The President asks for approval of the agenda, including all attached documents, which may be accessed on the Royal Oak Schools website. Are there any additions or deletions?  

"The agenda is approved as presented."
OR
"The agenda is approved with the following additions/deletions" by consensus.  

Recommendation: 

Resolved that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education approves the following minutes:

January 6, 20206 Bond Workshop
February 5, 2026, Special Meeting (F&F)
February 12, 2026, Regular Meeting

Recommendation: 

Resolved that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education gratefully accepts the following donation as presented:

From Rachel Schostak and her family—a bench at Northwood in memory of her mother, Dayle Prinstein, a long-time Royal Oak Schools Employee. The cost is over the Board's threshold of $1,000.

Molly Bascom-Keller, Principal at Northwood, is here to present this agenda item.

Recommendation:

Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historic contributions to the growth and strength of our Nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways;

Whereas American women have played and continue to play a critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of the life of the Nation by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working inside and outside the home;

Whereas American women have played a unique role throughout the history of the Nation by providing the majority of the volunteer labor force of the Nation;

Whereas American women were particularly important in the establishment of early charitable, philanthropic, and cultural institutions in our Nation;

Whereas American women of every race, class, and ethnic background served as early leaders at the forefront of every major progressive social change movement;

Whereas American women have served our country courageously in the military;

Whereas American women have been leaders, not only in securing their own rights to suffrage and equal opportunity, but also in the abolitionist movement, the emancipation movement, the industrial labor movement, the civil rights movement, and other movements, especially the peace movement, which created a more fair and just society for all; and

Whereas, despite these contributions, the role of American women in history has been consistently overlooked and undervalued in the literature, teaching and study of American history:

Therefore, be it proclaimed that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education designates March 2026 as "Women’s History Month" in Royal Oak Schools.

Recommendation:

Whereas, our nation’s longstanding and ongoing audacious experiment in self-governance requires a populace with an understanding of the nation’s laws and government; the skills for discussion and working together across differences; and a widespread commitment to the civic strength of our communities; and

Whereas, civic education is vital to sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States of America; and

Whereas, the practice of democracy must be taught and learned anew by each generation; and

Whereas, schools play a central role in building the civic strength of our populace and nation; and

Whereas, Civic Learning Week seeks to unite our community and highlight the importance of civic knowledge, skills, and dispositions that provide the foundation for an informed and engaged populace; and

Therefore, be it proclaimed that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education designates the second week of March 2026 as "Civic Learning Week" in Royal Oak Schools.

 If you would like to make a public comment:

• A person may address the Board on an agenda item by completing a note card located inside the Board Room and placing the card in the basket prior to the public comment period. You will have an opportunity to comment on items not on the agenda at the end of the meeting. 
• Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes. If you need more time, you are offered a second opportunity to address the Board at the end of the meeting for an additional three (3) minutes. 
• Please address the Board as a whole and not individually.
• Please avoid mentioning specific staff members by name.
• Public comment is not intended for the exchange of dialogue. This is a time for members of the public to express their views. We are paying attention to your comments and appreciate them. However, school board members do not respond to public comment during the meeting.  
• Questions that arise from public comment shall be referred to the superintendent, or their designee, for review, study and possible future response.
• Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

• Program overview, reflections and takeaways from this year's Journeys series.
• Odysseys Program

The Royal Oak Ravens Varsity Boys Basketball team won the 2026 MHSAA Division 1, District 29 championship, in a history-making game. This is the first district title for Royal Oak High School Boys Basketball.

The consent agenda generally consists of routine matters as well as items we have covered during this meeting or another board or committee meeting. All items are documented in the minutes, which are published following the meeting at which they were approved. All of our committee and board meetings are open to the public and public comment is an item on each agenda. We invite members of the public to join our committees. 

Recommendation:

Resolved that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education hereby approves expenditures as processed in the amount of $7,586,910.18, for the period of February 1, 2026, through February 28, 2026. 

Recommendation:

Resolved, that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education approves the request from the Robotics/STEM team to attend a competition in Houston, Texas from April 28, 2026, to May 3, 2026.

Recommendation:

Resolved that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent to finalize and sign a contract with VSC, Inc., in the amount of $170,303.00 for the Royal Oak Education Center Technology Renovations.  Additionally, 10% contingency to address any unforeseen conditions.

Recommendation:

Resolved that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent to finalize the purchase from People Driven Technology, in the amount of $303,964.00 for purchase of annual Staff and Student Device refresh.  This pricing is based off of the REMC SAVE cooperative contract.

Recommendation:

Be it resolved that the 2025-26 General Fund Budget Amendment #2 be amended as presented in the board packet. 

Recommendation:

Resolved that the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education authorizes the Superintendent to finalize and sign a contract with CSM Mechanical, LLC in the amount of $915,680 for Royal Oak High School and Royal Oak Middle School Gymnasium Cooling installation.  Additionally, 10% contingency to address any unforeseen conditions.

Recommendation:

Resolved, the Royal Oak Schools Board of Education approves the regular personnel changes as presented in the board packet.

If you would like to make a public comment:

• A person may address the Board on any non-agenda item at this time. 
• Each speaker is limited to three (3) minutes.
• Please address the Board as a whole and not individually.
• Please avoid mentioning specific staff members by name.
• Public comment is not intended for the exchange of dialogue. This is a time for members of the public to express their views. We are paying attention to your comments and appreciate them. However, school board members do not respond to public comment during the meeting.  
• Questions that arise from public comment shall be referred to the superintendent, or their designee, for review, study and possible future response.
• Thank you in advance for your cooperation.  

Communications Committee—Matt Wickey
Curriculum Advisory Committee—Michelle Cook
Arts & Preservation Committee—Deb Anderson


March 25, Coffee with the Superintendent @ 8:00 a.m. (Give Thanks Bakery)
March 25, ECC Community Event @ 5:30 p.m.
April 7, Health & Wellness Committee Meeting @ 5:30 p.m.