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**📢 We’re Hiring! **Mendota District 289 is looking for a Full-Time Custodian (Floater) to help keep our school buildings and grounds clean, safe, and well maintained.
🔹 Position: Full-Time Custodian
📍 Employer: Mendota District 289
➕ What You’ll Do: Clean and maintain buildings & grounds, move furniture, do minor repairs, wax floors, and help keep our campus a safe place for students and staff.
💼 Why Work With Us:
Hourly wage — $17.75/hr
Regular hours: 6:30 AM – 3:00 PM (30 min unpaid lunch)
Full-time with benefits
📧 Interested? Contact Dustin Kent at dkent@m289.org
or stop by the District Office to apply.
Please share — you never know who you know that might be a great fit!
Applications are now being accepted for the position of Full Time Substitute Teacher serving all three district buildings. We are seeking an exemplary educator who holds a valid Illinois Professional Educator License (PEL) or Substitute Teaching License and is registered with ROE 35.
The Full Time Substitute Teacher will report daily and provide classroom coverage for teacher absences across grade levels PK–8. When not assigned to a classroom, the selected candidate will support students through RtI or Title I intervention services and assist with additional tasks as assigned by the office.
Qualifications
Valid Illinois Teaching License or Substitute Teaching License
ROE 35 registration required
Demonstrated instructional skills and ability to adapt across grade levels
Strong communication, organizational, and student-support skills
Benefits Included
Competitive daily rate with guaranteed workdays
Health and dental insurance options
Participation in the Teachers’ Retirement System (TRS)
Paid sick and personal leave
Professional development opportunities
Collaborative and supportive school environment across all buildings
Happy Thanksgiving!
Uno de los objetivos del Distrito Escolar Mendota #289 es la estabilidad financiera de la organización. Unas finanzas estables permiten una mejor planificación y mejores resultados para nuestros estudiantes. Al finalizar el último año fiscal (AF’25), contábamos con $9.1 millones en el banco. Para poner esto en contexto histórico, finalizamos el AF’21 con $8.6 millones en reservas.
En este período de cuatro años, hemos invertido millones de dólares en mejoras de las instalaciones, tales como entradas seguras a edificios y aulas, proyectos de energía solar y techos nuevos, y remodelaciones de aulas para crear entornos de aprendizaje y trabajo más eficaces. Hemos invertido cientos de miles de dólares en nuevos materiales curriculares para Lengua y Literatura Inglesa y Matemáticas. Se han creado nuevos puestos para brindar un mejor apoyo a las necesidades socioemocionales y de adquisición del idioma de nuestros estudiantes. Si incluimos un nuevo especialista en intervención de lectura y matemáticas, mentores y un programa académico extraescolar, es maravilloso que todo esto se haya implementado manteniendo una reserva financiera constante.
De cara al futuro, proyectamos una reserva total de $7.1 millones al final del año fiscal 2026 y superar los $8 millones para el final del año fiscal 2027.
Si tiene alguna pregunta, no dude en escribirme a bcox@m289.org.
Cuídense.
K. Bradley Cox
Superintendente de Escuelas
One of the goals here at Mendota #289 is financial stability for the organization. Stable finances lead to better planning and better outcomes for our students. At the end of the last fiscal year (FY’25), we had $9.1M in the bank. To put this in a historical context, we ended FY’21 with $8.6M in reserves.
In this four-year period, we have spent millions of dollars on facility improvements such as secure building and classroom entrances, solar projects and new roofs, and classroom remodels for more effective learning and work environments. We have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on new curricular materials for English Language Arts and Math. New positions have been added to better support the social/emotional needs and language acquisition needs of our students. If you include a new reading / Math interventionist, Mentors, and after-school academic program, it is wonderful that all of these things have been implemented while maintaining a constant financial reserve.
Looking forward, we are projecting a total reserve of $7.1M at the end of FY’26 and back up over $8M by the end of FY’27.
Please reach out with any questions that you may have by dropping me a note at bcox@m289.org.
Be safe. Be well.
K. Bradley Cox
Superintendent of Schools