January 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting
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1. CALL TO ORDER - Debbie Lowman, President
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2. ROLL CALL - Nena Cox, Secretary
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3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
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4. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)
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4.I. Student Council Report - Lewis Beckham, President
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4.II. Other
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5. REPORTS
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5.I. PFK Report - Gina Perry, President
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5.II. Board President's Report - Debbie Lowman
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5.III. Finance Summary Report - December 2024 (FY25) - Dr. Matt Gordon
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5.IV. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin
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5.V. Board Committee Reports - Dr. Matt Gordon
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5.VI. Facilities Update - Dr. Matt Gordon
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5.VII. Enrollment and Class Sections Report - Dr. Matt Gordon
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6. CONSENT AGENDA
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6.I. Approve Minutes
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6.I.A. Approve Minutes - Board of Education - Building and Grounds Committee Meeting - December 16, 2024
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6.I.B. Approve Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - December 16, 2024
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6.I.C. Approve Minutes - Board of Education - Special Meeting - January 13, 2025
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6.II. Approve Treasurer's Reports Ending December 31, 2024
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6.III. Approve Financial Report Ending December 31, 2024
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6.IV. Approve Student Activity Fund Report Ending December 31, 2024
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6.V. Approve Bills for January - 2025, Excluding Payments - Donnie Uselton (Plowing Service and Welding/Plumbing Invoices) and ProjectorScreen.com (Projector for Gymnasium)
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6.VI. Approve Amended School Calendar - 2024-2025 - Emergency Day January 21, 2025, and Corrected 11:30 School Improvement Day March 21, 2025
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7. ACTION ITEMS
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7.I. Approve Payment - Donnie Uselton - Invoices 20250106, 20250110, and 2020111
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7.II. Approve Purchase and Payment - ProjectorScreen.com - Quote #180473 - Replacement Projector for Gymnasium
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7.III. Approve Student Council's Overnight Trip - IAJHSC 2025 State Convention - April 11-12, 2025
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7.IV. Approve School Calendar - 2025-2026 - School Year
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7.V. Approve Tentative Class Sections - 2025-2026 - School Year
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7.VI. Approve Dates, Times, and Location for Board of Education - Regular Meetings - 2025-2026 School Year
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7.VII. Approve Schoolwide Title I Plan and Submittal of Schoolwide Waiver Application
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7.VIII. Approve Financial Investment Plan via Purchase of 13-Week Treasury Bills
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7.IX. Approve Adoption of Policy 2:265 (Title IX Sexual Harassment Grievance Procedure) - From PRESS Memo - August 2020 Version
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7.X. Approve (Adopt) Updated Resolution to Regulate Expenses per the Local Government Travel Expense Control Act
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7.XI. Approve (Adopt) Resolution - Building Permit Completion Statements - Security Access Controls and Parking Lot Improvements
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8. DISCUSSION ITEMS
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8.I. New Minimum Wage Law - Future Support Staff Wage Adjustments
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8.II. Solar Project - Update
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8.III. Board of Education - Special Meeting - Self-Evaluation - January 13, 2025 - Sharing of Key Takeaways
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8.IV. Illinois State Board of Education - Weekly Message "Non-Regulatory Guidance" - January 22, 2025 - From Illinois State Superintendent - Dr. Tony Sanders
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Link for Weekly Message - January 22, 2025
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8.V. IASB - Central Illinois Division - Region Meeting - Hosted at Rankin - April 2, 2025 - Dinner at 6:00 p.m.
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8.VI. Anticipated Principal/Athletic Director Opening - Beginning 2025-2026 School Year
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8.VII. Staffing - 2025-2026 School Year
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8.VIII. Potential Bond Refinance - Series 2017 Issue - Update
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8.IX. District Options for Approved Purchases
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8.X. Vision 2030 Education Improvement Policy
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Vision 2030 Link
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8.XI. Other
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9. INFORMATION ITEMS
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9.I. Jacob Wattles - Head Boys Track and Field Coach - Letter of Resignation
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9.II. List for Rankin Junior High Honor Roll - 2024-2025 School Year - 2nd Quarter - Congratulations!
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9.III. Title IX Related - PRESS Administrative Procedures (AP) and Exhibits - 2:265-AP1, 2:265-AP2, and 2:265-E - Versions from August 2020 PRESS Memo - Added Back to District's AP Manual
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9.IV. Other
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10. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (2nd Session)
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10.I. Other
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11. EXECUTIVE SESSION
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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.
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11.II. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9) Student disciplinary cases.
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11.III. 5 ILCS120/2(c)(10) The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students.
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11.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.
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12. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION
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12.I. Personnel
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12.I.A. Approve Employment - Huston Gillespie - Head Boys Track and Field Coach
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12.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Board of Education - Regular Meeting - December 16, 2024
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12.III. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Board of Education - Special Meeting - January 13, 2025
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12.IV. Consideration of Release of Executive Session Minutes - Six Month Review
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12.V. Consideration of Destruction of Executive Session Recordings - 18 Months or Older
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13. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, February 24, 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. |