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Fraser Board approves administrator contracts, legal firms and accepts staff resignation
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the Fraser Board of Education recognized student achievements, accepted an aide's resignation, authorized two central administrator contracts effective July 1, approved legal-service firms and voted to meet in closed session on negotiations.
The Fraser Board of Education on May 20 recognized students for achievements in Social Studies, Science Olympiad, Destination Imagination and History Day, accepted a staff resignation and approved several administrative and legal arrangements.
Board President Scott Wallace opened the regular meeting at 7:00 p.m. in the FHS Auditorium. Superintendent Dr. Carrie Wozniak told the board, "this Friday beginning at 2 p.m. is the Senior Walk for their last day at FHS. Graduation is set for June 8 at 9 a.m. at Macomb Community College South Campus." The board also accepted correspondence and filed it.
On personnel matters the board unanimously accepted the resignation of Shelley Dubay, an LRE aide at Richards Middle School, effective May 2, 2024; the minutes note she had been with the district since Dec. 5, 2023. The board authorized Superintendent Dr. Carrie Wozniak, or her designee, to execute administrator contracts running July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2027 for Mary Kate Fitzpatrick (listed earlier as Kate Fitzpatrick), Director of Elementary Instruction, and Kyle Ray, Director of Secondary Instruction, both effective July 1, 2024.
The board voted to approve legal services agreements naming Miller Johnson for student matters, policy and personnel issues, and Miller Canfield for finance matters.
The board adopted a resolution, by roll-call vote, to meet in closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 8c, to discuss negotiations. The meeting adjourned to closed session at 7:45 p.m., returned to open session at 8:45 p.m., and adjourned the regular meeting at 8:46 p.m.
Key actions taken include: approval of the minutes of the May 6, 2024 meeting (motion by Todd Koch, seconded by Robyn Norbeck; unanimous); acceptance and filing of correspondence (motion by Rebecca Jensen, seconded by Abigail Wasil; unanimous); acceptance of the resignation of Shelley Dubay (motion by Todd Koch, seconded by Daniel Stawinski; unanimous); authorization for administrator contracts for Mary Kate Fitzpatrick and Kyle Ray (motion by Kathleen Moco, seconded by Rebecca Jensen; unanimous); approval of legal services with Miller Johnson and Miller Canfield (motion by Todd Koch, seconded by Daniel Stawinski; unanimous); adoption of a resolution to enter a closed session for negotiations (motion by Abigail Wasil, seconded by Todd Koch; unanimous roll call); and acceptance of the financial report (motion by Rebecca Jensen, seconded by Abigail Wasil; unanimous).
The minutes record that these May 20, 2024 minutes were later approved by the board at its June 10, 2024 meeting and filed in the permanent minute book. The meeting record is signed by Secretary Daniel Stawinski.
