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Michigan City Area Schools board approves consent agenda, Little Wolves summer program and food-service contract
Summary
On March 31 the board approved the consent agenda and, by unanimous voice, approved the Little Wolves summer school (June 1–26, $125/week, vouchers accepted) and a collective bargaining agreement for food-service staff that includes wage increases; no roll-call tallies were specified in the transcript.
The Michigan City Area Schools Board of Trustees approved routine business and two programmatic items at its March 31 meeting: the consent agenda, the Little Wolves summer-school program and a collective bargaining agreement for food-service staff.
The consent agenda covered minutes from the Feb. 24 meeting, employee appointments and status changes, the secretary’s report on bills, pay dates for Feb. 20 and March 6, travel reimbursements, facility requests and an administrator support-staff handbook. Board member S3 moved to approve the consent agenda and a second was recorded; the chair declared the motion passed.
Administration recommended the new Little Wolves summer program. "Administration recommends the addition of the Little Wolves summer school program, which would run June 1 through June 26," said Mister McGuire, presenting the item. McGuire said the program will run themed hands-on weeks and recommended a fee of $125 per week payable by check or money order; vouchers will be approved or accepted. The board moved, seconded and approved the program during the meeting.
On the food-service contract, Mrs. Rodriguez said negotiators worked with the Michigan City Classified Association and presented a contract that contains "language cleanup" and wage increases for food-service staff. Superintendent Dr. Wyndham McCollum publicly acknowledged association leaders and district HR staff for their roles in reaching the agreement. The board moved, seconded and approved the collective bargaining agreement.
What the transcript records about votes: motions and seconds were made on each item and the chair called for approval; the meeting record shows voice votes in favor but does not record individual roll-call tallies in the provided transcript, so precise yes/no counts are not specified.
Why this matters: The summer program provides a new option for families for June; the food-service agreement implements negotiated wage changes for district cafeteria staff and was formally approved by the board.
