001But it's my turn. No. I aliance 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. I >> think I'm steering in the direction of the flag. >> Right. Roll call, please. >> Rebecca Chamblas. Running late. >> Running late. >> Carlos Harp >> here. >> Mary Harp >> here. >> Cindy Holder. >> She's I think she's running late, too. >> You believe running late. >> Mark Kimble >> here. >> Chrisa McAlpine Taylor >> here. >> Gloria Thompson >> here. Right. Next up, public uh fundamental with public comments. Public input is a vital part of how Madison District Public Schools operates. The board of education values hearing from parents, staff, and the community members because these perspectives help
002guide the district towards achieving its mission. A period known as public comment is set aside for at every board of education meeting. This time allows parents and community members to share their thoughts, ideas, and concerns about school related topics directed directly with the board. Anyone wishing to speak must complete a request form and submit it to the board of the board secretary before the meeting begins. Each speaker is is allotted three minutes. Comments that follow these guidelines are accepted and considered by the board. Public comment is more than a formality. Is one of the ways the board gathers input to make decisions in the best interest of students. Community voices help shape policies, programs, and priorities that support student success. While board members cannot respond to comments or engage in dialogue during the meeting, concerns
003may be referred to the appropriate administrator for followup. The board also works with district staff to ensure that community questions and suggestions are addressed. This collaboration between the board and the public strengthens our ability to fulfill our mission to provide a rigorous curriculum that engages every student regardless of their current academic level in a safe, supportive, and nurturing environment for all students. Do we have any submissions? >> No. >> All right. Next item presentation of awards. >> Thank you. We're going to start with our early childhood center. Mr. Julio, you want to come up and present your awards? All right, we are presenting two of our kindergarters from Miss Hook Turb's class. Who do you want first? >> Riley Royce, will you come on down? He's right. Right. Today we are celebrating two very special
004students for student of the month. The award this month is for perseverance, which means not giving up even when something feels hard or a little scary. The two students who earned this award this month for kindergarten are Riley Weiss and Royce Dear. We're going to start with Riley today. Um, at the beginning of the year, Riley was very shy. She was quiet during circle time and sometimes felt nervous about raising her hand. But even though even when it felt uncomfortable, Riley kept trying. Every single day, she took small, brave steps. Now we see the hard work paying off. Riley is raising her hand to ask questions, sharing ideas with the class, and participating in activities with more confidence. She didn't give up. She just kept practicing being brave. I'm so proud of the growth you
005have made, Riley. You showed me that perseverance means trying again and again until you shine. Congratulations on this well-deserved award. Right, Royce. All right. Right there. Hold that right there. Okay. Mr. Royce Dare. At the beginning of the year, Royce had a bit of a tough time getting used to the school routine. He didn't always want to do his work, and following directions or sticking to our daily schedule sometimes felt challenging for him. Some days were harder than others, but the important thing is he didn't stay stuck there. Little by little, Royce started making better choices. He began listening more carefully to directions. He worked harder to finish his assignments. He practiced following our classroom schedule, even when it wasn't his favorite activity. That takes a lot of effort and a lot of heart. Perseverance
006isn't about being perfect. It's about growing. It's about deciding to try again tomorrow. And that is exactly what you have done. Royce, I'm so proud of the responsibility, effort, and determination you have shown. Congratulations on being student of the month. >> Congratulations. Good for staff. Okay, stay up here. Okay, for staff we have Miss Diani. So, like Miss Hooker was saying, perseverance means continuing to work toward a goal even when things become difficult. It is the strength to keep trying after failing, to stand back up after falling, and to believe in yourself when success feels far away. Life often presents challenges, but perseverance allows people to push through frustration, doubt, and obstacles. Instead of giving up, a person who perseveres, learns from mistakes, and uses them as stepping stones toward improvement. In the end, perseverance
007not only helps people achieve their goals, but also builds confidence, resilience, and character. When we think of perseverance, we don't just think about the big dramatic moments. It's about showing up every day, staying committed, and giving your best no matter what's going on behind the scenes. That's exactly who Hunter is. She is an incredible teacher. Her lessons are always well thought out and engaging. She's always prepared, organized, and intentional about what she's doing in the classroom. Her students benefit from the care and effort she puts into every single day. What stands out even more is Hunter's attitude. No matter how full her plate is, she remains positive, steady, and focused. She doesn't look for recognition. She just quietly does the work and does it well. She's the kind of co-orker everyone hopes to have on
008their team. If you need help, she's there. If you need advice, she'll share it. If something needs to get done, she steps up without hesitation. She supports others so naturally that sometimes we forget how much she's juggling herself. Her strength isn't loud, but it's constant. It shows in her reliability, her compassion, and her commitment to going above and beyond. Not once in a while, but every single day. It is with these words that we at ECC are honoring Miss Hunter Diani for staff of the month. CONGRATULATIONS. Thank you. Next we will have Madison Elementary School. Good evening. This month we are honoring second graders and unfortunately my second grade teachers uh could not be here. So I get the pleasure of speaking kindly and honestly about their two students. So I'll first have Chloe I
009Tony come on up. We are super excited to present Khloe with this award for student of the month. She has such a positive attitude and consistently treats all others with kindness. She has a great work ethic and is so helpful to everyone else. Her bright, shiny smile and friendliness bring us so much joy at W at MEES. She's like a little ball of sunshine. I'm so proud of the progress she's making and she's always trying her best. Outstanding job, Chloe. Congratulations. There you go. Now I have Blake Lunsburg. Come on up. Blake is a sweet, kind student who is usually found doing the right thing. He's often on task, focused on his work, and does his personal best whenever completing a task. He is friendly to everyone, and exemplifies so many of the characteristics that
010we try to model at MEES. We are so lucky to have Blake at our school. Thank you, Blake. Congratulations, We have to document this so that when you get famous. And now for our employee of the month. Can I have Laura Foster please come up? We are thrilled to recognize Laura Foster as our employee of the month. Her decision to return to education is a true testament of her grit, dedication, and heart. After taking time away to focus on raising her family, Laura came to our school community ready to jump in with both feet. And we are so grateful she did. From the moment she stepped into our building, she has been a ray of sunshine. She stepped into a role that was still being shaped a little bit. Yet, she embraced every single challenge
