January 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM - Regular Meeting

1. CALL TO ORDER

Welcome to this regularly scheduled meeting of the Cedar Springs Public Schools Board of Education on January 13, 2025.

The Board is meeting this evening to conduct the business of the School District. While the meeting is legally required to be held in a public setting, it is not considered a public community meeting. As an attendee, the Board values your input. As such, we have allocated time for public comment during the meeting.

Please indicate your intent to make a public comment tonight by submitting a registration form at this time. You can find the forms next to the copies of the agenda on the table you passed as you entered the meeting.

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

5. GRATITUDES

6. HIGH SCHOOL REPRESENTATIVES

7. CONSENT ITEMS

7.A. Approval of the Minutes of the January 6, 2025 Board of Education Meeting

7.B. Approval of the Personnel Recommendations

7.C. Approval of the December, 2024 Accounts Payables in the amount of $2,763,872.89

8. DISCUSSION

8.A. Overnight Trip Request - Scott Smith

8.A.1) France Trip Proposal - Spring 2026

8.B. Financial Update - Matti Sullivan

8.C. Technology Refresh 2024-2025 - Matti Sullivan

9. PUBLIC COMMENTS -  The Cedar Springs Public Schools Board of Education welcomes citizens to speak during the Public Comment portion of the Board of Education Meeting agenda. However, Board of Education practice is to hear the public comment, not to act on the public comment at that time. Concerns brought before the Board of Education during the Public Comment portion of the agenda will be referred to the Superintendent. Those citizens wishing to speak will be allowed a maximum of three minutes each to address their concerns. 

10. ACTION

10.A. France Trip Proposal - Spring 2026

10.B. Chromebook Purchase

11. BOARD WORK SESSION

11.A. Board Member Orientation Workshop - Mr. Frank Pytlowany, MASB Consultant

12. COMMUNICATION

12.A. Board of Education

12.B. Superintendent

12.B.1) School Finance Bootcamp

12.B.2) B#4 Assembly Invitation

13. PLANNING

14. ADJOURN