September 16, 2024 at 4:00 PM - Kent ISD Regular School Board Meeting

A. Call to Order

B. Welcome Visitors and Roll Call

C. Presentation

C.1. Leading Learning Awards 

C.2. Strategic Plan Update-Ron Houtman 

D. Action Items 
Consent Grouping: Action items may be approved with one motion unless a board member requests that an item or items be removed for separate action.

D.1. Approval of the minutes from the August 19, 2024 regular school board meeting.

D.2. Approve the Financial Report allowing bills from August 1, 2024, through August 30, 2024.

D.3. Approve the personnel recommendations and report as presented.

D.4. Approve hiring a Director of Adult Education 

D.5. Approve hiring one part-time ESL instructor and one part-time ABE/GED instructor for the Adult Education program. 

D.6. Approve the addition of a Manager of Teacher Development for the West Michigan Teacher Collaborative. 

D.7. Approve the statement of work from TurnKey Network Solutions for the audit of Consumers Energy work orders and the completion of remaining work orders, not to exceed $70,365.66

D.8. Approve the statement of work from MAISA for phase two of the Cybersecurity Feasibility Study Grant in the amount of $85,000. 

D.9. Approve the purchase of Unique Learning System and News2you from n2y, LLC for Center Programs in the amount of $45,224.10 for the 24-25 school year. 

E. Approve the purchase of CrowdStrike Endpoint Detection and Response Licenses not to exceed $147,936.00.

F. Approve the property transfer request located at 480 Kinney Ave NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49534, to be transferred from Grandville Public Schools to the Kenowa Hills Public School district.  

G. Approve the initial payment of Act 18 Special Education Funds.

H. Approve renovations to the Educational Service Center in the amount of $4,836,090 and authorize Owen Ames Kimball as the contractor for this project. 

I. Public Comment

J. Items from Board Members

K. Superintendent's Report 

L. Adjournment