February 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting

1. Call to order

2. Pledge of Allegiance

3. Roll call: Dr. Katherine Ellison, Lisa Hubbard, Laura Sue Holcomb, Ruth Ann Knapp, Ralph Martin 

4. Consent Agenda (ACTION REQUIRED)

4.A. Minutes

4.A.1. Approve the minutes from the January 20, 2026, Committee of the Whole meeting

4.A.2. Approve the minutes from the January 20, 2026, Regular board meeting

4.B. Approve the payment of bills in the amount of $7,126,330.25       

4.C. Personnel Recommendations

5. Positive Highlights and Celebrations

5.A. Introduction of Melissa Johnson, new Executive Director of Early Childhood

5.B. Congratulations to the Saginaw ISD Board of Education for achieving the Master Board Award for 2025 through MASB

5.C. Congratulations to Board Secretary, Laura Sue Holcomb, for earning the Level 7 President's Award, Community Relations Certification, and Finance Certification through MASB

5.D. The Computer Science for All team at Jerome STEM Preschool Campus reached a milestone moment in early childhood education. The team partnered with Cheryl Wilson from the Michigan Department of Education to develop the schools first Strategic CSforALL Resource and Implementation Planning framework, also known as the SCRIPT. Jerome is now the FIRST early childhood campus in the state to complete this groundbreaking achievement. Congratulations to the entire team!

5.E. Saginaw ISD publicly shares its organization-wide Humanex Staff Engagement results for 2025-2026

6. Communications

6.A. Written

6.A.1. None

6.B. From the public

7. Information

7.A. CTE Report - Josh Miller

7.B. Superintendent Report - Dr. Jeffrey Collier

7.B.1. Communications Data Report - January 2026

7.B.2. Strategic Compass Update - Coty Kuschinsky

7.C. The board receives the Head Start Policy Council Report for February, 2026

8. Items for approval

8.A. Approve the annual E-rate application for funding through Fiber Link, Inc. of Lapeer, Michigan on up to $113,000.00 in services (ACTION REQUIRED)

8.B. Approve the quote from Structured Technologies in the amount of $57,596.00 for the installation of clocks/speakers and strobelight system at the Saginaw Career Complex, reimbursable to Saginaw Public Schools upon completion of the work and receipt of the invoice by Saginaw ISD (ACTION REQUIRED)

8.C. Approve the quotes from Office Design Solutions, LLC and Joel Robinson and Associates in the total amount of $604,548.66 for the installation of new and updated furniture at the Saginaw Career Complex, reimbursable to Saginaw Public Schools upon completion of the work and upon receipt of the invoice by SISD (ACTION REQUIRED)

8.D. Approve the Superintendent's travel to San Diego, CA for the ASU+GSV Summit, April 12-April 16, 2026 ($4,000 scholarship received) (ACTION REQUIRED)

8.E. Approve Board Member travel to San Antonio, Texas for the National School Board Association Annual Conference for Educational Leaders, April 10-12, 2026 (ACTION REQUIRED)

8.F. Approve the revised board meeting schedule changing the date of the April 21, 2026, regular board meeting to Tuesday, April 28, 2026 (ACTION REQUIRED)

8.G. Approve Superintendent Dr. Jeffrey Collier and Deputy Superintendent Dr. Erin Senkowski as check signers for the district (ACTION REQUIRED)

9. Addenda

9.A. Board member comment

9.B. Additional Board Information

9.B.1. New Hires & Terminations

10. Closed Session

10.A. Recess into Closed Session under Section 8(1)(c) of the Open Meetings Act for bargaining discussion (ROLL CALL VOTE)

10.B. Reconvene into Open Session (ACTION REQUIRED)

11. Adjournment