December 15, 2022 at 6:00 PM - TRUTH IN TAXATION HEARING immediately followed by SCHOOL CODE WAIVER HEARING immediately followed by REGULAR BOARD MEETING
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1. Pledge of Allegiance
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2. Call to Order (6:00 PM): Truth in Taxation Hearing
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Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.
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3. Action: Approve Agenda Truth in Taxation Hearing
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4. Public Forum: Truth in Taxation Hearing
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During the public forum, comments from the public should be limited to only the Tax Levy (Truth in Taxation Hearing).
The District's fund balances are available in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). The AFR is publicly available in this Board Packet. The Board may address public forum comments and discuss the Tax Levy during that action item during the regular meeting of the board. |
5. Action: Adjournment of the Truth in Taxation Hearing
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6. Call to Order (6:05 PM or immediately following the 6:00 PM Truth in Taxation Hearing that same evening): Public hearing regarding a waiver of the Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05(d) pertaining to Full Day School Improvement Days.
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Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.
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7. Action: Approve Agenda Public hearing regarding a waiver of the Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05(d) pertaining to Full Day School Improvement Days.
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8. Public Forum: Public hearing regarding a waiver of the Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05(d) pertaining to Full Day School Improvement Days.
Description:
During the public forum, comments from the public should be limited to only the waiver of school code.
The Board may address public forum comments and discuss the waiver of school code during that action item during the regular meeting of the board. Currently, Rantoul City Schools #137 holds eight half-day School Improvement Days per year. The District will continue to meet the intent of the School Code by holding four full-day school improvement days (in lieu of the current eight half-days) by accumulating six or more hours of school attendance time, beyond the minimum five clock hours, to be applied towards each full school improvement day, and by utilizing each full-day for the purpose of professional development in conjunction with schools’ School Improvement Plans. During the regular meeting, the Board is asked to approve the request for a waiver. If ISBE and the General Assembly approve the requested waiver, the District will revise the 2023-2024 school calendar. At this time, the district does not anticipate that this will change the beginning and end of the 2022-2023 school year.
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9. Action: Adjournment Public hearing regarding a waiver of the Illinois School Code 105 ILCS 5/10-19.05(d) pertaining to Full Day School Improvement Days.
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10. Call to Order (Immediately following School Code Waiver Hearing): Regular Board Meeting
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Call to Order. Secretary to the Board will take attendance.
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11. Action: Agenda - Additions, Corrections and Modifications
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12. Action: Annual Financial Report
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Russ Leigh and Associates will present the District's Annual Financial Report which includes our Annual Audit.
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13. Public Comments
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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:
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. |
14. 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. |
14.a. Board Meeting Minutes
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14.b. Bills, Treasurer's Report, and Financial Documents
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14.c. Personnel Report
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Regular personnel items.
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14.d. Donations/Grants
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14.e. Job Description: Special Education Instructional Coach / Inclusion Facilitator
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15. Action: Discussion and Possible Approval of Any Items Removed from Consent Agenda
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16. Action: Tax Levy
Description:
The District's fund balances are available in the Annual Financial Report (AFR). The AFR is publicly available in this Board Packet.
The Board is asked to approve the tax levy which will result in a reduction in the likely property tax rate. The proposed property tax levy is in the amount of $6,496,360. If the extension (taxes collected) matches the levy, this would represent a 6.09% increase in total local property tax revenues to the District. However, due to the "tax cap" law, the likely extension will not exceed $6,835,684, a 5.01% increase in revenues. Additionally, the likely tax rate will decrease from 4.6560 to 4.5689. The increase in revenue is a result of an increase in property value, not an increase in the tax rate. |
17. Action: Waiver of School Code Application
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Currently, Rantoul City Schools #137 holds eight half-day School Improvement Days per year. The District will continue to meet the intent of the School Code by holding four full-day school improvement days (in lieu of the current eight half-days) by accumulating six or more hours of school attendance time, beyond the minimum five clock hours, to be applied towards each full school improvement day, and by utilizing each full-day for the purpose of professional development in conjunction with schools’ School Improvement Plans.
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18. Superintendent's Evaluation
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The Superintendent is placing his evaluation before the Board: |
19. Information Items
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19.a. FOIA requests.
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19.b. Media
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19.c. 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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19.d. Revised Promotion/Retention Guidelines
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19.e. First Reading: Board Policy Updates "Press October 2022"
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19.f. Annual Statement of Affairs FY 22
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This document is required to be posted on the District website and submitted to ISBE annually.
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19.g. Facilities Projects Updates
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19.h. Grants: Status of upcoming and submitted grants.
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20. Board and Superintendent Comments
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21. Action: Closed Session-The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees; The purchase or lease of real property for the use of the public body, including meetings held for the purpose of discussing whether a particular parcel should be acquired.
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Reason for Closed Session:
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22. Action: Reconvene to Open Session
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Secretary to the Board will take attendance.
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23. Action: Adjournment
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