Board approves consent agenda, hires communications specialist and moves to closed session
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The Northville Board approved a lengthy consent agenda including field trips and multiple roofing contracts, unanimously hired Anthony Ryder as communications specialist, and voted to enter a closed session for the superintendent’s periodic evaluation.
The Northville Public Schools Board of Education approved a multi‑item consent agenda, hired a communications specialist and later convened in closed session during its Dec. 16 meeting.
Consent agenda items approved under motion 65 included minutes of the Dec. 2 special call meeting, several out‑of‑state and overnight student trips (January–May 2026 and March 12–14 for the Northville academic games) and multiple facilities contracts and change orders. The board recorded bids and awards including a districtwide roofing repair contract to Sheena Roofing for $69,595, roofing consultant services to BTA for $6,500, a partial roof replacement for Moraine Elementary (amounts discussed in the meeting included $847,170 and a corrected figure of $770,100), Silver Springs Elementary work for $671,200 funded through the sinking fund, WAN fiber route change orders totaling $185,224.28 (Bond 2023) and bill warrants totaling $2,293,868.93.
Secretary Meyer brought motion 66 to award a prorated one‑year probationary non‑affiliated contract to Anthony Ryder as communications specialist for the 2025–26 school year. Board members described Ryder’s background in broadcasting and digital media; the presenter said Ryder emerged from a competitive applicant pool of about 80 candidates. The board approved the hire by voice vote.
Later in the meeting, after discussion of the Hillside partnership MOU, the board approved motion 67 to authorize the administration to enter the MOU with IHA Health Services Corporation to expand access to co‑located mental‑health services. After remaining business, Dr. Campbell Voigtel moved motion 68 for the board to convene a closed session under Public Act 267, section 8(a) for a periodic personnel evaluation of the superintendent; a roll‑call vote was recorded with all members voting yes to enter closed session.
Board members asked administration to monitor implementation details, and trustees said the one‑year MOU would be reevaluated in the coming year. Human resources and communications were directed to complete onboarding tasks for the new hire.