Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met Nov. 14.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The regular Board of Education meeting of Kankakee School District No. 111, Kankakee County, Illinois, was held at 5:35 pm in the multi-purpose room at Steuben Elementary School 520 S. Wildwood Ave. Kankakee, IL 60901
ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Mary Archie
Chris Bohlen
Jess Gathing
Deb Johnston
Barbara Wells, Board President
Darrell Williams, Board Vice President
Members Absent: Tracy Verrett, Board Secretary (entered at 5:51 pm)
A quorum was declared present.
Closed Session
At 5:35 pm, a motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Archie, to adjourn to closed session to discuss: ➢ The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors, or specific volunteers of the district, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor, or volunteer of the District or against legal counsel for the District to determine its validity. ROLL CALL VOTE-Ayes: Archie, Bohlen, Gathing, Johnston, Williams, and Wells.Nays: none. Motion carried.
The closed session was adjourned at 6:59 pm.
The regular session was reconvened at 7:10 pm.
Barbara Wells, Board President, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Meeting with the Board were:
Shemeka Fountain, Assistant Superintendent of HR
Dr. Genevra Walters, Superintendent
Rachel Thornton, Recording Secretary.
No news reporters were present.
Superintendent’s Report
❖ Instruction
➢ Mrs. Rebecca Parks discussed the Community Partnership Grant and the Community Partners the district is working with.
➢ Dr. Walters discussed the K-12 ELA and Math Textbook Adoption Plan and stated we would like to choose the 5-year plan and discussed the Elevate Contract.
❖ Finance
➢ Dr. Walters discussed the creation of the Transportation Department.
➢ Ms. Fountain discussed the Baseball Field Renovation and the School Maintenance Project Grant Application.
❖ Personnel
➢ Ms. Fountain discussed the Flu Shot Clinic for all employees and the partnership with Chicago State University and other universities. Ms. Fountain also discussed the retention plan and the teacher mentoring plan.
Principal’s Report
Mr. Harris discussed the Steuben support system and STAR testing data, introduced staff and acknowledged those who have worked at Steuben this year.
Public Comments
| Name | Topic |
| Robert Ellington-Snipes | Mr. Snipes discussed the teacher shortage and the criteria of a paraprofessional able to substitute. Mr. Snipes also discussed how well Dr. Sims is doing at the high school and discussed a CIPS room. |
Board Report
Mrs. Wells discussed the Three Rivers Division Meeting and Equity Training Meetings.
Consent Agenda
The following items were presented:
● The following Board Minutes were presented for approval.
○ October 24, 2022, Regular Board Meeting (Regular & Closed Session)
● The Regular Bills were presented for approval.
● The Payroll & Related Bills were presented for approval.
● The Head Start Policy Council Documentation was presented for approval.
● The Language Arts & Math Textbook Adoption Plan was presented for approval.
● The Contract with Elevate was presented for approval.
● The School Maintenance Project Grant Application was presented for approval.
● The following Personnel Items were presented for approval:
| Name | Position Effective Date |
| Resignations (Licensed Educational Professional) | |
| Stefon Benoit | Remote English Teacher at KHS End of 2021-2022 School Year |
| Savanna Nicholls | Science Instructor at KJHS August 30, 2022 |
| Maron Ramirez | Family & Consumer Science Teacher at KJHS October 11, 2022 |
| Kimberly Snapp | Permanent Substitute at KHS November 9, 2022 |
| Luvette Ward | CCA Instructor at Kennedy October 26, 2022 |
| Resignations & Retirement (Support Personnel) | |
| Makyla Armstrong | Pre School for All Paraprofessional at Proegler November 16, 2022 |
| Constance Autman Custodian at King Middle School December 31. 2022 Daphne Jackson Head Start Paraprofessional at Proegler October 20, 2022 Appointment (Licensed Educational Professionals)
Eric Cloy Business Instructor at KHS November 28, 2022 | |
| Shanelle Holland Permanent Substitute at King November 28, 2022 Appointment (Support Personnel)
Tamika Calhoun Cafeteria Helper District Wide November 15, 2022 Denareona Fisher Preschool for all Paraprofessional at Proegler TBD | |
| Kara Jones | YEP Part Time Clerk TBD |
| Karmen Martin | Cafeteria Helper District Wide November 15, 2022 |
| Mauro Prieto | Bilingual Paraprofessional at King TBD |
| Jacqueline Villafuerte | Bilingual Paraprofessional at KHS October 26, 2022 |
| Appointment (Extra Duty) | |
| Fred Houston | Gospel/Choir Club at KHS at KHS 2022-2023 School Year |
| Kuke Kwasney | Assistant Robotics Sponsor at KHS 2022-2023 School Year |
| Shelley Millar | Assistant Robotics Sponsor at KHS 2022-2023 School Year |
| James Stevenson | 8th Grade Head Boys Basketball Coach at KJHS 2022-2023 School Year |
| Internal Appointment (Support Personnel) | |
James Denney Groundsman District-wide October 24, 2022
Blanca Hernandez Gonzalez
First Taste Site Supervisor December 1, 2022
Deborah Ostrowski Cook at KHS November 15, 2022
A motion was made by Gathing and seconded by Johnston to approve the above-listed consent agenda items as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE- AYES: Archie, Bohlen, Gathing, Johnston, Verrett, Williams, and Wells. Nays: none. Motion carried.
Action Item
1. Approval to Move Forward on the Creation of Kankakee School District 111 Transportation Department.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Archie, to approve the Move Forward on the Creation of Kankakee School District 111 Transportation Department as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: Bohlen, Gathing, Johnston, Verrett, Williams, Archie, and Wells. NAYS: none. Motion Carried..
2. Approval of Final Baseball Field Renovations.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Johnston, to approve the Final Baseball Field Renovations as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: Gathing, Johnston, Verrett, Williams, Archie, Bohlen, and Wells. NAYS: none. Motion Carried.NAYS: none. Motion carried.
3. Approval to Authorize the Superintendent to Make Administrative Changes That Support Instruction/Supervision Needs within the District.
A motion was made by Williams, seconded by Gathing, to approve the Authorize the Superintendent to Make Administrative Changes That Support Instruction/Supervision Needs within the District as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: Johnston, Verrett, Williams, Archie, Bohlen, Gathing, and Wells. NAYS: none. Motion Carried.NAYS: none. Motion carried.
Old Business
Information & Proposals
1. FOIA Request
2. Previous Bill Run
3. Head Start Information
4. Graduation Requirements
At 8:27 pm, a motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Archie, to adjourn the meeting. All ayes; motion carried. Adjourn
https://www.ksd111.org/cms/lib/IL01904746/Centricity/Domain/68/BOE%20Agenda%2011-14-22.pdf
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