February 12, 2024 Agenda

SAULT STE. MARIE AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS  

SAULT STE. MARIE, MICHIGAN 49783  

REGULAR MEETING, BOARD OF EDUCATION  

Phone 906/635-6609  

  

February 12, 2024 

  

AGENDA 

  

Where: Sault Area Middle School, 684 Marquette Avenue, 5:30 p.m. and viewable via Google Meet (click here). 

  

 I. CALL TO ORDER 

Pledge of Allegiance- Aiden Earl 

Land Acknowledgement 

  

  1. ROLL CALL OF BOARD 

 

  1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA 

  

II. COMMUNICATIONS AND BOARD REPORTS 

  

A.  REPORTS TO THE BOARD 

 
1. Business Report – CFO Bennin 

a. Payment of Bills 

b. Banking Resolution 

c. Smoke Filtration Bid 

d. Audit Contract Extension 

2. Staff Recognition  

a. Employee of the Month – June Teneyck 

b. Teacher of the Month – Kelsie Hesselink 

3. Career and Technical Education Report – Mrs. JoAnne Lussier 

4. Academic Update Dr. Barb Light 

a. NWEA Growth Report 

b. College Board Suite of Assessments 

  

B. SUPERINTENDENT REPORT – Superintendent Scott-Kronemeyer 

  

C. AUDIENCE PARTICIPATION 

  

  

III. BOARD ACTION 

  

A. CONSENT RESOLUTION – Superintendent Scott-Kronemeyer 

  

1. Minutes – Regular: January 8, 2023 

 

2. January General Fund Bill List in the amount of $2,135,639.26 and Food Service Bill List in the amount of $78,857.42.   

 

3. New Hires –  

a. Corey Lehmkuhle – CTE Specialist – Sault Area High School and Career Center 

b. Rachel Brozman – Special Education Resource Room Paraprofessional – Washington Elementary School 

c. Joel Lake – Career Technical Education Teacher – Sault Area High School 

d. Erin Delude – Health/PE Teacher – Sault Area Middle School 

e. Joseph McLean – Tutor Paraprofessional – Malcolm High School 

f. Jessica Bosley – Special Education Paraprofessional – Sault Area Middle School 

g. Kammie Weissenfluh – Special Education Teacher – Sault Area Public Schools 

 

4. Gifts & Donations –  

a. Waleed Doghmi donated $10,000 to the Sault High’s Strahl Theatre upgrades. 

b. William Cooper – donated socks for the staff at Washington Elementary. 

c. Patzwald Family – donated 4 boxes of books to Washington Elementary’s library. 

d. Allure Dance Company – donated $500 to Kidz Kloset, $500 to the Malcolm Market & $500 to the Sault High Food Pantry. 

e. Roberts P. & Ella B. Hudson Foundation – donated $1,000 to the Robotics team. 

f. Goodwill – donated $1,674.42 to the Malcolm Market. 

g. Caitlin Galer Agency LLC – donated $1,000 to our District. 

h. Michigan Foundation for Agriculture – donated $1,000 to the Food Bank. 

 

5. Travel Abroad to France and Spain Overnight/Extended Student Trips. 

 

6. MASC/MAHS Student Leadership Conference Overnight/Extended Student Trips. 

 

7. BPA State Leadership Conference Overnight/Extended Student Trips. 

 

8. FIRST Robotic Competition Event Overnight/Extended Student Trips. 

 

9. Second Read of Policies 

Policy 0122 – Board Powers (Revised)  

Policy 1420 – School Administrator Evaluation (Revised)  

Policy 3131 – Staff Reductions/Recalls (Revised)  

Policy 3142 – Probationary Teachers (Revised)  

Policy 3220 – Professional Staff Evaluation (Revised)  

 

B. SAULT AREA MIDDLE SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL 

C. AUDIT CONTRACT EXTENSION 

D. BANKING RESOLUTION 

E. SAULT AREA PUBLIC SCHOOLS HALL OF FAME 

F. NON-MOTORIZED TRAIL REQUEST 

G. COLLEGE BOARD SUITE OF ASSESMENTS 

H. SMOKE FILTRATION BID 

I. NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BOND PROPOSAL 

 

 

IV. BOARD GOVERNANCE AND BOARD POLICY ISSUES 
 March Meeting 

 

V. FUTURE PLANNING  

March 11 – Board of Education Meeting – 5:30 p.m. - Sault Middle School 

April 8 – Board of Education Meeting – 5:30 p.m. - Sault Middle School 

 

VI. ADJOURNMENT