March 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

Description:  Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.

Description:  The amended budget document for fiscal year 2026 (2025-2026) 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.

Description:  The Board will recognize an individual staff member.

Description:  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.
 

"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:

• Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board President.
• 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.
• Observe the Board President's decision to shorten public comment to conserve time and give the maximum number of individuals an opportunity to speak.
• Observe the Board President's decision to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise covered in Board policy.
• Conduct oneself with respect and civility toward others and otherwise abide by Board Policy, 8:30, Visitors to and Conduct on School Property."

Description:  "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 vote on 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.

Description:  Consistent with Board Policy 2:220, the Board is asked to approve meeting minutes, and, once approved, open session minutes become public.

Description:  Regular personnel items.

Description: 

• Approval of contract with Debby Wilcoxon for June 30, 2026 to August 28, 2026.
• Approval of 2026-2027 compensation changes for employees not covered by a Collective Bargaining Agreement or individual contract.

Description:  2026 Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant

Description:  HP Fortis G1m Chromebook x 175 with 3 year warranty. $342 per unit: $59,850. Initially approved at February Board Meeting. Cost increased by $5,000 between obtaining the quote and approval. The Board is asked to approve the increased expenditure.

Description: 

02-202026. Oshea Smith; www.sunlightaccess.com; records@sunlightaccess.com; Purchasing agreements.

Description: 

Rantoul City Schools seeing early success with implementation of literacy framework. https://www.wcia.com/news/rantoul-city-schools-seeing-early-success-with-implementation-of-literacy-framework/

Community members invited to Rantoul City Schools ‘Engagement Session’. https://www.wcia.com/news/champaign-county/community-members-invited-to-rantoul-city-schools-engagement-session/

Description:  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. 

Description:  Clear Armor. Facilities work for school entries. $17,504.
ProCare Therapy. Contractual school certified nurse services. As needed.

Description: 

The following is an update for the Board on upcoming facilities projects:

Pleasant Acres parking and front drive. We learned last summer that simply re-sealing and repairing was no longer viable. This project will require site work, core sampling, and open bidding. We are moving forward with site work and core sampling in order to prepare the bid specifications. Ideally we will do this during the summer, but it may be more cost effective (but more complicated) to do this after school starts. We do have $50,000 in state grant funds to put toward this project, but we are likely looking at at least $300,000.

JW Eater Annex Gym Floor. The gym floor can no longer be refinished, and there are concerns with safety (nail pops, uneven surface). We are getting quotes to tear out and replace the floor. We will likely go through a purchasing co-op on this project. We are aiming at doing this work this summer and anticipate a cost of about $100,000.

Northview Gym Floor. This is a refinishing project. The roof was done last summer, and we delayed refinishing until that was completed. Aiming at summer and about $40,000.

Northview Secure Entry. Northview is our only school building that does not have an updated secure entry with pass through. The original plans to do this work were developed in 2019, and those plans included a complete renovation of the front office area. We have requested that our architect, Arcon, make some new sketches that will not require impacting the entire office area. We will then take them to NV to review with admin and office staff. This is likely a project for summer 2026.