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Lindop board accepts resignations, approves hires and a $121,540 special-education coordinator contract
Summary
After executive session, the board accepted resignations (including Director of Buildings & Grounds), approved multiple summer-school hires and interns with listed rates, terminated a paraprofessional for policy violations, and approved a Special Education Coordinator contract for $121,540 for July 1, 2025June 30, 2026.
Following a closed session under cited provisions of the Illinois Open Meetings Act, the Board reconvened and approved multiple personnel actions. The Board accepted resignations submitted by Pre-K paraprofessional Yessica Mascorro (effective May 29, 2025) and Director of Buildings and Grounds Dajuan Ballentine (effective June 30, 2025). The Board also approved the termination of paraprofessional Jordan Sewell for repeated violations of enumerated board policies, as noted in the reconvened recommendations.
The board approved numerous hires for Traditional Summer School and Freedom Summer School (paraprofessionals, teachers, junior servant leader interns, program directors) with stated hourly rates (commonly $40.00/hr for paraprofessionals/JSLIs and $45.00/hr for teachers/SLIs) and program dates. The board approved a July 1, 2025June 30, 2026 contract for Special Education Coordinator Roshune Pechacek in the amount of $121,540.00. These personnel actions were entered into the record during the reconvened open session; specific roll-call tallies for each listed recommendation are not shown in the available transcript text.
