Public Meeting Agenda: July 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM - Regular Meeting - Organizational

I. Call to Order

II. Election of Acting Meeting Chair

III. Appointment of Temporary Secretary

IV. Roll Call of Board Members

V. Acknowledgment of Meeting Participants

VI. Approval of the Agenda

VII. Public Participation

VIII. Correspondence and Recognition

IX. Election of Officers

Determine or reaffirm the process for election of officers.

Nomination and Election of President
Nomination and Election of Vice-President
Nomination and Election of Secretary
Nomination and Election of Treasurer

X. Appointment of Recording Secretary

XI. Organization of Board Meeting Schedule

Establish Dates, Times, and Locations of Regular Meetings from August 2025 through June 2026
Establish Date of Organizational Meeting in July 2026

XII. Authorization of Signatures

MAISD Board President
MAISD Superintendent - Kathleen Flynn
MAISD Associate Superintendent of Finance and HR - Patricia Root

XIII. Designate the Electronic Transfer Officer as per Board Policy

MAISD Associate Superintendent of Finance and HR - Patricia Root

XIV. Designation of Depository for District Funds

Huntington Bank
Fifth Third Bank
Michigan Liquid Asset Funds Plus
Isabella Bank - Montcalm
Macatawa Bank - Grand Rapids

XV. Designate Aaron Flowers, MAISD Benefits/Fiscal Services Manager, as Authorized Personnel to Deposit Funds on behalf of MAISD

XVI. Designate Representative and Alternate as MASB Legislative Relations Liaison

XVII. Designate Representative and Alternate to Montcalm County School Board Association

XVIII. Approve Renewal of Current Rate of Compensation for Board Members as a $30 Stipend per Meeting or Event Attended and Mileage Reimbursement at IRS Rate (currently at $0.70 per mile) to be Paid Quarterly

XIX. Approve Organizational Membership in Associations Including but not limited to:

Michigan Association of School Boards (MASB)
Michigan Association of Intermediate School Administrators (MAISA)
Michigan Association of School Administrators (MASA)
Michigan School Business Officials (MSBO)
Michigan Association of Administrators of Special Education (MAASE)
Michigan Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals (MASSP)
Michigan School Public Relations Association (MSPRA)
Michigan Association of Pupil Transportation (MAPT)
Michigan Pupil Accounting and Auditing Association (MPAAA)
Michigan Collegiate Telecommunications Association (MiCTA)
School Equity Caucus

XX. Approval of Consent Agenda

1. Approval of Board Meeting Minutes

Budget Hearing - Friday, June 27, 2025
Regular Meeting - Friday, June 27, 2025
Closed Meeting - Friday, June 27, 2025

2. Approval of Personnel Changes as Presented

Resignations

Jason Lance - Bus Driver - Effective 6/15/2025
Kylee Flowers - Paraeducator - Seiter Education Center - Effective 6/30/2025

3. Travel Requests - Michigan

Kim Iverson, Cindy DeYoung, Lisa Hutchins, Chad Jackson, John Mimranek - MAASE Summer Conference - Traverse City - Aug 10-13, 2025

4. Reaffirm the Process of Calling Special Meetings

Special meetings of the Board may be called by the President or by any two (2) members of the Board provided there is compliance with the posting of public notice.

5. Reaffirm Posting Locations of Public Meeting Notices and the Person Responsible for Posting Public Notices

Main entrance on the north and south lobby doors at Hamler Administration Building located at 621 New Street in Stanton
MAISD website under the tab for Board of Education
July posting of dates for the year in The Daily News (Greenville, MI)
Board recording secretary responsible for posting

6. Designate The Daily News (Greenville, MI) as the newspaper of record for Montcalm Area ISD.

7. Designate District Auditor

Maner Costerisan, CPA Firm

8. Designate School Attorneys

Varnum Law - Labor Relations and Employee Contracts
Thrun Law - Bonding, Millages, Elections, and Special Education
Clark Hill - Special Education

9. Designate Insurance Carriers

SET-SEG for Worker's Compensation
SET-SEG for Auto, Property, Board Liability, and Umbrella Policies, etc.

XXI. Approve/Disapprove Invoices for Payment

XXII. Approve/Disapprove Proposal for Group Music Therapy Services through Franciscan Life Processing Center for Special Education Programs during the 2025-2026 School Year

XXIII. Approve/Disapprove Resolution for Membership in the West Michigan Health Insurance Pool for a Minimum 3-Year Period

XXIV. Appoint MAISD Superintendent and MAISD Associate Superintendent of Finance and Human Resources to serve as Trustee and Alternate Trustee (respectively) and, thereby, the authorized agent to executive membership in the West Michigan Health Insurance Pool

XXV. Approve/Disapprove Employment Contract for MAISD Superintendent Katie Flynn for the 3-year period from 2025-2026 to 2027-2028

XXVI. Approve/Disapprove Employment Contracts for MAISD Non-Union Staff for the 3-year period from 2025-2026 to 2027-2028

XXVII. Approve/Disapprove Employment Contracts for MAISD Non-Union Special Education New Staff in First Year 2025-2026

XXVIII. Approve/Disapprove Employment Contracts for MAISD Interpreters for the 3-year period from 2025-2026 to 2027-2028

XXIX. Approve/Disapprove 2025-2026 Student Handbook for Montcalm Area Career Center

XXX. Approve/Disapprove 2025-2026 Student/Parent Handbook for Special Education Programs

XXXI. Approve/Disapprove the 2025-2026 MAISD Employee Handbook

XXXII. Report from MAISD Superintendent Katie Flynn

XXXIII. Reports from MAISD Associate Superintendents and Leadership Team

Adel DiOrio, Associate Superintendent of Instruction
Kim Iverson, Associate Superintendent of Special Education
Tricia Root, Associate Superintendent of Finance and Human Resources
Shannon Tripp, Associate Superintendent of CTE and Early College
Cari O'Connor, Director of Early Childhood Education
Tom Staten, Director of Technology
Penny Dora, Director of Communications

XXXIV. Information and Discussion Items for Future Meetings

XXXV. Adjournment

July 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM - Regular Meeting - Organizational

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