Chippewa Valley Schools board approves consent items including course changes, contracts and tax-collection agreements

The Chippewa Valley Schools Board of Education on Feb. 3 approved a series of consent and action items covering curriculum changes, intergovernmental agreements, services contracts and equipment purchases.

The votes were taken on the consent agenda and during subsequent business; all recorded motions carried. The board did not record roll-call vote counts in the public transcript but approved each motion when asked for verbal "Aye" responses.

Votes and key details - Addition of high school courses (English 12 split into semester options): Motion to add multiple twelfth-grade English semester courses passed. Dr. Vronsky presented the change and said the courses "reflect student need"; costs will be funded through the student intervention fund. Parent oversight of selected novels was described; parents will be provided the list of books and may work with their students on selections.

- Resolution recognizing School Counseling Appreciation Week (Feb. 3–7): Board adopted a proclamation honoring school counselors. The motion carried.

- Retirement resolution: The board adopted a joint resolution honoring the service of five employees (Victoria Bommarito, Connie Stiber, Michelle Hunt, Duvall Sarkowsky, Diane Jazerski). The resolution was read into the record and adopted.

- Intergovernmental agreement to collect 2025 summer taxes for Charter Township of Clinton and Township of Macomb: Approved. The agreement authorizes collection fees to be prorated between the general fund and debt fund and waives further reading. The fee per parcel remains $4 for Clinton Township and increases to $4.20 for Macomb Township; the Macomb Intermediate School District and Macomb Community College will share portions of the fee. Officials said interest earned on township bank accounts will offset much of the cost and that not collecting summer taxes could force the district to borrow up to $17,000,000 to meet cash-flow needs.

- Gym-floor refinishing services: Awarded to All Court Incorporated on a three-year contract with up to three one-year extensions at a bid price of $0.38 per square foot. The maintenance and purchasing departments reviewed the public bid (6.2425) and recommended approval with funding from the 2025 general fund maintenance budget.

- Purchase of one cargo van: Approved purchase from LaFontaine Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram for $45,164 under cooperative bid contract number 71B7700183; funding from the 2024–25 general fund budget. Board discussion said the vehicle replaces an older plow truck and will better serve maintenance needs; the district plans to auction the replaced vehicle as surplus.

- Preapproval for MASB 2025 Spring Institute attendance (May 2–4, Mackinac Island): Board to pre-approve attendance and expenses for board members; estimated cost approximately $2,000 per attendee. The motion referenced board policy 175.1 encouraging member professional development.

Procedure notes Most items were approved via the consent agenda; several board members asked clarifying questions about costs, timelines and parent notification (for curriculum materials). The meeting transcript records verbal "Aye" votes and several statements of "Motion carries" or "Motion carries unanimously." No item on the public agenda failed to pass during this session.

What the board did not decide: None of these approvals authorized substantive changes to the district's facilities or academic programs beyond the administrative approvals listed above; larger programmatic or capital changes would require subsequent review and, where appropriate, additional board action.