January 12, 2021 at 6:45 PM - Board Meeting #1

Description:  School Board Recognition Month

Description:  Move to elect a Temporary Chairperson who shall serve as a presiding officer until the election of a President in accordance with Bylaw 0151.
Motion, support, and roll call

Description:  Move to nominate _______________________as President of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.
Motion and support only

MOTION:                      SUPPORT:                        
Move to close the nominations for Board President.
Motion, support, and hand vote

MOTION:                    SUPPORT:                  ACTION:                     


If more than one person is nominated, Board members will state name of nominee they prefer in a roll call vote.  

If only one person is nominated, follow the procedure below. 


Move to appoint ___________________as President of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.
Motion, support, and roll call

Description:  Move to nominate _______________________as Vice President of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.

 Motion and support only

MOTION:                   SUPPORT:                     ACTION:                   

If more than one person is nominated, Board members will state name of nominee they prefer in a roll call vote.  

If only one person is nominated, follow the procedure below. 

Move to appoint __________________________as Vice President of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.
Motion, support, and roll call

Description:  Move to nominate _______________________as Secretary of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.
Motion and support only

MOTION:                             SUPPORT:                             
Move to close the nominations for Board Secretary.
Motion, support and hand vote

MOTION:                       SUPPORT:                     ACTION:                


If more than one person is nominated, Board members will state name of nominee they prefer in a roll call vote.  

If only one person is nominated, follow the procedure below. 

Move to appoint __________________________as Secretary of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.
Motion, support, and roll call

Description:  Move to nominate _______________________as Parliamentarian of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.
Motion and support only

MOTION:                                 SUPPORT:                           

Move to close the nominations for Board Parliamentarian.
Motion, support, and hand vote

MOTION:                     SUPPORT:                     ACTION:                  

If more than one person is nominated, Board members will state name of nominee they prefer in a roll call vote.  

If only one person is nominated, follow the procedure below. 

Move to appoint __________________________as Parliamentarian of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.
Motion, support, and roll call

Description:  Move to appoint Katherine Eighmey as Treasurer and Electronic Transfer Officer of Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to appoint Michelle Young as Administrative Secretary of the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to appoint Collins & Blaha to represent the Monroe Board of Education as general counsel for the Monroe Public School District for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to establish meeting dates and times for the Monroe Public Schools Board of Education from January 2021 to January 2022.  Work Sessions will begin at 5:30 p.m. and regular meetings will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Administration Building, 1275 North Macomb Street, Monroe, Michigan. If the Board of Education holds a regular meeting in whole electronically, it will post advance notice of the meeting on the school district’s website as required by MCL 15.263a, which will include information on attending and accessing the meeting.

Description:  Move to establish compensation for Board members attendance at any regular or special meeting of the Board.  Meeting compensation shall be $30.00 per meeting and paid quarterly.  Board members who do not wish to receive compensation will notify the payroll office in writing. 

Description:  Move to employ the accounting firm of Cooley Hehl Sabo & Calkins CPA’s to perform the annual audit of financial records and funds of Monroe Public Schools for the 2020/21 Fiscal Year in conformance with prescribed standards and legal requirements of the State of Michigan.

Description:  Move that Agenda Items C.13 - C.28 be considered as a Consent Agenda and that the consent agenda items be approved as recommended for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Corporate Resolution for First Merchants Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Corporate Resolution for PNC Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Corporate Resolution for Fifth Third Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Corporate Resolution for Directions Credit Union for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Corporate Resolution for Flagstar Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Corporate Resolution for Key Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Corporate Resolution for Michigan Liquid Asset Fund (MILAF) for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Corporate Resolution for Michigan Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities Systems (Michigan CLASS) for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Resolution for Facsimile Signature - First Merchants Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Resolution for Facsimile Signature - PNC Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Resolution for Facsimile Signature - Fifth Third Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Resolution for Facsimile Signature - Directions Credit Union for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Resolution for Facsimile Signature - Flagstar Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Resolution for Facsimile Signature - Key Bank for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Resolution for Facsimile Signature - Michigan Liquid Asset Fund (MILAF) for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to adopt the Resolution for Facsimile Signature - Michigan Cooperative Liquid Assets Securities System (Michigan CLASS) for the 2021 calendar year.

Description:  Move to approve the following minutes as submitted:  
December 8, 2020, Board Meeting #20
December 14, 2020, Special Board Meeting - Training
December 21, 2020, Special Board Meeting - Open
December 21, 2020, Special Board Meeting - Closed
December 22, 2020, Special Board Meeting - Open

Description:  Move to approve the Memorandum of Understanding between SEMCA’s Jobs for Michigan’s Graduates Program and Monroe Public Schools. Funded from the 31A At-Risk budget.  

Description:  Move to confirm and endorse the granting of tenure and removal from probation for Resa Waldecker, Kari Arnold, and Chelsea Gryzwa on the appropriate anniversary dates.

Description:  Move to approve the resignation from Monroe Public Schools of Carol Wilson, effective December 31, 2020.

Description:  Move to approve the removal of Kaila Woodhall from the Monroe Public Schools layoff list and notify the said teacher of this removal by official communication for said teacher for the 2020/2021 school year effective December 20, 2020.

Description:  Move to ratify the Master Agreement for December 10, 2020, through June 30, 2022, between the Monroe Assistants Group and the Monroe Board of Education effective December 10, 2020.