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Board approves multiple personnel actions, records hires and resignation
Summary
The board approved Personnel Recommendations VII C 1–4, accepting one resignation and approving several new hires and substitute arrangements, with pay rates and effective dates recorded in the minutes.
The Mokena School District 159 Board voted to approve Personnel Recommendations VII C 1–4, as moved by Mrs. Anna Briscoe and seconded by Mrs. Lisa Zielinski. The motion passed on a 6-0-0 roll call.
The minutes list personnel items including: Nicole Goodkind — resignation, Administrative Assistant I at MES effective 02/27/2026; Tina Coltri-Smiles — certified request to revise DRO, 4th grade teacher at MIS, effective 03/18/2026; Tina Dinaso-Hoffmann — food server at MJH, hired 02/04/2026 at $16.01 per hour; and substitute hires including Andrea Vaughn (substitute teacher/para) and Jessica Lyons (long-term substitute at MIS through the end of the school year at $259.96/day). Substitute daily rates are recorded at $130/day and $110/day for applicable categories.
The board’s action was conditional on successful background checks and credential verification where applicable, per the motion language.
