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Dixon USD 170 board affirms policy wording in 5–1–1 vote, then moves into executive session on personnel matter
Summary
At a special Oct. 27 meeting, the Dixon USD 170 Board of Education voted 5–1–1 to affirm language proposed for addition to district policies and agreements, then unanimously approved adjourning to executive session to discuss personnel matters; the board returned and adjourned at 6:46 p.m.
Dixon, Ill. — On Oct. 27, 2025, the Dixon USD 170 Board of Education voted 5–1–1 to affirm language proposed by board member Jon Wadsworth to be added to district policies and board agreements, and later moved into an executive session to discuss personnel matters.
Wadsworth made the motion that the requested verbiage be added to board policies and agreements and asked that the language be placed on the November board meeting agenda as an action item; Secretary Melissa Gates seconded the motion. During the ensuing discussion the board recorded votes with David Fritts, Melissa Gates, LeBlanc-Parks, Jon Wadsworth and President Linda Wegner voting in favor, Vice President Brandon Rogers opposing, and Kathleen Schaefer abstaining.
The affirmation motion received majority support and will be presented as an action item at the board’s November meeting, per Wadsworth’s request. The meeting minutes do not provide the exact text of the proposed verbiage; the board recorded the vote but did not include the language in the special-meeting record.
Following that item, Wadsworth moved, and Rogers seconded, to adjourn to executive session at 5:16 p.m. for the purpose of discussing the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees, including hearing testimony on a complaint lodged against an employee to determine its validity. The motion to enter executive session was approved by roll call, with all seven members voting yea.
The board returned to open session at 6:46 p.m. on a motion by David Fritts, seconded by Kathleen Schaefer; the motion passed unanimously. A motion to adjourn the special meeting, made by Schaefer and seconded by Fritts, carried with all in favor and the meeting ended at 6:46 p.m.
Recorded attendance at the meeting included President Linda Wegner; Vice President Brandon Rogers; Secretary Melissa Gates; and board members David Fritts, Kathleen Schaefer, LeBlanc-Parks and Jon Wadsworth. Recording secretary Erin Grubic was present in support of meeting documentation.
Next steps: the board asked that the proposed verbiage be included as an action item at the November board meeting; the special-meeting minutes do not state whether staff will prepare a draft of the specific language in advance.
