May 19, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Regular School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Debbie Lowman, President

2. ROLL CALL - Nena Cox, Secretary

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. SPECIAL RECOGNITION OF APRIL MCLAUGHLIN - Dr. Matt Gordon and Debbie Lowman

5. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

5.I. Student Council Report - Lewis Beckham, President

5.II. Other

6. REPORTS

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

6.II. Finance Summary Report - Preliminary Amended Budget - 2024-2025 (FY25) - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.III. Principal's Report - April McLaughlin

6.IV. Board Committee Reports - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.V. District Assessment Report - April McLaughlin and Dr. Matt Gordon

6.VI. Enrollment Report - 2024-2025 School year - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.VII. Projected Enrollment Report - 2025-2026 School Year - Dr. Matt Gordon

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.I. Approve Minutes 

7.I.A. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - April 28, 2025 

7.I.B. Approve Minutes - Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting - April 30, 2025

7.I.C. Approve Minutes - Special School Board Meeting - May 12, 2025

7.II. Approve Treasurer's Reports Ending April 30, 2025

7.III. Approve Financial Report Ending April 30, 2025

7.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending April 30, 2025

7.V. Approve Bills for May - 2025 - Excluding Payment - Tazewell County Asphalt Co. Inc.

8. ACTION ITEMS

8.I. Approve Letter of Engagement - Gorenz and Associates, Ltd. to Perform FY25 Audit

8.II. Approve 1st Reading/Adoption - School Handbook - 2025-2026 School Year

8.III. Approve Quote, Work, and Payment - Tazewell County Asphalt Co. Inc. - Track Repair Project

8.IV. Approve Employment - Anna Lee- Custodian (Full-Time)

9. DISCUSSION ITEMS

9.I. Final Determination - Board of Education Members to Assist with Presentation of Diplomas - Graduation - May 22, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. 

9.II. Student Behaviors and Administration of Disciplinary Action

9.III. Solar Energy Project - Update

9.IV. Other

10. INFORMATION ITEMS

10.I. Finance Committee Meeting - June 2, 2025 - 4:45 p.m. 

10.II. Policy Committee Meeting - June 16, 2025 - 6:15 p.m. 

10.III. Public Hearing - Amended Budget 2024-2025 (FY25) - June 23, 2025 - 6:30 p.m. 

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

10.V. Final Determination - Attendance, Participation, and Consideration of Resolution Submission - 92nd Annual Triple I (IASB-IASA-IASBO) Joint Conference - "Lighting the Way" - November 21-23, 2025

10.VI. Nicole Washkowiak - Letter of Resignation - Assistant Boys Track and Field Coach 

10.VII. Huston Gillespie - Letter of Resignation - Custodian

10.VIII. Other

11. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION (2nd Session)

11.I. Other

12. EXECUTIVE SESSION

12.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.

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

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

12.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.

13. ACTION FOLLOWING EXECUTIVE SESSION

13.I. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Regular Board Meeting - April 28, 2025

13.II. Approve Executive Session Minutes - Special School Board Meeting - May 12, 2025

13.III. Consideration - Student Tuition Requests - 2025-2026 School Year

14. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, June 23, 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.