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Fairview Area school board unanimously exempts missed instructional days after March storm, moves to closed session on negotiations
Summary
The Fairview Area Schools’ Board of Education voted 7-0 on May 27, 2025 to exempt instructional days missed during a March ice storm from Michigan’s 180-day requirement under House Bill 4345, allowing the district to end the 2024–25 year on schedule; the board then entered closed session to discuss contract negotiations.
The Fairview Area Schools’ Board of Education on May 27 unanimously approved a resolution under House Bill 4345 exempting days missed during a March 2025 ice storm from Michigan’s 180-day minimum for the 2024–25 school year, allowing the district to finish the year on its normal schedule.
Board member Gary Wnuk moved to adopt “the Resolution to Exempt the District from the Required Minimum Number of Days of Pupil Instruction for School Year 2024-2025,” and board member Mike Alchin seconded. A roll call vote recorded all seven members—Ryan Blair, Amber Larrison, Janice Handrich, Mike Alchin, Ryan King, Anne Tompkins and Gary Wnuk—in favor; the motion carried 7-0.
The board also voted to enter a closed session to discuss contract negotiations. The motion to move into closed session was made by Gary Wnuk and seconded by Janice Handrich; the board moved to closed session at 6:35 p.m. and returned to open session at 8:55 p.m. President Anne Tompkins then adjourned the meeting at 8:55 p.m. The meeting was held in the high school media center, and the minutes show the signature of Janice Handrich, board secretary.
No public comments were recorded during the meeting. The board’s action on the instructional-day exemption cites House Bill 4345 as the mechanism for excusing missed days; no further implementation steps or follow-up dates were specified in the meeting record.
