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Zion ESD 6 board approves personnel actions, dental carrier change and conducts closed session
Summary
At its March 16 meeting, the Zion ESD 6 board approved staff resignations and hires via the consent agenda, changed dental carriers to MetLife effective July 1, 2026, reclassified HR positions, approved several non-renewals and reassignments and entered closed session citing personnel matters under state statute.
The Zion Elementary School District 6 Board of Education, meeting virtually March 16, approved a package of personnel and administrative actions, conducted a closed session on personnel matters, and approved a change in dental insurance carrier.
On a single consent-agenda roll-call vote, the board approved meeting minutes and multiple personnel items including resignations and retirements (examples named in the superintendent's recommendations include Jessica Hahn, Patricia Nava, Richard Reed and Monica Sanchez), a previously planned unpaid leave for paraprofessional Maggie Soto (April 30–May 8), and the employment of Stephanie Femrite as a paraprofessional at West Elementary.
The board approved changing the district dental carrier from Guardian Dental to MetLife Dental with an effective date of July 1, 2026. The motion was made by Robert Surano and seconded by Jazmine Crump; roll call was unanimous.
Board members also approved Human Resources Department position reclassifications, updating the HR Coordinator and HR Specialist positions to 'HR Generalist' and 'HR Benefits and Leave Generalist' respectively.
The board entered closed session at 7:23 p.m., citing the personnel exception (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1)) to discuss the appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance or dismissal of specific employees. The board returned to open session at 8:12 p.m.
Following closed session, the board approved several formal motions regarding administrators: a title change for Ryan Hawkins from Director of Special Education to Special Education Supervisor (approved earlier in the meeting for licensure compliance), and a resolution recorded as the non-renewal of an administrator contract and dismissal of a first-year probationary teacher 'for Ryan Hawkins' (motion made by Denise Lear; roll call recorded Ayes with no Nays). The board also approved non-renewal-and-reassignment resolutions that move Venus Shannon, Christine Worth and Mark Neiberg from administrative roles to teaching positions; recorded votes were carried as presented.
There were no public votes recorded against these actions in the public transcript. The meeting adjourned at 8:22 p.m.
