--- title: RLC Board Of Trustees Meeting Highlights December 10, 2024 description: Rend Lake College Board of Trustees Highlights from December 10, 2024. --- [Rend Lake College News ](https://rlc.edu/news) # [RLC Board Of Trustees Meeting Highlights December 10, 2024](https://rlc.edu/news/rlc-board-of-trustees-meeting-highlights-december10-2024) Written by [Kendra Gregory](https://rlc.edu/news/author/kendra-gregory) | Dec 11, 2024 3:07:23 AM   **Please contact the Marketing & Communications Department at 618-437-5321, Ext. 1223 or [by email](mailto:gregoryk@rlc.edu) if you have questions or need information.** ## Board of Trustees Meeting - December 10, 2024 ***Meeting Highlights*** ### **Under New Business, the Board:** - **Approved Revisions to Rend Lake College* Policy 3.1110 - Computation of Hourly Rate of Pay for Part-Time Employees,*** second reading; AMENDED, effective January 1, 2025. *RATIONALE: These revisions are needed to better suit the needs of the institution. These salary increases are also an attempt to remain competitive with industry and other institutions, as well as, the status of minimum wage in Illinois.* - **Approved Course/Curriculum, **the following requests for a new course and inactivating curriculum were approved: - Approval- New Course **NURS 2202 NCLEX-RN Prep Course** Effective 1/1/2025 - Approval- Inactivate Curriculum **ACP 0105 Computer Programming** Effective 8/1/2025 - **CSCI 0119 Programming With .Net Platform** Effective 8/1/2025 The following changes are for informational purposes only and do not need submission to ICCB: - **CRJS 0039 Criminal Justice** Effective 6/1/2025 - **OFTC 0001 Office Technologies Assistant** Effective 6/1/2025 *RATIONALE: The above items have been approved by the Curriculum Committee and Academic Council. These course and curriculum requests improve the college's educational offerings and support efforts to enhance the quality of instruction.* - **Approved 3-Year Agreement between Board of Trustees of Rend Lake College, Community College District No. 521 and Rend Lake College Federation of Teachers, Local No. 3708 AFT, IFT, AFL-CIO**, effective immediately upon Board approval. *RATIONALE: The raises for 2024-2025, 2025-2026, and 2026-2027 are equitable for the faculty and are competitive with our peer group institutions. The faculty union has voted in the affirmation for this agreement.* - **Approved the 2025-2026, 2026-2027 and 2027-2028 Academic Calendars**, effective December 10, 2024. *RATIONALE: The calendars fulfill the requirements set forth for Rend Lake College by both the Illinois Community College Board, RLC Board policy, and the faculty contract.* - **Resolved to Adopt 2024 Tax Levy (Payable 2025).** *RATIONALE: The proposed taxes to be levied for tax year 2024 payable 2025 can be viewed in the Board of Trustees Meeting Packet. Due to the fact that the amount of the proposed corporate and special purpose tax levy is greater than 105% of the prior year’s levy, Rend Lake College published a notice of tax increase and conducted a Truth in Taxation hearing. The Truth in Taxation hearing was held in the Warrior Lounge on the Rend Lake College Ina Campus, 468 N Ken Gray Parkway, Ina IL on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 at 6:30 PM* - **Approval of 2025-2026 Rend Lake College Catalog, to be provided**, effective December 10, 2024. *RATIONALE: The catalog contains information related to academic standards, program requirements and student policies which cover admission, instruction and graduation.* - **Approved Rend Lake College Board of Trustees Calendar Year 2025 Meeting Schedule**, effective December 10, 2024. *RATIONALE: The calendar year 2025 schedule provides for the Board of Trustees to meet on Tuesdays each month in the Event Center Warrior Lounge on the Rend Lake College campus.* - **Approved the Decommission of Decennial Committee**, effective December 10, 2024. *RATIONALE: The Decennial Committee has met its obligations per Illinois Public Act 50 ILCS 70. Three committee meetings were held as required and a final report was mailed to all county boards in the college district.* - **Ratified the Agreement to Purchase Real Estate at Auction, and to Make Subsequent Purchase of Parcels of Land Located near the Rend Lake College MarketPlace.** *RATIONALE: The Administration feels that this purchase of land would allow for future expansion of the College. * ### **Under Personnel, the Board:** - Accepted with regret the retirement resignation of Jacey Donoho, RLCF Children's Center Lead Toddler Room Teacher, effective December 20, 2024. - Appointed Andrea Jo Beltz as Cosmetology & Esthetics Instructor, effective January 6, 2025, pending a successful background check. - Appointed Johnnie Doolin as Industrial Electronics Instructor, effective January 6, 2025, pending a successful background check. - Granted Permission to Create the Position of Dean – Pinckneyville Campus Advancement and Outreach, approved the Job Description, and Transfer Dean of Arts and Sciences Andrea Banach, effective January 1, 2025. - Granted Approval of Revisions to Rend Lake College Policy & Procedure 1.5000 - Organizational Chart and Organizational Structure of the Rend Lake College Foundation, effective January 1, 2025. *RATIONALE: This organizational structure meets the needs of the institution and alignment of duties due to the critical nature of the Foundation's work in achieving the mission of the college. These individuals have advanced the work of the Foundation in a manner consistent with the college's goals and strategic priorities.* ### **Under Financial Information, the Board:** - Approved ratification of the payment of college expenses including travel expense reimbursements ### **Other Information:** - The Truth in Taxation Hearing was held prior to the Board of Trustees meeting. - The Marketing and Communications Department presented the new website. ### **Mark Your Calendars** Thursday, December 12, 2024; 6:00 PM RLC Foundation Annual Dinner Event Center Friday, December 13, 2024; 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM RLC Faculty/Staff Holiday Party Event Center Friday, January 10, 2025; 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM Student Success Day Learning Resource Center and PDA Tuesday, January 14, 2025; 6:30 PM Board of Trustees Meeting Warrior Lounge Wednesday, February 5 or 12, 2025; 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM ACES 2025 Competition Event Center Tuesday, February 18, 2025; 8:00 AM - 3:00 PM In-Service RLC Ina Campus Tuesday, February 18, 2025; 4:00 PM RLC Open House Event Center Thursday, February 27, 2025; 5:30 PM  Annual RLC Foundation Scholarship Dinner  Event Center Thursday, March 6, 2025; 8:00 AM Transition Summit Event Center Thursday & Friday, March 10 & 11, 2025; 8:00 AM  Kickstart Your Journey  Event Center Tuesday, March 18, 2025; 5:00 PM  Advisory Committee Meetings  Event Center and Breakout Rooms ### **Resources** [Board of Trustees Members and Documents](https://rlc.edu/board-of-trustees)   [View full post](https://rlc.edu/news/rlc-board-of-trustees-meeting-highlights-december10-2024) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Kendra Gregory" }, "dateModified" : "2024-12-11T21:46:16.239Z", "datePublished" : "2024-12-11T03:07:23Z", "headline" : "RLC Board Of Trustees Meeting Highlights December 10, 2024", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 1152, "url" : "https://19965840.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/19965840/Imported_Blog_Media/campus-aerial-whitelogo-YouTube-May-10-2024-08-43-25-5667-PM.jpg", "width" : 2048 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://rlc.edu/news/rlc-board-of-trustees-meeting-highlights-december10-2024", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60.0, "url" : "https://19965840.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/19965840/rlc%20logos/2009-11-30_RLC_LOGO_FINAL_BLACK.png", "width" : 82.06687 }, "name" : "Rend Lake College News" } } ```