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Mokena SD 159 board approves routine personnel slate including retirements and substitute hires
Summary
The board approved a slate of personnel actions — including a teacher retirement, a paraprofessional resignation, a contract change for a nurse, and new substitute hires — on a unanimous vote at its Jan. 21 meeting.
On Jan. 21 the Mokena School District 159 Board of Education approved Personnel Recommendations VI.C.1‑5 by a unanimous roll call vote (7‑0‑0). The motion was made by Trustee Julie Oost and seconded by Trustee Anna Briscoe.
The minutes list the personnel actions: Kimberly Talty (nurse) moved from an MCSA contract to an MTA contract effective Jan. 5, 2026, paid per the MTA salary schedule; paraprofessional Clara Henley submitted a resignation effective Jan. 14, 2026; Jennifer Macie, a first‑grade teacher at MES, notified the district of retirement effective at the end of the 2029‑2030 school year; substitute teacher Charles Garrett submitted a resignation effective Jan. 10, 2026; Korina Jarosz was hired as a long‑term substitute at MJH from Jan. 12, 2026 through the end of the 2025‑26 school year at the stated rate of $259.96/day; Justin George was listed as a substitute teacher/para with rates of $130/day and $110/day respectively.
Minutes state the approvals were subject to successful background checks and credential verifications when applicable.
