October 16, 2025 at 6:30 PM - Dolton School District Regular Board Meeting

A. Convene 6:30 PM

B. Roll Call

C. Pledge of Allegiance

D. Cabinet Reports

D.1. Superintendent's Report

D.2. Community Outreach Presentation by Obsidian Strategic Partners LLC

D.3. Presentation by Janice Opitz on Tax Levy

D.4. Office of Teaching and Learning Report

E. Meeting Open for Public Comments

F. Approval authorizing Township Treasurer to pay invoices dated October 2, 2025 and October 15, 2025 consisting of 60 pages and chargeable to the following accounts:

Education Fund	$1,407,701.0,
Operations and Maintenance Fund	$147,400.96
Debt Services	$5,529.00
Transportation Fund	$ 612,799.98
Capital Projects	$397,027.33
Tort Immunity Fund	$150,856.19
	$2,721,314.47

G. Approval of Consent Agenda 

Consent agenda items may be removed from the consent agenda at the request of any one member, without debate.  Items not removed may be adopted by general consent without debate.  Removed items may be taken up either immediately after the consent agenda or placed later on the agenda at the discretion of the Board. 
Motion to approve consent agenda items F1-8:

G.1. Approval of payroll summaries for September 12, 2025, in the amount of $1,010,410.18

G.2. Approval of payroll summaries for September 26, 2025, in the amount of $998,487.15

G.3. Approval of the minutes from the public hearing held September 18, 2025

G.4. Approval to host Breakfast with Santa event on Saturday, December 6, 2025 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

G.5. Approval of the minutes from the regular board meeting held September 18, 2025

G.6. Approval of the renewal of the annual SCSDD dues in the amount of $2,000.00

G.7. Approval of the renewal MOU with community partner, Angela Searcy DBA Simple Solutions Educational Services

G.8. Personnel Report

Resignation:

1. Approval of resignation of Janie Crews, Accounts Payable Administrative Assistant at the District Office, effective September 26, 2025

2. Approval of resignation of Mark Scott, Culture & Climate Coach, at Caroline Sibley, effective September 23, 2025

3. Approval of resignation of Rose Henderson, Paraprofessional/Health Aide, at Carol Moseley Braun, effective September 29, 2025

4. Approval of resignation of Samiayah Lewis, 1st Grade Permanent Guest, at Carol Moseley Braun, effective September 30, 2025

Employment:  

5. Approval of employment of Imani Cobbs, Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher, District Wide, effective date TBD

6. Approval of employment of Shaunita Levison, Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher, District Wide, effective date TBD

7. Approval of employment of Joshua Russell, Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher, District Wide, effective date TBD

8. Approval of employment of Anthony Williams, Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher, District Wide, effective date TBD

9. Approval of employment of Kiandra Reed, Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher, District Wide, effective date TBD

10. Approval of employment of Tanya Scruggs, Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher, District Wide  effective date TBD

11. Approval of employment of Jared Evans, Day-to-Day Substitute Teacher, District Wide, effective date TBD

12. Approval of employment of Ayannah Collins, Paraprofessional/Classroom Health Aide, at Diekman, effective date TBD

13. Approval of employment of Brieon Nelson, Paraprofessional/Classroom Health Aide, at Carol Moseley Braun, effective date TBD

14. Approval of employment of Lewis Jackson, Culture & Climate Coach, at Berger-Vandenberg, effective date TBD

15. Approval of employment of Arnell Barlow, Culture & Climate Coach, at Caroline Sibley, effective date TBD

16. Approval of employment of LaVonne Harris, Special Education Teacher, at NBLA, effective date TBD

17. Approval of employment of Dr. LaTonya Applewhite, Director of Human Resources, effective date TBD

Leave of absence:

18. Approval of Intermittent FMLA for Kimberly Goodman-Khan, Pre-K Teacher, at Diekman, effective September 18, 2025 through May 23, 2026

19. Approval of Intermittent FMLA for Angela Grimes, Teacher at CCA, effective September 23, 2025 through May 23, 2025

20. Approval of Intermittent FMLA for Jori McCowan, Paraprofessional at Diekman, effective October 7, 2025 through May 23, 2025

H. Closed Session

H.1. Motion to convene to a closed session meeting for the purpose of discussing the following matters: 

• The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees or legal counsel of Dolton School District 149. 5ILCS 120/2(c)(1)

• Student Disciplinary Cases 5ILCS 120/2(c)(9)

H.2. Motion to adjourn closed session meeting and reconvene open session meeting

I. Final Action of Closed Session Items, if needed

I.1. Motion to approve student discipline decisions (if any hearings require Board action)

I.2. Motion to approve Termination of Employee A

J. Old Business

K. New Business

K.1. Motion to approve the first reading of Press Plus Policy 119

K.2. Motion to approve CTE Electronic Game Design program for semester one with Nexplore, in the amount of $33,750.00

K.3. Motion to approve annual K-8 Science Curriculum subscription for all 8 schools, through Generation Genius, in the amount of $10,044.00

K.4. Motion to approve the Superintendent to attend the NABSE Conference in Chicago, December 10-14, 2025

K.5. Motion to approve the SY 2025-2026 Bullying Prevention Policy

L. Adjournment