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Board approves staffing hires, $375 stipend for Early Childhood director and marketing liaison contract
Summary
The board approved the hire of a special‑education teacher, awarded a $375 completion stipend to Early Childhood Program Director Amanda Bendall, and approved a Marketing Communications Liaison contract by a 4–3 vote.
The board approved multiple staffing and compensation items during the July 8 meeting. A motion to employ Dawn Abke as a Special Education Teacher at Swartz Creek Middle School passed unanimously. The board also approved a district‑matching completion stipend of $375 for Amanda Bendall, Early Childhood Program Director, funded from GSRP grant funds.
Separately, the board approved a Marketing Communications Liaison contract for the 2026–2027 school year by a 4–3 roll call. The transcript records which members voted yes and no for that contract: the roll call shows C. Germain, K. Winter, K. Engel and A. Fick voted yes; C. Melki, A. Henry and J. Wolgast voted no.
Why it matters: The hires and stipend affect classroom staffing and early‑childhood program leadership; the marketing liaison contract passed on a narrow vote, signaling differing views among board members over communications contracting.
