December 11, 2023 Agenda

SAULT STE. MARIE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS  

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN 49783  

REGULAR MEETING, BOARD OF EDUCATION  

Phone 906/635-6609  

  

December 11, 2023 

  

AGENDA 

  

Where: Sault Area Middle School, 684 Marquette Avenue, 7:00 p.m. and viewable via Google Meet (click here). 

  

 I. CALL TO ORDER 

Pledge of Allegiance 

Land Acknowledgement 

  

  1. ROLL CALL OF BOARD 

  

  1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 

  

II. COMMUNICATIONS AND BOARD REPORTS 

  

A. REPORTS TO THE BOARD 

 
1. Student Showcase- Superintendent Kronemeyer 

2. Staff Recognition - Principal Rondeau 

a. Employee of the Month- Kerry Bell 

b. Teacher of the Month- Sydnie Dumas 

3. Business Report – CFO Bennin 

a. Bus Purchases 

b. Lift Bus Purchase 

c. Van Purchase 

d. Budget Amendment 

4. Athletic Report - Superintendent Kronemeyer 

5. First Quarter School Reports -  

a. Washington Elementary- Principal McFarlane 

b. Lincoln Elementary- Principal McCready 

c. Sault Area Middle School - Principal Rondeau 

d. Malcolm High School - Principal Sawyer 

e. Sault Area High School – Principal Sherman 

6. Impact Aid - Superintendent Kronemeyer 

  

B. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT – Superintendent Scott-Kronemeyer 

  

C. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 

  

  

III. BOARD ACTION 

  

A. CONSENT RESOLUTION – Superintendent Scott-Kronemeyer 

  

1. Minutes – Regular: November 13, 2023, Closed: November 20, 2023, Closed: November 30, 2023. 

 

2. November General Fund Bill List in the amount of $2,546,426.13 and Food Service Bill List in the amount of $101,430.76.   

 

3. New Hires –  

a. Alyssa Morley – 4th Grade Teacher, Lincoln Elementary 

b. Tricia Cole – Special Ed. Paraprofessional, Washington Elementary 

c. Shelby Whitehouse – Special Ed. Paraprofessional, Washington Elementary 

d. Sabrina Kemppainen – 1st Grade Teacher, Washington Elementary 

e. Jay Goldsborough – Substitute Bus Driver, Maintenance Building

 

4. Gifts & Donations –  

a. Doug Laprade – Donated $250 towards the staff Holiday Party 

b. William and Ricarda Ahlich – Donated $100 to Kidz Kloset 

c. Sault Tribe – Donated $200 to Christmas for Students & $200 to Malcolm’s Holiday Dress Down Funds

d. Sault Wesleyan Church- Donated $1,000 to Kidz Kloset

e. Son’s of the Legion Post 3 – Donated $400 to Malcolm High School 

f. Cloverland Electric – Donated to Christmas Wish List Presents 

g. C.H. Marine Services, Fatt Matt’s, and Plumber’s Plumbing – Cooking for Malcolm’s Fall Feast 

    

B. INDIAN POLICIES & PROCEDURES 

 

C. IMPACT AID OPEN HEARING 

 

D. SECOND READ OF POLICIES 

 

E. BUDGET AMENDMENT 

 

F. VAN PURCHASE 

 

G. BUS PURCHASES 

 

IV. CLOSED SESSION 

 

A. MOTION TO GO INTO CLOSED SESSION M.O. M.A. 15.268, §8(a)(c)

 

Recommendation: That the Board of Education go into closed session in accordance with the Michigan Open Meetings Act 15.268 §8(a)(c), for the Superintendent’s Evaluation and labor negotiations. 

 

H. Educational Support Professionals Agreement 

  

V. BOARD GOVERNANCE AND BOARD POLICY ISSUES 
  

VI. FUTURE PLANNING  

  

January 8 - Board of Education Meeting - 7:00 p.m. – Sault Middle School 

February 12 – Board of Education Meeting – 7:00 p.m. - Sault Middle School 

 

VII. ADJOURNMENT