011with enthusiasm and determination. She took on new responsibilities with an open mind, blending our ideas with her own creativity to build a classroom environment that students genuinely look forward to being in each day. She consistently seeks feedback, always always looking for ways to refine her craft and to better serve her students. Her commitment to growth is matched only by her unwavering belief in what kids can achieve. She leads with compassion, keeps students best interest at the center of every decision, and brings out the best in those around her. If you ever need a moment of encouragement, Laura is the person to go to. She offers kindness freely, sees the blessing in every situation, and brings positivity to our school at a time when we need it the most. Please join us in celebrating Laura for
012exemplifying e excellence, resilience, and the joyful spirit of teaching. We are incredibly proud to honor her this month and are even luckier to have her on our team. >> Thank you, LAURA. Thank you. Next, Principal Jones from Wilkinson Middle School. Good evening everyone. I am here to present Grit Awards. Um, so grit is often reminded um by our famous Detroit Lions. We always say, you know, they have that that grit in them. And we define grit as a combination of passion and perseverance um for achieving goals long term. Um even if they fail at it or even if they just take a long time, they don't give up. They keep maintaining that certain determination. And we call that grit here at Madison. And so tonight, I'd like to present two awards. um to Jayla Bulock
013and Terrence Risman. So, first I'd like uh Jayla to come up. Jayla. Jayla is a Madison student. She is a Wilkinson Wildcat. And Jayla has been very consistent um since she was a sixth grader in terms of building and never giving up. Her teachers say that she strives to get better each and every day, all the time. Um, Jayla is never a problem. She's always walking around. She's doing the right thing, showing that integrity and just consistent perseverance in reaching her goals. And tonight, we just honor you, let you know that we see you and keep up the great work that you're doing. and Mr. Risman. Terrence RZman. Terrence is a eighth grader at um Wilkinson. Um I want to let you guys know that both of these students are also athletes, but they're not
014here because of their athletic abilities. They're here because of the things that they do each day inside of our building. Terrence has been with me um since he was a sixth grader. Um so we we started together. That's what I like to say. We started together and uh I've gotten texts from Terrence and just all kinds of things all during the day. He is one that once you teach him how to do something, he runs with it. Um he practices integrity. He is a young man that's not to not afraid to apologize when things go wrong. if he's done something, if he hasn't done anything, but he's always been on the up and up and he's always persevered through every situation. Um, he's a superstar student right now. His teachers say he is uh just
015really getting it done inside the classroom. um he showed us his abilities on and off the football field this year and I am just really eager to see the good things that he's going to do in high school here at Madison. So I am just ecstatic to offer you this great award today. Our um teacher of the month for the grid award is Mr. Chase Fischer. Um I don't see him in the audience today. Um but he is extremely dedicated, one of our first year teachers, but he takes feedback well and consistently grows each and every day. So we just like to take the time to honor Mr. Fischer. He's one of the kids' favorite teachers at this point. So this goes to Mr. Fischer. Thank you all. Principal Collie. Good evening. Mrs. Helchesky and
016I are presenting to our ninth graders. So again, uh it is the Grit Award for Perseverance. And we all know when you make that transition from eighth grade to ninth grade, it is a tough year. You have so many different things to navigate. And these two students have just done an amazing job. They've transitioned nearly flawlessly. So, if we could uh have ladies first, Miss Salara Sadiki, come on up. All right, Salara. So these are some of the things your teachers had to say about you. Uh Solaris shows her perseverance every day academically and in activities. She is placed in situations outside of her comfort zone slash level but steps up and perseveres. She knows her bravery and endurance or shows her bravery and endurance daily and I deeply commend her tenacity. Uh Sara is
017an amazing student. She is motivated and gets involved in every aspect of first robotics. She is a fantastic student and an engaged learner. Her lit literary analysis is getting stronger every week. And she is a quiet leader, helping her classmates in taking initiative during group work. She goes above and beyond when it comes to achieving and succeeding in class each and every day. Her work ethic and commitment to learning are on par. And lastly, she has been consistent from day one. Um, but have you seen her artwork? So, she's creative, too. So congratulations Solaro. There you go. That's your key. And then this. Could we please have Christopher Edwards next? Christopher demonstrates academic perseverance by continuing to work through challenges even if material becomes difficult or he experiences any setbacks. He stays focused on his
018goals, seeks help when needed, and uses any mistakes as opportunities to learn and improve. Chris is incredibly mature and focused on completing his assignments and being very responsible. While some ninth graders take it a bit to lock in academically, Chris hit the ground running. It's so great to see. He is so genuine and kind. He comes in early to ask questions. Always makes sure he is up to date with his work. His algebra teacher says he is an incredibly dedicated student. Does his work, make sure he gets his missing work whenever absent, and Mr. is so happy to have a student focused and asking questions so often during class. And lastly, Chris is goal oriented and inquisitive and has shown a level of work quality that many students don't achieve until they're juniors or seniors
019in high school. Congratulations. And then we have our band director, Mr. Jeff Patude, who has brought his family. Okay, Mr. Patude's on his way. Um, all right. He makes connections with his students like no other teacher. He meets them as sixth graders and stays with some of them for seven more years. They love him and it shows in their commitment to marching band and concert band. He is likely or a liked staff by staff members and is easy to get along with as a colleague. Mr. Batude, you are the best and our Eagles love being in band and bringing talent and music to our building. And Mr. Batude is an amazing teacher. Every time I visited his classroom, the kids are highly engaged and excited to be in class. It's okay. Let them run. Uh
020we all love attending Eagle concerts. And from a few of our veteran teachers to us mainland MHS staff members, Mr. Patude is like a distant legend. We barely get to see him in our halls, but the lore of his creativity, hilarity, and inspiration is sung throughout the students every day in their inside joke stories. Or he's cooking us breakfast. Yay. grand gestures that he does. Every student who graduates from high school has heard of the legendary class where Mr. Patude has the coolest lessons. From the way our students describe him, we all know Mr. Patude truly is a legend. So, Mr. Patude has greatly greatly expanded our band program across the district the past eight years. So, for those of you who don't know, he teaches his first couple hours here at MHS and then
