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Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met June 25.

Here is the minutes provided by the Board:

Roll Call:

Members present: Christopher Bohlen

Jess Gathing

Karen Johnston, Vice President

Angela Shea, Secretary

Barbara Wells, President

Darrell Williams

Members absent: Mary Archie (*entered at 6:34 pm)

A quorum was declared present.

Closed Session At 6:32 p.m., motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Williams, to adjourn to the teachers’ lounge for closed session to discuss the 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. All ayes; motion carried.

The closed session was adjourned at 7:06 p.m.

At 7:08 p.m., the regular session was reconvened.

President Barbara Wells led the Pledge of Allegiance.

Meeting with the Board were:

Dr. Genevra Walters, Superintendent

Robert Grossi, Assistant Superintendent

Dr. Kathleen O’Connor, Assistant Superintendent

Vicki Scott, Recording Secretary

There were no news reporters present.

Superintendent’s Report Dr. Walters stated there was information in BoardDocs on the United Way Strong Neighborhoods Initiative. She said she is currently serving on the Community Impact Committee as well as the United Way Board. Dr. Walters would like to pursue a partnership with United Way, the City of Kankakee, and the Kankakee Police Department to help identify a house in the community that could be used for this initiative. She will keep the board up-to-date on the progress. She originally thought a house that the District purchased through the tax sale could fit the needs, but found out the house is inhabitable. Dr. Walters will continue to explore options for this initiative.

Public Comments:

The following public comment was made.

Name; Topic:

Al Strickland Mr. Strickland informed the Board about his minority owned business within the community - HIQH20 Purification Filtration Company.

Consent Agenda:

The following items were presented:

1. The following Board minutes were presented for approval:

➢ June 11, 2018 – Regular Meeting (Regular & Executive Session Minutes)

2. The Regular Bills were presented for approval. (See Insert A.)

3. The following personnel items were presented for approval:

Name; Position; Effective Date:

Resignations (Licensed Educational Professional)

Maribeth Karr 7th Grade Teacher at KJHS End of the 2017-18 School Year

Mary McElroy 4th Grade Teacher at King End of the 2017-18 School Year

Resignation (Support Personnel)

Gines Gaytan Paraprofessional at Kennedy End of the 2017-18 School Year

Appointment (Administrative Personnel)

Keryl Carter Principal at Avis Huff July 1, 2018

Appointments (Licensed Educational Professionals)

Alyssa Norden General Music/Choir Teacher at Kennedy August 20, 2018

Maron Ramirez Family Consumer Science Teacher at KJHS August 20, 2018

April Richey Student Support Co-Teacher at KJHS August 20, 2018

Diantha Strylowski Student Support Co-Teacher at Avis Huff August 20, 2018

Megan Williams Guidance Counselor at KHS August 20, 2018

Appointments (Support Personnel)

Maria Emery Spanish Instructor/JROTC Instructor at KHS August 20, 2018

Rachel Thornton Secretary at KJHS August 1, 2018

Internal Appointment (Administrative Personnel)

Edith Bender-Petty Assistant Principal at KHS (Sophomores) July 1, 2018

Internal Appointment (Support Personnel)

Annette Flournoy Head Bookkeeper District Level at LCC July 1, 2018

Appointments (Extra-Duty Assignments)

Candace Frye Student Lunch Coverage 17-18 2nd Sem-KHS June 25, 2018

Jodette Giannakopoulos Student Lunch Coverage 17-18 2nd Sem-KHS June 25, 2018

Leave of Absence (Support Personnel)

Lamar Hamilton Head Custodian at Avis Huff 7/1/18 - 8/31/18

President Wells asked for a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Motion was made by Shea, seconded by Gathing, to approve the above listed Consent Agenda items as presented. Roll Call Vote--Ayes: Archie, Bohlen, Gathing, Johnston, Shea, Williams, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

Action Items 1. Workers’ Compensation Insurance President Wells asked for a motion to approve the Workers’ Compensation Insurance. Motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Shea, to approve the Workers’ Compensation Insurance as presented. President Wells asked if there were any questions. Mr. Bohlen asked if RFP’s were done on a regular basis. Mr. Grossi replied that a RFP was done last year.

Roll Call Vote—Ayes: Bohlen, Gathing, Johnston, Shea, Williams, Archie, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.

2. Student Accident Insurance President Wells asked for a motion to approve the Student Accident Insurance. Motion was made by Bohlen, seconded by Archie, to approve the Student Accident Insurance as presented. President Wells asked if there were any questions on the Student Accident Insurance. Hearing none, President Wells asked for a motion to approve the Student Accident Insurance.

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

Old Business:

There was no old business discussed.

Information and Proposals:

The following items were provided for information:

1. Strong Neighborhoods Initiative

2. Golf Outing

Dr. Walters introduced Edith Bender-Petty, the newly hired assistant principal for Kankakee High School.

At 7:18 p.m., motion was made by Gathing and seconded by Williams to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion carried.

https://www.ksd111.org/cms/lib/IL01904746/Centricity/Domain/68/June25-18Minutes.pdf