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Votes at a glance — Okemos Board of Education meeting
Summary
The board recorded several formal actions during the meeting, including authorization for executive session, adoption of a special‑education health curriculum, endorsement of an international student trip, adoption of a sick‑time policy final reading, multiple first‑reading policy adoptions, and approval of a bond energy savings project.
The Okemos Board of Education recorded the following formal actions during the meeting (abridged):
- Executive session for contract negotiations: Motion carried on roll call (moved by Trustee Burns, supported by Trustee Kavanaugh). Roll‑call votes recorded as all yes (seven trustees present). This adjourned the public session temporarily.
- Adoption — Elevatus Personal Health curriculum (special education): Motion to adopt by Trustee Shrestha, supported by Trustee Doxey. Vote recorded as unanimous (ayes). The board adopted the curriculum for fourth through twelfth grade special‑education students.
- Endorsement — OHS Spanish trip to Costa Rica (June 9–16, 2026): Moved by Trustee Phillips, supported by Trustee Cavanaugh. Voice vote recorded as unanimous approval.
- Policy final reading — Michigan Earned Sick Time Act (policy 04/2013): Motion to waive 30‑day review and adopt final reading moved by Trustee Winn, supported by Trustee Doxey. Board voice vote recorded as unanimous.
- Policy first readings adopted: Board waived reading and adopted first readings of multiple policies (nondiscrimination, pregnancy workplace accommodations, lockers, personal protection orders, Title I parent and family engagement, work‑based learning experiences, student government, student wellness, recording of district meetings). Moved by Trustee Phelps, supported by Trustee Doxey; voice vote recorded as unanimous.
- Bond energy savings project: Motion to award energy improvement projects not to exceed $3,505,162 funded through the 2022 bond (moved by Trustee Phelps, supported by Trustee Cavanaugh). The board approved the energy savings project with a unanimous voice vote.
Votes recorded during the meeting were consistently unanimous in the public record; specific tallies were given for the initial executive‑session roll call.
