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Hamtramck board approves $149,842 furniture purchase, sends Dr. Tyrone Weeks to federal programs conference; consent agenda includes multiple hires
Summary
The board approved purchase of office furniture for the Kona Building ($149,842.26), authorized Dr. Tyrone Weeks to attend a federal programs conference (estimated cost $2,298.24, funded by Title II), and adopted the consent agenda including several new hires.
The Hamtramck School District Board of Education approved a series of routine business items including a facilities purchase, a staff professional-development trip, and personnel actions.
Procurement: The board voted to approve Resolution 2 to buy office furniture from NASB Commercial Interiors for the district’s Kona Building, with a total cost not to exceed $149,842.26. District staff said the order covers 30 offices of various sizes, three hoteling spaces, two reception areas, conference rooms, a break room, and a large hoteling space for up to 20 coaches. The purchase was procured through the E&I Cooperative Service Consortium and will be paid from the district sinking fund. Staff said existing furniture will be redistributed where it fits and surplus items will be offered to district staff.
Conference authorization: The board approved Resolution 3 authorizing Dr. Tyrone Weeks to attend the National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators conference in Washington, D.C. The board recorded the approximate cost for travel, meals and lodging as $2,298.24 and stated the expense will be funded through Title II grant funds. Board members noted Weeks has been employed about four months and said the trip is intended to help the district make fuller use of the district’s Title I/II allocations.
Consent agenda and hires: Under the consent agenda the board approved a set of minutes and multiple new hires. The presiding officer read a list of newly hired staff: Renee Jeter; Shailen Kerr; Morgan Edwards; Aria Asada; Tamanna Atika; Shami Akhtar; and Michael Kirkland. The consent motion carried as reported in the record.
All final votes for these items were reported on the record as passing with the tally stated as "5 ayes, 2 absent." The meeting record does not attribute individual yes/no votes by name.
The board did not announce further follow-up reports in the public session beyond the approvals and funding sources cited.
