January 15, 2026 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:  "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 Upon the request of any Board member, an item will be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda for independent consideration."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:  Verbatim records, which constitute the audio recordings of closed sessions, are subject to destruction once those recordings are 18 months old. The minutes of these meetings remain on file.

Description:  A log of closed session meetings and topics is attached. The Board is approving that these closed session minutes from July 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025, which have been approved previously (December 18, 2025 to be approved this evening), are maintained as confidential.

Description:  The Board is asked to consider changes to the policies referenced below. Attached is PRESS Issue 120 that summarizes the changes and a document that includes a summary of the changes to the policies affecting RCS along with each policy and its changes.

Affected Policies: 2:120 Board Member Development; 2:150 Committees; 2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited; 4:10 Fiscal and Business Management; 4:30 Revenue and Investments; 4:80 Accounting and Audits; 4:140 Waiver of Student Fees; 4:170 Safety; 4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program; 5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting; 5:100 Staff Development Program; 5:120 Ethics and Conduct; 5:150 Personnel Records; 5:190 Teacher Qualifications; 5:220 Substitute Teachers; 5:250 Leaves of Absence; 5:280 Duties and Qualifications; 5:285 Drug and Alcohol Testing for School Bus and Commercial Vehicle Drivers; 6:60 Curriculum Content; 6:65 Student Social and Emotional Development; 6:235 Access to Electronic Networks; 6:280 Grading and Promotion; 7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests (formerly Agency and Police Interviews); 7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment; 7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited; 7:190 Student Behavior; 7:285 Anaphylaxis Prevention, Response, and Management Program; 7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention; 7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools.

Description: 

01-05-2026. Owen Wang; foia@chambanasun.com; Copies of all active full-time aide contracts/collective bargaining agreements.
01-06-2026. Sherri Reid; sreid@smartprocure.com; all purchasing records from 07/22/2025 to date.

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

Description:  Addendum to contract with Jennifer Frerichs for grant writing. $7500.
Employee Assistance Program with Carle Health. $14560.

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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).