July 27, 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. Election of Officers (ACTION REQUIRED)

4.A. President

4.B. Vice President

4.C. Secretary

4.D. Treasurer

5. Consent Agenda (ACTION REQUIRED)

5.A. Minutes

5.A.1. Approve the minutes from the June 22, 2026, regular board meeting

5.A.2. Approve the minutes from the June 22, 2026, closed session

5.A.3. Approve the minutes from the June 22, 2026, budget hearing

5.B. Finance

5.B.1. Approve the payment of bills in the amount of $5,272,663

5.C. Personnel Recommendations

5.C.1. Approve the hiring of Tara Farro as an Instructional Consultant effective August 3, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

5.C.2. Approve the promotion of Adrienne Barnes to HR Specialist III effective July 20, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

5.C.3. Approve the hiring of Holly Bell as a Special Education Teacher effective August 17, 2026, through June 8, 2027.

5.C.4. Approve the hiring of Cassandra Morse as a Hartley Overnight Specialist effective August 11, 2026, through June 8, 2027.

5.C.5. Approve the hiring of Cara Hart as a Special Education Supervisor effective August 24, 2026, through June 30, 2027.

6. Positive Highlights and Celebrations

6.A. The National School Public Relations Association (NSPRA) held their Annual Conference on July 19–22, 2026. Chief of Staff and Director of Communications, Coty Kuschinsky, presented on The Strategic Value of a School District Chief of Staff, and Communications Coordinator, Kimberly Pruitt, presented on Using Film to Strengthen School Communications.

7. Communications

7.A. Written

7.B. From the public

8. Information

8.A. Superintendent Report - Dr. Jeffrey Collier

8.A.1. Strategic Compass Update - Coty Kuschinsky

8.A.2. Communications Data Report - June 2026

8.B. The board receives a copy of the Board Committee assignments for 2026-2027

8.C. The board receives the Head Start Policy Council Report for July 2026

9. Items for approval

9.A. Organizational Items

9.A.1. Approve the appointment of legal counsel for 2026-2027 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.A.2. Approve the depositories for SISD funds for 2026-2027 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.A.3. Approve the check signing authorizations for 2026-2027 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.B. The board approves the student handbooks for Transitions Center, Millet Learning Center, Great Lakes Bay Early College, and Saginaw County Juvenile Detention Center for 2026-2027 (2ND READING/ACTION REQUIRED)

9.C. Approve board policy updates #6320 Purchasing and #7510 Use of Districts Facilities (2ND READING/ACTION REQUIRED)

9.D. Approve the purchase of DALS+ (Digital Assessment Library for Schools) package through Pearson Learning utilizing the Q Global web system, for educational assessments for ancillary groups for a total amount not to exceed $108,000.00 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.E. Approve the contract with Presence Learning to provide Virtual Speech and School Psychology services to meet the needs of the service requests for our LEAs and SISD programs for a total amount not to exceed $919,900 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.F. Approve the continuation of the Cash Match agreement with Michigan Rehabilitation Services (MRS) in the amount of $60,000.00 in non-federal funds to continue to provide a high level of transition services (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.G. Approve the purchase of contracted services through Corwin Press, Inc. to facilitate countywide professional learning targeted at our strategic design and implementation model for a total amount not to exceed $31,960.00 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.H. Approve the expanded contract amendment with ESS Midwest, Inc., to include non-instructional support staff (custodians and secretaries) and instructional preschool staff in the substitute management system (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.I. Approve the replacement of the District phone system and service from GoTo Connect, of Boston, MA, in the total amount of $50,944.62 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.J. Approve the network detection and response services from Lumu Technologies Inc., of Miami, FL for Saginet-connected school districts in the total amount of $54,992.70 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.K. Approve the bid for the Saginet Consortium content-filter replacement from Stryke Security of Huntington Beach, CA, for a licensing term of three years in the total amount of $192,388.00 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.L. Approve the quote submitted by Hock Painting Inc. in the amount of $66,325.00 for the exterior painting of the Saginaw Career Complex to be reimbursed to Saginaw Public Schools upon completion of the project and receipt of an invoice by  Saginaw ISD (ACTION REQUIRED)
 

9.M. Approve the annual renewal of the district's Property, Casualty, Liability and Workers Compensation insurance policies through SETSEG for a total premium amount of $526,183.00 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.N. Approve the purchase and installation of three Elkay Newly Enhanced ezH2O Bottle Filling Stations for Brucker, Claytor, and Jerome preschools through John E. Green Company in the amount of $33,105.00, reimbursable to Saginaw ISD through funds from the Filter First/Healthy Hydration grant (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.O. Approve the purchase of Teaching Strategies Creative Curriculum Cloud to assist teachers in creating lesson plans for Saginaw ISD preschool programs for an amount not to exceed $61,065.90 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.P. Approve the agreement with Critical Incident Management to provide proactive emergency preparedness across school districts (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.Q. Approve the proposal from Forthright Advising for CTE millage renewal advising at a total cost not to exceed $79,960 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.R. Approve the purchase of a vehicle to fulfill Saginaw ISD's contractual obligation to provide a district vehicle to the Superintendent in a total amount not to exceed $55,000.00 (ACTION REQUIRED)

9.S. Approve board member pre-conference expenses for MASB Summer Institute  August 7-9, 2026, as presented (ACTION REQUIRED)

10. Addenda

10.A. Board member comment

10.B. Additional Board Information

11. Closed Session (TENTATIVE)

11.A. Move to recess into closed session under Section 8(1)(c) of the Open Meetings Act for bargaining discussion (ROLL CALL VOTE)

11.B. Return into Open Session (ACTION REQUIRED)

12. Additional Items for Approval

12.A. Ratify the tentative 3-year agreement with the Saginaw Intermediate Federation of Teacher (SIFT) bargaining unit (ACTION REQUIRED)

13. Adjournment