August 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

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

Description:  Individuals wishing to speak during public comment must complete the Public Comment Form and submit it to the Board Secretary prior to the start of the meeting. 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.
 

"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."

Description: 

The Board will move to closed session for 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. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with this Act. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).

Description:  "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 vote on 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:  Consistent with Board Policy 2:220, the Board is asked to approve meeting minutes, and, once approved, open session minutes become public.

Description:  Regular personnel items.

Description:  Approval of Bryant Deer, Facilities Manager, for a district issued credit card with a limit of $5000.

Description: 

4:55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards; 4:60 Purchases and Contracts

Description: 

• Continued Contractual Services for Bilingual Speech Therapy. The district currently employs a part-time bilingual speech therapist, but student therapy needs exceed that of the part-time employee. This contract allows for the additional bilingual speech therapy services for students. 
• Contract with Grant Thornton (accountants) for submission of Federal Form 990-T - Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return as it relates to geothermal installation at PreK. The district anticipates receiving $375,000 as a rebate on the geothermal portion of the recent PreK construction. This contract employs a firm to submit for the rebate at an estimated cost of $20,000-$25,000.

Description:  The tentative budget document for FY26 is attached for review. The Tentative Budget is formally posted on August 15, 2025, at least 30 days prior to the anticipated approval of the Regular Budget on September 18, 2025. The District will hold a formal Budget Approval Hearing at the start of the September Board Meeting.

The Tentative Budget is not the final budget, but reflects the current anticipated revenues and expenditures. The numbers in the Regular Budget  (approved, "final" budget) will be different from the Tentative Budget. The superintendent will highlight significant changes between the Tentative and Regular Budgets. The Regular Budget may be amended throughout the fiscal year following appropriate procedures.

Description:  Smart Procure, Recurring.

Description:  RCS is partnering with Rantoul Police Department to provide more immediate and consistent information sharing related to students who may have been exposed to trauma. RCS will be informed of the name of the student only when a student is noted in a police response. The role of the school is to monitor the student and provide supports as needed as well as coordinate possible supports with RPD.

Description:  Items for review with no changes unless noted. Attached as document "Press119 Revisions".

• 1:10 School District Legal Status
• 1:20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements
• 1:30 School District Philosophy
• 2:10 School District Governance
• 2:240 Board Policy Development
• 3:30 Chain of Command
• 4:50 Payment Procedures **Consider increasing limit from $5,000 to $10,000.
• 4:90 Student Activity and Fiduciary Funds
• 4:180 Pandemic Preparedness; Management; and Recovery
• 5:270 Employment At-Will, Compensation, and Assignment
• 7:40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students
• 7:90 Release During School Hours
• 7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities
• 7:325 Student Fundraising Activities
• 8:110 Public Suggestions and Concerns

2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct. Consider including sentence "Consult the board attorney for guidance when considering any type of disciplinary action or sanction against a board member." 

Minor language revisions. Attached as document "PRESS 119 Minor language revisions."

• 2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship
• 7:140 Search and Seizure
• 7:300 Extracurricular Athletics
• 8:80 Gifts to the District

Description:  Attached is a listing of district committees and meetings. Dates, times, and members are in draft form. The Bilingual Parent Advisory Committee (BPAC), Bulldog Advisory Parent Group, and Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee / Behavioral Interventions Committee are open to the public. The Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee / Behavioral Interventions Committee, as a Committee of the Board, is subject to OMA.