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Almont Community Schools work session, date not confirmed yet

4 h 03 min · 1 public speaker

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Almont board identifies four superintendent goal priorities at workshop 1:01

  • The Almont Community Schools Board of Education held a superintendent goal-setting workshop led by a presenter from MASC, working through sections of a rubric to identify priorities. 1:01
  • A staff member said the priorities narrowed to goal development, communication with parents and community, budgets and facilities, with E1 held in reserve. 1:30:36

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Item by item (13)
  1. Special meeting opening 0:04
    • The special meeting was called to order at 5:17 PM. 0:04
    • A speaker during roll call said 5 members were present. 0:51
    • Staff reported no additions or amendments to the agenda. ~0:57
  2. Superintendent goal-setting workshop 1:01
    • A district staff member said A2 was the biggest priority in that section and listed D4 on facilities management and a long-term plan. 18:54
    • The presenter said A2, on short-term goal development, was mentioned by almost everybody, and B1, on two-way communication with community and parents, drew 6 out of 7 plus the superintendent. 21:15
    • A staff member listed goal development, communication with parents and community, budgets and facilities as the four priorities, and the presenter said E1 could be moved up if another priority dropped. 1:30:36
    • A motion to adjourn the special meeting at 6:52 PM carried. 1:35:17
  3. Work session opening 1:43:49
    • Janaea Smith called the work session to order at 7:01 PM. 1:43:49
    • A speaker during roll call said six members were present. 1:44:32
    • A staff member announced one agenda amendment, for Section 7B-1. 1:44:44
  4. Annual audit results 1:45:21
    • An auditor said the district received a clean, unmodified opinion and had no findings this year after findings in the past. 1:46:14
    • The auditor said the general fund had a $51,000 deficit and fund balance was still about 14%. 1:49:02
    • The auditor said revenues came in about $200,000 over budget and expenses $240,000 over budget. 1:51:43
  5. Student achievement presentation 1:56:43
    • The OP principal said the district's third-grade M-STEP result was 66% in ELA, compared with 38% for the state, and 62% in math. 2:04:03
    • Adam Eckardt asked why third-grade math dropped and whether the tests or standards had changed over time. 2:10:50
    • One board member asked what the district's goals were for the tests and said the board would like to see targets. 2:14:55
  6. Strategic plan and 90-day plan updates 2:50:43
    • A district staff member reviewed progress on four strategic plan goals: facilities and operations, personnel leadership, community communication and engagement, and personnel and culture. 2:50:43
    • A district staff member said the 90-day plan was mostly or all checked off and described feedback from community members and a student advisory group. 2:55:54
  7. Operations, staffing and enrollment updates 3:02:06
    • A district staff member said the emergency operations plans were being updated and would be brought to the board for review. 3:03:26
    • A district staff member said a fall head count of 1,306 students was not the certified count. 3:05:47
  8. Curriculum committee report 3:08:33
    • A district staff member reviewed when the district's four core curriculum areas expire and said math and social studies would be up for review next year. 3:09:18
    • A district staff member said the last CKLA training was held on October 5th, with the next one coming up in January. 3:16:10
  9. Building and site report 3:19:05
    • A staff member said the district received 3 bids for snow removal and recommended Yard Services Incorporated for a 1-year agreement with options to renew. 3:22:07
    • A staff member said track paving was completed and water to a leaking football field sprinkler had been shut off until repairs. 3:23:06
  10. Budget update 3:30:33
    • A finance staff member said the $51,830 audited deficit was mainly due to a year-end payroll accrual missed in the June budget amendment. 3:37:17
    • The staff member said the fiscal year '27 foundation allowance is $10,300 per pupil, up $250, and recommended the main budget amendment in February. 3:37:17
    • Janaea Smith asked about the deficit, and the staff member said a miscommunication between the auditor and payroll caused the accrual not to be booked. 3:48:02
  11. Contracts, banners and special education agreement 3:52:52
    • A district staff member said the TA had been ratified by the AESPA and would be a 3-year agreement including this school year. 3:53:27
    • A district staff member described a banner advertising proposal that would generate revenue for the athletics program. 3:54:58
    • The superintendent said the special education cooperative agreement would be extended for the next 5 years if approved. 3:56:13
  12. Public comment 3:58:39
    • A speaker at public comment commented on the seventh-grade data from the principals' presentation, the banner proposal and putting in a well for the football field. 3:58:46
  13. Closed session 4:02:28
    • A motion was made to enter closed session at 9:20 PM for collective bargaining strategy for the AEA. 4:02:45
    • The motion carried, and a speaker said no action would be taken after the closed session. 4:03:04

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