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The building rolled out the Conscious Discipline framework in August with a full-day professional-development session for teachers, paras, lunchroom staff and bus drivers. Staff participated in follow-up coaching sessions and an eight-video “Handling Upset” course that emphasized adult regulation as the foundation for supporting student behavior. The school embedded a weekly SEL lesson plan led by the mental-health specialist and distributed video lessons for classrooms when push-in support was not available.

The school’s TLC program — a center for targeted behavioral intervention — saw several students return to general-education classrooms for more of the school day. Presenters said the TLC program used biweekly collaboration meetings with administration, the special-education teacher and the social worker, and that staff observed a decrease in behaviors for students in the TLC program. A school presenter noted that roughly five students were in the room at the time of the discussion and several students had “graduated” from the TLC interventions during the year.

Staff also began systematic collection of student-reported social-emotional data with a Panorama survey; results were used at winter data meetings to place students into SEL small-group interventions. The school added a twice-weekly SEL small-group slot during intervention time, led by the district social worker, using CASEL-aligned lessons. Presenters tied the SEL work to academic supports, noting that students frequently named math as a top stressor and that math tutoring and small-group intervention were part of the district’s response.

The district described additional classroom- and school-level practices: morning routines that include mindful movement, a “school family” board for celebrations, a traveling sportsmanship award (a signed basketball used as a display trophy), Slumberkins curriculum in small-group work, and a lunch-buddies program run by the behavior specialist to support recess and unstructured times.

Why it matters: school leaders said year-one professional learning created a stronger, more consistent Tier 1 SEL program; the school added Tier 2 group supports informed by student survey data. Presenters asked the board to continue the Conscious Discipline book-study and to sustain SEL supports as the district adopts a new core math program next year.

The school’s behavior specialist is shared with a partner early-childhood program (Little Hornets) on a two-day split schedule. Staff asked that board members and administrators continue supporting time and resources for SEL and small-group interventions in the coming year.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Williamston Board Of Education - Regular Meeting - 5/5/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Explorer/Discovery elementary reported year-one implementation of Conscious Discipline, weekly SEL lessons, a TLC behavioral support room with small-group interventions, and new social-emotional data collection to inform tiered supports.","taxTitle","Williamston Community Schools, School Boards, Michigan","taxId",60285,"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},6567005,"Ingham ISD budget presentation warns Medicaid and special-education changes could affect local services",1716,1427125,3143315,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3198975-72a2ab6c28fde5780e08f8ee10a2141c&start=1427&end=3143","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3198975-72a2ab6c28fde5780e08f8ee10a2141c/thumbnail_1427125.jpg","/articles/6567005/Michigan/Ingham-ISD-budget-presentation-warns-Medicaid-and-special-education-changes-could-affect-local-services","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6567005-d8b9b561250eb4ed3968dc2031ba49b2/orig.mp4?Expires=1771028407&Signature=NhxVx5zonrJ7~YeZDcMpBPJuMZvp-mMYwBOgixgkNPQY5r7WSDPcucA7zkuh~JWwdOVDm-fzQg8q~lKbYLeRJ7JV3iKVedyI459UZmTuakWK6jidCaa5sC16fWdWVjaeQhauiwEHsNMY-Fa578dVGaD18szfnhIy1SP3w3L9-mjy79Ckcf0ywXIJZ-FLjC4T8FgTljpLYGj3jUTWhul5OFzofhp3rQSViwMlbB1uTDMyvgtnq4saPNpFIPokTNB1bAqNubMhRcksv0QHV~faU-XFYK70GxIFwl38sDnn0oJRDDvQ2UKp631yuB36hnJhgMyZ0Voo9wTZA7z~bzJsHg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jason, an Ingham Intermediate School District (ISD) presenter, told the Williamston Community Schools board that the ISD provided its general-education budget information under Public Act 234 of 2004 and asked districts to return a resolution of support or opposition by June 1.

Jason described three ISD budgets — general education, special education and career and technical education (CTE) — and said the ISD’s early projections were based on the governor’s recommendations and the latest Senate activity. He said the ISD’s working projection at the time of the presentation was roughly $57 million in revenues and expenditures, while last year’s budget had moved from a projection of about $49 million to more than $60 million after later allocations were added.

Why it matters: the ISD supplies special-education staff, early-childhood programming and shared services. Jason said Medicaid reimbursements and federal funding represent significant sums for the ISD and for local districts that depend on ISD-provided services.

Medicaid and federal funding. The presenter said Medicaid reimbursement accounted for roughly $6 million within the ISD budget and that about 62% of the ISD’s students with individualized education programs (IEPs) are Medicaid-eligible. He urged board members to track proposed changes in Washington, D.C., and to advocate for protections because reductions to Medicaid or other federal funding could take months or longer to surface in district budgets. \"Be careful what you wish for,\" Jason said, characterizing the risk that block grants or deregulatory changes could shift priorities away from early childhood and special education.

Special-education service-plan overhaul. Jason described a multi-year ISD process to revise a special-education funding and service-delivery model last rewritten in 1998. He said the ISD had been rated poorly for compliance several years ago and that the service model carried legal and fiscal risk. Jason noted the ISD’s special-education program budget is in the tens of millions and that the fund balance was small in comparison; he described the fund-balance level as insufficient to cover large unanticipated costs and said the ISD's plan seeks to improve fiscal stewardship while maintaining services.

