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Board approves consent agenda, adopts directory-information policy and casts MASB vote
Summary
After the data presentation the Lansing Board approved the consent agenda, adopted policy 8330 on directory information, and cast the district's MASB vote for Trustee Guillermo Lopez's candidacy. Votes were taken by voice and roll call as recorded.
The Lansing Board of Education approved routine and governance items after the presentations.
Consent agenda: Trustee Kavanaugh moved adoption of the consent agenda; Trustee Nevarez Martinez seconded. The board adopted the consent agenda by voice vote (motion passed; no recorded no votes reported).
Policy 8330 (directory information): Trustee Kavanaugh moved to adopt Policy 8330 as presented; Trustee Rodriguez seconded. The motion passed by voice vote; no members recorded an opposed vote.
MASB election: The board moved and seconded a resolution casting the district's votes in the 2025 Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) election for Trustee Guillermo Lopez (Region 7). The motion carried; two trustees announced abstentions and the motion passed with a 7-0 recorded result.
Vote records from the transcript (as recorded during the meeting): - Consent agenda: motion by Trustee Kavanaugh; second by Trustee Nevarez Martinez; outcome: approved (voice vote recorded as passed). - Policy 8330: motion by Trustee Kavanaugh; second by Trustee Rodriguez; outcome: adopted (voice vote recorded as passed). - MASB Region 7 vote: motion moved (Trustee Stroke), seconded (Trustee Boyer); recorded abstentions (two trustees), outcome: passed 7-0 (per meeting record).
Why it matters: Adoption of the directory-information policy sets the district's formal rules for what student directory information may be released; the consent agenda included routine business and contract/bid approvals. Casting the MASB vote records the board's support for a trustee candidate to represent the district at the state association.
What's next: Policy 8330 takes effect per district policy-adoption timelines; routine items approved on the consent agenda proceed as allocated and contractually authorized.
