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Cheboygan Area Schools board accepts two resignations, approves settlement and tables reimbursement
Summary
At a June 9 special meeting, the Cheboygan Area Schools Board of Education unanimously accepted the resignations of board member Matt Warchack and a fifth-grade teacher identified as Patricia, approved a settlement agreement described as between the CEA and the Michigan Board of Education, and tabled a fiber-reimbursement/mileage item due to a potential conflict of interest.
The Cheboygan Area Schools Board of Education met in a special session on June 9, 2026, and took three formal actions before adjourning at 6:04 p.m. The board accepted two resignations, approved a settlement agreement, and tabled a reimbursement item.
Board members moved quickly through an amended agenda that placed personnel matters first. A motion by Tim Tarja, seconded by Richard (surname given as Kielan in some parts of the transcript), to accept the resignation of board member Matt Warchack passed on a roll call that recorded affirmative responses from members who were present. The transcript records the motion as approved.
Separately, the board accepted the resignation of a fifth-grade teacher identified in the transcript as Patricia (the transcript contains inconsistent surname spellings for this employee). A motion to accept that resignation was made by Deborah Beuner and supported by Tim Tarja; the motion carried on recorded affirmative votes.
The board then considered a settlement agreement described in the meeting as between the CEA and the Michigan Board of Education and moved to authorize payment in accordance with that agreement. The motion to approve the settlement was made by Deborah Beuner, supported by Tim Tarja, and passed on a recorded roll call.
A proposed fiber-reimbursement/conference mileage payment to a board member was discussed but tabled because the affected board member could not vote and only four members were present. The board voted to table the item and said it would return to the matter later when a full complement of voters could consider it.
The meeting proceeded to public comment, but no substantive public remarks are recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. A motion to adjourn was made and supported, and the meeting was declared adjourned at 6:04 p.m.
Transcript anomalies: the meeting transcript contains inconsistent spellings of several individuals’ names (examples include alternate renderings of Julie’s surname, Richard’s surname and the surname for the teacher Patricia). Where possible this article uses the first full-name forms that appear in the transcript and identifies when a speaker or employee is described only by a first name in the record. The district’s official meeting minutes or the district office should be consulted for the board’s authoritative roster and spelling of personnel names.
