September 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM - Regular Board Meeting and Informational Study Session
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I. Opening Ceremonies:
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Mission Statement: Provide a high-quality education in a culturally safe and nurturing environment that supports all students to live purposeful and fulfilling lives.
Land Acknowledgement: We collectively acknowledge that Lansing School District occupies the ancestral, traditional, and contemporary Lands of the Anishinaabeg - Three Fires Confederacy of Ojibwe, Odawa, and Botawatomi peoples. |
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II. Roll Call
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III. Public Comment on Agenda Items
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Members of the public may address the Board for three minutes. It is Board policy to not respond to public comment.
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the school district's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Members of the public who wish to make public comments may do so during the designated times indicated on the agenda pursuant to bylaw 0167.3. A blue comment card must be completed and submitted to the board secretary to register for comment. |
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IV. Approval of Minutes
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September 10, 2026 - Regular Board Meeting
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V. Reports
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V.A. Superintendent
Presenter:
Ms. Benavides
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VI. Presentations
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VI.A. Yonder Pouches
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VII. Officers
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VII.A. Report from Secretary
Presenter:
Mrs. Strode
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VIII. New Business
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VIII.A. Nielsen Change Order for EV Bus Charging
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RECOMMENDED MOTION: "that the Board of Education accept the change order as presented".
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VIII.B. Purchase Recommendation - Sitework For Salt Barn
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RECOMMENDED MOTION: "that the Board of Education accept the purchase recommendation as presented".
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VIII.C. Approval of New Hires
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RECOMMENDED MOTION: " that the Board of Education approve New Hires for September 28, 2026 as presented".
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IX. Public Comment on Non-Agenda Items
Description:
Members of the public may address the Board for three minutes. It is Board policy to not respond to public comment.
This meeting is a meeting of the Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the school district's business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. Members of the public who wish to make public comments may do so during the designated times indicated on the agenda pursuant to bylaw 0167.3. A blue comment card must be completed and submitted to the board secretary to register for comment. |
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X. Comments from the Board
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XI. Closed Session
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RECOMMENDED MOTION: "I move that the Board of Education meet in closed session to consider the contents of a confidential and privileged attorney-client communication as permitted by Section 8(1)(h) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act".
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XII. Action Item
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Policy 1210 - Board Superintendent Relationship
Policy 1410 - Staff Ethics Policy 4120 - Employment of Support Staff Policy 4140 - Termination and Resignation Policy 4210 - Staff Ethics RECOMMENDED MOTION: " that the Board of Education receive the policies for first reading as presented".
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XIII. Closed Session
Description:
RECOMMENDED MOTION: "I move that the Board of Education meet in closed session to consider the contents of a confidential and privileged attorney-client communication as permitted by Section 8(1)(h) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act".
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XIV. Action Item
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RECOMMENDED MOTION: "I move that The Lansing School District Board of Education approves the C.W. Otto Middle School Option and Use Restrictions Release as presented and authorizes Superintendent Jessica Benavides to sign that Release on the Board’s behalf".
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