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Votes at a glance: Grand Rapids Public Schools board actions, June 16, 2025
Summary
The board approved routine minutes and claims, adopted the FY26 budget, approved the superintendent's tentative contract, and authorized a series of service and partnership agreements. Vote tallies were recorded as voice votes in the public meeting; motions and seconds are listed where stated in the record.
At its June 16, 2025, meeting the Grand Rapids Public School District Board of Education recorded the following formal actions (motions and voice votes recorded in meeting audio/transcript). Where the mover/second was not named in the transcript, the field is listed as "not specified." Vote tallies were not recorded on the public audio beyond a roll‑call/voice "Aye" for approval in each case.
Votes at a glance
- Approve agenda — Approved (motion: moved; second: not specified) - Approve minutes of the June 2, 2025 regular meeting — Approved (mover: David; second: Dave) - Approve May 2025 claims — Approved (mover: Dave; second: Melissa) - Approve consent agenda (routine staff items) — Approved (mover: Melissa; second: David) - Approve superintendent tentative agreement (25–26 and 27–28 contract years) — Approved (mover: not specified; second: not specified). Key contract terms: no salary increase for 25–26 and 26–27; 27–28 salary to be negotiated; two MOUs (earned safe & sick time and HSA amounts) folded into contract; Juneteenth added as holiday. - Approve FY26 original budget — Approved (mover: not specified; second: not specified). Staff noted a projected operating shortfall tied to retiree benefit payments; board directed monthly reporting. - Approve board member right to employment notification (statute referenced in packet) — Approved (mover: not specified; second: David). The packet referenced statute "123B0.195" as the provision allowing board employment up to a stated dollar limit. - Approve 2025–26 Minnesota School Board Association membership — Approved (mover: David; second: Dave) - Approve Early Edge (early childhood) services agreement — Approved (mover: Melissa; second: David) - Approve PACE programming agreement (transition/work skills program hosted in middle school) — Approved (mover: David; second: David) - Approve low incidence services agreement (regional special education services) — Approved (mover: David; second: Melissa) - Approve career pathways IASK agreement (work‑based learning/certificates) — Approved (mover: David; second: Dave) - Approve student support cooperative agreement (flow‑through funding for nursing/social work positions) — Approved (mover: Melissa; second: David) - Approve technology services agreement (sale of district technology staff time to IASK) — Approved (mover: Dave; second: Melissa) - Approve sale of deaf & hard of hearing services, autism services, and physical impairment services to IASK (three agreements) — Approved (mover: David; second: Dave) - Approve contract renewal with North Holmes for school‑based mental health services (through June 2028) — Approved (mover: Dave; second: Melissa)
Several personnel hires, purchases (buses, curriculum), and capital items were also listed on the consent agenda; those passed as part of the consent vote.
