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Routine items approved by the board included the meeting agenda and the consent agenda (which contained the 2025–26 board meeting calendar organizational resolution, approval of bylaws and policies, annual retainer contracts, MASB Legal Trust membership and conference requests). The board also approved substitute pay rates, substitute teacher rates and travel reimbursement rates (the district will follow the IRS mileage reimbursement rate).

Two substantive items on the agenda also passed: adoption of an updated reproductive health curriculum based on the Michigan Model for Health and approval of a bid recommendation for the US 12 Access Drive bond project. For the bond project, staff said MDOT approval is still required for elements of the work.

Final business included the superintendent’s brief report and a motion to adjourn, which the board approved by voice vote.

Where the meeting record noted specifics, the board’s actions were: approval of the agenda; approval of the consent agenda (including organizational resolution and related items); approval of substitute rates; approval of substitute teacher rates; approval of travel reimbursement at the IRS rate; approval of the updated reproductive health curriculum; approval of the bid recommendation for the US 12 Access Drive bond project; and adjournment. The meeting record did not provide roll-call tallies for these votes; approvals were recorded as voice votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Edwardsburg Public Schools Board of Education Meeting 7/7/25","oneSentenceSummary","At its meeting the Edwardsburg board approved the agenda, consent agenda and several routine items — including substitute pay rates, substitute teacher rates and travel reimbursement — and adjourned; major substantive approvals included the reproductive health curriculum and a bond bid recommendation.","taxTitle","Edwardsburg Public Schools, School Boards, Michigan","taxId",38769,"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},6511539,"Board approves bid recommendation for US 12 Access Drive; full MDOT approval still pending",193,680000,873000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322911-7aa6f123bb8292925947d64666db04bd&start=680&end=873","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322911-7aa6f123bb8292925947d64666db04bd/thumbnail_680000.jpg","/articles/6511539/Michigan/Board-approves-bid-recommendation-for-US-12-Access-Drive-full-MDOT-approval-still-pending","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511539-119b6c0fb5ddd55328335751ae4a6aee/orig.mp4?Expires=1771131636&Signature=A4fDcooKBLGl60nEizz~vodqhodXq6lBu-yFXz7SJQS1V5d-N8Q70u5QUGn0bvzTx9R2nCwChqbbE0ch48Usv7OI3CDEcpIMqjTZOvdW11u4BB4ew4qTDcG06cvzv-SByPkOI8dc62rJmJya~1CZdfzYEDJv-O4iE7uhxUzFSHOYkcY9OzgZfifA0~j0t0qUapJwjPqiUKOVCqt-c336fy3Opb~1BvOCxmYNoREiz-Gw9AWViXzaG9KLzPLUO6ZU9CuMyDPPKpLjtQtc1SfIiiHnEGUSyDR2LCPa0v7tTKEdTl~gJjTvDeYGt6vtIG8xsNxlzTbAUGQ063gdhyedIg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Edwardsburg Public Schools Board of Education approved a bid recommendation for the US 12 Access Drive bond project after staff reported the lowest responsive bid came in slightly under the district’s expected budget.

Staff said full approval from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is still required for the project to proceed in its entirety. District representatives said they are working with engineering consultants (Skillman and Tower Pinkster) and expect an MDOT decision within about two weeks on a remaining traffic-control issue: whether the access drive needs to be right-turn-only or allow left turns as well.

District staff told the board that site clearing and the portions of the work directly behind the school buildings — including the back parking lots and student drop-off area — could begin promptly and would not be affected by MDOT’s decision on the far end of the project near the church. Staff said the primary parking/drop-off elements were prioritized so they can be completed before winter even if other parts of the project extend into the school year.

Board members asked about timing and contingencies if MDOT denies the requested turning movement; staff said they would continue to work with MDOT to make the access as usable as possible and consider alternatives (for example, restricting certain turns from adjacent lots) if required. After a motion and second, the board approved the bid recommendation by voice vote.

Staff emphasized the bid’s favorable price relative to expectations and noted upcoming meetings with MDOT to resolve outstanding items; specific contract award dates or contractor names were not specified in the meeting.","The board approved a bid recommendation for the bond-funded US 12 Access Drive project, staff said the bid came under expected budget but the project’s full scope awaits Michigan Department of Transportation sign-off.",{"_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},6511544,"Edwardsburg Public Schools board approves updated reproductive health curriculum",240,416000,656000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5322911-7aa6f123bb8292925947d64666db04bd&start=416&end=656","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5322911-7aa6f123bb8292925947d64666db04bd/thumbnail_416000.jpg","/articles/6511544/Michigan/Edwardsburg-Public-Schools-board-approves-updated-reproductive-health-curriculum","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6511544-5c92f65f685c0ab007a3618ce74df92e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771131636&Signature=YWuiN1yX1JLYZV23K3he-Vdr2qsZm-HXxmCBjSchXgYlT8ddAdHEucEBEcbYR2-UjMq97g3CTRbyb31hvVwhpL82Vyuw0yE6luohlkDWk32b6NKN4lWhRABoqYkaXe2aiaTUei6iDJIm4-GzF2ElkFKvUPUSBH~hg16IZZOO204QR94jxIl9Jz4avljamYOFw0pW6-Gwx3Qttwl-bTKjV77DoheGFGgQlJUPo9PWN8kAu6SSJ2J2-6TLiUEmnX~ciOlys9Ufd1srNKq-5wrNYCSysD~sTYWIB7C0eKbB9CQrFyDOc5QjBmSk21SRxA6PR3yDmdznkrmjsipshTZmnA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Edwardsburg Public Schools Board of Education voted to adopt an updated reproductive health curriculum based on the Michigan Model for Health, a staff presenter said during the board meeting.

The curriculum update was presented as meeting Michigan law requirements that “school districts are required to teach about dangerous communicable diseases including, but not not limited to, HIV and AIDS,” and that such instruction “must be offered at least once a year at every elementary, middle, and senior high,” the presenter said. The board approved the recommendation by voice vote after a motion to adopt the curriculum as presented.

District staff said the update follows recommendations from the Michigan Department of Education and replaces older materials with current, evidence-based resources. Staff said the district used an Education Advisory Board and a community curriculum subcommittee that included administrators, teachers, parents, local clergy and medical representatives. The presenter said chairs for that review were the presenter and district nurse Mikayla Settle, and that two public hearings were held — May 19 in the evening and June 23 in the morning — to allow community review and comment.

Staff said the district will continue its existing grade-sequenced implementation in fifth grade, middle school and high school within health courses; prior parent notifications, material review procedures and content release processes will remain unchanged. The presenter said the updated resources were made available online and were provided through a grant from local Michigan community health departments.

Board members did not request additional changes during the meeting. Following a motion and a second, the board approved the curriculum update by voice vote.

The board acknowledged that recruiting clergy for advisory participation had been challenging but thanked volunteers and staff for their work on the review process. The curriculum will be used in the district’s regular health course sequence beginning as specified by staff.","The Edwardsburg Public Schools Board approved adopting an updated version of the Michigan Model for Health reproductive health curriculum after two public hearings and committee review.","actionData","errors"]

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