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Votes at a glance: Harper Creek board passes routine agenda items, technology and facility purchases
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the Harper Creek Board approved the consent agenda, course books, a food-service renewal, technology and weight-room purchases, a lift bus purchase, a facility renaming and named representatives for the CISD election.
The Harper Creek Community Schools Board of Education took a series of recorded votes at its May 12 meeting. Most motions passed by roll-call vote. The following is a concise list of actions, vote results and key details.
Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda — Approved (vote 5–0). Motion included approval of general fund, school-service fund, school lunch and student activity fund checks and minutes for the 05/08/2025 budget meeting.
- Biennial Calhoun Intermediate School District (CISD) election resolution — Approved (vote recorded as 4–0 with one abstention). The board designated Shay Watterson as its representative to the CISD electoral body, Barry Smith as alternate, and directed Watterson to vote for Kenneth Ponds and Jean Goodrich. Board member Best abstained on the vote.
- New hire: Lori Cathcart (Beetle Lake Elementary developmental kindergarten) — Approved (vote 5–0).
- Course books (elementary, middle, high school and Edmentum for 2025–26) — Approved (vote 5–0). Michigan Virtual was not approved.
- Food service contract renewal with Chartwells (annual renewal, year 2 of 5) — Approved (vote 5–0).
- Weight-room project (flooring and equipment) — Approved (vote 5–0). The board approved Soremax flooring at $71,378.16 and equipment from Direct Fitness Solutions for $77,765.45.
- Student device purchases (technology purchases using PILT funds) — Approved (vote 5–0). Technology director presented a procurement plan funded from PILT/casino money previously allocated at $200,000.
- Naming of facilities — Approved (vote 5–0). The board approved naming a service drive "Matt Burn Way" as recommended by the naming committee.
- Lift bus purchase (Midwest Transport) — Approved (vote 5–0). Authorized purchase of a lift bus at $185,850.
- Motion to go into closed session under Section 8(c) of the Open Meetings Act for collective-bargaining strategy — Approved (vote 5–0). Chair noted no action was anticipated from the closed session.
Roll-call specifics
Where the transcript records roll calls, the board recorded the following votes (answers presented in the order called): Halverson/Halvorsen (Yes), Reisner (Yes), Watterson (absent for some motions), Allward/Allred (Yes), Wallace (Yes), Smith (absent for some motions), Best/Bess (Yes except abstention on CISD resolution). Motions were typically introduced by the chair and seconded with the verbal record "So moved" / "Support." When a member abstained the meeting transcript recorded the abstention for that vote.
Where to find details
Formal motion text, exact vendor bid amounts and the roll-call record are in the meeting packet and minutes; this roundup reflects the items moved, the stated motion text as read into the record and the roll-call outcomes as recorded in the transcript.
Ending
All approvals were recorded in the board minutes and staff were directed to execute contracts and proceed with ordered procurements.
