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Board approves agenda, enters closed session on personnel and returns to open session
Summary
At its Jan. 26 work session, the Michigan Center School District Board approved the agenda, entered a closed session to discuss a personnel matter (6:45–7:25 PM), and adjourned at 8:32 PM. Roll-call votes were recorded for the closed-session motion and the return to open session.
The Michigan Center School District Board of Education convened its work session Jan. 26, 2026, at 6:02 PM. President Debra Kruse presided; board members Shelly Canterbury, Monica Shelton, Jessica Villarreal, Chad Whiteaker and Greg Wolvin were listed as present and Jennifer Crabtree as absent. Superintendent Brady Cook and staff Becky Furman, Lisa Haynes and Becki Nutt were recorded as attending.
Monica Shelton moved to approve the agenda as presented; Chad Whiteaker supported the motion and the minutes state the motion carried. Later in the meeting, Greg Wolvin moved that the board go into closed session to discuss a personnel issue; Chad Whiteaker supported that motion. The roll-call vote on the closed-session motion recorded Canterbury–yes, Crabtree–absent, Kruse–yes, Shelton–yes, Villarreal–yes, Whiteaker–yes and Wolvin–yes and the board entered closed session at 6:45 PM. The minutes note that Lisa Haynes was invited into the closed session by Member Kruse. Jessica Villarreal then moved to return to open session with support from Greg Wolvin; roll call was recorded and the board returned to open session at 7:25 PM.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn by Jessica Villarreal, supported by Shelly Canterbury; the minutes record the meeting adjourned at 8:32 PM. The minutes for this session were prepared by Jessica Villarreal, Board Secretary. The minutes do not provide details of the personnel discussion, consistent with closed-session confidentiality.
