Votes at a glance: Gaylord board approves consent agenda, personnel actions, carpet bid and four long‑term suspensions
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Summary
At the meeting the Gaylord Community Schools Board of Education approved the consent agenda (including bills), multiple personnel items, one capital bid and four long‑term student suspensions; all recorded votes were unanimous 7–0.
The Gaylord Community Schools Board of Education approved several routine and formal actions during the meeting; all votes recorded in the minutes were unanimous 7–0.
Key actions and vote results
- Consent agenda (approved): The board approved minutes from 03/10/2025 and the treasurer’s report. The treasurer’s report as read included general and athletic fund bills totaling $3,100,000, cafeteria fund bills of $108,000, a sinking fund bill of $8,000 and prior period adjustments of $0. Motion to approve the consent agenda passed 7–0.
- Personnel (approved): The board accepted new hires (educational assistant Shelby Slivinski; Gaylord High School assistant track coach Michael McFalda; bus driver Linda Walsh) and accepted listed resignations and staff updates as presented. Motions passed 7–0.
- Leave of absence (approved): The board approved a leave of absence for Heather Phelps as presented. Motion passed 7–0.
- Gaylord High School carpet bid (approved): The board approved the high school carpet installation bid as presented from B & J Young, Inc. for $159,999 (as recommended in the agenda). Motion carried 7–0.
- Long‑term student suspensions (approved): The board approved long‑term suspensions for four high‑school students identified in the agenda as Student 5, Student 6, Student 7 and Student 8 for the 2024–25 school year. Each suspension was presented and approved in separate motions; each vote was 7–0. The items were discussed in closed session prior to the public vote and the board provided no additional public details beyond the recommendation.
Other procedural notes: Several motions were presented, seconded and carried without roll‑call dissent. When the board considered the I‑Ready contract extension, trustees debated term length and instructional content before amending the motion to a three‑year extension; that item is covered in a separate article.
Ending: All votes recorded in the public meeting minutes were unanimous 7–0.