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Board approves dozens of hires, resignations and stipends ahead of school year

Board of Education, Jacksonville School District #117 · August 28, 2024
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Summary

The board approved personnel recommendations including multiple resignations, licensed hires (e.g., Raymond Barnett at $47,548/year; Kristin Dunseth at $50,543.17/year), classified hires, and a long list of department chair and coaching stipends for 2024–25.

On a motion to approve personnel recommendations, the board approved multiple resignations and a large slate of new hires and stipends ahead of the 2024–25 school year. Resignations included special-education paraprofessionals and food-service and support staff. New licensed hires listed included Raymond Barnett, Title I Teacher at Jacksonville Middle School, Salary: BA/Step 4: $47,548 per year, and Kristin Dunseth, Kindergarten Teacher at Eisenhower Elementary School, Salary: MA/Step 6: $50,543.17 per year. The board also approved many classified hires, hourly positions and pay rates.

The board approved department chair stipends and coaching/sponsor stipends across middle and high school programs with specified stipend amounts (for example, Math Department Chair stipend $3,015.67 on a base of $43,081). Several long-term substitute assignments were approved for the coming school year. The personnel approvals were presented as contingent upon required employment documentation where noted.