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Superintendent announces central-office move, kindergarten night and committee updates
Summary
Superintendent Leo told the board the central administration will move to a new building at 6160 Tower Avenue with a tentative move date of Feb. 20; he also announced a Feb. 24 kindergarten and pre‑K information night and listed several committee updates on facilities, finance, attendance, and policy.
Superintendent Leo told the East Lansing Board of Education on Feb. 9 that most central office administrators and support staff are scheduled to move into a new administration building at 6160 Tower Avenue with a tentative moving date of Feb. 20.
Leo also announced a kindergarten and pre‑K information night scheduled for Feb. 24 at McDonald Middle School. He said children eligible for kindergarten should be five by Dec. 1, 2026, and children eligible for the district’s pre‑K program should be four by Dec. 1, 2026. The superintendent noted non‑resident families are welcome to attend and that the district plans to hold the Feb. 23 board meeting in the new administration building.
Committee reports at the meeting provided operational updates: the Academic and Technology committee added student members Mason Adams and Kyla Caldwell and discussed planning for the fifth‑to‑sixth grade transition with a focus on math placement; the Facilities committee reported parking lot lights at the high school are being repaired, boiler re‑bubing is complete, roof design and bid work is underway and near‑complete construction work at the new administration building was preparing the space for the move; the Finance committee reviewed first‑semester class‑size overages (approximately $25,000 affecting 38 teachers), the first budget revision and revenue projections that may shift some school‑aid funds to higher education; and the ISO committee summarized attendance work presented by Jessica Martell and Jen Mloud and noted other districts’ experience with student cell‑phone bans.
Trustees did not record extended debate on the superintendent’s announcements during the meeting. No public comments were submitted during the public‑comment period recorded in the transcript. The board adjourned at 7:25 p.m.
Next steps include the tentative Feb. 20 administrative move and continued committee work on budget and policy matters, with the next regular board meeting scheduled for Feb. 23 in the new administration building.
