PSC Board of Trustees
Prairie State College is governed by a seven-member board of trustees and a student
trustee elected by the voters of Illinois Community College District 515.
The Board of Trustees meetings are usually held on the last Tuesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the College Board Room (2274). All meetings, other than executive sessions, are open to the public.
The 2024-2025 Board Of Trustees meeting schedule is as follows:
July (no meeting)
August 27 (Tuesday)
September 24 (Tuesday)
October 29 (Tuesday)
November (no meeting)
December 3 (Tuesday)
January 28 (Tuesday)
February 25 (Tuesday)
March 25 (Tuesday)
April 29 (Tuesday)
May 27 (Tuesday)
June 24 (Tuesday)
Additional meetings such as workshops, special meetings, etc., will be scheduled as needed.
Board of Trustees Election
The Prairie State College Trustee election will be held on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
The College
has three positions open - two full six-year terms (terms will end April 2031) and
one unexpired
term for two years (term will end in April 2027).
The first day to circulate petitions is Tuesday, August 20, 2024. Petition packets
are available to
download at elections.il.gov.
Petitions may be filed in person between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. beginning
Tuesday,
November 12, 2024 through Friday, November 15, 2024 and Monday, November 18, 2024
from 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. in Room 2270, 202 S. Halsted Street, Chicago Heights, IL.
Objections to Nominating Petitions may be filed Tuesday, November 19, 2024 to Monday,
November 25,
2024, from 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. in Room 2270.
If necessary, a lottery for ballot placement will be held on November 20 at 12 noon in Room 2274.
Current Board Members
- Camiella Williams | Chair and ICCTA Representative
- Jonathan Vanderbilt | Vice Chair
- Michelle Aldana, Secretary
- Dr. Theresa McCoy-Carpenter, Esq
- Jay S. Readey
- John Stanfa
- Dr. Ronald White
- Jordan Smith Lowery | Student Trustee
Board Meeting Agendas, Minutes, and Policies are available on BoardDocs
Open BoardDocsADDRESSING THE BOARD
Written or verbal comments from district residents are welcomed by the Board of Trustees.
Written communications should be sent to the Board in care of the President's Office,
Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, IL 60411 or by email to
boardoftrustees@prairiestate.edu. All letters must be signed and include the legal address of the correspondent. Written
communications are distributed to each individual trustees but not read aloud at the
meetings.
As stated in Board Policy A-25 "The public shall be given an opportunity to address the Board of Trustees at any official Board meeting in regard to any item on the agenda during the "Oral/Written Public Communications" portion of the agenda. The time set aside to accommodate such public statements shall not exceed thirty (30) minutes unless extended by Board of Trustee action during a meeting."
Trustees ask that comments be in good taste and demonstrate consideration for others. Each speaker should limit their comments to three minutes. Those wishing to provide documents to the Board should provide ten copies to the Board Secretary. Board members generally do not engage in dialog with speakers.
REQUESTING BOARD MINUTES
In keeping with Board Policy A-24, records of all transactions of the Board of Trustees are set forth in the official minutes of the Board, with the recording of such minutes delegated by the Board to the Recorder. Executive Session (closed meeting) minutes are not available to public viewing until approved by the Board.
Persons wishing to view official minutes of the Board of Trustees meetings in person or requesting copies of such minutes must submit a written or email request as required under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Correspondence should be sent to the Board Secretary in care of the President’s Office, Prairie State College, 202 S. Halsted St., Chicago Heights, IL 60411 or by email to amccaskill9981@prairiestate.edu. Viewing minutes or picking up copies is by appointment only, after FOIA approval, during regular office hours.
meeting Minutes
Board Meeting Agendas
Board Meetings
Regular meetings will be held at 5:30 p.m. in the Boardroom (Room 2274) of Prairie
State College 202 South Halsted Street Chicago Heights, Illinois, as follows:
2023/24 Meeting Schedule:
August 29, 2023 (Tuesday)
September 26, 2023 (Tuesday)
October 31, 2022 (Tuesday)
November 2023 (no meeting)
December 5, 2023 (Tuesday)
January 30, 2024 (Tuesday)
February 27, 2024 (Tuesday)
March 26, 2024 (Tuesday)
April 30, 2024 (Tuesday)
May 28, 2024 (Tuesday)
June 25, 2024 (Tuesday)
Additional meetings such as workshops, special meetings, etc., will be scheduled as needed.