021the rest of the day at Wilkinson. Now, just eight years ago, we had only eight Eagles enrolled in marching in symphonic band. But this year, we have the largest participation of 25 marching symphonic band students, 17 in introductory band, who will be moving up soon, and so many more at Wilkinson as well. Every year he partners with AMG music to hold a fifth grade fitting event at our elementary at MEES where all of our fifth grade eaglets are able to try a number of instruments from brass, woodwinds, percussion and select their top two choices to explore when they arrive at Wilkinson and then they can join Mr. Patu's woodwinds or BR uh brass and percussions band classes. And then this year, most recently, uh, just in February here, a record number of MHS band students
022participated in district solo and ensemble. We had 15 compete. Four earned scores of one, which are the highest top excellence. Eight more scored twos, which are the again a very high level. and he will be taking a record four students to state solo and ensemble to compete in four events. Clarinet solo, clarinet duet, snare solo, and horn solo. So, we wish Mr. Patude and his four students our Eagles best of luck for states on March 21st. We're looking forward to hear how it goes. So cute. >> So much energy. >> Oh, they're adorable. >> Come on, Liam. Liam, >> you can't maintain chaos. You just >> She's like, I'm going with Liam. intermission. >> We're going to take a brief intermission. So, if anyone needs to leave or take off or do whatever y'all got
023to do, we totally understand. We would of course encourage anyone who wants to stay. You are definitely more than welcome to stay here, but we're going to take a quick 5m minute intermission. Uh, come back at 733. >> I'll leave it. >> You didn't know I played three instruments. >> But you didn't know I played I had two full rides. >> I played from third grade to 12th grade. What' you play? >> Oh, trumpet, baritone, and tuba. Rad bass cleft and treble cleft music. >> Oh, I was just clearing that. I think that in third grade that was my >> I trade it all for just learning. Next item, administration report. >> There you go. If you can take one document and pass it down. >> Oh, give me one back. >> Press release. We
024made we made the Michigan Department of Education press release. >> What? >> For the money we owe. >> Here's another one. >> We don't owe any money. >> Uh, that hasn't been, has it? >> So, tonight I bring to you guys good news. Um, last week the Michigan Department of Education had a press release and they revealed that more than two dozen schools received the Get Clean bus energy grant. So, a part of this grant, if you go to the next page, Madison District Public Schools, we we received $1.9 million. Woohoo. And the purpose of this is to get electric buses. So, they granted this to these school districts. And we're in the process of working with a company trying to see what's the best option for Madison District Public Schools in terms of how
025many buses to purchase. We can replace up to half of our fleet. Last week, the director of transportation and facilities director went out to Dearborn Public Schools and we were able to see their fleet. They had a total of 19 electric buses. They took us on a ride. Um, it was a really cool experience. I just didn't want us to invest $1.9 million without knowing what we're getting ourselves into. A part of this investment is that we also have to they can include the infrastructure for um installing the chargers. So everything will be included. We're just working together as a team once we determine what's the best number of buses because you have to think about if nine if we get five electric buses that's half of our fleet. If five electric buses go down
026we have to close schools. So we are going to work together as a team once we determine what to do. There are three companies out here that we can use to purchase the buses and they are a part of the Oakland County Consortium. So we do not have to bid it. When we select our C company, they will come and present to you guys the plan of action, what it's going to require, so on and so forth. So hopefully we'll have electric buses. It will take at least one year to build the infrastructure, which is perfect timing for us because our current diesel bus leases, those are up next year. So it it worked out perfectly. So congratulations to the district. We're going to be innovative and um not leave one of those what do
027you call those footprints? They say >> carbon footprint. >> Yeah. We're going to take away a carbon foot or two or three. So there a little bit more about the buses. They cannot go a long distance. They really can only go 45 miles in one trip. So it would definitely have to be an indistrict bus. That was one of the recommendations from the district that we visited. They can't really do any field trips. but they are so quiet. I was really impressed by the buses. So, I felt like that needed to be the only news today that we have 1.9 million to purchase or invest into electric buses. >> Good job. >> Thank you. >> President Harp, >> can I ask a question? >> When you said it can only go 45 miles, did you
028mean like 45 miles there and 45 miles back? 90 total or 45 total? Total? >> 45 miles off of one charge. And then how long does a charge take? >> It depends on the chargers that we get. >> Okay. So, but it would easily cover a school day for all of our in district kids. >> Yes, it will. >> Okay. But in between routes, you have to plug them up just to make sure that they're running. So, the the actual mileage says 65 miles, but that fluctuates based off of the weight of the bus, the the temperatures outside. If you have to run the heat, that causes more battery to drain. So, we learned a lot. So, now we know what questions to ask with the contract so we can make sure. Unfortunately, we had
029to learn from another district's mistakes, but it was valuable knowledge that we needed before moving forward. Thank you. >> So, um, just, and you may not even know this, uh, would I know you said in district, but wouldn't that be enough miles to get to like Pontiac and back or >> It's not. Huh. >> We just don't want to take that chance. >> I see. >> Because once there >> they go down, >> it's nothing we can do. Like there's not like a gas station we can go to, a charging station, and a part of it. So, how the grant works, because I do want to be clear, we're not purchasing the buses. >> So, how the grant works is you you have the these three top competing companies and they basically lease the district
030the bus. So, if we decide to go forward, let's say, with three buses, when we renew our bus lease for the diesel bus, it will be less three buses. However, we're still going to have to pay a lease on these three buses for 10 years. But a part of the lease is the electrical setup. So they will do the pavement. They will make sure all the electricity is installed. And we want to try to put the bus area behind the high school because one of our concerns is people having access to the electrical chargers. So possibly put it behind the high school. It would include the infrastructure because the company then goes and get grants from DTE to install the infrastructure. So they do that on their end. So, we will still have a payment,
031but the payment will be less. One of the predictions that we had if we actually was to replace half was that the bus can save us like $300,000 over 10 years. However, those numbers are up in the air. Once we get hard numbers, we will present them to you. But a part of the lease for these, let's say three buses will also include the electricity. So we don't have to pay for our electricity for the buses. It's already put in the lease. >> You mean the infrastructure >> and the electrical bill? The electrical bill would not come to Madison. It will go directly to the bus lease company. >> Nice. >> Thank you. >> So we will never own them. I don't think we would want to own an electric bus, but it'll be it.
