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Huron School District board approves personnel moves, loan application and $4.15M in bills
Summary
At its July 29 meeting the Huron School District Board unanimously approved multiple personnel hires and promotions, authorized participation in Michigan's School Bond Qualification and Loan Program, and approved $4,154,446.35 in accounts payable; the board also authorized the superintendent to present at AASA.
HURON, Mich. — At a July 29 regular meeting in the Huron High School Media Center, the Huron School District Board of Education unanimously approved several personnel actions, authorized participation in the Michigan Department of Treasury School Bond Qualification and Loan Program and approved $4,154,446.35 in accounts payable.
The board approved the promotion of Andrew Tomasek to principal of Miller Elementary beginning with the 2024–25 school year (motion 24/25-003). Superintendent Donovan Rowe said Tomasek had done a "great job" as assistant principal at the high school and called the promotion "an excellent opportunity" for him. The board also approved the hiring of Mackenzie Perkins as full-time afternoon custodian (motion listed in the minutes as 24/25-003) and the probationary contract and hiring of Brittany Leclaire as an ASD behavior specialist for 2024–25 (motion 24/25-004). All personnel motions passed on unanimous votes as recorded in the minutes.
On finance items, the board approved motion 24/25-005 to submit a loan/repayment activity application to participate in the School Bond Qualification and Loan Program administered by the Michigan Department of Treasury. Jill provided an explanation of the program during the meeting. The motion passed on a roll-call vote: Cox, Monte, Johnson, Town, Spicer, Roupe and Ferguson recorded as AYES.
The board also approved motion 24/25-006 authorizing Superintendent Donovan Rowe to attend and present at the AASA National Conference "Future Driven Leadership" (March 6–8, 2025); Donovan said the presentation will address "School Choice." The motion passed by roll call.
Motion 24/25-007 to approve accounts payable totaling $4,154,446.35 passed by roll call with the same seven members voting AYE. The Investment Report and the Statement of Revenue/Expenditures were presented and noted for the record.
Procedurally, the board moved into a closed session to discuss pending legal litigation (motion 24/25-008) at 6:22 p.m. and returned to open session at 6:54 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 6:55 p.m. (motion 24/25-009).
What the board approved: promotions and hires for the 2024–25 school year; participation in the state loan program (application to Michigan Department of Treasury); superintendent attendance and presentation at a national conference; and $4,154,446.35 in payables. All recorded motions passed unanimously, per the minutes.
