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Taylor School District committee approves HIV curriculum, conference travel and workers' compensation renewal
Summary
The Committee of the Whole approved the district's mandatory HIV instruction curriculum, two overnight conference requests, a workers' compensation renewal and a conditional student reinstatement during its May 6 meeting. The board also set a new start time for the May 20 meeting to attend a senior parade.
At a Committee of the Whole meeting May 6, 2026, the Taylor School District board approved a package of routine administrative items, including adoption of the state-required HIV/AIDS instruction, funding for two overnight professional and Special Olympics conferences, and renewal of workers' compensation coverage for 2026-27.
Treasurer Kathie Fields moved to approve the Mandatory HIV Instruction Curriculum, a proposal the board said had been presented in two prior public hearings to meet Michigan Department of Education requirements; Vice President Korey Morris supported the motion. The motion passed 6-0 (Yes: Ann Block, Kathie Fields, Justin Mordarski, Korey Morris, Stephanie Shufeldt and Mark Westphal; Excused: Linda Moore).
The board also approved two overnight travel requests. Korey Morris moved, and Ann Block supported, reimbursement for Erica Smith and Marissa McRae to attend the Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education (MAASE) summer institute in Traverse City; the motion passed 6-0. Ann Block moved and Morris supported approval for nine employees to attend the Special Olympics Conference in East Lansing (listed dates 8/3/26'8/5/26); the motion passed 6-0. Employees named in the Special Olympics request include Erica Smith, Samantha Banas, Janise Robinson, Stacey Masters, Zachar Odle, Natale Rinaldi, Daniel Williams, Kyle Gose and Lauren Hughes.
Kathie Fields moved, with Ann Block supporting, to renew workers' compensation coverage through Gallagher Bassett for the 2026-27 school year charged to the general fund. The agenda lists the amount as "$46.230.00"; the motion passed 6-0. The transcript's numeric formatting for that amount appears inconsistent and is noted in the meeting record for clarification.
The board approved a motion to conditionally reinstate Student #01-04302026, with online-only attendance as the condition if the student returns to the district. The motion, moved by Korey Morris and supported by Mark Westphal, passed 4-2 (Yes: Morris, Shufeldt, Westphal, Block; No: Mordarski, Fields). The meeting minutes contain an internal inconsistency in the vote notation that lists an excused member as "Morris"; that discrepancy is flagged in the meeting record.
A consent agenda motion by Linda Moore and seconded by Kathie Fields to approve minutes, payment of current bills, personnel reports, and field trips and conferences passed unanimously.
The board concluded routine business and returned from a closed session held under Section 8(c) of the Michigan Open Meetings Act for negotiations. The meeting adjourned at 7:05 p.m.
What happens next: The board noted that a resolution on the Wayne RESA budget will be brought forward at a future meeting and a presentation on Taylor High School redesign options, including plans for the pool, is scheduled for June 3.
