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Trustees weigh MASB strategic-planning service and its $10,000 price tag
Summary
Administration proposed hiring the Michigan Association of School Boards for a customized strategic‑planning process (stakeholder meetings, data report, an 8‑hour retreat); trustees praised the independence and outcomes but debated the ~$10,000 cost and asked staff to identify the appropriate budget line.
Mr. Hilton presented a strategic-planning proposal from the Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB) that would include facilitated board/administrator conversations, stakeholder focus groups (face-to-face and virtual), an educational data report with five-year trend analysis, and an eight-hour strategic retreat.
He described the proposal as customized and designed to gather broad stakeholder input. "What makes their approach special is that it's completely customized to us here in Tecumseh. Every stakeholder will have a voice in shaping our future," he said.
Trustees agreed the MASB process can yield useful, independent facilitation and accountability but questioned whether the cost—about $10,000—was the right expense at this time. Several trustees recalled the district's prior MASB engagement, which cost roughly $8,500, and suggested staff confirm the funding source and whether parts of the work could be accomplished internally or by a community volunteer with facilitation experience.
The board asked staff to bring the item back to the budget committee and to surface options and funding sources during the first budget revision.
What happens next: administration will confirm the precise cost and the budget source for the work and report to the budget committee in a week, then to the full board.
