June 12, 2024 at 6:00 PM - C.O.O.R. ISD Board of Education Meeting

1. Call to order & Roll Call

2. Opening Ceremonies
- Pledge of Allegiance 
- Mission Statement
C.O.O.R. ISD provides programs and services with our partners to support the current and emerging teaching and learning needs of our schools and communities.

3. Adopt the Agenda

4. Public Budget Hearing on Proposed Budget for 2024-25
Notice was given in local newspapers.

4.A. Present the 2024-25 General Fund Budget
Including tax revenue at the following rates:
0.2942 General Operating Mills
0.7358 Special Education Mills

4.B. Public Participation for Budget Hearing
Anyone in attendance may comment on the proposed 2024-25 General Fund Budget.

4.C. Action Item: Set tax rate for 2024: 
To collect summer property taxes levied upon properties located within the boundaries of Crawford AuSable School District and Mio AuSable School District and to collect winter property taxes levied upon properties located within the boundaries of all other COOR ISD school districts. (The L4029 form shows both summer and winter). 

Approve 2024 L-4029 forms showing the following local taxes at the following rates: 
0.2481 allocated
0.0460 voted 2020
0.2941 total general operating mills

0.6209 voted 1968
0.1148 voted 2020
0.7357 total special education mills

Two forms are used to fit all nine counties that have parcels in our ISD.

 

4.D. Action item: Accept Proposed 2024-25 General Fund Budget as presented by Kurt Loll, Finance Director
 

5. Department Updates- Board reviews in advance
-Career & Technical Education Department 
-Early Childhood Department 
-Instructional Services Department 
-Special Education Department 
-R.O.O.C., Inc. 
-K12 ETA (Educational Technology Association)

6. Public Participation
- Any person attending the meeting may raise his/her hand during this session of the meeting. Individuals may speak for a maximum of 5 minutes. Groups may speak for a maximum of 15 minutes.

7. Consent Agenda
(A single member's request shall cause an item on the Consent Agenda to be relocated as an Action Item, eligible for discussion and vote that evening.)

7.A. Approve minutes of previous meeting on May 15, 2024

7.B. Approval of Bills for May 2024 totaling $2,131,133.37

7.C. Approve Revenue & Expenditure Reports for May 2024

7.D. Renew contracts with the following employees:

Instructional Services (through June 30, 2025):
1. Michelle Culton-Ekstrom, Behavioral Health Coordinator
2. Crystal Davis, Whole Child Specialist
3. Michelle Ewald, Early Literacy Coach
4. Christina Pudvan, Student Engagement Coach 
5. Stacy Shafto, Whole Child Specialist at CASD 
6. Heather Sharpe, Whole Child Specialist at Mio and Fairview 

Special Education Contracts (through June 30, 2025):
1.  Michele Cochrane, Early On Coordinator

ROOC, Inc (through June 30, 2025):  
1. Stacey Barnes, Compliance Clerk
2. Lori Bowler, Director of Services
2. Christina Maske, Program Manager
3. Melinda Nagy, Director of Employment Services

COOR Advanced Technical Innovation Center (through June 30, 2025): 
1. Stephanie Bates
2. Charles Bissell
3. Angela Griffis
4. Benjamin Lowe
5. Josh Meyer
6. Mary Jo Rondo
7. Sarah Kay Rondo
8. Kayla Sturgeon

Administrators (through June 30, 2026):
1. Katie Fuelling, Director of Instructional Services
2. Katie Keith, Early Childhood Supervisor
3. Somer Quinlan, Executive Director of ROOC, Inc.
4. Jared Socia, Director of Operations

Other: 
1. Shannon Rea, Pupil Accounting Auditor, through June 30, 2026
2. Rebekah Seelow, Early Childhood Specialist, through June 30, 2025
3. Rebecca Socia, Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent, through June 30, 2026
 

7.E. Approve the proposed 2024-25 calendar for the COOR Advanced Technical Innovation Center

7.F. Renew membership with the Michigan Association of Superintendents & Administrators (MASA) for July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025 at the cost of $899.95

7.G. Approve the renewal of MAISA membership at the rate of $4,994.06 based on student count

7.H. Renew membership with the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) at a cost of  $3,884.13 for the 24-25 school year.

7.I. Pay initial fee of $5,049.38 to MASB for Strategic Planning services. 

7.J. Approve the use of the admin office lawn & parking lot as a rest stop for the Grayling Rotary's Black Bear Grand Fondo biking event to be held on July 13, 2024 (Rotary provides event insurance).
 

7.K. Renew membership with Social School 4EDU at a cost of $795 which includes three district employees

7.L. Extend agreement with Edustaff, LLC for staffing through June 30, 2027. 

7.M. Approve an annual implementation and maintenance subscription for digital mapping of our two school campuses at a cost of $1,120.00

7.N. Renew lease with the Roscommon Area Recreational Authority through June 30, 2026 for two classrooms at the CRAF center in the amount of $2,400 per month.

8. Action Items

8.A. Ratify a Memorandum of Understanding with Wayne RESA for content filtering in the amount of $2,710.68 effective July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2027.

8.B. Approve wage increases for the following groups:

Non-union support personnel, 3.5% with a retention bonus of $500- $1,000 based on years worked at COOR ISD. 

COOR Educational Support Personnel Association, 3.5% with $500 annual retention bonus

COOR Educational Association - still negotiating

8.C. Accept Budgets as presented by Kurt Loll, Finance Director:

2023-24 Final Amendment of Capital Projects Budget

2024-25 Preliminary Capital Projects Budget
2024-25 Preliminary Career Tech Budget
2024-25 Preliminary Special Education Budget

8.D. Approve closing the office to the public on the Friday before Labor Day (August 30th)

9. Information Items
-Social Media Report for May
-New Paraprofessional at the CEC: Jade Bird
-New Parent Liaison (10 hrs/wk): Kathryn Vanwormer-Waldie
-Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County
-- May meeting minutes
--June meeting agenda
--23-24 budget
--24-25 budget
- MASB Summer Institute: From Conflict to Conversation on Friday, Aug 16th - register by July 8th 
--list of graduates

10. Superintendent's Report
-Graduation
-Non-union Staff Insurance
-Daily Hours, Friday before Labor Day
-Reschedule Facility Walkthrough
-Mackinac Center request for information

11. Communications
-Scheduling an evening or weekend training (required) for superintendent evaluations with Brian Pearson, MASB facilitator.  Deadline: Sept 1st. It would last about 2.5 hours.  He is not available on these dates: June 13, June 18, July 8, July 15-17, August 1, August 7 and August 13, August 17. What date do we want to schedule?

12. Adjournment