2. ROLL CALL - Nena Cox, Secretary

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

4.I. Student Council Report - Olivia Myers, President

4.II. Other

5. REPORTS

5.I. PFK Report - Gina Perry, President

5.II. Board President's Report - Debbie Lowman

5.III. Finance Summary Report - December 2025 (FY26) and Future Financial Projections - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.IV. Principal/Athletic Director's Report - Nick Beard

5.V. Board Committee Reports - Dr. Matt Gordon

5.VI. District Assessment Report - Nick Beard and Dr. Matt Gordon

5.VII. Enrollment (Current and Projected) and Tentative Class Sections 2026-2027 School Year - Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

6. CONSENT AGENDA

6.I. Approve Minutes 

6.I.A. Approve Minutes - Building and Grounds Committee Meeting - December 15, 2025

6.I.B. Approve Minutes - Finance Committee Meeting - December 15, 2025

6.I.C. Approve Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - December 15, 2025

6.I.D. Approve Minutes - Rescheduled Policy Committee Meeting - December 17, 2025 

6.II. Approve Treasurer's Reports Ending December 31, 2025

6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending December 31, 2025

6.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending December 31, 2025

6.V. Approve Bills - January 2026 

6.VI. Approve Amended School Calendar - 2025-2026 School Year - Emergency Day January 23, 2026

7. ACTION ITEMS

7.I. Approve Project Bid Award - RTU-3 Replacement - J.A. Fritch & Sons, Inc.

7.II. Approve Quote and Purchase - Chromebooks - STL 

7.III. Approve Quote, Purchase, and Adoption - Bridges Math Curriculum - The Math Learning Center 

7.IV. Approve Quote and Work - Sealcoat and Striping - Rebel Lane and Back Parking Lot 

7.V. Approve Authorization for Superintendent - Let Bid - Transportation Provider - Beginning July 1, 2026

7.VI. Approve Student Council's Overnight Trip - IAJHSC 2026 State Convention - April 17-18, 2026

7.VII. Approve School Calendar - 2026-2027 School Year

7.VIII. Approve Tentative Class Sections - 2026-2027 School Year

7.IX. Approve Dates, Times, and Locations for Board of Education - Regular Meetings - 2026-2027 School Year

7.X. Approve Schoolwide Title I Plan and Submittal of Schoolwide Waiver Application

7.XI. Approve Professional Development / School Improvement Activities Plan - Updated - 1-26-26

7.XII. Approve 1st Reading/Adoption - Policies - PRESS ISSUE #119 - June 2025 - with Specific Edits for Rankin for 7:300
1:10 School District Legal Status (updated)
1:20 District Organization, Operations, and Cooperative Agreements (updated)
1:30 School District Philosophy (reviewed)
2:10 School District Governance (reviewed)
2:80 Board Member Oath and Conduct (updated)
2:130 Board-Superintendent Relationship (updated)
2:240 Board Policy Development (reviewed)
3:30 Chain of Command (reviewed)
4:50 Payment Procedures (reviewed)
4:55 Use of Credit and Procurement Cards (reviewed)
4:180 Pandemic, Preparedness; Management; and Recovery
7:40 Nonpublic School Students, Including Parochial and Home-Schooled Students (updated)
7:90 Release During School Hours (updated)
7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities (updated)
7:140 Search and Seizure (updated)
7:300 Extracurricular Athletics (updated and with specific edits for Rankin)
7:325 Student Fundraising Activities (updated)
8:80 Gifts to the District (updated)

