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Fennville Public Schools board approves settlement resolving grievance
Summary
At its June 30 special meeting the Fennville Public Schools Board approved a settlement resolving Grievance 1 (Case No. 01-26-0000-3209) after a closed-session review; the board also approved routine consent items and moved the July meeting date to July 13, 2026.
President Manuel Sanchez called the Fennville Public Schools Board of Education to order at 5:03 p.m. on June 30 and led the Pledge of Allegiance.
The board moved into closed session to consider a legal opinion regarding a grievance after a motion by Paul Hapke, supported by Juliet Michele; the roll call listed Ayes: Hapke, Hicks, Michele, Pena-Smith, Sanchez, and the board entered closed session at 5:08 p.m. The board returned to open session at 5:20 p.m. by the same recorded vote.
After returning to open session, the board voted to approve a Settlement Agreement among Fennville Public Schools, the Fennville Education Association, Robert Samuels, and Amanda Skellie that resolves Grievance 1 (Case No. 01-26-0000-3209). The motion, made by Paul Hapke and supported by Juliet Michele, passed on a roll call vote recorded as Ayes: Hapke, Hicks, Michele, Pena-Smith, Sanchez; Nays: none. The minutes record the motion as carried 5-0 unanimous.
The meeting minutes list Ross Thiele and Natalie Bosby as present at roll call but do not list them among the names recorded on the roll call votes for the closed session motion or the settlement approval; the minutes do not specify why those two members are not included in the Aye list.
The board also approved the consent agenda (motion by Hapke, supported by Michele), which included authorization for the high school cross country team to attend camp at Turtle Lake Campground in Beulah, Michigan, July 29–31, 2026. The consent agenda vote is recorded in the minutes as Motion Carried 5-0 unanimous.
Finally, the board approved a change to the date of the July regular meeting: motion by Hapke, supported by Michele, moved the meeting to Monday, July 13, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. in the Board Room; the motion carried 5-0 unanimous. The meeting was adjourned at 5:23 p.m. Minutes were recorded by Executive Secretary Marileen Pitts and signed by Board Secretary Angie Pena-Smith.
The minutes do not include the text of the settlement agreement or further details about the grievance or its terms; the document lists only the parties and the case number.
