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Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met January 30. 

Here is the minutes as provided by the board:

A special meeting of the Board of Education of Kankakee School District No. 111, Kankakee County, Illinois, was held at 6:00 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

                                                                      Angela Shea, Secretary

                         Members absent:                 Joseph Lightfoot

                                                                      Barbara A. Wells, President

                                                                      Darrell Williams

A quorum was declared present.

Meeting with the Board was:

                        Dr. Genevra A. Walters, Superintendent

                         Robert Grossi, Assistant Superintendent

                         Vicki Scott, Recording Secretary

News reporter, Mr. John Dykstra, was present from The Daily Journal.

The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Karen Johnston, Board Vice President.

There were no public comments.

Consent Agenda

The following personnel items were presented for approval:

                   Name                                  Position                                               Effective Date

Resignation – Licensed Educational Professional

Eva Weiss                      6th Grade CCA Teacher at King                                 January 31, 2018

Resignation – Support Personnel

Alejandra Perez             Dual Language Paraprofessional at Mark Twain        January 18, 2018

Internal Appointment – Support Personnel

Lissa Bobo                      Office Secretary at KJHS                                           January 31, 2018

Appointments – Support Personnel

Harry Mitchell                  Paraprofessional at Avis Huff                                    January 31, 2018

Debra Pasel                     Human Resources Secretary at LCC                        January 29, 2018

Appointments (Extra-Duty Assignments)

Brianna Harris                  Assistant Marching Band at KHS                              January 30, 2018

Timothy Lehman              Drumline at KHS                                                       January 30, 2018

Timothy Lehman              Pep Band at KHS                                                      January 30, 2018

Timothy Lehman               Marching Band at KHS                                             January 30, 2018

Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Archie, to approve the above listed Consent Agenda items as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE – Ayes: Archie, Gathing, Johnston, and Shea. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Action Items

1. Kankakee High School Abatement Project Bid

Vice President, Karen Johnston, presented and asked if there were any questions and hearing none, asked for a Roll Call Vote.

Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Archie, to approve the Kankakee High School Abatement Project Bid as presented. ROLL CALL Vote--Ayes: Gathing, Johnston, Shea, and Archie. Nays: none. Motion carried.

2. Kankakee High School Construction Project Bid

Vice President, Karen Johnston, presented and asked if there were any questions and hearing none, asked for a Roll Call Vote.

Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Archie, to approve the Kankakee High School Construction Bid as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE – Ayes: Johnston, Shea, Archie, and Gathing. Nays: none. Motion carried.

At 6:03 p.m., a motion was made by Shea, seconded by Archie to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion carried.

https://www.ksd111.org/cms/lib/IL01904746/Centricity/Domain/68/SpecialMeeting-Jan30.pdf