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Human-resources staff reported one administrator appointment and one administrator substitute appointment; 13 certificated probationary appointments; two certificated-staff corrections; two physical-therapist appointments; 10 school-related professional appointments; one rescinded resignation for a certificated staff member; one administrator resignation; one certificated-staff resignation; and two school-related professional resignations. The board moved to approve the professional-staff report and carried the motion by voice vote.

The support-staff report listed clerical, transportation and custodial hires and resignations, including retirements. The board approved that report by motion and voice vote.

The board also approved a restructuring within student services to create an assistant director of student services title, described by staff as a retitling to align a coordinator-of-social-and-emotional-learning position with day-to-day duties. District staff said the change has no staffing or budget impact.

Named transitions and timelines: The board congratulated Lindsay Alley, who was approved to become Director of Student Services; her transition to the role was discussed with a start roughly in mid-November. The district announced that Stephanie Berg moved from Jeff Road to Mendon High School as assistant principal; Laura Heffner (transcript: Laura Heffner) moved from Mendon High School assistant principal to coordinator of special programs and services; and that Shana (last name not specified in the record) will transition to superintendent with a start date of Dec. 1. The current superintendent said he will depart the superintendency on Dec. 1 to serve as interim for Mike Fespe until Fespe’s return.

Jeff Road principal opening: The district said it is interviewing candidates for the Jeff Road principal position and that the start date for a successful candidate could be as early as September or delayed to October depending on candidate notice requirements with their current employers. Audra Schmidt will serve as interim principal during the process.

Staffing challenges and recruitment: Human-resources staff described ongoing recruitment needs, notably elementary-level openings, special-education teachers (particularly at the secondary level), paraprofessionals and transportation staff. The HR presenter invited qualified candidates to apply via the district website.

Why it matters: The approvals and leadership transitions affect building-level staffing, special-education coverage and the district’s capacity heading into the school year.

Next steps: Open positions will be filled through posted searches; the district will post the assistant director position and continue interviews for principal roles. Board members approved the personnel reports by motion; the motions carried by voice vote.

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Superintendent Mike Pero told the board the law sets triggers — examples given at 82 degrees and a stronger response at 88 degrees — and lists mitigation steps such as turning off lights, pulling shades, increasing ventilation, turning off unused electronics, using fans, providing water breaks and relocating students to cooler spaces within the building. He quoted the law’s language as stating that the district should “remove students and staff from educational support service spaces when the room temperature reaches 88 degrees where practicable.”

Pero said building principals will identify cooler spaces in their schools (for example, gyms, cafeterias, auditoriums or first-floor rooms) and that the superintendent or designee may direct principals to evacuate overheated classrooms to those cooler areas. The district is also coordinating with operations and HVAC staff to determine cooling capabilities.

Crucially, Pero said the state has not changed the 180‑day attendance requirement, and that closing school early for heat counts as a school day; the district currently has three contingency days available before state aid would be affected. Board member Renee asked whether the state might change the 180‑day rule or provide additional support; Pero replied that he had not seen changes to the 180‑day rule or increased state reimbursement for HVAC projects.

Why it matters: The rule imposes operational obligations on districts during hot weather that may affect daily scheduling and, in extreme cases, require use of reserved school days. District leaders must balance student and staff safety, operational capacity and state attendance rules when deciding how to respond.

Next steps: District staff will continue to identify cooler locations within buildings, refine emergency procedures and communicate expectations to parents, staff and building administrators. No board vote was taken; the item was informational.

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Pero said the change originated in the governor’s enacted budget and that the district solicited feedback from principals, the PTSA, the superintendent’s student advisory committee, PDTA leaders and others before drafting regulations. He said the regulations will be presented for adoption at the next board meeting.

Key points Pero outlined: K–5 students must keep devices powered off and stored in their backpacks during the school day; grades 6–12 students must secure devices in a locker or locked vehicle. Secondary students will be allowed to use devices up until the warning bell, then secure them for the school day. Overnight or after-school trips may allow devices consistent with the district code of conduct, but devices are not permitted on school-day field trips.

The district will provide supervised ways for parents and guardians to reach students via the main office, and building procedures will vary across the district’s nine schools, Pero said. He said the district plans two school days at the start of the year devoted to teaching students routines such as powering off devices and using lockers, noting that many secondary students have not regularly used lockers in recent years.

Exemptions: Pero said the law and the district’s draft regulations will allow exemptions for medical needs (for example, use of a phone to monitor a glucose device), for students with IEPs or 504 plans, and for translation services. Some exemptions may require a doctor’s note or review by the school physician.

Enforcement and reporting: “We are responsible for tracking all incidents and then reporting all incidents of any violations,” Pero said. He said the district will log disciplinary incidents in Infinite Campus to produce reports for the state. He described progressive discipline: an initial warning, subsequent meetings with parents/guardians and detentions, and — if a student repeatedly fails to comply — confiscation and storage of devices; after multiple infractions the district may move to in-school suspension. Pero emphasized that “out of school suspension is not allowed, per the law.”

District next steps: The superintendent said the board and staff will finalize regulations and practices and distribute guidance to families; the draft will return to the board for approval at the next meeting. Board members will also have roles participating in outreach and oversight as the policy is implemented.

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The board voted to approve year-end budget transfers connected to the district audit, including a transfer for a career-award accrual as of June 30, 2025, and a transfer covering the district’s local share of the 2024 summer school special-education program. The board also approved a year-end transfer into reserve funds intended to keep the district within the 4% real property tax cap guidance.

Those approvals were presented by district staff and carried on voice votes after routine motions. The board also moved to approve the tax levy and the tax-collection process for the upcoming school year.

In other fiscal actions, the board approved the student-transportation contract with Transpo Bus Services LLC for the 2025–26 school year and approved a tax-certiorari settlement with JPMorgan Chase Bank concerning its property assessment. The board likewise approved the sale of surplus and scrap food-service equipment and adopted a resolution approving change orders related to the district’s ongoing capital project, which the board discussed in association with a $69,000,000 capital improvement plan.

All items were taken as part of the consent and action agenda and passed by majority voice vote. No additional public discussion or amendments were recorded on the motions.

Why it matters: These routine but consequential actions set the district’s near-term fiscal posture, lock in transportation services for the school year, and affect reserve balances the district may draw on during the fiscal year.

Details and context: The career award accrual transfer was dated as of 06/30/2025. The summer-school local-share transfer related to the 2024 summer special-education program. The board emphasized the reserve transfer was to maintain compliance with the real property tax-law guidance for financial planning in the 4% range. The Transpo contract was described as covering regular school-year transportation; the motion named Transpo Bus Services LLC. The tax-certiorari settlement was identified as involving JPMorgan Chase Bank (JPMorgan Chase Bank). The board reviewed a list of approved bids since the last meeting that were placed on the consent agenda for review.

What didn’t change: The board did not alter tax-cap law or state policy; the district’s actions were internal budget transfers and contract approvals to implement the coming school year’s operations.

Motions and outcomes: Motions to approve the budget transfers, tax-levy/collection process, transportation contract, tax-certiorari settlement, surplus-sale declaration and the capital project change orders were each moved, seconded and passed by a voice vote. Specific vote tallies were not read aloud on the record.

Next steps: The actions put transportation and fiscal arrangements into effect for the 2025–26 school year and leave capital project change orders to continue under the existing project oversight.

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