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Argo CHSD 217 board unanimously votes to enter executive session on personnel, then reconvenes and adjourns
Summary
At a March 10, 2026 special meeting, the Argo Community High School District 217 Board of Education approved a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss personnel under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1); the board later reconvened and adjourned the meeting. No substantive public discussion of personnel was recorded.
The Argo Community High School District 217 Board of Education met in a special session on March 10, 2026, where it approved a motion to adjourn to executive session to discuss personnel matters and later reconvened and adjourned.
Under the meeting’s "President's Report," the board approved Motion #2026-127, described in the minutes as "Approval to adjourn to Executive Session at 5:31 pm for the purposes of discussing: 1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees of the public body, or independent contractor, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)." The minutes record the motion carried with seven "ayes" and no nays.
The minutes show the board later approved Motion #2026-128 to adjourn the executive session at 8:17 p.m., also on a 7-0 vote, and then approved Motion #2026-129 to adjourn the special meeting at 8:17 p.m., again 7-0. The minutes list attendance by seven board members (Dr. Jennifer Grenier, president; Ms. Catherine Jozwiak, vice-president; Mrs. Luz Raymond, secretary; Dr. Dan Kozal, member; Mr. Mike Vasquez, member; Mrs. Diane Ponce, member; Mr. Nick Caprio, member) and two administrators/staff (Dr. Brandon Cotter and Ms. Nicole Wasko). The minutes record that there were no members of the public for public comment.
The record does not specify who made or seconded the motions, and it provides no substantive public detail about the matters discussed in executive session, which is consistent with the statutory exemption cited. The minutes are signed by Dr. Jennifer Grenier, President, and Mrs. Luz Raymond, Secretary.
