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Votes at a glance: board approves cooling-equipment repair, amends and adopts school funding resolution, approves MASB delegate
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Summary
The Battle Creek Public Schools board approved a consent agenda, a $71,313 cooling-equipment repair at the BCAMSC, appointed an MASB delegate and alternate, and adopted a school-funding resolution amended on the floor.
At its Sept. 22 meeting, the Battle Creek Public Schools Board of Education took several formal actions summarized below.
Consent agenda The board approved the consent agenda, which included trust fund items, minutes from the Aug. 11 work session and Aug. 25 regular meeting, August bills, personnel changes and retiree recognitions, the membership report, and the finance report. Motion to approve the consent agenda was moved by Trustee Johnson and supported by Trustee Peary; the motion passed with no recorded opposition.
BCAMSC cooling equipment replacement (action) Motion: Approve Hunter Prowl in the amount of $71,313 to purchase and install new compressors for a condenser unit on the roof of the Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center to restore cooling redundancy and function in the short term while the district pursues a long-term replacement plan. Mover: Trustee Perry. Support: Trustee Herman Jackson (support stated on the record). Outcome: approved. Notes: Staff said this was a short-term fix after a recent catastrophic failure; funding source stated as the Sinking Fund.
MASB delegate and alternate (action) Motion: Approve the district’s MASB (Michigan Association of School Boards) delegate and alternate for the annual leadership conference/delegate assembly. Outcome: Trustee Ryan Hoba Jackson named delegate; Trustee Kate Flores named alternate. Motion moved and seconded; board approved. Trustees were reminded the assembly handles proposed bylaw and resolution changes for MASB.
School funding resolution (action) Motion: Adopt a resolution expressing concern about the state budget timeline and urging the governor and legislature to finalize school-aid information earlier. Mover: Trustee Johnson. Support: Trustee Grayjack. During discussion board members proposed and adopted an amendment to remove a paragraph that compared the governor’s infrastructure priorities to school funding; Trustee Perry moved the amendment and Trustee Johnson seconded. The amended resolution was adopted by roll-call vote.
Final resolution language (as adopted): The board expressed deep concern about the state’s failure to provide school-aid funding information in advance of local district budget deadlines and called for statutory change requiring school-aid budgets be finalized no later than June 1. The resolution directs that copies be transmitted to the governor, legislative leaders, the Michigan Department of Education, the Michigan Association of School Boards and other local and regional officials.
Vote records and procedure notes - Consent agenda: motion moved by Trustee Johnson, supported by Trustee Peary; no opposition recorded. - BCAMSC cooling equipment: motion moved by Trustee Perry; voice vote in favor recorded and motion passed. - MASB delegate: motion passed by voice vote; Ryan Hoba Jackson (delegate) and Kate Flores (alternate) appointed. - School funding resolution: initial motion moved by Trustee Johnson and supported by Trustee Grayjack; an amendment to strike specific priority-language was moved by Trustee Perry and supported by Trustee Johnson; the amended resolution was adopted by roll-call. The board instructed staff to transmit the resolution to state and local officials.
No votes recorded as failed at the meeting; one amendment to the resolution was proposed and passed before the final adoption.