032One of our biggest concerns is what happens like right now with our diesel bus leases. If a bus goes down, we can go to Hulra and get another bus. Our concern is what happens if an electric bus goes down? Who do we go to to get another bus? And that's that's the question we need answered before we determine if we're going to move forward. But the fact that we have the opportunity, I think, is huge and innovative for Madison. >> Yeah. >> Amazing. Thank you. >> Thank you very much. Right. Consent agenda. Approval of consent agenda. All matters listed under the consent agenda are considered to be routine in nature by the board of education and will be acted upon by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items. If any member
033of the board or any citizen requests discussion of an item, that item will be removed from this consent agenda and will become the first item of business under the board of educ board of education action items portion of the agenda. All right. This includes approval of minutes of the board of education for the regular meeting of February 2nd, 2026 and February 9th, 2026. Approval of the February 2026 expenditures in the amount of 1,458,7481. Approval of the personnel report submitted by human resources. It is recommended that the board of education approve the consent agenda as presented. Do we have a motion? >> President Harp. >> Trusty Chamblas. I make a motion that the board of education approves the consent agenda as presented. >> We have a motion for consent of the consent. We have a motion
034for approval of the consent agenda as presented and a second. Any discussion? No discussion. All in favor say yes. Anyone not in the favor of it say no. >> Yes. I >> or I I apologize. I can't remember the I or the yes. All right, we have approval. Ask if anyone's opposed direction. Do we have anyone who's opposed? Any nays? No. Right. We now we have approval. Thank you. All right, next up, old business. So, do we have any updates on Oh, actually, never mind. Let's go to the bylaws. Sorry, policy. Next up is approval of the Nola policy updates. >> Is it bylaws? >> Old business bylaw update. bylaw update. >> Okay. Thank you. All right. Old business uh bylaw updates. >> Did you get a copy? >> Oh, I I'm sorry, President. Can
035I >> So, I sent you guys an email. Remember the last time we had a meeting about the word harassment? So, I did not put this on the agenda until we had a discussion about how you guys wanted to move forward regarding the word harassment. And as stated before, the problem with harassment is that it doesn't it may not hold up in the court of law because it's subjective. So, I wanted to bring this back to the table to so we can at least move forward with updating these bylaws around that word. Did you guys receive the email? Was it in my email or board notes or weekly meeting? You guys remember how I sent it? >> Believe it was a trusty meet. The >> trusty times. >> Yeah, >> let me I can pull
036it up to restate what I sent. >> One second. Sorry. >> I can't see down there. Uh, Trusty Holder. >> So, I would like to keep it in. Um, I appreciate that these are our board bylaws and that has been something that has had to be used in the past. We have never had legal action taken. Uh, if Joe was here, we could double check, but um, the I would prefer to keep it in. Um, and while I appreciate what the superintendent is saying, at the end of the day, there are our bylaws and our protection during a meeting. >> So, I just want to be clear, this is not my opinion. This is the opinion directly from Niola that was sent in the board books on I mean sent in my superintendent update. And
037the reason, the only reason why I'm reporting is because on the day of the meeting, you guys asked me to look into it. So basically what Niola said, this is quote, essentially that was removed to be more in line with the six circuit court ruling. The language was removed so that boards couldn't shut down unfavorable opinions. The language still prevents public comments. the language referencing what was proposed. It still prevent public comments from being repetitive, obscene or threatening. So that that was one of the issues. And then the other issue was around the board meeting member payments about being $50 a meeting and it is okay to go ahead and put the $50. So it was not my opinion. >> I never suggested it was her opinion. I said, "You were the one that presented
038it to us and I would prefer as a board member to leave that word in >> and our board pay is only 45. >> So, we don't need it to say 50." >> I'm sorry, that was a mistake. The $50 reference another school district. >> So, we're not getting a raise. >> No, you're not. Sorry. today. >> Champlas. >> Um, I don't think we should use it. I think when you make policies and bylaws and things like that, you don't make them for the best employee or even an employee you have at the current time. That's great. You make it to protect um anyone involved from worst case scenarios. So, to set boundaries against um overuse and um maybe misuse. And so I think that the word harassment because it's so up to interpretation, what's
039harassing to me might not be harassing to Trustee Thompson and vice versa. And I think that when you leave it open-ended like that, anybody can claim that's harassing or that's harassment if they don't like what someone is saying. So I think the policy already has words like obscene. And so if they're cursing, u threatening, you know, anything that really they could do that would constitute harassment is listed. And those things are very defined and eas easily, you know, determined when someone is speaking if it's happening. And I just think putting something in there that is so open-ended and up to interpretation allows the ability to someone's first amendment rights being overstepped and crowded upon when they're here speaking in public comment and things like that. So I really think we need to keep our bylaws
040and policies um very defined and very strict. And I do understand that, you know, we have had people leave or, you know, they couldn't speak because uh we use the word harassment and we haven't had legal action brought upon us yet. But I mean, just cuz it hasn't happened yet doesn't mean it won't happen. And um that's something I don't think financially or with our reputation we can afford to even risk. So just to protect Madison, I think having defined terms is strictly important. >> Trusty Harper. So, I'm in agreement. Well, I understand um uh Trustee Holder's view. Um we've all seen over the past few years where boards do not like what somebody's saying and so they shut it down. They haul people out and that's what we want to eliminate. You know, we
