February 11, 2026 at 6:00 PM - C.O.O.R. ISD Board of Education Meeting

1. Call to order & Roll Call
Time: 

2. Opening Ceremonies
- Pledge of Allegiance 
- Mission Statement: To deliver expert services, impactful programs, and responsive leadership to our schools and communities

3. Adopt the Agenda

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

5. 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.

6. 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.)

6.A. Approve minutes of previous meeting on January 7, 2026

6.B. Approval of Bills for January 2026 totaling $2,172,723.94 

6.C. Approve Revenue & Expenditure Reports and MILAF statement for January 2026
 

6.D. Approve Soccer Facility Lease renewal from February 12, 2026 to February 11, 2030.

7. Action Items

7.A. Ratify the hiring of Avery Smitz, Finance Intern from February 6, 2026 to August 28, 2026.  The intern would work one day per week and possibly the full week of spring break.

7.B. Ratify the hiring of Debra Mattingly, Speech Therapist for Houghton Lake Community Schools, as CEA bargaining unit member at MA +30, step 30, effective January 26, 2026; and Sara Giza, School Social Worker for Houghton Lake Community Schools, as CEA bargaining unit member at MA+30, step 5, effective December 29, 2025

7.C. Approve updates to the COOR Educational Center School Safety Response Guide 

7.D. Approve amended 2025-26 budgets
- ROOC, Inc.
- Career & Technical Education

8. Information Items
- Social Media Report for January activity
- ISD-Wide Board Dinner April 9th, 5:30-8:30 (RSVP with Becky or in Google form)
- AEAO board minutes from Monday, January 5, 2026.
- AEAO board agenda for Monday, February 9, 2026.
- AEAO school index report

9. Superintendent's Report
- observing MLK day materials discussion
- furnace replaced
- Director contracts
- CTE Math Improvement Grant discussion
- Office space adjustments

10. Communications: 
Recent article about an Adult Transition Center student by Central Michigan University photojournalism student Ella.  The article's title is A Second Family.

The project was for Ella's photojournalism capstone class. She was assigned a long-term photo story based around the topic of community. Ella wanted to document the work of ATC teachers in order to show how ATC is its own community and also how the students are involved in the community through a series of pictures.

11. Superintendent Evaluation discussion

11.A. Closed session -
Vote to go into closed session for the purpose of an employee evaluation

11.B. Return to Open Session

12. Adjournment
Time: ________