Jason said the ISD had submitted the revised service plan to the state in January and expected state review; if approved this summer or fall, the plan would phase in over the following school year. He said the ISD had begun operations at the Beekman Center, taking over operation from Lansing School District, and that ensuring consistent services across districts was a goal.

Board members asked clarifying questions about how ISD services appear in Williamston’s data packet. Jason identified several direct local impacts — mental-health contacts, professional-development hours, and itinerant special-education services such as speech, occupational therapy and physical therapy — and offered to follow up with district staff for specific numbers. Superintendent Adam and board members discussed the timing of state budget actions and contract bargaining at the local level.

What happens next: the ISD asked local districts to submit a resolution of support or opposition to the general-education budget by June 1; the ISD must adopt its budget by June 30. Jason encouraged district board members to monitor federal proposals affecting Medicaid and to engage with state and federal representatives about the possible impacts.","An Ingham ISD representative briefed the Williamston board on the ISD’s three-part budget and urged local districts to track possible federal and state funding changes, especially Medicaid reimbursements that support special-education services.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6567010,"Williamston board approves hires, technology and facility purchases",148,6688820,6837030,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3198975-72a2ab6c28fde5780e08f8ee10a2141c&start=6688&end=6837","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3198975-72a2ab6c28fde5780e08f8ee10a2141c/thumbnail_6688820.jpg","/articles/6567010/Michigan/Williamston-board-approves-hires-technology-and-facility-purchases","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6567010-8a5940825d33b61f47c71ac7a9e7c72c/orig.mp4?Expires=1771028407&Signature=GHtRYqPx8uJoapbzqWYntBFQCeEMxnstAGRijpcw8PAJHlalPM3g~uQdiuBZcE7C39-0ZgUFP~hJiuhwAYwUjS9KhXGUZIBtPDTzsFZUWk2CFKRiM7LjGhBZszoANCQeGnLUchKdupno693utHOSyssJYlisCPTSghKcl8x1UgMIvc-ygOrKOdAKn89qDqelTOZsHcVOYtloKO9C5sZiVbaS9cuGwSN-CUYg37bEyKWLg5Eui36PdhRq9YwWC05LmgX~B7cOtIqtWuBOR9SbBKBpt-w4ciiKlsXTdIAwFhAG6ax3GrDgIs3dsJ97NFuB-ECDhkLQqLTPGdfuT9RWJA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Williamston Community Schools Board of Education approved the hiring of two staff members and authorized multiple district purchases during its regular meeting.

The board voted to hire Samantha Miller as a special-education teacher at Williamston Middle School for the 2025–26 school year. A board presenter recommended Miller based on prior work at Williamston Middle School beginning in 2015, later experience at Springboro Junior High in Ohio and positive reference checks citing leadership in special education. The board also approved the conditional hire of Maya Boyse as a counselor for the 2025–26 school year; that appointment is contingent on her successful completion of degree and state certification requirements.

Board members approved multiple equipment and facilities purchases including Chromebooks, desktop and laptop computers, projectors and screens, a high-school fire alarm system, middle-school furniture and a compact utility tractor. The board also approved the district’s regular meeting dates for the 2025–26 school year and approved minutes from the April meeting. The motions passed by voice vote after members answered “Aye” when asked if there was any opposition.

Key approved purchases and funding sources (as described in the meeting packet):
- 225 HP Fortis Chromebooks and 89 Chrome management licenses from Inacount — cost not to exceed $74,000; funds: general fund.
- 87 HP ProDesk desktop computers from Intercom — cost not to exceed $63,000; 4 HP 460 laptops from Sayhe — cost not to exceed $3,000; funds: general fund.
- 64 Epson PowerLite projectors from CDW-G — cost not to exceed $99,000; 45 Draper Loomis screens from Sayhe — cost not to exceed $21,000; funds: sinking fund.
- New fire-alarm system for Williamson High School from CertaSight — cost not to exceed $291,483.21; funds: sinking fund.
- Middle-school furniture from Wiser — cost not to exceed $207,195.98 plus 20% for freight, installation and assembly; funds referenced in the packet as the 2024 bond/sinking allocation.
- John Deere compact utility tractor from Hudson’s — cost not to exceed $39,157.89; funds: 2024 bond.

Board members moved and seconded the motions on the record and approved each item. The meeting record shows voice votes with the board chair asking “All in favor?” and members responding “Aye.” No roll-call tallies were recorded in the public minutes for these motions.

Why it matters: the purchases are intended to update devices, instructional and collaborative furniture, classroom projection equipment, and building safety systems ahead of the next school year. The hires add staff capacity in special education and counseling, subject to certification requirements for the counselor hire.

The board adjourned after conducting business and announcing a May 22 ice-cream social and other end-of-year events.","At a regular meeting, the Williamston Community Schools Board of Education approved two staff hires and a package of technology, furniture and facilities purchases funded from the general fund, sinking fund and bond proceeds.","actionData","errors"]

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