LeBaron Moten

LeBaron Moten joined Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 in June 2012 as Director of Operations and was promoted to Chief Operations Officer in August 2018. He currently holds the title of Deputy Superintendent and his divisional responsibilities include but are not limited to: All operational support departments for the district, including Budgets and Grants, Child Nutrition, Crisis Intervention and Safety, Human Resources and Employee Relations, Maintenance and Operations, Student Outreach and Transportation.

During LeBaron's tenure as Director of Operations, the district has successfully completed several capital improvement projects including constructing 116 additional classrooms throughout twelve elementary schools, renovating a former National Guard Armory to be used as a Pre-Kindergarten facility, and installing rooftop solar panels on seven District schools to provide supplemental electrical energy.

The Operations department has also procured approximately $2M in energy efficiency grants, rebates, and donations resulting in security upgrades, lighting retrofits, and natural gas improvements. Recently, Mr. Moten played a critical role in assisting with the procurement of a competitive interest free $7M Qualified School Construction Bond which has assisted with more needed facility upgrades and mechanical/environmental improvements throughout the District's 29 facilities.

LeBaron received his Bachelors and Masters of Science in Education from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, in 2005 and 2007 respectively, and his Masters of Science in School Business Management from Northern Illinois University in 2020.