Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met July 10.
Here is the minutes as provided by the board:
The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Kankakee School District No. 111, Kankakee County,
Illinois, was held at 6:30 p.m. in the Library at Kankakee High School, 1200 West Jeffery Street, Kankakee,
Illinois.
Roll Call
Members present: Mary Archie
Jess Gathing, Jr.
Karen Johnston, Vice President
Joseph Lightfoot
Barbara A. Wells, President
Members absent: Angela Shea, Secretary
Darrell Williams
A quorum was declared present.
Acting Secretary
President Wells asked for a motion to appoint Karen Johnston as the acting secretary in the absence of
Angela Shea.
Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Archie, to appoint Karen Johnston as the acting secretary.
Roll Call Vote—Ayes: Archie, Gathing, Johnston, Lightfoot, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.
Closed Session
At 6:32 p.m., motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Gathing, to adjourn to the Teachers’ Lounge for
closed session to discuss appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of
specific employees of the public body and litigation. ROLL CALL VOTE--Ayes: Archie, Gathing, Johnston,
Lightfoot, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.
The closed session was adjourned at 6:47 p.m.
At 7:00 p.m. the regular session was reconvened.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Board President, Barbara Wells.
Meeting with the Board were:
Robert Grossi, Assistant Superintendent
Felice Hybert, Assistant Superintendent
Dr. Kathleen O’Connor, Assistant Superintendent
Vicki Scott, Recording Secretary
There were no news reporters present.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
Consent Agenda
The following items were presented:
• The following Board of Education minutes were presented for approval:
o June 26, 2017 (Regular & Closed Session Minutes)
• The Regular Bills were presented for approval. (See Insert A.)
• The Payroll and Related Bills were presented for approval. (See Insert B.)
• The Resolution for the Release of Executive Session Minutes and Destruction of Recordings
was presented for approval. (See Insert C.)
• The Fuel Bid for the 2017-2018 school year was presented for approval.
• The KHS Overnight Trip Request to Bloomington, Illinois was presented for approval.
• The following personnel items were presented for approval:
Staff Member Position Effective Date
Resignations (Licensed Educational Professionals)
Laura Pignatiello 3rd Grade Teacher at Edison End of 2016-17 School Year
Seneca Stevenson Social Worker at KHS End of 2016-17 School Year
Kendra Sykes 2nd Grade Teacher at Edison End of 2016-17 School Year
Nikea Vernardo 5th Grade Teacher at King End of 2016-17 School Year
Kayla Wetzel Speech Language Pathologist at Avis Huff End of 2016-17 School Year
Resignation (Support Personnel)
Diane Moreno-Lopez Office Clerk at King TBD
Resignations (Extra-Duty Assignments)
Angela Kanak Musical Asst. Director at KHS July 10, 2017
Angela Kanak Fall Play Asst. Director at KHS July 10, 2017
Appointments (Licensed Educational Professionals)
Curtis Crossley Permanent Substitute at KHS August 14, 2017
Brenna Dohm Science Teacher at KJHS August 14, 2017
Devin Glover-Johnson Permanent Substitute at King/Kennedy August 14, 2017
Lee Grant Permanent Substitute at KHS August 14, 2017
Samuel Jordan Permanent Substitute at KJHS August 14, 2017
Mary Ellen McElroy 4th Grade Dual Language at King August 14, 2017
Amy Robertson Math Teacher at KHS August 14, 2017
Michael Sneideraitis Math Teacher at KJHS August 14, 2017
Roderick Whyte Physical Education Teacher at KJHS August 14, 2017
Appointments (Support Personnel)
Karen McMillan Instructional Coach at Proegler August 14, 2017
Diana Moreno-Lopez 12 Month Flex Executive Secretary at Steuben TBD
Appointments (Extra-Duty Assignments)
Brad Burns Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
John Geary Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
Lawrence Johnson Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
Robert Johnson Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
Sam Jordan Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
Mike Krol Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
Josh Lindstrom Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
Benny Phillips Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
Delbert Trowell Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
Roderick Whyte Athletic Director at KJHS July 10, 2017
Albert Zika Football Assistant Coach at KHS July 10, 2017
President Wells asked if there were any questions on the Consent Agenda items. Hearing none, President
Wells asked for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda.
Motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Archie, to approve the above listed Consent Agenda items as
presented. Roll Call Vote--Ayes: Archie, Gathing, Johnston, Lightfoot, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion
carried.
Old Business
There was no old business.
Information and Proposals
1. The following personnel transfers were reported:
Staff Member Transferred To Effective Date
Licensed Educational Professionals
Carrie Quigley Resource Co-Teacher at KJHS August 14, 2017
Linda Lee Special Ed Co-Teacher at LCC August 14, 2017
Cassandra Maiden Self-Contained at KJHS August 14, 2017
2. Name Correction from June 26, 2017 Board of Education Meeting
Mr. Keith White was presented to the BOE on June 26, 2017 as a paraprofessional, the
name should have been Keith Wilson
3. Recap of Bill Run
4. Budget Update
5. State & Federal Revenue Report
At 7:03 p.m. motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Archie, to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion
carried.
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