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Godwin Heights board approves policy updates, facilities agreement and opts in to accept Section 3 aa funds
Summary
At a special meeting recorded in minutes dated Nov. 24, 2025, the Godwin Heights Public Schools Board of Education unanimously approved updated employment and facility-dog policies, approved a Facilities Agreement with the City of Wyoming and voted to opt in to accept Section 3 aa funds ahead of a Dec. 4 deadline; the opt-in may be rescinded by Dec. 30 if courts rule against districts.
The Godwin Heights Public Schools Board of Education approved three formal actions at a special meeting recorded in minutes dated Nov. 24, 2025: adoption of two updated district policies, ratification of a facilities agreement with the City of Wyoming and a motion to opt in to accept “Section 3 aa funds” before a Dec. 4, 2025 deadline.
Member Hornecker moved to adopt Policy 4003 (Conditions of Employment) and Policy 6013 (Facility Dog); Member Crow DeYoung supported the motion. The minutes record a roll-call vote with all members present voting in favor and the motion passing. The items were handled as part of the meeting’s business agenda and recorded under Action Item A.
The board also approved a Facilities Agreement with the City of Wyoming. Member Hornecker moved the acceptance of the agreement with Member Platschorre supporting; the minutes show the motion passed by roll-call vote with all in favor.
On Action Item C, the board voted to opt in to accept “Section 3 aa funds.” Member Hornecker, supported by Member Platschorre, read the recommended motion: "Move to authorize the Superintendent, on behalf of the Godwin Heights Board of Education, to opt-in to accept Section 3 aa funds before the December 4, 2025 deadline, and to rescind the district's opt-in by December 30, 2025 if both the state and federal courts rule against school districts and the privilege waiver remains a requirement for funding." The motion passed by roll-call vote with all present voting in favor; Trustee Drake was recorded as absent earlier in the meeting.
Superintendent Conklin told the board the opt-in was being made before the deadline and reiterated that the board could later waive or rescind the opt-in if court outcomes made acceptance of the funds contingent on an unacceptable privilege waiver. The minutes do not record individual vote tallies by name; they report results as "all in favor."
The consent agenda — which included approval of the Nov. 10 regular meeting minutes and personnel recommendations to hire — was approved as a single package earlier in the meeting after a motion from Member Hornecker and support from Member Platschorre.
The minutes record that correspondence read into the record included a donation memorandum from Rick Berkey and a congratulatory letter from the Michigan Department of Education on the passage of the district’s November bond proposal.
The meeting minutes contain a date inconsistency in the header (the document is dated Nov. 24, 2025 but also references Oct. 24, 2025 as the meeting date); the minutes themselves list the start time as 5:30 p.m. and record adjournment at 7:27 p.m.
Next steps: the opt-in was authorized immediately to meet the Dec. 4 deadline, with authority to rescind the opt-in by Dec. 30, 2025 if legal developments require it. No further action on these items is recorded in the minutes.
