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Board of Education

LPHS Board of Education

LaSalle-Peru Township High School is governed by a School Board consisting of 7 members. The Board’s powers and duties include the authority to adopt, enforce, and monitor all policies for the management and governance of the District’s schools. Official action by the Board may only occur at a duly called and legally conducted meeting at which a quorum is physically present. Each board member's current term of service is listed below.  

All Illinois school board members must receive training in the Open Meetings Act (Public Act 97-504) and professional development leadership (Public Act 97-8). Each Board member must complete training on the Open Meetings Act no later than 90 days after taking the oath of office in his or her first term. Each Board member must also complete at least 4 hours of professional development leadership training in education and labor law, financial oversight and accountability, and fiduciary responsibilities within the first year of his or her first term. Mandatory training will also be required after the new teacher evaluation requirements are implemented in each school district. The following table contains the dates all mandatory training and development activities that were completed by each Board member.  

 Board Member  Public Act 97-504 OMA Training  Public Act 97-8 PERA/PDLT
Greg Sarver February 18, 2021 May 4, 2019
Gary Ferrari TBD May 1, 2021
Sally Taliani August 21, 2019 May 4, 2019
Matt Merboth February 20, 2021 May 1, 2021
Carol Alcorn February 14, 2015 February 14, 2015
Scott Pescetto May 20, 2023  

May 20, 2023

​Chris Krzyaniak

TBD TBD
Greg Sarver

Greg Sarver

Titles: Board President (April 2023-2027)
Departments: Board of Education
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 815-830-3157
Sally Taliani

Sally Taliani

Titles: Board Vice-President (April 2023-2027)
Departments: Board of Education
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 815-343-4712
Carol Alcorn

Carol Alcorn

Titles: Board Member (April 2025-2029)
Departments: Board of Education
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 815-223-7240
Gary Ferrari

Gary Ferrari

Titles: Board Member (April 2025-2029)
Departments: Board of Education
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 847-380-0092
Matt Merboth

Matt Merboth

Titles: Board Member (April 2025-2027)
Departments: Board of Education
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 815-993-3833
Scott Pescetto

Scott Pescetto

Titles: Board Member (April 2023-2027)
Departments: Board of Education
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 815-343-0414

Chris Krzyaniak

Titles: Board Member (2025-2029)
Departments: Board of Education
Email:
Jennifer Riva

Jennifer Riva

Titles: Board Secretary
Departments: Board of Education
Email:
Phone Numbers:
School: 815-223-2373