchase or Lease of Property. |
4. Action: Resume Open Session
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5. Public Comments
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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: Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board President. 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. Observe the Board President's decision to shorten public comment to conserve time and give the maximum number of individuals an opportunity to speak. Observe the Board President's decision to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise covered in Board policy. 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. |
6. Action: Consent Agenda Items
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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. |
6.a. Board Meeting Minutes
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6.b. Bills, Treasurer's Report, and Financial Documents
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6.c. Personnel Report
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Regular personnel items.
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6.d. Donations/Grants
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United Way / Heartland Coca-Cola donated $1,500 to purchase school supplies for schools.
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7. Action: Discussion and Possible Approval of Any Items Removed from Consent Agenda
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8. Presentation: Possible Roof and Solar Projects
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9. Action: Alternative School Program
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The Board will continue its discussion of the proposed Alternative School Program. At this time, the Board is asked to authorize the superintendent to begin staffing for the 2023-2024 school year for this program. Staffing is projected to include one administrator, three teachers, three teaching assistants, one social worker, one social work intern, one secretary/clerical, and one-half-time custodian.
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10. Action: Adoption of Resolution to Dismiss and to Authorize Notice of Dismissal and Charges
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11. Action: Appeal Pursuant to Uniform Grievance Procedure
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Employee A has appealed to the Board the superintendent's decision related to Employee B, pursuant to the complaint made by Employee A on January 20, 2023. The Board is asked to either uphold or overturn the superintendent's decision.
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12. Action: Waiver of School Code Application
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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.
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13. Action: Board Policy 6:220
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At the January meeting, revisions to PRESS 6:220 were approved by the Board; however, RCS had not previously approved the full 6:220 policy. It is not in our interest to approve policy 6:220 because of possible negative impacts on our network, and it is not needed for instructional purposes. Now the Board is asked to remove policy 6:220.
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14. Action: 2023-2024 Compensation
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The Board is asked to approve compensation increases for all employees not covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) or individual contract for the 2023-2024 school year. Unless noted, employees will receive a minimum 4% increase, consistent with employees covered by a CBA. Employees who qualify for the District's retirement incentive may see a 6% increase.
Also included are increases in the rates for substitute employees. These substitute rate changes will go into effect for the 2023-2024 school year.
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15. Action: Transfer of Cash Assets
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Given the current high interest rates, the Board is asked to authorize the investment of $5 million currently held in cash to higher interest-earning accounts. The District will work with PMA Financial to determine investments. We anticipate investing $2 million into eight CDs and $3 million into Money Market Accounts with the Illinois School District Liquid Asset Fund. Investments made from a particular Fund will receive the revenues earned to that same Fund. For example, the District may invest $2 million from the Ed Fund into CDs. All revenue earned from the CDs funded by the Ed Fund will be deposited back into the Ed Fund.
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16. Discussion: Filling Board Vacancy
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Following the April election and the seating of the Board, the Board will have one vacant seat for a two-year term that needs to be filled via appointment. This is because there is no candidate running in the April election to fill this seat. The Board will discuss the process to be used to fill this vacancy.
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17. Information Items
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17.a. FOIA requests
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2-2-2023 Josiah Chatterton, news@news.locallabs.com, Requesting teacher salary and directory information. Response attached.
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17.b. Media
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NG 1-20-23 Regarding proposed alternative program. See attachment.
NG 1-21-23 Regarding the Little Family's donation to RCS. See attachment.
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17.c. Student Discipline Report
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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.
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17.d. African American Heritage Celebration
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The African American History Month Committee would like to formally invite the school board members to attend the district's African American History Celebration on Friday February 24 from 5-7 p.m. We will be inviting the community to come and celebrate some of the diversity that makes Rantoul an amazing place to live and learn. Attached is the flyer for the event. Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you,
Melina Thompson and The African American History Month Committee. |
17.e. Tentative Revised Budget
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The FY23 Tentative Revised Budget will be posted for public review with notice in the News Gazette on February 21. A public hearing will be held at the regular March Board Meeting to consider the FY23 Revised Budget, and the Board will be asked to approve the FY23 Revised Budget.
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18. Board and Superintendent Comments
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19. Action: Adjournment
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