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Harlem UD 122 board approves multiple personnel resolutions and schedules executive session
Summary
The Harlem Consolidated School District board approved re-employment of non-tenured certified staff for 2026–27 and passed resolutions authorizing honorable dismissals for certain certified and support staff and a dismissal/non-renewal for a first-year probationary teacher; the board then moved into executive session covering multiple personnel and legal topics.
The Harlem Consolidated School District (Harlem UD 122) Board of Education voted Wednesday to approve several personnel actions and to enter executive session for a set of personnel, legal and real estate matters.
During the special meeting called to order at 6:34 p.m., Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Dr. Shelley Wagner presented human-resources recommendations, including a list of non-tenured certified staff recommended for re-employment for the 2026–2027 school year and several resolutions authorizing notices of dismissal or honorable dismissal for both certified and educational support staff. Dr. Wagner told the board she had provided members a copy of the recently changed tenure law and noted the changes could affect third-year staff going forward.
The board voted to approve the re-employment recommendations. Aaron McKnight moved the motion; Diana Johnson seconded. The vote was recorded as seven ayes and the motion carried.
Separately, the board approved a resolution authorizing notice of honorable dismissal for certain certified staff. Diane McKinney moved that resolution; Diana Johnson seconded. The motion carried on a recorded vote of seven ayes.
The board also approved a resolution authorizing notice of honorable dismissal for certain educational support staff. Aaron McKnight moved that resolution; Rebecca Carlon seconded. That motion carried on a recorded vote of seven ayes.
A resolution authorizing notice of dismissal and non-renewal of a first-year probationary teacher was approved by the board; the transcript records the motion as carried with seven ayes but does not specify mover and seconder for that specific vote.
Board members approved the agenda earlier in the meeting with removal of one item (agenda item 7.A.4), and the record shows the board listed no community comments during the public-comment portion.
Before adjourning, the board entered executive session under multiple portions of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, citing 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), (2), (3), (11), (9), (10), (5), (6), (16), (7), (8), (12) and (21) to discuss employment of personnel, negotiations, selection to fill a public office, pending litigation, student discipline and special education placements, purchase or lease of real property and related pricing, security procedures, evaluation/practices/ethics, sale or purchase of investments, establishment of reserves/settlement of claims, and discussion of lawfully closed meeting minutes. After the closed session, the board approved a motion to adjourn at 6:40 p.m.; the motion was moved by Aaron McKnight, seconded by Kurt Thompson, and recorded as all ayes.
The meeting record lists the board members present and several district administrators in attendance but contains no verbatim quotes. The board packet was reported to include the new tenure law language shared with members; the transcript does not include further details about the specific staff named in the personnel actions or the text of the resolutions.
