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Board adopts agenda, lists committees, and notes paraprofessional position and budget update

Covert Public School Board of Education Committee of the Whole · January 29, 2026
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Summary

The board adopted the meeting agenda (5–1), removed a second public-comment slot, listed committee appointments and a paraprofessional position, and recorded a budget update on the agenda. The minutes do not show additional details or votes for these agenda items.

The Committee of the Whole adopted the meeting agenda after a motion by Valerie Bury and support from Veronica Aburto Cortes; President Geoffrey Rose removed the second public‑comment slot from the agenda. The roll-call vote on the agenda adoption was recorded as 5 ayes and 1 nay (Dorreon Simmons Gaines).

Agenda items listed included an NHS overnight field trip to Washington, D.C.; a robotics overnight trip to Kentwood, Michigan; a paraprofessional position; committee appointments for Building and Grounds, Curriculum and Instructional, Finance and Audit, and Governance; and a budget update. The minutes record those items on the agenda but do not specify approvals, dates, staffing details, named appointees, or budget figures.

The minutes note a recess at 6:52 p.m. with the board returning at 6:59 p.m., reconvening from closed session at 7:49 p.m., and adjourning at 7:52 p.m. Minutes were submitted by Carol Saxton; the transcript does not specify her official title.