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Board approves consent agenda covering stipends, contracts and personnel actions
Summary
The board approved a consent agenda that included new activity stipends, a snow removal contract, school improvement plans, multiple new hires and resignations, and substitutes; agenda item 9.4 subsection 2a (Todd Koper hire) was removed prior to the vote.
The Steger SD 194 Board of Education approved a broad consent agenda Oct. 16 that covered activity stipends, the 2025–26 Tieri & Sons snow removal contract, school improvement plans and numerous personnel actions. Board member Jose "Jo-Pep" Najar moved approval and Board member Jill Raymond seconded; the motion carried 4-0.
Personnel items on the consent agenda included new hires (for example, Kimberly Rodriguez as a paraprofessional at Steger Primary Center at $18.00/hour and Amanda Stilts as a Special Education teacher), internal transfers, and a list of resignations including John Bembenek (Special Education Teacher, effective Oct. 16, 2025) and others. The agenda noted that item 9.4 subsection 2a (Todd Koper, BA Step 2, Special Education Teacher) was removed prior to approval.
