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Votes (summary)

- 11.2 — Resolution to adopt final budget amendment: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent). (Transcript roll call excerpt: “Secretary Perkins? Yes. Trustee Boos? Yes. Vice President McIntyre? Yes. Treasurer Luna? Absent. Trustee Relleford? Yes. Trustee King? Yes. Myself, President McNeal, 6 yes, 1 absent.”)

- 11.21 — Resolution to adopt initial budget for 2025–26: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 11.22 — 2025–26 tax levies: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 1.14 — Personnel recommendations (retirements/resignations/appointments listed in board packet): approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 1.15 — Authorization to extend staffing service contract agreement: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 1.16 — Vendor agreement authorization (as listed on agenda): approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 1.17 — Agreement with United Teachers of Flint: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 11.25 — Approval of lawn and snow maintenance services: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 11.26 — Stormwater management services and compliance assistance: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 11.27 — Authorization to replace computers at Home (esports/stolen equipment replacement): approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent). Insurance reimbursement to follow (insurance deductible noted in packet).

- 21.22 — Board schedule of regular meetings (2025): approved with the board directing some date adjustments and tentative move of location to Potter; roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 21.23 — Board meeting sound technician services 2025–26: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 21.24 — (agenda item listed in the packet) approved by roll call; recorded vote: 5 yes, 1 no, 1 absent (Trustee Relleford recorded as voting no). Transcript shows the roll call sequence and a single “no” vote on that item.

- 21.25 — Assistant Director of Human Resources (shared services contract): approved, roll call 5 yes, 1 no, 1 absent.

- 21.26 — Business Office Manager (shared services contract): approved, roll call 5 yes, 1 no, 1 absent.

- 21.27 — Special education shared services contract: approved, roll call 5 yes, 1 no, 1 absent. Board discussion noted a preference for in‑house capacity over shared services but acknowledged current reliance on ISD contracts.

- 25.5 — Michigan High School Athletic Association 2025–26 membership: approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

- 25.6 — Authorization to approve consolidated application (federal/Title funding): approved, roll call 6–0 (1 absent).

Not recorded here: several agenda items were tabled for additional information (11.23 and 11.24 were noted as tabled earlier in the meeting packet discussion before subsequent approvals).

Board clerks conducted each roll call in sequence; the transcript records the board secretary calling members’ names and capturing yes/no/absent responses. Where a single “no” occurred on shared‑services contract items that vote and the member who cast the “no” vote are recorded in the transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","June 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Annual Budget Hearing & Regular Board Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","The Flint School District Board recorded a series of roll‑call votes at its combined budget hearing and regular meeting, approving the budgets and levies and a slate of personnel and vendor contracts. Several shared‑services contracts passed with split votes.","taxTitle","Flint School District, School Boards, Michigan","taxId",61132,"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},6514878,"Consultants tell Flint board to ‘stop the bleeding’: proficiency and growth lag; trustees back urgent turnaround plan",1516,3034000,4550000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5022845-e1c07e3b8ac12176608491c9fcbf1a13&start=3034&end=4550","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5022845-e1c07e3b8ac12176608491c9fcbf1a13/thumbnail_3034000.jpg","/articles/6514878/Michigan/Consultants-tell-Flint-board-to-stop-the-bleeding-proficiency-and-growth-lag-trustees-back-urgent-turnaround-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514878-7ee794bb567fe83668fdb12def82cb6c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770573416&Signature=g-iaWZMSEfCSrXelj2uyOdl41zBlhYv7u1mpMKgykbeMh619rTzmbNf-aeL0mwqiHKFMpMXUk~XSJFhpJgYgZRkTZRvO-8kEw2a4ND4XFbA8BYr6HOBfw4KX-Tt78JeUob5nxMqKmd5kRw4-rWWgfc8FD5uOloUzJLqdyO2CiwufdwzqSQT4V9mgEBnpxikJZSLEIGXIqn57XMliSf9xirUFieRCh9NaU8MiFmHPMISM7WJRbmlchoVsuNhKIQaCMLPqn84Rya3S1SAUJLsUMfRLJ2AmoKmVTanaiOviuTTLG9TwSRS9zs8cGtBdZhudIzyoF6MgCaobMZxXzZhpQg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Consultants presenting to the Flint School District Board said the district must prioritize raising student proficiency and tighten alignment between board goals and measurable performance indicators.

