Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met June 25.
Here is the minutes provided by the board:
A Special meeting of the Board of Education of Kankakee School District No. 111, Kankakee County, Illinois, was held at 5:30 p.m. in Room 217 at Lincoln Cultural Center, 240 Warren Avenue, Kankakee, Illinois.
ROLL CALL
Members present: Mary Archie
Jess Gathing, Vice President
Deb Johnston
Angela Shea, Secretary
Barbara A. Wells, President
Members absent: Christopher Bohlen
Darrell Williams (*entered at 5:35 PM)
A quorum was declared present.
The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Board President Wells.
Meeting with the Board were:
Dr. Genevra A. Walters, Superintendent
Dr. Kathleen O’Connor, Assistant Superintendent
Annette Pancotto, Recording Secretary
No news reporters were present.
Superintendent’s Report
Dr. Walters gave a report on the 2019/2020 School Schedules. The Junior High School and High School will be starting at 7:40 a.m. and getting out a little earlier. The students that will receive additional support or interventions will stay later (behavior, curriculum content struggle or missing assignments). All of Montessori will mirror the Junior High School and High School schedule. Final Schedule and more details will be provided at next July 8, 2019 BOE Meeting.
Dr. Walters acknowledged eLearning with regards to the new legislation and stated that the District will be able to continue eLearning because of the waivers received from ISBE based on the District having competency based learning at the Junior High and High Schools. The District will also be able to integrate the other District schools into the waiver for eLearning.
Public Comments
No public comments were made.
Consent Agenda
The following personnel items were presented for approval:
| Name | Position | Effective Date |
| Resignations – Licensed Educational Professionals | ||
| Gail Fay | Math Teacher at KHS | End of 2019/20 school year (correction) |
| Diane Morris | Family & Consumer Science Teacher at KHS | End of 2018/19 school year |
| Rebekah Ruettiger | Social Worker at KHS | End of 2018/19 school year |
| Resignations – Support Personnel | ||
| Shirley Brittain | Secretary at Taft | June 30, 2019 |
| Sicilia Heniff | Head Start Teacher at Proegler | End of 2018/19 school year |
| Julie Rodgers | Paraprofessional at Kennedy | End of 2019/20 school year |
| Appointment - Administrative Personnel | ||
| Jacqanai Gipson | Assistant Principal at JHS | July 1, 2019 |
| Appointments – Licensed Educational Professionals | ||
| Bonita Arceneaux | MTSS Teacher King | August 15, 2019 |
| Michael Hawn | Social Worker at KHS | August 15, 2019 |
| Bruce Korensky | Co-Teacher at KHS | August 15, 2019 |
| Amy Loconte | Special Education Teacher at KHS | August 15, 2019 |
| Alejandro Orozco | Dual Language Teacher at Steuben | August 15, 2019 |
| Scott Teeters | Physical Education Teacher at JHS | August 15, 2019 |
| Appointments - Support Personnel | ||
| Jacqueline Kurek | Social Worker Intern at JHS | August 15, 2019 |
| Joyce Majors | Preschool for All Paraprofessional at Proegler | August 15, 2019 |
| Mary Martinez | Preschool for All Parent Coordinator at Stueben | August 15, 2019 |
| Dora Mendez | Preschool for All Parent Coordinator at Mark Twain | August 15, 2019 |
| Danielle Myles | Wayfinding Coach at Avis Huff | August 5, 2019 |
| Leave of Absence – Support Personnel | ||
| Lamar Hamilton | Custodian at Avis Huff | June 1, 2019 through October 31, 2019 |
Motion was made by Shea, seconded by Johnston, to approve the above listed Consent Agenda items as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE--Archie, Gathing, Johnston, Shea, Williams, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.
Dr. O’Connor introduced and welcomed newly hired Assistant Principal at Junior High School, Jacqanai Gipson.
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1. Previous Bill Run
At 5:40 p.m., motion was made by Williams, seconded by Archie, to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion carried.
https://www.ksd111.org/cms/lib/IL01904746/Centricity/Domain/68/SpecialMeeting-Jun25.19.pdf
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