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Standish‑Sterling board approves $1,003,573.43 in bills, adopts athletic handbook and names legal counsel
Summary
At its July 14 meeting the Standish‑Sterling Community Schools Board approved payment of bills and payroll totaling $1,003,573.43, adopted the 2025–26 athletic handbook, designated Thrun Law Firm and Independent Bank, and approved personnel changes and athletic cooperative agreements.
Standish‑Sterling Community Schools board President Dennis Kolevar presided over a brief July 14 regular meeting in Room 404 at Central Jr/Sr High School, where trustees approved routine fiscal and personnel items, adopted the district athletic handbook for 2025–26 and designated legal counsel and the district depository.
The board voted 6–0 (Annette Ratajczak absent) to pay bills numbered 55432–55617 and the payroll wire transfers from the General Fund totaling $1,003,573.43. The motion was made by board member Kevin Noffsinger and seconded by Jeffrey Ryan. The accounting action was the largest single dollar item on the consent-style agenda.
The board also adopted the Standish‑Sterling Athletic Handbook for the 2025–2026 school year. Angie Baker moved to approve the reading and adoption; Curt Ratajczak seconded the motion, which passed 6–0 (Annette Ratajczak absent).
District administration presented updates on summer projects across buildings and noted a staff change in the Director of Student Services position; administrators in attendance provided building-level reports. The superintendent, Mr. Kroczaleski, informed the board of the staff change and answered related questions during the administrative reports portion of the meeting.
Other actions approved by unanimous vote (6–0, Annette Ratajczak absent) included: annual delegation of School Plan Review and inspection to the Local Enforcement Agency (motion by Kevin Noffsinger, seconded by Angie Baker); designation of Thrun Law Firm as the district’s legal counsel and Independent Bank as the school depository (motion by Kevin Noffsinger, seconded by Jeffrey Ryan); designation of the Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent or the Administrative Assistant for Educational & Business Services to serve as recording secretary (motion by Angie Baker, seconded by Kevin Noffsinger); approval of cooperative athletic agreements for boys and girls golf and boys and girls bowling (motion by Jeffrey Ryan, seconded by Curt Ratajczak); acceptance of resignations from Michelle Foco and Brittany Conway (motion by Kevin Noffsinger, seconded by Angie Baker); and hiring recommendations to employ Stacey Albaugh and Matthew McFarlane as teachers (motion by Jeffrey Ryan, seconded by Kevin Noffsinger).
The board voted 5–1 to accept the 2025–2026 regular meeting schedule and authorized the superintendent or designee to post meeting notices as required; Angie Baker moved and Jeffrey Ryan seconded the motion. Trustee Curt Ratajczak cast the sole Nay vote and briefly raised the possibility of changing the meeting time during discussion.
The meeting concluded after brief board remarks thanking departing staff. A motion to adjourn, made by Jeffrey Ryan and seconded by Kevin Noffsinger, carried 6–0 (Annette Ratajczak absent); the meeting adjourned at 5:19 p.m.
