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Mokena Board Of Education District 159

Monday, December 10, 2012

D159 Turns to Outside Help in Search for New Superintendent

Mokena School District 159 Board of Education wants an outside firm to head-up the search for a new superintendent. The sticking point for the board is whether or not the whole board or a committee has oversight of the process.

The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education met Dec. 5 to discuss the process of selecting the right search firm to do the leg work in regard to the selection of a new superintendent. The outgoing superintendent, Steve Stein, announced his resignation on Nov. 20. According to a Dec. 6 SunTimes Media story, board members during a Committee of the Whole meeting disagreed over the two-man committee appointed by Board President Patrick Markham who asked the board to approve up to $15,000 to pay for the search. Read more by clicking here.    Readers might like: D159 Superintendent: Resignation Is 'Bittersweet' Want more District 159 news, delivered straight to your inbox? Sign up for our breaking news alerts and daily email newsletter.

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D159 Superintendent: Resignation Is 'Bittersweet'

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MOKENA VOTER

4:02 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012

R.W.Voter, Stuck in the 70's are we? You must have loved Nixon! It's 2012, women vote, blacks are free, and life is more complicated. Get over it.   more ›

Thursday, April 19, 2012

D159 Approves Fees for Pay-to-Play Activities

During a nearly four-hour meeting on Wednesday, April 18, the District 159 Board of Education approved the fee structure for the 2012-13 school year for Schedule B sports and activities.

It was a warm night outside, but even warmer in the Mokena Elementary School band room as the Mokena School District 159 Board of Education meeting saw several heated exchanges between board members April 18. Board members traded verbal blows while discussing future meeting arrangements, transportation fees and extracurricular fees as well. The board voted to reinstate Schedule B activities—such as basketball, volleyball and other athletics—along with student council and National Honor Society, on a pay-to-play basis in September of last year. Although the pay-to-play initiative came too late for fall sports, spring sports were revived in time for full seasons. For the coming 2012–13 school year, the district will once again go pay-to-play…

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Mokena Elementary School, Mokena Public School District 159, District 159 OKs Pay For Play to Revive Extracurriculars, and 2 more ›

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Mom4school

12:48 pm on Sunday, April 22, 2012

REFERENDUM? 159 still got TAX LEVY of Half Million this year, maybe 300,000 last year. Funds are going into black! Money talks...but all mine ever says is good-bye.   more ›

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