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Votes at a glance: consent agenda, personnel, school-choice programs, bond change orders, clock/PA upgrades, and first amended budget approved
Summary
At its regular meeting the Clarkston Board of Education approved the consent agenda, personnel, school-of-choice resolutions, 2022 bond change orders, a districtwide PA/clock upgrade contract, and the first amended 2024-25 budget.
The Clarkston Board of Education approved a series of routine and fiscal items during its regular meeting, including the consent agenda, personnel recommendations, school-of-choice resolutions, construction change orders tied to the 2022 bond, a contract for districtwide public-address and clock upgrades, and the district's first amended 2024-25 budget.
Key votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda: Approved by voice vote. The consent package included routine minutes, payments and personnel attachments presented in the meeting packet.
- Personnel approvals (Agenda item 6.1): Approved by voice vote. The motion to adopt the personnel slate carried with no roll call objections reported.
- School-of-choice resolutions (Agenda items 6.2.0.1 and 6.2.0.2): The board approved a limited enrollment resolution for "young fives" kindergarten (2025-26) with a roll-call vote that recorded one opposing vote (Trustee Love). The board also approved unlimited open enrollment for CSM Tech, the International Baccalaureate diploma program, career-immersion, construction technology, and online/blended learning programs by roll call; that motion carried.
- March 2022 bond change orders (Agenda item 6.4): The board approved a Metro Electric change order (Bulletin No. 7) for $79,999 and an Abanelli concrete stair replacement for $58,900 (amount corrected from earlier misstated value). Motions carried by voice vote.
- Districtwide public-address and clock upgrades (Agenda item 6.5): The board awarded MAS Techno Telecommunications $1,243,461.86 for a districtwide PA and clock upgrade and approved a 10% construction contingency ($144,110). Trustees asked about bid selection and alternates during discussion; administration and the district's construction consultant explained the voluntary alternate and bid comparison process. Motion carried.
- First amended 2024-25 budget (Agenda item 6.6): After a presentation of revenue and expense adjustments, trustees approved the first amended budget for 2024-25. Administration explained state-aid changes, one-time grants, higher federal Title allocations, and expense adjustments that reduced the projected deficit from the original to about $1.8 million in the amended plan.
Why it matters: These votes finalize procurement and construction changes tied to the 2022 bond, adopt the revised operating budget for the current fiscal year, and set admissions policy for several selective and open-enrollment programs for 2025-26. The board's budget vote followed a review of changing state aid and grant allocations that affected district revenue.
Next steps: Administration will proceed with contracted work under the bond change orders and the PA/clock contract, implement school-of-choice enrollments for 2025-26, and incorporate the amended budget into next reporting cycles.