7.XIII. Approve 1st Reading/Adoption - Policies - PRESS ISSUE #120 - October 2025 - Excluding (6:220, 6:300, 6:310, 6:315, 6:320, and 7:315)
2:120 Board Member Development (updated)
2:150 Committees (updated)
2:270 Discrimination and Harassment on the Basis of Race, Color, and National Origin Prohibited (updated)
3:10 Goals and Objectives (reviewed)
3:50 Administrative Personnel Other Than the Superintendent (reviewed)
3:60 Administrative Responsibility of the Building Principal (reviewed)
4:10 Fiscal and Business Management (updated)
4:30 Revenue and Investments (updated)
4:80 Accounting and Audits (updated)
4:110 Transportation (reviewed)
4:140 Waiver of Student Fees (updated)
4:150 Facility Management and Building Programs (reviewed)
4:160 Environment Quality of Building and Grounds (reviewed)
4:170 Safety (reviewed)
4:190 Targeted School Violence Prevention Program (updated)
5:10 Equal Employment Opportunity and Minority Recruitment (updated)
5:20 Workplace Harassment Prohibited (reviewed)
5:90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting (updated)
5:100 Staff Development Program (updated)
5:120 Employee Ethics; Code of Professional Conduct; and Conflict of Interest (reviewed)
5:185 Family and Medical Leave (reviewed)
5:190 Teacher Qualifications (reviewed)
5:200 Terms and Conditions of Employment and Dismissal (updated)
5:220 Substitute Teachers (updated)
5:280 Duties and Qualifications (updated)
5:300 Schedule and Employment Year (updated)
6:20 School Year Calendar and Day (updated)
6:40 Curriculum Development (updated)
6:60 Curriculum Content (updated with specific edits for Rankin)
6:130 Program for the Gifted (updated)
6:135 Accelerated Placement Program (reviewed)
6:140 Education of Homeless Children (reviewed)
6:160 English Learners (updated)
6:210 Instructional Materials (reviewed)
6:235 Access to Electronic Networks (reviewed)
6:240 Field Trips (reviewed)
6:260 Complaints About Curriculum, Instructional Materials, and Programs (updated)
6:270 Guidance and Counseling Program (reviewed)
6:280 Grading and Promotion (reviewed)
7:10 Equal Educational Opportunities (updated)
7:70 Attendance and Truancy (updated)
7:130 Student Rights and Responsibilities (reviewed)
7:140 Search and Seizure (updated)
7:150 Agency and Law Enforcement Requests (updated)
7:180 Prevention of and Response to Bullying Intimidation, and Harassment (updated)
7:190 Student Behavior (updated)
7:250 Student Support Services (reviewed)
7:290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention (updated)
7:310 Restrictions on Publications; Elementary Schools (updated)
8:30 Visitors and Conduct on School Property (updated)
8:100 Relations with Other Organizations and Agencies (reviewed)

8. DISCUSSION ITEMS

8.I. Solar Project - Update

8.II. Staffing - 2026-2027 School Year

8.III. Transportation - Bid Submittal Timeline, Scheduling of Special Board Meeting, and Future Decisions  

8.IV. Future Resolution - Pekin Area School Districts - Mutual Aid - Emergency/Crisis Situations

8.V. Illinois County Schools Facilities Sales Tax   

8.VI. Board of Education - Previous Self-Evaluations - Follow Up

8.VII. Other

9. INFORMATION ITEMS

9.I. Rankin School District #98 - Junior High Honor Roll - 2025-2026 School Year - 2nd Quarter - Congratulations!

9.II. Exhibits and Administrative Procedures (AP) - PRESS ISSUE #119 - June 2025 - Added to District's AP Manual - Excluding (7:240-AP2, E1)

9.III. Exhibits and Administrative Procedures (AP) - PRESS ISSUE #120 - Added to AP Manual  - 8:95-AP Added with specific edits for Rankin and Excluding (6:60-AP1, 6:60-AP1,E1, 6:60-AP2, 6:300-E2, 6:300-E3, and 6:310-E)

9.IV. Rankin School District #98 - Letter of Appreciation - Peoria Rivermen - Bart Rogers - Transportation Funding - December 18, 2025, Junior High Rewards Trip

9.V. Rankin School District #98 - Letter of Appreciation - Jay and Kristi Fitzanko - Donation for Classroom Supplies for Individual Teachers

9.VI. Other

10. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (2nd Session)

10.I. Other

11. EXECUTIVE SESSION

11.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.

11.II. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2) Collective Negotiating matters between the public body and its employees, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more class of employees.

11.III. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) Student disciplinary cases.

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

11.V. 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.

12. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

12.I. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Regular Board Meeting - December 15, 2025

12.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Finance Committee Meeting - December 15, 2025

12.III. Consideration of Release of Executive Session Minutes - Six Month Review

12.IV. Consideration of Destruction of Executive Session Recordings - 18 Months or Older  

13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, February 23, 2026 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.