Steger SD 194 posts hires, transfers and resignations; superintendent recommends termination

The meeting packet and minutes list personnel actions across the district: new hires at Steger Primary Center (including Rachelle Ruge-Bernard and Angela Stanton), Steger Intermediate Center (Mia Marrero and Lindsey Blackaller) and Columbia Central School (Andre Richmond), multiple internal paraprofessional transfers, and resignations including Maria Alvarado, Megan Whalen, LaQuitha Gibbs and Eliot Deters. Two consent items (one new-hire line and one transfer) were removed from the consent agenda at the board meeting, as noted in the minutes.

The superintendent’s report contains a recommendation that the board approve the termination of employee Nicole Hill, effective Aug. 7, 2024. The minutes record the superintendent’s recommendation but do not include a vote or final outcome in the open session text. Where an action’s outcome is not recorded in the open minutes, the district’s packet or subsequent minutes may reflect final disposition; the board also met in closed session later in the evening, where personnel matters are customarily considered under statutory provisions.