Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met Sept. 11.
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 7:03 p.m. in the Multi-Purpose room at Avis Huff 369 N. Fifth Ave Kankakee, IL 60901.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Mary Archie
Suzy Berrones, Board Secretary
Chris Bohlen, Board President
Jess Gathing, Board Vice President
Deb Johnston
Tracy Verrett
Darrell Williams
Members Absent: All present
A quorum was declared present.
Closed Session
❖ There was no closed session.
Chris Bohlen, Board President, led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Public Hearing
The public hearing was tabled until the September 25, 2023, board meeting.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Johnston, to table the Public Hearing until the September 25, 2023, Board Meeting. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES- Archie, Berrones, Gathing, Johnston, Verrett, Williams, and Bohlen. NAYS-none. Motion carried.
Meeting with the Board were:
Dr. Genevra A. Walters, Superintendent
Shemeka Fountain, Assistant Superintendent of HR
Cedric Lewis, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
Rachel Thornton, Recording Secretary
Stephanie Markham from the Daily Journal was present.
Superintendent’s Report
❖ Instruction
➢ No new information.
❖ Finance
➢ No new information.
❖ Personnel
➢ Ms. Fountain discussed the new partnership with Grand Canyon University. Ms. Fountain also introduced Marcello Robinson, Assistant Principal at Kennedy, and Mr. Draper introduced Ms. Colemanl.
Principal’s Report
Mrs. Starkey and Mrs. Morgan-Harris gave a brief presentation. They discussed a field trip to feed the starving children, changing the narrative for Independence Academy students, and thanked and presented gifts to the retirees.
Public Comments
There were no public comments.
Consent Agenda
The following items were presented:
❖ The following Board Minutes were presented for approval.
➢ August 28, 2023, Regular Board Meeting (Regular & Closed Session)
❖ The Payroll and Related Bills were presented for approval.
❖ The Regular Bills were presented for approval.
❖ The Continuation of OneGoal Collaboration was presented for approval.
❖ The following Personnel Items were presented for approval:
❖ The following Personnel Items were presented for approval:
| Name | Position Effective Date |
| Resignations & Retirements (Administrative Personnel) | |
| Amanda Grace | Assistant Principal at Kennedy September 25, 2023 |
| Pamela Saffore | Principal at Mark Twain August 25, 2023 |
| Resignations & Retirements (Licensed Educational Professional) | |
| Kimberly Alcantar | Permanent Substitute at King Never Started |
| Luis Lemus Lopez | Permanent Substitute at Kennedy September 8, 2023 |
| Resignation & Retirements (Support Personnel) | |
| Mari Andrade
Bianca Rodriguez | Attendance Clerk at KJHS September 1, 2023 Family Support Specialist at Proegler August 30, 2023 |
| Appointment (Administrative)
Barnetta Harris McKinney Vento Coordinator September 5, 2023, Marcello Robinson Assistant Principal at Kennedy TBD Appointment (Licensed Educational Professionals) | |
| KaChara Davis Permanent Substitute at Independence Academy TBD Erin Goldenstein Math Teacher at KHS September 12, 2023
Shawn Pepp Part-Time Remote African American History September 5, 2023 Instructor at KHS Appointment (Support Personnel) | |
| Jennifer Burton | Paraprofessional at Montessori September 5, 2023 |
| Sabrina Coleman | Electrician District Wide TBD |
| Jasmine Jefferson | Paraprofessional at Montessori September 11, 2023 |
| Paige Loesch | Paraprofessional at KHS TBD |
| Patricia Reyes | Bilingual Paraprofessional at King TBD |
| Caitlyn Segura | Bilingual Paraprofessionalat KHS TBD |
| Nicholas Slegr | Electrician District Wide September 25, 2023 |
| Jasmin Weaver | Head Start Interventionist at Proegler September 12, 2023 |
| Appointment (Extra-Duty Assignments) | |
| Andrew Beasley | Assistant Robotics Sponsor KHS 2023-2024 School Year |
| Myra Campos | Hispanic Heritage Director District 2023-2024 School Year |
| Kiah Clay | Spring Musical Director KHS 2023-2024 School Year |
| Jocelynn Crowell | Girls Basketball Coach Kennedy 2023-2024 School Year |
| Mary Kay Nugent | Assistant Special Olympics Coach District 2023-2024 School Year |
| Deisi Rodriguez | Hispanic Heratage Director 2023-2024 School Year |
| Christopher Sever | Scholastic Bowl Assistant Coach District 2023-2024 School Year |
| Shawn Wells | Assistant Volleyball Coach KHS 2023-2024 School Year |
| Internal Appointment (Support Personnel)
Erika Almanza Perez Hippocrates Coordinator September 11, 2023 Maria Calderon Secretary at Montessori August 16, 2023 Elizabeth Coghlan, 12-Month Student Success Center Interventionist ,August 17, 2023 Yolissa Jackson, Bus Driver, July 3, 2023 Martavious Laster, Van Driver, September 6, 2023 Kristen Tolbert, Head Cook at King, TBD | |
A motion was made by Gathing and seconded by Johnston to approve the above-listed consent agenda items as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE- AYES: Berrones, Gathing, Johnston, Verrett, Williams, Archie and Bohlen. Nays: None. Motion carried.
