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District 300 board adopts resolution dismissing employee for cause
Summary
The Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education approved a resolution to dismiss an employee (identified in the resolution as Miss Devona) for cause after closed-session hearings; the board voted 7-0 to adopt the dismissal resolution and directed written notice be sent.
The Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education adopted a resolution on May 13 authorizing the dismissal for cause of an employee identified in board materials as Miss Devona.
The board’s public resolution, read into the record, stated the board had authority to dismiss under board policy 5.29 and Article 7 of the DESA collective bargaining agreement. The resolution said Miss Devona received notice on May 7 that the administration would recommend termination for cause, that she had the right to request a hearing, and that evidence was presented and deliberated in closed session.
The resolution directed the board president and secretary to give Miss Devona written notice of the dismissal by certified mail and regular mail. The resolution became effective on adoption.
At roll call the board voted unanimously to adopt the resolution; the secretary recorded seven aye votes and the presiding officer declared the resolution adopted. The board’s public statement said no further action would follow from the closed session.
Speakers: Board President (unnamed in the public record excerpts), Madam Secretary (roll call), and references to the employee Miss Devona (named in resolution language).
Nut Graf: After notice and a closed-session hearing, the board found cause to dismiss the employee and formally directed written notice to be issued; the action was adopted by a unanimous roll-call vote.
Discussion/Decision distinction: The dismissal followed closed-session evidence presentation and deliberation; the public record shows a formal resolution and a roll-call approval (formal action). No additional public details about the factual basis were provided in open session.
Authorities: Board policy 5.29 (referenced in resolution); Article 7 of the DESA collective bargaining agreement (referenced in resolution); Open Meetings Act (governing closed-session procedures referenced elsewhere in meeting guidance).
Actions: Resolution adopting dismissal for cause, roll-call vote passed 7-0, written notice to be mailed by certified and regular mail.
Clarifying details: Resolution states Miss Devona was employed as a DESA union-group employee during the 2024–25 school term; notice to the employee occurred on May 7, 2025; board directed written notice per exhibit form attached to resolution (exhibit not reproduced in public minutes excerpt).
Proper names: Community Unit School District 300 (CUSD 300); DESA (collective bargaining group referenced in the resolution); Miss Devona (employee named in resolution).
Community relevance: Personnel action affecting a district employee; procedure followed board policy and the DESA collective bargaining agreement and involved closed-session deliberations.
Searchable tags: personnel-action, dismissal, DESA, board-resolution.
Provenance: [{"block_id":"block_4392","evidence_excerpt":"I have a resolution to read... authorizing employee dismissal for cause... Miss Devona is dismissed for cause immediately.","reason_code":"topicintro"},{"block_id":"block_4510","evidence_excerpt":"Do I have a motion for the approval? And do I have a second?... Madam Secretary, please take the roll... Motion passes 7 0.","reason_code":"topicfinish"}].
