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Komarek board approves maternity leave and records upcoming retirement

Board of Education, School District 94 (Komarek School) · December 9, 2025
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Summary

The board approved a maternity leave beginning Dec. 19, 2025, for Patrice Kunst under board policies 5:185 and 5:250, and accepted the retirement letter of special education teacher Renee Ricchio effective at the end of the 2029–2030 school year; both motions passed 6–0.

The Komarek SD 94 Board of Education on Nov. 11 approved personnel actions including a maternity leave and a retirement timeline.

President Chris Waas moved, and Holly Neumann seconded, to approve the maternity leave for Patrice Kunst beginning Dec. 19, 2025, citing Board Policy 5:185 (Family Medical Leave) and Board Policy 5:250 (Leave of Absence). The motion carried on a roll-call vote with six trustees voting yes and one absent. Later in the meeting the board approved the retirement letter submitted by Renee Ricchio, a Komarek special education teacher, effective at the end of the 2029–2030 school year; that motion also passed 6–0.

Both personnel actions were handled in open session; the board then moved into executive session to discuss additional personnel and student issues.

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