Dolton School District 149 Announces New Board President

Dolton School District 149 Announces New Board President
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Dolton School District 149 Announces New Board President (Dolton, IL) — Dolton School District 149’s new Board of Education President, Wilbur Tillman, who presided at his first full board meeting on Thursday, September 22, is aiming to “set a new course” for the district.

Tillman, who was elected at a July 14 board meeting replacing Rayya Ghani, plans to “set a new course” for the south suburban elementary and middle school district of 2,207 students.

“With a new superintendent, Dr. Maureen White, who assumed her post on July 1, the board majority also decided that a new board president was necessary to infuse Dolton 149 with fresh leadership overall and to set new course for the district,” said Tillman. “Our primary aim is to provide our students with the best possible education, and the board believes a fresh district leadership team will accomplish the goal of leveling up students, staff, and teachers alike.”

At last Thursday’s meeting, the board also approved its official monthly meeting calendar for the 2022-2023 school year: October 27, 2022, November 17, 2022, December 14, 2022, January 26, 2023, February 23, 2023, March 23, 2023, April 27, 2023, May 25, 2023, and June 22, 2023.

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Tillman, who has served on the Dolton 149 board since 2015, encourages parents to attend the board’s monthly meetings.

“The more that parents are involved with their child’s education, either by communicating with their child’s teacher or with members of the Board of Education or both, the better will be their child’s academic performance and the school’s performance,” said Tillman. “We, as school board members, we want to know the concerns and ideas of parents because parents are a vital part of the solution to improving student education, so we encourage them to attend our meetings.”

The next regular board meeting is October 27 at 6:30 p.m. and will be held in the gymnasium of the Dirksen Middle School, 1650 Pulaski Rd, Calumet City.

Dolton School District 149 Announces New Board President

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Ex-Dolton 149 President Rayya Ghani Convicted and Removed from Board for Misconduct

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“During approximately 14-months as board president, Rayya Ghani shamefully abused her office throughout her tenure an internal investigation by the board’s outside general counsel found, an investigation which included a review of hundreds of documents, emails, texts and witness interviews,” said Dolton 149’s new Board President, Wilbur Tillman. “The evidence presented at the special board hearing was sufficiently disturbing that the board majority was forced to convicted Ghani on all six charges and to remove Ghani from the board, effective immediately.”

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