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Board approves agenda, consent items, personnel changes, donations and travel; summary of votes
Summary
At its meeting the Plymouth Joint School District board approved the agenda and consent agenda, re-elected its officer slate, accepted multiple donations, approved personnel contracts and retirements, and authorized out-of-state travel for FBLA students to Anaheim.
The Plymouth Joint School District Board of Education approved several routine and substantive items during its meeting.
Key votes and outcomes
- Adopt agenda and consent agenda: Motion carried unanimously. - Approve consent agenda items: Minutes from the March 18, 2025, meeting; financial report for July 1, 2024'March 31, 2025; and bills for March 1'March 31, 2025, in the amount of $2,479,658.85. Motion carried. - Election of officers: The board reappointed the existing slate: Board President (name not specified at the microphone), Dan Steinhardt as vice president, Tony Bachus as treasurer, and Sally Eilis Lee as clerk; motion carried. - Liaisons and subcommittees: Appointments approved as presented (Community Ed liaison: Sally; Foundation liaison: Janelle; facilities committee: Dan Steinhardt and Sally Eilis Lee; salary and personnel: Tony Bachus, Kathy, Aaron Martell; policy committee: Kathy, Janelle). Motion carried. - Gifts and budget adjustments: The board accepted donations including $660.88 from Gail Grama (softball banners), $1,000 anonymous (girls softball), $25,000 anonymous ("Have a Seat" for high school auditorium), $200 from St. Vincent de Paul (tech ed), $1,000 from Kurt Joa (high school turf project), $1,686.64 from Fairview PTO (transportation for field experiences), and KT Bedding donation valued at $2,280 for the agriculture department; motion to accept gifts and corresponding budget adjustments carried. - Personnel: Approved a 100% contract for Marissa Gunther as a special-education teacher at Riverview Middle School beginning the 2025'2026 school year; accepted retirements of Amy Bogenschutz (special-education teacher, Horizon) and Denise Roth (reading specialist, Riverview) effective end of the 2024'2025 school year. Support-staff retirements/resignations and hires were read into the record (Curt Clemens retirement; Jessica Davis resignation; Donna Oleg retirement; hires: Joshua Lozzi, Mary Sedler, Jerushua Frazier, Ricky Decker). Motions carried. - Out-of-state travel: Approved FBLA students and chaperones (Todd Williams and Eppie Kelley) to travel to Anaheim, California, June 29'July 2, 2025; expenses to be covered by students/parents and fundraising. Motion carried.
All motions noted in the public record were moved and seconded and the board recorded "all in favor" for these items; no recorded no votes were announced during the meeting.
