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Teachers and union leaders raise enrollment paperwork problems; teacher seeks sign to recognize student habitat work at Cronin Derby Downs

5743301 · September 9, 2025
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Teachers and the United Teachers of Flint raised concerns about missing centralized enrollment paperwork that prevents attendance tracking; a teacher requested a sign at Cronin Derby Downs to showcase student work on a recognized vernal pool. The board later authorized a sign for the park.

Kim Hatfield, a teacher at Flint Southwestern, told the board she and students have worked with the city and conservation partners for about 13 years on a habitat-restoration project and asked the board to approve a sign at Cronin Derby Downs adjacent to Southwestern to display student work related to a state-recognized vernal pool.

Karen Christian, president of the United Teachers of Flint and a teacher at Potter Elementary, raised two operational concerns during public comment: she asked the board to continue an existing letter-of-agreement practice that provides duty-free lunch for GSRP staff, and she flagged…

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