Christopher Bohlen, Board President | Kankakee School District 111
Christopher Bohlen, Board President | Kankakee School District 111
Kankakee School District 111 Board of Education met July 28.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
The Board of Education meeting of Kankakee School District No. 111, Kankakee County, Illinois, was held at 5:59 p.m. in the auditorium room at the Lincoln Cultural Center, 240 Warren Ave, Kankakee, IL 60901.
ROLL CALL
Members Present: Suzy Berrones, Board Secretary
Christopher Bohlen, Board President
Jess Gathing, Board Vice President
Susan Lopez
Members Absent: Tracy Verrett (entered at 6:14 pm)
Darrell Williams (entered at 5:59 pm)
Kathy Yancy-Smith Absent
A quorum was declared present.
Closed Session
At 5:59 pm, a motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Lopez, to go into closed session and discuss:
● The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, specific individuals who serve as independent contractors in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or specific volunteers of the public body or legal counsel for the public body, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee, a specific individual who serves as an independent contractor in a park, recreational, or educational setting, or a volunteer of the public body or against legal counsel for the public body to determine its validity. However, a meeting to consider an increase in compensation to a specific employee of a public body that is subject to the Local Government Wage Increase Transparency Act may not be closed and shall be open to the public and posted and held in accordance with [the Open Meetings Act]. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1).
The Regular Session was reconvened at 6:55 p.m.
Chris Boheln led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Meeting with the Board was:
Dr. Teresa A. Lance, Superintendent
Dr. Kelly Gilbert, Assistant Superintendent of Curriculum
Dr. James Henderson, Interim Assistant Superintendent of People Services
Mr. Harrison Neal, Assistant Superintendent of Business Services
Dr. Patricia Gonzalez, Assistant Superintendent of Student Support & Diverse Programs. Stephanie Markham from the Daily Journal was present.
Superintendent’s Report
❖ Instruction
➢ Dr. Gilbert discussed the Visible Learning Conference, Teach Plus, Instructional Math Resources, and French Curriculum. Dr. Gilbert gave an update on summer school.
❖ Library
➢ Jennifer Way discussed the circulation numbers for the 2024-2025 school year.
❖ Immunization/Registration
➢ Dr. Gonzalez and Mrs. Starkey discussed the Health Services and the Summer Migrant Program.
❖ KHS Graduation Rate.
➢ Dr. Brass discussed the graduation rate.
❖ Finance
➢ Nothing was reported.
❖ Personnel
➢ Dr. Henderson discussed the employee handbook, the 30-day rule, and the current vacancies.
Roll Call
Closed Session
Reconvene
Pledge
Superintendent’s Report
Public Comments
No public comments were made.
Consent Agenda
❖ The following Board Minutes were submitted for approval:
➢ Regular Board Minutes July 14, 2025 (Regular Session & Closed Session)
❖ The Regular Bills were presented for approval.
❖ The following Personnel Items were presented for approval.
| Name | Position | Effective Date |
| Resignations (Licensed Educational Professional) | ||
| Tanner Hunter | Music Teacher at King | July 17, 2025 |
| Lisa Simpson | Remote Teacher at KJHS | July 17, 2025 |
| Resignations (Support Personnel) | ||
| Fred Giles | Custodian Avis Huff | July 10, 2025 |
| Appointments (Licensed Educational Professional) | ||
| Camille Rose | Part-Time Librarian at Steuben | August 18, 2025 |
| Appointments (Support Personnel) | ||
| Angela Bender | First Taste Parent Educator | August 18, 2025 |
| Danyelle Campbell | First Taste Parent Educator | August 18, 2025 |
| Jacqueline Clark | 10-Month Head Start Family Support Specialist at Proegler | August 4, 2025 |
| Mayleen Gaytan | Part-Time Parent Educator | August 18, 2025 |
| Cecilia Guerrero | Childcare Worker at Proegler | August 4, 2025 |
| Nona Hayes | Bus Monitor | August 18, 2025 |
| Lauren Irps | Special Education Paraprofessional | August 18, 2025 |
| Latreece Jeffries | Special Education Paraprofessional | August 18, 2025 |
| Steven Ledford | Bus Driver | August 18, 2025 |
| Peyton Ryan | Head Start Teacher | August 18, 2025 |
| Lucinda Schwartz | Bus Monitor | August 18, 2025 |
| Delana Sauerbier | Part-Time Parent Educator | August 18, 2025 |
| Ke’Asia Taylor | Cook at KHS | August 18, 2025 |
| Lorenzo Washington | Special Education Paraprofessional | August 18, 2025 |
| Internal Appointment (Support Personnel) | ||
| Latrice Batey | Student Safety Interventionist at KJHS | August 18, 2025 |
Regular Bills
Payroll & Related Bills
Overnight Trip
Request Council Policy Changes
Release of Executive Session Minutes Personnel Items
Appointment
| Richard Brooks | Student Safety Interventionist at King | August 18, 2025 |
| Erica Duarte | Cashier at Proegler | August 18, 2025 |
| Blanca Hernandez-Gonzalez | 10-Month PFA/PFAE Family Support Specialist | August 4, 2025 |
| Megan O’Neill | First Taste Site Supervisor | August 18, 2025 |
| Vanessa Persch-Kleber | Cafeteria Helper at Kennedy | August 18, 2025 |
| Yakelin Pizano | Head Start Family Support | August 4, 2025 |
| Anna Santillan | Secretary for 12 months at Kennedy | July 29, 2025 |
| Kala Scott Calvin | Student Safety Interventionist at KHS | August 18, 2025 |
| Serrine Smith | Student Safety Interventionist at King | August 18, 2025 |
| Kellie White | Student Safety Interventionist at KJHS | August 18, 2025 |
| Keyandria White | Student Safety Interventionist at KHS | August 18, 2025 |
| Ulekha Young | Student Safety Interventionist at Kennedy | August 18, 2025 |
| Christine Zeedyk | Lead Parent Educator | August 18, 2025 |
Action Items
1. Approval of Contract for Instructional Math Resources.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Berrones, to approve the contract for instructional math resources as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Gathing, Lopez, Verrett, Williams, Berrones, and Bohlen. NAYS: none. Motion carried.
2. Approval of Vista Higher Learning, Chemins High School French Curriculum.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Berrones, to approve the Vista Higher Learning, Chemins High School French Curriculum as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Lopez, Verrett, Williams, Berrones, Gathing, and Bohlen. NAYS: none. Motion carried.
3. Approval of Contract with Teach Plus
A motion was made by Gathing and seconded by Williams to approve the contract with Teach Plus as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Verrett, Williams, Berrones, Gathing, Lopez, and Bohlen. NAYS: none. Motion carried.
4. Approval to Update Uniform Policy 7:165.
A motion was made by Gathing, seconded by Williams, to approve the updated uniform policy 7:165 as presented. ROLL CALL VOTE: AYES: Williams, Berrones, Gathing, Verrett, Lopez, and Boheln. NAYS- none. Motion carried.
Action Items
Instructional Math Resources
French Curriculum Teach Plus
Uniform Policy 7:165
Information & Proposals
1. Previous Bill Run
2. Monthly Report
Old Business
Announcements
Adjourn
At 7:54 p.m., a motion was made by Williams, seconded by Gathing, to adjourn the meeting—all ayes; motion carried.
Alerts Sign-up