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Meeting Agenda
CALL TO ORDER
WELCOME AND MEETING FORMAT (2 Min)
ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION – Contract Negotiations & Personnel Matter
RECONVENE
DISCUSSION MOVED FORWARD: Student Trip
DISCUSSION MOVED FORWARD: 2022 Bond Projects
PRESENTATION: MTSS Including Benchmark Assessment Data (30 Min)
CITIZENS ADDRESS AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REPORTS/REQUESTS (5 Min)
SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS/REQUESTS (10 Min)
BOARD REPORTS/REQUESTS (10 Min)
ACTION ITEMS
CONSENT AGENDA (5 Min)
OTHER ACTION ITEMS
Board Policy - First Reading
DISCUSSION ITEMS
PHASE Curriculum 
2025-2026 Budget Development
Departmental Annual Reports
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
OTHER MATTERS (5 Min)
ADJOURN
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Meeting: March 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM - Meeting Agenda
Subject:
CALL TO ORDER
Description:
Tom Buffett, Jason Burns, Katie Cavanaugh, Shulawn Doxie, Andrew Phelps, Leeni Shrestha and Jillian Winn
Subject:
WELCOME AND MEETING FORMAT (2 Min)
Description:
Welcome to this regular meeting of the Okemos Board of Education held in public for the purpose of conducting the business of the school board.

There are two opportunities for public comment: Citizens who wish to address agenda or non-agenda items will have an opportunity at the beginning of the meeting, as well as near the end of the meeting. In-person individuals who wish to address the board must complete a blue form, located with the agendas near the room entrance, and present it to the board’s secretary prior to the start of the agenda item. Virtual participants must submit their name and address in a message through the chat box located in Zoom’s meeting controls prior to the start of the agenda item.  

At the appropriate point in the agenda, the board president will call upon individuals who have submitted a blue card or chat message and that individual’s microphone will be un-muted for their comments.
Subject:
ADJOURN TO EXECUTIVE SESSION – Contract Negotiations & Personnel Matter
Description:
Pursuant to Section 8(c) and 8(a) of the Open Meetings Act, the board of education may adjourn to Executive Session for the purpose of contract negotiations and a personnel matter.
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. That the board adjourn to Executive Session pursuant to Section 8(c) of the Open Meetings Act for the purpose of discussing contract negotiations (Roll Call)
Subject:
RECONVENE
Description:
Tom Buffett, Jason Burns, Katie Cavanaugh, Shulawn Doxie, Andrew Phelps, Leeni Shrestha and Jillian Winn
Subject:
DISCUSSION MOVED FORWARD: Student Trip
Description:
Spanish Teacher Ann Onan will provide information regarding a student trip to Costa Rica proposed for June 9th through June 16, 2026.
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Subject:
DISCUSSION MOVED FORWARD: 2022 Bond Projects
Description:
Representatives from Veridas, TowerPinkster and Christman will provide an update regarding the 2022 bond, including bid package #7 Cornell Design, as well as present information regarding an Energy Savings Project.
Attachments:
Subject:
PRESENTATION: MTSS Including Benchmark Assessment Data (30 Min)
Description:
Assistant Superintendent Bailey, Director Slee, and Director Pricco will provide an update on the District MTSS work. In addition, Assistant Superintendent Bailey will also present the winter benchmark assessment data.
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Subject:
CITIZENS ADDRESS AGENDA AND NON-AGENDA ITEMS
Description:
At this time in the meeting, citizens have an opportunity to address the board regarding items of interest that that may or may not be part of the evening’s agenda.  Citizens are required to limit comments to three minutes, except when this requirement is waived by the board president during the meeting.  A designated timekeeper will communicate to the individual who is addressing the board at three minutes. The board highly values public comment and input; however, the board meeting format is designed to facilitate the evening’s agenda and, therefore, restricts board members from engaging in conversation with speakers or immediately responding to questions.  Questions and concerns may be addressed by the board later in the agenda and may be assigned for follow-up by the board or superintendent at a later date.
Subject:
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT REPORTS/REQUESTS (5 Min)
Description:
The high school student representative will highlight events and issues of interest and take questions from the board.
Subject:
SUPERINTENDENT REPORTS/REQUESTS (10 Min)
Description:
The superintendent will highlight events and issues of interest and take questions from the board.
Subject:
BOARD REPORTS/REQUESTS (10 Min)
Description:
The board will acknowledge receipt of correspondence.
Individual board members may highlight other events and issues of interest and request follow-up on other matters of concern.
Subject:
ACTION ITEMS
Description:
Within Action Items, there is a Consent Agenda to expedite the business of the board which groups a number of items together to be dealt with by one action of the board. However, items in the consent agenda may be extracted by individual board member request for further discussion or clarification.
Subject:
CONSENT AGENDA (5 Min)
Description:
In an effort to expedite the business of the board of education, but in no way meant to diminish the importance of each item, a Consent Agenda has been developed.
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. That the board approve items 1 through 3 for immediate implementation and appropriate action. Item 1: Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 24, 2025; Item 2: Approval of the Minutes of the Executive Session Meeting of February 24, 2025; and Item 3: That the board acknowledge receipt of the February financial statement and approve payment of bills for February
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
That the board approve items 1 through 3 for immediate implementation and appropriate action. Item 1: Approval of the Minutes of the Regular Meeting of February 24, 2025; Item 2: Approval of the Minutes of the Executive Session Meeting of February 24, 2025; and Item 3: That the board acknowledge receipt of the February financial statement and approve payment of bills for February.Shulawn DoxieKatie CavanaughCarried
  • Buffett: Yea
  • Burns: Yea
  • Cavanaugh: Yea
  • Doxie: Yea
  • Phelps: Yea
  • Shrestha: Yea
  • Winn: Yea
Subject:
OTHER ACTION ITEMS
Description:
The Other Action Items require additional discussion prior to board action.
Subject:
Board Policy - First Reading
Description:
The board's policy committee conducts an ongoing review of existing policies as they relate to current practice. Policies given first reading by the board are posted to the district website for thirty days for public review before being placed on a board agenda for final approval; policies not given first reading are returned to the policy committee for further review and edit.