041might not like what somebody says, but they are allowed to say it as long and you know, as long as their language is in there saying you can't be obscene, you can't be threatening. Um, those are very specific things that we can all agree on. You know, I'm gonna beat you after this meeting. That's a threat. We can all say that's a threat. Um, somebody saying, "I don't like you. I think you're a horrible board member." You might think that's harassment. I might be like, "Well, whatever. You'll get over that." You know, and we don't want to shut anyone down. Um, just due to one board member's interpretation of a of a very broad word. The only thing I want to add sorry real quick before I go to did anyone else have want to
042comment? >> Okay. Sorry. Go ahead. The only thing I wanted to clarify is it it's not the board. It's the presiding officer. So it's their interpretation, which is the way that this has always been. They're in charge of running the meeting and it's their interpretation of what is happening. So, I just wanted to be clear, it isn't the board, it is the presiding officer and they know what has happened in the past or what problems may have happened. That's all. >> Sorry, that help. I'm sorry. Uh, were you good? >> Taylor. Yeah. Um, I still think and I hear you. I think it's ambiguous though and once again I I have to agree like we need very detailed it's just not a great word that's all I mean if if we if if we don't
043like the words of the you know very explicit like no explicit language threatening things like that that are very well defined and we know what it means it's just the word harassment I think is just too ambiguous for us to to have out there and and there has been suits um for something that somebody thought was harassment but somebody else didn't. Right. So that's the only like I hear what you say but and um I think we we do need a very well-defined where every single person knows the answer knows exactly what that word means. That's all. >> Any other discussion? Do you want me to read the two different comments, the two different statements that we're talking about so it can be for the record? >> That'd be good. Yeah, please. >> Okay. So,
044the original statement was the presiding officer may prohibit public comments which are frivolous, repetitive, or harassing. That was it. That was the first one. The proposed statement by Niola is that the presiding officer may interrupt, warn, or terminate a participant session when they make comments that are repet repetitive, obscene, or comments that constitute a true threat. For example, statements meant to frighten or intimidate one or more specified persons into believing they will be ser seriously harmed by the speaker. So those were the two that well that was just one that was the only statement that you guys had questions about then it was way it's more changes after that. President Carlos, >> Trusty Thompson, >> can I get the number of that bylaw? Is that a bylaw or a policy? >> It's a bylaw. >>
045Okay. >> And it is bylaw 016 I'm sorry, let me start over. 0167.3 and it's called public participation at board meetings. >> Okay. Is there also a policy that addresses her the word harassment? >> Not 4365 something. >> I'm not for sure off the top of my head. >> I think we have a policy meeting this week, don't we? >> Mhm. >> Yeah. >> Next week. It's the second Wednesday, I think. So you guys can just let me know how you guys want to proceed and then if you guys want to because it already had its first read. We were at the second read when this was caught. So at the next meeting agenda, I just need to know how to present it for second read at and approval so we can kind of move
046on this one. >> Professor Campus, do >> we need to make a motion to say whether or not we want to use a word or just a general consensus? I think the policy committee committee just need to give me direction on what to put in the agenda. >> Okay. >> Packet. >> Trusty holder. >> All policies should be voted on. So this should be voted on. We did not include it in the last one, the pay one. So it needs a vote. >> Yeah. But I just need guidance from the policy committee to tell me what to put in the document to vote on, what to put on the agenda to vote on. >> Thank you. >> So, if you guys can tell me at least by like maybe at our next policy meeting if
047you guys came up with the consensus of how to move forward, that would be great. >> Very good. Thank you. So to kind of wrap this one up, um please send your feedback uh one way or another to Superintendent Perry. Um for my part, I I'm totally okay with >> sorry to the policy committee. >> Who's on the policy committee again? Just so we know. >> I am. >> Carlos is Gloria Carlos and myself. And my final note on this one will be at least my like my opinion on it for discussion. I'm okay getting rid of the word harassment. Um I legally they're recommending to eliminate it. I'm I'm all for that. And it's very subjective word. So that's not fair for anyone. That's my thoughts on that one. All right. Thank you. Next
048item. Uh, any updates on the sale of the fire truck? I'm really hoping we have something because I would like to take this off our agenda at some point. >> So, I kind of dropped the ball on that. I need to place a Facebook ad. So, I was going to put it on Facebook Marketplace. Are you guys with me okay with me opening up like well linking the district account to a marketplace ad for selling something? >> Sure. or do you guys know any collectors that I can reach out to? Okay. So, I'll p place a Facebook ad and I'll just ask really high maybe in the median of what it's worth and we'll see what we get. >> Like just on marketplace. >> Yeah, I get I don't know. >> Yeah, that works. >>
049Okay. Do >> is there a price point you guys want me to a company that Pam reached out to >> started 10,000. >> Okay. >> You're going to get every crazy person's going to want to test drive it. >> Well, that's not possible. >> I know, but you watch. >> Okay. So, I'll put a Facebook ad out and see on marketplace and see what happens. Thank you. >> All right. Next up, >> new business electric bus grant presentation. So, I at first I was going to have the company that we were working with come out and present to you guys, but when we had the visit to the off-site location, I felt like we needed to put a pause in that. So, they're going to come to the April meeting once we get a definite
050answer in terms of what we're going to how we're going to move forward. So, in April, we will have that presentation. Thank you. All right. Next up, board of education action items. Second read and approval of the January 2026 policy updates. Now I'm on policy. All right. Approval of the Neola policy updates. This is to adopt updated policies that reflect changes in legislation, clarify procedures, and strengthen district operations in areas including student health personnel practices and instructional requirements. These updates ensure compliance with Michigan Department of Education requirements, recent legislative changes, including earned sick time and immunization updates, and align district practices with current legal and operational standards. Policies covered will be policy 1430, 3430, 4430, leave of absence revised. Policy 234 2340 field and other district sponsored trips revised policy 5320 immunization revised policy 5330
