Kankakee Times

Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met March 6.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

The regular meeting of the Board of Education of Kankakee School District No. 111, Kankakee County, Illinois, was held at 5:03 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose Room at Mark Twain Primary School, 2250 East Court Street, Kankakee, Illinois.

Roll Call

Members present: Mary Archie

Jess Gathing, Jr.

Joseph Lightfoot

Angela Shea, Secretary

Barbara Wells, President

Members absent: Karen Johnston (*entered at 5:05 PM)

Darrell Williams (*entered at 5:24 PM)

A quorum was declared present.

Closed Session:

At 5:04 p.m., motion was made by Archie, seconded by Gathing, to adjourn to the Library for closed session to discuss:

• Appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity, and;

• Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees

Roll Call Vote--Ayes: Archie, Gathing, Lightfoot, Shea, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

The closed session was adjourned at 6:00 p.m.

At 7:00 p.m., the regular session was reconvened.

Mark Twain students led the pledge and their school mantra in both English and Spanish.

Meeting with the Board were:

Dr. Genevra A. Walters, Superintendent

Robert Grossi, Assistant Superintendent

Felice Hybert, Assistant Superintendent

Dr. Kathleen O’Connor, Assistant Superintendent

Vicki Scott, Recording Secretary

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

Superintendent’s Report – Dr. Genevra A. Walters

➢ Good News

• Steuben would like to thank the organization, “For the Love of Lauren” in Hammond, Indiana, for donating sixty coats to their students. The head of this organization lost her child due to gunfire and created this agency in her memory.

• The girls’ varsity basketball team set numerous records this year:

➢ Second most wins since the 1993-1994 season with a record of 23-8

➢ Won the regional championship, beating Hillcrest

➢ Won the sectional championship with an exciting win over Bishop McNamara

➢ First Sweet 16 appearance

➢ First Elite 8 appearance

➢ Coach Maniatis went over 500 career wins during the season

• The boys’ basketball team won the Kankakee Holiday Tournament for the first time in fifteen years. They also won the All-City Championship for the first time in seven years and they are the No. 1 seed in the IHSA Regional Tournament for the first time in nine years. The team also won the Regional Championship for the first time in ten years.

• On the sophomore level, the boys’ basketball team won the Southland Athletic Conference Championship for the first time in a long time.

• All four of the Kankakee robotics teams had great success this season! Although not advancing to the state competition, RoboKays were 3rd place for the Rockwell Collins Innovate Award and KayBots were on the Finalist Alliance at the South Suburban Qualifying competition.

Also at the South Suburban Qualifying competition, KayTech won the Connect Award and 2nd place Think Award; Mechanized Kay-OS won the Think Award and 3rd place Motivate Award. Both KayTech and Mechanized-OS earned an advancement to the FTC Illinois State Tournament from these awards! At the state tournament, KayTech finished in the top 3 for the Motivate Award.

• The Kankakee High School Matchpoints Team placed 2nd at the KCC Matchpoints Tournament that was held on February 23rd. The students won a $100 scholarship for KHS.

Principal’s Report Ms. Garza, Principal of Mark Twain, began her presentation with the introduction of the staff members present. She showed a video of students in action as to how Mark Twain is growing students as Global citizens.

Principal’s Report:

Ms. Garza, Principal of Mark Twain, began her presentation with the introduction of the staff members present. She showed a video of students in action as to how Mark Twain is growing students as Global citizens.

Public Comments:

The following public comments were made:

Name; Topic:

Alicia Young Stated that she did not receive due process and handed out a three-ring binder of information for Board review.

Antonio Young Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Victoria Thomas Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Stanley Nevels Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Candice Jackson Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Camille Andrews Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Bonnie Tolliver Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Garry Johnson Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Angela Wilson Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Sarah Springer Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Jessica Watson Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Jazmine Watson Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Latrice Grant Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Tyler Lovell Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Mary Ellen McElroy Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Alex Graves Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Robert Ellington-Snipes Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Anthia Winslow Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Willie Dixon, Jr. Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Breon Boyd Spoke in support of Alicia Young, Principal at King Middle Grade School

Consent Agenda:

The following items were presented:

1. The following Board minutes were presented for approval:

February 12, 2018-Regular Meeting (Regular & Executive Session Minutes)

2. The Payroll and Related Bills were presented for approval. (See Insert A.)

3. The Regular Bills were presented for approval. (See Insert B.)

4. The Illinois High School Association membership was presented for approval.

5. The Illinois Elementary School Association membership was presented for approval.

6. The following personnel items were presented for approval:

Motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Gathing, to approve the above listed Consent Agenda items as presented. Roll Call Vote--Ayes: Archie, Gathing (abstained on G.8. only), Johnston, Lightfoot, Shea, Williams, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Action Items:

1.Resolution for Honorable Dismissal of District Funded Programs and Initiatives

The Resolution for honorable dismissal of district funded programs and initiatives was presented for approval.

• Deveta Kimbrough, Full time locker room assistant

Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Johnston, to approve the Resolution for honorable dismissal of district funded programs and initiatives as presented. Roll Call Vote—Ayes: Gathing, Johnston, Lightfoot, Shea, Williams, Archie, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

2. Resolution to give Written Notice of Reassignment and Reclassification to Mrs. Alicia Young The Resolution to give written notice of reassignment and reclassification to Mrs. Alicia Young was presented for approval.

Mr. Lightfoot asked to table the Resolution (H.2.) and go back into closed session. President Wells asked for a motion to table the Resolution (H.2.).

Motion was made by Lightfoot, seconded by Johnston, to table the Resolution to give written notice of reassignment and reclassification to Mrs. Alicia Young. Roll Call Vote – Ayes: Johnston, Lightfoot, Shea, Williams, Archie, Gathing, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Closed Session:

At 8:38 PM, a motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Gathing, to go into Closed Session for the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. Roll Call Vote – Ayes: Lightfoot, Shea, Williams, Archie, Gathing, Johnston, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion Carried.

The closed session was adjourned at 8:55 PM.

At 8:58 pm, the regular session was reconvened.

Roll Call

Members present: Mary Archie

Jess Gathing, Jr.

Karen Johnston

Joseph Lightfoot

Angela Shea

Barbara A. Wells

Darrell Williams

Members absent: None

2. Resolution to give Written Notice of Reassignment and Reclassification to Mrs. Alicia Young The Resolution to give written notice of reassignment and reclassification to Mrs. Alicia Young was presented for approval.

Motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Gathing, to approve the Resolution to give written notice of reassignment and reclassification to Mrs. Alicia Young as presented. Roll Call Vote—Ayes: Williams, Archie, Gathing, Johnston, Shea, and Wells. Nays: Lightfoot. Motion carried.

Old Business:

There was no old business discussed.

Information and Proposals:

The following items were provided for information:

1. Freedom of Information Request

2. Holiday Tournament Report

3. Budget Update

4. State and Federal Revenue Report

5. Previous Bill Runs

6. Staff Absence Report

At 9:00 p.m., motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Shea, to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion carried.

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