Rankin ISD public meetings in 2020
3 substantive meetings from 2020, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Regular Meeting
The Rankin ISD Board of Trustees will meet to consider and potentially approve several significant items, including the guaranteed maximum price for a new elementary school, the acceptance of the audit report for the year ending August 31, 2020, and the designation of $11 million of fund balance toward capital projects. The board will also vote on a revised COVID-specific leave policy, an amendment to a lease with Driftwood Energy, the 2020 tax roll, and the superintendent evaluation instrument. Additionally, the board will consider approving new school guardians in open session after a closed meeting.
- Approve guaranteed maximum price for new elementary school
- Accept audit report for year ending 08-31-2020
- Designate $11 million of fund balance towards capital projects
- Approve revised COVID-specific leave policy for 2020-21 school year
- Approve amendment to lease with Driftwood Energy
Regular Meeting
The Rankin ISD Education Foundation board is meeting to organize itself, including naming officers and appointing non-school officials. They will consider approving operating policies, bylaws, and a resolution, and discuss the foundation's purpose and future meeting schedule. The agenda is mostly procedural for establishing the foundation's governance.
- Consider and/or action on board organization and naming of officers
- Consider and/or action to approve operating policies for the foundation
- Consider and/or action to approve bylaws for the foundation
- Consider and/or action to approve unanimous written consent of directors resolution
- Consider and/or action to appoint non-school officials to the board (2-4, preferably Upton County taxpayers)
Regular Meeting
The Rankin ISD Board will vote to approve the use of public funds for board members' licenses to carry and certify the results of the November 3, 2020, general election. The meeting includes a discussion on the 2019 bond update, specifically regarding the track concession stand and elementary construction, as well as a review of property values, tax collections, and state aid changes. Standard information items include principal reports, the business manager's investment report, and the athletic director's report.
- Approval of public funds for board members' license to carry
- Approval of the canvass of the November 3, 2020, Board of Trustees general election
- Discussion of 2019 bond update: track concession stand, track digital board, and elementary construction calendar
- Discussion of property value lag, tax collection changes, and decrease in state aid
- Review of October 2020 investment report and disbursements