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Wyandotte Board of Education briefing lists teacher hires, network staffing and $130,691 Chromebook purchase
Summary
The Wyandotte Board of Education’s Sept. 24 briefing lists six teacher hires, a social worker hire, authorization for 370 Chromebooks (totaling $130,691.40) and approval language to hire a network administrator and authorize up to $75,000 for cabling work; the brief records no public commenters.
The Wyandotte Board of Education’s Sept. 24, 2024 meeting brief summarized several personnel and technology items on the agenda, including six teacher hires, a social worker hire and planned technology purchases funded largely by the Wayne County Enhancement Millage.
The brief lists the district’s 2024–25 board officers — President Theresa Crnkovich, Vice President Kathleen Kane, Treasurer Kelly Webber and Secretary Carolyn Martinez — and trustees Cynthia Kinney, Dana Browning and Wendy LoCicero. The packet records that Browning was excused; present were Kane, Kinney, LoCicero, Martinez, Webber and Crnkovich.
Under Special Orders and Reports, the Wilson Middle School WEB (We All Belong) Team presented its beginning-of-year activities. The brief records that no members of the public approached the board during the Hearing of the Public.
Action-agenda items recorded in the briefing include hires for six teachers — Clinton Crace, Kaitlyn Regulbuto, Chad Steele, Kristi Saville, Pamela Matthews and Ryan Turinsky — and a social worker, Amanda De Merle. The packet also notes approval language to hire a Network Administrator for 2024–25; the briefing does not specify vote tallies or the final recorded motion text in the document.
Technology purchases shown in the brief include 370 Chromebooks priced at $130,691.40 and a public-address system for Garfield at $34,980; both items are noted as funded by the Wayne County Enhancement Millage. Separately, the board packet authorizes a network cabling vendor for up to $75,000 in repairs and new installations for 2024–25, with a funding split of up to $2,000 from ACT 18 funds for the TLC addition and up to $73,000 from the Wayne County Enhancement Millage. The brief records this authorization but does not include the vendor name or contract details.
The Consent Agenda lists Board of Education bills of $1,563.00 and Bills & Vouchers totaling $9,533,731.34. The briefing also notes the next board work session on Oct. 8, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at the board offices (639 Oak Street) and a planned closed session under Section 8(h) of the Open Meetings Act for contract negotiations.
The briefing is a summary document and does not include recorded motions, vote tallies or vendor contract numbers; those details would typically appear in the full minutes or supplemental agenda materials.
