May 4, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Rescheduled Regular School Board Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER - Debbie Lowman, President

2. ROLL CALL - Nena Cox, Secretary

3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

4. VISITORS AND CORRESPONDENCE (Audience Participation)

4.I. Student Council Report 

4.II. Other

5. SPECIAL RECOGNITION - DEBBIE LOWMAN - 25 YEARS OF SERVICE - RANKIN BOARD OF EDUCATION 

6. REPORTS

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

6.II. Finance Summary Report - March 2026 (FY26) - Dr. Matt Gordon

6.III. Principal/Athletic Director's Report - Nick Beard

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

6.V. Enrollment Report - Dr. Matt Gordon

7. CONSENT AGENDA

7.I. Approve Minutes 

7.I.A. Approve Minutes - Regular Board of Education Meeting - March 23, 2026

7.II. Approve Treasurer's Reports Ending March 31, 2026

7.III. Approve Financial Report Ending March 31, 2026

7.IV. Approve Activity Fund Report Ending March 31, 2026

7.V. Approve IESA Registration - 2026-2027 School Year

7.VI. Approve Bills for April 2026, Excluding Payments to Gerber Life Insurance, Donnie Uselton, J.A. Fritch & Sons, Inc., and Technical Solutions Services, Inc.

7.VII. Approve/Authorize Superintendent Let Bid for Milk Supplier - 2026-2027 School Year

8. ACTION ITEMS

8.I. Approve District Student Accident Insurance Renewal and Payment - Gerber Life Insurance Company - 2026-2027 School Year

8.II. Approve Payment - Donnie Uselton - Invoice #20260415 - Fabrication of Shot Put Safety Net Poles

8.III. Approve Payment - Application for Payment #1 - J.A. Fritch & sons, Inc. - RTU-3 Replacement

8.IV. Approve Agreement and Payment - Technical Solutions Services, Inc. - Building Automation System Full Coverage Maintenance Agreement - July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2027

8.V. Approve Quote, Purchase, and Payment - STL - End of Life Firewall Replacement

8.VI. Approve/Adopt Special Education Procedures Assuring the Implementation of Comprehensive Programming for Children with Disabilities Revised March 2026

8.VII. Approve School Fees - 2026-2027 School Year

8.VIII. Approve Linkage Agreement - 21st Century Schools After Care Program (On-site) - Tazewell County Health Department - 2026-2027 School Year

8.IX. Approve/Appoint Board of Education Member as IASB Governing Board Representative and Voting Delegate

8.X. Action on Tazewell County School Facility Sales Tax Resolution 

9. DISCUSSION ITEMS

9.I. Determination of Date/Time - Board Policy Committee Meeting 

9.II. Determination Date/Time - Parent-Teacher Advisory Committee Meeting

9.III. Finalize Board of Education Members to Assist with Presentation of Diplomas - Graduation - May 21, 2026 - 7:00 p.m. 

9.IV. District's Bell, Intercom, and Phone Systems - Update

9.V. Solar Power Project - Update

9.VI. Transportation - Update

9.VII. Speech and Language Pathologist Services - 2026-2027 School Year - Update

9.VIII. Projected Enrollment - Tentative Class Sections - Class Sizes - 2026-2027 School Year

9.IX. Co-Curricular Stipends (activities and coaching) 

9.X. Food Supplier - 2026-2027 School Year - Update

9.XI. Attendance, Participation, Planning, Consideration of Resolution Submission, and Board Delegates - Triple I Conference (IASB-IASA-IASBO)- "Lighting the Way" - November 20-22, 2026

9.XII. Other

10. INFORMATION ITEMS

10.I. Congratulations! Rankin Junior High Honor Roll - 2025-2026 School Year - 3rd Quarter!

10.II. Tazewell County Elections Interest - Statement of Economic Interest - Deadline to File - May 1, 2026

10.III. Teacher/Staff Appreciation Week - May 4-8, 2026 -THANK YOU STAFF!

10.IV. Finance Committee Meeting - June 1, 2026 - 4:45 p.m. 

10.V. Public Hearing - Amended Budget 2025-2026 School Year (FY26) - June 22, 2026 - 6:30 p.m. 

10.VI. Online Registration - 2026-2027 School Year - Begins July 13, 2026

10.VII. Special Board of Education Meeting - Self Evaluation - IASB - August 31, 2026, 5:00 p.m. 

10.VIII. Ashley Beyers - Letter of Resignation 

10.IX. Caleb Uselton - Letter of Resignation

10.X. Noelle Bowling - Letter of Resignation 

10.XI. Brittney Axley - Letter of Resignation 

10.XII. Michelle Gaddy - Letter of Retirement 

10.XIII. 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)(2) Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more class of employees.

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

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

12.V. 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 - March 23, 2026 

13.II. Approve Agreement - Rankin Association of Teachers and Rankin Board of Education - Rankin School District #98 - July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029

13.III. Personnel

13.III.A. Approve Bookkeeper/Secretary - Job Description and Evaluation Template - Updated 5-4-26

13.III.B. Approve Employment - Karie Parker - 2nd Shift Lead Custodian - Beginning Retroactively to April 22, 2026

13.III.C. Approve Employment - Amanda McGinn - Social Studies Teacher - 2026-2027 School Year- Per Terms of Future, Updated Rankin Association of Teachers Contract 

13.III.D. Approve Employment - Ray Koonce - Head Softball Coach - 2026-2027 School Year

13.III.E. Approve Employment - Eric Myers - Assistant Baseball Coach - 2026-2027 School Year

14. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting will be Monday, May 18, 2026, 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.