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Board approves superintendent contract addendum and personnel actions after closed session
Summary
After a closed session on personnel, the Lostant CUSD 425 board approved a superintendent contract addendum, the district's March personnel report and a Professional Development Administrator contract for 2025–26; one abstention was recorded on the PD administrator item.
The Lostant Community Unit School District #425 Board of Education approved several personnel and contract items following a closed session on March 26, 2025. The board voted to approve the March personnel report and an addendum to the superintendent's contract, and it approved the Professional Development Administrator's contract for the 2025–2026 school year.
Board members moved and seconded the motions in open session after reconvening at 7:39 p.m. The March personnel report was approved on a motion by Chambers, seconded by Kozak (roll call 7–0). The addendum to the superintendent's contract was approved on a motion by Lawless, seconded by Wiesbrock (roll call 7–0). The Professional Development Administrator's contract was approved on a motion by Mertel, seconded by Chambers; the board recorded the vote with one noted abstention by Ruff on that item.
The motions followed an executive session called under 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1) to discuss employment and personnel matters. The board also directed the superintendent to follow up with Dan Mercer about proposing a three-year contract instead of a five-year contract. No additional substantive details about contract terms were disclosed in open session.
