001I'll call the meeting to order. I'd like to welcome the 2025 2026 student school board representatives, El Dal and Eleanor Stevenson. They're both budsmen of the MSHS student council executive board. I would like to give them each a chance to introduce themselves briefly to us. Hi, I'm Eldie Bolt. Um I'm in 12th grade here at Market Senior High School. Um I'm a three-year um student council board member. Um right now I'm serving as unbudsman along with Eleanor on the student council and then I'm also vice president of the PTSO here at MSHS and the vice president of National Honor Society. Um I'm Eleanor and I'm a junior. I am also an unbudsman with L and I'm also on the PTSO but I'm the secretary and I've been on student council my freshman year and this
002year I would ask the new student school board representatives to lead the pledge of allegiance. Could everyone please stand? I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> Linda, would you please do the roll call? >> Kristen Campenzi. >> Jennifer Ray >> here. >> Jason Zadun >> here. Jennifer Cliff >> here. >> Cheryl Maddox Smith >> here. >> Cassidy Thomas >> here. >> Eric Smith >> here. >> I would entertain a motion to approve the agenda. >> Make a motion to approve the agenda. >> Second. >> Motion made by Jason and seconded by Jen. >> All those in favor? I >> I >> Okay, it's time for the superintendent report. >> Thank
003you, Mrs. Ray. >> Bless >> and thank you everybody for coming on this beautiful day. So, under the superintendent report, my first item is to introduce our new MSHs principal, Mr. Gavin Johnson, who's going to give us an update on Marquette Senior High School. Thank you, Mr. Johnson. >> My pleasure. My pleasure. Thanks, Mr. Cedric for uh inviting me tonight. Uh not much of a huge update because it's so early in the year. So uh because we invited you to the hottest room in the building on the hottest day of the year, we thought we would avoid a tour as well. So hopefully we can put that off till the springtime. Um very quick and short as uh Mr. Sedick and I spoke about, first of all, I just want to say thank you for
004bringing me to your community. Uh I am loving the job. As you know, I retired and I had experience as a principal in three other districts. And I want you to honestly and objectively from an outside perspective person know this is a great school district. These kids are so well behaved. They're kind. They're they're just nice nice people. Um the school the staff here has been great. I just can't say enough about the kind of district you have. And I mean that. I don't I can't get anything more from that. I'm already retired. Um but I can just tell you this community, these kids, these the staff is is really really something I've enjoyed already. So, I know it's my honeymoon. I get that. I understand that. Hopefully, I'll be standing here in a year
005saying the same thing. But, I just want you guys to know how lucky you are. I mean, I've got two kids here who are smarter than I am, who could run the building better than I am. That's the kind of kids that I've been getting to meet. So, thanks again for having me. Um, I just been trying to listen and learn a lot and I have an objectives uh objective viewpoint from 24 years of being a principal. And of course, I see a couple things here and there I'd like to change or adapt or or work on, but that's going to come over a year or more of time. Um, my staff has been again so super supportive of having me in the hallways. That's what I've been trying to do the most, get out
006and meet people. I probably know about 90% of the staff's name, but I'm not there yet. So, if I forget your names, I'll apologize ahead of time. Uh, again, no big presentation tonight, but I do want to probably step on their toes a little bit. Something I believe in um deeply is communicating with parents in the community. So, I've been sending an email every Friday, and I want the parents in this building. I want them seeing our kids. So, I've invited all the parents twice now to come to our homecoming assembly. And I'd like to extend that to you guys. So, hopefully you'll come into our building, sit in that upper deck, watch our spirited kids have a great time at their homecoming assembly. So, write it down the 26th of September at 11:10, have
007a seat up in that upper deck, join us, and watch a cool cool group of kids have a lot of fun at a homecoming assembly. Then come out to the parade, of course, and join us for that if you want to walk a long distance and uh or just enjoy it with your family. So, that's something I probably stepped on their toes a little bit about, but I really want you to know we want our community, our building, we want them to see the kind of kids we have. So, they they do support us like they do. Um, the only other thing I have tonight is a quick short introduction. And so, I'll do that real quick. Um, Mr. Engles, can you help me out real quick? Something I believe in is Kids First. Our
008kids are having a great opening to the year. And part of it is because we have a new mascot. So, I know in the past I didn't live here when the mascot was um being discussed, but I can tell you these kids are excited about our mascot. They're looking forward to a great senior year with our mascot. They're currently voting on a mascot name. Um something totally appropriate. Hopefully, he's coming forward here. I can tell you it's about 190° in that mascot uniform. So, he's going to be falling out if we don't get him out of here in about five minutes. But the thing that's super cool about this is Mr. Msano um is the one who got behind this with Mr. Cedric support um designed it with student input. These kids have I met
009these students about two and a half months ago and and they were excited about it and so we've had the mascot at all of our sporting events so far. Um he's going out. He was already out at the tennis today. So he's going to be at every single um sporting team for all different seasons. Um it's just super hot in there. I've got six volunteers. Nobody knows who he is tonight or she, but we're trying to keep it as anonymous as possible and get and so we asked for volunteers in the student body and we've got six so far volunteering to lose 10 pounds every time they put this thing on. So, we did want to show you the mascot tonight. The student body is pretty excited about it. I'm sure these two young ladies
