2. ROLL CALL - Nena Cox, Secretary

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. PUBLIC HEARING AND OVERVIEW - 2024-2025 (FY25) - AMENDED BUDGET

4.I. Overview

4.II. Receive Public Comments

4.III. Approve Budget Hearing Completion Resolution 

4.IV. Close Hearing

5. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

5.I. Other

6. PRESENTATION, OVERVIEW, AND DISCUSSION - 2025-2026 (FY26) - TENTATIVE BUDGET - Dr. Matt Gordon

7. REPORTS

7.I. Board President's Report - Debbie Lowman

7.II. Board Committee Reports - Dr. Matt Gordon

7.III. Projected Enrollment Report - 2025-2026 School Year - Dr. Matt Gordon

7.IV. 5Essentials Survey Report - 2025 - Dr. Matt Gordon

8. CONSENT AGENDA

8.I. Approve Minutes 

8.I.A. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - May 19, 2025

8.I.B. Approve Minutes - Finance Committee Meeting - June 2, 2025 

8.I.C. Approve Minutes - Policy Committee Meeting - June 16, 2025

8.II. Approve Treasurer's Reports Ending May 31, 2025

8.III. Approve Financial Report Ending May 31, 2025

8.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending May 31, 2025

8.V. Approve Bills for June 2025, Excluding Payments to Accident Fund, ICRMT, and Unland Co.

8.VI. Approve and Designate Depositories, Signatories, and Preparers - Beginning July 1, 2025 

8.VII. Approve Dr. Matt Gordon as District FOIA Officer and Michelle Gaddy as Assistant FOIA Officer 

9. ACTION ITEMS

9.I. Adopt (Approve) 2024-2025 (FY25) - Amended Budget

9.II. Adopt (Approve) 2025-2026 (FY26) - Tentative Budget 

9.III. Approve Date, Time, and Location - Public Budget Hearing - 2025-2026 (FY26) - Original Budget 

9.IV. Approve James Unland & Co., Inc.'s Quote and Payments to Accident Fund, Illinois Counties Risk Management Trust, and Unland and Co. Inc. for Property and Casualty Insurance for July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2026

9.V. Approve 2nd Reading/Adoption - School Handbook - 2025-2026 School year

9.VI. Approve (1) One-Year Renewal - M.J. Kellner Co., Inc. - District's Food Supplier - 2025-2026 School Year

9.VII. Approve Strategic Plan and School Improvement Goals - (Updated)

9.VIII. Approve 1st Reading/Adoption - Policies - PRESS ISSUE #118 - April 2025 - Excluding 6:310 and 7:315
2:260 Uniform Grievance Procedure (updated)
2:265 Title IX Grievance Procedure (updated)
4:15 Identify Protection (updated)
4:80 Accounting and Audits (updated)
4:120 Food Services (reviewed)
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment (updated)
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited (updated)
5:60 Expenses (updated)
5:100 Staff Development Program (updated)
6:150 Home and Hospital Instruction (updated)
6:235 Access to Electronic Networks (updated)
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities (updated)
7:20 Harassment of Students Prohibited (updated)
7:50 School Admissions and Student Transfers To and From Non-District Schools (reviewed)
7:60 Residence (updated)
7:70 Attendance and Truancy (updated)
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying, Intimidation, and Harassment (updated)
7:185 Teen Dating Violence Prohibited (updated)
7:190 Student Behavior (updated)
7:200 Suspension Procedures (updated)
7:210 Expulsion Procedures (updated)
7:250 Student Support Services (updated)
7:255 Students Who are Parents, Expectant Parents, or Victims of Domestic or Sexual Violence (new)
7:270 Administering Medicines to Students (updated) 
7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools (updated)
7:340 Student Records (updated)
8:30 Visitors to and Conduct on School Property (updated)

10. DISCUSSION ITEMS

10.I. Student Behavior and Administration of Disciplinary Action 

10.II. Staffing - 2025-2026 School Year

10.III. Possibility of Additional Track and Field Coach - 2025-2026 School Year

10.IV. Next Finance Committee Meeting - Selection of Date/Time in December 2025

10.V. Banking Options for the District - Update

10.VI. Building Improvement Projects (Solar Power and Track Repair) - Update

10.VII. Board of Education Members - Required Trainings - Update

10.VIII. Preparation for Bid - Transportation Services - 2026-2027 School Year

10.IX. Other

11. INFORMATION ITEMS

11.I. Congratulations to Rankin Junior High School - 2024-2025 4th Quarter - Honor Roll Students!

11.II. Noelle Bowling - Letter of Resignation - Physical Education Teacher 

11.III. Noelle Bowling - Letter of Resignation - Assistant Volleyball Coach

11.IV. Myra Larkin - Letter of Resignation - Special Education Teacher

11.V. Miller, Hall & Triggs, LLC - Fee Structure - Beginning July 1, 2025

11.VI. Online Registration - 2025-2026 School Year - Begins July 10, 2025

11.VII. 2025-2026 School Year Theme Announced - "ONE Family, MANY Strengths!" 

11.VIII.  PRESS ISSUE #118 - April 2025 - Administrative Procedures (AP's) and Exhibits added to the District's AP Manual, Excluding 7:315-AP and Deletion of 2:265-AP3 

11.IX. Other

12. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (2nd Session)

12.I. Other

13. EXECUTIVE SESSION

13.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.

13.II. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) Student disciplinary cases.

13.III. 5 ILCS120/2(c)(10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.

13.IV. 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.

14. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

14.I. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Regular Board Meeting - May 19, 2025

14.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Finance Committee Meeting - June 2, 2025

14.III. Employment Items

14.III.A. Approve Employment - Jayza Riley - Physical Education Teacher (K-8) - 2025-2026 School Year

14.III.B. Approve Employment - Jayza Riley - Assistant Track and Field Coach (Boys) - 2025-2026 School Year

14.III.C. Approve Employment - Vivian Harper - Special Education Teacher - 2025-2026 School Year

14.III.D. Approve Employment - Gina Perry - Paraprofessional/Teacher's Aide - 2025-2026 School Year

14.III.E. Approve Support Staff Wage Adjustments - Beginning July 1, 2025

14.III.F. Approve Substitute Positions Wage Adjustments - Beginning July 1, 2025

14.III.G. Approve Co-Curricular / Extracurricular Assignments - 2025-2026 School Year

14.III.H. Approve Dr. Matt Gordon's Superintendent Employment Contract - July 1, 2025 - June 30, 2030

15. INFORMATION ITEM FOLLOWING EMPLOYMENT ITEMS

15.I. Vivian Harper - Letter of Resignation - Paraprofessional/Teacher's Aide - Contingent upon Employment as Special Education Teacher

16. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, July 28, 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.