Wendell Green, founder of Green Education, and Tracy Davis of the Urban Superintendent Collaborative summarized three months of site visits, classroom observations and data analysis. They told trustees their review focused on aggregate (district‑level) and disaggregate (school‑level and subgroup) measures of proficiency and growth, and on whether board performance indicators align to the district’s stated cradle‑to‑career strategic priorities.

“Flint schools have so many needs for sure,” Green said as he introduced the scope of the review and findings. Tracy Davis emphasized the technical distinction she used in the presentation: “MAP data drives instruction. M‑STEP data is only . . . given once a year to determine if kids are proficient at the end of the year.” She told the board that both internal growth measures (NWEA MAP) and annual state proficiency (M‑STEP) are necessary but serve different purposes for planning and accountability.

Key findings presented to the board included:

- District proficiency and growth remain well below state targets in multiple schools, with math proficiency notably low. Consultants presented year‑over‑year charts showing limited movement toward state proficiency targets in 2022–23 and 2023–24 in several schools. They recommended the district focus initially on moving students from “partially proficient” to “proficient.”
- Growth counts heavily in the state accountability model; middle‑ and high‑school performance disproportionately influence school index scores. The consultants recommended prioritizing interventions in grades and schools that most influence the index.
- Gaps in alignment between board KPIs and measures used by district staff. Davis said several board performance indicators do not currently measure cradle‑to‑career outcomes where the plan calls for them, and urged clearer, measurable KPIs.
- Positive indicators and existing work: the consultants and district staff identified specific schools and programs with progress, and praised district efforts to direct grant dollars to instruction rather than charging everything to the general fund and later reallocating.

Trustees reacted strongly. Board President McNeal and several trustees used words such as “stop the bleeding” to describe the urgency of reversing multi‑year declines in proficiency and enrollment. Several trustees who attended the consultants’ site visit in Mississippi said the districts they observed had clear systems for coaching and daily instructional routines the board wants to replicate.

Green and Davis described several candidate actions for immediate implementation: focused, high‑dosage tutoring for students just below proficiency; strengthened PLCs with biweekly action steps aligned to NWEA results and student work; expanded coach‑led instructional walks with feedback loops; and increased use of targeted grant funds (ESSER, Title I, 31a) for direct instruction, not general‑fund backfill.

No contract was voted on during the presentation. Trustees asked consultants to submit formal proposals and indicated they would accept proposals routed through superintendent Jones and staff; a board member said the board expects to see potential contract language and cost estimates for consultant support in follow‑up communications.

The board indicated broad support for pursuing the consultants’ priorities and directed district staff to incorporate the findings into the upcoming academic and grant planning timeline.","A three‑month academic review by Green Education and the Urban Superintendent Collaborative found low M‑STEP proficiency and recommended prioritized interventions, strengthened KPIs and immediate supports for literacy and math. Trustees expressed urgency and support for consultant partnership and district action.",{"_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},6514883,"Flint board adopts final 2024–25 amendment, initial 2025–26 budget and 2025 tax levies; CFO warns of multi‑year drawdown",2284,212000,2496000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5022845-e1c07e3b8ac12176608491c9fcbf1a13&start=212&end=2496","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5022845-e1c07e3b8ac12176608491c9fcbf1a13/thumbnail_212000.jpg","/articles/6514883/Michigan/Flint-board-adopts-final-202425-amendment-initial-202526-budget-and-2025-tax-levies-CFO-warns-of-multiyear-drawdown","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6514883-8348f7139beae7d30766f774f28b4766/orig.mp4?Expires=1770573416&Signature=nwKPfr~CldPcONB83YKO7S-j1c8qI6mZ-CgXPvp-E21ca1HrpwHrr81LxnVHf5YcWxSUXWVE342HvMs7qVAF3R5QneShdwJzPM1SqfIX~uA5wVMGP9I0qw068oEszSzQTuhfVy7KfQSXX4mG5JOOZ9b2HLiTaYQM-G-qGJvvKz8ojyGgckIhGLH9wcUhTkk7fKpeWDjzb~jqoPFRwuG2VyvMIfP4itv2~2Gu18UJo9Y3CKu1hHC5xzkeIP2OexKkTkdi7P2bpLRWHdh7IybZOIFQQ8kMph9-Z3eAAixRLBYhfyTglfGUBFsrl-rjhOwUUKMiTiFACsYZxpaGoM6-~A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Flint School District Board of Education on a date noted in the meeting record approved a final budget amendment for fiscal year 2024–25, adopted an initial budget for 2025–26 and set the district’s 2025 tax levies after a public budget hearing and discussion.

