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

Move to nominate __________ as the President of the Lake Shore Board of Education for the year 2026.

Move to nominate __________ as the Vice-President of the Lake Shore Board of Education for the year 2026.

Move to nominate __________ as the Secretary of the Lake Shore Board of Education for the year 2026.

Move to nominate __________ as the Treasurer of the Lake Shore Board of Education for the year 2026.

This agenda item is the opportunity for the audience to address the Board on any agenda item. 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 po0167.3 the following rules apply to audience participation:

To permit fair and orderly public expression, the Board shall provide a period for public participation at public meetings of the Board and publish rules to govern such participation in Board meetings and in Board committee meetings.

The presiding officer of each Board meeting at which public participation is permitted shall administer the rules of the Board for its conduct.
The presiding officer shall be guided by the following rules:

1. Public participation shall be permitted at a time as determined by the presiding officer. 
2. Anyone with concerns related to the operation of the schools or to matters within the authority of the Board may participate during the public portion of a meeting. 
3. Attendees must register their intention to participate in the public portion of the meeting upon their arrival at the meeting. 
4. Participants must be recognized by the presiding officer and will be requested to preface their comments by an announcement of their name; address; group affiliation, if and when appropriate. 
5. Each statement made by a participant shall be limited to five (5) minutes duration.
6. No participant may speak more than once on the same topic unless all others who wish to speak on that topic have been heard. 
7. Participants shall direct all comments to the Board and not to staff or other participants.
8. All statements shall be directed to the presiding officer; no person may address or question Board members individually.

Move to approve the following:

• Minutes Regular Board Meeting November 24, 2025
• Minutes Special Board Meeting, December 29, 2025
• November Check Register
• November Investment Log
• November Purchase Card Report
• November SACC Report
• November Food Service Report

Recommendation for approval of the following personnel report:

 

RESIGNATIONS

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

• Kayla McLaughlin —  LSFSS Special Education Teaching Assistant, Lake Shore High School; effective December 5, 2025

• Elizabeth Lutz —  LSFSS Elementary General Education Teaching Assistant, Rodgers Elementary School; effective December 5, 2025

• Randi Jacks —  LSFSS Remedial Title I Paraprofessional/Intervention Specialist, Kennedy Middle School; effective December 12, 2025

• Jessica Hall —  LSFSS Special Education Teaching Assistant, Kennedy Middle School; effective December 16, 2025

 

EMPLOYMENT RECOMMENDATIONS

Administrative- Non-Unit

• Approve the appointment of Lisa Bonett, currently serving as MTSS Administrator, to the position of Director of Early Childhood Education, effective January 5, 2026. 

Lake Shore Federation of Teachers(LSFT), Local 01465

• Brittany Shock — LSFT 2nd Grade Teacher, Masonic Elementary School; effective January 5, 2025; BA, Step1

Non-Unit

• Dior Krouse — NU-S Caregiver, Early Childhood Center; effective January 6, 2026; SPH8.

Recommended action is to establish the following calendar dates and location for all Regular Meetings of the Lake Shore Board of Education for the 2026 calendar year unless otherwise posted.  

Location: Lake Shore Administrative Offices 23055 Masonic Blvd., St. Clair Shores, MI  48082, unless otherwise posted. 

Time: 6:30 p.m.

Dates:

January 26, 2026
February 23, 2026
March 23, 2026
April 27, 2026
May 18, 2026
June 22, 2026
July 27, 2026
August 24, 2026
September 28, 2026
October 26, 2026
November 23, 2026
December 28, 2026

             
 

Recommend the following law firms for the 2026 calendar year: Kirk, Huth, Lange & Badalamenti PLC, Thrun Law, Varnum, Reddering, Schmidt and
Hewlett, Collins & Blaha, and Clark Hill to be used as deemed appropriate by the Superintendent.

Recommend the adoption of a resolution naming the following institutions as depositories of investment funds of the Lake Shore Board of Education for
the 2026 calendar year.

Flagstar Bank,
Argent Institutional Trust Company,
Michigan First Credit Union,
MI Liquid Asset Fund c/o PFM Asset Management,
Baker Tilly Municipal Advisors,
UMB Bank

This will provide sufficient latitude for investment purposes.
 

Recommend the Board authorize that 1) payroll, general fund, food service, adult education, internal service, the debt funds, building and site and capital
project funds checks be electronically signed by the Secretary and the Treasurer of the Lake Shore Board of Education; 2) Federal Aid applications,
contracts with local/state agencies, agreements, contracts and purchase orders for goods/services (in keeping with district by-laws and policies on behalf
of the Board), internal and petty cash checks, and reports to the Michigan Department of Education and other governmental units be signed by the
Superintendent or his designee.

Recommend the adoption of a resolution to use the following institutions as depositories of savings and/or checking account funds of the Lake Shore Board of Education for the 2026 calendar year. 

Flagstar Bank,
Michigan First Credit Union,
Michigan Liquid Asset Fund c/o PFM Asset Management,
UMB Bank.

Recommend the appointment of the accounting firm of Plante & Moran as Auditor of Record to represent the Lake Shore Board of Education for year 2025/26.

Last year was our 39th year of doing business with this firm.

This annual hearing takes place at the offices of the MISD.  A copy of MISD's Operating Budget is distributed to each Board member in advance of the hearing.  Public Act 451, Section 380.624 (2) requires, "not later than June 1 of each year, the (i.e. MISD) board shall submit a budget, for review, to a meeting of one board member named from each constituent district to represent the district."

The Board of Directors of this active group benefits from a member of the board serving in an advisory capacity.

_______________________________(member)

Recommend the Board renew its membership in the Michigan Association of School Boards and the Vice President of the Lake Shore Board of Education accept the duties as liaison to the Michigan Association of School Boards and the Macomb County School Board Association's Legislative Committee.

Background: The MASB provides training and services to the boards of education and is a source of other pertinent information that is of interest to board members. Also, the MCSBA plays an important role in disseminating information on legislative issues within Macomb County.

Recommend the Board of Education appoint _______ as the Administrative Secretary to the Board.