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Walkerville Public Schools board adopts 2026–27 budgets, updates policies and approves staff contract extensions
Summary
The Walkerville Public Schools Board of Education on June 25 approved the 2026–2027 general, hot‑lunch and student activity fund budgets, adopted policy updates, approved personnel probations and multiple administrative contract extensions, and held two closed sessions with no action taken.
The Walkerville Public Schools Board of Education on June 25 approved a package of budgets, personnel actions and policy updates and met twice in closed session without taking action.
John Kirwin, the district treasurer, moved and Holly Flanery supported approval of the 2026–2027 General Fund, Hot Lunch and Student/School Activity Fund budgets; each budget was adopted by a 5–0 vote. The board had earlier approved 2025–2026 budget amendments for the General Fund, Hot Lunch Fund and Student/School Activity Fund, also by 5–0 votes.
In a second and final reading, the board adopted updates to Board of Education policies (numbers 0100, 1410, 2370.01, 2417, 2418, 4210, 5136, 6320, 6325, 8120.09 and 8402) and rescinded policies 3120.09 and 4120.09; Holly Flanery made the motion, which passed 5–0.
The board created a District Provided Professional Development (DPPD) advisory committee for 2026–2027 after a motion by Kirwin supported by Mark Riggs. The board also approved Vicki Branch as the district’s representative to the West Shore ESD Special Education Parent Advisory Committee (SEPAC).
On personnel matters, the board approved multiple probation placements: Jeremy Dixon and Austin Dunford were placed on second‑year probation for 2026–2027; Alyssa Hinojosa, Karen Kettel and Brenda Sommerfeldt were placed on third‑year probation; Asa Kramer was placed on fourth‑year probation; Shannon Johnson was placed on fifth‑year probation by a 4–1 vote; and Morgan Wansten was placed on fifth‑year probation by a 5–0 vote. All motions were made and seconded as recorded in the minutes.
The board also approved administrative contract extensions for 2026–2027 for Sheri Boes (Food Service Supervisor), Shawn Burrell (Administrative Assistant), Juana Rivera (Admin. Assistant/Migrant Director/Spanish Teacher), Yessica Vasquez (Migrant Service Specialist), Ralph Herrera (Maintenance Director) and Cynthia Parker (Transportation Director); those motions carried 5–0.
The board selected Vredeveld Haefner LLC as the district auditors for fiscal year 2025–2026 by a 5–0 vote and approved the district’s 2026–2027 Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) membership resolution.
At 7:41 p.m. the board entered closed session at the request of Superintendent Joseph Conkle to discuss WESPA contract negotiations; the closed session ended at 7:54 p.m. with no action taken. The board later entered a second closed session at 7:55 p.m. for the superintendent evaluation; that session concluded at 9:06 p.m. with no action taken. The meeting adjourned at 9:07 p.m.
The minutes record who made and seconded motions and the vote counts; no formal changes or actions were reported from the closed sessions in the minutes provided.
