The amended budget document for fiscal year 2025 (2024-2025) is attached for review. Notice of publication and public availability of the tentative budget amendment was completed at least thirty days prior to this meeting. The reason for a budget amendment is so that the budget more accurately reflects actual expenditures and revenues. At the time of initial budget approval, revenues and expenditures are only estimates. The supporting documents are stored within the hearing portion of this meeting.

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).

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.

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:

1. Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board President.
2. 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.
3. Observe the Board President's decision to shorten public comment to conserve time and give the maximum number of individuals an opportunity to speak.
4. Observe the Board President's decision to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise covered in Board policy.
5. 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.

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 discussion of 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.

Regular personnel items.
Approval of Facilities Manager job description.

• ISBE STEAM Grant to purchase STEAM supplies and materials. $5,974.
• Illinois School District Library Grant. $1,351.40.

Administration recommends entering into the attached agreement which will allow the district to provide an initial $1,000 sign on bonus to newly hired certified staff. This will be paid out of the Teacher Vacancy Grant, and is a continuation of a previous MOU.

2-22-2025 News-Gazette, Rantoul City Schools board approves switch to companion-school model. https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/education/rantoul-city-schools-board-approves-switch-to-companion-school-model/article_1ceb4030-f0a0-11ef-ae53-ef284196c205.html

3-10-2025 WCIA, ‘It’s a global problem’: Central IL districts, administators, react to school vacancy report. https://www.wcia.com/news/its-a-global-problem-central-il-districts-administators-react-to-school-vacancy-report/
 

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. 

Transportation services bid is in progress. The bid notification for the gym roof at Northview will go out before March 27. We anticipate both bids being action items at the April board meeting.