Overview

• The Dolton West Elementary District 148 board appointed veteran administrator Shelia Harrison-Williams as interim superintendent on Sunday, and she began Monday.
• Nohelty’s pay topped $450,000 after a board-approved March contract that added $30,000 in each of the next two years.
• District records show an additional $87,000 paid to Nohelty in fiscal year 2024 for retirement enhancements and other benefits.
• In his resignation letter, Nohelty accused certain board members of bullying and a smear campaign, and he reported a racialized remark about his being white in a majority-Black district.
• Nohelty said he resigned after Board President Shalonda Randle declined his offer to buy out his contract, and the district has not provided detailed comment.