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The commenter said they had not provided names and would not do so at the microphone. They told the board, “I will not be saying names. I will not be saying names student names as well. Students have been made uncomfortable, and it is well known and has brought up to been brought up to 1 of the principals, and nothing has happened.” The commenter added that they had sought advice from police, and that officers directed them to bring the matter to the board. The commenter said the school had told them there was “an inappropriate relationship with a teacher and that he is under investigation.”

The board did not respond to the commenter during the public-comment period; the meeting record shows the board moved on to other business after the speaker finished. No names, disciplines or investigatory outcomes were disclosed in open session. The comments were made during the meeting’s public-comment period and were presented as a request for help or direction; the transcript does not record any immediate board action or formal directive to staff in response.

Why it matters: Allegations involving a teacher and student wellbeing are highly sensitive. Public comment to a school board can flag concerns about safety or staff conduct that may require investigation by school administration or law enforcement. The public record here includes the commenter’s account and the board’s decision not to respond during the meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Battle Creek Public Schools Board Meeting - 3/24/2025","oneSentenceSummary","An anonymous commenter at the March 24 Battle Creek Public Schools meeting said students at Battle Creek Central High School had been made “uncomfortable” by a teacher and that the school told them the teacher “is under investigation.”","taxTitle","Battle Creek Public Schools, School Boards, Michigan","taxId",55609,"location","Michigan","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6089391,"Staff ask board to use $112,500 state grant to contract two adult-education success coaches",96,765885,862215,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2874487-ae12d9b8af7dfb6913dbde58a92c7524&start=765&end=862","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2874487-ae12d9b8af7dfb6913dbde58a92c7524/thumbnail_765885.jpg","/articles/6089391/Michigan/Staff-ask-board-to-use-112500-state-grant-to-contract-two-adult-education-success-coaches","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6089391-d26e8f469c54f0680e3c4ec1691b80a5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771009990&Signature=C29X7RyZZT5C03tv6CtWWKEtLQ~XQT2iy-tBChcYL1TZBXv9ZkAwxnmEvwbndYL8DbXz-~jyR8Lz86CjdYTbrMa8BXay-WqksXqCVTrPXqsN7dcNAiXWsV91-EVGzrT48lCmGAFK37GNupvUqStpW1zbrEFsHG0ZypekPWJJcZybz0nkBCw7SwYlIi-BCjRWQ7dj-9-4BuACzZBad3NxB958CTRU9tm424CkLZnsfDFwB3IrF0dvVrnjRsNtZDQ1WuclrwFag2DSj8s~XXboUHF~LAsTPUXJKtLddCs-XYBCj9OqA6wt5l-Vf4~PcVMU1PN4sv8mMHTfIXgoIwR8GA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A district staff member asked the Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education on March 24 to approve using a $112,500 Michigan innovation grant to contract two success coaches for the district’s adult education program.

Mr. Perry, who presented the item, said the grant was awarded to the district through Region 8 and covers services from the grant’s start until June 2026. He described the grant’s purpose as coordinating across regional adult-education providers and providing “direct, individual coaching” for program graduates so those learners can better connect to workplaces, neighborhood resources and the education system. Mr. Perry said the grant will allow the district to offer higher salaries or contract rates and therefore attract a different “caliber of employee.”

The presentation said the program operates at sites including Millerstone and at the county jail. Mr. Perry asked the board to approve using the $112,500 grant to contract for two success coaches to serve through June 2026. The transcript records the request and includes a brief period for questions; the meeting record does not show a formal motion or a recorded board vote approving the request during the March 24 meeting.

Why it matters: Success coaches for adult-education graduates aim to improve employment and community connections for adults completing programs; the grant-funded positions would be time-limited through the grant period. Implementation depends on the board approving personnel or contract arrangements and on the district’s administrative steps to expend grant funds.

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The agenda was moved and approved after a motion by Trustee Nicole Perry and support from Trustee Felicia Nordman. The consent agenda — which the board described as including minutes from work sessions (Feb. 10 and Feb. 17), the regular meeting minutes from Feb. 24, personnel changes and retiree recognitions for February, the finance report for February, and a Cedar Point field trip — was moved by Trustee Perry and supported by Trustee Dorman and approved by voice vote.

Later in the meeting Trustee Perry moved that the board enter closed session “under section 8 1 h of the Open Banking Act to discuss a written legal opinion regarding board policy 05/2006 transgender suit,” with Trustee Nordman providing support. The board took a roll-call vote and recorded affirmative votes against the motion. The board returned to open session after a later motion and voice vote.

Why it matters: The approved consent items cover routine business and school activities that authorize personnel and student travel; the closed-session vote authorized the board to receive a confidential legal opinion about an ongoing legal matter tied to an identified board policy.

Votes and motions (as recorded in meeting):
- Motion: \"I move to approve the agenda, with the amendment of only the, for the joint session on February 17.\" Mover: Trustee Nicole Perry; Support: Trustee Felicia Nordman. Vote: voice vote; motion recorded as passed. (Counts not specified in the record.)

- Motion: Approval of consent agenda (minutes, personnel changes/retirees for February, finance report, Cedar Point field trip). Mover: Trustee Nicole Perry; Support: Trustee Dorman. Vote: voice vote; motion recorded as passed. (Counts not specified in the record.)

- Motion: \"I move that the Board of Education enter into closed session under section 8 1 h of the Open Banking Act to discuss a written legal opinion regarding board policy 05/2006 transgender suit.\" Mover: Trustee Nicole Perry; Second: Trustee Felicia Nordman. Roll-call recorded votes in favor: Brian Hoban Jackson (yes); Felicia Nordman (yes); McPlenty (yes); Nathan Gracheck (yes); Bethany McCall Perry (yes). Outcome: passed; board entered closed session.

- Motion to return to open session: moved by Trustee Hillman Jackson; seconded by Trustee Felicia Nordman. Vote: voice vote; motion recorded as passed.

Board procedure note: The transcript records voice votes for the agenda and consent items without numerical tallies; the closed-session entry was recorded by roll call with the affirmative votes listed.

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Anonymous commenter tells board students are "uncomfortable"; says a teacher at Battle Creek Central High School is under investigation

Staff ask board to use $112,500 state grant to contract two adult-education success coaches

Board approves agenda and consent items, votes to hold closed session on legal opinion