Laraway board approves consent agenda with multiple personnel actions

The Laraway C.C.S.D. 70‑C Board of Education unanimously approved a broad consent agenda at its Oct. 21 meeting that bundled financial items, personnel actions and administrative items.

Mrs. Fleet moved, seconded by Mrs. M. Matenaer, to "move to approve the consent agenda of Bills Payable; Imprest Payable; New Construction Payable; Payroll; Treasurer’s Report; FMLA – Teacher – Mrs. Kellie Jo Angone; FMLA – Teacher – Mrs. Lauryn Locke; Notice of Intent to Retire – Mr. Wardie Sain; Resignation – Classroom Assistant – Ms. Sarah Toto; New Hire – Bus Monitor – Ms. Micaella Arredondo; New Hire – Bus Monitor – Ms. Kathaleen Hoskins; New Hire – Classroom Assistant – Ms. Daztennie Leflore; New Hire – Classroom Assistant – Ms. Jesenia Rocha; New Hire – Long Term Substitute – Mr. Daniel McMillin; Teegardin Retirement Contract; Maintenance Employment Changes: Elimination of Jim Gabl Position, Reassignment of Dave DelSasso to Assistant Director and Promotion of Joe Bartkus to sole Director of Maintenance; Payment for Staff Committee Meetings; Destruction of Audio Session Tape: Regular and Executive Session Board Meeting from September 16, 2025." On a roll-call vote, Brass, Fleet, Hopkins, Knight, M. Matenaer and Washington voted aye; there were no nays and the motion passed 6‑0.

The approved personnel items include two teachers granted FMLA leave (Kellie Jo Angone and Lauryn Locke), an announced retirement for Wardie Sain, the resignation of classroom assistant Sarah Toto, and multiple new hires across bus monitoring and classroom assistant positions. The board also approved a change in maintenance staffing that eliminated the Jim Gabl position, reassigned Dave DelSasso to assistant director duties and promoted Joe Bartkus to sole director of maintenance.

The board did not record additional discussion in the minutes on these items. The meeting remained on schedule with listed reports and future agenda items to be addressed at subsequent meetings.