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Oxford Community Schools board approves policies, field trip and 2025–26 schedule; discusses millage proposal
Summary
At its May 27 meeting, the Oxford Community Schools Board approved three policies, authorized the OHS HOSA field trip, adopted the 2025–26 meeting schedule and relocated two June meetings; the board also received a millage proposal briefing and recessed into closed session for a personnel evaluation.
Oxford Community Schools Board President Amanda McDonough called the May 27, 2025, regular meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. The board approved several routine items and received instructional and financial briefings before recessing to closed session and adjourning later that night.
Trustee James Sommers moved and Treasurer M. Whitney supported approval of the consent agenda; the motion carried (5 ayes). Later in the meeting, Trustee S. Gibson moved and M. Whitney supported approval of policies 5301.01, 5714.01 and 5714.02; the board voted 6 ayes to approve those policies. The board also approved the OHS HOSA field trip (motion by S. Gibson, supported by M. Whitney; 6 ayes).
The board approved an amendment to OCSBA bylaws and resolutions (moved by A. Acheson, supported by S. Gibson; 6 ayes). Trustees agreed to move the June 10 and June 24 regular meetings to OES (motion by J. Sommers, supported by S. Gibson; 6 ayes) and adopted the 2025–2026 meeting schedule (motion by J. Sommers, supported by S. Gibson; 6 ayes). Dr. Allison Willemin presented a nomination to the Lighthouse Connections Academy board of directors; the transcript records the presentation but does not show a vote on that nomination.
On teaching and learning matters, Ms. Melissa Gibbons (6–12 ELA coach, OHS teacher), Ms. Lisa Brennan (6th grade teacher) and Cody Ruch (6th grade teacher) presented information on the district’s secondary ELA curriculum; the record shows this as an informational presentation with no formal action recorded.
In finance and operations, Mr. Fitzgerald provided an update from the Consensus Revenue Estimating Conference and shared information on an upcoming millage proposal. The agenda listed scheduled public comment for agenda item 8b, naming Randall Kreger as the scheduled speaker; the transcript notes the scheduling but does not include Kreger’s remarks.
Late in the meeting, Trustee A. Acheson moved and James Sommers supported a motion to convene a closed session under the Open Meetings Act, Section 8(1)(a), to consider a periodic personnel evaluation if the named employee requested a closed session pursuant to MCL 15.268(1)(a). A roll-call vote recorded Yes from J. Sommers, A. Acheson, S. Campagiorni, M. Whitney, S. Gibson and Amanda McDonough; M. Aldred was absent. The board recessed to closed session at 8:05 p.m., returned at 10:10 p.m., and adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
The board’s next scheduled meetings noted in the record are a Board of Education Workshop on May 30 and regular meetings on June 10 and June 24; the June 10 and June 24 meetings were approved to be held at OES. The minutes provide no further details on the millage proposal content or on any vote related to that proposal.
