January 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM - Regular Meeting

I. CALL TO ORDER

II. Public Comments

III. Consent Agenda

III.A. Approval of Board of Education Regular Meeting Minutes - December 17, 2024

III.B. Approval of Board of Education Closed Meeting Minutes - December 17, 2024

III.C. Approval of Monthly Financial Report 

III.D. Approval of Head Start Financial Report 

IV. Presentations

IV.A. Career Connect Center Quarterly Update - Jake Miller, Doug Phillips, George Kacan & Shannon Rice

IV.B. Communications & Community Engagement Continuous Improvement Update - Sandy Barry-Loken, Jake Fredericks & Kelsey McKague 

IV.C. Human Resources Continuous Improvement Update - Meredith Lewis & Diane Owen-Rogers 

IV.D. Revised Budget Presentation - Scott Thomas 

V. Center of Excellence Reports 

V.A. Early Childhood Report - Mindy Miller & Rachel Roberts 

V.B. Special Education - Mindy Miller & Angela Telfer 

V.C. Career Connect - Eric Stewart, Paige Daniels & Sarah Mansberger 

V.D. Educator Supports - Mindy Miller & Stephanie Brown 

V.E. Operational Supports 

V.E.1. Technology & Operations Update - Brian Schupbach

V.E.2. Deputy Superintendent Update - Tom Zahrt, Sandy Barry-Loken & Meredith Lewis 

VI. Superintendent Report - Dr. Dedrick Martin

VII. Thrun Law Notes

VII.A. Correspondence/Informational

VIII. Items for Discussion / Action

VIII.A. Elect Board of Education Representative to the Kalamazoo RESA Foundation Board for the 2024-2025 School Year.

VIII.B. Approval for the direct purchase of equipment and hand tools for the Career Connect Campus Construction Trades, Culinary Arts, Health Sciences, Information Technology, and Mechatronics pathways in the total amount of $1,352,449.81 as presented.

VIII.C. Approval to purchase the attached list of technology items for the Career Connect Campus in the amount of $575,669.36 as presented.

VIII.D. Approval of the Career Connect Campus greenhouse equipment in the amount of $167,223.89 as presented.

VIII.E. Approval of General Fund 2024-2025 Budget Amendment Resolution [ROLL CALL VOTE]

VIII.F. Approval of Special Education 2024-2025 Budget Amendment Resolution [ROLL CALL VOTE]

VIII.G. Approval of Career Connect 2024-2025 Budget Amendment Resolution [ROLL CALL VOTE]

VIII.H. Reading and Approval of Kalamazoo RESA Board Policy additions, deletions and revisions

VIII.H.1. Policy 3120.08 Employment of Personnel for Co-Curricular / Extra Curricular Activities 

VIII.H.2. Policy 5330.02 Opiod Antagonists 

VIII.H.3. Policy 5340 Student Accidents 

VIII.H.4. Policy 5500 Student Conduct 

VIII.H.5. Policy 7540.09 Artificial Intelligence 

VIII.H.6. Policy 8321 Criminal Justice Information Security (Non-Criminal Justice Agency)

VIII.I. Superintendent requests that the Board of Education adjourn into closed session to discuss contract negotiations.

IX. Adjounrment