SAULT STE. MARIE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN 49783

REGULAR MEETING, BOARD OF EDUCATION

Phone 906/635-6609

 

September 14, 2020

 

AGENDA

 

Where:  Middle School Media Center, 684 Marquette Avenue, 7:00 p.m. or via Zoom: https://eupschools.zoom.us/j/96964449987 or Dial In: +1 646-876-9923  Meeting ID: 969 6444 9987

 

I.     CALL TO ORDER

        A.     ROLL CALL OF BOARD

                Present:

                Absent:

        B.     ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA

                Recommendation:  That the Board of Education move to adopt the agenda as presented (or

                revised).

                Motion by:                    Seconded by:

                Yes:                             No:

 

        C.    APPROVAL OF MINUTES

               Special Meeting - August 10, 2020 

               Closed Meeting - August 10, 2020

               Special Meeting - August 20, 2020

               Special Meeting - September 1, 2020

           

               Motion by:                    Seconded by:

               Yes:                             No:

    

        D.    BUSINESS REPORT AND APPROVAL OF BILLS - Mrs. Michelle Bennin  

               Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the August General Fund Bill List in

               the amount of $1,642,397.53 and the Food Service Bill List in the amount of $729.83.

 

               Motion by:                    Seconded by:

               Yes:                             No:

 

II.     COMMUNICATIONS 

         A.    REPORTS TO THE BOARD

               1.     Food Service Update - Ms. Jordan Desrochers

               2.     Facility Plan Review - Mr. Tom Nelson 

               3.     School Nurse Report - Mrs. Mary Michaels

 

         B.    SUPERINTENDENT REPORT

 

         C.     AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION

       

III.     ACTION ITEMS AND BOARD REPORTS

 

           A.     PERSONNEL - Superintendent Hall

                   New Hires

                   1.     Tom Nelson - Director of Maintenance and Transportation - Sault Area Public Schools

                   Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the recommendation to hire Tom Nelson as Director of                      Maintenance and Transportation.

 

                  Motion by:                    Seconded by:

                  Yes:                             No:

                 

                  2.     Lucy Carrick - Transportation Supervisor - Sault Area Public Schools

                  Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the recommendation to hire Lucy Carrick as                          Transportation Supervisor.    

          

                  Motion by:                    Seconded by:

                  Yes:                             No:

 

                 3.     Sonja Killips - Ojibwe Language Virtual Teacher - Sault Area Middle School

                 Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the recommendation to hire Sonja Killips as part time                      Virtual Teacher for Malcolm High School.

 

                 Motion by:                    Seconded by:

                 Yes:                             No:

              

                 4.     Savannah Casebier - Special Education Cognitive Impairment Paraprofessional - Lincoln School           

                 Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the recommendation to hire Savannah

                 Casebier as Special Education Cognitive Impairment Paraprofessional for Lincoln School.

              

                 Motion by:                  Seconded by:

                 Yes:                           No:

 

                 5.     Alisha Miller - Special Education Cognitive Impairment Paraprofessional - Lincoln School    

                 Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the recommendation to hire Alisha Miller as Special Education Cognitive Impairment Paraprofessional for Lincoln School.

             

                Motion by:                    Seconded by:

                Yes:                             No:

            

                6.     Kendra Ecker - Special Education Emotional Impairment Paraprofessional - Lincoln School 

                Recommendaton:  That the Board of Education approve the recommendation to hire Kendra Ecker as Special Education Emotionally Impaired Paraprofessional for Lincoln School.

 

                Motion by:                    Seconded by:

                Yes:                             No:    

                 

         B.    EXTENDED CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN PUBLIC COMMENT – Mrs. Amy Scott-Kronemeyer

                Recommendation:  That the Board of Education open the meeting up for comment on the Extended Continuity of

                Learning Plan.

 

                Motion by:                              Seconded by:

                Yes:                                       No

 

         C.    EXTENDED CONTINUITY OF LEARNING PLAN - Mrs. Amy Scott-Kronemeyer

                Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the Extended Continuity of Learning Plan as presented.

 

                Motion by:                    Seconded by:

                Yes:                             No:

 

        D.    APPROVAL OF TUITION RATES - Mrs. Michelle Bennin

               Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the following 2020-2021 tuition rates at the per capital cost as presented.

 

    For students eligible for state foundational allowance:

    Per Capita Rate          $10,460.46 per year

    Elementary Tuition     $13,075.58 per year

    Secondary Tuition      $13,533.22 per year

    Vocational Tuition      $ 3,033.53 per year ($1,516.77 per semester)

 

               Motion by:                    Seconded by:

               Yes:                             No:

 

     E.     GIFTS AND DONATIONS - Superintendent Hall

 

             1.     Will Fabry of Coppercraft Distillery donated 40 cases of hand sanitizer to the district.

             2.     Christi Lietzke donated musical instruments and an outside chair to the Sault Middle School.

             3.     Dee Musgrave donated 28 handmade masks for students at Lincoln and Washington Schools.

             4.     Catherine Tibbett donated several hundred pencils and $150 in gift cards to Lincoln Elementary to assist with

                     additional purchases of school supplies.

             5.     Mike Lynn and Lynn Auto Parts donated 51 cases of hand sanitizer, and an anonymous customer of his,

                     donated 2,000 masks to the district.

 

             Recommendation:  That the Board of Education approve the above donations with thanks and appreciations.

 

             Motion by:                    Seconded by:

             Yes:                             No:

            

 

IV.   BOARD GOVERNANCE AND BOARD POLICY ISSUES

 

 

V.    FUTURE PLANNING      

       

        October 12 - Regular Board Meeting - 7 p.m. - Location TBD

        November 9 - Regular Board Meeting - 7 p.m. - Location TBD

 

VI.   ADJOURNMENT

 

        Motion by:                    Seconded by:

        Yes:                             No: