001[Music] The regular meeting of the Richmond Board of Education will come to order. Please stand for the pledge of allegiance. I pledge algiance 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. Sandy, if you could please read our vision and mission statement and take one. Our mission statement is that at Richmond Community Schools, we provide a quality education that empowers students to be successful in the global community. And our vision statement is to foster a culture of academic excellence, creativity, and character, sorry, and character ensuing that all students are prepared for success in an ever changing world. And board member Cunningham here. Board member Mashan here. Board member Sutton here. Board member Styer here. Board member
002Telto here. Board member Gillis here. I board member Mortuna. We have a Thank you. A motion to approve our agenda. So moved. Do I have support? Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion to approve the consent agenda. So move support. I got give it to Candace. Okay. I I think it was Sarah. Oh, Sarah. Sorry. Any discussion? Mr. Wley. Uh in your packet, you uh you should have been given this evening a revised personnel report. So with some of the retire retirements that we've had, um we've had some some resignations. Um Jamie Clawson resigned from the where everyone belongs advisory if you recall. She'll become the new director of special education beginning July 1. Michael Dio resigned as the uh robotics co-advisor the other co-advisor ran
003so that will be posted. Dr. Mark Le resigned as student government advisor. Um he's still a classroom teacher. Um Mr. uh MacArthur the trapone trap team coach that will be posted as well as Mr. President the boys varsity basketball coach. Just as a reminder in the packet, all the subcategory coaches for varsity have to be reposted also by contract. So the JV and freshman will also be posted. New hires um you'll see Jennifer Basil is the way it's pronounced. She will be the new title one teacher. Call this Walters retired. Um you'll see a hire for Sue Boyd there for a trap coach assistant. She was recognized. it just didn't get reapproved by the board, but it's effective uh April 1st. Uh Jacob Der will be the secretary to the director of athletics. The previous
004secretary went to the ISD. Uh Aaron Dodson, she's the new math teacher. Uh she would did her student teaching at the high school, so she will start at the high school in the fall. Uh Stephanie Harris is a first grade teacher for Mrs. Basil and Mrs. Harris on your backup. Um Mrs. Basil said first grade should have been title one teacher. So she will start in first grade to replace Mrs. Dorsy. Uh Roy Leverton uh is the high school choir teacher. Mrs. Maples went to take a a position at a private school and be the the church choir director. Um Mrs. Raven is a special education teacher. Um this is just increasing staffing and meeting requirements that we needed to add them. Uh Mrs. Cranley will now become the high school counselor uh starting in
005the fall placing hers. So in your backup you also see several of the position. We are in a very good spot for the retirees and leaving in terms of most of the positions have been filled. So um we just have a couple more to fill which we are in the process of interviewing. Uh the only question I had uh regarding um I didn't have regarding any of the minutes. There was no questions on the minutes or the district headcount. Anybody have any questions for Mr. Congressman? Brian, just Mr. MacArthur, am I correct? He has been with us since the inception. He brought the trap team to us. Mark Blandy. Is that correct? He's been doing it all along. Yes. But there was um who was the one for Mark? And yes, Fred. That's they were
006kind of all together. Well, I just want to publicly thank him. I mean, he brought with Mark for Lindy and Fred brought this to us and and has done a great job with those kids and that track team has had a lot of success. So, just want to help you thank you for it. Absolutely. And Brian, I just so on this personnel report like everybody listed on there, the coaches, everything, those are all for what we're expecting for the 2526 school year. Expect in terms of if they were hired or that were post form. Yes. Like any everybody that's listed on there currently in their current like current as current position. Nobody has submitted a reservation letter. So basically the way the contract read as long as it's effective, they keep maintain the position. So
007that's what that list represents. Gotcha. So that's I guess what I'm saying. So it's if the contract said that it's not then they wouldn't be listed. It would be listed as open on this personnel report. Is that correct? Any other questions? All those in favor? I oppose. Motion carries. Next item on our agenda is our division 2 state softball championship. Um, Preston, I know you're going to start the board. We want to line up going that way. And then ladies, if you could I guess start with me. All right. So, um listenab I can't do numbers. There we are. I see a light. Okay. Um I'm here to introduce a great group of kids. um some super hardworking, ultra positive, extremely talented ladies that um had just a phenomenal season. Um you know, you can
008talk the the two games at MSU for the state championship, but there were so many great games and great experiences along the way. Um and I was just happy to be a very very small part of that. Um, and just one thing I want to I want to say publicly is, you know, this team, there's a there's a lot of talent, but also has one of the best team cultures and program cultures that I've been able to be around. Um, these girls love coming to practice. They love coming to games. They love their teammates. Um, and I think that that really shows in those those big games when the margin for error is so small. When that margin for error is so small, it's those little things that get you through that. Leave it to
009me to break the microphone. Um, but it's those little things. It's that that team chemistry and that culture that gets you over those those big big hurdles and these girls whether it was um Orchard Lake that that won one battle right down to the minute and then the wind shifted in Croslex and carried that ball over the fence um or you know it did. I swear I looked up at the flag before and I was like the wind's blowing out to center. We got a shot here. And then sure enough, Anna Anna put it up in the Gulf Stream up there. Um or you know those two those two awesome games at MSU where it was just back and forth back and forth and it was going to be whatever team blinked first. Um so
010I'm I'm super proud of these girls the whole year and our and our coaches as well and that's where all of that starts. So um I'd like to publicly recognize them. So we'll go looks like you're alphabetical too. Um, Emma Ba Brick, Caposo, Catherine Ksowski, Amy Hilddrth, Anna Mccernan, Audrina Nater, Kendall later, Arabella Nickel, Lily Pits, Julia Rancilio, Katie Shoy, Ashley Stafford, Katie Telto and Taylor Toy. And then our coaches, head coach Howard Stewart, Kevin Capton, Nicole Clark and John Foster. Congratulations. I'd like to Yes. Oh, you want Oh, captain's want to speak. Okay, sure. Okay, Captain, step up your please. First, Good evening everyone. My name is Kate Telto and I'm a member of the Richmond varsity softball team. Our team would like to thank the Richmond school board for supporting the softball program
011and inviting us here tonight. I'd like to share one of my favorite memories and that would be when Kendall and I scored the two runs against Eskanava in the state semifinal game. At that point in the season, games tended to be low scoring and with two strong teams going head-to-head, we knew even a couple of runs could shift the momentum. That moment of us scoring felt like the turning point and it allowed us to get in their heads and win. From the moment we crossed the plate to the last out, the energy from our team and the excitement from the stands was unforgettable. Thank you. I'm Katie Shu and the team and I want to thank Mr. Ch for all the work he does for this program including lining the fields, res and rescheduling rains.
012A memory I want to share is when Anna hit a walk-off home run at regionals to win the game and to get a state championship. Thank you. I'm Julie Rancilio. My team and I would would want to thank all of our coaches for the help they gave us all season. We couldn't have won without them. And my favorite memory this season was the catch I made in foul territory. Seeing all my teammates in the huddle after and seeing how excited they were for me was something I'll never forget. This team was really was really special and had a great connection and we support supported each other through every high and every low and we picked one another up no matter what. Thank you. Hello everyone. I'm Ashley Stafford. The team wants to thank the entire
013Richmond community for showing up to all the games and cheering loudly. We had the best fans of the tournament by far. A memory I want to share is postseason from the postseason run is the kickoff play we ran in semi-finals against Escanava. To start, the play was being called and the environment was so loud we could hardly hear our coaches. With it being the first pitch after the girl had gotten on base, the momentum for Escanavo was very intense, but we quickly shifted that energy our way. It was an awesome moment. I saw the runner take a big lead and trusted my second baseman and coaches completely. I wrote it down. She made perfect tag. And it was just one of those plays where everything clicks because you trust your teammates to have your back.
014Thank you. Yeah, I Mrs. Michan's going to let me just say a little something, ladies. Um, you truly were extremely extremely fun to watch. Your work as teammates, your love for each other showed big time as a fan in the stands. Um, and personally, um, beating those private school girls taking care of number one Eskanab on our number one picture with that girl going to Michigan, right? We showed her so just you represented us so well all the way through that tournament. You should be proud of yourselves. Proud of your hard work and your dedication. No matter what your job was during the postseason, you made this happen and you made us get another state championship from our softball team. Power to the women cuz I'm all about that. So, power to women. And you
015need to know many months ago, I think it was February, your coach Kevin, he and I were together and he told me that this team was going to win a state championship this year. That is the honest to God truth. And you also need to know that the last two times we won, he told me that, too. So, the man knows what he's talking about and he knows what he's doing. So, thank you. We just want to thank you for coming tonight and letting us share your excitement, everything that went on. Um, there will be nothing further. So, if you would like to leave, you're welcome to go or you're welcome to stay. Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for all your support. Thank you. Thank you for everything you do. [Music] Our agendas are academic
016hall of honor and academic hall. [Music] All right. I think you did go first last year. So, um I have the honor of um announcing our third athletic hall of fame class, the class of 2025. um some some very deserving people in this group as well. Um so I'll I'll get right into it. So from our athlete category um our first athlete we're inducting is class of 2015 is Devin Scatska. Devin was a four-time individual state champion and a member of two individual state championship wrestling teams. He was the 2015 Mcome County Football Player of the Year. Um, and he also made the finals his senior year at the Madina Invitational, which is about a 60 team, two-day wrestling tournaments. Um, it's an absolute bear. Um, he's an all-state football player in addition to his
017wrestling career. Um, after high school, he went to the University of Indiana. Um, qualified for the national tournament and then transferred to Minnesota his last two years and was a two-time co college all-American. um and he following college was um a couple wins away from making the Olympic team. So, uh I had the pleasure of coaching Devon his senior year and being his practice partner and he's the reason my neck cracks. Um just a great kid, great athlete, um and represented our school very very well um during and after high school. So, our second athlete inductee is Nancy Neon. She is class of 1981. Um, Nancy was a pioneer for the girls sports here at Richmond. She was a standout uh basketball player under coach Carl Phillips. Once volleyball and softball were added when the
018the Title 9 legislation came down, she joined those teams. Um she played basketball and softball at St. Clair Community College and then later transferred to Sagenov Valley and played both there. Um while at SPSU, her 8384 team had a 32-1 record. Uh she graduated from SPSU with a degree in social work and has continued to work in the area um in that field. So congratulations to Nancy. Um our coach inductee is coach Bill Patton. Bill is a 1966 graduate of RHS. Um he came back and coached um eth 7th and eighth grade track when the millillage failed and the program was going to be cut. Volunteered to coach that and keep that program alive. Then uh transitioned into coaching JB boys basketball and then over to the girls side. he took over the girls program
019um and had some successful seasons there, coaching for over 10 years in total. Um our first team inductee is the 2006 state championship boys soccer team. Um they were BWAC district and regional champions and then in the state championship they knocked off the two-time defending state champ Detroit day. Um and then I believe the ne the following year they made the state semi a lot of those players made the state semifinals. Um so it was it was groundbreaking for the soccer program. Another groundbreaking program we had um that we're inducting this year is the 2013 baseball team. Um they went 34 and five overall. They were BWAC district and regional champions. Along the way, they had to knock off the defending state champion St. Clair in the regional and then that got them a game
020against Orchard Lake St. Mary's that they had to win in 10 innings. Um, and I believe Dan Petri's grandson was on that team. Um, and they finished as state runner-ups to Grand Rapids Christian. Um, and it was the first time a Richmond baseball team had made it past the quarterfinals. The only regional championship team before then was 2003. So this this group um set that that new standard for the baseball program and they've reached that state finals a number of times since. So two very very deserving teams. feel like we should on behalf of the Richmond Education Foundation, I'd like to um announce the five candidates that are going to be inducted into the Hall of Honor in September. First is Dr. Devon Pat who is class of 2008. Um she is a renowned and
021published endodontist um out in Boston. Our Richmond High School 2018 mock trial team. Uh they were the very first team to go to state finals and they um pretty much set the tone for the success for our future mock trial teams. Our next inductee is Christine Reley. She's the class of 1968. Chris is a retired Romeo teacher, but she has been heavily involved in our community with our Richmond Area Historical Society and has worked very hard to um make sure that Richmond's history is intact. Um our next inductee is Vern Coleman. Vern is the class of 1972. Mr. Coleman is a local area farmer and he has been um on the forefront of working with legislation and getting um things to happen for farmers in the Mcome County area. And our last inductee is Jennifer
022Starland, class of 2003. Jennifer is an attorney and she works for Trum Law for in which is Richmond School's attorney and um board members would know her and she has done a lot of work with our school district uh with our administrators and our staff and so we are just very excited to bring those five people into the hall of honor this year. Thank you very much. Mr. John, just a reminder on Sunday, uh, September 28th at 1:00 is the Hall of Honor presentation. So, it's the Sunday after homecoming. So, it's at 1:00. Um, doors will open 12:30. September 28th at Yes. 1:00. Thank you. Sorry, I should have said that. Thank you. Okay, next item on our agenda is our 25.6 child care parent handbook. Um, this is coming to a little earlier. Normally
023I present this to you the first uh month meeting in August and then we approve it at the second one. We're trying to get this in June so that we can get these printed and everything so when we start the school year, we're not carrying over changes. Um, in several of the the presentations that, um, you're going to see tonight, uh, there's not a whole lot of changes in the child care, uh, in the summary page, there's really just a couple of the year change, some position and name changes, um, in all of them that are going to be here tonight. I will make sure the vision and mission statement are in there because I think they have I forgot to uh, page five just has the fee update. There's some language lang language change
024and some names removed. um as they would change over time of the positions of where parents pay as I said really minor changes to the child care handbook. Any questions for Mr. Monley on the child care? Okay, next item is the preschool parent handbook. Similar to the child care, we did most of the changes last year. Um there's a name change. Some positions and names are updated. Uh this one does have the vision and mission statement added. Program fees were adjusted in the in the U catalog. And then there's some just some language clean up that occurred. Anyone have any questions on the preschool parent? Okay. Next one is the student athletic coding conduct. Couple more changes on this one than the previous. Again, the beginning pages are the year changes. There's some language to
025reflect the MHSAA um rules when the physicals are completed, etc. Page seven talks about credit recovery when we're dealing with fall and winter seasons. Again, some clarifications on that. Um and page eight talks about the credit recovery. Page nine um deals with the suspension. This was a unique situation that came across. So, the suspension language is once the student officially comes back to school. uh because there's often times a restorative practice that occur or practice that occurs when someone is suspended kind of to prevent them from being suspended. That's when the the suspension officially ends. So deals with weekends and holidays etc. Um page 13 talks about changes from 6th to 7th grade or changes from 7 to 6th grade to allow sixth graders who can participate in some sports. Um 14 reflects some MHSA
026language updates. Uh 15 defines uh what a violation of the handbook is be subject regarding classroom referrals. Um this really um is intended to be making sure kids are in the classroom and and so we want them not making violations of our handbook. Um as you saw tonight with the softball team. They are a reflection of our district. We have a very high standard for for our athletes. Then page 16 there was some redundant language. So, we're taking out one part. Um um and it also talks about um the penalty carrying over um it just cleans up the language. Other than that, that's it. Anyone have any questions on the student athletic code of conduct? Okay. Next one is our student parenting handbook. Again, similar changes with name and years, adding vision statement. Um there's
027a remove for reference to form because sometimes we reference no form changes but it references that a form. Um page nine um defines the adult as being 18 or older. We've had situations where we've had siblings signing kids out and it didn't define cuz they're on the emergency card. But if they're signing them out, um the way it's written is it's an adult 18 and older. Um so it just kind of cleans up that language. Um, page 11 removes the language. It's we haven't done this practice about collecting cell phones during lockdown. Obviously, we want them shut off as part of the practice, but one of the things in all of our training is that's a communication device should kids need to get a hold of parents where they leave the building because we're exiting.
028That's another way of finding out where kids are at. So, we don't want to take that from them. Um, page 13 removes the transgender to align them with the board policy. Um 14 references schedule changing process um that there is a process that we go through when a schedule is to be changed. Um 15 talks about the parent request for teachers. Uh it defines placement. Uh this is becoming more and more challenging because we have at the elementary I believe there was 200 plus requests there. There's no way we can meet all of those parent requests. So we do um with the team whether it's the teachers and the principal and the they do to try to create balance in the classrooms etc. Um 20 and 22 are some language clean up. We added child
029care for the after school supervision. Page 26 talks about the 8020s rule as it's defined in middle school for those high school level courses be removed on 3031 the the class requirements for the class of 2025 as they are our newest alumni and they don't meet those requirements anymore. Um 34 clarifies this awards that we give at the middle school. 39 removes the dean of students and adds main office because it's not necessarily the dean of students who does that. Um 40 clarifies the language during the summer. It's not the high school that does working permits. It's at the board office. They do them. Uh 43 um removes the 75% requirement because legally we cannot deny a student credit um that attendance. They if they pass the course, they pass the course. Obviously, we're going
030to encourage attendance and try to get them here, but it's all based on um mastery of the content. Uh and that practice we have not legally we haven't because there was conflict of law, so we haven't followed that. So, this is just cleaning that up. Uh 49 adds um truency uh as failure to report to an assignment as part of a distrucy. We've had some situations where the current descriptions do not someone doesn't isn't in the area that they were supposed to be in. There's no real description. Um so we've tagged it with the truency part of that that reason. So it could be multiple reasons. Um 68 um kind of goes in line with page 68 goes in line with the athletic handbook requiring a student to participate or be in school before um
031they can participate in the suspensions completed. Uh 69 is language cleanup. 70 removes the s junior senior requirement for parking passes because depending on the age of student, if someone's accelerated um nearing the end and they're able to drive, we don't they're able to drive, they can get a parking pass. I believe that's it. So there's no major changes. We did a lot of these last year. There's just some kind of cleanups on this. the student athlete code of conduct and the student parent they have to be signed right in in power school there's a ex uh acceptance um and then those that don't we do we don't usually get 100% but we we try our best to get them to sign off that yes they have read or have received any okay I just
032have a real quick comment on attendance I guess why do we even need it in there if we're not going to the attended what's the one right here uh with the the grades 75% wasn't it being struck they I don't think they took out the whole piece of it I mean it says we encourage you there was conversation when we met with the administrator just taking out um part of it what we wanted to do is is the message is we want you here we want to obviously encourage you but the reality is if you don't come and you can demonstrate competency, you're getting earning the credit. So that's why it wasn't taken out, but there was conversation among the team. Let me just take it out. Okay. So, thank you. Excuse me. I I
033had a question regarding the cell phone. I know in the high school I' I've been told anyways that there's the red, yellow, green that teachers have in their classrooms where they call it like it's a red today red or yellow or green to allow them. Do we have that built in as something that we're actually doing or is that just No, it's in the um I believe it's in the course guide um right here in the handbook. It talks about the red we have it we have it technically throughout the district. Elementary it's pretty much a red zone rule though we are getting more and more students and younger students bringing cell phones to school. So that becomes problem. So be very we limit at the middle school. It's more of in the lockers in
034general. I mean there might be a they're supposed to be u high school. Uh the classrooms are determined by the teacher. It might be on a um it could be read no cell phones or could be bring them for the content that we might be using like a an app to quiz questions or something. Um but generally in the locker room or not locker room the lunchrooms are green zone where kids can use them in the lunchroom in the hallways between classes um there are red zones locker rooms bathrooms there cell phones are not to be out in there. Um the high school did at the end of the year do a lot of conversation and started comparing time on task with kids and it would not surprise me if more teachers elected be a
035red zone in the classroom. um next year because we found that that kind of what logically we would think they're more attentive, they're more on task, there's less disrupts or distractions, I should say. Um and there are some teachers that this past year had red zones, no cell phones, you put them in a, you know, a shoe container or locker. Um there was conversation among the high school staff last year towards the end of the year and I believe you're going to see more of that this year, but it's got to be in the syllabus. so parents don't and so forth that we're not banning them. Um there's still the lunchroom that they can have access or between classrooms. Um you may have read some schools have completely banned. We aren't there yet because there's
036still a lot of value in some of our teachers using them in the classroom. I think it's less now because we are one to one than it was when we first started this and we weren't one to one cuz that was the that was the technology in the classroom. So um how many years have you been doing that? cuz I feel like it's working. The red, yellow, green has been here. I think it was before I got here you guys implemented that. It was for at least 11 years we've done it and it has varied. There's been staff who are absolutely none. There are staff who bring them in because they integrated with the classroom. I think a lot of teachers felt like it was going to be a very difficult battle to fight, you
037know, but after having the conversations throughout this year, teachers that are readily able to share the strategies and it's it's not as bad as I think they fear to compete. The kids listen and are you read about all the other districts and what they're going through and how I just don't feel like it's everybody issue in our district to that level where it's maybe it's because we're starting that ation younger like the understanding of the red zone the great like I think it's becoming more and more of a challenge at with younger grades because we have we have kindergarters who have brought phones to school and so um it's very few but there have been some young kids um and how we use them and like I said as Billy said it's as they're seeing
038the benefits I think if we just did across like no cell phones at all it would be more our focus would be different because we be doing a lot more discipline and monitoring that we're trying to get to a middle ground here. So, so what we got right now that is I guess in in line with what the state house bill or whatever that was regarding the self it leaves it up to the district to right so that's meeting that requirement. Okay. Any other questions or campus? Okay, next handbook is the employee handbook. Uh the employee handbook talks about uh really just there's nothing major in this one. Um there are some cleanups and things that we've evolved over the years. Um there are some pages um that will be added prior to you approving
039it like pages 1 through 5 the 25 26 calendar once you approve the REA contract tonight or then that'll take that calendar entered in there. um a recommended notification. Generally, the practice with staff are out, the general practice is the elected principal or go ahead, whether it's through a text message or so forth. Um if it's outside of the um the Red Rover, um again, it's not we're not 100%, but we're trying to make sure coverage and we have as much time to cover those classes. Um number six just talks about chain of command. often times it can be solved at the local level and sometimes some staff kind of jump their supervisor. We're trying to get them start there. Um much like the board with their chain of command on the brochure um because
040it comes to me I'm going to be bringing other people in because I don't know the history of the background often times. Um there's some language adding u regarding approvals of the auditorium. Um regarding reviewing social media posts or at least notifying the the administrator or supervisor ahead of time just to make sure we're all on the same page. There were some posts that weren't out over the past year that had some inaccurate information or um some changes to things and that the the team didn't know about or the office. We're just trying to stay tuned to that. Adding kind of a classroom management plan to um to the syllabus so that the parents know kind of what to expect if a teacher's got up strike one, strike two, strike three plan. Um, you know,
041some some minor things like wiping surfaces down and added to custodial duties in the checklist. Um, adding there's language there that encourages employees. It doesn't require employees to add to go to extracurricular activity. Um, often time whether they're teachers or secretaries, our kids like that. So again, it pulls in from other contra just encouraging them to attend. Uh adding language to have the field trip approved in transportation before you start scheduling and sending things out. Sometimes we send things out and we only know if we have a bus, we get the bus locked in first. Um there's some again 36 and 37 calendar updates. um 37 uh and I know we're going to have a fall presentation on standardsbased grading, but one of the things that we found is it's not that they aren't proficient
042a student, but there's just not enough evidence. So, they want to talk about an LE, which is a lacking evidence, which may not again, it may not mean that you're proficient. It doesn't mean that you're not proficient. It's just there's not enough assessment or or to say to rate a student. kind of in some cases some were forced to give something and it's not a true representation. So that just um would that be like the case of like some missing assignments to do well? It it could it could be it could be um maybe it was the first time a teacher did it and so there wasn't a mastery expectation but yet you're not not proficient. It's just it's that process so we're not there yet. I don't see this as a lot, but it's
043just that those unique situations that occur. Um, would this stop them from being um invited to be into the interview or honor society? I that's never been part of the discussion as far as stopping somebody. It's just more of that the standard hasn't been assessed enough or enough time for the student to demonstrate it because that's really in proficient or not proficient. That's really what determines um that aspect of [Music] um 40 kind of cleans up the language. Each building does their access. It was previously to send to the immediate person like in the high school they use um um e-haul to if class wants to come and use his computer lab, they just book it through e-haul. Um they don't necessarily book it with the the media person. Um 50 just talks about the
044importance of staff supervision on the playground moving around how to handle a situation mind that if the students can't go off on their we don't pick them up about the movement we call um call for assistance or EMS. Um 52 talks about maintaining locker room exterior doors. We don't prop them open. Um, again, just clarifying 64, page 64 talks about make sure if we're using copyrighted materials, they're they're legally being used. We're not using uh stuff legally. Again, it just clarifies. 65. And some of our new curriculums, teachers have been given class sets because it's a resource. Part of that is just monitoring that class set. Again, things happen. we know um who's going to be losing their job or anything, but just as an added that when you get a class set, it's similar
045to monitoring that class set like we would issue books. And then um page 7 just talks about if someone's injured and they can't move, we don't pick them up. We don't put them in a rolling chair because that's not necessarily legally or a safe way to move transport kids. Um if they're that injured, we call 911 to get an ambulance or get get them out of our treatment. So there's nothing in my eyes major. A lot of that was done last year when we did this. Hey Brian, I was just looking at this and it's super basic, but the central office page triple I Okay, just needs some updating like director of student support services, HR, all that stuff. It's all I will add that to the employee. Anyone else have any questions or comments
046on the employee handbook? Just Candace to go back real quick on that red green whatever I did look up in the student handbook. It is in our the student handbook in a section. It's under the discipline section. It's on page 62. Okay. Moving on our agenda, our next item is our Blue Devil Rays. Uh, Candace, do you have anything? I do. Um, first I wanted to congratulate the Richmond High School track team for their first place division championship and their place state championship positions. Um, coach Alex Marter, Chris Maru, Chris Palumbo, and the entire track boosters did an amazing job um, two weeks two weekends ago making sure the girls had everything that they needed for this state's competition in Mason, Michigan. Um, it was an exciting weekend and quite something to be part of
047um, representing Richmond out in Mason with so many other schools there. the whole weekend we were there and Saturday was one division and Sunday was another and unbelievable how many schools participated with this trap and um we really really represented Richmond. Um so congratulations to them. Thank you for them and huge shout out to Coach Lemon um for bringing back the tennis camp at the BB street. Um this was the week after school let out. Um it sounds like she had quite um quite a group of kids. Um she ended up sectioning it in two different um age groups and both were packed. So um we I had Luke was in that one and so I talked to her quite a bit about bringing starting at younger and bringing them back. Um you know doing
048these camps really help get them groomed for high school. So give them a little taste of what that kind of looks like. So it was very beneficial. So thank you to her um for doing that and thank you um to be street parks for letting us do that and Mr. Okay. Sandy I I don't have anything tonight. Sarah Margaret. Yeah. I want to uh give a shout out to Kyle Simmons um at the high school baseball all-star game on uh Friday night at Clear Park. Kyle was honored at by the Michigan High School Baseball Coaches Association assistant coach of the year. He was one of five coaches throughout the state that were honored Friday night. So pretty cool. Uh Kyle has spent a lot of years with the team and given a lot of time
049to those boys. So it's it's very cool um that he gets acknowledged. Yes. Okay. Sorry. Ren, nothing at this time. and Danielle. Um, I just wanted to talk about Sandy and Mark Margaret and Brian and I that met for the student board reps um, last weekend of the interviews, but I was just floored by the maturity of the interviews that we had. We had an incoming sophomore um, who blew me away with her maturity level. like she could have easily been much older than she, you know, truly was. Um, and also our se the senior that we interviewed, incoming senior was also, um, the maturity level of both of them was just phenomenal. And we had such a hard time picking that it almost came down to a literal coin flip because they were both
050amazing. I was going to do it as items of interest, but now I'll follow up um to let the board know that we um our new student board rep for next year is going to be Kelsey McNamera. She is going into 10th grade. And just to echo what Danielle said, two really great candidates, but this this girl is going to she's going to be good. So, we're excited to have her join us. Um she will come back with um Elizabeth at our August meeting. Thank you for that whole team and group who did those interviews. Okay, I have nothing on my part. Next item on the agenda is our superintendent and legislative update. Mr. um the only thing I have is once the uh contract is approved for the REA tonight uh tomorrow we'll release
051the calendar for the 2425 square. I know a lot lot of parents are waiting for that. Um I don't have any legislative update. I wish I had some update. I do know they worked on um um Friday and uh they were working over the weekend. I talked to our legislative leaison. Um there's a lot of deals being cut in the back room. So just curious what the final outcome is going to be. Um in all three cases there is an increase, but it's just a matter of how much or whether they're going to take categoricals away and put that on the foundation. I don't. So that's the only thing is the calendar will be released tomorrow. Anyone have any questions? Obviously I was going to ask this could be totally it's an off question but
052I know that you're in your superintendent group and you guys have your meetings. How much do you guys actually have in terms of they listen to you guys? I will say they listen when they don't all stick together like party lines. if they're looking at what's right for public schools, they take a lot of the information. The last couple years, it's been very hard because they stay on party lines. Um, I think that's societal. We have a we have an issue that we've got to have more compromise on it. And um, I think one of our board candidates said this, it's not about disagreeing. It's understanding the other person's perspective and and recognizing that. I'm not going to do it justice how she said it, but all of a sudden that's exactly certainly a debate
053a discussion. That's what needs to happen in the landscape because it isn't about Republicans right or wrong or Democrats right or wrong. It's about if we truly invest in public education and believe in it, there shouldn't be a debate here. Um today is a great example. Billy and I and several of our team went to the ISD. Um you might have heard um it's kind of coined in the process the Mississippi miracle they call it the Mississippi Marathon but they went from 50th to 9th 13th in the in the nation there mean so we went learn about them learn about Massachusetts and the commonality in all of them is their governor and both houses of their legislature agree public school is our focus and they put the the dollars and their efforts together. That's the
054difference between them and Michigan. So, um, to go back to your question, do they listen? I share with our legislators. I give our here's how it's going to impact Richmond, but oftent times they've been sticking to party lines, which is kind of frustrating because it's not a one size fits all. Collectively, do you have a voice? We we every time that the the budgets go out, Mcome superintendents put out a position. They put the cards out. We're in support of this. We're not in support of this. And then we um collectively give our reasons why and our rationale why. The big thing I'm worried about is last year they passed that retirement permanent decrease in legislation. In the one of the bills, they take that away. That's a huge shift in finance. and here you
055give us a carrot one year and now you take it away to to reallocate that money. I'm concerned they're taking all of university out of general fund and putting in the school aid and taking that general fund dollars for the road path plan. Um so collectively yes we send it out we send we give our cards if you will. we're in support or against and if we're against these are the rational um and we got some of the great I mean financial minds and understanding that is one of the best in the in the county and state um there's a lot of logic or reason but we do what we can anybody else have any other questions okay next item on our agenda is items of interest from the board Har. Uh Danielle Sandy, thank
056you. Candace Sarah. Uh the only thing I want to say is I just want to wish our students and our faculty a good summer, safe summer. Enjoy that time off and we're looking forward to seeing you back in the fall. Okay. Uh next item on our agenda is public in public comments. Um, is there anyone who public comments? Uh, being no public comments, we're going to move on to our action items. Okay, you guys ready? Deep breath. Take a deep breath. I'm going to move my set. Okay, here we go. I am looking for a motion for the approval of a fiscal 2025 general fund final budget and the fiscal 2026 general fund original budget. I motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent approve the FY2025 general fund the final budget and the FY
0572026 general fund original budget as presented in attached documentation support. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of the fiscal 2025 debt fund final budget and the fiscal 2026 debt fund original budget. I have motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent to approve the FY2025 debt fund budget final budget and FY 2026 that fund original budget as presented in the documentation. Good sir. Thank you. Any discussion? Sir, all those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. I'm looking for the approval of a fiscal 2025 food service fund final budget and a fiscal 2026 food service fund original budget. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the fiscal year 2025 food service fund final budget and fiscal year 2026 food
058service fund original budget as presented in the attached documentation. Support. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of the fiscal 2025 student school activity fund final budget and fiscal 2026 student school activity fund original budget. A motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the fiscal year 2025 student school activity fund final budget and the fiscal year 2026 student school activity fund original budget as presented in the attached application. Do I have support? Support. Any discussion? All those in favor? Opposed? Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with AIS for our heavy heavy operating equipment course to go ahead. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and authorize the superintendent to enter into
059an agreement with AIS for the 2025 2026 school year to offer the course heavy operating equipment for which funding from the 2025 2026 general fund is authorized. support and any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with city of Richmond for the television and broadcast media one and two course. I motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and authorize the superintendent to enter into a contract for shared services with city of Richmond for the 2025 2026 school year to offer the course television and broadcast media 1 and two for which funding from the 202526 general fund is authorized. It's important. Any questions? All those in favor? I oppose. Motion carries. and looking for a motion for the approval of a contract
060with Richmond Lennox Ambulatory Services for Emergency Medical Technician EMT course. to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and authorize the superintendent to enter into a contract for shared services with the Richmond Lennox ambulatory services for the 2025 2026 school year to offer the course emergency medical technician EMT for which funding from the 2025 2026 general fund support. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with logo soft for Adobe K12. I motion to accept the recommendation of superintendent to approve the contract logic for Adobe K through2 for an amount not to exceed $2,350 for which funding from the 2025 26 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation. Do support any discussion? I just want to say some of
061these may be small, but when you collectively add all the same vendor, they go over that 10,000 threshold. So, as for purchasing, that's why you're getting some of these. All those in favor? I oppose. Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with FPG for Thrillshare Media Subscription. I motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent approve the contract with FG for real share media subscription for an amount not to exceed $12,430.68 for which funding from the 202526 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation board. Thank you. Any discussion? This is a roll call vote. Uh Sandy I. Margaret I Candace hi. Uh Sarah Hi. Dub i. Danielle. Hi, Raymond. Hi. Motion carries. Did you say hi? Yes, she did. Okay. I did it when I did
062my name. Oh, okay. Um, I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with CDWG for Microsoft 365 A5 subscription. To accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the contract with CDWG for Microsoft 365 A5 subscription for an amount not to exceed $29,42.50 for which funding from the 202526 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation. Support Thank you. Any discussion? Is that for all students or just staff? That's all students. Is it all staff and students across the district? Okay. This is a roll call vote. Sarah, hi Raymond. Hi Candace. Hi Sandy. Hi Danielle. Hi Margaret. Hi. I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with incom TSG FOR trend micro endpoint detection and response. I move to accept the recommendation of
063the superintendent and approve a three-year contract with Anacon TSG for Endpoint Security for a total not to exceed $40,836.80 for which $13,6127 shall be allocated from the 202526 general fund. $13,6127 shall be allocated for the 2026 20227 general fund and 13,6126 shall be allocated for the 20272028 general fund as authorized and presented in the attached documentation. Thank you. Any questions? This is a roll call vote. Margaret I. Sandy I. Candace, hi Sarah. Hi, Danielle. Hi, Raymond. Hi. I vote by. Motion carries. Second. Uh, see. Looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with Delta Network Services for Fortnet support. I motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent approve the contract with Delta Network Services for Fortnite firewall support. co-term and renewal for sorry uh an amount not to exceed $36,2563 for which
064funding from the 202526 general fund is authorized and present as present in the attached applications report. Thank you. Any discussion? I almost said money. This is a roll call vote. Sandy, hi. Margaret, hi. Candace, hi. Uh Sarah, hi. Danielle, hi. Raymond, I I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with Delta Network Services for Extreme Network Software Subscription and Support. A motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent that approve the contract with Delta Network Services for Extreme Networks Software Subscription and support renewal for an amount not to exceed $4,296 for which funding from the 202526 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached activ. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of a contract
065with Delta Network Services for Exa CQ Vision Software Subscription. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the contract with Delta Del Delta Network Services for Exact Vision Software Subscription for an amount not to exceed $5,596.54 which funding from the 2025 2026 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation. Do I support? I've given it to Sarah. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with Delta Network Services for Shorttown VP telephone system support. I motion to accept the recommendation of superintendent approve the contract for Delta network services for shortel VOIP phone system renewal in support for an amount not to exceed $8,9616 for which funding from the 202526 general fund is authorized and presented in the
066attached documentation. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with Gaggle for student safety management. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the contract with Gagle for student safety management for amount not to exceed $14,400 for which funding from the 2025 2026 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation support. Any discussion? This is a roll call vote. Margaret. Hi, Candace. Hi, Sandy. Hi, Sarah. Hi, Danielle. Hi, Raymond. Hi, I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with intercom TSG for trend micro endpoint detection and response. I motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the contract with an account TSG for V software from
067Microsoft 365ear subscription agreement for an amount not to exceed $5,400 for which funding from the 2025 bill6 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation support. Thank you. Any discussion? Is this Is this the same thing? No. Oh, was her motion but her motion was for what? Well, why do we keep the motion if it's not the same thing? What the motion was and what is is Q don't match? Right. Motion says TSG for P E. Oh, this look said for trend micro end point detection. That's what you said Q was. Okay. So, the the motion here though is for what's in the actual statement that Candace just read. So, I made a mistake even though the wording from the top is. Are we okay with that? What I stated is what was
068on here, but that is not correct. So, the motion was correct, but the motion is correct. Okay. Yep. Okay, sorry about that guys. My question it says uh that continuously monitors endpoints such as staff and student devices and then within service organizations. So student devices that include personal cell phones or is it just student devices that from a disregard the laptops that we issue but also it also monitors if a student's personal device gets on our Wi-Fi we monitor the content. So if they connect and say our our Wi-Fi and if they say something inappropriate to the computer something using the school resources or technology then but if they use their own device and are connected to a virtual hotspot or something that does it does not monitor them. Okay. Okay. Do we still got
069a question? Okay. All of our information on the action page talks about trend micro endpoint detection and response. The motion does not say anything. What's on Q is what you read. Everything in here talks about this trend micro EDR, but that's not what the motion is, right? Am I reading that correctly? I actually looked at the last one cuz I called Candace today on this. There is some different description in here, Margaret, but not a lot. So, maybe we can ask Eric real quick. We don't need to ask Eric. We need to know the information that we got here for board action talks about one thing. The agenda talks about that. The motion is something completely different. So, are we supposed to have something for this trend micro end point as well as this? We
070already did the end point. We already passed the end point. agenda because the motion speaks to that was K for the for the BF. So K is already approved. Correct. Correct. And it's reading this. Correct. So even though this information here is talking about trend it should be telling us about there's there should be two in a conference. one is for the EDR and point detection and response and then there would be one for office 365 backup and that's what our motion is on Q. So what probably should have stated up there is that this Q should have been the backup for our Microsoft 365. That's correct. There was two different ones from in the backup documentation, but we didn't get any backup for this BGA, right? Or am I actually that you turned into
071Cindy? Do you have those documents? This is this is cleaned up from what you turned in. I this I just I just want someone just someone telling me that this this motion this is a correct motion. Correct. That is correct. We need to approve this. That's correct. Okay. Yes. That is correction. We just did that as the backup the software back. Yes, that is what it is. quote is for want to make sure the agenda item and the quote does cover the 5400 that follows the agenda action. Okay. It's just the [Music] Okay. Anyone have any other questions before we vote on this? Okay. Um all those in favor? I I oppose. Motion carries. Okay. I'm looking for a motion for the purchase or the approval of a contract with Seh High for laptop replacements.
072I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the purchase of laptops from Sehi Computer Products Inc. for a total not to exceed $11,076 for which funding from the non-bond capital projects fund is authorized and outlined in the attached documentation. Thank you. Any questions? This will be the second item that you guys are using the set aside for. We've done buses in the past. We are now starting that money set aside for the last 5 years. We're now starting to use that money. So, it's it's doing its intended purpose. Anyone have any questions or any discussion? Okay, this is a roll call vote. Margaret, hi. Sarah, hi. Candace, hi. Sandy, hi. Danielle, hi. Raymond, hi. I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with TDOM systems
073for access point maintenance. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the contract with TEA systems for access point maintenance renewal support for an amount not to exceed $1,980.25 for which funding for the 2025 20226 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation support. Thank you. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with Renaissance for the accelerated reader program. A motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent approve the contract with Renaissance for an amount not to exceed $9,988.63 for which funding from the 202526 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation. [Music] Uh any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. Looking for the motion. I'm looking for a motion for the
074approval of contract with Savas Envision Math for previously appro K12 mathematics instructional resources. A motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent to give a 2-year purchase agreement with the SLS and vision learning company for K through2 mathematics student resources and materials for an amount not to exceed $96,935.35 for which $48,467.50 [Music] shall be funded from the 202526 general fund and $48,467.50 [Music] 50 cents shall be funded from the 2026 27 general fund as authorized and presented in the attached documentation. Thank you. Any questions? This is a roll call vote. Raymond, I. Sarah, hi. Candace, hi. Sandy, I. Danielle, I Margaret, I vote I. Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a contract with NWA for the purchase of K12 benchmark assessments. A motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent
075approve the 5-year contract with Northwest Evaluation Association NWA for an amount not to exceed 99,187.50 for which $19,837.50 50 cents shall be funded from each of the next five years general fund and pres as presented in the attached documentation support. Thank you. Any questions? So Brian, this is that WBA is a 5-year contract is to get the to get the significant discount. It's a 5year and it's part of the state department to do that benchmark assessment. We do get some of this reimburse from the state assuming again assuming they keep it in the budget. They've done it in the past but yes. Any other questions? This is a roll call vote. Sandy I. Margaret I. Candace I. Sarah I Raymond I. Danielle I. I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval
076of a contract with IXL for previously board approved grade K12 core academic intervention resources. I motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approved contract with IXL for an amount not to exceed $18,826.25 for which funding from the 202526 general fund is authorized and presented in the attached documentation. Support. Thank you. Any discussion? So roll call vote. Raymond I. Sandra I. Candace. Hi. Sarah. Hi. Danielle. Hi. Margaret. Hi. I I vote I. Motion carries. Looking for a motion for the approval of a resolution for a special election on November 4th, 2025. Whoever reads this motion, you have to read the whole thing. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve the following resolution. Whereas in the opinion of this board, it is necessary and expedient to ask voters whether to approve
077a bond project consisting of erecting, furnishing, and equipping additions to school buildings, remodeling, equipping, and re-equipping and furnishing and refernishing school buildings, acquiring, installing, equipping, and re-equipping school buildings for instructional technology, and preparing, developing, improving, and equipping playgrounds and sites. This board estimates the necessary cost of the project to be $53,250,763. It will be necessary for the district to borrow the sum of $51,800,000 and issue the bonds of the district. Therefore, the remaining funds to be derived from the investment of the bond proceeds. This board intends to submit a proposition at a special election to be held on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025. Hon or before 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12th, 2025, the board shall certify any ballot proposition to be submitted to the voters and such election to the election coordinator or coordinators designated
078to conduct elections within the district, the election coordinator. Now, therefore, be it resolved that a special election of the school electors of the district be called and held on Tuesday, November 4th, 2025. The proposition to be voted on at the special election shall be stated on the ballots in substantially the form as set forth in exhibit A. The election coordinator is requested to a utilize the voice newspaper in MCOME daily newspapers published or of general circulation within the district for publication of notices in accordance with the election law requirements. B utilize ballot proposition summary information as prepared by legal counsel and the forms of the notices of last day of registration and election and substantially the form is set forth in exhibit B attached here too. C provide a proof copy of the ballot to
079the district and its legal council in sufficient time to allow the ballot to be proof read prior to printing. This board estimates the period of usefulness of the improvements for which bonds of the district the amount of $51,800,000 are to be issued to be not less than 22 years. The secretary of this board is hereby authorized and directed to file a copy of this resolution with election coordinator and with any election clerk or clerks designated to conduct elections within the district by 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 12th, 2025. All resolutions and parts of resolutions in so far as they conflict with the positions provisions of this resolution are hereby reed. Do I have support? Thank you. Any discussion? This just culminates our work. This is official. Okay. This is a roll call vote. Margaret I
080Raven. Hi. Candace. Hi. Sandy. Hi. Sarah. Hi. Danielle. Hi. I vote on it. Motion carries. Okay. I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a three-year master agreement between our MEA, Local One, and our Richmond Education Association, REA, and Richmond Community Schools. I motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent approve the three-year contract to expire on August 31st of 2028 between the MEA, Local One, Richmond Education Association, and Richmond Community Schools as outlined in the attached documentation. Any discussion? I just want to uh thank the bargaining team. Um it was actually we've done this before the contract expired. Uh Mr. Jar is here but also Mrs. Crampton, Mr. Kudos. Um a lot of cleanups and it's a very positive contract for our teachers. Um and it's reasonable. I think it's very reasonable as
081they've been described as um all those in favor. I opposed and abstaining. I abstain. Motion carries. Second looking for a motion for the approval of a three-year master agreement between the Teamsters Local 214, the Secretarial Marketing Unit, and Richmond Community Schools. I move to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approve a three-year contract to expire at June 30th, 2028 between Teamster's local 214 secretarial bargaining unit and Richmond Community Schools as outlined in the attached documentation. Support any discussion? I would just like to compliment this bargaining team. Dilly and I had the uh privilege along with this was uh Mr. Gibson and uh Mr. Knight they were part of our team um Mrs. Fonte, Mrs. Pinsky, uh Mr. Hart, the local teams rep. It was actually a very pleasant bargaining experience. Uh very cooperative. Um
082and again, I think it's a fair and and reasonable contract. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion for the approval of a three-year master agreement between the Teamsters Local 214 and the Educational Parrofessional Marketing Unit and Richmond Community Schools. A motion to accept the recommendation of the superintendent and approved a three-year contract to expire on June 30th, 2028 between teachers local 214 educational par professional programing unit Richmond community schools and outlined in the attached documentation report. Thank you. Any questions? Just echo um this group at U the leadership was Mr. Hart from the team service. It was also Mrs. Hatesel uh who's this parapro at the middle school and Mrs. Fletcher at parro again this was uh Billy and I along this was uh Mela and Mr.
083night served on the bargaining team. Um, again, very productive and I think another fair reason. Any discussion? All those in favor? I opposed. Motion carries. I'm looking for a motion to go into close session. Pursuant to MCL5.268 268 section 88 of the Michigan Open Meetings Act. I move that the board of education go into close session for the purposes of considering material exempting discussion or disclosure by state or federal statute. Do I have support? Does it work? Any discussion? So roll call vote. Margaret I. Candace I. Sandy I. Sarah I Raymond I Danielle I vote I. motion car. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music]