September 4, 2025 at 7:00 PM - Regular Meeting of the Board of Education

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. GOLDEN APPLE AWARDS
Ashley Ramirez and Danielle Hager

4. PUBLIC COMMENTARY

5. ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTARY

6. BOARD COMMENTARY

7. STATEMENT - PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION

8. CONSENT AGENDA

8.a. Approval of Minutes

8.a.1) Proposed August 18, 2025, Special Meeting - Board Workshop

8.a.2) Proposed August 21, 2025, Regular Meeting

8.b. Personnel Recommendations

8.b.1) New Hires

8.b.2) Resignations

8.b.3) Retirement

8.b.4) Leave of Absence

8.c. Financial Reports - June 2025
Disbursements in the amount of $20,972,928
Balance Sheet and Statement of Revenues and Expenditures - Unaudited, and Investment Schedule

9. ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENT

10. PURCHASES (Over $50,000)

10.a. Classroom Library Collections, PreK-5, Booksource, $461,858.39 - 35j Grant
The 35j state grant is set to expire at the end of September 2025.  The Booksource Classroom Library Collections purchase will fill critical gaps in our PreK–5 classrooms by providing relevant, engaging, high-interest texts that promote literacy achievement and motivation. This purchase directly supports our 35j Literacy Strategic Plan and Michigan’s Essential Literacy Practices by ensuring every student and teacher has access to abundant, relevant, and developmentally targeted reading materials. 

11. DESIGNATION OF DEPOSITORIES FOR SCHOOL FUNDS
Each year the Business Office, under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, reviews and updates the list of banks and financial institutions to engage with during the following school year.  That list is then brought to the Board for approval. 

12. SCHOOL INVESTMENTS
Each year the Business Office, under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Business Services, invests available funds as prescribed by the Michigan Revised School Code.  Available funds are those not required in the immediate future to cover district financial obligations.  Examples include bond funds while projects are underway, sinking funds that have not been obligated yet and property tax revenue received in the summer that will be spent throughout the school year.

13. PROCLAMATION:  CANCER AWARENESS MONTH - OCTOBER
The Walled Lake Schools Board of Education, administration, staff, students, and parents are proclaiming the month of October 2025 as Cancer Awareness Month.  They will be renewing their commitment to increasing awareness about cancer and reducing the burden of this devastating illness during the month of October at many of our schools. 

14. RESOLUTION: K-12 STATE BUDGET
As we start the 2025-26 school year, school funding remains a key topic in both Lansing and Washington debates.  With Michigan's K-12 budget still unresolved and federal budget proposals under review, district voices must keep advocating for stable, timely, and dedicated funding for our students.  The following resolution is being presented in support of protecting the School Aid Fund and passing a timely K-12 budget.

15. ADJOURNMENT