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Kalkaska school board moves into closed session for superintendent evaluation; approves hires and bills
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Kalkaska Public Schools Board of Education approved the meeting agenda and a consent package that included several coaching and support hires and payment of bills, then moved into a closed session to discuss Superintendent Rick Heitmeyer's evaluation; no formal action resulted from the closed session.
The Kalkaska Public Schools Board of Education approved its agenda and a consent package including several coach and staff hires at its regular meeting on Nov. 18, 2024, then moved into a closed session to discuss Superintendent Rick Heitmeyer's evaluation.
The meeting was called to order by Rachael Birgy at 5:31 p.m. After the Pledge of Allegiance, Wendy Watson moved and Mary Scobey supported approval of the agenda; that motion carried 6 to 0. The board then approved the consent agenda on a motion by Steve Ordway, supported by Dr. Richard Hodgman. The consent items included approval of the Sept. 16, 2024 minutes, payment of general, bond and athletic fund bills, and pending hires: Kelly Wilde as JV girls' basketball coach; Makenzie Wilkinson, 7th-grade girls coach; Kassi Burkam, 8th-grade girls coach; Jessica Ford, paraprofessional at the Early Childhood Learning Center; Alexis Ayers, food service assistant; and Josh Fox, 7th-grade boys basketball coach. The motion carried 6 to 0.
Principal Ryan Moore recognized student Tarek Nerg during the student/staff recognition portion of the meeting. The public communication portion of the minutes lists Aaron Perrin among those who addressed the board; the minutes do not include the substance of his remarks.
Superintendent Rick Heitmeyer provided a brief update that listed Veteran's Day recognition and celebration, safety training, a Dean of Students item, a strategic plan update, Teach!Michigan, and a Neola committee meeting scheduled before the December meeting. The minutes record the topics but do not include extended discussion or decisions tied to them.
Under action items, Steve Ordway moved and Chase Stevenson supported a motion that the board move to closed session to discuss Superintendent Heitmeyer's evaluation, at the superintendent's request. The board entered closed session at 5:47 p.m.; the minutes record the board returned to open session at 6:34 p.m. and that "No action resulted in closed session." The motion to enter closed session carried 6 to 0; the minutes list the ayes as Dr. Richard Hodgman, Steve Ordway, Mary Scobey, Chase Stevenson, Wendy Watson and Rachael Birgy. The meeting adjourned on a motion by Wendy Watson, supported by Chase Stevenson, with that motion recorded as carried 7 to 0.
The minutes do not record any vote or formal decision resulting from the closed session. The board's personnel actions recorded in the consent agenda take effect pending cleared background checks where noted. The meeting adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
