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Votes at a glance: Saline Area Schools Board meeting, May 27, 2025
Summary
A compact summary of motions and outcomes from the Saline Area Schools Board of Education meeting on May 27, including agenda approval, WISD candidate designations, authorization to place a CTE millage question on the ballot, approval of closed-session minutes and membership renewals.
The Saline Area Schools Board of Education took multiple formal actions May 27. Below is a concise summary of each motion and its outcome as recorded at the meeting.
Votes at a glance
- Approve meeting agenda as printed — Moved by Stebbins; seconded by Darcy Berwick; outcome: approved unanimously (7–0).
- Designate a board representative and cast votes for candidates to vacancies on the Washtenaw Intermediate School District (WISD) board — Motion to designate Michael McVey to cast the board’s votes and nominate candidates Dorcas Musili (by acclamation), Mary Jane Tremonton and Diane Hockett for the remaining seats; moved by a trustee (recorded as "So moved"), seconded; outcome: approved (board voiced “aye”; no objection recorded).
- Authorize Washtenaw ISD to place a millage question for career and technical education purposes on the Nov. 4, 2025 ballot — Moved by Tim Austin; seconded by Darcy Berwick; outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Approve closed-session minutes dated May 13, 2025 (purpose: collective bargaining under the Open Meetings Act) — Moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
- Approve Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) membership resolution for 2025–26 — Moved and seconded; outcome: approved.
- Approve the consent agenda (as printed) — Moved by Lauren Gold; seconded; outcome: approved.
- Enter closed session at 8:35 p.m. for the purpose of collective bargaining (Open Meetings Act, section 8(c)) — Motion carried; outcome: approved; board re-entered open session later that night.
- Establish a portion of the district 2025–26 school calendar through Nov. 30, 2025 pursuant to the Michigan Public Employment Relations Act (motion read and approved after closed session) — Moved by Stebbins; seconded by Jay Tizzitides; outcome: approved.
- Adjourn meeting — motion carried; outcome: approved.
Notes: Vote tallies were recorded verbally during the meeting; where an exact roll-call tally was not read into the record, the article reports the unanimous voice vote or the stated outcome. The board recorded several procedural approvals (agenda, consent items, minutes) and two substantive votes: the WISD candidate slate and the authorization to place a CTE millage question on the ballot. Details for each item (motions, movers/seconders, and the board’s stated outcomes) were taken directly from the meeting record.
