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Board approves personnel recommendations and grants tenure to multiple teachers

Mokena School District 159 Board of Education · March 18, 2026
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Summary

The board unanimously approved Personnel Recommendations VI C 1–9, including hires, retirements, resignations, leaves, rehires and tenures; several teachers were granted tenure for 2026.

On March 18 the board approved Personnel Recommendations VI C 1–9 as presented, subject to successful background checks and credential verification where applicable. The motion, moved by Jim Andresen and seconded by Julie Oost, passed 7–0. The docket included classified position changes, retirements, resignations, requests for leaves of absence for 2026–27, rehires of part‑time and first/second‑year licensed staff, and a list of teachers earning tenure status.

The minutes list individual personnel items by name and position, including retirements (e.g., Dina Fugett, Admin Assistant I, effective 06/30/2026) and resignations (e.g., Asmaa Shaheen, Food Server, effective 03/10/2026). The board congratulated newly tenured teachers and recorded their names in the personnel section of the minutes.

The human resources office will complete routine background checks and credential verifications and finalize employment paperwork. Tenure awards will be reflected in staff records and communicated to the affected employees.