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West Chicago ESD 33 board approves $662,299.21 in bills, several personnel moves and dismisses custodian after closed session
Summary
The West Chicago ESD 33 Board approved payment of $662,299.21 in bills and multiple personnel actions at its Jan. 8 meeting, and following closed session voted 6‑0 to dismiss custodian Menfis Martinez. Several hires, resignations, a retirement and a job‑abandonment finding were also approved.
At the Jan. 8, 2026 regular meeting of the West Chicago ESD 33 Board of Education, members approved a consent agenda that included payment of bills dated Dec. 22, 2025 through Jan. 9, 2026 totaling $662,299.21 and a personnel report listing multiple hires, resignations, a retirement and a job‑abandonment finding.
The consent motion (moved by Board member Chad McLean and seconded by Morgan Banasiak) passed on a recorded roll call with six ayes and no nays. Personnel approvals included the appointment of Roberta Wallerstedt as interim assistant principal at Pioneer Preschool effective Jan. 8, 2026; classified hires Elvis Sejko (floater head custodian at ESC), Fernanda Valtierrez (lunchroom supervisor at Gary), and Ashley Hernandez (family liaison at Wegner); resignations from Roxann Hunsaker (assistant principal at Leman Middle School, effective Jan. 23, 2026) and Joelle Nelson (library media specialist, effective Jan. 6, 2026); the retirement of Doug Orlyk (library media specialist at Currier, effective June 30, 2026); and a job‑abandonment finding for Juanita Escamilla (lunchroom supervisor at Currier, effective Jan. 8, 2026).
After a closed‑session discussion of personnel and student disciplinary matters, the board reconvened and on a motion by Tom Doyle, seconded by Morgan Banasiak, approved the dismissal of custodian Menfis Martinez. The roll‑call vote was six ayes, zero nays. The board also approved closed‑session minutes and adjourned at 8:09 p.m.
The meeting minutes list those present for votes as President Rita Balgeman, Morgan Banasiak, Tom Doyle, Chad McLean, Sandra Garcia and Molly Denton; Janette Hernandez was absent. No further public details about the grounds for the dismissal were included in the minutes.
