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Darien District 61 board approves consent agenda including $1.07 million in education bills and personnel actions
Summary
The Darien District #61 Board approved its consent agenda Oct. 28, 2025, advancing payroll, vendor payments and several personnel changes, including resignations, a termination and retirements; bills included an Education Fund payment of $1,067,089.48.
The Darien District #61 Board of Education approved its consent agenda during the Oct. 28 regular meeting, which included payroll, vendor bills and standard financial reports. The minutes list the Education Fund payment at $1,067,089.48, Operations and Maintenance at $67,514.20, Transportation at $14,689.23 and Capital Projects at $1,395.00. The roll-call vote recorded five ayes (Allyson Renell, Travis Myers, Dana Pavlu, Katherine Fujiura and Board President Karen Buckels), with Dr. Anthony Ramos and Gabriela Ceferin absent.
The consent agenda also recorded personnel items: resignation of Angel Cruz, custodian at Lace (effective Oct. 9, 2025); termination of Noah Riha, custodian at Lace (effective Oct. 6, 2025); leaves of absence for Kali Dillard (accounts payable, effective Dec. 10, 2025), Kerri Soriano (teacher, Lace, effective Feb. 27, 2026) and Natali Sandoval (teacher, Lace, effective Jan. 27, 2026); and the retirement of Bill Colbrese (part-time custodian, effective Oct. 17, 2025). The board approved the consent agenda on a roll-call vote. The minutes show the motion introduced by Board President Karen Buckels and list Allyson Renell and Katherine Fujiura as makers/seconders in the roll notation.