010will speak briefly about that. So, that's really all the update I've got. I've got to get this guy out of here before he falls out because it's hotter than a sauna in there. Any questions for me or mascot doesn't speak. Um, we wanted anonymous so there's no talking here and we kind of trained him up a little bit how to behave with the crowd but lots of student lots of pictures with young kids and teams is what we look for. >> Any questions for me or comments? >> Thank you Mr. Johnson and mascot yet to be named. >> I'm going to walk out if that's okay. [Applause] Okay. So, a little update on facility planning, which has been a frequent topic for board meetings. I know the board is aware, I'm sure most of the
011community is aware that we're in the process of gathering community feedback on how to best update our facilities. And I have a few notes here and we'll try to be brief. If you haven't already received it, there is a maps facility planning survey that will soon be delivered to your mailbox. That's for those of you that live within Market Area Public Schools uh residents. The survey provides information on current district facility challenges and possible solutions. It is open until October 3rd. The results will be shared at a school board meeting on October 13th and will be available on the district's website. The district is working with school perceptions, an independent data firm, to collect feedback and all responses will remain anonymous. Also, the district is hosting two community information sessions to provide residents with more
012information about facility challenges and how to take the survey. And those sessions will be held on Monday, September 22nd and Tuesday, September 23rd at 5:30 p.m. in the Marquette Senior High School Shirley Smith Little Theater. No RSVP is required for those meetings. >> What time is that? >> 5:30. So, highlighting some differences in the plan, which you'll see in the survey. The survey outlined several potential bond proposal amounts to address critical infrastructure and building system needs which were identified in both a state of Michigan infrastructure study and the district's own study starts with a base plan for 60 million. That plan would address the most critical needs of the district otherwise known as priority one projects on the survey again identified by our own internal uh study and the statewide study. Those most critical or
013priority one projects include include updated updates to elevators, restrooms, interior doors to meet ADA standards, replacing outdated and inefficient HVAC systems, boilers and controls, removing asbestous during updates, replacing worn out furniture, finishings, floors, and ceilings. Updating outdated classrooms with inefficient layouts. Improving heating, ventilation, and layouts in career and tech ed, Kaufman, music, and art, just to name a few. replacing worn out gym floors and improving locker rooms and renovating or replacing structures like the press box. That was list was not comprehensive, just some examples of what those priority one projects look like. And again, that base plan is approximately $60 million. Expanding on the base plan so as to include what we refer to as pri priority 2 projects, we had three options. a $70 million proposal, an $80 million proposal, and a $90 million
014proposal. Also on the survey are additional projects, including an indoor practice facility and an early childhood education center. So, there's six possible scenarios or proposals on that survey. Any questions before I move on briefly on how we're going to gather input? Just a question on um the surveys that are mailed. Is it one per household or one per voter? >> It is one per household. However, we have a number of extra copies of the survey and anybody that would like to request a a second copy for their household is welcome to do so if they just reach out to us. And it makes that very clear on the survey that they can get additional copies as needed. >> Isn't there also a QR code so multiple phones can access that surveys? Sure, you can take
015the survey by hard copy and mail it back to this third party school perceptions or you can take it online using the QR code or the excuse me the the unique survey code that is printed on the survey. Any other questions? I'm going to go a little bit more here. I just want to let you know again that there's listening sessions on September 22nd 20 September 23rd in the high school little theater at 5:30 that the results will be presented at a school board meeting on October 13th. Just a quick note, I did talk to school perceptions a little bit earlier this afternoon and they were pretty happy with the response rate, not just from our staff, nearly 100 responses from our staff, uh, which was a great response rate and it was a quick
016response rate, but also from our community. It looks like uh as of a few hours ago, there was over 300 approximately 330 responses already to the survey. So, we're getting a pretty good response rate including from certain demographics that they're targeting and they they seemed encouraged by that by that response or by that uh initial feedback. So, that's all I have. I have lots of other information about the survey which you'll hear enough about in the future. For now, I really wanted to just give I guess a broad overview for the community and the board. >> Okay. >> That all >> that is all I have under the superintendent report. Thank you. >> Okay. Then I would entertain a motion to approve the consent agenda. I'll make a mo >> I'll make a motion to
017approve the consent consent agenda as presented. >> I have a Jen and a Jason is what I heard initially and all um those in favor >> quick correction. Any downside >> was it? Okay. >> Okay. So then I have that was you? >> Yeah, that was me. >> Okay, you got that? >> So who? Jen Jen Cheryl did. Okay. >> Thanks. >> Okay. All those in favor? >> I this um so I would then we'll move on to the uh student board representative reports. >> Got to approve >> approve the consent agenda. >> That's what we did just >> Oh, you did? I'm sorry. It's hot. >> Everybody's helping me out here. This is my first time >> being in place of Kristen. So, yes, you too. Thank you. >> Um, so first we'd like
