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Ludington Area School District board convenes closed session on collective bargaining

Ludington Area School District Board of Education · November 10, 2025
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Summary

The Ludington Area School District Board of Education voted 6-0 on Nov. 10 to enter a closed session under MCL 15.268(c) to discuss collective bargaining strategies; the board reconvened in open session two hours later and then adjourned.

Ludington — The Ludington Area School District Board of Education voted unanimously on Nov. 10 to go into closed session to discuss collective bargaining strategies, convening at 5:02 p.m. and returning to open session at 7:12 p.m., then adjourning at 7:15 p.m.

The motion to enter closed session, made by board member Michael Nagle and supported by Stephanie Reed, cited MCL 15.268(c), the Michigan statute that permits closed meetings for the consideration of collective bargaining strategy. The roll call recorded six members voting aye — Dr. Bret Autrey, Stephanie Reed, Steve Carlson, Michael (Mike) Nagle, Alan Neushwander and Mike Winczewski; one member, Sarah Lowman, was absent.

During the open portion of the special meeting held in the Administration Office Boardroom at 809 E. Tinkham Avenue, no members of the public spoke during the designated citizen participation period. The minutes record that the board returned to open session at 7:12 p.m. and that there were no other items of business or announcements before the board voted to adjourn. The adjournment motion was made by Reed, supported by Carlson, and passed 6-0.

The official minutes note that copies are available for public inspection during normal business hours at the district office, 809 E. Tinkham Avenue, Ludington, Michigan; the minutes give a contact phone number, 231-845-7303. The district name appears in the minutes as Ludington Area Schools; the board is identified in the record as the Ludington Area School District Board of Education.

The minutes include the board president as Dr. Bret Autrey and identify Michael W. Nagle as secretary. The minutes contain clerical typographical errors in the signature and approval lines; those errors do not affect the recorded motions, vote tallies, or times. For more detail, members of the public may review the official minutes at the district office.