April 21, 2022 at 5:00 PM - Regular Board Meetig
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1. Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
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Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.
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2. Move to Closed Session-Selection of person to fill a public office; Personnel.
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3. Closed Session
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4. Reconvene Open Session
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5. Action: Agenda - Additions, Corrections and Modifications
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6. Public Comments
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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 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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All items under the Consent Agenda are considered to be routine in nature and will be enacted by a single motion and subsequent roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of 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.
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7.a. Board Meeting Minutes
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7.b. Bills, Treasurer's Report, 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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7.e. Extention of three-year retainer contract with Bushue, HR.
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The District works with Bushue for Human Resources Consulting, and the recommendation is to extend the contract as presented for an additional three years. Bushue works with the district on insuring compliance with state and federal law, risk management, and providing consultation related to specific personnel issues.
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7.f. Annual Approval of Consolidated District Plan
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Annually, the District must approve the Consolidated District Plan in order for the District to access and use Evidence Based Funding (EBF) funds from the state. EBF funds are the District's single largest source of funds. The Consolidated District Plan is intended to show how a variety of federal and state grant programs are coordinated.
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7.g. Extension of transportation contract with First Student
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The District contracts with First Student for bus service. The current status of our contract with First Student allows us to extend the contract annually and for one year at a time unless another transportation service provider expresses interest in bidding. No other service provider has expressed interest in bidding, and the recommendation is to extend the contract with First Student for the 22-23 school year.
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8. Action: Discussion and Possible Approval of Any Items Removed from Consent Agenda
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9. Action: Memorandum of Understanding with Illinois Tutoring Initiative
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This is a new program. Beginning in the fall of 2022 and extending to the fall of 2024, RCS will partner with Illinois State University to provide tutoring support to RCS students.
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10. Action: Approve Bid for Doors at Eastlawn
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The District is recommending the installation of 24 classroom doors at Eastlawn. Door replacement is part of our Health Life Safety plan. Three qualified bidders submitted bids. The recommendation is to approve the lowest bidder, Barber & DeAtley, Inc, for $112,100. $50,000 of this improvement will be paid through the state's school facilities grant.
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11. Action: 22-23 Board Calendar
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The calendar includes a monthly Board meeting on the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 except where noted. The Board reserves the right to change the calendar in the future. The recommendation is to approve the calendar as presented.
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12. Action: Reorganization of CARE; Discussion of Elementary Behavior/Discipline
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The Board will have the opportunity to discuss elementary student behavior and discipline programming. In order to provide more long-term alternative placement for elementary school students, the recommendation is to increase the staffing of CARE by one FTE. The preferred increase in FTE is one teacher, but administration may fill the position with a TA should the District be unable to hire a qualified teacher. The administration will continue to work to develop specific criteria for this program, but there is a need to move on staffing now.
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13. Information Items
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13.a. FOIA requests.
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13.b. Media
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13.c. Buildings and Grounds Committee Minutes 3/21/22
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13.d. Tentative Budget Amendment
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The District will have to complete a budget amendment for Fiscal Year 22. Historically, the District completes a budget amendment annually. Administration is preparing a tentative budget amendment, and this serves as notification to the Board.
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14. Move to Closed Session-Selection of person to fill a public office; Personnel.
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15. Closed Session
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16. Reconvene Open Session
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17. Action: Appoint New School Board Member
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18. Administer Oath of Office to New Board Member
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19. Resume Public Comments As Needed
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Should the total initial Public Comments during the meeting approach or exceed a cumulative time of 30 minutes, the Board may suspend additional Public Comments until this time. Comments are limited to five minutes. Board members will not respond to public comments during "Public Comments".
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20. Board and Superintendent Comments
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21. Action: Adjournment
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