018to touch on some things we'd like to invite you guys to come to. Um, Mr. Johnson did intro introduce the assembly to you guys, which will be next Friday, the 26th at um, 11:10 in the gym. Um, also before that comes Monday, September 22nd at 7:00 p.m. when we're having our annual Potterpuff football game. That'll be the juniors versus the seniors on the main turf and then the pep assembly obviously at 11:10, then the parade and then that varsity football game on all on Friday. And then along with homecoming, some things that student council has really been focusing on is just planning all those different events in float building. We changed the rules this year so all materials can be used, not just napkin folding. So that makes it a lot more like resourceful and
019just totally less wasteful and environmentally conscious, which is something we wanted to do for a long time. Um, the advisory program here at MSHS is currently doing a bracket style competition for naming our MA mascot. Um, right now I think we're down to eight. I think we voted today in advisory, so that'll come down to four. uh maybe tomorrow I think is the 4th and that should be done and revealed at the homecoming assembly. So that's another reason you guys should come. That's really exciting. And yeah, Elellanena. All right, I got a little athletics report for you guys. Um currently outside the girls varsity tennis is playing against Nagani. Um, varsity football will be traveling to Sagena to play um on Friday, September 19th at 7:00 p.m. Additionally, the girls and boys varsity cross country
020teams um went to the Spartan Invitational last weekend and they had some standout performances and they will be going to the Roy Griak Invitational on the 20th, which is Saturday. Um although we love sports here, that is not the only thing we offer. Um, the MSHs fall musical this year is Hadestown and audition auditions for that took place the first week of school and the musical will be performed November 13th through 15th at Coffin Auditorium. >> Thank you. Um, and now for comments from the public, I have Margaret Brum and the topics are Constitution Day, Wednesday, September 17th, and BLP meetings, Tuesday, September 16th. Thank you. >> Yep. Good evening, Margaret Brown, 404 East Magnetic Street. Um, this is uh the week of Constitution Day, which is Wednesday, September 17th, and I'm here to invite
021uh everyone at the board level, everyone at the school, and everyone who hears this uh to an event. Um, you may or may not know I've been teaching at Northern under their adjunct constructor program in the business school and I teach uh business law or legal environment of business. And for the last three uh semesters, this third semester, we've gone out into the public and uh read the constitution during constitution day with an attempt to engage with as many people as possible. And uh if the weather's good, we go outside. And if the weather is like it normally is, we go to the dome and um not taking any chances because we might have a good day or we might have today uh Wednesday, this Wednesday at noon, my students will be at the dome
022and I'm I'm modeling what we're wearing to identify as part of class. We're wearing these white traffic vests and everybody will have their badge here. Uh you're welcome to join us. Uh as everybody should have a copy, a reading copy of the Constitution with you. Uh last semester I had the the thick textbook version and my students were happy to point out to the people that uh yes our teacher has a whole bunch of these and I ended up giving away all of my uh textbooks. So this this year you get the little tiny version. But the gist of it is uh there's never been a time in our history when uh more discussion of the constitution is taking place uh every day in every way and it affects us and my students uh are
023going out into the world of business where they're going to encounter this and as educators as members of the community you have encountered it as well. Also, it's an opportunity for uh this a small town, but sometimes the divide between uh different parts of the town seems to be pretty thick and uh Northern's dome is open to everyone. It's very popular for walking and last year we last semester we had a lot of people stop and ask uh questions. So, my students uh were primed and ready to engage. We hope you can join us. We I'll be there at noon. We'll be there for sure till uh 1:40 and beyond. And if you wanted just come. By the way, this is the way the original constitution was presented to people because nine out of 10
024people at that time were illiterate. So somebody who could read would get up and read it and then there would be discussions. Illiterate doesn't mean not interested. Um so that that's for Wednesday. I also just got a note on the Northern uh email channel. There's an additional event at Northern for Constitution Day sponsored by the Department of Political Science. It's from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the meat auditorium 271 science building. Title of the lecture is constitutional contortions quote voter suppression and criminal immunity. That's a the different department but the same idea uh is George Washington himself who proposed a celebration of the constitution for the document that it is. And so we wanted uh people to understand we're celebrating. Uh the second thing I wanted to let people know a little cross um this
025is the school board. I'm on the board of light and power and tomorrow at 2 pm at the border light and power uh offices on right street we're having a work session for our annual budget. It runs from 2 until 4 and then from 4:30 to well whenever uh we're usually done by midnight we'll have the actual uh meeting to discuss. As you know, at a work session, we discuss, but we don't make any decisions. And then at the evening uh meeting, we do the decision- making. Uh the reason I'm here tonight is there's been a lot of interest with the public with the second interconnection and new polls going up on 553. And this is a really good opportunity for anyone with questions about the budget, what things cost, uh the plan going forward.
