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Oxford Community Schools board approves financial signatories, legal counsel and Student Code of Conduct; hears strategic plan and safety update
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting, the Oxford Community Schools Board approved routine financial and governance actions — including bank depositories, signatories and legal counsel — approved the 2025-26 Student Code of Conduct, and received presentations on the district's new strategic plan, safety measures and new Virtual Academy courses.
Oxford Community Schools Board of Education met Aug. 12, 2025, and took a series of routine governance and financial actions while hearing several district updates.
The board approved the consent agenda and a slate of routine motions, including designating bank depositories for the 2025-26 school year, authorizing staff to transfer funds and transact wire transfers for investments, and approving signatory plates to be used for General Fund, Debt Retirement, payroll, internal accounting and school lunch checks. The board also appointed a slate of law firms to serve as legal counsel and designated The Oxford Leader or The Oakland Press for publication of legal notices.
Superintendent Tonya Milligan gave an update on the district's ongoing football stadium renovation and the TRS-IA Easter Seals survey results from last year, and emphasized that the recently adopted five-year strategic plan will guide the district's work over the next five years. Dr. Willemin provided a safety update that noted security testing of school doors, the end of a clear-backpack requirement for secondary students, and recent District Safety Days. Dr. van Staveren presented the strategies and metrics tied to the strategic plan.
In teaching-and-learning items, Ms. Qonja-Collins presented the 2025-26 District Catalog with only minor name changes, and Dr. Jordan Dennis presented new Oxford Virtual Academy courses, including updated math and science curricula, theater offerings and a life-skills class.
The board approved the 2025-2026 Student Code of Conduct "as presented." The minutes record the vote as 4 Ayes and state the motion carried; the minutes do not provide a roll-call breakdown identifying which members voted in favor, against, abstained or were absent for that specific vote.
The board also appointed Ann Acheson as the district delegate to the 2025 MASB Delegate Assembly and authorized Dr. Milligan and John Fitzgerald to represent the board on property matters and to sign board-approved purchase, sale and lease agreements. The board voted to enter closed session under the Open Meetings Act to consider a personnel evaluation; roll call for that motion was recorded as 7 Ayes. The meeting recessed to closed session at 9:02 p.m., returned at 10:48 p.m., and adjourned at 10:49 p.m.
Actions taken at the meeting were routine and largely procedural; no ordinance or policy adoptions beyond the Student Code of Conduct approval were recorded as final actions in the minutes. Several policies were presented for first reading and will return for further consideration.
