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Board advances personnel item, NJROTC addendum and several purchases to March 26 meeting; expulsion upheld
Summary
At the Committee of the Whole meeting the board moved multiple items to the regular March 26 meeting, advanced an NJROTC addendum after debate and recorded a separate expulsion vote that carried 4–2. Procurement items for boilers, pumps and two food vehicles were moved to the regular meeting for adoption.
The Flint School District Committee of the Whole moved several items to the regular board meeting on March 26, 2025 and recorded one final decision during the session.
Key motions and votes
- Personnel recommendations (Resolution 1.6): The committee voted to move Resolution 1.6 (personnel recommendations) to the regular board meeting for adoption. In the roll call the following votes were recorded when called: Treasurer Luna — yes; Trustee Boos — yes; President McNeil — yes; Vice President McIntyre — yes; Trustee King — yes; Secretary Perkins — absent; one committee member recorded “no” when the final tally was announced. The committee reported the motion passed with five yes, one no and one absent and the item will be considered for adoption at the March 26 regular meeting.
- NJROTC addendum (Resolution 1.7): The committee voted to move an addendum to the establishment of an NJROTC unit to the regular meeting (the addendum continues the district’s agreement with the Navy JROTC). The item drew public comment and internal dissent: Vice President McIntyre stated she opposed military involvement in schools, saying she had “an issue with this arrangement” and that she would “not be voting for this.” The roll call to advance the addendum recorded a majority; later reporting showed the committee advanced the addendum and, when the item was taken at committee roll call, the vote on advancing recorded six yes, one no and one absent.
- Procurement items (Resolutions 11.3, 11.4, 11.5): The committee moved several finance items to the March 26 regular meeting: authorization to purchase boiler system equipment (11.3), boiler pumps (11.4) and two food service vehicles (11.5). Committee members confirmed the food‑service purchases will be paid from the food service fund balance; the administration said the fund had an excess balance that began “at a million dollars” and that purchasing vehicles would replace ongoing rental costs. Each finance item was advanced by committee roll calls recorded as unanimous among voting members present (6–0) with one member absent.
- Expulsion resolution (21.13): The board approved an expulsion resolution at committee with a roll‑call outcome recorded as four yes, two no and one absent. Recorded named votes included Trustee King — yes; Trustee Rutherford — no; Treasurer Luna — yes; Vice President McIntyre — no; Trustee Boos — yes; Secretary Perkins — absent; one committee member recorded yes as well. No further detail on the expelled student was discussed in open session.
Other committee action
- The committee voted to send the draft Vacant Property Policy (Item 22.3) to the district’s legal reviewer for final drafting and to return the policy for a reading in public before formal adoption. Trustees emphasized the draft reflects community stewardship goals and that sales would require a supermajority in a future policy vote. The motion to send the policy for legal review passed on a committee roll call (6–0; 1 absent).
What happens next: Items the committee moved will be on the March 26 regular board meeting agenda for final votes. The committee did not adopt final contract language for the NJROTC agreement or for the vacant property policy; both items were advanced for legal review or full board action.
