Kaskaskia Community College District #501 Board of Trustees met March 23

Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees: Top Row (l-r): KC BOT Chairman John W. Hawley, Vice Chairman Linda Stover, Secretary Laura Wedekemper, Jim Beasley Bottom Row (l-r): Louis Kalert, Bryan Holthaus, Craig Finke, and Madison Johnson, Student Trustee
Kaskaskia College Board of Trustees: Top Row (l-r): KC BOT Chairman John W. Hawley, Vice Chairman Linda Stover, Secretary Laura Wedekemper, Jim Beasley Bottom Row (l-r): Louis Kalert, Bryan Holthaus, Craig Finke, and Madison Johnson, Student Trustee
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Kaskaskia Community College District #501 Board of Trustees met March 23.

Here is the agenda provided by the board:

I. Call to Order

II. Roll Call

III. Pledge of Allegiance

IV. Recognition

A. Guests

B. Future Business Leaders of America Club

V. Public Comment

VI. Consent Agenda

If any Trustee wishes to extract an item from the Consent Agenda, in order to discuss and/or vote on the issue separately, he/she may request this prior to the Consent Agenda being considered. The item will then be considered as part of the regular Agenda.

A. Approval of Minutes

February 23, 2026 Regular Meeting Minutes

B. Ratification and approval of disbursements and payrolls for February, 2026, which includes travel reimbursements for board members and college employees whose requested reimbursement exceeds maximum allowable costs, Treasurer’s Report, Budget Report, and Personnel Report

General Fund $ 1,966,509

Payroll $ 1,583,697

Restricted Fund $ 72,037

Trust/Agency $ 6,148

Total $ 3,628,391

C. Kaskaskia College Foundation Report

D. Kaskaskia College Friends of Fine Arts Report

E. Administrative Reports

1. Executive Services Report by President, George Evans

a. Department of Public Safety Report

b. Legislative Update

c. Campus Operations Quarterly Report – FY26 Third Quarter

2. Administrative Services Report by Vice President, Sara Hanks

a. Grants Report

b. State Payments Report

3. Institutional Support & Technology Report by CIO-Vice President, George Kriss

4. Instructional Services Report by Provost & Vice President, Julie Obermark

a. Instructional Services Division Update

b. Curriculum Council Minutes

c. Marketing Report

5. Student Services Report by Vice President, Amy Zanton

a. Student Services Division Update

b. Enrollment Report

VII. Old Unfinished Business

VIII. New Business

A. Closed Session – In accordance with the Illinois Open Meetings Act, and pursuant to Section 2(c) of the Act, the specific reason for conducting an executive session meeting is as follows:

Collective negotiating matters between the public body and its employees or their representatives, or deliberations concerning salary schedules for one or more classes of employees; 5 ILCS 120/2(c)(2)

B. Resolution Supporting FY27 Congressional Appropriation Request 

C. Resolution to Approve the Purchase of Plasma Cutting Table System  (100% Perkins Leadership Grant Funded)

D. Resolution to Approve the Purchase of Computers (27.48% Perkins  Grant Funded & 72.52% Institutional Funded

E. Resolution to Ratify the Purchase of a Used Cargo Van

F. Resolution for Disposition of College Property

G. Approval of New Student Club Charter – Ecology Club

H. Approval of Machining Technology Certificate (INDT.0533.CERT)

I. Approval of Employment of Assistant Professor of Dental Assisting

J. Approval of Employment of Assistant Professor of Respiratory Therapy

K. Approval of Resignation of Director of TRiO Program

L. Approval of Retirement of Buildings and Grounds Technician

M. Recommendation to Rescind and Revise Retirement Date of Professor of Criminal Justice

IX. Future Agenda Items

A. Restructure of Professor of Construction Occupations Position

B. Approval of Employment of Professor of Criminal Justice (Replacement Position)

C. Ratification of Collective Bargaining Agreement between KC BOT and KCFT

D. Ratification of Collective Bargaining Agreement between KC BOT and St. Louis Carpenters’ Union

E. Presentation and Acceptance of Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Statement Audit (CliftonLarsonAllen, Sara Hanks, Laura Huge) (April)

F. Recommendation for Providing Athletic and Student Transportation

G. Reappointment of Professional/Managerial Employees and Executive/Managerial Employees

X. Trustee and President’s Comments and Reports

A. Student Trustee Report

B. President’s Comments

C. Trustee Individual Comments

XI. Adjournment

https://www.kaskaskia.edu/media/web-assets/documents/board-minutes-amp-agendas/march/03-23-26-Board-of-Trustees-Agenda—Revised-03-18-26.pdf



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