To comply with legal deadlines, the committee is recommending a shortened review period for New Board Policy 4113 Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA)
Recommended Motion(s):
  1. That the board waive the reading and adopt first reading of board policy 4113 Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA)
Action(s):
Motion Carried:
That the board waive the reading and adopt first reading of board policy 4113 Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (ESTA).Katie CavanaughShulawn DoxieCarried
  • Buffett: Yea
  • Burns: Yea
  • Cavanaugh: Yea
  • Doxie: Yea
  • Phelps: Yea
  • Shrestha: Yea
  • Winn: Yea
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Subject:
DISCUSSION ITEMS
Description:
Discussion items are intended to provide an opportunity for review of material and interaction concerning the individual items.  Action is not taken during the board meeting.  Discussion items may be acted upon by the Board of Education at a later date. The board president may move a discussion item forward in the meeting agenda to facilitate timely discussion and/or community input on that discussion item.
Subject:
PHASE Curriculum 
Description:
Assistant Superintendent Stacy Bailey will present information regarding proposed Personal Health and Sexuality Education curriculum for use by special education students in 4th through 12th grades. The proposed curriculum has already been previewed and unanimously approved for use by the PHASE (Personal Health and Sex Education) board. 
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Subject:
2025-2026 Budget Development
Description:
Finance Director Elizabeth Lentz will provide information regarding the development of the 2025-2026 budget, including preliminary assumptions.
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Subject:
Departmental Annual Reports
Description:
Superintendent Hood and the Board will discuss the development and contents of upcoming departmental annual reports to the board. 
Subject:
COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC
Description:
At this time in the meeting, citizens have an opportunity to address the board regarding any item(s) of interest. Individual comments at this time will be limited to three minutes but may be extended at the discretion of the board president.  A designated timekeeper will communicate to the individual who is addressing the board at three minutes.  The board highly values public comment; however, our meeting format does not allow the board to engage in conversation with speakers.  Questions or concerns may be assigned for follow-up by the board or the administration at a later date.
 
Subject:
OTHER MATTERS (5 Min)
Description:
  • Pre-enrollment Hearing Special Meeting Date Per Board Policy 5206D
Subject:
ADJOURN

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