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Board approves consent agenda, personnel moves, bus purchase and FY26 plan
Summary
Marseilles ESD 150 trustees unanimously approved the consent agenda, multiple personnel actions, purchase of a lift-equipped 2026 bus, and the FY26 Consolidated District Plan required by ISBE at their March 20 meeting.
The Marseilles Elementary School District #150 Board of Education unanimously approved a slate of routine and substantive actions at its March 20 meeting, including the consent agenda, personnel changes, purchase of a new lift-equipped bus, and the district's FY26 Consolidated District Plan required by the Illinois State Board of Education.
Board President Jim Barnes and Treasurer Craig Hepner led the financial reporting that preceded a motion by Cherise Byone to approve the consent agenda, which the board adopted by unanimous vote (Barnes, Byone, Carpenter, Morey). The meeting record shows separate motions approving hires pending licensure/background checks (April Kiest, Lizzy Franzen, Payton Slabaugh) and accepting resignations (Joe Frye, Sydney Wright, Amanda Schomas). The board also approved continuing a Schoolwide Title program, setting 2025'1026 meeting dates, and directing the purchase of a 2026 60/1 or 54/2 air-conditioned school bus with a lift.
All recorded motions in the minutes passed by roll-call votes with the four members present voting Aye; no Nays or Abstentions were recorded. The meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m., with minutes signed by President Jim Barnes and Secretary Deborah DeGraaf.
