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At the start of the action-items segment trustees moved to take from the table two supplemental items related to board requests to review evaluations and personnel files; the motion was moved by Trustee Berry and supported by Trustee Czar. A roll call vote to bring those items to the agenda recorded unanimous support from trustees present.

Board members then approved a single omnibus motion to adopt action items numbered 1 through 21 with exceptions for items 13, 20 and 21. The omnibus motion was moved by Trustee Berry and supported by Trustee Kefetzkoff; a roll call shows the motion carried.

On item 13 the board selected four voting delegates and three alternates to represent the district at the MASB delegate assembly scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, at the Grand Traverse Resort in Acme. The motion (moved by Trustee D'Ambrosio and supported by Trustee Berry) named Trustee Berry, Trustee D'Ambrosio, Trustee Petlichkoff and Trustee Mozip as delegates and Trustee Zahard, Trustee Jaffney and Trustee Watts as alternates. The motion carried unanimously.

On item 20 (a separate request to provide the board with evaluations of 10 staff members), a motion to postpone was made and carried by roll call; the transcript records no review of those evaluations at this meeting.

On item 21 the board voted to permit board members to review the personnel file of a staff member whose identity is known to the board. The motion was moved by Trustee Berry and supported by Trustee Czar. A roll call recorded the following votes: Yes — Trustee Eljamie, Trustee D'Ambrosio, Trustee Zahari, Trustee Berry, Trustee Mozip; No — Trustee Petlichkoff. The motion carried. The administration advised the board the file would be available for 30 days and access would be coordinated through Human Resources.

Other action-item outcomes (approved as part of the omnibus motion) were summarized by the superintendent and staff and included multiple contract awards, change orders, personnel appointments (assistant principal appointments at Edsel Ford High School and appointment of an executive director of student achievement), donations, and financial and audit items. The transcript does not record separate roll-call tallies for those individual consent items beyond the omnibus approval.

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Casale said state Office of Special Education staff visited Fortson High School and Whitmore Bowles Elementary along with representatives from Wayne County RESA to review local practices for educating students with disabilities alongside their peers.

He told the board the review was framed as a site visit to “see what’s going well or how we can help and support to improve.” Casale said reviewers praised the district’s full implementation of a co-teaching model (a general education teacher and a special education teacher in the same classroom), the district’s multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS), and practices that promote inclusion of students with significant disabilities. After the visits, Dearborn was asked to present at the state board meeting in April and to share its model at state conferences.

Casale said Dearborn has a special-education indicator report that includes compliance and results components. He told trustees that for four consecutive years the district has received a “meets requirement” rating on that report, and that, based on district data, the district met the requirement for special-education students graduating with a high-school diploma for the first time in 2023. When a trustee asked for a graduation-rate figure, Casale said it was “about in the mid seventies” and offered to provide a specific number.

Casale credited coordinated teams — administrators, coordinators, paraprofessionals, social workers, speech pathologists and community partners including the district’s special-education PTA — for the work. He noted the district has increased social-worker staffing substantially since 2016.

He also outlined ongoing priorities: enhancing specially designed instruction (SDI), refining tiered behavioral assessment and supports, expanding professional development for co-teaching, and developing community partnerships that provide transition and employment opportunities for students aged 18–26. Casale cited Project SEARCH as an example of a community-based transition program and described a recent case where a district intern obtained full-time employment through the program.

Casale closed by saying the district will continue to refine systems and professional development to close achievement gaps and improve outcomes for students with disabilities.

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David Mussanet, who introduced the item as part of a special-report policy update, told the board the changes reflect recent state legislation and that the district receives grant funding that “will actually benefit the district, by having students fulfill this commitment.” He said the policy clarifies that students are to be made aware of FAFSA and the district’s related options, and that completing the form is not mandatory.

Mussanet explained the policy was reported out by the policy committee earlier and that the board had not had a formal discussion before this meeting. He said the district was processing the change in a single meeting because the policy needs to be in place before the district’s next board meeting to allow the district to receive the grant funding tied to the requirement.

Board members noted the district’s usual practice of discussing policy at one meeting and voting at a later meeting, but several trustees acknowledged exceptions are sometimes made to comply with state timelines. The transcript records no formal adoption vote during the portion of the meeting that covers this item.

The administration said the policy has been shared with board members in advance for review. Mussanet and others described the change as technical wording to reflect the law, to make students aware of FAFSA availability, and to outline options for students who choose not to complete the form.

Next steps: the administration indicated the policy must be in place before the district’s next board meeting to secure the grant funds; no effective date or final adoption vote is recorded in the provided transcript.

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Board approves bulk action items; selects MASB delegates and authorizes limited personnel-file review

Dearborn special education staff report positive state site visit, highlight co-teaching and inclusion work

Dearborn board hears expedited update to Policy 5460 on FAFSA awareness to secure grant funding