September 19, 2024 at 6:00 PM - Budget Hearing Immediately Followed by Regular Board Meeting
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1. Call to Order
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Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.
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2. Action: Agenda - Additions, Corrections and Modifications
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3. Public Forum for 2024-2025 (FY25) Budget
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During the public forum, comments from the public should be limited to only the 2024-2025 (FY25) Budget.
The Board may address public forum comments and discuss the 2024-2025 (FY25) Budget during that action item during the regular meeting of the board.
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4. Action: Approve 2024-2025 (FY25) Budget
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The budget document for fiscal year 2025 (2024-2025) is attached for review. Notice of publication and public availability of the tentative budget was completed on August 17. The tentative budget was presented to the Board on August 17.
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5. Presentation: RSP Associates Enrollment Analysis
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6. Public Comments
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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.
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.
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7. Action: Consent Agenda Items
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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 Upon the request of any Board member, an item will be withdrawn from the consent agenda and placed on the regular agenda for independent consideration. |
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7.a. Board Meeting Minutes
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7.b. Bills, Monthly Budget Reports, and Financial Documents
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7.c. Personnel Report
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Regular personnel items.
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7.d. Donations/Grants
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Stronger Connections Grant ISBE (state grant)
Title of RCS Grant Application: Peaceful Pathways: Promoting Safety, Wellness , and Academic Success in Schools
Funding Amount: $$267,802year 1 (may have a continuation grant for year 2)
Timeline: The grant period will begin no sooner than July 1, 2024, and will extend from the execution date of the grant until June 30, 2025, with an opportunity to utilize remaining funds via a continuation application through the expiration on the grant on September 30, 2026.
Goals:
1. Increase student safety and reduce potential violence/crime after school hours (afterschool/summer programs)
2. Create safe and engaging classrooms and school communities for both students and teachers (Responsive Classrooms)
3. Expand support of students" physical, social, emotional, mental health and academic needs across the school day. (m/s)
4. Reduce or eliminate unnecessary exclusions from school. (Carle Mobile)
Partnerships: Carle mobile Health, The Carter Foundation, Responsive Classrooms, Action Based Learning
What will we do?
1. Train an additional 30 teachers on Responsive Classrooms (pay for training ($24,900) + stipends for all teachers ($36,000) + benefits ($1508)
2. Provide afterschool sessions for students on SEL/LGBTZ/Violence Prevention/ Suicide Prevention/Heatlth & Nutrition ($27,000 + benefits $1131) and materials and supplies to support afterschool sessions ($9500)
3. Pay for Action Based Learning Training ($1560)
4. Contract with Carle Mobile Clinic to reduce exclusions ($7500) and pay RCS staff who work the clinic (nurses, translators, coordinator)($2800 + benefits $410)
5. Contractual Services with Carter Foundation to provide extended day/summer programming: ARTConnects and ARTConnects & Educates at ExPLORES and in the community and WePREP Sports Academy, We PREP A-Z sports, WeeExPLORE Sports ($59,800)
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7.e. Action: IGA with Thomasboro
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7.f. Action: Contract for In-Person BCBA Services
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7.g. Attendance Improvement Plan 2024-2025
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7.h. Action: Approval of the superintendent evaluation tool.
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7.i. Action: Action on items no longer useful to the district and direct superintendent to dispose, sell, or donate these items.
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7.j. Reauthorize Risk Managment Plan
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7.k. Approve District Improvement Plan
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The Board is asked to approve pages 3, 4, and 5 of the attached District Improvement Plan. These pages reflect the work done by the Board and district at its May planning meeting and gives direction to the administration to begin implementation of the District Improvement Plan. The remaining pieces of the document show the more detailed work that is ongoing and necessary to meet the goals of the District Improvement Plan.
Please note, some links within the document are not publicly accessible as this is a working draft document.
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8. Action: Discussion and Possible Approval of Any Items Removed from Consent Agenda
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9. Action: Memoranda of Understanding with RCSEA and RCESPA.
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10. Information Items
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10.a. RCS PreK Program has achieved the Gold Circle of Quality
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10.b. FOIA requests.
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10.c. Media
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Teacher of the Week: Lindsay Brotherton, 2nd grade, Pleasant Acres Elementary School, Rantoul. https://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/education/teacher-of-the-week-lindsay-brotherton-pleasant-acres-elementary-rantoul/article_0af3d720-ed80-51f2-a693-5d264d2f52cb.html
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10.d. Student Discipline Report
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The Board is provided a monthly report detailing student in-school suspension, out-of-school suspensions, and placements in CARE. Due to the student record data contained in this report, this report remains confidential.
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10.e. Board Policy Updates: First Reading PRESS 116.
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PRESS 116
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10.f. Board Elections
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10.g. Instructional Advisory Committee meeting notes.
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11. New Business
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12. Board and Superintendent Comments
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13. Action: Adjournment
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