026The work session is from 2 to 4 and then the regular meetings from 4:30 on. This has all been online. It's all been public, but it never hurts to get out and explain that everybody is welcome. Also, anybody who has questions about the budget process that we go through. Um, the paperwork has started to arrive. My desk is this thick. I I'm still a paperwork person, but the gist of it is again, if you have any questions about rates, uh, plans forward, what uh, we've had a lot of questions about why wooden poles versus metal poles, and we have all that information available. None of it is none of it you don't you don't have to foy any of it. It's it's all available to you. Just please come to the meeting. We have two
027public comment sessions for each meeting and we welcome participation by anyone and everyone who is interested in um the future I guess you'd say of power in the in the upper peninsula. In conclusion, Wednesday at noon at the dome, come as you are. You can bring your copy. We'll have extras if you forget yours. You can bring your young people. If teachers want to bring their classes over there, more than welcome. The dome's open to everyone. You just you can't run up and down the field. We were asked to tell people you can't run up and down the field. Thank you. >> Thank you. >> All right, we will start with uh board member comments. Eric Smith. >> Uh no comments. Thank you, >> Cassidy. Uh, welcome to our new student school board representatives. And,
028uh, that's it, >> Cheryl. Um, I want to echo that. Welcome, Ellie and Eleanor. Um, that's I love hearing the, um, the student reps take on what's going on in the schools. And I mean, really, after all, that's why we're here is because of you guys. So, um, you guys, your voices are very important. So, thank you for being here and keeping us updated. Um, welcome to Gavin and looking forward to um, working with him with his input. Um, his experience is just invaluable. So, looking forward to the results of the survey and I hope everyone will take it and um, go to the meetings if they have questions. And I think that's just about it. Let's get everybody outside on this nice day. >> All right, Jen. This is what's wrong. >> Uh just
029again to echo um what um Cheryl said, uh ladies, it's just so good to see you. Um Eleanor is in the same class as my daughter and I haven't seen her for many years. So it's great to um see these kids doing what they do and it is my favorite part of the job. It's why we're here. So welcome ladies. Um Mr. Gavin, I see had Mr. Gavin Mr. Johnson rather had to leave. But um I was sharing with him and I was talking to him uh my parents live about 20 minutes from the community he used to uh live in and I have a very close old childhood friend whose um son and daughter went through the school under Mr. Johnson. And when we were interviewing I made some phone calls. I'd heard wonderful
030things and uh that was echoed by that parent and um her daughter who um Mr. Johnson confirmed he knew quite well. So we are really really really extra special blessed to have somebody with so much experience um in the educational field and um understanding exactly what the landscape is right now of public education both the opportunities and the challenges. Um, good luck to everybody for the beginning of the school year and hope everybody has a great couple days of beautiful weather it looks like. Thanks, >> Jason. >> Um, yeah, welcome um Ellie and Eleanor. Um, and I look forward to any information that we get back from the survey. It would be great to hear what the community has to say about what those future improvements may or may not look like. and um certainly
031would be very appreciative to get any information. So, thank you. >> All right. Myself, board vice president um with Kristen not here today. Uh just echoing everything. It's exciting to um see such enthusiasm um from our new principal and our new um student board members. Thank you for being here. It's definitely a commitment. We know that and we appreciate it. Um, we learn lots from you all about what's going on, but also just, you know, your perspective. Um, just want to say I'm excited about this survey as well. I'm just um more excited about the opportunity to really address our facilities that need need a lot of tender loving care right now. So, I'm eager to kind of keep moving in that direction and giving our students the facilities that they deserve to be learning
032in. um that will inspire them to learn more and thank you for coming and speaking. Um I appreciate having a copy of the Constitution. That's awesome. Thanks so much. >> I've got a few announcements here. Um, as everyone has been talking about, um, homecoming is September 22nd to the 26th, obviously with, um, the, uh, assembly on the 26th, which sounds like a lot of fun. Um, on October 13th will be our next board meeting at the Cherry Creek Library at 5:30. So, it will be at a different location. Um and that's when we will be getting some more feedback about the um surveys. So uh I think that's it on announcements and I would entertain a motion to adjourn the meeting. >> Make a motion to adjurnn. >> Second. >> Um we have a motion
033to adjourn by Jason and second by Jen. All those in favor? I I >> Let's go enjoy that sunshine.