January 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM - Organizational Meeting

1. Call to order the Board of Education Meeting

2. Roll call and establishment of quorum (automatic)

3. Approval of Agenda and Order of Priority

4. Public Comment: Speakers are requested to limit their comments to five minutes.

5. Approval of Minutes from the Regular Board of Education Meeting held on December 16, 2024

6. Election of Officers for 2025

7. Fix Board of Education Salaries

Policy #2306 states that Board members shall receive not more than $30 per meeting, for a maximum of 52 meetings per year, as compensation for their services. The Board should also determine if payment is on an annual or monthly basis. 
 

8. Appointment of Board members to various committees

9. Select Depository

The Board of Education has named Range Bank, Incredible Bank, Honor Credit Union, Flag Star, and the Michigan Liquid Asset Fund as the official Depositories for the Negaunee School District for the past year.

NOTE: The recommendation is for the Board of Education to name Range Bank, Honor Credit Union, Embers Credit Union, Wells Fargo Advisors, and the Michigan Liquid Asset Fund as the official Depositories for the Negaunee School District for year 2025.
 

10. Check Signature Authorization and Authorize a Signature of Accounts

The Superintendent is designated as the authorized signature of accounts, with the Business Manager as a second signature. Other options are the prerogative of the Board of Education.
 

11. Appointment of Electronic Transfer Officer

The Business Manager has been appointed in previous years.
 

12. Set Time and Place of Meetings

This is to be determined annually by the Board of Education. Board Policy #2501 states that Regular Board meetings shall be held at least once per month. Attached is a proposed calendar of 2025 meeting dates.
 

13. Designation of person responsible for posting notices of Meetings

The Administrative Assistant to the Superintendent has been designated for this duty in previous years.
 

14. *Consent Items: Approval to proceed on recommendations as written by the Superintendent.  Any item may be taken off the consent list at the request of one.

14.A. NHS Discipline Report - 1st Semester

14.B. NHS Parent Teacher Conference Summary

15. Payment of Bills and Financial Reports

15.A. Payment of December 2024 bills, reviewed by A. Clickner and T. Saunders

15.B. December 2024 Financial Reports, presented by M. LaMere

16. Administrative Reports and Comments

17. Correspondence 

18. Old Business

19. New Business

19.A. School Attorney

19.B. Board Appreciation

19.C. IDI Proposal - High School Office Renovation

19.D. NHS Course Description Booklet

19.E. Custodial Retirement

19.F. Administrative Appointments

19.G. Administrative Retirement

19.H. Superintendent Retirement

20. Public Comment: Speakers are requested to limit their comments to five minutes.

21. Other Business 

22. Adjournment