051use of medications revised policy 5330.01 epinephrine auto injectors revised policy 5350 student health well-being and suicide prevention revised policy 5460 graduation requirements revised policy personnel files revised policy 8500 food services revised policy 8510 wellness revised Policy 8640, transportation for field trips, rescended. The board of education, uh, it is recommended that the board of education approve the adoption of the following revised policies as presented. >> President Harp. >> Trustee Harp. >> I make a motion that the board of education approve the adoption of the following revised policies as presented. >> Support. >> We have support. So, we have a motion and support for approval of new policies updated. Any discussion? No discussion? Yes. Go ahead. >> I just want to say thank you. I think during this time, Gloria and I, we bond a lot and
052it's a lot of hard work and a lot of patience for us to do this. And I think we're officially almost done. We only have what was it like 30 more policies? 30 to 50 left. >> Um I'm not sure, but there are some that have brought to my attention that we have to go back and go over. >> Yeah. So, um thanks for your patience with me during this process. It's a lot. >> I'm just happy that this is something that's being worked on. This was much needed. So, it's that's a good thing. All right. Um, no disc no further discussion. All right, vote. >> Rebecca Chamblas, >> yes. >> Carlos Harp, >> yes. >> Mary Hart, >> yes. >> Cindy Holder, >> yes. >> Mark Kimble, >> yes. >> Chris Sarah McAlpine Taylor,
053>> yes. >> Gloria Thompson, >> yes. Motion passed. >> You. Next up, approval of Chromebook purchase using the summer discovery funds. Administration is requesting approval of a one-time allocation of $100,000 to purchase Chromebook devices and management license. This investment will provide immediate one-to-one technology access for students participating in the summer discovery program, ensuring equitable access to digital curriculum and instructional resources. This request is fully funded through summer discovery funds and will have no impact on the district's general fund. Purchasing will be conducted through vendors approved by the Oakland County Consortium, ensuring competitive pricing, compliance with procurement requirements, and alignment with cooperative purchasing agreements. This purchase also represents a strategic cost avoidance measure. Current market pricing for devices and licenses ranges from $250 to $300 per unit with projections indicating increases to increases to $430 or
054more in the near future. By purchasing now, the district avoids a potential 25 to 30% cost increase while maximizing the value of programsp specific funds. It is recommended that the board of education approve the $100,000 purchase of Chromebooks and management licenses utilizing summer discovery funds and procurement through the Oakland County Consortium as a fiscally responsible investment to support student access during the summer discovery program. President Hart >> Trustee Chamblas. >> I make a motion that the board of education approve the $100,000 purchase of Chromebooks and management licenses utilizing summer discovery funds and procurement through the Oakland County Consortium as a fiscally responsible investment to support student access during the summer discovery program. >> Thank you. >> I'll second. We have a motion and second for approval of Chromebook purchases. Any discussion, >> Mr. President? >>
055Trusty Thompson, >> did we already talk about Chromebooks before? >> I thought we already approved some money. >> So, we have because of where we are financially, we can't just purchase Chromebooks, like a huge bulk of them, because we just don't have the money. So, we've been trying to purchase chunks at a time to replace those that whose lifetime has expired. I think they last like eight years in terms of like being able to get updates. So, right now we're just purchasing them in chunks as opposed to purchasing 950 to replace for the entire district. And another thing is that the Chromebooks for K5, those have to be touchscreen. So, we are trying to make sure we use the funds to not only service the 6 through 12 population, but also start replacing those K
056through five ones as they're coming to the end of their life. >> So, at about $300 a unit, that's about for 100,000, that's about 333 Chromebooks. Correct? >> I don't know. Let me not say correct. Let me just >> Are we losing Chromebooks every year? So, it's not that you're losing them. We're also having to replace them. They are students are damaging Chromebooks. Some Chromebooks licenses are expired. So, after I think it's 8 years, but I will get you the facts on this. Um, the license, you can't update them anymore. So, one of the reasons why you need the license is we use Chromebooks to give the state assessments. And in order to give the state assessments, there must be a lockdown browser installed. certain things once the license are expired you can upload those
057updates to make the Chromebook usable for testing so on and so forth. >> Okay. >> Life expectancy on a Chromebook is three years. >> Thank you. >> Trusty Holder. >> Um two quick things. Um the time frame for purchase was not real clear. Uh, so are you talking, you said, I don't remember the verbiage used, but are you anticipating purchasing or spending the 100,000 before summer discovery starts in June or is this going to be over like a year's time or what is the expectation because it it it wasn't really clear. >> Yeah. So, I tried to explain more because this issue came up at our cabinet meeting on Monday. From what we're hearing from our consortium is that the prices of Chromebooks are going to rise due to some type of memory chip that
058is going up. So, what we're trying to do is because one, we have not received all the funding from summer discovery. So, we have to make sure that we're fiscally responsible and making sure we have the cash on hand to order two. So, we're trying to spread it out until summer discovery money comes because we need to have all these devices in play to receive 500 kids for summer discovery. We also have to realize that of those 500 kids, some of those kids are not Madison district students. So, we need to make sure that they're responsible for those books as well. So, one is because of the timing of the camp, it has to be done here before June 22nd. And because that they because they're predicting the price of these Chromebooks to go up,
