The August 16 meeting of the District 158 School Board begins at 6 p.m. The meeting will occur at the Administration Center, 18300 Greenbay Avenue in Lansing. Guests are asked to park in the new Lester Crawl Primary Center lot accessible from Illinois Street and enter through Door 1. The meeting can be watched virtually as the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82661668466.
Agenda
- OPENING ITEMS
- Note: The Board of Education reserves the right to make changes as deemed necessary
- Pledge of Allegiance – BEST Participants
- Roll Call
- Public Participation
- Board Correspondence
- CONSENT AGENDA
- Approval of Consent Agenda
- July 19, 2023 District 158 Board of Education Public Hearing
- July 19, 2023 District 158 Board of Education Regular Meeting Minutes
- July 19, 2023 District 158 Board of Education Meeting Closed Session Minutes
- Retirement of Lester Crawl Primary Center Secretary Andra Heneghan effective September 15, 2023
- Resignation of Oak Glen School First Grade Teacher Latasha Robins effective July 20, 2023
- Resignation of Coolidge School Second Grade Teacher Laura Sikorski effective July 20, 2023
- Resignation of Memorial Junior High School ELA Teacher Colleen Roth effective July 31, 2023
- Resignation of Memorial Junior High School ELA Teacher Natalie Richardson effective August 7, 2023
- Resignation of Oak Glen School Nurse Elyse Ramos effective August 3, 2023
- Resignation of Lester Crawl Primary Center Paraprofessional Cindy DelRio effective August 4, 2023
- Resignation of Oak Glen School Paraprofessional Shauna Rushing effective August 4, 2023
- Resignation of Coolidge School Playground Supervisor Raquel Reyes effective July 22, 2023
- Resignation of Reavis School Playground Supervisor Estrellita Casara effective June 2, 2023
- Resignation of Reavis School Playground Supervisor Angie Showers effective August 8, 2023
- Employment of Melissa Cabrales as Oak Glen Elementary School First Grade Teacher at a salary of $49,631.47 effective at the start of the 2023-2024 school year
- Employment of Kathleen Doran as Coolidge School Paraprofessional effective at the start of the 2023-2024 school year
- Employment of Charles Beard as Lester Crawl Primary Center Paraprofessional effective at the start of the 2023-2024 school year
- Prelist of invoices to be paid
- End of Consent Agenda
- SUPERINTENDENT’S AGENDA
- Freedom of Information Act
- Start of 2023-2024 School Year
- Miscellaneous
- NEW BUSINESS
- Approve the 2023-2024 Audit Contract with John Kasperek, Co. for $24,800.00
- Closed session to consider information regarding the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)) and litigation (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(11))
- CLOSING ITEMS
- Miscellaneous items from Superintendent and School Board
- Adjournment
Schedule and Open Meetings Act
District 158 meetings are usually scheduled for the third Wednesday of each month.
The Open Meetings Act requires that “An agenda for each regular meeting shall be posted at the principal office of the public body and at the location where the meeting is to be held at least 48 hours in advance of the holding of the meeting.” District 158 posts agendas and board packets in a folder on its website.
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