Superintendent updates board on voluntary merger study; board nominates representative
Superintendent outlined the voluntary regional merger-study schedule and facilitator workload; the board agreed to skip some regular MAU meeting dates to attend joint SVSU sessions and nominated a representative to the merger-study group (vote recorded 9–1 abstention).
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Superintendent Tim Payne briefed the board on the regional voluntary merger study, saying MAU has been placed in a study group and will be assigned a facilitator. Payne summarized the facilitator’s expected workload (roughly 80 hours across the year and about eight to nine meetings) and said a facilitator’s report is expected in fall 2027 with any community votes possible in spring 2028.
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