Rockford Public School District 205 Board of Education met Feb. 17.
Here is the agenda provided by the board:
1. Call to Order
A. Roll Call
B. Pledge of Allegiance
C. Recitation of Mission Statement: The mission of Rockford
Public Schools is to collaboratively engage all students in an equitable first class education for a changing world.
2. Recognitions
3. Petitions & Communications (Limited to 30 minutes)
A. If you wish to speak to the Board, please complete the card provided. Requests for speaking time must be submitted on designated cards and turned in to the designated staff.
Maximum speaking time is 3 minutes. Cards will be accepted until 10 minutes prior to the scheduled beginning of the meeting.
4. Report and *Action on Items that Proceeded through the Performance and Monitoring Committee
A. *Charter School Reauthorization
B. *2026 – 2027 Student Code of Conduct – Jennifer Lawrence, Chief of Student Services
C. Handle with Care Update
5. Consent Agenda – Performance and Monitoring Committee
A. PAYROLL
B. Accounts Payable
C. Purchase Orders
D. Contract Purchase Orders
E. Air Travel – February 17, 2026
F. Monthly Cash and Investment Report – December 2025 – Jamie Murray, CPA, Executive Director of Finance
G. Financial results: December 2025 – Ms. Jamie Murray, CPA, Executive Director of Finance
H. Fiscal Year 2027 Student Fees
I. RPS Managed Change Order Log
J. Teacher Created Materials – Two-Way Language Immersion at Barbour
K. Renaissance PD- Johnson Elementary
L. Safe & Civil Schools – Explicit Instruction Training
M. iReady/RTTB Tier 1 Math Coaching
N. CDW AWS Essential Managed Services SoW
O. LINQ Nutrition Software Contract Renewal
6. Report and *Action on Items that Proceeded through the Planning and Development Committee
A. *Transfer from Working Cash Fund to Capital Projects Fund
B. *Resolution and Intergovernmental Agreement for Property Transfer to the Rockford Park District for the Bloom Park Playground Project
C. *Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the City of Rockford for Site Logistics Work at Lincoln Middle School
7. Consent Agenda – Planning and Development Committee
A. RFP No. 26-13 Pupil Transportation Services
B. IFB No. 26-22 Conklin ES Asbestos Abatement
8. Report and *Action on Items that Proceeded through the Governance Committee
A. *5.90 Abused and Neglected Child Reporting
B. *5.300 Educational Support Personnel; Schedules and Employment Year
C. *6.20 School Year Calendar and Day
D. *6.60 Curriculum Content
E. *6.300 Graduation Requirements
F. *7.70 Attendance and Truancy
G. *7.190 Student Discipline
H. *7.290 Suicide and Depression Awareness and Prevention
9. Consent Agenda – Governance Committee
A. Meeting Minutes: January 20, 2026
B. Freedom of Information Log
10. Closed Session Consent Items
A. Notice to Remedy: Dannielle Parrotte
B. Appointment of a 12-Month, Principal K-8 assigned to SOAR Academy
C. Appointment of a 12-Month Staff Attorney
D. HR Report
11. Closed Session Consent Items Student Discipline – Suspension Appeals and Expulsions
A. P0039X-26
B. P0040X-26
C. P0041X-26
D. P0043X-26
E. H0051X-26
F. P0048A-26
12. Closed Session Consent Items Student Discipline – EIAs
A. H0053-26
B. P0042-26
C. P0044-26
D. P0046-26
E. P0049-26
13. Superintendent’s Report
14. Board Member Comments/Other Business/New Business/Agenda Recommendations
15. Adjournment
The regular order of business may be suspended upon consent of 2/3’s of the members present. Board Policy Manual, subsection 2.220 *Items requiring Roll Call Vote **Administration is requesting suspension of the rules to allow action to take place at the first reading of this item.
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