The approvals came after an hour-plus presentation and questions from trustees. Chief Financial Officer Chandra Cleaves summarized the levy limits and the budget changes and described why the district’s fund balance will decline over the next two years.

Cleaves said the millage limits the district may levy for the 2025 tax year (for the period 07/01/2025–06/30/2026) are 17.8596 mills for the operating fund, 1.1703 mills for the sinking fund and 2.82 mills for the debt fund. “This comes directly from Genesee County,” she said while reviewing the levy breakdown and taxable values reported to the county.

On the 2024–25 final amendment, Cleaves told the board the district’s previously estimated revenues of about $84 million and expenditures of about $101 million (a planned draw on the general fund) were revised upward after additional grant awards. The revised figures show roughly $110 million in revenue and $126 million in expenditures, with a smaller draw on the general fund than previously estimated. Cleaves said one‑time construction funding of $7 million contributed to the prior year’s numbers.

For the 2025–26 initial budget she said the district is proposing about $54 million in revenue and $66 million in expenditures, producing a projected reduction in fund balance of about $12.6 million vs. the 2024–25 final projection. Cleaves attributed most of the $56 million drop in revenue from the 2024–25 final to the end of significant grant streams, including ESSER III carryover and a five‑year literacy grant that will not recur this coming year.

Trustees pressed staff on specifics. Board members asked for a dollar accounting of costs related to the closure of Nethercutt and how many students might not be reenrolled there. Cleaves said she had reduced the student headcount in the initial budget by 200 as a planning assumption and showed the arithmetic using the governor’s proposed per‑pupil figure (the presentation used $10,000 as an illustrative per‑pupil allocation). That 200‑student reduction translates to about $2,000,000 in ongoing revenue at the $10,000 estimate used in the presentation.

Board members also asked for a line‑by‑line reconciliation showing the amounts moved between general fund and grant funds, the utility and maintenance obligations for closed properties, and the offset from moving staff into other buildings. Cleaves and superintendent Jones agreed follow‑up detail would be provided to the board.

Votes at the hearing and subsequent regular meeting

- Final 2024–25 budget amendment (agenda item 11.2) — approved by roll call, 6 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.
- Initial 2025–26 budget (agenda item 11.21) — approved by roll call, 6 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.
- 2025–26 tax levies (agenda item 11.22) — approved by roll call, 6 yes, 0 no, 1 absent.

Trustee and staff comments about next steps emphasized tighter staffing reviews, continued use of grants to offset operating costs and a request from trustees for a detailed cost accounting related to the Nethercutt closure before the next finance meeting.

The board held roll‑call votes on the three budget items and closed the annual budget hearing before moving into the regular meeting agenda for personnel and contract approvals.","At a combined annual budget hearing and regular meeting the Flint School District Board adopted a final amendment for 2024–25, approved an initial budget for 2025–26 and set 2025 tax levies. CFO Chandra Cleaves told trustees the district will reduce its fund balance over two years and highlighted lost grant revenue and enrollment declines.","actionData","errors"]

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