November 19, 2025 at 6:00 PM - C.O.O.R. ISD Board of Education Meeting

1. Call to order & Roll Call
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2. Opening Ceremonies
- Pledge of Allegiance 
- Mission Statement
The mission of C.O.O.R. ISD is to deliver expert services, impactful programs, and responsive leadership to our schools and communities.

3. Recognition
-Recognizing Veterans (Veteran's Day yesterday)
-Recognition of Katie Harris for the completion of her Doctoral degree

4. Adopt the Agenda

5. Financial Audit review - Weinlander Fitzhugh, CPAs

6. Adopt a resolution to collect summer taxes within in the Mio AuSable School District and the Crawford AuSable School District for 2026. 

7. Adopt a resolution declining 31aa categorical funds unless waiver conditions are eliminated or modified.

8. Department Updates
-Career & Technical Education Department 
-Early Childhood Department 
-Instructional Services Department 
-Special Education Department 
-R.O.O.C., Inc. 
-K12 ETA (Educational Technology Association)

9. Public Participation
- Any person attending the meeting may raise his/her hand during this session of the meeting. Individuals may speak for a maximum of 5 minutes. Groups may speak for a maximum of 15 minutes.

10. Consent Agenda
(A single member's request shall cause an item on the Consent Agenda to be relocated as an Action Item, eligible for discussion and vote that evening.)

10.A. Approve minutes of previous meeting on October 8, 2025

10.B. Approval of Bills for October 2025 totaling $2,547,472.65

10.C. Approve Revenue & Expenditure Reports for October 2025

10.D. Update the COOR Special Educational Center calendar, moving a staff PD day from March to January 5th

10.E. Approve Parent Advisory Committee members:
RAPS - Jesse Gonser
HL - Christina Budzynski
CEC - Danielle Csapo
CASD - Caitlin Moore
Mio - Jessi Schullar
WBRC - Shawn West
CHA - Tabitha Cross
Fairview- TBD

11. Action Items

11.A. Approve up to $280,000 in general fund expenditures to extend what were formerly Great Start Collaborative program services through June 30, 2026

11.B. Approve staff retention bonuses as presented

11.C. Approve Policy Update from Thrun Law Firm:
Policies 3118 and 4113, Forms 4113-F-1 and 4113-F-2

11.D. Approve title change and adjusted contract for the following Early Childhood staff members (no salary change):

• Melissa Maeder, changing her title to Northeast Great Start to Quality Improvement Specialist and Coach
• Tammy Tyler, changing her title to COOR ISD Family Liaison
• Chris Tappan, changing her title to Northeast Great Start to Quality Director and lead of family engagement

11.E. Approve contracts with Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) preschool locations: 

• Charlton Heston Academy
• Grayling Cooperative Preschool GSRP
• Houghton Lake Cooperative GSRP 
• NEMCSA - (West Branch) Head Start/GSRP, Grayling Head Start Blend, Mio Head Start/ GSRP Blend
• NMCAA, Roscommon Head Start/GSRP Blend and Houghton Lake Head Start/GSRP Blend
• Roscommon Area Public Schools  
• West Branch - Rose City Area Schools 

11.F. Approve increase for substitute paraprofessional rate from $12.48/hour to $13.50/hour and substitute teachers rate from $110/day to $125/day through Edustaff effective Nov 20, 2025.  This would also apply to current paraprofessionals when they sub for teachers. (Minimum wage is $12.48)

11.G. Approve Bryan Crainer as a new board member for the Alternative Educational Academy of Ogemaw County to replace Mike Ehinger, as recommended by their board.

11.H. Approve a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the C.O.O.R. Educational Association (CEA) for the purpose of outlining compensation for teachers and ancillary staff members who temporarily serve as the acting building principal in the absence of the regularly assigned principal

11.I. Approve new Holiday break schedule as presented (update from holidays approved in January)

12. Information Items
-Social Media Report for October with reach of 16,206
-Summer Camp stats & video 
-AEAOC board meeting minutes from Oct
-AEAOC board meeting agenda for Nov 10, 2025
- MASB's Winter Institute is Friday, Feb. 6 & Saturday, Feb. 7.
- If you have taken CBA 101, you are eligible for nomination to the MASB Board of Directors.

 

13. Superintendent's Report
- 31aa funding
- MiSTEM program funding
- Strategic Plan goal update
- New board member orientation
- CEC class visit with newest board members
- Dec or Jan meeting in newly renovated space?
- Website and logo refresh

14. Communications
- Letter of compliance sent to ROOC for Recipient Rights from Northern Lakes Community Mental Health

15. Adjournment
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