059it's hard for us to get our hands on a huge amount at one time. So, we have to go to different vendors within the consortium to say, "Hey, how many do you guys have on available?" And then we get maybe 20 from here or 50 from here and then we have to go and shop at another one. So, we're trying to make sure we get the best deal inside the the consortium because all schools now because they are hearing that the price of the Chromebooks are going to go up. Everyone is trying to maximize their dollars and get them at a cheaper rate. So, it'll be over the next couple months. >> One more question. You kind of hit on it. If we don't get 500 kids for summer discovery, if if we don't >>
060I know that's your goal. um that how would that affect the total purchase? >> So, how the grant works is that they give you 80% of your funding upfront. So, in June, we'll get 80% of the $900,000 that we predicted for summer discovery. After that, you have to reach your goal. You have to have 70% attendance. So we don't if we get 500 kids registered as long as 70% of the kids show up which is 350 kids we met our goal and we will get our 100% of summer discovery. If we don't meet that goal we a may have to pay the money back which we will reallocate our budget and take away staffing. So, we will have to pull some money from the staffing budget and put it towards the computers from summer discovery
061or B, depending on how far we're off on that goal, we they have to tell us what they want us to do. So, there's a risk here, but I mean, if we don't get the the computers, if we don't get them now, we're risking that price going up, but we're also that counteracts. We're also risking not potentially meeting our goal for summer discovery. >> So, if I'm pulling up the budget for summer discovery just so I can have it. can give me two seconds and I'll explain how we're going to reallocate funding. >> So, it sounds like to my understanding it sounds like we're going to take a risk either way whether we approve this or not. Just a matter of which way do we want to air on. >> So, for summer discovery for
062this year, we allocated was approved by summer discovery. We allocated $146,000 for equipment. This includes technology, any type of equipment that we have to use after school, so on and so forth. We also allocated $35,000 for field trips. So, I'm assuming, let's say we don't get 500 kids. That means I'm not going to spend $35,000 on a field trip. So, I would just work with Summer Discovery to reallocate funding to cover that base price and pull money from other areas, whether it's from the field field trips, whether it's from supplies such as um t-shirts, f um supplies for attendance, so on and so forth. Summer Discovery kind of works with us, work with us if we need to reallocate funding. >> Can you give me that for Simone again? So, what we asked for for
063equipment was $146,000. >> Chamblas, >> how many students did we have last year? >> Oh, sorry. >> Um, one second. >> I think Let me not talk too soon. We asked for we got funding for 300 students last year. >> How many did we have though? >> I think it was two. It was more than 70% because we got all of our money. And now today and I haven't even advertised summer discovery outside of in district because I opened up enrollment already to just in district and in district we already have 242 students signed up once we have our enrollment plan. So we're planning to go on the channel 4 live in the D where we advertise summer discovery. We're sending out mailers to Royal Oak, the entire Madison Heights, Hazel Park, Ferndale, Warren, all
064the surrounding communities. I don't think we're going to have a problem hitting our goal. >> Trusty Holder, do you have some? >> Actually, I'm going to wait. Chris, I had a a question. >> Go ahead. Do you know what percentage last year was Madison as opposed to out of district from >> No, I would have to run a report. Um, so here's the thing. Wait, maybe I could >> I know I these are questions that you weren't prepared for. I do apologize for that. I didn't, you know, we're asking you a lot of hard questions right now. >> They pop in your head sometimes. >> I know they do. Yeah. So unfortunately last year what we had to do is so Madison I don't know if you guys know we have a system called the
065myar student information system. So prior to um last year we had to figure out a way to get these kids in myar which is our system that records attendance through Oakland County because they have to take a pre and post test that links to their enrollment. So last year was the first year that we put all of our students in myar. So I would have to do a little digging because by us enrolling them in myar, they're considered our students. So but there is a form question that says what is your home district? We had to revamp the app this year to make sure we capture that information. So we may have I may be able to get that to you. >> It's okay. >> Can't guarantee, but I'll work on it. Thank you. And
066just for clarity, because obviously 300 does not cover a potential 500 students. So those are going to stay on site. They're not going to be distributed for summer discovery work. Correct. >> I'm sorry. >> Or we have extras. If we're looking to have 500 kids in the in the program and this will buy 350, let's say, just as a round number. So we we are not sending them home with the kids. They will use them while we're here. >> We do not devices home in the summertime. They stay on campus. >> We do not. >> Oh, do not. Okay. Thank you, >> St. Chambas. Um, two things. One, when they enroll, do we ask them how they found the discovery so we can know which ways of advertising are most beneficial? And number two, are
067we um advertising in Pontiac? >> So, yes, we are advertising in Pontiac. That is one of the zip codes we're going to use, but it's going to be the Pontiac area near our busing pickup, so we can like have kids right there. I will talk to Summer Discovery and see if I can add that as a question. um the application that we designed has strategic information that they need to pull from the grant. So, I will see if I can add that. It will not I would probably have to do that in a different survey because I've already captured the information from 242 students. So, >> right, >> it would probably have to be a separate survey once camp starts. >> Thompson. >> Okay. So, this is a 100,000. That's about 333. How much did
068we allocate the first time? Do you remember? Did we approve? I don't remember. I would have to look that up. So, last summer, we did not do a huge purchase of Chromebooks because we did not have a lot of Chromebooks that expired in terms of their um software updates. So, we did not purchase a lot of Chromebooks last summer. >> Okay. >> We just used our in in-house Chromebooks. We did purchase a lot of parts last summer. We used more of the summer discovery money to replace the frames. That's not the frames. What are these called? Screens. The screens. Those were going out a lot on the touchcreens. So we instead of buying devices last summer, I do remember we just purchased the kits to replace the screens and it's perfect that we have tech
