Meeting Agenda
1. Call to order and welcome
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Roll Call 
4. Tenure Recognition
5. Recess
6. Audience Participation
7. Items for Action
7.A. Consent Agenda
7.B. Personnel Report
7.C. Revised Non-Unit Salary Grids: ASG, ASC, SPS, SPH
7.D. Overnight Field Trip Request for 6th Grade
8. Superintendent's Report
9. Standing Items
9.A. Board Commentary
9.B. Board President's Comments
10. Adjournment
Agenda Item Details Reload Your Meeting

Meeting: September 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM - Lake Shore Board of Education Regular Meeting
Subject:
1. Call to order and welcome
Presenter:
President Ziegler
Subject:
2. Pledge of Allegiance
Presenter:
President Ziegler
Subject:
3. Roll Call 
Presenter:
Secretary Munger
Description:
Roll Call of present members:
President- Kurt Ziegler
Vice-President- Susan DeLong
Secretary- Elizabeth Munger
Treasurer- Amy Thomas-August
Trustee- Kenneth Gulock
Trustee- Amber Hildebrand
Trustee- Wendy Tobias
Subject:
4. Tenure Recognition
Presenter:
Dr. George Lewis
Description:
Move to recognize the following individual(s) who have acquired tenure, in compliance with the State of Michigan Teachers’ Tenure Act.
 

MASONIC HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  • Arianna Amateis

  • Gina Thomas

RODGERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  • Teri Samborski

VIOLET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

  • Haleigh Vermander

KENNEDY MIDDLE SCHOOL

  • Austin Potter

Subject:
5. Recess
Presenter:
President Ziegler
Description:
Without objection, we will take a brief recess.
Subject:
6. Audience Participation
Presenter:
President Ziegler
Description:
This agenda item is the opportunity for the audience to address the Board. The Board will take no action on issues brought before it at this time but may refer such issues to the administration for further study. 

In keeping with Board Policy 2504 the following rules apply to audience participation:

Series 2000: Bylaws
2500 Board Meetings and Open Meetings Act Compliance
2504 Public Participation at Board Meetings

Any member of the public may address the Board at a Board meeting, subject to the following rules:
A. Except during a public participation portion of a Board meeting, no member of the public or other person may address the Board during a public meeting without the express permission of the President or other presiding officer.
B. The Board will follow public participation rules that balance the District’s interest in an orderly public meeting with an individual’s First Amendment rights. A copy of these rules and any additional public participation rules adopted by the Board will be made available at Board meetings. The Board’s public participation rules include, but are not limited to, the following:
1. before addressing the Board, a member of the public will state their name and address;
2. each person’s public comments are limited to 3 minutes per public participation period. This time limit may be adjusted by the President or other presiding officer to facilitate public participation at Board meetings;
3. persons who are part of a group or organization or who share similar viewpoints are encouraged to designate a spokesperson to address the Board;
4. public comments of a personal nature are prohibited when: (a) the comments are unrelated to the manner in which a Board member or District employee performs that person’s duties, and (b) the comments cause a substantial disruption to the meeting;
5. any public comment not protected by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution is prohibited;
6. Board members may ask questions of the speakers but are not required to answer questions or make statements in response to a public comment;
7. written statements and documents presented to the Board by a public participant or group are public records and must be given to the Secretary or designee; and
8. any audio recording, video recording, broadcasting, or telecasting must be performed from the seating area designated for the public or in the area otherwise designated by the President, Superintendent, or designee, and must not disrupt the meeting.
C. Once the President or other presiding officer has determined that each member of the public requesting to do so has had a reasonable opportunity to address the Board during a public participation portion of a Board meeting, the President or other presiding officer will announce that the public participation portion of the meeting has ended.
D. If the President or other presiding officer determines that a member of the public has violated 1 or more of the above rules and refuses to come into compliance with those rules, the member of the public will lose the right to speak during public comment at that meeting. A person who persistently engages in disorderly conduct or otherwise breaches the peace at a Board meeting, after notice from the President or other presiding officer, may be removed.
Legal authority: U.S. Const, amend. I; MCL 15.263(1), 15.263(5); MCL 380.1808
Subject:
7. Items for Action
Subject:
7.A. Consent Agenda
Presenter:
President Ziegler
Description:
Move to approve the following:
  • Minutes Regular Board Meeting August 24, 2026
  • August Check Register
  • August Investment Log
  • August Purchase Card Report
  • August SACC Report
  • August Food Service Report
Subject:
7.B. Personnel Report
Presenter:
Dr. George Lewis
Description:

Recommendation for approval of the following personnel report:
 

RESIGNATIONS

Lake Shore Federation of Teachers(LSFT), Local 01465

  • Bryanna Gray - LSFT Physical Education Teacher, Violet Elementary School; effective September 1, 2026


Lake Shore Federation of Support Staff (LSFSS), Local 04793

  • Valbona Sulaj - LSFSS Special Education Teaching Assistant, Kennedy Middle School; effective August 19, 2026

  • Sarah Weaver - LSFSS SACC Caregiver; Violet Elementary School; effective August 24, 2026 (to accept Non-Unit position)

  • Nicholas Boris - LSFSS SACC Team Lead, Violet Elementary School; effective August 28, 2026

  • Isaac Hojara - LSFSS SACC Caregiver & Lunch/Recess Monitor; Rodgers Elementary School; effective September 1, 2026 (to accept Non-Unit position)

  • Sonya Giles - LSFSS Intervention Specialist, Rodgers Elementary School; effective September 2, 2026 (to accept Non-Unit position)


Non-Unit

  • Sequoia Dupree - Non-Unit Behavioral Technician, Violet Elementary School; effective August 21, 2026

  • Jenna Fain - Non-Unit GSRP Lead Teacher, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 1, 2026 (to accept LSFT position)

