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Gaylord school board unanimously approves consent agenda, personnel actions, early graduation and generator bid
Summary
The Gaylord Community Schools board approved the consent agenda (including bills totaling roughly $3.4 million), personnel changes, an early graduation, curriculum guides, a long‑term suspension (details discussed in closed session) and a generator bid; most motions passed unanimously, typically 7–0.
The Gaylord Community Schools Board of Education approved a series of routine and substantive items during its meeting, including the consent agenda, multiple personnel actions, an early graduation and a facilities bid.
Under the consent agenda the board approved minutes, treasurer’s reports and bills. The chair reported general fund and athletic bills amounting to approximately $3,400,000, cafeteria fund bills of about $87,000 and sinking‑fund bills of roughly $11,000; the motion carried by voice vote with seven members recorded as "yes." Public comment preceding the vote included praise for the district’s mental‑health work from Sheila Simpson.
On specific personnel matters the board approved new hires (including Jackie Krantz, Haley Fox, Andrew Tipperary and media technician Kaylee Hickey), accepted resignations (media technician Joshua Moody; educational assistant Kelly Opperman; JV baseball head coach Ryan Wood) and acknowledged retirements including Gaylord Middle School principal Joe Somerville and teacher Jerry LaJoy. The board also approved an early graduation for Nicholas Ashton from Gaylord High School; the motion carried unanimously.
Curriculum guides for Gaylord High School and Gaylord Middle School for the 2025–26 school year were approved as presented. The board voted, with recorded affirmative votes from all members present, to approve a leave of absence for Elizabeth Hunter through January 2025.
The board approved a recommendation to award the generator bid for the board office and early childhood center to Chuck’s Electric of Gaylord. The transcript records the amount as $181,500 "as presented" but also contains conflicting language in the motion discussion about the dollar figure; the board recorded the award by a unanimous vote.
The board approved a long‑term suspension of a Gaylord High School student; the chair noted the matter had been handled in closed session and said there was limited ability to discuss details publicly. The board adjourned with a final unanimous vote and invited attendees to refreshments.
Motions were typically made and seconded during the meeting; where vote tallies were read aloud the record shows unanimous approval for the listed actions.
