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Board approves consent items including McDonald Middle School guidance counselor hire and bank depositories

East Lansing Board of Education · April 27, 2026
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Summary

The board approved the consent agenda including the hire of Hannah Valentine as a full-time guidance counselor at McDonald Middle School and designated Fifth Third Bank, Argent Institutional Trust Company and Michigan Liquid Asset Fund as district depositories.

The East Lansing Board of Education approved routine consent items and financial designations during its meeting.

The consent agenda included the hiring of Hannah Valentine as a 1.0 full-time guidance counselor at McDonald Middle School, effective May 11, 2026, pending receipt of official transcripts verifying her degree. Valentine introduced herself and said she graduated from State in 2021, worked as a paraprofessional in Okemos while completing a master's in school counseling, and is "super excited and very grateful to have accepted the position at McDonald."

The board also approved a resolution naming district depositories for funds: Fifth Third Bank, Argent Institutional Trust Company and the Michigan Liquid Asset Fund. Both motions passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition during the meeting.

The board approved the April 13, 2026 meeting minutes earlier in the meeting as part of routine business.