August 17, 2023 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting

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

Description:  District administration and architect, VP Trihn of Arcon, will present options for future PreK facilities. Options include renovation of an existing RCS facility, lease and renovation of an existing third-party property, and/or construction of a new facility. The Board is asked to provide guidance to administration on how to proceed with planning. Based on the Board's prerogative, the Board may move to closed session for review of possible lease options and may take action on possible lease options. Both closed session and possible action are listed as separate agenda items.

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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.

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:

1. Address the Board only at the appropriate time as indicated on the agenda and when recognized by the Board President.
2. 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.
3. Observe the Board President's decision to shorten public comment to conserve time and give the maximum number of individuals an opportunity to speak.
4. Observe the Board President's decision to determine procedural matters regarding public participation not otherwise covered in Board policy.
5. Conduct oneself with respect and civility toward others and otherwise abide by Board Policy, 8:30, Visitors to and Conduct on School Property.

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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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 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.

Description:  Regular personnel items.

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• Loman Ray Insurance provided ice cream, via the Moo Truck, to all RCS staff on August 14.
• Dan Ditchfield's office of Hoarce Mann Insurance provided coffee and donuts to all RCS staff on August 14.
• Kraft donated school supplies for RCS students.
• The Community Services Center donated backpacks of school supplies for RCS students.

Description:  The Illinois School Code requires that the Board of Education annually appoint a School Treasurer who also acts in the capacity of the Districts Investment Officer.  The Code requires that the Treasurer be properly bonded and that these bonds be filed in the Office of the Regional Superintendent of Schools by September 1 of each year.  At this time administration recommends that Kendra Good be appointed the District’s School Treasurer effective July 1, 2023.  The appropriate Treasurer Bonds have been secured by the District’s insurance broker.

Description:  The Board is approving the use of the attached Superintendent Annual Evlaution Tool.

Description:  The tentative budget document for FY24 is attached for review. The Tentative Budget is formally posted on August 17, 2023, at least 30 days prior to the anticipated approval of the Regular Budget on September 21, 2023. The District will hold a formal Budget Approval Hearing at the start of the September Board Meeting.

The Tentative Budget is not the final budget, but reflects the current anticipated revenues and expenditures. The numbers in the Regular Budget  (approved, "final" budget) may be different than the Tentative Budget. The superintendent will highlight any significant changes between the Tentative and Regular Budgets. The Regular Budget may be amended throughout the fiscal year following appropriate procedures.

Description:  Rooms to Improve. News-Gazette. 8-8-23.