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Board approves multiple personnel actions, including hires and resignations

Board of Education of Community Unit District #196 · December 16, 2025
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Summary

The board approved several personnel actions: acceptance of resignations (Heather Qualls, Karen Seib, Julie Crossin), hiring of Makayla Harvell (ESP Substitute, pending checks) and Lisa Lewis (Head Jr High Volleyball Coach), and a paid transfer for Shatisha Day. Votes and an abstention on one resignation were recorded.

Following the board's return to open session, members approved a series of personnel items.

Member Stoll moved to approve the immediate resignation of Heather Qualls; Member Carroll seconded. The motion passed with Members Agnew-Bennett, Carroll, Miller, Mushaney and Stoll voting aye and Member DeClue recording an abstention; Member Stumpf was absent. The board then approved employment of Makayla Harvell as an ESP Substitute, effective immediately and contingent upon successful criminal background checks and other employment requirements. Member Carroll moved the hire and Member Mushaney seconded; the motion carried with all present members voting aye.

Additional personnel actions approved included acceptance of Karen Seib's resignation as Playground/Crossing Guard Monitor (motion by Member Stoll, seconded by Member Agnew-Bennett), employment of Lisa Lewis as Head Junior High Volleyball Coach (motion by Member Carroll, seconded by Member Agnew-Bennett), and approval to transfer Shatisha Day from a nonpaid assistant junior high volleyball coach position to a paid assistant role (motion by Member Carroll, seconded by Member DeClue). Finally, the board accepted the resignation of Julie Crossin as Head Junior High Cheer Coach, effective Feb. 1, 2025, on a motion by Member DeClue seconded by Member Agnew-Bennett. All of these motions carried with ayes from board members present; Member Stumpf was recorded as absent throughout the personnel section.

The minutes note the contingent nature of Harvell's employment pending background checks; no additional personnel files or reasons for the resignations are stated in the record.