  • Elena Hoerauf - Non-Unit Administrative Assistant, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 4, 2026

  • Whitney Scalici - Non-Unit Behavioral Technician, Lake Shore High School; effective September 23, 2026

EMPLOYMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

Lake Shore Federation of Teachers (LSFT), Local 01465

  • Megan Davis - LSFT 4th Grade Teacher, Rodgers Elementary School; effective September 1, 2026; BA Step 4

  • Jennifer Willemain - LSFT ECSE Teacher, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 1, 2026; MA Step 5

  • Jenna Fain - LSFT Kindergarten Teacher, Violet Elementary School; effective September 1, 2026; BA Step 1

  • Kirsten Schapman - LSFT Physical Education Teacher, Violet Elementary School; effective September 14, 2026; BA Step 3

 

Lake Shore Federation of Support Staff (LSFSS), Local 04793

  • Lauren Saydak-Frank - LSFSS Intervention Specialist, Rodgers Elementary School; effective August 25, 2026; Class D - Step 2

  • Daniel Smith - LSFSS Intervention Specialist, Rodgers Elementary School; effective August 25, 2026; Class D - Step 1

  • Shela Lewis - LSFSS Gen Ed 1:1 Teaching Assistant, Rodgers Elementary School; effective August 28, 2026; Class B - Step 1

  • Brandy McPherson-Morrell - LSFSS K-5 Behavior Support Assistant, Violet Elementary School; effective September 2, 2026; Class B - Step 1

  • Caroline Vandenheuvel - LSFSS MiCi Teaching Assistant, Violet Elementary School; effective September 8, 2026; Class E - Step 1 + BA Degree

  • Tennie Sanders - LSFSS Campus Monitor, Kennedy Middle School; effective September 8, 2026; Class B - Step 1

  • Katie Violet - LSFSS SACC Caregiver, Violet Elementary School; effective September 8, 2026; Class B - Step 1

  • Christine Isherwood - LSFSS Gen Ed 1:1 Teaching Assistant, Masonic Heights Elementary School; effective September 8, 2026; Class B - Step 1

  • Amanda Wills - LSFSS MoCi Teaching Assistant, Rodgers Elementary School; effective September 8, 2026; Class E - Step 1

  • Alysia Smith - LSFSS K-5 Behavior Support Assistant, Violet Elementary School; effective September 8, 2026; Class B - Step 1

  • Olivia Davis - LSFSS SACC Caregiver, Violet Elementary School; effective September 16, 2026; Class B - Step 1

 

Non-Unit

  • Sarah Weaver - Non-Unit Student Support Specialist & Caregiver, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective August 24, 2026; SPH 4 - Step 1

  • Sonya Giles - Non-Unit Secretary, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective August 31, 2026; SPH 1 - Step 1

  • Grace Martin - Non-Unit Caregiver, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 1, 2026; SPH 6 - Step 1

  • Kristyn Stone - Non-Unit GSRP Associate, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 1, 2026; SPH 5 - Step 1

  • Madison LaBarge - Non-Unit GSRP Lead Teacher, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 3, 2026; SPS 6 - Step 1

  • Shauna Czarnecki - Non-Unit Health Support, Rodgers Elementary School; effective September 8, 2026; SPH 2 - Step 1

  • Brennen Cooper - Non-Unit Caregiver, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 8, 2026; SPH 6 - Step 1

  • Hailey Stanley - Non-Unit Caregiver, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 8, 2026; SPH 6 - Step 1

  • Kalyn Lapansie - Non-Unit Behavioral Technician, Rodgers Elementary School; effective October 12, 2026; SPH 3 - Step 4

  • Monique Tate - Non-Unit Caregiver, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 21, 2026; SPH 6 - Step 1

  • Ciara Peek - Non-Unit Caregiver, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 21, 2026; SPH 6 - Step 1

  • Samantha Frazier - Non-Unit Caregiver, Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 28, 2026; SPH 6 - Step 1

 

American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), Local 01217

  • Dana Eckert - AFSCME Kitchen Helper, Lake Shore High School; effective September 3, 2026; Kitchen Helper - Step 1

  • Susan Samara - AFSCME Food Service Leader, Rodgers Elementary School; effective September 4, 2026; Leader - Step 1

  • Elizabeth Schwartz - AFSCME Bus Driver, Maintenance & Operations; effective September 8, 2026; Bus Driver - Step 1

  • Tami Kreger - AFSCME Bus Driver, Maintenance & Operations; effective September 8, 2026; Bus Driver - Step 5

  • Ricardo Perez - AFSCME Custodian; Shorian Early Childhood Center; effective September 8, 2026; PM Custodian - Step 1


 

Subject:
7.C. Revised Non-Unit Salary Grids: ASG, ASC, SPS, SPH
Presenter:
Dr. George Lewis
Description:
Move to approve the revised Non-Unit Salary Grids
Subject:
7.D. Overnight Field Trip Request for 6th Grade
Presenter:
Rachelle Stephenson
Description:
KMS 6th grade students will travel by LSPS buses to the YMCA Camp at 6941 Stoney Lake Road, Jackson, MI, for an annual overnight outdoor educational experience. Approximately 120 students will learn science concepts and positive life skills while learning to become good team members by bringing all three elementary schools together. Students will return from the camp by charter bus.

The field trip dates are October 28-30, 2026.
The cost is $265 per student.


District-approved permission slips that include full medical information will be used.
 
Subject:
8. Superintendent's Report
Presenter:
Dr. Joseph DiPonio
Subject:
9. Standing Items
Subject:
9.A. Board Commentary
Presenter:
President Ziegler
Subject:
9.B. Board President's Comments
Presenter:
President Ziegler
Subject:
10. Adjournment
Presenter:
President Ziegler

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