069in-house so we don't have to send the devices out to be repaired. >> Okay, >> that's it for me. >> Any other discussion? >> Other discussion? Vote. Rebecca Chamblas, >> yes. >> Carlos Harp, >> yes. >> Mary Harp, >> yes. >> Cindy Holder, >> yes. >> Mark Kimble, >> yes. >> Chrisa McAlpine Taylor, >> yes. >> Gloria Thompson, >> yes. >> Motion passed. >> Very good. >> And at this time, Mr. President, I'd like to make a motion to go into close session. We have a second. >> I'll support. >> We have a motion to go in close session. We have support. Any discussion? >> All in favor say I. >> I. >> Anyone not in favor say nay? The eyes have it. It is 8:19. Well, we're going to go to close session. >>
070Supported him. >> You better. >> He had volleyball today. Who seconded it? I got her. >> Mary. >> Hey. How you doing? >> All right. >> I believe so. >> I am going to look for the restroom. >> It's always cold back there, isn't it? >> What? Guys, I'm I'm currently freezing. >> I'm always cold. I'm freezing 24/7. >> What? I'm always cold. I'm always freezing 24/7, girl. You know, in there. You might want your Yeah. No, my sister died last week. >> Guys, get in front of your reports quick. >> Oh my god. >> My daughter's been texting me like, "Oh, mom, where are you?" >> I am so sorry. I cannot wait for a long week and then we got t-boned on the way to the viewing. You have had not a good
071week, my friend. >> My head is killing me. >> I'm sorry. >> Through the liver. Men, it's 50%. >> Women 100%. >> That means no, that that just means that women greater chance of damage to their body. My thumb is numb cuz it's so cold. >> Keep your comments short. >> Keep your report short. I got to go. >> I got you. >> Y'all good? >> Yeah. >> All right. It's 9:25. We have returned from close session. Next item, officer and committee reports. First up, GRC reports. Oh, give me just a quick moment. I took some notes from the meeting. >> Be brief, President Herp. >> I will absolutely be brief and I I'll ask everyone as well to do the same. Okay. So, the meeting was mostly focused on the budget. uh the the
072time it took the state to approve the budget. The amount that was a big focus from their legislative portion of the the meeting >> they are expecting to focus on literacy for the following year. Um they said now these are my summarized notes. If you want the official notes then check out their meeting not uh minutes as well. foundation funding is around 3% which is not within not keeping up with inflation and I thought this was an interesting item. 500,000 school aid funding is being moved to general funds to balance the budget. That does not sound like that's a new thing that's been happen year after year. Um, I would definitely encourage everyone to to look into that and contact whoever it is that we would like to contact regarding that. And that is all
073my highlights from that. There are some other things, but I'll save it for the next meeting. Okay, next one. Parks and Recreation. >> We have not had a meeting, so nothing. All right, we're good with that one. Thank you. Uh, HRC. >> Um, there is nothing to report. I will have a report next time because we meet this Thursday. >> Very good. Thank you. Finance, >> we don't meet until next week. >> Very good. Enrollment committee. >> All right. Uh, last one. Build and usage. >> Yes. So, we um have met and we're just trying to figure out how our committee is working and um kind of what we're looking at. So, we're we're we're in the process. It's going to take us a couple weeks. >> Yeah, it's going to take us a hot
074minute. >> Very cool. Very cool. I like that progress is being made. All right. Board comments. I'm going to start I think I started at the end last time. I'm going to start with uh Mark. Uh just looking forward to the warm-up and um congratulations to student of the month, employees of the month. And that's it. >> Thank you. I'm going to keep mine brief. I'm going to just go next. Um again, congratulations for the everyone recognized today. Um that's that's all I got. All right. >> I also can just congratulate all the award winners and hope everybody is on board with the weather getting warmer. >> Um I'm really excited to announce boys volleyball has come to Madison High School for the first time ever. The team is about 15 young men. Uh the
075season opens March 9th with our first with the first game being um early April. Um they're gonna there's going to be a really fun and exciting first home game thing kind of just welcoming the sport to Madison. Congrats to all the students and employees of the month. Good luck to spring sports. And I want to say thank you to Miss H who went on a trip this past week to Arizona with um a handful of kids, seniors to um stay at Grand Valley University in Arizona where the seniors were able to go there and experience co college life and stay on dorm um for a few nights and kind of go to one of their D1 games and everything like that. And Miss H flew down with them and stayed with them the whole time.
076And I just wanted to say thank you so much for bringing these opportunities to our seniors. Um, I truly believe that seniors do not get more opportunities to explore the world and see what could be their future postgraduation than they get at Madison. Thank you. >> Um, I want to give a big thank you to Superintendent Perry for the writing all of the grants and working so hard on all the grants. You've brought in a tremendous amount of money into the school district and I just want you to be recognized for how much work grants are no joke. they are really hard to do. So, and they take a lot. I mean, you you are people specialize in that, right, to get it like what you've been doing. So, I just really want to say
077that I'm like, thank you. Thank you so much. You've done a great job with that. >> And so, that's all >> I want to say congratulations to our students and employees of the month. You are we whether you know it or not and whether you know us or not, we are all proud of you on this board. um you students and um our staff for the reason why we try to work really hard on your behalf. And I want to say a very happy 46th birthday to board president Carlos Hart today. >> Happy birthday to you. >> Nothing more to add. Thank you, >> President Hart. I make a motion to adjurnn. >> We have second. >> Second. >> We have motion and second. Any discussion? >> No. All in favor say I. >> I.
078>> Any one oppose say nay. >> We are adjourned at I cannot read it. 9 >> 9:30 9:30 exactly >> 9:30. >> How do we elect a new president?