Dolton 149 School Board Elects New President, VP, Spotlighting Both ‘Fresh and Experienced Leadership’
Dolton 149 School Board Elects New President, VP, Spotlighting Both ‘Fresh and Experienced Leadership’ (Calumet City, IL) — South Suburban Dolton School District 149 on May 4th chose a “fresh and experienced leadership” team as the seven-member board unanimously elected a new Board President, Lolita Crisler-Liggons, Board Vice President, Teresa Jemine, and reelected Board Secretary Bertha Jolly.
Crisler-Liggons first took her board seat in 2005; Jolly, joined in 2004, while Jemine was elected in 2021.
Two new Board Members, Cassandra Elston and Shonda De Vasher-Williams, were sworn in during the May 4 special board meeting and Darlene Gray-Everett, who joined the board in 1994, and Wilbur Tillman, elected in 2015, returned for a new term.
Dolton School District 149 is in the middle of district-wide transformation program to improve student education outcomes, and the new board decided to both embrace experienced stewards, Lolita Liggons and Bertha Jolly, as well as a fresh leader, Teresa Jemine, to guide that transformation. In fact, earlier this year Dolton 149 announced that student math and reading scores growth exceeded mid-year expectations.
At Dolton School District 149, K through 8th grade students achieved overall reading and math growth of 2% and 3%, respectively, on the national Measures of Academic Progress Test (MAP) at midpoint in the school year, reaching beyond the district’s target of 1.5% growth. For average and above average students, the reading growth was 5% and math, 10%.
After being elected President by her colleagues, Lolita Crisler-Liggons paid tribute to one of her predecessors, Darlene Gray Everett, who was reelected to another term on the board on April 4.
“Let me take this opportunity to recognize and thank, Darlene Gray Everett for introducing me to this arena of public service,” said President Crisler-Liggons. “This is an opportunity for the board to work together for the advancement of the students, stakeholders and taxpayers.”
Dolton 149 School Board Elects New President, VP, Spotlighting Both ‘Fresh and Experienced Leadership’
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