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Lostant CUSD 425 board approves new teachers' collective bargaining agreement
Summary
At a special April 9, 2025 meeting, the Lostant CUSD 425 Board approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the teachers' union after a roll-call vote recorded in the minutes; the minutes list roll-call yes votes but include an inconsistent numeric tally and do not specify contract terms.
At a special meeting on April 9, 2025, the Lostant Community Unit School District 425 Board of Education approved a new collective bargaining agreement with the district’s teachers. The motion to approve Action Item 3.1 was made by Wiesbrock and seconded by Mertel; the minutes record the Yea votes as Chambers, Ruff, Konzak, Cooper, Lawless, Mertel and Wiesbrock.
The minutes do not include the contract’s monetary terms, duration, or implementation details. The board held the meeting as a special session and briefly recessed into closed executive session earlier in the meeting under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) to discuss personnel-related matters. The minutes state the motion passed; they also contain a conflicting numeric line reading “Aye: 4,” which does not match the listed roll-call names. The minutes do not resolve that discrepancy.
The approval was taken during the April 9 special meeting called to order by B.O.E. President Greg Ruff at 5:30 p.m. The minutes list Recording Secretary Bob Ketcham and two audience members (Missy Einhaus and Tricia Haynes). The minutes do not specify any required next steps, effective date for the contract, or whether the board or the union will publish the agreement text.
