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Board unanimously approves consent agenda and personnel action report
Summary
The Southfield Board of Education voted unanimously to approve the meeting consent agenda and a personnel action report; trustees also discussed staffing vacancies and district efforts to post open positions for next school year.
The Southfield Board of Education unanimously approved its consent agenda and a personnel action report during the March 11 meeting.
The approvals came during the meeting's action items. The board first voted to open and approve the consent agenda, and then approved Report 6355, the personnel action report. Board Secretary Leslie Lovesmith Thomas called the roll during each vote and recorded unanimous support.
Why it matters: The personnel action report lists staff changes the district says are necessary to prepare for the coming school year and follows the district’s practice of posting vacancies early to support recruitment. Superintendent Jennifer Green said district positions for next school year have already been posted on the Oakland County consortium and emphasized that vacancies are being filled under the district’s collective bargaining procedures.
Details of the votes and staffing discussion: At the motion to approve the consent agenda, the roll call recorded the following votes as “yes”: Trustee Wehr de Bois; Trustee Imani Johnson; Trustee Nicole Denson; Trustee Ashanti Bland; Trustee Belk; and the board president (recorded as “myself” in the roll call). The board repeated a unanimous vote when approving the personnel action report. The board also highlighted specific vacancies across schools (ASD paraprofessionals, speech pathologists, resource-room teachers and other positions) and noted that many vacancies are currently staffed by consistent substitutes or partners while the district recruits full-time hires.
Board members flagged risk from handling large amounts of cash for school fundraising and said the district issued a temporary cease-and-desist on some cash collection practices while it develops safer electronic and money-order processes. The board indicated an intent to issue a concrete replacement policy by the next meeting.
Ending: Trustees said the district will continue recruiting for open posts and will provide additional communication to schools and families about updated payment and fundraising procedures.
