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Mattawan board approves consent agenda and four special-education paraprofessionals
Summary
The Mattawan Consolidated School Board approved the consent agenda Oct. 13, 2025, including financial items and hiring four special-education paraprofessionals for middle, high and elementary schools; the vote was 6–0 with one member absent.
The Mattawan Consolidated School Board approved its consent agenda during the Oct. 13 meeting, including the secretary's report, financials and personnel hires. The board voted 6–0, with Board Secretary Mark Noffsinger listed as absent.
Trustee Marika Hawes-Ruhrup moved to approve the consent agenda; Trustee Rick George seconded. The personnel approvals included Sara Barajas as a middle school special-education paraprofessional, Melissa Dennis as a high school special-education paraprofessional, and Kara Martin and Kevin Triemstra as Eagle Elementary School special-education paraprofessionals.
Board members did not record extended public discussion on these hires in the provided transcript segments. No roll-call objections were recorded; the meeting minutes show the motion passed with six ayes and one absence. The hiring approvals were presented as part of routine business under the consent agenda and took effect as documented in the board’s minutes.
The meeting agenda also listed forthcoming presentations including a bond update, a fiscal stewardship item added by motion, and principal recognition; no substantive details for those presentations are included in the provided transcript segments.
