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Kankakee Valley School Corporation board approves routine business, personnel and facility projects
Summary
At its Oct. 28 meeting the Kankakee Valley School Corporation board approved minutes, payroll ($1,878,231.74), multiple personnel actions, donations, an appointment to the Jasper County Public Library Board and several facility projects, mostly by unanimous votes.
The Kankakee Valley School Corporation board on Oct. 28 approved routine business items including the minutes of Oct. 13, 2025; payroll and claims totaling $1,878,231.74; several personnel actions; and facility projects at the high school.
The board voted 7–0 to approve the minutes of the Oct. 13 meeting (motion recorded as moved by Jobs, second by Bill) and similarly approved the payroll and claims of $1,878,231.74 (moved by Jill, second by Katie). The board accepted listed resignations (moved by Bell, second by Tim) and approved a listed leave request (moved by Jeff, second by Jill), each by 7–0 vote.
Other personnel actions approved included extra‑curricular activity recommendations (largely high school appointments), and the hiring of a 4th‑grade long‑term substitute teacher; those motions passed without recorded opposition. The board accepted donations and grants to support students and staff (moved by Jill, second by Jeff), and approved the joint appointment of Hannah Cates to the Jasper County Public Library Board effective Dec. 1, 2025 (moved by Bell, second by Katie).
On facilities and vendor approvals the board authorized Clear Armor to install roughly 1,006.14 square feet of 15‑millimeter protective window material at the high school complex for newly installed windows (motion moved by Katie, second by Jeff), and approved replacement of the high school library doors (moved by Bill, second by Dan); both passed 7–0. The board also approved Midwest’s use of school facilities and a professional leave request by voice vote.
The board approved insurance and benefit items, including vision and BSP agreement updates for 2026 (moved by Katie, second by Jill), and dental insurance rates for January 2026. The dental rates vote was recorded as 6–0–1 (six in favor, zero opposed, one abstention), with the minutes indicating the abstention came from Dan. All other recorded motions in the regular meeting were approved unanimously.
The chair closed the regular meeting and the board moved into a work session to receive updates on curriculum, testing, finance and facilities. The work session items were presented for discussion rather than formal action at this meeting.
