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Now armed with a $150,000 grant approved by the Illinois General Assembly in early January for Dolton 149, Tillman wants the district to use a portion of that funding to relaunch the annual summit. #district149

Board of Education President Wilbur Tillman expressed his “deepest gratitude” to State Senator Elgie Sims (D-Chicago), the chair of the Illinois Senate Appropriations Committee, who sponsored the grant for the district. #dolton149

While children received toys and other treats, moms, dads, and grandparents also shared in the holiday season’s good will. #dolton #christmas

During the meeting, the board appointed Mercedes Francisco to the alleged vacant board seat created by the board’s unlawful removal of another board member. #EdgarCountyWatchDogs

“Mercedes Francisco is a clear education advocate. With two children enrolled in the district, she will strengthen the district's connection to the interests of parents and provide the type of leadership that the Dolton 149 Board of Education needs,” said Board President Wilbur Tillman #DoltonSchoolBoard149

“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.” #RayyaGhani

“During approximately 14-months as board president, Rayya Ghani shamefully abused her office throughout her tenure an internal investigation has found,” said Dolton 149’s new Board President, Wilbur Tillman.

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

Tillman was in the hot seat last spring, when the board voted to remove him due to a policy violation where he obtained a vendor list from the school district then solicited them for campaign donations