Action Item
1. Approval of FY 2023-2024 Budget.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Johnston, to table the FY 2023-2024 Budget as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES- Gathing, Johnston, Verrett, Williams, Archie, Berrones and Bohlen. NAYS- none. Motion carried.
2. Consideration and action on a resolution supplementing the Bond Fund Investment Agreement by and between the District and Zions Bancorporation, National Association, Chicago, Illinois, as Deposit Agent, dated as of July 25, 2016, and related to the Taxable General Obligation Limited Tax School Bonds, Series 2016B (Qualified School Construction Bonds) of the District, authorizing the District to periodically provide letters of instruction to the Deposit Agent, and authorizing the retention of a municipal advisor to provide computations and advice concerning the investment of funds under the Agreement
3. Consideration and action on a resolution supplementing the Bond Fund Investment Agreement by and between the District and Zions Bancorporation, National Association, Chicago, Illinois, as Deposit Agent, dated as of June 6, 2017, and related to the Taxable General Obligation Limited Tax School Bonds, Series 2017B (Qualified School Construction Bonds) of the District, authorizing the District to periodically provide letters of instruction to the Deposit Agent, and authorizing the retention of a municipal advisor to provide computations and advice concerning the investment of funds under the Agreement.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Berrones, to approve Action Item 2 the consideration and action on a resolution supplementing the Bond Fund Investment Agreement by and between the District and Zions Bancorporation, National Association, Chicago, Illinois, as Deposit Agent, dated as of June 6, 2017, and related to the Taxable General Obligation Limited Tax School Bonds, Series 2017B (Qualified School Construction Bonds) of the District, authorizing the District to periodically provide letters of instruction to the Deposit Agent, and authorizing the retention of a municipal advisor to provide computations and advice concerning the investment of funds under the Agreement and Action item 3 Consideration and action on a resolution supplementing the Bond Fund Investment Agreement by and between the District and Zions Bancorporation, National Association, Chicago, Illinois, as Deposit Agent, dated as of June 6, 2017, and related to the Taxable General Obligation Limited Tax School Bonds, Series 2017B (Qualified School Construction Bonds) of the District, authorizing the District to periodically provide letters of instruction to the Deposit Agent, and authorizing the retention of a municipal advisor to provide computations and advice concerning the investment of funds under the Agreement.as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES- Johnston, Verrett, Williams, Archie, Berrones, Gathing, and Bohlen. NAYS: None. Motion carried.
4. Approval of PMA QSBC Sinking Fund Facilitation Agreement.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Berrones, to approve the PMA QSBC Sinking Fund Facilitation Agreement as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES- Verrett, Williams, Archie, Berrones, Gathing, Johnston, and Bohlen. NAYS- none. Motion carried.
5. Approval of Board Member Roles & Responsibilities with Head Start.
A motion was made by Johnston, seconded by Gathing, to approve the Board Member Roles & Responsibilities with Head Start. as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES-Williams, Archie, Berrones, Gathing, Johnston, Verrett and Bohlen. NAYS none. Motion carried.
6. Approval of Contract with Johnson Training LLC & Kankakee High School for the 2023-2024 School Year.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Williams, to approve the Contract with Johnson Training LLC & Kankakee High School for the 2023-2024 School Year as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES- Archie, Berrones, Gathing, Johnston, Verrett, Williams, and Bohlen. NAYS- none. Motion carried.
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At 7:43 p.m., a motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Williams, to adjourn the meeting—all ayes; motion carried.
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