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Steger School District 194 lists closed-session topics; meeting adjourns unanimously at 7:01 p.m.
Summary
The board listed personnel and student-related subjects for closed session under Illinois statute (5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1),(9),(10)) and adjourned at 7:01 p.m. after a motion by Karen Turner and second by Buffy Garcia; the adjournment passed 7-0.
The Steger School District 194 Board of Education's Sept. 2, 2025 special meeting listed several topics that could be considered in closed session, citing Illinois law. The agenda specifies potential closed-session discussion of appointment, employment, compensation, discipline or dismissal of specific employees or contractors; student disciplinary cases; and placement of individual students in special education programs, citing 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1), (9) and (10).
"The board and board committees may meet in a closed meeting to consider the following subjects: 1. The appointment, employment, compensation, discipline, performance, or dismissal of specific employees ... 2. Student disciplinary cases. 3. The placement of individual students in special education programs and other matters relating to individual students. 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(1). 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(9). 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(10)." The minutes give the statutory citations verbatim but do not record whether a closed session actually occurred after the listed items.
At 7:01 p.m. the minutes record a motion to adjourn "Moved by: Karen Turner Seconded by: Buffy Garcia" and a roll-call "Yes" vote from Michele Helsel, Jill Raymond, Karen Turner, Beth Butkus, Nicholas "Nick" Hutchison, Buffy Garcia, and Jose "Jo-Pep" Najar; the motion carried 7-0. The document includes signature lines for the Board secretary and president but does not supply names or dates on those lines in the transcript provided.
The minutes do not include additional details about personnel, student disciplinary, or special-education items, nor do they indicate any votes or decisions taken in closed session. Any substantive outcomes from a closed session are not recorded in the provided minutes.
